Alfriston, Sussex
Alfriston is an ancient village set amongst the South Downs in East Sussex, only four miles from the chalk cliffs of Seaford. It stands where an ancient ridgeway, used by prehistoric man, crossed the River Cuc...
Places to visit in England
Seaford to Tide Mills and Newhaven Walk, Sussex
Tide Mills is a derelict and abandoned village on the coast in East Sussex, one mile east of Newhaven and just over two miles west of Seaford, close to the village of Bishopstone. It can be reached by walking ...
Telscombe Cliffs, to Eastern end of Undercliff Walk, Peacehaven, Sussex
The chalk cliffs at Peacehaven provide one of the best known images of England's south coast, stretching along the English Channel. The Undercliff Walk and the clifftop walk form part of the Seahaven Coastal T...
Seahaven Coastal Trail, Newhaven to Peacehaven, Sussex
The Seahaven Coastal Trail is a lovely walk of approximately twelve miles, which stretches from Exceat, in the Cuckmere Valley, to Saltdean. Exceat was a tiny village, which was abandoned in the 1400s and as s...
Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, Sussex
Telscombe Cliffs is a town in East Sussex, on top of the cliffs between Brighton and Newhaven, which was developed in the 20th century as an extension of Peacehaven. It is not to be confused with Telscombe Vil...
Undercliff Walk, Ovingdean, Rottingdean and Saltdean, Sussex
The Undercliff Walk starts at Brighton Marina and continues past Ovingdean and Rottingdean and ends at Saltdean. The walk can be accessed down steep cliff stairs at Ovingdean Gap. The Undercliff Walk forms pa...
Undercliff Walk, Brighton Marina to Ovingdean Gap, Sussex
The Undercliff Walk is a popular and inspiring coastal walk, which stretches from Brighton Marina to Saltdean. The walk is on a broad promenade, three miles in length, below cliffs which form part of a long li...
Brighton Marina, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Marina is to the east of the City of Brighton and is the largest marina complex in Europe, with 1,600 berths and ancillary services. It is conveniently situated within walking distance along a promena...
Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
Lee-on-the-Solent, often called Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town five miles west of Portsmouth, on the edge of The Solent. The Solent is a twenty mile long stretch of water that separates the Isle of Wig...
Burnham Beeches, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire
Burnham Beeches is a National Nature Reserve and Special Area of Conservation, extending to 540 acres of woodland, heath and wetland. It is situated west of Farnham Common in the village of Burnham, Buckingham...
Piddinghoe, Sussex
Piddinghoe is a small picturesque village in East Sussex, in the valley of the River Ouse, five miles south of Lewes. It is close to the port of Newhaven. The River Ouse, which runs alongside the village, is ...
Rodmell, Sussex
Rodmell is a small village in the South Downs of Sussex, four miles south of Lewis and a few miles north of the coast at Newhaven. It has many lovely old buildings. The Abergavenny Arms is a traditional famil...
Runnymede – The Birthplace of Modern Democracy
Runnymede - The Birthplace of Modern Democracy and a good place to walk the dog
Runnymede can quite justifiably claim to be the most famous meadow in the world. Here, twenty-five miles from London, on 15th Ju...
Cookham, Berkshire
Cookham is a village in Berkshire in a lovely setting on the River Thames, four miles north of Maidenhead, between Marlow and Taplow. The village is distinct from Cookham Rise, which has a railway station and ...
Castle Combe, Wiltshire
Castle Combe is a breathtakingly beautiful village, which is recognised around the world from photographs printed on calendars and chocolate boxes. It is situated on the southern edge of the Cotswold Hills, tw...
Canadian War Memorials, Bramshott and Grayshott, Hampshire
There is a brown tourist sign after the Hindhead Tunnel, at the side of the main A3 London to Portsmouth Road. It says, "Canadian Memorial Planting". Many of the drivers who notice this sign do not have any k...
Cadsden and The Ridgeway to Chequers, Buckinghamshire
Cadsden is a tiny village, two miles north east of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire. The origin of the name, Cadsden, is uncertain, but the word "Catsdean" was used in Anglo-Saxon times, when it meant va...
Singleton, Sussex
Singleton is a small pretty village just off the main A286 Chichester to Midhurst Road, near the source of the River Lavant. The river bed is dry most of the year, but flows in the winter in a short valley to ...
Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, Sussex
The Weald and Downland Living Museum is on a forty acre site at the pretty village of Singleton, Sussex, seven miles north of Chichester. Visitors can examine the collection of more than fifty historic buildin...
D.H. Lawrence and Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
Where was D.H. Lawrence born and what was the greatest influence and inspiration for his work?
Eastwood is a former coal mining town, eight miles north-west of Nottingham. It was important in the 19th centur...