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In this video, you’ll see the Top 10 things to see and do in London, UK plus a bonus tip at the end of the video. The suggestions are based on our multiple trips to London. Here are our top 10 picks.
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0:00 Intro
0:35 10. Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey.
1:21 9. Camden Town, Camden Market, Camden Lock
2:07 8. MUSEUMS: The British Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum
3:03 7. Covent Garden & Covent Market
3:53 6. London Eye
4:26 5. Little Venice, Paddington Basin
4:54 4. Buckingham Palace, Guard mounting timetable:
6:32 3. SHOPPING: Oxford Street, Soho, Carnaby street, Liberty London, Piccadilly Circus, Harrods, Cyber dog store
7:28 2. PARKS & GARDENS: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens & Kensington, Italian Gardens, The Regent's Park
8:08 1. Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Roman Wall
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10 Most Hated Towns in England
What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be hated. Even the most fanatic lover of a country will love some parts of it less than others. I have heard some people complaining about some towns in England, the home of the Queen that some people are dying to live and work in. That prompts research into the 10 most hated towns in England.
This ranking is based mainly on the comments and complaints of residents of England and visitors to those towns. But it’s not limited to that since some complaints can be completely baseless. We dig deeper in researching these 10 most hated towns in England.
10. Slough
Let’s begin with Slough, a town in Berkshire, within the historic county of Buckinghamshire. This town is 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles northeast of Reading. You will find the town in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolis around the area at the intersection of the M4.
In spite of its location, Slough according to those visitors, is a town whose streets are littered with empty takeaway and full of packets or empty beer cans. This assertion hasn’t been contradicted by even just one resident. The quality of food in the town’s restaurants appears, kind of, made for losers who’re just out to eat as much unhealthy food as they can get away with.
9. Scunthorpe
It’s not desirable to find Scunthorpe among the most hated towns in England. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to take it out of our list because the facts obviously place it there. This industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire should normally be the pride of Lincolnshire as its main administrative center. But the town with an estimated population of 82,334 in 2016 had many things going against it.
Residents of the UK’s largest steel processing center, also known as the Industrial Garden Town, are frustrated by a lack of the liveliness and diversity in the town only known for work. However, the loudest grouse that lists Scunthorpe alongside the most hated towns in England is the indiscriminate censorship and blocking of websites for spurious reasons.
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The World's End - walking with Iain Sinclair in Tilbury
Walking with Iain Sinclair through Tilbury on the River Thames, exploring his book The Gold Machine.
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A walk with writer Iain Sinclair in Tilbury on the River Thames in Essex, exploring some of the territory covered in his forthcoming book The Gold Machine. This fascinating Essex walk through Tilbury Town and along the Thames foreshore to the Bata Factory in East Tilbury goes to the heart of the landscapes that have inspired much of his work since his book Downriver published in 1990.
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Places to see in ( Basildon - UK )
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Basildon is the largest town in the borough of Basildon in the county of Essex, England. Basildon lies 32 miles east of Central London, 11 miles south of the city of Chelmsford and 10 miles west of Southend-on-Sea.
Nearby smaller towns include Billericay to the north, Wickford northeast and South Benfleet to the east. It was created as a new town after World War II in 1948 to accommodate the London population overspill, from the conglomeration of four small villages, namely Pitsea, Laindon, Basildon and Vange. The new town which took the name Basildon was the most central of the four.
The local government district of Basildon, which was formed in 1974 and received borough status in 2010, encapsulates a larger area than the town itself; the two neighbouring towns of Billericay and Wickford, as well as rural villages and smaller settlements set among the surrounding countryside, fall within its borders. Basildon Town is one of the most densely populated areas in the county.
Some of Basildon's residents work in Central London due to the town being well connected in the county to the City of London and the Docklands financial and corporate headquarters districts, with a 36–58 minute journey from the three Basildon stations to London Fenchurch Street. Basildon also has access to the City via road, on the A127, and A13.
The town has three stations on the London, Tilbury & Southend Line: Pitsea, Basildon and Laindon. All are served by c2c trains running between Fenchurch Street and Southend/Shoeburyness; trains serving Basildon and Laindon stations run via Upminster. Basildon has a heavily developed industrial base. During the construction of the New Town, government grants were given to companies to set up their businesses in Basildon.
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TOP 5 Most Haunted Places in London
Today we take a look at the top 5 most haunted places in London. If you are in London UK and you don't know what to do in London here are the top 5 most haunted places in London.
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the Highgate West Cemetery and the Highgate East Cemetery at Highgate Cemetery.
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north.
50 Berkeley Square is a reportedly haunted townhouse on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, Central London. In the late 19th century it became known as one of the most haunted houses in London, with its attic room said to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had committed suicide there.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret at 9a St Thomas Street is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. It is located in the garret of St Thomas's Church, Southwark, in London, on the original site of St Thomas' Hospital.
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Crystal Palace - Jolly Marvellous London Walking Tour
In this jolly marvellous London walking tour Joolz visits Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood.
First the there's Crystal Palace Park with its terrific dinosaurs, the maze and the Crystal Palace Bowl.
History of the Palace and the TV tower.
The high level station, Vicar's Oak and The Triangle.
All Saints Church, courtesans, hidden rivers and lots more!
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Gravesend Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Kent, and around 20 miles east, and slightly south, of central London, is the town of Gravesend.
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the settlement was recorded as 'Gravesham', which happens to be the name of the borough and district to which it belongs to this day. The name is believed to be derived from 'Grafs-ham', meaning 'a place at the end of the grove'.
A market charter was first granted to Gravesend in 1268. It is home to one of the oldest surviving markets in the country. Owing to its geographic location on the south bank of the River Thames, Gravesend has, for centuries, operated ferrying services to London. In 1380 during the Hundred Years' War, French and Spanish forces attacked and burned Gravesend and captured most of its inhabitants. Consequently, Richard II granted the town increased privileges of ferry to enable it to recover its losses.
In 1543 a riverside fort was built at Gravesend under orders from Henry VIII. In 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, a bridge of boats was built across the river for army use and as a barrier
for the Spanish ships under the cannons of Tilbury Fort over the river from Gravesend. It was here that Queen Elizabeth I landed in August 1588 to make her famous Speech to the Troops at Tilbury. Victory of the Anglo-Dutch forces shortly followed.
In 1617 Native American princess Pocahontas died at Gravesend. She had become known for saving the life of Captain John Smith, at the colony of Chesapeake, Virginia, after interceding with her father as Smith was about to be put to death. She later married another settler, John Rolfe, and came to England with him. The two later boarded a ship back to Virginia, but only made it as far as Gravesend where she became ill and was taken ashore, and died from unknown causes, and was buried at St George's Church.
In 1727 a great fire broke out in Gravesend, destroying over 100 houses as well as the parish church. This may account for the lack of timber-framed buildings in the town today, despite its erstwhile role as a coaching stop between London and Canterbury.
In 1834 Gravesend Town Pier opened. It was built on the site of the earlier Town Quay, and ferried over 3 million passengers between 1835 and 1842. However, in 1900 it fell into disuse due to the increasing use of the railways. In 2000, the dilapidated pier was purchased by the council, and a refurbishment project launched, and was completed in 2002. Gravesend Town Pier is the oldest surviving cast iron pier in the world and is Grade II listed.
In 1845 the single track Gravesend & Rochester railway opened, at which point Gravesend was the western terminus. By 1849 a new station was commissioned, located in the town centre, with trains running on the then brand new North Kent Line. Today the town has direct train links to Strood to the east and London to the west. Among its services are British Rail Class 395 Javelins towards London St Pancras to the west and the Kent coast to the east, with maximum speeds of 140mph (or 225kph).
In 1887 the foundation stone of the Gravesend Clock Tower was laid. This was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria. The design is based on the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster, commonly known as Big Ben (even though Big Ben is just the bell inside the tower etc etc...). The information panel next to the tower contains a glaring error as it shows a picture of George V instead of Edward VII next to the year 1902.
In 1946 two local football clubs, Gravesend United and Northfleet United, merged to form Gravesend & Northfleet Football Club. In 2007 the club was rebranded as Ebbsfleet United, and later that year, was bought by its own fans via the website MyFootballClub. It was later sold on to a group of Kuwaiti investors.
In 1980 anarcho-punk band Anthrax formed in Gravesend.
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13:06 Windmill Street
13:44 Manor Road
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15:24 St John The Evangelist R.C. Church
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16:14 Queen Street
18:20 King Street
19:49 High Street
22:42 Town Pier Square
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23:26 Gravesend Town Pier
24:23 River Thames / Ferry route to Tilbury, Essex
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A walk to the most dangerous path in Britain (4K)
A walk along the Thames Estuary from Thorpe Bay to Shoeburyness and then to Wakering Stairs at the start of the Broomway, known as Britain's most dangerous path. Please subscribe for regular videos:
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This walk starts at Thorpe Bay on the Thames Estuary in Essex and heads out to Shoeburyness at where the River Thames meets the North Sea. Much of the land at the end of the estuary around Shoeburyness has been owned by the military since the 1840's and is still owned by the Ministry of Defence as an active firing range. The Broomway leads from the Wakering Stairs across Maplin Sands and is regarded as the deadliest path in Britain claiming over a hundred victims over time with many more being unrecorded.
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Places to see in ( Shoeburyness - UK )
Places to see in ( Shoeburyness - UK )
Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, at the mouth of the Thames Estuary. It is within the borough of Southend-on-Sea, situated at its far east, around 3 miles east of Southend town centre. It was an urban district of Essex from 1894 to 1933, when it became part of the county borough of Southend-on-Sea. It was once a garrison town and still acts as host to MoD Shoeburyness.
The eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (c2c line) is at Shoeburyness railway station, services run to London Fenchurch Street in the city of London. The eastern end of the A13 is at Shoeburyness. The MoD Shoeburyness site at Pig's Bay is situated nearby and the facility is run by the company QinetiQ. Shoeburyness has two beaches: East Beach and Shoebury Common Beach (also known as West Beach), both Blue Flag beaches.
East Beach is a sandy/pebbly beach around a quarter of a mile long and is sandwiched between the Pig's Bay MoD site and the former Shoeburyness Artillery barracks. Access to the large gravel/grass pay-and-display car park is via Rampart Terrace. East Beach is the site of a defence boom, built in 1944, to prevent enemy shipping and submarines from accessing the River Thames. This replaced an earlier, similar boom built 100 yards (91 m) east. The majority of the boom was dismantled after the war, but around one mile still remains, stretching out into the Thames Estuary. East Beach benefits from a large grassy area immediately adjacent to the sands, which is suitable for informal sports and family fun.
Shoeburyness is where, during the Second World War, a magnetic ground mine, which was deposited in the mud at the mouth of the Thames by the Luftwaffe, was discovered by the MoD. Up until that time, various sinkings of ships around the English coast were thought to be due to U-boat torpedoes. The discovery of the ground mine allowed countermeasures to be introduced to neutralise the weapon's effect; one of these was the degaussing cables installed in merchant ships in Allied and British fleets, and of course the wooden minesweepers.
Shoebury Common Beach is bounded to the east by the land formerly occupied by the Shoeburyness Artillery barracks and continues into Jubilee Beach. Shoebury Common Beach is the site of many beach huts located on both the promenade and the beach. A Coast Guard watch tower at the eastern end of the beach keeps watch over the sands and mudflats while listening out for distress calls over the radio. A cycle path skirts around the sea-front linking the East Beach to Shoebury Common Beach, and thence into Southend and a number of other towns, including Leigh-on-Sea.
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Grays Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Essex, and around 20 miles east of central London, is the town of Grays Thurrock, commonly referred to as, simply, Grays.
Geographically, Grays is situated on the north bank of the River Thames in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock. It is around two miles east of the M25 motorway encompassing Greater London and parts of neighbouring counties, with the Dartford Crossing linking Essex to Kent in the vicinity.
The name 'Grays' is believed to have originated from Henry de Grey, a courtier of King John who was of Norman descent. De Grey was granted the manor of Greys Thurrock in 1195 by Richard I. Originally Grays was a small port with brickworks and a brewery.
Grays saw a significant increase in population during the 19th century. Much of this was brought about by the coming of the railways. The London, Tilbury and Southend line opened in 1854. Today this same line links up Fenchurch Street station in London to Southend and Shoeburyness, with trains operated by c2c (although at the time of filming, Liverpool Street station was providing a stand-in service for Fenchurch Street).
The local economy of Grays is linked to Port of London industries with the Tilbury Docks located a couple of miles downriver. Retail is also a major employer, with the Lakeside Shopping Centre being located just west of the town centre.
Famous people from Grays include Russell Brand and Joe Pasquale.
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Busy Dalston is centred on Kingsland Road, home to vintage fashion stores, hip cocktail bars, and basement clubs. Stalls at Ridley Road Market sell fruit, vegetables, and household goods. Traditional Turkish eateries sit alongside cool global restaurants and Caribbean shops, while indie bands play at EartH and the Shacklewell Arms, and the Vortex hosts jazz. The Arcola Theatre presents innovative drama.
Dalston has attracted immigrants for over 100 years; at the turn of the century it was a popular area for newly arrived Jewish people from central Europe. In the 1950s and '60s, as the Jewish community became more affluent and moved out, they were replaced by a large Caribbean community, which accounts for the wide choice of Caribbean food available in Ridley Road. As the Caribbean community slowly drifted out of Dalston it then became popular with the Turkish, as well as the Vietnamese. Recent arrivals include Poles, judging by the numbers of Polish delicatessens now appearing and other stores catering to Polish tastes.
In April 2009 The Guardian published an article on Dalston claiming that it was the coolest place to live in Britain.[18] In the same year however, sculpture park The Towers of Hackney was torn down to give way to new buildings. drifted out of Dalston it then became popular with the Turkish, as well as the Vietnamese. Recent arrivals include Poles, judging by the numbers of Polish delicatessens now appearing and other stores catering to Polish tastes.
In April 2009 The Guardian published an article on Dalston claiming that it was the coolest place to live in Britain.[18] In the same year however, sculpture park The Towers of Hackney was torn down to give way to new buildings.
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Exploring the Abandoned East Tilbury Battery
This is located near Coalhouse Fort. But unlike Coalhouse fort which is a tourist attraction, this place is totally abandoned.
East Tilbury Battery is a large site which is overgrown with brambles. Also there are some pitch black tunnels!
Places to see in ( Grays Thurrock - UK )
Places to see in ( Grays Thurrock - UK )
Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes. Grays Thurrock is approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the M25 motorway. Its economy is linked to Port of London industries, its own offices, retail and Lakeside, West Thurrock. Its diversely used riverside faces Broadness Lighthouse, Broadness Point, Swanscombe, Kent.
Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that he visited Grays on 24 September 1665 and apparently bought fish from the local fishermen. Parts of Grays and Chafford Hundred are set within three Victorian chalk pits; the largest two being the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. Another area of the Chafford Hundred residential development is built on a Victorian landfill site.
Thurrock is a Saxon name meaning the bottom of a ship. The element Grays comes from Henry de Grai, a descendant of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye, who was granted the manor of Grays Thurrock in 1195 by Richard I. Local sites of interest include the Thameside Theatre, the Thurrock History Museum, Grays Beach and the now-disused State Cinema.
From the top of the Derby Road Bridge in Grays one can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach children's playground and the River Thames. As well as Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach is the site of the local landmark The Gull, a lightship built in 1860, which has lain on the foreshore for decades and is now in a serious state of dilapidation. The Thurrock Campus of South Essex College relocated to a new complex in the town centre in September 2014.
The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the M25 motorway its economy is linked to Port of London industries, its own offices, retail and Lakeside, West Thurrock. Its variously used riverside (from homes through wild bird-habitat marshland to importation, storage and distribution) faces Broadness Lighthouse, Broadness Point, Swanscombe, Kent.
Grays has good road links, being close to the A13 road and the M25 motorway. The A126 London Road is the main road which links Grays town centre with Lakeside Shopping Centre, Purfleet and Tilbury. Grays railway station runs through the centre of the built-up core and is served by c2c and runs between Fenchurch Street station in the City of London to the west and Shoeburyness to the east. Also Grays bus station by the station above is a hub for most bus services in Thurrock. The bus services are operated by Ensignbus, First Essex, Arriva Southend, Imperial Buses and Regal Busways.
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Tilbury Fort : The Photo Collection
Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with artillery covering the river, was constructed by King Henry VIII to protect London against attack from France as part of his Device programme. It was reinforced during the 1588 Spanish Armada invasion scare, after which it was reinforced with earthwork bastion, and Parliamentary forces used it to help secure the capital during the English Civil War of the 1640s. Following naval raids during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, the fort was enlarged by Sir Bernard de Gomme from 1670 onwards to form a star-shaped defensive work, with angular bastions, water-filled moats and two lines of guns facing onto the river.
In addition to protecting the Thames, in the 18th century Tilbury also began to be used a transit depot and for storing gunpowder. It continued to be essential for the defence of the capital and a new artillery battery was added in the south-east corner during the Napoleonic Wars. The fort became increasingly less significant as a defensive structure, however, as military technology developed in the 19th century. It was redeveloped to hold heavy artillery after 1868, providing a second-line of defence along the river, but further changes in technology meant that it had become obsolete by the end of the century. Instead Tilbury became a strategic depot, forming a logistical hub for storing and moving troops and materiel throughout the First World War. The fort had only a limited role in the Second World War and was demobilised in 1950.
Tilbury Fort is now operated by the heritage agency English Heritage as a tourist attraction, receiving 16,154 visitors in 2014. Many of the more modern military features were demolished during the 1950s, with further restoration work taking place during the 1970s ahead of the site opening to the public in 1983. The 17th-century defences are considered by the historian Paul Pattison to be the best surviving example of their kind in Britain, and the fort includes the only surviving early 18th century gunpowder magazines in Britain.
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EXPLORING TILBURY FORT | RARE U.S MRE HOT WEATHER RATION REVIEW
This video was filmed about 2 years ago and has not seen the light of day until now! It took a lot of research and hard work to put it together and I think that is why i kept shelving the project. Going forward I probably won't do an as in depth historical documentary as this again.
Basically we had joined English heritage and wanted to get our money's worth from the membership so we visited the fort on the Thames Estuary in Essex, as Candice is a local and grew up round there, having visited the fort before. It was a hot day so I bought a rare Hot Weather Ration Pack along because it didn't require a stove and I thought it would be a cool location to review it, something different.
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Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with artillery covering the river, was constructed by King Henry VIII to protect London against attack from France as part of his Device programme.
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Two Hours in Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury, a medieval market town located north in the county of Gloucestershire, has a rich and vibrant history. There is much to explore in the town, beautiful waterside cottages alongside the River Avon, many independent shops and the wonderful Tewkesbury Abbey.
Although the town is always busy with people, a short walk through the numerous alleys will take you into more peaceful surroundings.
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St Cleres visit to Tilbury Fort Class of 1995
St Cleres school trip to Tilbury Fort class of 1995
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