The Quest for England
A more personal set of videos exploring England, it’s towns, villages and countryside.
I am in Brockweir in Gloucestershire and I am am seeking out a famous viewpoint up in the the Wye Valley. The Devil’s Pulpit is a rocky limestone outcrop and scenic viewpoint located in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire, England, within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is known for […]
Richard Bushby only opens his garden to the public once a year to raise money for charity. Based in Sidlesham, West Sussex, Richard has worked hard at creating a unique garden. It boasts a small lake, croquet lawn, island beds and original sculpture. At its centre is the incredible maze. Richard and Amanda Suggett and […]
I am searching for English Wine Kent in today’s video. Publicity lady, Vikki Eames, escorts me around Biddenden Vineyard explaining the wine maker’s remarkable achievements and curious past. Originally home to a 40 acre apple orchard, the Barnes family started to consider diversifying the farm in the late 1960s as apple prices began to decline. […]
I am in Gloucester taking a walk with Mark Garner. He takes me on a historic stroll from St Oswald’s Anglo-Saxon minster past St Mary’s Gate and the monument to John Hooper, the 2nd Bishop of Gloucester who was martyred in 1555, and up to the west side of the famous cathedral. Mark is an […]
The Bald Explorer meets up with Richard Verrall, local farmer and bell ringer, to explore the fascinating parish church of West Grinstead in West Sussex. St George’s Church was first built circa 1100 AD and is the Anglican place of worship, and the Church of England parish church. It lies close to the river Adur […]
The Auxiliary Units or GHQ Auxiliary Units were specially trained, highly secret units created by the United Kingdom government during the Second World War, with the aim using irregular warfare to help combat any invasion of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany, which the Germans codenamed Operation Sea Lion. I am off with Brian Drury […]