Great British Road Journeys - Cambridgeshire

Great British Road Journeys - Cambridgeshire - Wisbech to Ely Ep. 8

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We're back in Cambridgeshire this week for a fun filled episode.. we've got it all going on, trains, train stuff, train crossings and illegal raves. There's some lovely railway stuff too. In a journey that takes us from Wisbech to Ely, we'll enjoy some of Cambridgeshire's very flat countryside through some of the smaller towns and villages that there's little point in visiting. And not a punt in sight.
Using a copy of the 1923 Michelin Guide, I'll be travelling the country to see what remains and what's changed since it's publication. The guide offers suggestions on thing to see and where to stay all with the goal of getting you out there and exploring in your motor vehicle.

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@Sarge084 Ай бұрын

Sunday isn't Sunday until I've seen Auto Shenanigans.

@MostlyLoveOfMusic Ай бұрын

Have you had a good week?

@user-lv6qo7fx7s Ай бұрын

I have@@MostlyLoveOfMusic

@Vtarngpb Ай бұрын

Sunday Fun Day 😂

@steady_94 Ай бұрын

My break time ritual. Facebook, Auto Shenanigans 😂

@Raggattoni Ай бұрын

Eel day shenanigans

@rileyuktv6426 Ай бұрын

“The third disagreement- now upgraded from small to medium” 😂

@NonsensicalSpudz Ай бұрын

a bunch of people were not to happy during that period of, plates were in fact thrown

@IAMPLEDGE Ай бұрын

Lovely cameo from Black Bag the faithful border bin liner.

@andymerrett Ай бұрын

This could be a new feature to rival Geoff Marshall's station bin bag blowing in the breeze.

@Dan23_7 Ай бұрын

He was quipping the film Donny Darko

@GeneralThargor Ай бұрын

@@Dan23_7 *American Beauty

@Original50 Ай бұрын

Coming to an industrial-estate carpark near you, soon!

@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Ай бұрын

@@GeneralThargor Viz did that joke in the 1980s, had a whole comic strip ...

@stephenyates962 Ай бұрын

A nice way for him to say hi to his mum; "I'm on the interweb, so you're wondering how I got into your computer". It's things like this that make you fun to watch, Jon

@andya696 Ай бұрын

"Best jump in the car then, as no-one wants to get the bus". As a Bus Driver myself, I approve this message!

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

Someone said after a few pints I wouldn't be able to drive my car, so take the bus instead. Turns out I wasn't able to drive that either.

@durhsy414 Ай бұрын

‘Abandoned railways’ could be a series in the future, seeing railways feature more & more. Next week you’ll be presenting from a Peterborough freight train😅😅

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Try Paul Whitewick for abandoned railways...

@GreenJimll Ай бұрын

And half the video would be segments where old roads cross the abandoned rail line.

@dave_h_8742 Ай бұрын

And canals, Roman roads too @@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne

@ehsnils Ай бұрын

@@dave_h_8742Roman roads would be a story all of their own. I know one passed through Hedge End but I'm not able to find any conclusive evidence.

@57305northernprincess Ай бұрын

@@dave_h_8742for lost canals @lifeat2.3milesanhour57 is ya man

@luke1978 Ай бұрын

High-six to all my fenland homies. Fun fact: I once arrived at an accident in the fens where a motorcyclist had ended up in a ditch cos he had hit a potato that had fallen from a farmers trailer. It wrote off his brand new vtr firestorm.

@cbrue1896 Ай бұрын

It gives the term "mashed potato" a whole new meaning, or does it?

@baronthorsteinn Ай бұрын

You'll only get a high-five from me because I wasn't born here. Also, I'll make sure to inform the local bikers about the sugar beet that's been lying on the A1101 roundabout just north of Outwell for the last three weeks. We don't want accidents like that happening again!

@90vanman Ай бұрын

I live in Essex ex London, I have several friends from Norfolk/Suffolk, and one of my e-signatures is ......on the other hand, five fingers and a thumb, I also enquire how the scars on their necks are after the removal of the second head

@125brat Ай бұрын

Ah, the land of the extra-wide footwear🤣🤣🤣

@jamesdoe1479 Ай бұрын

The Thor Missile launching site. There would have been a button specifically for that.

@NordicAxe Ай бұрын

Brilliant

@henkmeerdink2088 Ай бұрын

Best comment. We can close the internet now.

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Ай бұрын

Oh my, that level crossing - low bridge combo! 😮

@pgwalling6478 Ай бұрын

There's a similar one next to Ely Station, though the underpass has more clearance. Since the Ely bypass opened lorries don't need to go anywhere near it.

@ehsnils Ай бұрын

Makes the 11'8"+8" seem benign. I just wait for the day when someone causes the railroad tracks to get misaligned causing a notable incident.

@Briggers0810 Ай бұрын

@@pgwalling6478when I saw the thumbnail, I thought it would be Ely Bridge.

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

Too much choice for me.

@medler2110 Ай бұрын

@@pgwalling6478They closed the level crossing at Ely Station, when they opened the bypass, but many of the bridge strikes there were vans, not lorries, although some still managed it, which as you're sitting at about eye level with the top of bridge does beg a few questions as to the level of attention of the truck drivers involved.

@roderickmain9697 Ай бұрын

Oliver Cromwell inherited a property in Ely and its now a museum. He was the leader of one side of our own homegrown disagreement.

@sIightIybored Ай бұрын

English Homegrown Disagreement 3 I think? The homegrown disagreements are like Fast and Furious movies, they're not numbered neatly.

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

@@sIightIybored When is a disagreement not a disagreement though?

@godzillas6301 Ай бұрын

@@sIightIyboredcromwell was number 2 ? ..... watt tyler was in at number 1 but then neither bothered to make airports the lazy twats .

@sIightIybored Ай бұрын

@@godzillas6301 I was thinking The Anarchy was No1 and The Wars of the Roses was No2. Making The Civil War No3.

@godzillas6301 Ай бұрын

@@sIightIyboredAh well the anarchy was a war betwixt the brits and the bloody french . Yeah it was all a mess with kings owning bits of this and that but it wasnt really something that cropped up in every town so i dont really count that as something on the same lines at the war of the roses . Theres no end of a chance someone was born within this time , grew , spat out 8 kids and died at the ripe old age of 30 all within the time of this conflict and without even knowing about the actions elsewhere . Theres was the civil war though where it was 40 years of people grumbling with the locals in charge who would vanish in the night just around the time tithes were to be gathered/stolen from the peasents . It came super dooper close to taking out king john and it created democracy that the entire world followed right up until blair got in ......... War of the roses was a legitimite kick off with house by house being against each other based on to whom you answered to and had to point your bow at . To this day if i hear a yorkshire accent i say my mrs is from manchester and are they from lancaster ?. Its a public service and you get great responses . Cromwells lot doesnt really need saying that is if you dont have a priest hole ....... did the reformation count i wonder ? saying that prick next doors a caff-lick and you are simply fed up with the priests coming and going every sunday night was a sure fire way of gaining new land as a brucie bonus from the local bowel head ...... `enrys in ability to find a productive lady without a face like a bucket of sick is the stuff of legend and when he threw his teddy from the pram over a comly wench it did impact on every house in the land also .... ummmm.... need to think about that one , could it be considered a civil type war ? ... well there was 2 sides killing each other so maybe .

@simonturner5450 Ай бұрын

More unsolicited railway trivia: Whitemoor prison is on the site of the former Whitemoor marshalling yard, built in the 1930s, capable of handling 8,000 wagons a day, it was ultramodern technology using a hump that wagons were pushed over then using the speed they picked up they were split into trains to various destinations. The largest of its type in the UK and second largest in Europe it all fell into disuse in the 90s when we stopped manufacturing real things.

@125brat Ай бұрын

I remember there was one of those shunting humps back in the 60's at Dagenham Dock shunting yard where I spent many happy days exploring and watching the London to Tilbury (iirc) trains 😁

@KevinKitten Ай бұрын

All that abandoned infrastructure feels like a metaphor for the state of the country!

@BromideBride Ай бұрын

If it weren't an actual true representation of the state of the country 😢

@hydorah 24 күн бұрын

If Brexit weren't just a blag by persons who want to pick everyone's pockets and dodge taxes more readily we'd be re-industrialising and having infrastructure renewal aplenty. The hollowed out state of this country is a house of cards that is collapsing but we're all pretending is not too bad, really and should stabilise for no apparent reason

@Izithel Ай бұрын

4:30 the Gratuitous rail content what I'm all here for.

@thegoodgamingdragon8523 Ай бұрын

1:38 hope you dont mind if i lore dump here but Toby the tram engine is based on a real tram engine that worked on the Wisbech and Upwell tramway. Specifically a J70 class tram, numbered 68221. The story "Toby and the Stout Gentleman" was based on Rev. Wilbert Awdry (the author of the Railway Series) own experience with 68221.

@bryemycaz Ай бұрын

Correct Rev Awdry was vicar at Emneth at the time along the Tramway route.

@theevauwu7853 Ай бұрын

Wait that wasn't a joke omg

@PAULPICKLES Ай бұрын

The drone is back! Though i did like the run away from camera last week😂

@lexloose2112 Ай бұрын

I live a few miles away from Ely, been here nearly 30yrs now. My 1st job was recovery truck driver, the amount of transit type vans we had to drag out from under the bridge was amazing, let all tyres down and drag out. they've got more warnings now but it still doesn't stop people.

@cbrue1896 Ай бұрын

Road signs are most helpful in alerting to the danger of a low clearance. However, if one doesn't bother to pay attention to the signs then stupidity ensues. You just can't fix stupid.

@lexloose2112 Ай бұрын

@@cbrue1896 gotta agree, stoopid is as stoopid does, was an Hgv driver for years, seen stoopid so many times it's scary

@redboyjan Ай бұрын

52% voted brexit so additional signs won't work

@stewartoutandabout Ай бұрын

Glad to see the drone is fixed. And the slow metamorphosis into a railway channel. Good job.

@Eric_Hunt194 Ай бұрын

Chatteris is one of many small towns namechecked by the finest band ever to come from Merseyside, Half Man Half Biscuit.

@jonhaslam7590 Ай бұрын

Not just name-checked, they have a whole song "For What Is Chatteris?" about it, which could have had some road-related fact-checking in this episode. "One way system, smooth and commendable" (Is there?) "go by bus, they're highly dependable" (seems unlikely based on the rest of the video) "three good butchers, two fine chandlers, an indoor pool, a first class cake shop," (a quick Google tells me the pool is still there, at least) "OFSTED plaudits, envy of the fens, prick barriers at both ends" (I always thought this meant speed bumps, so would be an important feature to note) The song ends with the lament that, now that his love has left him he "May as well live in Ely or St Ives" which suggests that neither Ely or St Ives are as nice. But again, citation needed.

@Rockhopper1 29 күн бұрын

home to a infamous criminal family

@foolsgold6970 Ай бұрын

Ring's End with a straight face. Masterful delivery.

@kevinmothers904 Ай бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't mention that it's not far from Three Holes!

@alan-sk7ky Ай бұрын

'The Wilbrahams' or, more formerly 'Grunty Fen' I know which I prefer... 😀

@125brat Ай бұрын

My wife and I looked at buying a house there some years ago until she realised where it was and refused to live in a place with such a name🤣 I only discovered a few weeks ago that it got it's name from the junction of 3 rivers😁

@125brat Ай бұрын

@@kevinmothers904My wife and I looked at buying a house there some years ago until she realised where it was and refused to live in a place with such a name🤣 I only discovered a few weeks ago that it got it's name from the junction of 3 rivers😁

@teejayy2130 Ай бұрын

I just love the adventure combined with the sarcasm 😂

@JohnSmithShields Ай бұрын

The most twatted bridge in the UK, a great honour.

@LabTech41 Ай бұрын

Wasn't expecting a rendition of "American Beauty", but I gotta respect the hustle. Your mother should be proud.

@philipmurphy2 Ай бұрын

Great British Road Journeys is far more exciting then the FA Cup

@simontay4851 Ай бұрын

Anything is more exiting than the FA cup.

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

@@simontay4851Is that because FA happens? Actually, as someone who doesn't generally like football, the FA cup seems to be a bit more exciting as it sometimes has David vs Goliath type events.

@redboyjan Ай бұрын

Some people like exciting team sport and programs about roads too. We think those moaning about one or the other are boring cnuts

@parakart Ай бұрын

Punts, punts everywhere

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Bunch of punts....

@8bitwiz_ Ай бұрын

They should all go back to Spunthorpe!

@timecircuits88 Ай бұрын

I love your sense of humour, the random interjections are spot on. Always got me laughing, and learning 😂

@robertodaggis7244 Ай бұрын

@8:08 That's a Short Stirling mate.

@kevelliott Ай бұрын

You beat me to it!

@EmyrDerfel Ай бұрын

Let's check in with our friends at RAF Luton.

@harry130747 Ай бұрын

, @@EmyrDerfel The Stirling has radial engines, (as in the picture) the Lancaster had V12s.

@Vtarngpb Ай бұрын

#pedantarycorner 😂

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

@@harry130747 The Lancaster was available with both Merlin V12 and radial engines. The B.II had Bristol Hercules engines. About 300 of these were built.

@Jackster4505 Ай бұрын

Hi Jon. Watched a couple of series now, Motorways, service stations etc. The two constants that run through all of these productions are: 1. Your great sense of humour and word play and 2. Above all, planners in this country just don't have the first clue about anything. In Yes Prime Minister, 3 articles of Government "Its takes longer to do things quickly, It's more expensive to do things cheaply and more democratic not to tell people they are wasting money.

@davidrobert2007 Ай бұрын

Fun fact: the railway line to Wisbech was open for freight up until the late 1990's or early 2000's

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Do we have to guess which one?

@davidrobert2007 Ай бұрын

@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOneYes..... yes, you do 😊

@neiloflongbeck5705 Ай бұрын

The tracks, except for the level crossings, are still in place but very overgrown.

@garethaethwy Ай бұрын

@@davidrobert2007Price is Right rules?

@hairyairey Ай бұрын

@@neiloflongbeck5705 Indeed, would be relatively easy to re-open the line from March and ironically this would help with capacity at Cambridge. At the moment a number of trains terminate at Ely (rather than wait at Cambridge) because terminating at Cambridge takes away too much capacity. There are plenty of examples of services that terminate beyond their busiest destination for this reason. Or why we have bay platforms like the new one at Stevenage for the Hertford loop.

@ShawnGBR Ай бұрын

3:10 I worked for the railway (on the footplate of diesel freight trains as a Train Driver's Assistant) from 1986, and back then "Whitemoor Prison" was the largest rail freight yard in Europe. So technically I've been in and out of that prison yard dozens of times.

@RAMBLINGSMANJMB Ай бұрын

Nice to the see drone is back in working order 👍👍

@tucker9162 Ай бұрын

I still cannot fathom why Taylor Whimpey (🤪) built a mahoosive cathedral in the middle of nowhere. Great video, and series, John. Keep up the good work.

@Roy-gi5ul Ай бұрын

Mother Church and rural landed interests carried a lot of clout back then!

@paulsengupta971 Ай бұрын

If you think that's the middle of nowhere, try St David's.

@garethaethwy Ай бұрын

Diversifying from the burgers...

@Graham_Langley Ай бұрын

I've always wondered why they built Conwy Castle so close to the railway.

@garethaethwy Ай бұрын

@@Graham_Langley how else were they to get all the stone on site?

@AdrianDowthwaite Ай бұрын

I get in on a Sunday afternoon to sit down with Jon and his witty banter, I might just learn something too. Good afternoon Jon.

@pgwalling6478 Ай бұрын

Fantastic, with appropriate reverence. Didn't realise Thor missiles were kept at Mepal. As for the River Nene, in Northamptonshire it is 'nen', changing to 'neen' at Islip lock, Thrapston, for the remainder of its meanderings into Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and The Wash. Cheers.

@The_Untitled Ай бұрын

I lived in Ely from when I was born to 2017, then in witchford until 2021. I can confirm vehicles always crashed into the bridge. 5 years ago they closed the level crossing and built a bypass around the Tesco area and over the railway. I have never heard of an Ely eel parade lol

@stevengordon3407 28 күн бұрын

This just popped up on recommendation and I've just laughed so much, some wee came out! Just found my new binge watch. Thanks very much 👍

@kdbsuff9625 Ай бұрын

Another great edition. I'm sad to say that you missed the best thing in Mepal today, the Locust Farm, one of the largest in UK.

@DeepSpaceNetwork Ай бұрын

Another great episode of Great British Railway Journeys

@robinwells8879 Ай бұрын

I am a former resident of Mepal (pronounced like people) and I can confirm that nothing has ever happened there other than that I married the current Mrs Wells there! Our MP did used to be Clement Freud though! I later emigrated to Sutton, up t’hill, which thinks very highly of itself and has never quite forgiven the famous airfield for be Mepal Aerodrome and not Surron! I like Ely! It’s a large mock Georgian market town with a big church and that’s good enough for me!😂. The most exciting thing to happen there since the Normans built the cathedral is the southern bypass that now means less vans hit the Ely railway bridge of the same Ely to Peterborough line. Peterborough thinks it’s in Cambridgeshire but it isn’t really! Lovely to see my stomping ground achieve international coverage on your show! PS. Great book about the airfield called Luck and a Lancaster. ❤

@adamjolley8552 Ай бұрын

I like this video so I pressed the button specifically for that👉🏻

@SekritJay Ай бұрын

Didn't the 11'8 bridge channel update like last week ago after nearly a year of silence? Kinda reminds me of that

@wraithchild666 25 күн бұрын

That black bag was magical

@opathe2nd973 Ай бұрын

ELY EEL DAY! I have my ticket from Virginia USA to come to the UK for that! That's over the bar, John.

@andrewthorne6653 Ай бұрын

Thanks for making me smile

@polbecca Ай бұрын

Railway Shenanigans coming on well I see. 🙂👍

@RichardWilson1984 Ай бұрын

Where is he standing at the end? Kudos for getting Toby in!

@hairyairey Ай бұрын

Near the railway curve (freight line I think) just north of Ely.

@alexsingleton2144 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode Jon, especially the most twatted bridge!

@davidrobert2007 Ай бұрын

Could you do a video on the difference between Watford and Watford Gap? I think it would be interesting as many folks believe they're in the same area.

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Yes, a definite gap in his portfolio....

@EmyrDerfel Ай бұрын

Also, Loughborough and Loughborough Junction.

@ukp42 Ай бұрын

Sorry that pun deserves a groan!@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne

@user-mn4cc6bb7t Ай бұрын

Watford Gap is indeed close to Watford (the village in Northamptonshire, that is).

@glenjones6980 Ай бұрын

And the folk who want to visit Leeds Castle so head north to Yorkshire.

@defender1006 Ай бұрын

A '24% lunch failure rate', I wouldn't accept a 24% lunch failure rate! Keep up the great work, loving these Great British Journeys.

@JohnPaul-ii Ай бұрын

So many abandoned places, such a waste. Interesting as always Jon. Thanks for sharing again.

@showmytime9177 17 күн бұрын

"until a d head built a round about" - I am laughing my arse off

@automotivetales Ай бұрын

Your delivery of dead pan comedic quips gets better and better! These are becoming comedy gold! 👏👏👏👏

@steamedlyons Ай бұрын

Came for the low bridge, stayed for the incredible dry comedy.

@motorwayman Ай бұрын

For those wondering, Ely is a City; not a town

@gamerfreakUK Ай бұрын

I'll be damned if that bag floating in the wind wasn't a Family Guy reference. Respect.

@garethaethwy Ай бұрын

I was thinking more League of Gentlemen...

@tobyjackman3212 Ай бұрын

Eh?!? American Beauty. Possibly been referenced in FG since 🤷🏿‍♀️

@AutoShenanigans Ай бұрын

It's an American Beauty reference :D FG probably did it too.

@rikschaaf Ай бұрын

4:32 The 11foot8 bridge got nothing on this bad boy!

@petedenton9434 Ай бұрын

Ely cathedral is a beautiful place

@OJHussick Ай бұрын

This is ALL my manor, and I take no joy in being reminded of it.

@Jonny_The_Organism Ай бұрын

Jon talks about this Jon's previous journeys of road works....quite an epitome!

@ritchiehenshaw9075 Ай бұрын

Hi Jon's Mum

@inutero75 Ай бұрын

I love waving at the end of each episode

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Why do you wave? He can't see you....

@brianartillery Ай бұрын

As Half Man Half Biscuit once opined: "For What Is Chatteris?"

@Eric_Hunt194 Ай бұрын

"You never hear of folk getting knocked on the bonce, although there was a drive by shouting once" 🎵

@dylancarter1831 Ай бұрын

The ironic part is they closed the railway line but if it was here today, it would be popular. A large town without railway and the link to the rest of the network is only a few miles away.

@JamesHughes65 Ай бұрын

They are thinking of reopening the line to Wisbech. It's still there, needs work.

@dylancarter1831 Ай бұрын

@@JamesHughes65 I remember them saying this for over 25 years now, it'll probably take another 25 years to get it to fruition, yet track bed lies just out side of town and it's only a 12 mile stretch to the main national rail network. Problem is nobody in any position wants to take ownership.

@theevauwu7853 Ай бұрын

@@dylancarter1831they're doing more surveys and research right now because Ely doesn't want tracks going through even though they literally have a train station -_-

@dylancarter1831 Ай бұрын

@@theevauwu7853 I thought the track bed runs to March, it could bypass Ely and it literally starts up just outside of the town centre. I suspect for decades they thought it wasn't profitable, but in the last decade alone, Wisbech has seem to of been rebuilding fast and expanding population, a Peterborough to Kings Lynn, via March service could be quite popular.

@bryemycaz Ай бұрын

@@dylancarter1831 It would help with Capacity on the KL line as the daily sand train (For Glass) leaves King's Lynn to go to Ely, then on to Peterborough and then North.

@Phil-Sands Ай бұрын

Brilliant as usual, the dry humour makes your videos unmissable each week.

@SuperRobertwillis Ай бұрын

Very exciting 😂😂😂😂❤

@oldmanuserphan Ай бұрын

I love that Ely is pronounced correctly over there. We have an Ely in Minnesota US and too many people call it Ee-Lie. Just makes you want to slap them with a Walleye.

@garethaethwy Ай бұрын

What is it with Americans & mispronunciations! It's Iraq not Eye-raq. Ditto for Iran. AluminiUm. And as for the Welsh towns in Pennsylvania, they just get butchered!

@TheveninFr Ай бұрын

Sadly it happens in the UK too. Many times I've had delivery drivers or companies call it Ee-lie.

@MRTransportVideos Ай бұрын

I was half expecting the last shot to be a "James Burke" moment, where your last words were followed precisely by a train appearing from behind you... Your abilities to make the mundane interesting are astounding, keep up the good work.

@owencoe4181 Ай бұрын

Not a driver myself, but love travelling. Keep it up buddy

@orwellboy1958 Ай бұрын

You missed the world heritage dogging site at Mepal, it very popular........ apparently.😶🙄

@531c Ай бұрын

Top work!

@mitchyk Ай бұрын

Love this series. Even better than secrets of the motorway. Which was itself great.

@bobevansIW Ай бұрын

This is a great series Jon 👍

@therealjpster Ай бұрын

You’re in my neck of the woods with these recent ones. Great video with amazing drone footage as usual. Around here we call it Mee-pul, not Mee-pal, and while I did enjoy the outdoor centre as a kid, TIL about those cruise missiles. Mind blown.

@davidioanhedges Ай бұрын

Ely Eel Day is an example of the English doing odd things because it's traditional ... and if there isn't an odd tradition we will just have to invent one ...

@ImranHussain-hk7gt Ай бұрын

Best presenter on KZfaq by a country mile Keep them coming

@imnotfromsparks Ай бұрын

Commenting before watching, so hopefully nowt horrible was said about my home town 😂 Shame not to have spotted John driving around. Had the new 20mph limit in Ely come into force at the time of your visit? Loving the new series, John 👍👍

@SpikeMatthews Ай бұрын

John's sense of humour is in full flow today. Great episode.

@TheveninFr Ай бұрын

What a nice surprise to see you visited my patch! They used to throw real eels for the Eel festival but it was changed to soft toy eels in recent years. Also, Mepal is pronounced Mee-pol!

@davinasquirrel7672 Ай бұрын

Hilarious. After watching a few of your videos already, I did indeed hit that subscribe button. It does make me miss the UK, I left about 10 years ago, and this one covered some old stomping ground (for work I would add).

@stevecann3394 Ай бұрын

Marvellous 👍😀

@timboatfield Ай бұрын

Outstanding! Another fact filled fun exploration of our wonderful Island. What what!

@davebutterworth7414 Ай бұрын

Always look forward to your show every Sunday 😁

@burgersnchips Ай бұрын

Frickin love your sense of humor

@dimebarcocker Ай бұрын

Superbly presented as always !

@greg5639 Ай бұрын

Good afternoon, Jon, duck.

@koharumi1 Ай бұрын

The bridge Reminds me of the 11 feet 8 bridge

@imspinningfree Ай бұрын

Fun fact, just off the A142 is the A1421 which is one of the most renumbered roads in the uk. It is currently pending approval to be changed again.

@juliankent8875 Ай бұрын

Brilliant John 👌

@williamross2579 Ай бұрын

TOP VID FELLA!!!!

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

Once again, showed me stuff I never knew I needed to know about!

@petrolhead28 Ай бұрын

Perfectly demonstrating why we all head to airports for holidays

@roysmith9733 Ай бұрын

Thanks John, another great video and this time covering my home area of The Fens.

@Sam_Green____4114 Ай бұрын

There was talk about reopening the railway to Wisbech ,from March , a few years back .But it came to nothing .No one was prepared to stump up the money . The line didn't actually close until about 1996 because it was kept open for freight ( The Spillers Dog Food factory in Wisbech ) . My Mother lives in Chatteris and whenever I visit it's always on the local news about a vehicle hitting that low railway bridge at Stonea !

@user-wn8mb7nf1h Ай бұрын

"A perfect example of the English doing Engish things...we are such idiots". As always, it's lines like this that keep me coming back. Keep up the great work!