Wizard Steve6 days ago4 minFriends & FamilySettling inI think the first thing I need to do is to apologise for not writing anything for so long. I have had a lack of incentive. I have been...
Wizard SteveAug 293 minTowns & VillagesReturn to ChilhamMy journey had been unexpectedly interrupted. I was now way back on the Isle of Thanet in northeast Kent, right back where I was last...
Wizard SteveJul 293 minFriends & FamilyReturn to Thanet, part 3a - SidleyI arrived at Beachy Head in the evening. I had intended to stay for a couple of days. However, the wind had picked up and the warm...
Wizard SteveJun 192 minLakes & PondsShillinglee LakeIt was very comfortable on the common. But, it was time to move on. Tacked down and all onboard, I pulled off and headed back the way we...
Wizard SteveJun 112 minTowns & VillagesWisborough GreenI decided that as park-ups were becoming more difficult, I would put on a bit of a spurt. I headed straight for the A24, turned South,...
Wizard SteveJun 72 minWoodlandSt. Leonard’s ForestBetween Hammer and Hawkins Ponds is an old bridge. I noticed that it is marked up as 3t limit. I know full well that I’m more than that....
Wizard SteveJun 61 minLakes & PondsHammer and Hawkins PondsI was glad to away from the noise of the A23 traffic! It was time to get back to the peace of Nature. All aboard, we headed up to the...
Wizard SteveJun 55 minFriends & FamilyVisiting my mum via Tilgate ForestGetting to mum’s was a mini adventure. Each time I went I took a slightly different route. In the end, I had it down to a T; the perfect...
Wizard SteveMay 204 minLakes & PondsBalcombe Lake and villageOf course, I could easily get to Balcombe Lake via the village, but that would mean having to return along the same path. I don’t like...
Wizard SteveMay 193 minLakes & PondsThe search for Balcombe LakeThe next morning, I was eager to get on. Tacked down, we headed straight for the village of Balcombe. Below the church is a long layby...
Wizard SteveMay 153 minLakes & PondsArdingly ReservoirThe morning was very busy. I think there must’ve been a mother and toddler group going on close by. I still had enough room to get out,...
Wizard SteveMay 143 minLakes & PondsWeir Wood Reservoir and Stone Farm RocksWe left Forest Row by returning back towards Hindleap. Instead of turning left at the crossroads to Twyford, I turned right. A few...
Wizard SteveMay 73 minAshdown ForestAshdown Forest, part 3 - Nutley Windmill walkMichael telephoned to say that he was going to catch up for a visit. I said that I was going to move on to a car park at something called...
Wizard SteveMay 32 minTowns & VillagesChiddingstoneA beautiful old pub called the King Henry VIII sits on the corner in front of where I was parked. Built in the Tudor style, it was...
Wizard SteveMay 24 minCastlesHever CastleAfter a cup of tea and a short wait for Rowan, we headed on. A few short miles further on is Hever Castle. Arguably, one of the most...
Wizard SteveMay 12 minLakes & PondsBough Beech Reservoir and a walk around the grounds of Bore Place EstateOnce refreshed, it was time to move on. We continued along the A25 through Sevenoaks and picked up a B-road down Ide Hill to a place...
Wizard SteveJun 15, 20222 minLakes & PondsOn the road again - 6 - Chew ValleyI had originally thought that I would head for Blagden Lake before Chew Valley Lake and didn’t see any reason to divert from that. So, I...
Wizard SteveMay 20, 20222 minCatsOn the road again - 5 - Mendip Hills, part 4 - Computer breakdown and Waldegrave PoolIt was my intention to next head into Chew Valley. However, my mobile decided to stop working! I figured that the nearest place that I...
Wizard SteveMay 2, 20222 minFriends & FamilyOn the road again - 5 - Mendip Hills, part 2 - Matt’s PatchBack on the road, we continued down and through the town, picking up the B road northbound. Once through Shipham, the road joined the...
Wizard SteveFeb 24, 20222 minDartmoorOn the road again - 2 - Dartmoor, part 1 - BurratorFrom the Cornish border I followed the main road to the town of Tavistock, then south to Yelverton, where I then took the B road to...