Having made a video about North Stoke Church, Cynthia Julian and myself take a stroll to South Stoke, another small village with a fascinating church. We aim to make a video about it at a later date. To get there we traverse lovely countryside, follow a narrow raised tree tunnel and cross two sections of […]
Today I am in North Stoke in West Sussex. St Mary the Virgin is a partly 11th-century cruciform building, set in an almost deserted village in a loop of the River Arun and is mostly unrestored. It stands on an ancient earthwork which has pre-Christian origins. The building has architectural features and internal fittings spanning […]
Last winter I took a look at the Queen Elizabeth Tree in Cowdray Park near Midhurst in West Sussex. The ancient oak had shed its leaves and didn’t look its best. I was determined to return for a second viewing. This time I have brought with me Julia Hartley and Kevin Hall. My videos are […]
Today young George Timperley and I are taking a journey on the Spa Valley Railway. He knows a thing or two about heritage trains. The Spa Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with […]
Today I am following a guidebook walk around the outskirts of village of Biddenden in Kent. I have chosen one of the five walks presented in a booklet that sends walkers around the parish and across beautiful rural countryside. The walk lasts approximately an hour for an average walker and passes the squash court, crosses […]
The lovely Cynthia Julian and I are in Laughton, East Sussex. Having made a video with Eric Wilkins about his war time memories of the village, we decided to take short stroll along the Wealden Walk at the west end of All Saint’s church. Wealden District Council, with the help of each of the 42 […]