In March 2008, Paul Stoneman and I took a trip to the Cheddar Gorge in Somerset. We decided to go when it was off season to avoid the crowds and do three important things. First was to have a walk around the famous gorge and see for ourselves just how impressive it was. Second we […]
Trevor White took Mr. Pegram and I deep into the old smugglers caves in Hastings, East Sussex. He is the Attractions Manager there as well as historian and what an enthusiastic chap he turned out to be, extremely passionate about his rather special caves. Take a listen to part of the exclusive audio tour above. […]
A splendid day of history investigation took place down at the Mary Rose Museum in Historic Dockyard, in Portsmouth. Jackie Shaw, Head of Communications, introduced me to the site and explained exactly what is on offer to look at and the purpose behind the amazing exhibits at the all important historic dockyard. The Mary Rose […]
A couple of years ago I take a two day journey to West Devon to explore the ancient city of Exeter to see what it’s like and discover some of its fascinating history. The ten minute video above demonstrates some of the beautiful architecture to be found in the city centre and the audio below […]
While filming the Bald Explorer Episode 2 at Myddle Castle in North Shropshire in the village of the same name, we discovered to our delight that a herd of Alpacas were grazing in the vicinity of the old ruins. Naturally, I wanted to grab a quick interview with Val who has set up Castle Farm […]
Paul Baxter, landlord, talks about the smuggling past of the Oak and Ivy public house in Hawkhurst, Kent. It was once the headquarters of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang who operated in the mid 18th Century. They were the largest and most certainly most violent of the smuggling gangs from that time. These days the Oak […]
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