Summer afternoon: at just three and a half miles, the amble along the LOOP from Banstead to Ewell is ideal for a couple of hours
SUNDAY WALKS WITH KEN TOWL: Our resident rambler has set off on his travelsagain, this time picking up on the LOOP – the London Outer Orbital Path – to explore a short stretch of the Surrey Hills between Banstead and Bourne Hall Park
The section of the London Outer Orbital Path that runs from Banstead Downs to Bourne Hall Park is only three and a half miles long, so it allows you time to take in the beauty and majesty of Nonsuch Park, the site of the palace that Henry VIII built, at great expense to the Treasury to be the greatest royal residence in Europe.
Indeed, there was to be none such a place in the whole world! Continue reading
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Almost 200 years ago, travelling even modest distances, between the capital and coast, could be a perilous business – especially if you had a short-tempered baronet driving your stagecoach at high speed.
From July 1 to 5, 21 works will take place across Croydon town centre and South Norwood featuring artists from Croydon, London, the rest of Britain and beyond.
Both Pizza Huts are under new management, and to mark the occasion, they are offering a free medium margherita pizza to the first 100 customers who walk in and place an order for collection between noon and 3pm today, Tuesday June 9.
CROYDON COMMENTARY: One month on from Croydon’s local elections, PETER UNDERWOOD, pictured right, takes another look at our electoral system
