Horsham, beaches, ice cream, wildlife and wine
While I have wrestled with the lurgy (honestly, who gets the lurgy in the summer), the year quietly slipped into July, and we were all
Buchan Country Park, West Sussex
Buchan Country Park just outside Crawley is the sort of place ...
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Sussex Townscapes – Crawley Old & New
Arthur Mee, writing in his “Sussex” in 1937, said of Crawley, ...
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Gardens, lidos, July ideas & a strawberry smash!
Holy smoke, it’s hot! How are you coping? Are you coping? Or have you given up, and retired to underneath a tree in the garden? I’m quite
Peasants, gardens, secrets and the Solstice
Another week has flown by, and it is hard to believe we’re nearly at the turning point of the year, the Summer Solstice. I tend to
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Horsham’s Hidden (Or Not So Hidden) Stories
You may know Horsham for its market square, independent shops and café culture, but it’s also a town full of surprises. Dragons, dinosaurs, an Indian
Wynkcoombe Arboretum: A Hidden Woodland Treasure
I first discovered Wynkcoombe Arboretum, tucked away near Fittleworth, entirely by chance while out on a run a couple of years ago. More recently, I
Who Am I Really?
I’ve always rather flippantly referred to myself as half Norman and half Anglo-Saxon, based entirely on the fact that I love France and I love
Paying Homage to Our Great Sussex Yews
There are few sights more evocative than an ancient yew. Twisted, hollow and impossibly long-lived, these remarkable trees have watched over the Sussex landscape for