Britain's smallest bothy. Overnight at Grwyne Fawr

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6 ай бұрын

A hike from Llanthony Priory up to Grwyne Fawr bothy. I drag some firewood up there and spend the night in the UK's smallest bothy.

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@paulwood2329 5 ай бұрын

I bet what you could hear at night was that log stove cooling down! Nice video. Thank You.

@roywilding3039 4 ай бұрын

I heard a German pilot bailed out his plane in the battle of Britain, he was caught by two farmer's, who had a struggle with him,and he ended up losing a hand. They never found the hand,its believed to come back at night and crawl around this Bothy.

@iancampbell582 5 ай бұрын

Theres a tin opener on your swiss army knife

@paulturner7829 5 ай бұрын

Stayed in there back in 1986 ,5 of us .

@smiley9872 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@durbledurb3992 5 ай бұрын

The little people for sure. If there was a place they'd be these days, it's there 🧚‍♂

@smiley9872 5 ай бұрын

🧚‍♀️

@CMB-pd1qu 2 ай бұрын

Ghosts for sure!! Knew it as soon as you walked inside 👻👻👻

@debthomas2078 5 ай бұрын

If you had a mouse, those packets would be chewed up. Face it, you spent thr night with a ghost! Not surprising really.

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I did wonder if I'd dreamt the noise. Anway, a big relief to find no mouse !

@terryono-ss8he 4 ай бұрын

woodstove cooling doon thank you for your vidio

@KhurshidsChannel 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@urbanopoggi6241 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing

@taff1538 5 ай бұрын

Very good video, I enjoyed it, honest experience, love the bothy, thanks for taking the time to share.

@denisepeters8551 2 ай бұрын

Just the fire cooling down,I would have slept on the floor near the fire and you can see whats going on. 😅

@iancampbell582 5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate i enjoyed that. Best wishes from Belfast.

@markallen5764 4 ай бұрын

THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN WELLIES THEY NEVER KEEP YOUR FEET WARM....LOVE THEM LIGHTS AND LOGBURNERS ARE A DELIGHT ESPECIALLY WARMING YOUR FEET 😂😅 BECKY 😊😊

@carlarthur4442 5 ай бұрын

Try to get a little tin opener that come with Army ration packs , they just fold up very small but very effective 👌 Great little video, enjoyed it . Thank you .😊

@niallwalsh6598 5 ай бұрын

I'm Surprised you didn't know how to open a tin with a knife, instead of hacking your way through it, you push the blade cleanly down into it and repeat that several times so that the cuts join up, probably best to place the can on a chair below you, so it's easier and safer

@TobyOneCanoby 5 ай бұрын

Was up there late summer, with my son, tent camping, just across the brook from there, on the elevated bit overlooking the reservoir.

@michaeltellurian825 4 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable. Thank you!

@deborahbeswick1396 Ай бұрын

Just found you! Loved your adventure. Liked and subscribed immediately. Looking forward to the next one. Best wishes from Oregon ❤

@johnnyboy63100 5 ай бұрын

Single Malt, good man lol....

@Greg-eq7pf 5 ай бұрын

It's been painted recently by the amazing bothy maintenance guys and also East Anglian Bushcraft fella who happened upon them whilst visiting. Great video by the way, have subscribed. Keep getting out there ✌️

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

I saw that video, I think they were there about a week after me. I noticed the snacks I'd left had gone ! I follow East Anglian Bushcraft anyway so it was a nice surprise to see him in the bothy so soon after I was.

@brumlordgoesoutdoors54 5 ай бұрын

Long time since camping at LLanthony. Seen several vids of this tiny bothy and hope to go stay in it one of the days. Beautiful part of wales. Great scenery. Nice video. Ace bothy, love it! 🙂👍Doubt my wife would stay in there if there are mice lol!

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if there was a mouse in there. I thought I could hear one but zero evidence of it the next morning !

@Evasapprentice 5 ай бұрын

Poltergeist! Bothies are notoriously spooky!

@jsparklies 5 ай бұрын

My first time seeing your videos. I love that you show the beautiful scenery as you go. I await the video on the priory!

@smiley9872 5 ай бұрын

Same

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Llanthony priory video hopefully coming soon.

@stuartsturgess2199 4 ай бұрын

all in your mind tbh could be the wind ..I worked security nights for a few years and once you start getting worried in the dark it goes on all night ...I would sleep in my van ..slept like a baby lol

@timbyles4124 5 ай бұрын

Really informative. Only just found your channel, but will definitely be coming back for more. Keep up the great work. 👍

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I plan a few more bothy trips this year plus more videos walking around exploring.

@jezlucas3878 5 ай бұрын

Stunning

@Danny-hp9fx 5 ай бұрын

Throughly enjoyable 👍

@JamieHarding5 5 ай бұрын

Very informative.👍 I'm going there myself soon. Just liked and subscribed. Look forward to more from you.

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing ! I'd recommend carrying as much firewood as is comfortable, you'll appreciate it when you're there. In hindsight, the wood I got from nearby might have been alright once the fire was going full blaze.

@damianbutterworth2434 5 ай бұрын

Take a telescope with you for a cloudy warm night.

@dannykennion8738 5 ай бұрын

Nice chill video thanks, subbed

@nanslife 7 күн бұрын

Omg it's so cute, and gorgeous country.

@DanHfromWales 5 ай бұрын

Stayed here in Jan 2021 with 2 mates. I set off from Crickhowell. Over the sugar loaf, down to forest coal pit back up on the hill and ridge walked through rest of the way there. Up on the ridge was the hard part with knee high snow, it was just getting dark as I got to the bothy and I was a little nervous as it was the 1st time visiting and you can't see it from the path. Safe to say my friends had the easy choice of parking the 2 miles south at the car park....

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

The car park is the easy way to do it. I was a bit worried whether my car was safe there overnight so I parked at Llanthony but I enjoyed the hike over the mountain and it all adds to the adventure.

@DanHfromWales 5 ай бұрын

@@GazingMonkeyI've had that feeling, there's nothing in that area that screams crime and vandalism but it's the remoteness that can get you thinking the worst. It's a shame that not all people are decent but I genuinely find that out and about in the hills/wilderness you meet like minding individuals.

@jacquelinetaylor8683 2 ай бұрын

Nice vid but I hope you left some chopped wood in there ready for the next visitor. They might be arriving in the dark on a bad night when dry wood would be very appreciated.

@paulf2529 5 ай бұрын

I have visited this a number of times and had a coffe but never stayed overnight.

@TheBrotherLouie 5 ай бұрын

Great vid❤ subscribed👍

@markallen5764 4 ай бұрын

IVE WATCHED YOUR VIDEO AND ITS SO SO GOOD..... VERY INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY... LOVE THE BOFFEY ITS GREAT 👍 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE BLOOMIN CAREFUL WHEN YOUR ON YOUR OWN....YOUR A PROFFESIONAL WALKER BUT JUST TAKE CARE MY GOOD FRIEND 👍 🙏 ❤️ 😊 NEVER SEEN THE BOFFEYS BEFORE AND TOTALLY BRILLIANT BECKY 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 XX

@scottbroadfoot3530 4 ай бұрын

Bothy. A Scottish word for a shelter. Usually built of stone and an abandoned or forcibly evicted small holding.

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Becky. I've got some more bothy videos planned soon !

@chriscoyle1221 5 ай бұрын

The sound could be the metal of the stove contracting as the fire dies and it gets cold.

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

It could be that, it sounded metallic. Or maybe the wind was blowing under the door and rattling something.

@daviddavies5179 5 ай бұрын

More of these videos nice 1 ❤

@patrickbaker1470 5 ай бұрын

Spent the night in there a few months back, cracking little bothy.

@BimbleWithBruce 5 ай бұрын

Just found your channel. I've watched a few and looking forward to seeing more (just subscribed too) Keep up the great work I think I'm going to have a look and see if and when I can find this amazing place

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. That bothy is very cosy once the fire's lit :)

@BimbleWithBruce 5 ай бұрын

@@GazingMonkey I'm going to look into it. Need to plan where to park my car safely, gear to take, etc. Can't wait to find the Bothy

@Blackhawk364 Ай бұрын

This is my favorite video. I love them.all but you must have a favorite and this one is mine.

@GazingMonkey Ай бұрын

Well this one is certainly the most popular ! I think my Elan Valley video is my favorite but sadly it's hardly getting any views :(

@Blackhawk364 Ай бұрын

@@GazingMonkey sorry to hear that. I thought it was great. The views were spectacular.

@davideastwood309 5 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing, loved the video, what an experiance. maybe the noises you heard was your mind playing tricks with you lol. id want to leave a diary notebook there so everyone who uses the bothy can jot down , be sooo interesting to read . brilliant video , subscribed now to you thanks ...

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

There's a visitor's book on the window sill but I forgot to log my visit. I read lots of comments from other visitors, that bothy gets quite a lot of use.

@drewwhy5541 5 ай бұрын

Great video, I watched Craig from east anglia bushcraft paint this bothy recently.

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I saw his video. I think he was there about a week after me. The snacks I'd left behind had gone.

@dicbev 5 ай бұрын

A beautiful part of Wales - try it in the summer too.

@robsadventures4653 5 ай бұрын

Rubber wellies for hiking

@grahamwishart4832 4 ай бұрын

And jeans...

@mraidymaddful 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I thought it was good that you gave thanks to the Bothy Gods.

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

I'd like to go back there some time and leave a few more items. Some detergent and a sponge for example because, although I swept the floor, I wasn't able to clean the table very well.

@peterq1978 2 ай бұрын

if you are walking, take some Scottish Tablet, Kendall Mint Cake or at a stretch, chocolat, all 3 packed with sugar to kee you going till you can get some hot food or carbs.

@johnhiggins9020 5 ай бұрын

I see this all the time more likes than subscribers, it doesn't cost anything just to subscribe.

@hashtagvanlife 5 ай бұрын

Stayed the night here with my girlfriend a few years back. Bloody freezing - couldn't get a fire going, minus 2 inside. Would have been warmer in a tent!

@Greg-eq7pf 5 ай бұрын

Good to carry a little bit of firelighter of various types in a tin. Of course I'm assuming that was the problem but if it was raining persistently then firelighter or no firelighter it's a battle to light wet wood

@chrisfs150 4 ай бұрын

"Couldnt light a fire" In all honesty no business being in the great outdoors then really...

@richardpack8655 5 күн бұрын

I just hope noone goes there after being stranded lost and hungry and you took the baked beans i wonder did you leave anything 🤔

@spudmurphy9264 5 күн бұрын

Curious about rhe houses you heard 👻😱

@terry5123 5 ай бұрын

Loved the video if you go again maybe you could fit something on the door to close the would be mouse gap 👍

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Possibly though I think that gap might have been cut deliberately for air flow to the fire. A fire in such a confined space has a risk of carbon monoxide.

@Gareth769 5 ай бұрын

nice views and location. also did your swiss army knife not has a can opener ? and watch those ankles in wellys on hills!

@smiley9872 5 ай бұрын

Very true

@TeemoRat-fi2bq 5 ай бұрын

@Funkyprepper does not approve of your sleep system, says he will be around tonight for the free food hahaha.

@tonylelli3057 3 күн бұрын

Stayed there way back in 1952. Hasn’t changed a bit. 😂

@Jez-explores-outdoors 5 ай бұрын

New sub here just came across you on here .great vid relaxing content to watch great escapism cheers.

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. I've just watched your Polish Lavvu and your fatwood video. I wish I could find fatwood as easily as you do. I saw off the low pine branches like you do but there never seems to be much fatwood there :(

@Jez-explores-outdoors 4 ай бұрын

if your ever in the wye valley area give me a shout and i will take you out on a fat wood gathering walk.. cheers. @@GazingMonkey

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

I live in the Wye Valley - I'm in Hereford ! I'll gladly take up your offer of fatwood hunting. Drop me a message at gazingmonkeyvideos@gmail.com

@welshbeekeepers8275 5 ай бұрын

Pronounced (phonetically) groin-y vow-rr

@philbebbington1755 5 ай бұрын

Diolch ! What about the LL ? Le gach dea guí ó Éireann (with every good wish from Ireland)

@footoomsh2 17 күн бұрын

I think that it is easier to take a small section of rope and drag wood -it's much easier. My verson was my dogs lead - pefect for cinching up several logs and stagging them

@colinjohnson9442 5 ай бұрын

Hello could you tell me what camera's you use ? The quality is excellent thanks from c J

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I used a DJI Pocket 3 for the handheld shots and a Sony RX100 for some of the walk-past shots.

@pauloakes5718 5 ай бұрын

Was it the fire cooling down?

@uktony1525 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the Llanthony Priory video.

@collin6238 5 ай бұрын

Nice video how do you book this bothy because there could be people there when you arrive

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

You can't book it, you just have to hope it isn't occupied when you get there. Even then, you have a right to stay since it's a public refuge. The best chance of getting it empty is a weekday, I imagine most people will stay on Friday or Saturday nights.

@andrewwheeler8591 2 ай бұрын

Blimey, 1st light the stove and get some heat going on!

@irenecontreras3247 5 ай бұрын

Should have put your thermometer with hot water in your sleeping bag to keep you warm.

@chrisdunkley8055 5 ай бұрын

Allways have moccasin slippers and thin socks for when the boots come of, cold damp feet are the worst thing just saps the heat out of you

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I think I'll do that next time, a lesson learnt the hard way.

@simon-ls6lp 5 ай бұрын

use neoprene wellies not cheap dunlops

@eileenspamer 5 ай бұрын

we ladies like to see the rustic inside and a doggie or two uk granny

@mdirckinck9469 5 ай бұрын

Can someone explain to me what is Bothy ?

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

They're refuges in remote places that are open to anyone who needs them. They're maintained by the Mountain Bothy Association and are potential life savers for hikers who get caught in bad conditions.

@ellensears 3 ай бұрын

The place is haunted😢😢😢

@eileenspamer 5 ай бұрын

need hats on lol

@rob20452 5 ай бұрын

Heard this before there, it's very old so could be you like from the past 🥹

@andrewwhite2449 5 ай бұрын

It's boo nah haben in phonetic , its a west Scots single malt and its very nice.😊

@roywilding3039 4 ай бұрын

Half a bottle and he'd of slept until mid morning, you have to have a radio, what do you think radio 3 and the world service at night is for.

@collin6238 5 ай бұрын

How do you book the bothy

@grahamwishart4832 4 ай бұрын

You can't book them... First come first there

@smiley9872 5 ай бұрын

Light the stove already!

@mark.kelley1928 20 күн бұрын

It’s ghosts lol 😂

@MediaRedia 5 ай бұрын

Nice video. By the way, Grwynne Fawr is pronounced Groin Vawr.

@philbebbington1755 5 ай бұрын

Diolch !

@MediaRedia 5 ай бұрын

@@philbebbington1755 Croeso.

@Francisco_CS 5 ай бұрын

Did you not see the sheep at 30:52 ?

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

I didn't see it at the time, I only noticed it when you pointed it out and I rewatched that part of the video.

@lorig4871 5 ай бұрын

Cat ?

@barbaracameron-smith7093 5 ай бұрын

So comforting viewing your shelter in a storm, however tiny. New Zealand mountaineers of old called out of the weather shelters under rocks 'bivies'. Perhaps there's a linguistic connection.

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

I think they're from different roots. Bivvy is short for bivouac, a French word for a temporary camp. I think bothy comes from Gaelic / Brythonic but I'm guessing a bit.

@stanwaterman7553 5 ай бұрын

How many hours do you waste setting up your cameras!

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

This video wasn't too bad because most of the shots were handheld. My Malvern Hills video used more walk-past and drone shots and took a lot of extra time.

@pauloakes5718 5 ай бұрын

Always take a small. Smoke detector

@GazingMonkey 5 ай бұрын

Good idea. There was one there when I arrived but I didn't know that beforehand. Taking a CO detector along is a good idea, especially in a tiny space like that.

@FromMetayou 5 ай бұрын

Bothy is haunted

@NorthernMouse52 4 ай бұрын

By a phantom 🐁, eek!

@markmurphy4441 5 ай бұрын

These are Hills lol come to Scotland and see real mountains still beautiful no doubt but looks like the lowlands here

@GazingMonkey 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to do some bothy stats in Scotland. I went up to Mallaig and Applecross in 1990 and swore I'd return soon. And somehow a third of a century has passed and I haven't been back even though it's only a day's drive away.

@markmurphy4441 4 ай бұрын

@@GazingMonkey even the drive is sometimes my favorite part of going places here mate, walking would be preferred depending on the weather 😅, pretty amazing driving through all the different mountains, and I doubt the botheys have changed much since you last visited, still cold and beautiful as ever 😅♥️

@martinlanigan803 4 ай бұрын

I say place full mice or rats it looks pure dirthy good look with that

@gerrydavies8034 2 ай бұрын

Great little video, I've wild camped many times further up the valley. Shame your Welsh pronunciation is a bit "English".

@GazingMonkey 2 ай бұрын

Sorry about the pronunciation. I looked it up online and really thought I was nailing it.

@riverwesthunter8100 4 ай бұрын

Mate where you were standing on the track saying it’s quarter to three, I know for a fact it more than 15 mins walk from that spot to the bothey and then a few clips later you say it’s a 3 mins walk in when your blatantly 10 mins . Little tip mate, don’t wear jeans in the hills cause if they get wet they take will long to dry and also can cause problems on the inside of the legs, and get yourself some proper boots for ankle support not wellies mate . Where you are there things can go wrong quickly up there, so alway make sure you got the right kit just in case the shit was to hit the fan.