Exploring the Cotswolds Episode 1 | Oxford, Woodstock, Adderbury to Bloxham

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5 жыл бұрын

Join us on our complete tour of the Cotswolds, discovering the history of the amazing towns and villages scattered across one of the most beautiful places in all of England. In this first episode, we start in Oxford, and following in the trail of Herbert Evans, who wrote about his journey over one hundred years ago, we move through Yarnton, Woodstock, Deddington, Adderbury, and Bloxham.
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@ranjanajeph3851 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to you is like listening to a fairy tale orator.....

@Plantinga314 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely lovely show. A treat in these ugly and uncivilized times. You are a treasure, sir. God bless you and keep you.

@albertafarmer8638 3 жыл бұрын

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@JRLNeal 3 жыл бұрын

@@albertafarmer8638 Hi Gordon. Whow that’s a swift curve ball. I’ve just checked out the Ron Rhodes video. He starts by saying ‘Would Christians today listen to what Christ would say if he was here today.’ With all respect, check out Bahá’i Faith at Bahá’i.org and listen.

@helenbailey8419 2 жыл бұрын

I can see people who are travelling with work, long distance or even relaxing on holiday watching and listening to these vlogs.

@fountaincap 3 жыл бұрын

I like how this isn't overproduced with jump cuts and too much music. It's just right for feeling like we're taking a quiet stroll through the countryside.

@PMunkS 3 жыл бұрын

Well observed. Equally appreciated by myself. Robin Shuckburgh's narration is quieting, intriguing and poetic. I wish, though, that he had introduced his Westie. A quick search and a visit to his webpage however, finds the name of his dog... Widget [ www.thecotswoldexplorer.co.uk ]

@staninjapan07 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's great isn't it.

@moaningpheromones Жыл бұрын

Hear, hear.

@srvfan454 11 ай бұрын

It is like videos like this used to be made before reality tv took over.

@lynne150351 3 жыл бұрын

|||I met Charles Dormer when I visited the beautiful gardens at Rousham in 2018, a lovely man, just walking around with his dog I thought he was just another visitor then he introduced himself and thanked me for coming to see his gardens, it was a glorious day so tranquil and peaceful, I thoroughly recommend visiting Rousham, but take a picnic as there re no cafes of any facilities just peace and quiet

@annettemc2554 3 жыл бұрын

I just want to spend the rest of my life over there. Beautiful and so rich in history.

@helenbailey8419 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I love your grey sheepskin coat.In this outfit you look like an Italian Don.Plus all your outfits,the colourful waist coats.Proper clothes.Your voice would be wonderful reading Wind in the Willows.

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

This was like Old Home Week for me. I was Stationed at RAF Upper Heyford for 9 Years. I lived in Oxford, first in Summertown and later in Headington. I Loved my time here and travelled all over Britain and Ireland as well as every Country in Western Europe save Portugal! .... I've been to every Town on this Tour .... A Nostalgic Tear!

@Boushhbaby 2 жыл бұрын

What pure delight! Very enjoyable, perfect escapism. So glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you!

@shahad_alsayed 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir Robin Shuckburgh for the valuable video of your journeys in england may God Bless you and your familly..it is a great opportunity to watch your videos.

@jamesfoley6555 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we appreciate this lovely county and the marvellous buildings 🙏✝️🕊🙏🇨🇦

@cynthiapritchard4785 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this series. I can just sit and loose track of time and end up watching it for hours. I live in beautiful Tennessee, USA, but cannot wait to come over there one day.

@dracomalfoy4099 3 жыл бұрын

Love from a very far country from England sir.❤

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

❤

@allthestroke88 3 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian who was lucky to visit The Cotswolds last October, these episodes hit home. Fantastic work.

@davidwheeler9700 2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic show. This gentleman needs a show on Netflix covering not just the Cotswolds but Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and the South West.

@Sofie2734 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh ab audiobook narration by this guy would be awesome his voice is very soothing!

@margaretbedwell58 3 жыл бұрын

What beautiful peaceful villages...I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I just wish I was young enough to visit such places . When I was young enough I didn't have the money and now that I have the money I do not have the stamina. But to see it through your eyes is quite fulfilling. The gardens are so well manicured and to see streets without litter is just amazing. I look forward to the next episode.

@pennysmith2511 3 жыл бұрын

I love this Robin, thank you for taking me back to my childhood. I have lived in several o these villages with my parents. Great distraction from this awful world. Very nostalgic for me, Keep them coming. Penny x

@dynamicwalk 2 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant. I am having flashbacks of my childhood. My father was one of those American servicemen stationed in Upper Heyford, I was born in Ipswich. You have inspired me to go for a visit sometime soon.

@aniakosinska6144 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a classy, and intelligent videos about your beautiful country.

@dianabelova9136 4 жыл бұрын

It was a really interesting and cozy jorney. Robin, you are a great narrator. I liked the way you told stories, and actually I liked the stories you chose. Even my cat came on the sofa and sat in front of the screen to listen (and this rarely happens). And what a wonderful job Ross did! Magnificent. Thank you both! Perhaps the only thing that could be better is to visit these places yourself.

@norawright6000 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing walk, documentary, history, very personal! Thank you so very much! Please, more walk and travels!

@geegeelast7597 3 жыл бұрын

Informative, cultured and soothing. Just what is needed. Thanks for the upload.

@Witchofthewoods. 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is absolutely amazing. It's presently the only way I can visit my ancestors homeland. It's definitely one of the most gorgeous, whimsy, enchanted places I've seen. I love History!! 🏰 You're a phenomenal narrator and teacher. I hope the people who live there realize how truly blessed they are!

@dorapuff6716 3 жыл бұрын

You and rick steves are my favorite narrator 😊😊

@AndreyRubtsovRU 3 жыл бұрын

What a voice and what a way of speaking.

@triptisharma5121 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a gorgeous, lovely and warm series, the remarkable narration and the beauty of the Cotswolds are awesome. I so want to visit the Cotswolds someday. 😭♥️♥️♥️

@DeansBeerReviews 4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic narrator

@steveans 4 жыл бұрын

100% from this Aussie

@julierandall7020 3 жыл бұрын

Not all factuals

@clarefriend1376 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic story teller and guide. Lovely series, especially since I’m watching in 2020 during the COVID 19 travel bans.

@TheCotswoldExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You 😊

@gerbrand8132 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice series,so well presented,much better than the crap you normally see on tv.thank you👍

@appayanmondal3521 3 жыл бұрын

Cotswold is one of the greatest places to go! I've never been there but I want to be there one day. Great storytelling and narrator. Thank you for bringing this up !!!

@marycahill546 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Canada. What a charming program! Love it!

@beeman2075 3 жыл бұрын

This channel appeared in my recommended list this morning, and I'm glad it did. What a lovely episode this was to watch. I'm looking forward to watching your other episodes and seeing and hearing more about the Cotswolds.

@janejohnstone5795 2 жыл бұрын

We are holding to ourselves, what is dear and precious to us,..our history and culture...some meaning to our lives.

@charlessears658 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely show, so well presented!

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

👍.

@normajeankeip8633 3 жыл бұрын

Aloha from Hawaii. I just watched your episode 1 from a year ago. I love it and am subscribing. Mahalo (thank you) for sharing this video. I look forward to viewing more from you. Aloha 🌴

@trinidad2450 Ай бұрын

As a Mexican-American woman who lives in Southern California, I want to thank you for this wonderful video. These are some of the places my husband and I want to visit when we finally make our way to the UK. Nope, London is not at all attractive for us, give us the beautiful British countryside! You’ve seen one Windsor Castle, you’ve seen them all!😊❤

@tejindarbedi2440 2 жыл бұрын

You are too good, my age is 60, never seen better than what you create.

@MrTorleon 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully produced and narrated video presenting this enchanting part of the U.K. As an Emeritus Professor of History,Oxford University, now living in New Zealand, I spent a good many years exploring the wider Oxford/Cotswold district and its fascinating and at times, complex history. My last visit was in 2016 - Covid-19 has put back my planned return visit, but this series is not a bad replacement. Thank you so very much, absolutely super !

@robinshuckburgh5561 3 жыл бұрын

I am extremely flattered that you like the series. I have no academic pretensions but I do have the invaluable companionship of Herbert Evans whose approach to the whole thing so luckily coincides with ours. Let me know when you finally manage to get over here again. It would be great to talk to you.

@MrTorleon 3 жыл бұрын

@@robinshuckburgh5561 That would be nice Robin, to sit together over a local ale, and discuss the finer points of Cotswold history, would it not ? Alas, I suspect that the combination of old age,Covid-19 and the continued disruption of long haul flights makes this now seem somewhat unlikely. I raise my own Panama hat to you in greeting - one gentleman to another, and thank you once again for an extraordinary and splendid series :)

@nicolemurphy2629 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTorleon Ahh You’re never ‘too old’... surely

@MrTorleon 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolemurphy2629 Well, indeed, one could delight in that being so, and one would never completely dismiss the possibilities, but one cannot entirely ignore the ravages of time :)

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

Amen🙏.

@lorispain1 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Cotswolds, so glad I found this. So interesting, and what a sweet little dog!

@TiemposDePaz 3 жыл бұрын

Of all the videos to watch, I'm in England visiting from the US Oct 2020, and my ears perked up by hearing Fairleigh Dickenson, and I head to Cotswalds today. I live right next to FDU in NJ. So ironic!

@TK42138 3 жыл бұрын

Found this channel by accident. So glad I did. Love the format, the presenting and the production. Long may it continue.

@rotapp7268 Жыл бұрын

This channel reminds me of british documentaries on tv when I was a child, since then I've had the dream of travelling to the Uk, someday I will.

@carlyday4940 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in Banbury, but spent much of my childhood in my mother’s home village of Adderbury. My mother met my father, an airman in the US Forces at Upper Heyford, when he passed through the village in his little yellow MG, noticed a beautiful young woman sitting with friends on a bench, and decided to turn around and say “Hello”, followed by a proposal! I have great memories of long summer days spent in the playing fields overlooking the beautiful church, paddling and jam-jar fishing in the brook! Thank You for taking the time to highlight these lovely little parts of Oxfordshire 😊

@elamozzarella 4 жыл бұрын

A lovely, warm, informative series. Looking forward to continuing watching and for any future projects. Thank you Robin, Widget and Ross for sharing your Cotswolds travels!

@kevinfitzpatrick444 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. My daily commute is on the Banbury to Oxford bus through some of these gorgeous villages so it's been fascinating to learn about their history

@JT-qd2sk 3 жыл бұрын

These episodes should definitely be on the television as they are 100% better than anything on at the moment and I’m sure they would be a massive hit. Hope you can make more content about other parts of the country

@2023Transformation 3 жыл бұрын

Great series and amazing history packed in with beautiful video. Thank you for creating this channel.

@TheCotswoldExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Thank You for watching!

@louisebrislane6607 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking forward to seeing the cross as I passed through on a visit to your country in 1987. Such good memories of Old England!!

@jodyondeck9848 3 жыл бұрын

Just found you!!! And on my maiden voyage I have fallen!!! Fallen madly in love with you, you, and your beautiful , beautiful country England!!! Longing to come over one day soon! My first experience with your very fine vlogs is that of immense pleasures and desires, and I need it. I will be watching all things, goodnesses and gracious, I do love you! ( maybe when I do make it over from the states , CA , to be exact , you could show me around, ( hint hint) , 😊, 🙋‍♀️🌺🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌺‼️Love you sir, thank you‼️💟💖💟

@sslluk5231 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. I am planning a trip to Oxford after the pandemic , a revisit after 22 years. You brighten up my itinerary!

@clasinamittiga3315 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this series. Your calm and beautiful tone brings me right into these wonderful villages.

@jamieevans8994 3 жыл бұрын

A sanctuary during uncivilised times. I do not watch any news. But this soothes my soul.

@philipmcdonagh1094 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Ireland. You rely know how to keep your small villages beautiful, as for your estates I'm jealous. You had the likes of Capability Brown, we had and still have Incapability Paddy. Brilliant series I know where your TV license fee should go.

@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 Жыл бұрын

Lmfao 😂😂😂

@kentbyron7608 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Sir you’re a blessing! Nice energy level, inspiring, just right! Reveal your wonder to the world. We need it.

@lisaenglert3202 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. Thank you for taking us along

@goldengirl1212 3 жыл бұрын

what a treat. I get to travel without leaving my country and home. brilliant.

@bobspeller2225 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tour of the Oxfordshire area. Thank you. Bob

@ankitaraj1212 3 жыл бұрын

I belong to a typical Hindu family in India but I feel a very strong affinity for the entire christian religion and church....since childhood I feel peace there a sense of familiarity...I wish someday I will be there...I think there's my home and I will back there🌸

@tumi6232 Жыл бұрын

You should convert, it’s an upgrade from where you are …may God help you

@toddaulner5393 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. God bless.

@phoenixrising6245 Жыл бұрын

What a very special message!!! Perhaps you have lived a previous life here , as a Christian?

@jademelrose8765 Жыл бұрын

I have a yearning to come back here too, I am born in New Zealand my family immigrated from England , my mother and grandparents passed the memories of the motherland and talk of the Cotswold’s and many other wonderful places. There’s a nostalgia I still sense.... and cannot wait to hopefully return one day as one never made it back home yet ❤. My Son who is 15 now and is half Niuean 🇳🇺 used to say when he was 2 years old when my mum picked him up ‘ I’m going down to London Town’ 🤣 We had no idea as had never said that phrase but he knew it! Love this channel than you for channeling the Cotswolds ❤️🥰💯

@lynnepowell9375 Жыл бұрын

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@88sublunaire Жыл бұрын

I will go there for holidays in September...the Costwolds...I love England.

@leonorlopez7932 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting historical channel. I love your video information. Very lovely COUNTRY!... GREAT JOB! 😊🤍😇🙏 GREETINGS FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.USA 🇺🇸

@TheCotswoldExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

So pleased you enjoy it! 😊

@leonorlopez7932 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and great historical channel! 😊🤍😇🙏

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

Houston is calling.

@susanhepburn6040 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased to have found your wonderful videos - thank you so very much.

@jontibloom 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Prestbury near Cheltenham and have lived in the Cotswolds for many years, but there is always a tucked away picture postcard village to discover

@FloraAshley 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Broadway and then Charlton Kings (Greenway Lane). I used to work at The King’s Arms in Prestbury when I was saving up for a trip to Africa in my teens. It was also on the way to Broadway from Cheltenham when I was a pupil at Charlton Park convent and had to take the bus home for a couple of terms until we moved to Charlton Kings. Long time ago. Sending love to my beloved home. I live in NYC and miss Britain, esp the Cotswolds so much.

@SydBarrettsGhost 3 жыл бұрын

@@FloraAshley Nice story. King's Arms is nice but I always preferred the Plough . Maybe I'll get to enjoy it again once this wretched lockdown is lifted

@FloraAshley 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, but the job was at the KA. I live in NYC now and sadly haven’t been able to get back there in many years as my brother sold our house after my Mum died in 2000. Broadway and Charlton Kings will always be home for me though, if only in my heart. Good luck over there. Hope this pandemic is over soon. Cheers to you the next time you raise a glass, Tess x

@TonyMcGreal 4 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic presentation. Informative and always compelling viewing. All the best. Tony.

@pavelsidorov3915 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the story! 🙏

@imranzazai7404 3 жыл бұрын

Wow very beautiful.

@lulurodriguez1329 3 жыл бұрын

Simplemente...maravilloso...

@katiaplantscientist 8 ай бұрын

Great video series! I live in this part of the UK and I love to share the rich history and culture of my local area with my friends around the world, and these videos allow me to share it with my online friends as well as the guests I host at my home.

@Boomer-cf2br 3 жыл бұрын

What has always amazed me are the number of Castles, Manors, etc. in Britain.

@helenbailey8419 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that,then I watched films of France .Yes its alot bigger but goodness me.

@robertmiles6492 3 жыл бұрын

Superbly presented & fascinating show would suit a sunday evening tv slot

@evelynedrescher8123 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful journey! Thank you 😊

@ChrisH133878 5 жыл бұрын

A very good compilation of the shorter films. So good are the films that precede this one, that I have been prompted to purchase a reprint of Evans book. Many thanks for the time, effort and skill both of you have committed to this project.

@TheCotswoldExplorer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You for such kind feedback, we're so pleased you're enjoying our films. It makes it all worth it.

@ruthgoebel723 5 жыл бұрын

ChrisH133878 I was thinking the same thing!

@goldenineke 3 жыл бұрын

Could you advise me of the title of Evans book please? I’d like to purchase a copy. Just found this channel

@TheCotswoldExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

@@goldenineke Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds by Herbert Evans - hope this helps!

@andreakitchur9452 2 жыл бұрын

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@johnwebb6538 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great travelcast for the Cotswolds. It has been invaluable for our walking holiday in the area. Brilliant.

@trailerparksupervisor7046 3 жыл бұрын

Why walk when you can take a motor car? We live in modern times sir.

@Celticcross688 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Excellent Insight to the Cotswolds, and the Comontator is superb.. enjoying it. Thank you.

@lastjedi9442 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely place amazing narrator 💝

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

❤.

@shahjhanhaider26 Жыл бұрын

Bibury around beautiful villages embedded by old days cottages are not only beautiful but also a refugee fro city noices.The enriched history and,stories are monumental,what I impressed most is from Herburt Evans wring in 1905,I must bestow to you the infinite rewards by the fact that you have taken hard and laborious job to film about them and you did it quite well,while doing that you had the air of a very smart man

@jillstewart7355 4 жыл бұрын

Just the videos I have wanted to see! Beautiful and educational. Thank you so very much.

@nicoleporter6794 Жыл бұрын

I've been finding myself enjoying your narrative style very much!! I'm relaxed and I looove learning!!🌻🌻 thank you for that coat too!!!

@kickinproductions96 3 жыл бұрын

Clicked for the Jacket. Stayed for the charm

@mariasaviane5175 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful music thank you

@derekwhyle1884 3 жыл бұрын

Essential care home viewing

@levon3194 3 жыл бұрын

it was Very kind of you to show this video. I grateful this.

@nishagokuldas3673 3 ай бұрын

This is such a wonderful video, I live in Oxford and it’s such a treat to listen to you 😊 thank you sir!

@candyboyer 2 жыл бұрын

My husband & I are LOVING your series of travel in the Cotswolds! Thank you--

@petrslivinski7481 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these beautiful parishes of the Cotswolds.

@stefan-anamericaninrussiaa6683 3 жыл бұрын

A Recent Discovery, & Nicely Done.. This area was more or less in my neighborhood in 1980, though of course I didn’t get to explore it fully back then.. Funny that now it’s the most expensive area to live in the country, mostly because it maintains its Medieval ambiance beautifully..

@lim7lim Жыл бұрын

9:00 Woodstock - Blenheim Castle, Lake 15:00 Rousham (House and) Garden 28:25 Dovecot 32:00 Wroxton

@slinkysmom5674 3 жыл бұрын

Talks about the memorial to Spencer family members in the church building in Summertown. Yes they are related to Princess Diana’s family but being in the area I would think mention of the relation to the Dukes of Marlborough/Churchill would be mentioned. Maybe they are a different branch of the Spencer’s. Great tours

@johnjanland4788 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Brilliant, JML

@2Sugarbears 3 жыл бұрын

Oct 17, 2020, I found you today and am delighted. Please please carry on. What a feast for the eyes and ears.

@charlesblack2252 3 жыл бұрын

wonderful program - very informative

@josephweaving6458 2 жыл бұрын

Really good to see this area seen though the eyes of someone who really appreciates it . With regards to small village Churches with some amazing histories a great many are situated in many of the villages and hamlets that are within a 10 mile radius of Cirencester.

@nalzarirahab3910 3 жыл бұрын

The coat adds a nice touch to everything.

@danih7577 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this treasured gift . Such a hypnotic voice and an evocative narration . Loveliness , so very appreciated from NY. Saving this to relisten and re- envision with eyes closed .

@michaeldodd7280 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I lived and worked along and around the road from Oxford to Banbury and this bought back many happy memories of the villages between. Thought you might have visited Bladon while at Woodstock. Always amazed me that such an important British statesman (and his family) are buried in such a small, tucked away place.

@natalya6091 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning , dear Robin.We think (my family and me) that you're professional filmmaker, one of the best, practically the best.You're so stylish experienced incredibly bright person.Thanks again.Good Friday!🇷🇺