Tag: visit chilterns
-
People Watching in Purple
Not just for old ladies, these fields of Chilterns lavender will delight almost everyone. This, the northernmost town in the Chilterns, is probably the least well known of our market towns. In existence since at least the eighth century, Hitchin is one of the oldest towns in the county of Hertfordshire. Much sought after as […]
-
The castle that time forgot
Seen mostly from Chilterns commuter trains, I expect Berkhamsted castle is one of those landmarks that is no longer noticed. It has disappeared into the landscape. My straw pole revealed a distant lack of awareness when asked when was the last time they visited Berkhamsted castle? “Not for ages”“Is that the one near the station..?”“I […]
-
Evolving Landscapes
Today comes the confirmation that the HS2 rail project will continue to rip through our naturally outstanding #Chilterns.
-
Gentle Giants on the Chiltern Ridges
Landscape plays a huge role in determining the form and function of buildings, not least windmills and watermills. ‘Sadly the opportunity for us to get inside our local wind or watermill and explore the local industrial history is still not possible at this time.Let us hope by 2022 National Mills Weekend will once more have […]