the reluctant pub-goer
In Verulamium Park I lie in the shadows of lime and sycamore with my T-shirt flung aside. It’s baking. The atmosphere out in the open […]
Psychogeography
the Harrow, West Ilsley
In the spring of 1996, a young man mounted the ridgeway – the ancient backbone straddling the high grounds of Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It was […]
Wheathampstead: spiritual home of the elephants
East Anglia boasts a proud array of representative art in its village signs and Wheathampstead’s is hard to beat. It bolsters the argument that Hertfordshire […]
this tame wilderness
A bus journey through Hertfordshire is a pleasure. Scaling the steps to sit at the back, you’re raised to a position where you get a […]
temperate intentions
Letchworth Garden City is an odd place but well worth a visit. Its oddness is the attraction. Around a dot on a map – the […]