Walks, Talks, Tours & Events 2026

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50 Gems of Sussex	A look at (nearly!) 50 places mentioned in my 2016 book that everyone should visit in Sussex
NEW! All Creatures Great & Sussex	Tales of the country’s animals and wildlife across the centuries.
A-Z of Brighton & Hove/Worthing	A unique history of Brighton & Hove/Worthing – which can also be presented as a quiz gameshow – the former based on my 2019 book from Amberley, the latter my 2024 one.
NEW! A Compendium of Customs and Fantastic Folklore	An exploration of Sussex’s past legends, myths, tall tales and traditions
Beef Every Day but No Latin: The Boy Who Set Up A School	A new walking tour of the sites of Hove that form the backdrop to my forthcoming book about 11 year-old James Clifton who set up Claremont School in Hove in 1925, which served up ‘beef every day but no latin’. The school still exists today in Sussex!
Belloc: Sussex’s Laureate?	A tour or talk based on the controversial Anglo-French Sussex patriot, poet, MP and writer.
NEW! Brighton & Hove in 25 Streets	From buildings to streets, my 2027/8 book will focus on the streets in Brighton and Hove I believe people need to explore – the talk gives a preview of this book.
Brighton & Hove in 50 Buildings	A talk based upon my 2016 book of this title, looking at the buildings of the city that tell an interesting tale.
Brilliant Brighton!	A celebrationary talk or talk of all that is brilliant about the Queen of Watering places – based on my 2016 Argus supplement.
NEW! Brighton at Work	A preview of my forthcoming 2026 book, exploring Brighton’s industries, from early fishing and farming, to entertainment & hospitality boom, to the hi-tech & leisure age of today.
Celebrating Brighton & Hove	A talk or tour based on my 2021 book from Amberley Books looking at a range of positives, firsts, claims to fame and achievements of the city of Brighton and Hove.
Churchill’s Brighton	The story of Winston’s relationship with the Queen of watering places.
City of Seagulls	A motorised tour/talk of the story of Brighton and Hove Albion FC from 1901-present day.
Clock Towers of England/ Sussex	A tour of the nation’s and county’s most underrated, quirky and sometimes misunderstood buildings, its clock towers. Sussex, and particularly Brighton is generously packed with them, so merits its own talk. Also a walking tour of Brighton/ motorised tour of Sussex.
Cold War Sussex	How Sussex featured in the Cold War and what life was like in the county during this era.
Conflict, Casualties and Care In WWI	A talk, trip or GCSE course to support students studying Edexcel GCSE History’s Historic Environment Option to study medicine in the trenches of the Western Front in WWI.
County of Conflict	How Sussex has been at the front line of fighting or concerned with conflict over the years.
NEW! The Dark Little History of Sussex	A look at the seedy, criminal, spooky and unpleasant side of the county’s history – dark days, destinations, dormitories, deeds and disasters. Based on a forthcoming book.
NEW! Fantastic Firsts	An exploration of where Sussex and Surrey have been at the forefront of things.
NEW! Foodie Firsts	A talk celebrating the culinary achievements of Sussex and Surrey.
Fizztory	Walking and motorised tours of Sussex’s history, ending at one of our vineyards.
NEW! Giving & Receiving in Sussex	An unusual look at gifts and giving in Sussex; but also unusual things that have been donated, left and stolen across the county over time.
Foolish Fellows and Females	A talk exploring foolish behaviour across the centuries – in Sussex or the UK – ALWAYS BOOKED UP FOR APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – BOOK EARLY!
Gorgeous Gardens & Perfect Parks NEW!	A talk of Sussex’s stately, superb, sinister and sensational gardens.
Health, life, disease and death in Brighton	A talk exploring how Brighton has led to both expanded and reduced lifespans throughout its history – and how it is linked to the greatest medical movers and shakers.
Height in Brighton	The story of ever-taller buildings in Brighton & Hove – from early days to i360.
Historic England: Brighton and Hove/ Sussex	An illustrated talk based on my two books which delved into Historic England’s various photo and resource archives to create two collections of unpublished images.
Hotels of Brighton & Hove/Sussex	The development of hotels in the city, from earliest inns to developments in hotels today – or of the hostelries across the county.
NEW! Long-lost Lingo	A look at past Sussex and Surrey words and phrases that we might want to bring back again.
Lewes Pubs	A talk where you can attempt the virtual tour of the pubs and breweries mentioned in my 2016 book, Lewes Pubs – or see ‘Hops and Heritage’ for the walking tour.
Bring out your Belloc & capture your inner Kipling!	Literary Sussex: Discover the impact of great authors, from Austen and Belloc to Wilde and Greene on the county, the works they wrote and how Sussex inspired them.
NEW! Legendary Landlords & Landladies of Sussex	A trawl through Sussex’s wonderful watering holes and the characters that have run them, or run them into the ground down the decades.
NEW! Legendary Lasts	Never mind first! What about those in Sussex who did things last, or came in last place?
Lost Brighton/ Worthing/ Sussex	An exploration of Brighton’s/ Worthing’s/ Sussex’s lost or forgotten buildings, places and traditions.
The Little History of Sussex	A talk based on my December 2023 book of the same name – with an exploration of the little, lovely and ludicrous side of Sussex past.
NEW! Lost Visions of Brighton/ Sussex/the coast	An exploration of the many schemes and visions for development of Brighton & Hove/ Sussex that never came into fruition.
Medicine Through Time – London	A motorised and walking tour of London’s medical history – to support the Historic Environment GCSE History topic for schools studying Edexcel GCSE History.
The Naughty Normans	How the Normans changed Sussex irreparably and how we still feel this today.
The Old Ship	Talk about or guided tours around Brighton’s oldest hotel.
NEW! Pavilions for the People!	A talk or motorised tour exploring the various buildings that share the name ‘pavilion’, whether Royal, Cricket or Pier. What do they share and where are the different?
People’s Brighton	The stories of the unreported builders of Brighton: its workers, immigrants and families that helped develop the resort and make it Britain’s premier seaside city.
Recycled Brighton	How Brighton has reused and recycled its purpose, people, parts and places.
Royal Brighton	The tale of the many royals that helped make Brighton ‘the queen of watering places’.
Royal Sussex	We take you on the tour – virtual or otherwise – we think the Duke & Duchess of Sussex should really have taken when they visited Sussex.
Republican Sussex	As a counterbalance to Royal Sussex, we take you on a tour of the Civil War and Republican hotspots of Sussex, as well as the places in Sussex any new monarch should watch out for!
Saucy Sussex	An exploration of all that is rude, cheeky, salacious and naughty about the county with Britain’s ‘city of sin’ as its unofficial capital.
Scrumptious Sussex	A talk and motorised tour explaining Sussex traditions with food and drink, eating, drinking, brewing and cooking – based on my 2021 book ‘Pond Puddings and Sussex Smokies’- can be linked to visits of great Sussex eating places. Also includes a food and drink quiz.
Secret Brighton/Sussex	Further to my 2016 book of the name, this talk’s about little known & hidden Brighton/ Sx.
NEW! Shocking Sussex	A joint talk with Dr Janet Pennington, this explores the unexpected and uncomfortable past.
Silly Sussex	A talk on the daft, bizarre, silly and downright comic elements of Sussex’s past.
NEW! Sussex Sounds	An exploration of the sounds, tunes, noises and songs here across the centuries.
Spooky Sussex/Worthing	A spooky tour of the county or one of its leading smuggling towns.
NEW! Sporty Sussex	Exploring the county’s games, sports and pastimes, from football and stoolball to Dwyle Flunking. And how do you play ‘Banoffihockey’?
Smugglers’ Sussex	The story of the smugglers of Sussex – their rise and fall in the 1700s and 1800s.
NEW! The Speak Sussexian Survival Guide!	Can Sussex’s lost lingo help us survive in the modern world and stop us getting all arse-uppards, arney & beazled? This chipe (talk) may well change your life!
Super Sussex	A talk based on the latest or all of my history supplements on Sussex for the Argus.
NEW! Super Sussex Schools	An exploration of Sussex’s schools – pupils, staff, buildings and stories – past and present.
NEW! The Surprising Sussex Seaside	We explore the tales of the unexpected along Sussex’s coast and resorts
Sussexmas!	A time-travelling tour of Sussex’s traditions, food, people and places to create the best ever Sussex Christmas – or Sussexmas for short! Also available as a quiz.
Sussex and the Sea	An exploration of Sussex smugglers, shipwrecks and stricken sailors.
The Fascists are coming!	The story of Mosley’s Blackshirts in Sussex and the BUF’s activities in the 1930s and 1940s.
NEW! Trending Traditions	Burning of the Clocks in Brighton every December and Hasting’s Fat Tuesday show traditions don’t have to have existed for centuries to become established in the county’s heart. An exploration of existing Sussex traditions and suggestions of a range of new future ones.
Victoria’s Brighton	An exploration of the negative perceptions of the Queen who sold the Pavilion, based on my provocative article in the Argus newspaper – and of the Victorian era in Brighton.
Victorian Sussex	A tour or talk on the changes the county underwent during the long reign of Victoria.
Visitors’ Historic Britain: West Sussex	A perspective on Sussex, based on my 2018 book for Pen & Sword.
Visitors’ Historic East Sussex/ Brighton & Hove	A perspective on Sussex, based on my forthcoming 2019 book for Pen & Sword.
Volk’s Brighton	The story of Brighton’s greatest inventor and engineer – talk or tour.
Washington: A West Sussex Wonder	A history of a little-known Sussex Downland village: its stories, people and places.
Waterhouse’s Waterside Wonder: The Metropole	The tale of Alfred Waterhouse’s only seafront hotel and public building, the Hilton Brighton Metropole/ Doubletree At Hilton.
NEW! Writing Local History/ Historical Fiction	Two workshops for those hoping to get into writing about their area’s history – or using the history of their locality to write historical fiction.
WWI Worthing/Brighton/ Sussex	Telling how the Great War effected these Sussex settlements and life through the war.

All the above can be talks or tours of c.1 – 1.5 hours, dependant on request and cost £120-195 per hour – depending on numbers, travel and other requirements. Walking tours – from £7.50 to £17.50 per head depending on age, location, topic and duration.

Gameshows, Teambuilding & Corporate Events

Can I get to Widnes?	A gameshow where you move across the country is you can work out what misheard words and phrases were originally.
Literary Sussex	From Austen to Yeates, how well do you know the writers from or associated with Sussex, their quotes on the county and the places that inspired them?
Mock the Past	A comedy gameshow based on historic cartoons, film clips, and pictures with a range of humourous history activities
Monarchy Madness	How good is your knowledge of Britain’s Royal Family?
Scrumptious Sussex!	How well do you know Sussex’s fantastic foodie fare, scrumptious snacks and delicious drinks over the centuries?
So, you’re sure you know Sussex?	A gameshow where the teams pit their knowledge and wits against each other over Sussex’s past and present
The Greasy Pole	The chance for teams to show off their knowledge of the people that climbed ‘the greasy pole’ – politicians – and events associated with them – elections, gaffs and even the odd party political broadcast