The lovely Julia and I have popped over to Lewes to visit Kym Murden, the herbalist lady, who has agreed to take us on a short walk in search of herbs. We are walking over the South Downs just north of Lewes in East Sussex, not only looking for health giving plants, but also exploring […]
Today I take a look the fabulous restored windmill near Hassocks, in East Sussex, called Oldland Mill. Oldland Windmill was built c.1700 (the earliest record of a windmill in the area dates from 1703). It was originally an open trestle mill, with the roundhouse being added later. Records show that a mill stood in Keymer […]
Today I meet up with Julian Humphrys who works for the Battlefield’s Trust, and together we are taking a stroll around the fields close to the charming village of Cheriton in Hampshire. For here, in 1644, a terrible battle took place at the beginning of the English Civil War. Find out more about the Battlefield’s […]
I have been filming with a friend of mine in the wonderful and picturesque village of Cheriton in Hampshire – The Battle of Cheriton of 1644 – but’s in a different video, coming soon! After we filmed, I thought I would have a quick stroll around an dhave a look at the village in more […]
The lovely Julia and I were alerted to the threat of another heritage building that is likely to be pulled down for redevelopment. This is the Drill Hall in Denne Road in Horsham, West Sussex. Built in 1927 and was the home of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, in one form or […]
I have been filming with Marq English recently, and then he took me down a short section of the North Downs Way which passes by a vineyard in Dorking, in Surrey. The North Downs Way National Trail is a long-distance path in southern England, opened in 1978. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Guildford, […]