COTSWOLD GEMS: Town of Winchcombe, Hailes Abbey Ruin, Belas Knap Ancient Burial Ground!
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Күн бұрынThis video shares several somewhat obscure but very interesting locations in England’s Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Come along with us on our late July 2021 visit to the charming town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. Then we stop by Hailes Church and the Hailes Abbey ruin, and finally, a hike to a neolithic long barrow called Belas Knap! All these sites are located in the gorgeous Cotswolds countryside not far from our flat in Cheltenham.
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Cheers! XX Dara
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Winchcombe
2:32 Hailes Church
6:17 Hailes Abbey
7:42 Belas Knap
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@IamaDutch-Kiwi 2 жыл бұрын
I think we are so much more privileged today when visiting such great places. The opportunity to capture on film and photo brings many more people joy, especially those unable to travel. I'm so thrilled to be able to travel with you on your journeys and see and learn about past and present. What a great gift. I just love the old church, any ruins and evidence of times past. You tell the story so well. Thank you both for your efforts. 💖 🙏 🇳🇱 🙋♀️ 🇳🇿
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
That is so sweet of you to say, Anita! I know you understand how I feel when I say that I love capturing travel memories by video now, rather than just photos. It brings to life the stories and explanations that a still photo just doesn't capture! Have a great weekend. Cheers! XX Dara
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
Did you know that on Sunday it's international introverts day, which I will be celebrating quietly on my own 😉
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
How apt!
@PostcardAndAPint 2 жыл бұрын
The high street is beautiful! There are not many high streets that haven’t been ruined in this country. Every time I see French towns and villages on the tv, I bemoan the fate of many of our towns! Gorgeous church - amazing that so many paintings have survived!! That burial mound was so well preserved! What an amazing day you had. Thanks for sharing 🍻
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, luvs! I agree... it's a pity to see high streets overrun with charity shops and betting shops (bookmakers) and awful brutalist architecture! Ian was playing a time travel video the other day of Bradford, showing how the street had a row of lovely old storefronts which were torn down and replaced by ugly new buildings. Such a shame!
@StephenandAndie 2 жыл бұрын
Hailes Church is just gorgeous. The amount of preserved originality is insane and never ceases to amaze - at least from our perspective, coming from a much younger country. It's awesome.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! Knowing the paintings were hundreds of years old, I was shocked to see them. And hopeful they will continue to be preserved!
@thewealduk9802 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Ian and Dara, please keep your wonderful video's coming. I appreciate your eye for the off the beaten track locations that litter this land. My wife and two sons keep the bell ringing tradition alive locally.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, I'm so glad you are bell ringers! Whereabouts is that? I hope you see our video of Duntisbourne Abbots... when I eventually get around to editing that footage! It was a gorgeous wee village, and I got to ring the church bell! :-)
@thewealduk9802 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hello Dara, St Georges, Benenden, in the Weald of Kent. I don't ring myself as I am musically challenged, lol.
@JohnDuffy-vc8wr 21 күн бұрын
You havent lost your marketing skills and are putting them to.good use in educatering us brits about our beautiful island, as shakspear called it and as many believe the scepter isle. scepter 3:3
@theresabigwideworld2632 2 жыл бұрын
Hailes Church is really lovely, I love watching youtube videos of people who 'go off the beaten track' I get introduced to so many wonderful places I had never heard of.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! We love going to non-touristy places too... and this video is a perfect example of that!
@The_Brit_Girls 2 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous viewing point on the way to the ancient burial ground. What fascinating history lies within the burial chamber.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Yes that fabulous view distracted me during the steep hike! 🤣 Have you ever noticed that really steep paths don’t look nearly as steep on photos or video?🤔
@StephenandAndie 2 жыл бұрын
Winchcombe's High Street is beautifulI and I love the colorful flags, too!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
They are so very British! I love them too.
@kayhorrell5324 Жыл бұрын
I learned so much about these places we often visit, Dara/ Ian !!!!!!
@MagentaOtterTravels Жыл бұрын
That is sweet of you to say, Kay! It really is such an interesting area to live in! 👍
@The_Brit_Girls 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your video, Dara and Ian. I cannot wait for the next video in the series!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
You are too kind! Cheers, friend! And Happy New Year! I hope you and your family have a wonderful 2022!
@StephenandAndie 2 жыл бұрын
WOW! The burial grounds are just FASCINATING!!! The stonework in the chambers is amazing, but yeah, coming from somewhere with no shortage of earthquakes, we'd be a little clostrophobic in there. But of course, we'd still enthusiastically check it out!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I knew you would understand the earthquake paranoia ;-)
@helenwood8482 11 ай бұрын
You'd love it. I once watched the sunset from one of the chambers. A magical evening.
@jacketrussell 2 жыл бұрын
We always used to have a Christmas Day walk to Belas Knap when we lived not to far away in Worcestershire. It's bleak up there in the snow. We've had to shelter in the Knap a couple of times, having coffee and a turkey sandwich.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
So you ate a turkey sandwich in a tomb?! Now that's a story! haha
@jacketrussell 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Did it several times. LOL We used to walk up from the TV masts near Cleeve Cloud.
@MadameMinima 2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely spirit that makes its appearance in your video 😁
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's actually a skull from Mexico's Dia De Los Muertos celebrations... but here in Texas we celebrate that too ;-)
@StephenandAndie 2 жыл бұрын
Ian's drone footage is gorgeous as always!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Awww, thanks! I think he did an amazing job ❤
@FlourEggsYeast 2 жыл бұрын
I saw you post this yesterday! Looking forward to seeing each of these treasures Dara. Perfect way to start the New Year for sure.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Awww, thanks so much!
@FXWalesAnnaAlf 2 жыл бұрын
Hailes Norman Church was my favourite of this tour, beautiful and so small. That stone font though with lead lining whoh ! And had to laugh at your husband and his anticipation in ringing the bell 😃
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
He is the reserved Brit... I'm the zany impolite American! haha Glad you enjoyed Hailes Church. It was not a place we planned to go, and it was a huge unexpected surprise inside!!!
@WITYTRAVELS 2 жыл бұрын
What a chamber of secrets! And spirits! There's a first time for everything?
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
you get 100 extra bonus points for the HP reference ;-)
@travelxstasy 2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Full watch.Thank you so much for sharing.👍💕
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@tonywilkinson6895 2 жыл бұрын
Those burial mounds must be able to tell a few stories.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
One of the corpses was buried in a sitting position! I’m just hoping he was dead when he was buried that way!😳😳😳
@RichardWells1 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating! Superb photography, lovely soundtrack and interesting history. One regret...we missed the intriguing Hailes Church when we visited Hailes Abbey a few years ago. Oh, and another regret...we didn't see the beautiful village of Winchcombe because we missed the stop on the train. Rabbiting too much. Thank you for another brilliant vlog!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my, now I need to be ignorant and ask... what is rabbiting? I'm glad you enjoyed the vlog. We didn't plan to visit Hailes Church and I was SO surprised at what an amazing discovery it was! I hope you get to visit another time. ;-)
@RichardWells1 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, Hailes Church is certainly on our list to visit next time we do a short break in the Cotswolds. Ah yes, 'rabbiting' - it's Cockney rhyming slang for talking a lot (or non-stop!): rabbit and pork = talk. One side of my family originates in London's East End, and when I was a small boy, my uncle would tease me about rabbiting on!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@RichardWells1 well I certainly am guilty of frequent rabbiting! 🐰
@RichardWells1 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels 😂😂😂
@transientland9932 2 жыл бұрын
Great tour, hope to see some of them sometime! Especially liked Belas Knap 😄
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great! Let's go have a picnic by the burial ground and check out the chambers ;-)
@MadameMinima 2 жыл бұрын
I have never been to Winchcombe. Very beautiful!!! This is how many foreign people think the UK looks like.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Winchcombe is so close to us. We kept driving through it "on the way" to somewhere else... and I finally had to make Ian stop the car so I could have a wee look round the place! But I still didn't have time to go in the church! Next summer, hopefully!
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
Ah, Belas knap, you were dieing to get in there 😉
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
We certainly felt like we were about to have a heart attack once we'd gotten to the top of that hill.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Aye, we were indeed! Actually, I was sitting by the gate to Belas Knap and this couple came up the hill and entered whilst one whispered the other "let's go get the bodies out of the boot and bring a shovel" ... LOL
@ernestknoxknox7075 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I enjoyed it 😀
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Happy New Year’s!
@michael_177 2 жыл бұрын
Yesss my brother lives near Belas Knapp and he had NO idea I keep telling him next time I'm down we're to visit promptly!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed! It really is a fabulous place to visit, especially when the whether is nice! Let me know how your visit goes when you eventually get there. Cheers XX Dara
@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating and beautiful video! In Haile’s church I can just imagine the countless hymns and prayers! The burial tombs 5,000 years!!!! Wow! So funny when you asked Ian if he’d ever been inside one…I could tell he was concerned with the build and checking out the architecture. 🤣 Great job Dara & Ian love the drone shots! ~Cara 😊
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Cara! It was a cool experience to sit inside that burial chamber and think about life 5 thousand years ago!! BTW, editor's note... guess what kind of music I put under the Belas Kanp section... wait for it... CHAMBER music! haha... I think I'm funny!
@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@potdog1000 2 жыл бұрын
keep going, & happy new year
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, John! Wishing you a wonderful 2022!
@gerrymccartney3561 2 жыл бұрын
A delightful way to end the year with a video from Magenta Otter. Wishing you all a good New Year and a much better 2022 than 2021 has been.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!! Cheers, Gerry!
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Gerry. I'm hopeful 2022 will be a much better year.
@gerrymccartney3561 2 жыл бұрын
@@ians3586 Thank you both. Old year has just had a great ending with the arrival of a new great neice about an hour ago.
@jillhobson6128 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year to you and your family.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Wishing you a healthy and happy 2022, Jill! Thank you for all of your support in the past year 🙏
@jillhobson6128 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels You're welcome.
@MadameMinima 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again to Ian too, for his stunning drone footage! 👍
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! Thank you to Ian!! I'm blessed to have that cute drone pilot as my travel buddy ;-)
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Patz!
@Andy_U 2 жыл бұрын
Hiya. If you haven't already, you'll have to check out the mounds on Anglesey sometime, along with Beaumaris Castle and the Whistler Room inside the Plas Newydd mansion. Have a great New Year's, stay safe and all the best to you.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Hiya, Andy! Yes, we have a safe and relaxed New Year's Eve planned... staying home, watching telly and going to bed by 10pm! haha Thanks for the recommendations! You know I love Wales, so hopefully we can visit those places. I enjoy finding prehistoric sites to visit that are interesting but not as crowded as dang Stonehenge! lol
@britainonabudget 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, I just love Hailes Church! You'll have to take me there one day. :) Beautiful video, my friend!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
MOS DEF!!! It is close to where we live... and FREE and open all the time, so let's go!!! Thanks for watching. Happy new year's go you, Rachel!
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you can make it out to stay with us at some point so we can be your tour guide.
@bobbyxhilone9224 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know which I found more fascinating, Dara -- Hailes Abbey ruin or the long barrow. Each were so beautiful and unique in their own way(s). Such great views of all the countryside as well, of course. And thanks to Ian for the update on how the heck that roof stays intact! Happy 2022 to you both, and I'm looking forward to more from your lovely Cotswolds!!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year to you, Bobby! I hope 2022 is a healthy and happy year full of blessings for you and your family! I was so pleased to visit these amazing places and see that they were not crowded or touristy.... and really just as interesting as Stonehenge! I hope that more people appreciate all the historic gems dotted about Britain. I'm on a quest to spread the word ;-)
@davegreenwood1663 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dara .I think this is your best video yet .Fascinated by the history and footage you put into it . Sat here with a nice scotch in front of fire on new years eve .Wishing you all the best for 2022.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year's Eve! I'm glad I could bring a little historical entertainment to your celebrations. We will be having a quiet evening at home (no roaring fire, I'm afraid!) and going to bed at 10pm! haha Cheers! XX Dara
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
You'll have 365 pages tomorrow to plan, hope they're all good 👍
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Don't overwhelm me!!!
@The_Brit_Girls 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous drone footage of Hailes church and abbey, Ian. I love the paintings on the wall of the church, and I especially loved Ian's embarrassed grimace as he reluctantly tries to ring the bell, as per his wife's instructions! 🤣
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Ian is not as bold & zany as I am. Maybe it is his British blood that makes him a bit more reserved?🙃
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I'm not the kind of person who likes to garner attention or "ring my own bell".
@elizabetherwin1315 2 жыл бұрын
Mind you, with such magnificent beauty and history, how anyone could ever leave this utopia is beyond my understanding! Thank you, Dara for sharing your experiences in Winchcombe. The happiest of the New Year to you and Ian.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year to you as well! I feel very blessed to enjoy family and friends and advantages of the US part of the year… and that utopia the rest 💕
@ruthgoebel723 2 жыл бұрын
We visited Winchecombe very briefly, but spent a good deal of time at Sudeley. Loved it!! So historic! ❤️
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Aye I think Winchcombe is a place many just "drive through" on their way to Sudeley and elsewhere! I did LOVE my visit to Sudeley. But to be honest, I'm overwhelmed with the thought of editing that video!!! It is just so much history to try to highlight and summarise in a 10 minute or less video! Wish me luck!
@ruthgoebel723 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, there is so much there. Just the thought of standing where QE1 stood in her presence chamber, walking where she walked, seeing the ruins where several kings dined, and then standing next to the tomb of HemryVIII’s last wife…….. makes one’s head spin! I am sure you will do a lovely edit. 😉❤️
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@ruthgoebel723 thanks Luv!😘
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
Our town has a Tudor House which is a museum
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
that's cool! I shall await your vlog...
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels that's gonna be a long wait, anyway there's enough vlogs about it on youtube to put you to sleep
@catalinatreats 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Our historic buildings date back to 1874 😄
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, there's "history" and then there's really old "history"! I gotta say that the neolithic sites I visited were really fun. I don't care much for Stonehenge (WAAAAAAY too touristy!!!), but I love showing other places to visit in England which are just as old!
@5thandoverland 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Very interesting. I read Akashic records. I haven't ever tried to read for a place, just people. I think I'll try something simple to start haha
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@5thandoverland wow, that’s fascinating!😮
@griswald7156 5 ай бұрын
I went to West Kennet Long Barrow…near Salisbury..
@MagentaOtterTravels 5 ай бұрын
Oh wow, what was it like? Were you able to see inside any tombs?
@griswald7156 5 ай бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes it was cosy on a warm day..my Salisbury friend showed me….near Silbury hill i think…i think the same day we went to Avbury…Sting , Madonna and Bobby Williams have all chosen Salisbury at some point or other…its steeped in History…and they have a Waitrose…and a butter market..
@lizbignell7813 2 жыл бұрын
Another gentle video, thank you Dara and Ian. Happy New Year. I hope you will be able to come back in the summer.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Our tickets are purchased, and we have gotten our boosters. Just hoping that our family can come visit this summer too! We will be in Britain from mid May to end of August. We will be posting a travel update at some point. For now I'm just trying to edit as much of my Cotswolds footage as I can! I'm glad you enjoyed the wee tour in today's video! Cheers and Happy New Year! XX Dara
@lizbignell7813 2 жыл бұрын
Let’s keep our fingers crossed that we are getting on top of covid, and that 2022 will be more normal. I also hope that nothing disrupts the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Liz. Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing villages and towns festooned with flags and bunting for the Jubilee.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@lizbignell7813 yes, as I watched her Christmas message I was hoping she would be fit and well to enjoy the celebrations! 👑
@MadameMinima 2 жыл бұрын
I can feel Ian, I would feel uncomfortable too in such a small place 😱
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
It IS a risk... you will likely have villagers coming to see what's going on! :-)
@WITYTRAVELS 2 жыл бұрын
Coat of arms, coat of plaster. Same difference right?
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I just want to point out that the coat of ARMS indeed had an ARM in it!!! So maybe I'm not so daft after all! haha
@robw9994 Жыл бұрын
Hailes Abbey was consecrated in 1251, not 1277 as the video states. 1277 was the date that the remodelling of the east end of the church was completed. I know - I am one of the tour guides at Hailes!
@robw9994 Жыл бұрын
Please visit - Hailes Abbey is a delight!! And, apparently, the guided tours are excellent!
@MagentaOtterTravels Жыл бұрын
Thank you for correcting my mistake! And thank you for watching my video! I absolutely love Hailes Church. I am very impressed that you are a tour guide at the abbey!
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year, we've made it to 2022🥳
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
WooHoo!🎊🎉🍾 We were surprised when Ian's mum just messaged us to say happy new year at 10 minutes past midnight in the UK. Then she confessed her secret. She sets her alarm for 11:45 PM😂🤣
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels our day will come 😅❤👍
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@wencireone oh yeah, I don’t plan to be awake after 10 PM! I would be too grumpy to set an alarm and wake myself up in the middle of the night!🤣
@raydaley1535 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I have noticed that meany of your videos have wonderful background music which seem to enhance them.I wonder if you would let me know the song and singers of the one you used for Bibury . Best regards Ray D.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
You know, I have never taken the time to add it to my descriptions, but I should! I use EpidemicSound which is a royalty free music site that is amazing. A lot of vloggers use it. Funny you should mention Bibury... I wanted to do a special type of song in that video and I had my son help me. He is an audiophile and music expert, and happened to be home for Christmas. He helped me find just the perfect song for that vlog! Let me look it up... I'll reply either here or on a comment to you in the Bibury vid. Thanks so much for your kind comment! Made my day, Ray! Cheers! XX Dara
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
OK Ray, here is the list of songs from the Bibury video: Weather Any Storm by Cody Francis Walk Towards Silence by Kasper Schill (that was my favourite... the new find!) Heaven and Above by Claude Signet (a favourite song to use in my church vids) Thanks for asking! I spend a lot of time choosing music, so I'm glad someone notices ;-) Cheers!
@helenwood8482 11 ай бұрын
You can get into the smallest chamber. I have doneit.
@MagentaOtterTravels 11 ай бұрын
I'm impressed!! Too claustrophobic for me 😳
@glastonbury4304 2 жыл бұрын
Everytime I go to the Cotswolds I expect to see Hobbits , reminds me of Middle Earth 🤔🤣💕
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Just wait to you see our Stow video... I love the photo we got by the LOTR doorway! And yes, the Cotswolds are a magical place!
@glastonbury4304 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels will retire there once the kids grow up ...or Devon 🤔😅💕
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@glastonbury4304 well, those are two fabulous options!👍👍
@MadameMinima 2 жыл бұрын
So sad to see that the church suffers from humidity. Those beautiful paintings will not like this. 😭
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the trouble throughout Britain (and Europe and elsewhere) is that there are SO MANY beautiful historic places and there just aren't the people or funds to provide the upkeep they all need!
@jeanlongsden1696 2 жыл бұрын
lets end the year with a joke. Q/ why does Dara narrate the video's A/ because Ian drones. hope you and your family have a Happy New Year and have more trips planned for 2022.
@ians3586 2 жыл бұрын
Lol. I like that one Jean... and I'm planning on it staying that way. Happy New Year!
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
BEST COMMENT EVER from you, Jean! Thanks for ending the year with a LOL!!! We are planning a lot of fun stuff for 2022. We need to film a video about that in the next few months... if I can come up for air from all this Cotswolds editing!
@jillhobson6128 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this video but found the commentary a bit quiet. Is it you or me?
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, I don’t know! I always spend a lot of time agonising about volume. I am usually most concerned that the music in the background isn’t too loud, or that my voice isn’t much louder in certain parts over others. I definitely had a problem with some of my talking being too quiet in parts of the church. I turned the volume up as high as it would go and it still didn’t seem quite loud enough!🙄
@jjsmallpiece9234 2 жыл бұрын
Tudor buildings? All getting a bit too modern for my liking.. Ian, I thin you are safe from the risk of collapse of the burial chamber - after 5000yrs.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Haha “modern” is relative I suppose! Yes, good point about the structural integrity of those burial chambers. Glad we survived sitting in one 😉! Happy new year, Keith!
@jjsmallpiece9234 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Same to yourself & Ian. Hope you didn't drink too much on New Years Eve
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@jjsmallpiece9234 no drinking and in bed by 11pm! Woke up briefly at midnight when I heard the fireworks going off. Said happy new year and went promptly back to sleep! 😂
@jjsmallpiece9234 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels Wild life style!!
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
Funny, shouldn't it be pick someone else's strawberries 🤔
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Well, it depends on your perspective! They belonged to someone else when they were grown... but if YOU pay for them and eat them... I say they end up being yours ;-) BTW, how is the Wencire Family health status these days?
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravelsI'm coughing well, but now we're all negative 👍
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@wencireone test negative, think positive! 👍👍
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels pcr test tomorrow 😬🤞
@wencireone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🥳 PCR negative
@marvinc9994 2 жыл бұрын
It's a crying shame that SO much medieval religious iconography was destroyed during the Reformation, and afterwards by the zealots of the Commonwealth era.
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I really felt that way when I was in Gloucester Cathedral. Obviously it is not a ruin unlike some other fabulous places (Tintern abbey comes to mind) but because it is still relatively intact, you can see exactly where it has been pillaged. So awful! Have you seen my Gloucester Cathedral video? It’s one of my favourites💕. Thanks so much for your comment! Cheers! XX Dara
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