by Robert Sissons November 2024 There is something romantic about a ruined church or abbey. Shakespeare wrote about ‘bare, ruin’d choirs’ and Victorian artists loved to include them in their paintings. Today it is unlikely that English Heritage would permit any of our beautiful medieval churches to fall into ruin, but in the past many have succumbed to dereliction, decay …
The month of June brings thoughts of quintessential summertime relaxation: tennis and croquet, strawberries and pimms, cricket on the green and bells pealing from a nearby church. Discover the delights of Kent, Surrey and East & West Sussex in the company of one of our talented Blue Badge Guides. We’ve just seen a key world championship in Hastings – the …
by Pat Langford April 2024 Keeping a low carbon footprint is an important factor for a growing band of travellers. If you like the idea of having a great day out from London to some of the beautiful sights of Sussex, without using a car or coach, here are some ideas for ‘Days Out by Train’. To make your day …
Places to visit all over the country are celebrating this month for English Tourism Week between 15-24 March 2024. • £88.93 billion was spent on tourism in England in 2022. The South East attracted £10bn of this spend- second only to London at £24bn. And a good portion of our visitor economy is derived from the London market. Tourism is …
Tanya Williams explores the contemporary work of Irish stained glass Master Harry Clarke.
Take the chance to discover even more places to visit in the South East of England; Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey.
by Karen Emery February 2024 As tour guides, we are used to employing words to indicate visual beauty. We might also extol the picturesque nature of a location or preview a truly sublime experience. However, had you been a tourist in the polite society of the eighteenth century, you had better have used these terms with care, lest you expose …
January 2024 It has has been a special year for this corner of England – the Turner Prize, one of the leading prizes in contemporary art was awarded to Jesse Darling at the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne in December 2023 as part of the Centenary celebrations for the gallery. Housed in the Devonshire Quarter of the town in modern purpose-built …
By Liz Findlay January 2023 What makes for a great day out in Kent, you may wonder? Discover The Garden of England, visit one of its many castles, walk across the White Cliffs? But you may not know that you can have an equally enjoyable day discovering Kent’s coal and mining history! As part of an introduction to the history …
Sue King November 2022 I am often asked by the people I guide, “Where is your favourite place to guide”. It is such a difficult question to answer because I love the immense variety of the fascinating buildings and outstanding landscapes that I am asked to show visitors from this country and abroad. One favourite place, close to my heart …
