Passionate about watercolour, Nic truly wrings potential from this challenging medium. Come and see just how far the tradition of ‘aquarelle’ watercolour painting can be pushed. Did you know? Nic shares his passion for watercolour art through weekly teaching sessions at The Spring in Havant, including 12 week watercolour essentials and watercolour explorers courses. Art …
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Stoughton to Pitlands
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below St Mary’s Church Stoughton This is the largest church in the Octagon Parish, made up of eight small downland churches all noted for their spiritual peace and tranquillity. Services are held at St Mary’s regularly and the church can be booked for weddings, christenings …
Walderton
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Watergate House The land at Watergate was first mentioned in 1278. The origin of the name is not clear but it is possible that, as the valley here is very narrow and steep-sided, it may have been thought of as a gate through which …
West Marden
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below West Marden This is an ancient hamlet surrounded by arable farmland and woodland on chalk downs. People have lived here for two millennia, with the remains of a 2nd to 4th century roman villa found near Cabragh house, one of the largest properties in …
Marden villages
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Up Marden Up Marden is a small rural community occupying the chalk ridge south of Apple Down, set in a Sussex downland landscape. During the Iron Age (1200 – 550 BC) and later Roman Period (43 – 410 AD), the land around Up Marden …
Stansted Park
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Stansted Park The area now known as Stansted Park is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was included in the ‘Hundred of Bourne’. The estate was huge and embraced land as far afield as Compton, Bosham and Apuldram. Did you know? A …
Compton to Compton Down
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Compton is a small village but with a very rich history and heritage. Compton is nestled in a shallow valley between high chalk downs, with Telegraph Hill (160m) to the east and Compton Down (171m) to the west (below). Compton village well The Square …
Stoughton to Kingley Vale
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below WW2 Polish pilot memorial Born in 1916, Bolesław Andrzej Własnowolski was a Polish fighter ace in WW2. He fought in the Polish 1939 September 1939 Campaign and the 1940 Battle of Britain. Własnowolski joined the Polish Air Force in October 1936, training to be …
Compton to Telegraph Hill
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Compton Square Compton is a small village but with a very rich history and heritage. Nestled in a shallow valley between high chalk downs, with Telegraph Hill (160m) to the east and Compton Down (171m) to the west, this beautiful, unspoiled part of West …
River street watermills
River Street in Westbourne has been home to two waterwheel powered establishments, one a corn mill and the other a water pumping station. The corn mill is a solid brick building facing directly onto River Street. It dates back to the Industrial Revolution (1760s – 1830s) and the smaller section can be accurately dated to …