The Quest for England
Once a month members from the Bald Explorer Group on Facebook get together for a meet up and stroll across the English countryside. The most recent (30th March) took us all to the Ashdown Forest, made famous by the children’s books by A A Milne about Winnie the Pooh! The group was determined to find […]
Another week goes by. Catch up with the behind the scenes of the Bald Explorer. This week Julia and I have been in Chichester looking at landmarks, walking in Houghton Wood near Bury Hill, searching for a hidden water tower and out in Ashdown Forest with the Bald Explorer Group.
Julia Hartley and I set off in Houghton Wood, on Bury Hill, in West Sussex, to search for the first signs of Spring. It has been such a mild Winter that all sorts of wild life have launched themselves into the world early – but could we find anything worth getting excited about on our […]
In Search of The Woodland Water Tower The lovely Julia and I are off in search for a 1930s folly cum domestic dwelling. If you have 1.3 million you too could live in a water tower hidden in the woods. The Water Tower in question was part of the Warpingthorn Estate, built as both a […]
What are the benefits to walking in the countryside when pregnant? And how about the downsides? In today’s video, very different, Julia Hartley and I take a walk through Houghton Woods on Bury Hill in West Sussex. We chat about the merits of walking when pregnant and how difficult it is to get motivated and […]
Today I am joined by Marq English to help me explore the intriguing village of Tilford in Surrey. We are here to investigate two medieval bridges built by monks from Waverley Abbey, just down the road, a couple of Pill Boxes from the Second World War and an 800 year oak tree. Why not join […]