Category: Walking

Local Feature - Cruise to Waverley Abbey

27/5/2016

In March 2016 Tom Cruise was spotted (picture from a friend) at Waverley Abbey, Farnham, as he surveyed the site for his upcoming movie ‘The Mummy’. According to English Heritage website filming at the abbey continues until 17th June during which there is no public access. Thereafter I’d recommend giving the historic ruin a visit. It was founded in 1128 by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, and occupied by 12 monks and an abbot from France. 60 years later this had grown to 70 monks and 120 lay brothers as the abbey began to thrive. A full history can be found here:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/waverley-abbey/history/

I believe the location has been used for movies before and I’ve no doubt that Mr Cruise will be back to film his sequels ‘The Daddy’ followed by ‘The Slouching Teenager’. I can’t wait!

Here is a link to a map showing how to get to the abbey from the nearest main road (A31).

Below are some of my photos of the abbey:

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David Bowie, owner of Healthy Fit Life, is a mobile personal trainer and sports massage therapist working in the Farnham and Camberley area.

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Local Activity - Sculpture Park

18/5/2016

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Sculpture Park in Churt, south of Farnham, is either one of those places you know and love or keep thinking "I must go there one day!" Well how about this coming weekend? Set in 10 acres there are 600 sculptures to look. After having a good romp around for 1-2 hours you'll be feeling very virtuous so it's time to visit the pub opposite the park for a well earned salad! A nice day out for you, friends and family.

Here's a link to Sculpture Park and some of the photos I took during a visit:

https://www.thesculpturepark.com/

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David Bowie, owner of Healthy Fit Life, is a mobile personal trainer and sports massage therapist working in the Farnham and Camberley area.

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Books for Walks - Farnham and Camberley

11/5/2016

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I intend to review each of these books individually on my blog but for now I thought I’d mention their existence for those who might be interested. I acquired the following three books (pictured) from Amazon and Ebay with a view to trying them out through the year. They are:

'The walks near Farnham' (£5, Amazon, 40 walks, 4-6 miles)
'The walks near Camberley' (£5, Amazon, 45 walks, 4-6 miles)
'Walks around Farnham and beyond' (£2.59, Ebay, 13 walks, 3-9 miles)

For the money they look nicely detailed with points of interest, pubs and alternative parking spaces highlighted.

‘The walks near’ series of books also include editions for Guildford, Godalming, Alton, Woking, Basingstoke and Maidenhead, so there’s plenty of potential to branch out after Farnham and Camberley.

I’d better make sure the batteries for my camera are charged before I head off!

Happy rambling!

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David Bowie, owner of Healthy Fit Life, is a mobile personal trainer and sports massage therapist working in the Farnham and Camberley area.

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Local Feature - Cruise to Waverley Abbey

Local Activity - Sculpture Park

Books for Walks - Farnham and Camberley

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