I am sitting in a church. I wanted to make a different kind of video. Today I am reflecting on the modern purpose of a church and the importance of keeping on using them. Get rid of the pews and put in books, desks for writing, a kettle and teapot. Keep them silent places for […]
Today I am meeting Craig Emerson, an amateur railway buff, and he is showing me the Hockey Viaduct near Winchester in Hampshire. The viaduct, originally called the Shawford Viaduct, was built in the late 1880s by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). It provided a link over the River Itchen and water meadows, from […]
I love exploring the old downland churches. Today I have travelled to Beddingham, a tiny Hamlet off the 27/A26 roundabout between Lewes and Newhaven in East Sussex. What started out as a small wooden Saxon church and the a Royal Minster, became a Norman church with later extensions. Made primarily of local flint, with a […]
I have returned to the Kent and Sussex Tea and Coffee Company to sample some of their delightful coffees. Based in Pluckley in Kent, The Kent and Sussex Tea and Coffee Company provide a wide range of teas and coffee from around the world which they import and blend themselves. Today Richard Smith invites me […]
Today I am walking through the Barlavington Estate on a wonderful heathland called Lord’s Piece. It is sited close to Fittleworth and Duncton in West Sussex. There is not only beautiful purple heather to wander through, but yellow flowering gorse, rowan trees and oak. A magical place for wildlife, such as ground nesting birds. In […]
Today I am following a walk from a guide book published in 1995. The book, Pub Walks of East Sussex was given to me by one of my fans. I start in Chailey at the Five Bells public house and head off into the woods. The trouble is, the heaven open up and I get […]