This is the beginning of a mini series taking walks from one church to another across the Sussex countryside. Today I am with Lara Sargent who has plotted our walk. We are in West Sussex and exploring the footpaths between North Marden, East Marden and Up Marden villages, using their historic country churches as our […]
I have travelled to the suburbs of London, or maybe it is just north Surrey for today’s video. Either way I am in Cheam and visiting Nonsuch Park to meet up with Marq English. The main reason I am here is to explore the incredible palace that once existed here which there was none such […]
I am exploring parks and their role in society. The lovely Julia has taken a day off and I am joined by Richard Suggett from the Veg Grower’s Podcast who lives in Littlehampton. He takes me around his local park, Mewsbrook Park and even accompanies me on a miniature train. Mewsbrook Park is a ten […]
Today Julia and I are are joined by Lara Sargent in our investigation at parks in West Sussex. We have decided to visit Hotham Park in Bognor Regis. It was established by the founder of Bognor Sir Richard Hotham, who formerly resided at Hotham Park House (built 1792) which still stands today. Since becoming a […]
Continuing our mini series looking at parks and how they fit into society, Julia and I take a look at Queen’s Park in Brighton. Queen’s Park is a public park in Brighton, England. In 1825, Thomas Attree, a property owner and developer in Brighton, acquired land north of Eastern Road—already known as Brighton Park—to build […]
Julia and I are exploring the concept of the park and how it fits into society in a mini series. Today we are visiting Bedelands Farm Local Nature Reserve near Burgess Hill in West Sussex. The Nature Reserve consists of ancient meadows, woodland, hedgerows and ponds, covering 33 hextares (80 acres). Since 1994, in consultation […]