Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray Hunt
Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray Hunt A traditional start to the new year. Seeing off the Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray Hunt from the Spread Eagle in Midhurst.
View ArticleAndy Goldsworthy Chalk Balls on The South Downs
Andy Goldsworthy Chalk Balls Trail How cool are these giant chalk balls? This one is about 2 metres across and sits on the hill above Cocking in West Sussex. It marks the beginning of a trail called...
View ArticleAutumn Light near Bepton by Peter Iden
A painting of Autumn Light, near Bepton in West Sussex by Peter Iden. Date painted: c.1990 Oil on canvas, 46 x 56 cm Collection: Pallant House Gallery We’ve been trying to work out where Peter Iden...
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Cass Sculpture Foundation Sculpture Park near Goodwood, West Sussex On Saturday we took a wander around the Cass Sculpture Foundation. Set in 26 acres of woodland near Goodwood, it’s an incredible...
View ArticleUpperton Vineyards and The English Wine Week 2012
Upperton Vineyard In addition to the Golden Jubilee and the Olympic Games which are fast approaching, another highlight of the British calendar that we have to look forward to this summer is English...
View ArticleAndy Goldsworthy Chalk Stones Trail
Andy Goldsworthy’s chalk stones trail – from West Dean to Bepton Down How cool are these giant chalk balls? This one is about 2 metres across and sits on the hill above Cocking in West Sussex. It...
View ArticleSussex Wild Damson Vodka Recipe
Damson Vodka Recipe It’s been a great year for fruit in the hedgerows, so I just couldn’t resist picking some Wild Damsons as there were literally thousands of them overloading a tree near our house....
View ArticleWhat do Wild Damsons look like?
How to identify Wild Damsons So here’s a good question… what do wild damsons look like? Well here’s a good answer.. they’re about the size of a large grape and have a dull mauve skin. And as with...
View ArticlePick of the bunch
Green tomatoes UK! What a miserable end to the summer – this is the best we got from our crop of outdoor-reared tomatoes… not very impressive at all! That said they look very pretty We searched the...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Sussex Halloween… Check out the bat-shaped eyes on our scary pumpkin, oooohh spooooky… We thought our pumpkins were good, but check out the Halloween display at Slindon in West Sussex which is made up...
View ArticleSome very big Easter Eggs!
Andy Goldsworthy’s Chalk Stone Trail How about this for an Easter Egg Hunt? With the sun shining over the Easter weekend we headed off along Andy Goldsworthy’s Chalk Stone Trail from Cocking Down to...
View ArticleHeyshott Bonfire and Fireworks
Round these parts, the Heyshott Bonfire and Fireworks is one of the highlights of the social calendar! The fireworks are as good as you’ll find anywhere (and I include my old village of Chiddingfold),...
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