#158: Tattenham Corner 07/02/2023

Fancy a day out at the races? Well, not quite as there weren’t any. But even so, join me on a trip to Tattenham Corner station, courtesy of Southern Rail, and walk across Epsom Downs racecourse with me.

Learn about:
The racecourse’s history
An interesting library
Horse crossings, and
Meet a couple of ramblers trying out a new monocular

Interested? Then click the link to my latest blog and I’d welcome any feedback or new snippets that will enhance the story.

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#157: Amersham 31/01/2023

It’s been over four years since I last visted Amersham. This time it’s courtesy of Chiltern Railways. What’s to find here this time:

– meet Jane
– learn about Gary Grant
– discover the Metropolitan No 1, and
– learn about the importnace of pollinators.

Interested? Then click the link to my latest blog and I’d welcome any feedback or new snippets that will enhance the story.

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#156: Cheshunt 24/01/2023

What do a windmill, a monorail and a cross have in common?

If you’re Interested in finding out, then click the link to read my latest blog as I journey to Cheshunt courtesy of Greater Anglia from London Liverpool Street station.

I’d also welcome any feedback or new snippets that will enhance the story so that I can add them to the blog.

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#155: Hampton 17/01/2023

Hampton – 17/01/2023

Journey with me to the village of Hampton on the South Western Railway Shepperton branch line from New Malden.

Discover who, or what, are The Beavers; learn about the village police force; find three birds that can’t fly and learn about aits and eyots.

I’ve also some unanswered questions and could do with your help. Can you answer some of my questions?

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#154: Swanley 10/01/2023

Join me on a trip to the northwest corner of Kent, the Garden of England. It’s only half an hour away on a non-stopping Southeastern service from London Bridge. I saw countless Minis and a tattoo artist at work.

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#153: Hadley Wood 06/12/2022

Travel north with me, to London’s poshest suburb courtesy of the Great Northern Railway.

Enjoy England’s green and pleasant land, and learn how accessibility has been achieved in a unique way.

Do you want to learn more, then read my latest blog

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#152: New Barnet 29/11/2022

Let’s travel north to New Barnet with Thameslink Rail Services and discover a little Plantagenet history.

Or maybe explore some of the rivers of London.

So hop aboard, read on and find out what I saw.

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#151: Knockholt 24/11/2022

Travel to the edge of Kent, courtesy of Southeastern Railways, and find out how an idyllic corner of England safeguards its green belt status.

Learn how the boundary between the London Borough of Bromley and Kent County Council shapes a community.

And learn what happened to a countryside golf course that closed its greens in 2017.

Interested? Intrigued? Then join me and read on by clicking the link below.

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