Walks in England: Exploring Caer Caradoc in Shropshire

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Today Harriet has joined me to walk up the wonderful Caer Caradoc hill in Shropshire. We are extremely fortunate to have beautiful weather. It is rumoured to to be where King Caraadoc held his last stand against the Romans in AD50. We search for the iron age hill fort on the summit and the cave that Caradoc is supposedly to have taken refuge in.
We also find a geocache!
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@orlas5861 6 жыл бұрын

Good to see Lola and Harriet back ! 😘🐶 Lovely walk ( well done all ) !

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@annosborne7365 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard Harriet and Lola for a wonderful walk, and wonderful views

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Love it up there.

@jenstewart1229 6 жыл бұрын

Tell Harriet it was nice seeing her and little Lola on the recent videos. It’s been too long. Those hills provide breathtaking views. Thanks Richard!

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Will do and I shall.

@kacekristian5178 2 жыл бұрын

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@emerybryant2698 2 жыл бұрын

@Kace Kristian instablaster ;)

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@kacekristian5178 2 жыл бұрын

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@roberthorwood4276 4 жыл бұрын

Anoth good video Richard, I am out walking vicariously through your videos during this period of enfoirced self- incarceration Grrr. please keep them coming, GoodLick and Safe travels, Robert.

@jenniferjones188 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the video thank you Caer Caradoc a lovely place.

@dazboyce1 2 жыл бұрын

keep the videos coming Richard ,THEY ARE FANTASTIC

@RichardVobes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Daz, very kind.

@charlieteller9635 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard love your videos especially the Shropshire once’s.

@joysedgwick812 4 жыл бұрын

A favourite place, such a pleasure to watch during lock down!

@RichardVobes 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@realgreendress2330 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely!

@mickyjb2003 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Richard, shall have to try that one.

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

Oh it is great fun!

@MrGreatplum 6 жыл бұрын

What a lovely walk - reminds me of my a level geography trip where we stayed in Shrewsbury in a youth hostel and despite it being Easter, it snowed! At least the weather was better for you when you walked up!

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

It is fabulous in the sunshine even on a cold winter's day.

@runtothetrails 2 жыл бұрын

Great walk Sir 😊

@RichardVobes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@andreamolloy6254 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@oeokosko 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing this walk. What a beautiful day you had for it! Although I've been up Caer Caradoc many times I've never walked up and over from the north. The way I've done it is has always been from Church Stretton (as I lived there) and around the back (with a slight detour up to the top) and then down to the Royal Oak pub in the village of Cardington for lunch and back around the north end of Caer Caradoc, across the A49 and back through All Stretton. I heard about Caratacus hiding in the cave when in primary school but hadn't, I don't think, ever seen it. However it did look very familiar! (Mark Eaton)

@RichardVobes 4 жыл бұрын

I must try your version of the walk sometime.

@hillsideretreat3137 2 жыл бұрын

Shared on to my page Hillside retreat. So guests can have more info! My place sits on this hill, where I lived offgrid. Now it's a hoilday let for walkers and couples who want to get away! Great video.

@RichardVobes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@bloodgorged 2 жыл бұрын

Much Wenlock is close by. Clockwise with John Cleese was filmed there and Gabrielle Drake, the actress owns Much Wenlock Priory Abbey.

@RichardVobes 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@BenStimpsonAuthor Жыл бұрын

Lola is all of us, raring to go up the hill :P

@bullettube9863 3 жыл бұрын

Just visited Wikipedia for more information about Caer Caradoc and the surrounding area. That was quite a walk with amazing views of the surrounding countryside!

@RichardVobes 3 жыл бұрын

It's lovely up there.

@hfvhf987 6 жыл бұрын

What a lovely place. Thumbs up for the longer vids too, 10 mins just isn't enough, i know it's more work but 15/20 min vids are much better :)

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave - I think it all depends on the walk/location. 10 minutes can be awfully hard to fill sometimes.

@joeholbrooke4901 Жыл бұрын

I love Caer caradoc! Where abouts did you start your route? This looks like a different route to the one I take.

@richardb.roberts4649 6 жыл бұрын

Went to the boarding school in Little Stretton in the early 1960's next to the black and white thatched church.A beautiful area for 'school' walks up Caer Caradoc etc. and many happy memories.Shame you do not live in Shropshire as it is one of the most beautiful counties.Hi Lola and Harriet

@orlas5861 6 жыл бұрын

Richard B. Roberts . But Richard has best of both worlds, Sussex by the Sea and Shropshire hills etc . Great !

@richardb.roberts4649 6 жыл бұрын

Troooo....lol

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Yes - it is lovely in Shropshire - but visiting is fun!

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

@c0elbren 2 жыл бұрын

can you comment on day-to-day life in shropshire? i'm looking to move away from liverpool once the kids are old enough...

@blackcountrywalker 6 жыл бұрын

one of those runners was probably my cousin Ben. He is training for his 48k run around jersey.

@RichardVobes 6 жыл бұрын

Oh right - they are extremely fit then!

@robertbarrett778 3 жыл бұрын

The route that these two (and a bit) took is quite testing in places. To have one hand for the mic' and the other for the camera isnt the best idea. Anything remotely testing, like this, deserves three point contact minimum; just in case of a slip or worse. I was fortunate to live at the base of the Caradoc with unspoilt south facing views of it.Seeing it change, between seasons, you would never tire of. The Caradoc (Welsh boys name for amiable and beloved too) is well worth the effort. There are several routes, so choose well. Happy walking to You All.

@garyhosty 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - beautiful place - where did you set out from on this walk up Caradoc..

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

There is a little layby at the Shrewsbury end of the climb.

@garyhosty 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for replying - I went for a very decent walk in that area the other day, lovely.

@jenniferevans6334 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely, how far are you away from the road?

@RichardVobes 3 жыл бұрын

You can park at one end of the hill

@MaciejSaniuk 5 жыл бұрын

Very very nice!!!! Lovely viewsand quality, what camera you use??

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

That is a Gopro!

@ramibu239 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a long straight up hike! But the views were breathtaking!!! Boy, little Lola must have been one pooped dog after that walk. That was one mighty big hill for her little legs. Thanks for the history lesson on a part of England I had never heard before! Enjoyed it as always👍

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

So pleased you enjoyed it! :)

@RobertsBulgaria 4 жыл бұрын

I was last up on top of there in about 1974 and I lost my Sister's Kite when the string snapped and it hurtled off in the direction of the A49. I lived in Church Stretton for a while and my Mother still lives in the area up on the side of the Brown Clee. Lovely area to live if you can afford it.

@RichardVobes 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! It must have been a challenge to hold to a kite up on that hill!

@robertedwards5184 4 жыл бұрын

How far would the walk be from leaving your car to the Summit. Hope you can answer. Thanks. 😆

@RichardVobes 4 жыл бұрын

Good question. I would think it was a couple of miles, but it is climbing and some of it slow because of the boulders you clamber over.

@djmossssomjd8496 5 жыл бұрын

Just watched this for the second time. Isn't our country beautiful...for now!

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

Oh it is - we are so lucky!

@MonikaEscobar1965 5 жыл бұрын

The real Caer Caradoc is in South Wales, Mynydd y Gaer, Glamorgan.

@RichardVobes 5 жыл бұрын

The real one eh?

@MonikaEscobar1965 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Caer Caradoc, King Caradoc´s reign was Mynnyd y Gaer in South Wales. @@RichardVobes

@MonikaEscobar1965 5 жыл бұрын

www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/archaeology/mynydd.html

@nicholasjones7312 2 жыл бұрын

You need to welshify your pronounciation more for Caer Caradog, like Kai-rr Kar-add-og (rather than Care Car-a-dock) Intonation of syllables is different.

@RichardVobes 2 жыл бұрын

I don't need to do anything.

@fastsetinthewest 3 жыл бұрын

I keep watching. At about the 14:32 mark, I thought you were going to break out singing, "Yesterday" by the Beatles. A lot of geocahes pay big money. You might have missed out. A good one! Cheerio. Eaglegards...