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 | A Day Trip to Bolney, West Sussex
After a meal at The Eight Bells in Bolney, a village in West Sussex dating from Saxon times, the intention was to take a 3 mile walk and then visit the Bookers vineyard. Unfortunately it was a Saturday when the vineyard is closed. Nevertheless, there was an interesting church dating from the 12th century, and some ancient leafy lanes to negotiate. |
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 | A Day Out to Cooling, Kent
We took an easy 4 mile circular walk starting from the Horse & Castle in Cooling after having enjoyed a well prepared rabbit pie .The village church St James is no longer used for worship, but is open to visitors. In the churchyard there is a group of children's gravestones which are considered to have inspired Charles Dickens for his opening scene in the novel Great Expectations.
Cooling Castle was built in 1381 but only part of the towers and walls remain. It is privatly owned and cannot be accessed.
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 | A Day Trip to Yalding, Kent
Yalding is a small village between East Peckham and West Farleigh about 5 miles from Maidstone.
The name is recorded in the Domesday book as the Saxon manor of Hallinges owned by Aldret, and that it was given to Richard de Tonbridge by William the Conqueror . The village was known as Gealding from the Anglo Saxon Ge meaning village, eald meaning old and ing, a parcel of land. The name had changed to Yaldinge by the time of the Civil War (1642 - 1648). |
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 | A Day Trip to Tandridge, Surrey
Tandridge is a village in Surrey between Oxted and Godstone and only a short drive from London.
Tandridge appears in The Domesday Book of 1086 as Tenrige. It was held by the wife of Salie from Richard Fitz Gilbert. Its domesday assets were: 2 hides; 1 mill worth 4s 2d, 14 ploughs, 5 acres (20,000 m2) of meadow, woodland and herbage worth 51 hogs.
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 | A Day Trip to an icy Richmond Park, January 2009
Severe overnight frosts and some chilly days left the lakes largely covered by ice. It was too thick for the birds to penetrate, but too thin to skate on. However, an oasis of open water remained for the birds. |
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 | A Day Trip to Canterbury Cathedral
The cathedral was founded in 597 AD. The Archbishop Thomas Beckett was murdered there in 1170 AD and since then it has attracted thousands of pilgrims. It is the Mother Church of the Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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 | A Day Trip to West Barnes Wetland
The 43 hectare London Wetland Centre is the best urban site in Europe to watch wildlife, an international award winning visitor attraction and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. |
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