A walk to the most dangerous path in Britain (4K)
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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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BURGHWALLIS: Doncaster Parish #15 of 43
There are villages that are beautiful. There are ones which are well maintained. There are ones that are loved and respected by everybody, regardless of whether or not you live there. Then you have this place, which is all three and then some.
Make no mistake, the parish council in charge of this ancient village pull out all the stops to make sure this is welcoming to everybody, resident or not. The village's rich history is preserved as well through various examples of old artefacts like the village pump, still visible in all it's glory on the old village street. The parish even has a road that is linked to the French Revolution by way of it's name, and make no mistake about it, The Abbe's Walk tale is one that you definitely will not find in every video on this channel.
It might be small, but what it has, it makes the most of. Many parishes can say they have a logo, or a symbol, or an emblem but how many can say they have their own village flag, flying proudly above the cenotaph in the centre? I think you would only need the fingers of one hand.
Joined at the hip with Hampole via Robin's Hood's Well being on the border of the two, you won't find many places with the same amount of quirky little features.
Once home to Jeremy Clarkson, click on this video and for the next nine minutes, treat yourself to the delights of the lovely BURGHWALLIS.
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Walking the Dengie Peninsula from Burnham-on-Crouch (4K)
A walk along the River Crouch Estuary in Essex then beside the North Sea and inland to Southminster. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon for making videos like this possible
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LANGSETT: Barnsley Parish #8 of 17
South Yorkshire is a varied part of the country. In the South West of the county, you'll find the bustling urban metropolis of the City of Sheffield, with it's almost conjoined twin brother Rotherham in much the same vein, a busy industrial town. Both have been forged through a long history of steel working and coal mining. Up in the North East, it's a much more rural affair, where the main businesses are agricultural, in and around places like Thorne and Hatfield.
In the South East, you'll find some of the more upmarket and trend setting settlements like Bawtry, located on land that's pretty much bang flat and is an opening to the relative wilderness that is the Northern Nottinghamshire district of Bassetlaw.
There is absolutely nowhere in the county though, quite like the North Western corner, the very edge of Barnsley borough, where the broad flat lands suddenly start to turn into steep gradients. Villages become much further away from each other, fields become moorlands, and above all, the weather becomes much more severe when it's bad.
This is where the Peak District begins, one of the UK's National Parks, and in this parish., we walk right on the boundary as it runs down the side of an impressive mile-long reservoir. The Dark Peak as it is known to locals due to the vast expanse of peaty moorlands is a wild, uninhabitable wilderness, but in one small corner of the area this parish covers there is a nice little village with a pub famous for it's pies, and an unmistakable feeling that you are somewhere unlike anywhere else in South Yorkshire.
That village, and the parish around it, goes by the name of LANGSETT.
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Top Restaurants to Visit in Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea | Essex - English
Great Wakering is a charming village located in the district of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. With a rich history dating back to the Roman times, this village offers a glimpse into the past with its historic buildings and landmarks. The name Wakering is believed to have originated from the Old English word Wacere, meaning watcher or watchful, possibly referring to the village's strategic location near the coast.
One of the notable landmarks in Great Wakering is the St. Nicholas Church, which dates back to the 12th century. This beautiful church features stunning architecture and is a testament to the village's long-standing religious heritage. Visitors can also explore the remnants of a Roman settlement known as The Mount, which is believed to have been a fort or watchtower
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GREAT WAKERING: Rochford Parish #1 of 14
So after filming both Canvey Island and Leigh on Sea after the Kent trip, I found myself with plenty of time left to do a little extra on the same evening. It was still nice outside and I had plenty of energy left, not to mention a lot of camera battery! I didn't think being sat in a hotel room in Southend was the right thing to be doing when I could be out filming this little peach of a place.
This is only four miles from Southend, but it feels like a world away. Southend is quite an urban locality, and it you walk around the town centre you get the impression you're almost in a city. This village has no such feeling to it, and with it being close to the coast as well (and not a beachy coast either), this may as well be the other end of the country.
A village that was forged around the old brickworks, and today with a population of over 5,000 people, the folk here have a storied past and plenty of old buildings to show it. There's any number of halls which can be used as venues for various functions, not to mention there's four pubs that line the High Street here, meaning you're never short of a place to find a drink.
The 1953 Canvey Island floods affected this village is pretty much the same was as they did there, but despite the church of St Nicholas being only 18 feet above sea level, that survived whilst the rest of the village was swamped by the floodwaters. Most of the land around the village is MOD property, Foulness Island is a place you need permission to access (and to film in fact, which is going to be fun when I attempt Foulness CP!), unless you're willing to walk The Broomway - the most dangerous path in Britain - via Wakering Stairs - which is the only other legal way onto it.
Welcome to the first parish of the fourteen in the district of Rochford. A small elongated area of Essex lined with creeks and islands, but a whole lot of character. Here's my tour of GREAT WAKERING.
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BARLING MAGNA, ENGLAND 영국 에식스의 발링 마그나 강변 나들이
Barling Magna is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Barling Magna in Essex, England. It is located approximately 6 km northeast of Southend-on-Sea and is 29 km southeast from the county town of Chelmsford.
The area known as Essex to which the Normans came in 1066 had been settled by the Saxons for over 500 years, and nearly all of the 840 villages and hamlets bore the Saxon names which survive today. Most of the village names are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086:
Roman remains, and field boundaries are found in the area suggests that Great Wakering (Wachelinga), Little Wakering and Barling may even date back to Roman times. What is more certain is that the suffix ‘-ing’ is an early Saxon ending dating from before 500 AD.
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Great Wakering (United Methodist) Church is one of the churches where I ministered as the last post in the Methodist Church in Britain. The church in the picture is a Church of England in Barling where my friend, Kim, is ministering at the moment.
HORKSTOW: North Lincolnshire Parish #10 of 56
This is one of the five “Low Villages” between Brigg and the River Humber, so-called because of their position below the Northern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Itwas previously part of Glanford administrative district, and before that, the North Lindsey division of Lindsey, Lincolnshire. According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, its name probably means shelter for animals or people
There are three listed buildings of particular historic note. One of those gave its name to a traditional Lincolnshire folk tune. In 1937 Percy Grainger used it as part of his Lincolnshire Posy suite. Historically there’s a bit here. A 4th century Roman mosaic - a tessellated pavement depicting Greek mythological figures – was found and was taken to the British Museum in 1927 on permanent loan, but was transferred to the Hull and East Riding Museum in 1974
The parish church is dedicated to St Maurice, and is Grade I listed. It was built supposedly by The Knights Templar in the early 12th century, though in fact they had nothing to do with the church. Within the church is an oval, marble tablet to Catherine Ayers dating to 1759, and at the East end of the nave, one to Rear Admiral Thomas Shirley – the leader of Shirley's Gold Coast expedition, dated to 1814
A suspension bridge is not something you’d expect to see in a village this small, but here we find the only suspension bridge designed by Sir John Rennie. The ironwork was supplied by Messrs John and Edward Walker of Gospel Oak Ironworks, in Tipton, Staffordshire, and the bridge was completed in 1836. It links the village to Winterton. A ferry had previously connected the villages, and it is believed a bridge had occupied the site from the 18th century, providing access to the brick-making kilns located on the Winterton side.
To finish this one off, I found a fabulous rendition of that aforementioned folk tune and was granted permission by the amazing Kirsty Hannah to use it in this video. Here’s HORKSTOW.
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MILITARY ROAD ON WATER! feat. Cat, Photographing The Broomway, Wakering Stairs
Today I go to visit a rather weird place, not so photogenic but rather interesting in facts.
The Broomway, which I later find out, it's Military Property, and after having a rather lovely encounter with a cat, I reach the Shooting Range through which I have to go to reach the Wakering Stairs, that lead to the Broomway.
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Tidal cockle paths are best short walks in Essex
Tidal, cockle paths at Leigh are among the shortest walks in Essex, and they link to The Saffron Trail, one of longest hikes. Watch video and visit my website for more details
Plenty has been written about The Broomway walk, the pre-historic, tidal path a few miles east of Leigh, off Shoebury. Much less is known about the shorter, ancient stone paths that emerge off Leigh and Chalkwell at low tide. And that's a shame. Because they offer some of the most scenic walks in Essex. And the swim at the end, on a hot day, is pretty special too.
On warm summer days, locals can be seen strolling out to Leigh Creek and The Ray for a dip. Potentially hazardous tides put some people off. Many more just don't know the cockle paths are there.
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RYHILL: Wakefield Parish #10 of 30
Rycroft. Put that name into Google Maps and you won't find this parish, but trust me, that name is synonymous with this entire area. That's because it's a shortened version of this parish's name, amalgamated with the neighbours which you've already seen. Once known as Rihella, and known as being agricultural, the industries in this area once again centred around coal mining.
One of this parish's most iconic landmarks is something we can't actually access because you'll only find it a private field. That comes in the form of a well head which supplied water to the priory at nearby Nostell, possibly built in 1520. Even though a tourist attraction, it's only accessible with the permission of the farmer - and at the time of filming, the farmer in question had issues with Covid-19.
Regardless, there's still loads to see, like the site of the old railway station at the end of Ferry Top Lane, a magnificent church which serves the parish and three of the other villages around it - a church which I did get access to the interior of as well thanks to the kindness of the church warden too! There's also the excellent war memorial in the cemetery, technically one of two this village possesses.
The village, as a former mining area is quite varied these days despite the social struggles that have cropped up as a result of the mine closures. More new builds have sprung up, which also includes the GP surgery and health village. Amenities wise, you're not short of sporting facilities at Rycroft Leisure Centre, which stands right next door to Havercroft's parish hall - not located in Havercroft at all!
That's because Rycroft is referred to as such because you simply cannot separate these two from each other. They are, and forever will be entwined within each other as one huge community. This is Havercroft's bigger brother - RYHILL.
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BREADSALL: Erewash Parish #2 of 14
This is a picturesque old village surrounded by woodland with a population of 773, with a wonderfully active community with an array of social clubs, as well as access to something called the Greenway and network of paths for both walking and cycling
The village nowadays is relatively peaceful and only gets busy during some rush hour periods when drivers use the village as a thoroughfare to the northern tip of nearby Oakwood, and further afield, to areas including Hilltop, Morley, West Hallam, Heanor and Ilkeston.
The Harpur-Crewe’s were the estate holders here, it being founded in the early 1500s by Richard Harpur who was a solicitor in London. Henry Harpur was one of his ancestors, and he would marry Lady Jane Crewe, thus becoming Henry Harpur-Crewe. The botanist Joseph Whittaker was born here in 1815[9]
The village is a very popular location for retired people who want to live comfortably in their later years, while still in reach of Derby city centre. The physician Erasmus Darwin is buried here. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor and poet.
All around the village you will find a number of these small green areas, known as “triangles”, and they make it pretty obvious you’re in BREADSALL.
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Crowland Abbey
Crowland Abbey, a place of prayer and worship in the town of Crowland, Lincolnshire. Although we call ourselves an abbey, we are actually the parish church of Crowland. As such, we are a part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Lincoln.
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North Wales comes to Oxford in Miniature!
A visit to Cuttleslowe Park Miniature Railway in Oxford on Sunday 30th August 2020 to film Episode 29 of Miniature Railway Britain.
Following on from the Miniature Railway Britain video here is another video from the same day featuring all the footage taken with no commentary, just linesiding and a trip on both trains running that day.
The locos we see in action are Quarry Hunslets Llyn Padarn & Charles and No. 7 Tom Rolt & Polly. No. 7 is a replica of the Talyllyn Railway locomotive which goes by the same identity.
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