The Next Book: Exploration 4 – The Downs at Reigate

[singlepic id=349 w=320 h=240 float=centre] I love the idea that I can go for a walk somewhere lovely and take photographs, and regard it as work: doing something you love as your occupation is definitely the way to go! But it has been nearly a month since my last North Downs expedition and blog, and the reason for the gap is mostly bad weather: it’s been a soggy, cold May. Even on nice days, the wind tends to come from the north, so rather than beginning

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The Next Book: Exploration 2 – Guildford

It’s a bright sunny Sunday, and the spring seems to have really arrived with temperatures high enough to leave the coat at home: what a relief! My next bit of location for research for my proposed North Downs book is Guildford, the County Town of Surrey which sits where the River Wey cuts through the hills. Guildford is a major road and rail interchange so has grown much larger than Dorking, and has it’s own cathedral and university. Guildford also has an 11th century castle which

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