My England: Church to Church Walk from Chalvington to Eckington Corner

I am back in East Sussex exploring the landscape, heritage and nature. This time I am taking a church to church walk from the rural hamlet of Chalvington to Eckington Corner in Ripe.
I am in search of what England means to me. Others will have another concept of this country and that is for them. These videos are about My England.
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[@jaredmehrlich6683]

That red English phone booth is amazing. We love those in America. Its like a magical portal to us!

[@sherryallen4537]

Thank you Richard for another lovely video! I so enjoy seeing the gorgeous old churches you go to! We don't have anything so ancient here in the states. You do such a wonderful job sharing the English countryside and heritage! I also love your new spacious studio. All the best to you, the lovely Julia and little Joe from Massachusetts!

[@daveevad]

Thanks Richard. Whether one is religious or secular, the intrinsic value of the country church is immeasurable.

[@MrNas42]

Much of the delights of southern England captured in half a mile!

[@tittums]

Two new churches now on my bucket list! I have wanted to ring at Chalvington for years. Thanks for the video - great!

[@shirleylynch7529]

Tranquil beautiful walk. Loved blue flowers in church yard. Also good to see red telephone box. Delightful cows. What a peaceful morning walk. Thank you.

[@grantkelley6840]

Well done Richard. So interesting to see two churches close together. Wonderful 👍👍👍👍👍

[@kezzaba1]

My area again, I have ancestors from Chalvington but I’ve never heard of Eckington Corner, just know it as Ripe.. I’m off to see what I can find out.

[@heathwagaman5566]

Always enjoy these old church explorations Richard. Thanks for showing them.

[@ramibu239]

I always enjoy your church to church walks (series) Richard! Chalvington & Ripe had two very lovely, old & charming churches. Both you can tell have been very loved & well maintained by their communities. Just loved the arched carved windows of both of them. Though the 2nd one, I really loved how much light was allowed in by their vast windows. Also was really nice being able to hear the bells ring as you approached the 2nd church!

[@philclavel1015]

Great to see where some of my “Guy” family ancestors were either baptized or buried. Fascinating walk that looks so peaceful. I’d love to visit.

[@annh.8290]

So wonderful traveling vicariously with you.

[@davidroberts7425]

Another lovely local walk that I would never considered before watching your videos.

[@jeaniepullen9434]

Another beautiful walk Richard and expertly filmed. Great to see the telephone box still in situe,. Just wonderful countryside

[@denniskavanagh3075]

Thanks Richard for today's walk, talk and video. Another lovely part of East Sussex so peaceful and picturesque! Interesting to see the old K6 Telephone Box at the beginning of the video, still looking almost as it was when last in use.

[@johnf4883]

Great Video Richard, I think Ripe is a village

[@vanessailott8551]

Fantastic filming of your walk in the beautiful countryside & churches thankyou for your sharing. The peaceful ambience is felt on your video inside two churches. Fab springtime Shorts🤩. Stay strong, fit & well. Keep on walking & filming🙏👍 (nay mind about the grammar police, its only their banter and fun. 🙂☺ ) Our Dry UK in April, showing in that field you crossed. Church Bells heard on your video at Ripe Church, Eckington corner 😍🙏👍and your footsteps heard inside on the floor, just perfect. AMSR Thankyou. Keep Exploring.... Baldly.

[@johnbyrne2756]

Whoops sorry Richard, I became so engrossed with the 'grammer police' earlier that I clean forgot the reason for being here in the first place ! Smashing video old chap and a pity we don't have a representative from the 'innit' police force amongst the viewers!

[@MrGreatplum]

Wonderful walk and 2 such different churches, so close to each other. I wonder if the church at Eckington corner was built near the manor and the village grew up outside the manor lands on a cross road?

[@birdie399]

Thanks for the walk and church visits, enjoyable.

[@Ferda1964]

it's so appreciated by many of us I am sure when you actually include the map the location of your trip Richard , great show and sunny skies too

[@ralphtomlinson2461]

Well done Richard lovely video. Keep doing these we are all behind you.

[@lynettecoates4272]

Lovely walk to each church.... not an area we have been to.... different churches.... great to see..... preferred the first simpler one myself. Your first vlog of the year in Spring without a jumper!!! Its milder now.... xx

[@davidreidy2263]

Great walk Richard. Keep ‘em coming. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@marilynpease8782]

Beautiful churches thank you

[@nickupton2123]

Lovely walk. Thank you. Ripe is a rather scattered village but there are some lovely cottages there. Might be worth another walk.

[@kgs42]

Hi Richard ..... how about personalising the Vobes Van, the Vobesmobile ..... a modest logo or a simple 'V' at least. Best wishes .... I did a Scout hike to Ripe and Chalvingto to Selmeston .... from the A23, probably in 1965. My co-hiker was seriously chased by cows and we discovered the remains of a railway bridge in an embankment in a forest. Thanks for all the fab videos and helping us all appreciate Sussex. Much love.

[@jonathanmorgan2453]

Now I know where the sun ☀️ is. Raining windy here. Good video. 👌

[@shereenlawford3220]

Love what you do, your videos are so easy to watch so well put together, thank you

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Great content. Thanks Richard.

[@Marny-ow6gy]

Another excellent video, so enjoyable seeing England at its finest, maybe you should think about publishing some accompanying booklets or similar as I'm sure many would use them particularly tourists. Maybe that's something to consider?

[@michaelmiller641]

I did enjoy that!

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Do like church to church walk very interested above grounds of church and inside maybe different good interesting Richard

[@travelfox4820]

Nice walk Richard cool music too ‘ got to say though the phone box looked in a sad state poor thing ‘ thanks for your walks and impressive filming

[@gramps6718]

Yes, i did enjoy the vid and the tranquillity

[@jonathanfox1355]

Fabulous

[@iandance8591]

Fantastic👍👍

[@bexhil7]

Yet another fantastic video hope you go to Bexhill next!.😃

[@imranzazai7404]

What a beautiful .

[@RichardVobes]

It really is!

[@timjw5704]

Sutterton and Algakirk churches in Lincolnshire are maybe within a couple of hundred yards of each other! Strange how they are so close. Lovely video Richard

[@porky5554]

I don’t think you mentioned the dedication of the last church, St John the Baptist,. Also on you equipment list, Canon d90, it’s a 90D, the D90 was a Nikon camera, I like old churches, I seem to have missed that last 1. Thanks for the tour.

[@RichardVobes]

I am glad you were able to work out my camera from the sneaky misdirection I left for you.

[@bullettube9863]

I know of three places where there are churches within sight of each other. Two of the churches are on opposite sides of a steep rugged valley and were built at a time when no one had cars. Two more were built on opposite banks of a small river but to get from one to the other you had to travel quite a distance to cross a ford as there were no bridges. The other two are really different; they are in a small town, both Catholic, but built by two different ethnic groups, one Polish and the other Irish. Today one priest with one assistant holds services in both churches. It's strange but true but some villages competed to see who could build the best church even though they should have combined the two parishes to build one church for everyone.

[@jym225]

Lovely, charming video. Thanks. It’s great to follow somebody on KZbin who hasn’t been cancelled, as so many of the people I follow have been, simply for telling the truth. For me, it’s Odysee, BitChute and BrandNewTube most of the time now.

[@RichardVobes]

I am sure they will cancel me soon. :)

[@marksadventures3889]

I thought that said Chavington for a moment, I thought surely that's in Essex.

[@jeanblemings5352]

Interesting to contrast the two churches. That field looked like you were crossing a desert its been so dry. Ripe is not huge but does (did?) have a pub and a very good village shop / cafe. Why not go explore?

[@RichardVobes]

I will return

[@michaelwhite8031]

You made my day today, two churches for the price of one lol. Thank you !!! Did you write in the visitors book ?

[@robintripp8164]

Thanks Richard, so 'they' have decided to open the doors again then. I'll never give them another penny.

[@CharlieCooper3101]

Great video Richard, you never normally see two churches so close to each other and they both look so different but both look so lovely. Both of them lovely buildings, music is very good too, will you be visiting Ripe to have a look around or is it more towny then country ? I think a church to church series would be quite good. :)

[@kurtsteiner8384]

Have you been to the old saxon church at ovingdean dates fro 1100 or so. St willfreads. I know of chalvinton but never been not far from charlston manor house. Virginia woolfs place and bloomsbury set.

[@birdie399]

It’s gonna rain, the cows are sitting down.

[@tonethetallbaldy5039]

I love the smell of a medieval country church. Not far from me is an 11th century church with wonderful though faint wall painting of Heaven and hell. It was whitewashed during the reformation but during the last century has been restored.

[@ianrichardson8990]

The local pronunciation of Chalvington is or was "Charnton". Would be interesting to know whether any descendants of the old families still live there.

[@NaturallyCuriousUK]

Lovely to see you exploring some of the churches of East Sussex Richard. One you might like to put on your list to visit is the "Church-in-the-Wood" at Hollington - St. Leonards-on-sea - What3Words address ///remain.crowd.twigs I sang in the choir there as a boy but now live in Essex. Keep up the good work Richard! 👍🙂👍

[@chrismccartney8668]

Great Video... But no Viewer Discretion Warning** Man in Shorts for Summer**

[@davelucas8126]

Can’t sleep either Richard?

[@coliniancooke8848]

Grammar police told me that it's either "more humble" or "humbler" not "more humbler". Of course, one could go the whole hog and say " more humblerer". I know, I don't have a life. Loved the walk by the way !

[@johnbyrne2756]

I disagree Mr Cooke, you do have a life. Going by your remarks over the last few months I believe you must indeed be the Comissioner of said police force. A very important job -- well done for rising to the top post.

[@RichardVobes]

Would the grammar police like a day or two off. Finding faults doesn't inspire one to carry on making the videos. It does the opposite in fact. I end up thinking, what is the sodding point!

[@johnbyrne2756]

Like other forces, I believe the Grammer police are very hot on corruption within the force. One slip Mr Cooke, just one slip......

[@johnbyrne2756]

@@RichardVobes Don't worry Richard. I am a big noise in the apostrophe police force and we are currently doing undercover surveillance on a certain Mr Cooke but please keep it quiet and we'll get him in the end!

[@orangeedo]

6:45 I hate it when huge perfect lawns are needlessly maintained. It's almost mocking nature.