Not far from its better-known neighbour, Herstmonceux Castle, is Windmill Hill Mill. This mill has existed…
Category: Historic Buildings
Tudor Life Comes Alive at Penshurst Place, Kent, This September
If you’ve ever wandered around Penshurst Place, Kent and wondered what life was really like here…
Balconies have now become fibreglass cages – Out with the old, in with the new
As a five-year-old boy I spent many hours sitting in a wooden balcony with my maternal…
Jousting & Falconry on Bank Holiday Weekend – Head to Hever Castle
There are plenty of places in Kent where you can spend a Bank Holiday, but if…
West Sussex in Summer: Why You Don’t Need a Passport for a Great Escape
There comes a point every summer when the passport quietly retreats to the back of the…
Polegate Windmill – Plan a Sunday visit to this historic structure
P Tucked away just off the main road from Eastbourne and before the Polegate junction, is…
Clearing a Period Home in Kent and Sussex: What to Know Before the Skip Arrives
The housing stock of Kent and Sussex is one of its quiet glories. Wealden hall houses,…
Liverpool: A City Where History Meets the Horizon
There are cities that impress with a single landmark, and there are cities that tell their…
Batemans – Just So Kipling
As a writer, I’m drawn to the houses of authors, especially one as revered as Rudyard…
Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey: A Timeless Journey Along Liverpool’s Famous Waterfront
Some experiences become so closely associated with a city that they almost feel compulsory. In Liverpool,…