Tag Archives: Westerham

From Westerham to Bletchingley, we retrace our walker’s steps

Posted on August 15, 2025 by insidecroydon

WEEKEND WANDERINGS: Continuing our tradition of providing guides to readily accessible walking routes in and around Croydon, KEN TOWL set off in the footsteps of this website’s original guide, Walker Dunelm, to revisit the Greensand Way On April 13, 2020, … Continue reading →

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Croydon dowry proved not enough for heroic General Wolfe

Posted on January 8, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: One of the greatest heroes in British military history relied for matrimonial advice on a friend and fellow officer from Croydon, as DAVID MORGAN discovered in the archives at the Minster Half a century before Nelson met his … Continue reading →

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Apiary apprentice from Addiscombe who gets a buzz from work

Posted on August 1, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon resident SUSAN OLIVER is a beekeeper and believes that the process, rather than the product, is the thing The cover of this year’s Thorne’s catalogue looks like a family photograph of beekeeping: Papa National Hive, Mama Rose Hive, Brother … Continue reading →

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