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The pagan Anglo-Saxons honoured their dead with burial mounds, hundreds of which are scattered across the length and breadth of England. The mound here is set high in an isolated field, not so far from the pretty (though presently somewhat waterlogged) tourist village of Bourton-on-the-Water.

I’d been previously to Deddington’s splendid foodfest market, where I had sampled the delights of very ‘unEnglish’ onion bhajis, deep-fried in a huge cauldron for me by a Moroccan smallholder. Recipe to come, I assure you – it was food for a king. My last visit to Deddington was to track down a spare for [...]

‘Portrait of Chipping Norton’ is being produced as an ebook for your computer, laptop, or ereader – and will also be available as a beautiful hardcopy printed book. Here are four pictures from ‘Portrait’, which I’ve taken this year exclusively for the book. More details soon, but ‘Portrait of Chipping Norton’ will be available in [...]

Here’s the first of what I hope will be many vids of the 200-plus miles from Source to Sea. Enjoy!

The video quality might not be “just right” here, as I’m still looking for the best settings. Still, enjoy anyway!

Hello! This year’s ‘project’ is to explore the River Thames, from its source not far from Cirencester in the beautiful Cotwolds, through Oxford and Oxfordshire, until it widens out into the wide river that flows through the centre of Britain’s capital city, London. East of London, the Thames widens out until it ends at Southend-on-Sea. [...]