by Malinka van der Gaauw | Apr 1, 2026 | Open Walks
Date: Thurs 3 Sept Start: Emsworth Start Time: 09.30 Distance: 4.5 miles Terrain: Flat Sign up through Eventbrite HERE This is a shorter version of the original 8 mile Countess and the Crown route, but we’ll still be walking in the footsteps of a... 
by Malinka van der Gaauw | Apr 26, 2026 | Open Walks
Date: TBC Start: Selborne Start Time: 5.15 Distance: 4 miles Terrain: One steep climb Sign up through Eventbrite HERE This walk offers a rare chance to step into the hidden world of church bells – one of the oldest and most enduring sounds in the English... 
by Malinka van der Gaauw | Feb 1, 2026 | Open Walks
Date: TBC Start: East Sussex Start Time: TBC Distance: TBC Terrain: TBC Sign up through Eventbrite HERE This event brings together walking, time in churches (including an overnight stay – if you wish), immersion in nature and shared fellowship. An overnight... 
by Malinka van der Gaauw | Jan 1, 2026 | Open Walks
Date: TBC Start: Petersfield Station Start Time: 9.45 Distance: 8.2 miles Terrain: Undulating Sign up through Eventbrite HERE Journalist Simon Jenkins knows a thing or two about churches. As the author of England’s Thousand Best Churches, his authority on... 
by Malinka van der Gaauw | May 26, 2026 | General
At the end of April, I spent three days church-crawling around the Cotswolds. Not on foot for once, but by car, covering roughly 150 miles through villages, narrow lanes and quiet corners you’d be unlikely to stumble across by chance. It was full-on, but utterly...