The Quest for England
A more personal set of videos exploring England, it’s towns, villages and countryside.
This is the second part of my walk with Matthew Holdsworth as we continued our exploration of the Greensand Way. In this episode we are half way along from Wotton Church in Surrey heading towards Westcott, just off the A25 and close to Dorking. We are in the woods seeking the old mills that worked […]
Another mini series of three videos exploring further sections of the Greensand Way in Surrey. I am joined once again by the ever knowledgeable Matthew Holdsworth. We start at Wotton Church, a rural, downland building, remote in the Surrey Hills just off the A25. John Evelyn the 17th century diarist was buried there. Splendid views […]
Today I am with Harriet and Lola in Shropshire exploring the remains of a great house on a site has been a dwelling since Saxon times. Moreton Corbet Castle is an English Heritage property located near the village of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, 8 miles northeast of Shrewsbury. It is a Grade I listed building. […]
Today I am in Liverpool and I’m exploring the legendary Royal Prince Albert Dock. Here I meet the Beatles, Edward 7th, a fine horse, too many padlocks to count, the Tate Gallery and of course the historic dockyard. Oh yes and there are some impressive buildings too. Join me as I wonder alongside the Mersey. […]
Today I am in Shropshire at Nesscliffe exploring the pine covered sandstone hills, the iron age iron fort, Oliver’s Point and Kynaston’s Cave. Nesscliffe is a few miles north of Shrewsbury just off the A5. There are several walking trails to follow. Travel in Shropshire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWf2K… ——————————————————————- PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are […]
Today Julia Hartley, Cynthia Julian and myself are exploring the terrible tragedies that occurred towards the end of the Second World War close to a rural download church in West Sussex. St Mary’s the Virgin, The Church in a Field, lies a few miles south of Petworth. A Norman built church with very little changes […]