I've had a discussion about this with a friend and, from our Dutch perspective, it is obvious that part of the British psyche is the ability to go out cheerfully into any weather, be it freezing cold (known as "nippy"), boiling hot (mild), or chucking it down with rain (dryish). What is not clear to us is whether this is a hereditary trait, or part of upbringing, but you, Abbie, are definitely a master at it.
@xinaesthetic3 жыл бұрын
I think that’s definitely a facet of British psyche, not a ubiquitous one by any stretch unfortunately… I think upbringing is a large part of it.
@effyleven4 жыл бұрын
What a delightful and engaging young woman she is. Someone else described her "wholesome," and yes, that's quite an appropriate description. It was a privilage to be included in her walk. I am glad she enjoyed it so much. And I thank her for having me along. Best wishes to her.
@julian22110322 күн бұрын
Just done it in 6 days. Finished Friday 4pm 19th July 24. Its now 19 days later and my blisters have now gone! Great adventure.
@michaelpilling96594 жыл бұрын
A Trail I have walked twice - in opposite directions. I really enjoyed my time with and your Dad. A super film, great scenery, wonderful rain storms and bright sunny days. So pleased you enjoyed the Trail. Red Kites are very special aren't they? Thanks so much for taking me along
@MrLuridan7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abbie! Best time I ever had was walking the Ridgeway in 2016. Incredible adventure....
@jimmycburfield59973 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Nice to see the Ridge way again. Good to see some Belted Galloway cattle down there. Your father must be hugely Proud of you. Top quality first rate video as ever Thanks
@backrowbrighton5 жыл бұрын
Hi. New to your channel and really liking all the content. Walked the Ridgeway in 1972 aged 15 with a friend under warm summer skies during the school holidays. All gear was heavy and not very good back then. Many fond memories. Can't imagine 15 year olds being allowed such freedoms today. I am a lapsed outdoors type and long to start over again. Just a matter of those first few steps.........
@stephanielogan91616 жыл бұрын
Cheerful for having shouldered a heavy pack over 87 miles! Hoping to do the guided version with my daughter this summer. I just love English history, and especially the English countryside. One can easily visualize being in another century, or millennium.
@douglasrankine67736 ай бұрын
That was a lovely walk...brought back memories of my own walk...many years before you were born...Not a lot has changed...I do enjoy your walks, please keep them up...
@kathrynbrock15582 жыл бұрын
Great to see more of The Ridgeway. I live near Newbury and have walked from The Uffington Horse and West Iilsley up to Waylands Smithy and The Blowing Stone. The oldest coin ever found in Britain was found at West Iilsley on The Ridgeway.
@garylawton74417 жыл бұрын
Terrific video, Abbie! Really enjoyed watching. You're a very engaging and enthusiastic presenter. Thanks!
@Martycycleman Жыл бұрын
Many thanks again. Another stunning video of our country and history ❤️
@sallylouise98263 жыл бұрын
Cant wait for summer when we can hopefully go out about again for day trips lovely part of the uk went to Avebury in 1992 then onto Stonehenge . Love this video thankyou x
@cleopatrapharoh2 жыл бұрын
You kept me going through this winter (in the United States) I really appreciate your raw honesty and strength. Thank you
@TheMrsKKB4 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video Abbie! The final sunset could not have been a more perfect ending. So informative and just well done. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your films!
@garrymartin64746 жыл бұрын
A most enjoyable film , thanks for sharing your experiences with us Abbie
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@amanitamuscaria75002 жыл бұрын
I've walked much of the Ridgeway, many, many years ago. Beautiful views. Nice video. thank you.
@sealark17194 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Abbie. This has been a wanna do for me since the Public Information film of the early 1970's. I was only a nipper then. At the age of 25 I planned to walk this but met and married my wife and raised a family instead. I'm now 55 and if I have that time again I'll be 85 (and probably by then would've left it too late). So have decided next year's the year without fail. Can't wait!!!
@gemmapenny6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abbie. I walked the first sectio to Ogbourne St George last week. It was raining heavily so I spent most of my time looking down at my feet so it was good to watch your video to see all the scenery I missed in the rain and clouds!
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Ah good section! Go you for getting out in the rain - it sure makes the landscape feel different and alive in a special way. Hope the rest of it is dryer for you!
@affinityhorsemanship98082 жыл бұрын
Love this we are planning on riding and trading along the full greater ridgeway on horse back I appreciate your work
@twalmsley19676 жыл бұрын
I did the Ridgeway in 2016 and over the last 2 or 3 years I've seen a fair few videos about the walk and so far this has to be the best one - even Tony Robinson's documentary only covered the first half from Overton to Streatley. I live quite close to the first half and it was very familiar to me when I did it, so the completely different character of the second half was surprising and made it more enjoyable for me. This is a great video showing the whole route and many of the highlights - its worth noting that there are convenient water taps along the route. I used a Harvey's trail map but the companion guide and web site are great as well. I'll be walking the Ridgeway again in May or June and I'll be watching your other videos for more ideas for backpacking walks. Thanks for publishing!
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Tony, glad you enjoyed the video. Sounds like you've got a fab time ahead of you - have fun!
@trevorwright61656 жыл бұрын
wonderful abbie loved going along with you and i agree with pootling along coments below and your smile is a great wellcome and dont forget the SPIDER IN THE TENT LOL cheers from trev x
@kevinlangston84655 жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable watch. As an ex dweller in Wantage I have walked parts of the trail before and can only agree with your comments of wonderful views and the serenity of most of the path. Thanks for filming it, brought back some old memories especially Wetland Smithey and Uffington hill.
@AbbieBarnesWILD5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@monsirto6 жыл бұрын
Gosh, that was refreshing. 5 Stars!
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@leechurchill82445 ай бұрын
Amazing! 28 years since last saw "Roger" Nice video by the way.
@bianchikat4 жыл бұрын
watched three of your videos this week..made me remember how much I enjoy walking a trail..have cycled parts of the Ridgeway as my sister lives in Goring..always remember that descent into Streatley...
@WoodyPembs6 жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff, brought back memories, the Ridgeway was my first multi-day backpacking trip back in 1975! I've still got the guidebook by JD Westacott - more of a pamphlet of hand drawn maps - complete with my scribbles along the route (and a stern reminder from the author that "the countryside is not a place where anyone may frolic and take their pleasures as they will" which made me laugh). It must have been fairly new as a long distance path then, I didn't see anyone else backpacking and was able to wild camp each night. Listening to the traffic noise in parts of your video and seeing the main road / motorway crossings made me realise a lot of that wasn't there then - I remember it as an incredibly peaceful walk!
@PaulOutdoors7 жыл бұрын
A truly wonderful watch and listen Abbie and marvellous to hear you describe the sights, sounds and smells around you as you put one foot in front of the other. The Ridgeway is truly one of the UK's gems and festooned with magical places and spaces. I haven't yet walked the Ridgeway in its entireity but have visited crop circles and a number of the ancient monuments across the lenght and breadth of Wiltshire. Who can truly know exactly how old these magical sites really are and their true purpose and significance. West kennett Long Barrow near to Sidbury Hill is amazing. As always....more questions than answers. Thank you for the inspiration to walk this ancient pathway. Happy wandering. Paul :)
@AbbieBarnesWILD7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)
@AnthonyIlstonJones3 жыл бұрын
*Silbury Hill, and that place is an enigma in itself. Apparently excavations in previous centuries discovered some of the antler picks used to excavate the pool around the hill (now silted up, and a much darker soil than the surrounding fields). Interesting to note is the builders of the Roman road now followed by the A4 aimed directly at Silbury Hill from both directions, then in an act of (supposedly) uncharacteristic diplomacy built the road around the hill. There's a lot more to this landscape than meets the eye.
@ginathomas1813 жыл бұрын
Hugely enjoyable,almost felt like actually being there.Beautiful views,and Abbie has such an engaging personality.
@tiedyekris5 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Felt like I was there.
@djowen51924 жыл бұрын
Terrific stuff, brilliant work. Wayland's is still a place of worship, people leave straw dolls and ribbons in the trees to invoke the power of the old religion. Very impressive.
@obxwave6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. I walked a bit of the Ridgeway while hiking in the UK back in 1993...I remember passing Wayland’s Smithy on the way to look at the Uffington horse...I had no idea I was on a national trail at the time, though.
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Fab stuff!
@daviddale76064 жыл бұрын
Hi Abbie. I know a few places along this route, First Avebury Stone Circle, Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long barrow. Then Barbury Castle where I was taken to by my first wifes foster parents, who had three young child and before leaving Liddington, they shouted are we going to see Barbara Castle. the politician. I thought then that we were going to visit the politician. Everybody did not let on until we got there. Another trip out they to me to that burial chamber. Irecognised your view from nearby Goring, having cruised the Thames from Lechlade to London. Enjoy your blogs, this being the second I followed, the other being the Coast to Coast, which I also followed with Julia Bradbury, BBC programme.
@kevin60uk7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video Abbie this could have been a TV Documentary if I had not known better. Keep the vid's coming.
@jde90956 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the walk and the stunning surroundings. Very happy I have found your channel, thank you for sharing.
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the tribe!
@5canwalk Жыл бұрын
Great share, beautiful trail!
@waltjacob37764 жыл бұрын
Done the Avebury to white horse many times, beautiful Wiltshire countryside, excellent views and great walks. Glad your putting this out there.
@bucket3037 жыл бұрын
MVP waterproof socks! Even all day in soaking boots your feet stay dry, best thing ever! the army surplus are cheap and light enough that a couple pairs in your rucksack and you're laughing.
@AbbieBarnesWILD7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will check them out!
@superdog19474 жыл бұрын
Did the full route with my dog a German Shepherd in June 2019.Enjoyed every single moment of your trip bringing back great memories reliving every footstep, Thanks Abbie
@Erikcountry6 жыл бұрын
Well done...good old England....!!
@Flukey_19702 жыл бұрын
Another great video Abbie
@davidwormell66094 жыл бұрын
39:00. 100% waterproof socks with any footwear should do the trick. I gave up on waterproof boots a long time ago
@jimhimothy63895 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job!!! More more more
@TheLooville3 жыл бұрын
A thoroughly enjoyable hour on a dark winters day - thank you that was great
@JWalking6 жыл бұрын
A lovely walking film, thanks for sharing.
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@FCPWHAT6 жыл бұрын
Js Walks just saw your walking videos J.. bloody amazing!! Do you do this for a living?
@rdnhansen3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Abbie! So good.
@smoggiewalks5786 жыл бұрын
Hi Abbie stumbled upon your walks whilst planning a trip on the moor to moor trail. Great videos keep up the trips, and looking forward to seeing more.
@timmitchell13054 жыл бұрын
Abbie. I am slowly working my way through your videos and thoroughly enjoying them. Really inspired me to start getting on the trails again. Keep up the excellent work!
@oo-rx8uz4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you hiking with your dad
@leerollinson19296 жыл бұрын
What a great vlog! Really enjoyed that, thank you.
@richardmcmellon39293 жыл бұрын
It's a very enjoyable video.
@paullewis86834 жыл бұрын
another fabulous video. well done abbie. I wouldn't miss any one of your waLKS.
@hideyloops67145 жыл бұрын
Love your vids Abbie, keep up the great work ;o) Looking forward to this summer
@simonmp73 жыл бұрын
Great hat and a wonderful smile. Happy trails
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Hi Abbie, Welldone on completing the Ridgeway path. I know the route well having lived closed to it all my life and having walked it several times. You documented the walk very well but I just have to let you know that: Segsbury camp and Liddington castle are separated by around 20 miles! Liddington is a little off the beaten track and you missed it by a few hundred meters as the path passes by to the east. Segsbury camp is not like the other hill forts. To me it doesn't seem so defensive and I think it was used mainly as a livestock enclosure? Best wishes Sandy
@pawelsawicki70034 жыл бұрын
Tremendous series
@ms91497 жыл бұрын
Sooooo happy about this new video! Seen em all and love em all Abbie, keep up the good work!
@AbbieBarnesWILD7 жыл бұрын
Mitchell Shotbolt Ha, thanks! Keep following!
@outdoorjunky17 жыл бұрын
Well done Abbie, great video
@AbbieBarnesWILD7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@MintOutdoors5 жыл бұрын
Great effort Abbie, very inspiring.
@kestrelmuse6 жыл бұрын
My husband & I tried backpacking in England 1st in 2004 and it was nice to stop for meals in pubs rather than having to carry stove and food as we must do here in New Mexico and S. Utah. Our 1st hike was from Bude to Boscastle, arr. there just as the flood set in and cars began floating down the river. We again backpacked in the Lizard of Cornwall in 2007 but only for 3 days. We have done many hikes for 2 to 3 nights in the Gila wilderness, but now we live in Northern N. Mexico so that is too far.. We mainly know the hikes in Canyonlands National Park, Utah,the Needles area. If you have questions about it, send them. My husband was one of the very 1st hikers to enter that area about 1963 just when it was named a Park and there were almost NO walkers there... Today it is the opposite. We have been to Avebury 4 times since 2004 and wanted to see Wayland's Smithy but lacked a car. and or time. Your video is charming and that shaggy dog too.
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
So glad you have been enjoying these videos and getting out and about in the UK - theres so much to see in such a small space! Would love to head out to some of the places you have mentioned some day. Dreaming big!!
@mudlakemicrobes2 жыл бұрын
I used to play on white horse hill as a child way back in the 70s sure was nice to see it again.
@kennybrydges90846 жыл бұрын
Hi Abbie, good video as always, I cant wait to give this walk a crack! ATB Kenny.
@BigD123965 жыл бұрын
Hi Abbie, love this video (only 15 mins in though) ...Im doing the Ridgeway starting this Saturday....I will do it in sections due to time constraints - I plan to sleep at Liddington castle (camped there before with my Dog Finley...we both got freaked out due to sheep that cough like Humans.....Thought we were surrounded by lunatics with bad coughs :-) ).....I love it there....many people think its Mons Badonicus - or the hill of Badon...... - its a legendary location, cited by Gildas, the sixth century historian of the collapse of Roman rule in Britain, as the place where Aurelius Ambrosius (King Arthur) won his decisive battle against the Saxons.....I guess you know this...anyway thanks for this - God Bless you x
@johnsmith-yy4vb3 жыл бұрын
You make wonderful films, the editing and pace is just right for me personally, thank you for the hard work, I appreciate it. Keep on trucking, John.
@chrisday52596 жыл бұрын
Love the videos,a great place for tips on where to go for a proper jaunt. Got to say though i`d of been on every ruin, castle and barrow. Would not be able to resist!
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Truly is an amazing route!
@hislatestflame78614 жыл бұрын
Used to walk the Ridgeway regularly back in the 80s and 90s. Overton hill to Streatley used to be a great way to use up a weekend 😀
@plumjam7 жыл бұрын
Lovely video, Abbie. Well done.
@janesmith90242 жыл бұрын
That was lovely and so well presented and explained. So clear. We were up in part of that area very recently. The White Horse now has a small low barrier as they do not want people on the chalk (whereas photos I found recently from the 90s with my then small children on a day so cold they were shivering in the rain) they then could go closer to it. I have also been to Avebury in the past. These places are so special as they are where our ancestors were 5000 years ago. It is hard to explain how that feels but anyone feeling the same will understand. It was a pity we saw cyclists recently there (I like there to be no humans anywhere on a walk but that is hard to achieve even in my native Northumberland).
@beezig7 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about walking The Ridgeway next year and came across this fantastic video, great job, lots of inspirational and informative stuff on here Thank you Abbie
@More-Space-In-Ear4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👍🏼😊
@larrymoore12074 жыл бұрын
Am fond of The Ridgeway, it feels like you are walking on top of the world.
@jamienettley93773 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this Abbie. I have visited parts of the Ridgeway but this may just inspire me to walk whole damn thing! :) thank you.
@garyeaton61727 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this super video of your walk along the Ridgeway I've done this many times did you meet Jackie at fox lynch campsite I am officially the last person to camp there before she left, Loved your stay at Court Hill the bench at your side is my little place where I sit and dry my clothes. This is so awesome doing it again soon just purchased new tent Hilleberg Enan just under 1kg thanks anyway all best Gary
@andrewkeeling99353 жыл бұрын
Your videos are excellent! Please keep up the good work. Thank you. AK
@alexjames40644 жыл бұрын
Starting the Ridgeway this weekend at Overton Hill and so excited after watching this. XTC's English Settlement will be playing in my head :)
@MrLuridan3 жыл бұрын
How did it go?
@MrOj534 жыл бұрын
The "red kite" is a symbol of the municipality of Tomelilla Sweden where I live. Stay Wild! :-))
@andyw90437 жыл бұрын
Great video, love your enthusiasm.
@Paul-kx7gh5 жыл бұрын
Another great video Abbie, I keep making it to another one I must do, just need to get my butt in gear and get it done 💪 Stay Wild Smiler😌
@k.b.twyman42225 жыл бұрын
Abbie, another great walk, wow!!! You sure live in an amazing country! Thank you for sharing this with me. Your videos are always the highlight of my day. 🌳❤🇬🇧🐦🧭🏞🐎🐑🐄👍🥰
@johndaniels83273 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video that really captures the essence of the walk. The Ridgeway was my second long distance trail and I have to say that for both me and my son it didn't quite hit the spot. The first part is often along stony byways rutted by vehicles although the stretch after the Thames is better. The weather may have paid a part, in June 2014 it was either hot or wet. Getting lost in Wendover woods didn't help and as a result we had to defer the last section from Tring station to Ivinghoe Beacon to a glorious Saturday.
@angelofloveiam505 жыл бұрын
im from San Francisco calif usa love your videos
@sajualex16 жыл бұрын
Love the video, excellent..
@kathrynbrock15582 жыл бұрын
The Goring gap is wonderful. I’ve walked there and also been on the river in my uncles boat. Goring is the second deepest lock on the Thames. Pleased you saw it as the mist cleared.
@daveeardley53867 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel(and subbed) and very pleased that i did! Enjoyed this while stuck indoor's resting a sore heel.
@walkingtwobytwo71227 жыл бұрын
Abbie I just found you videos and I love them! thank you for sharing I now think next time I visit the UK I will explore some of these National Trail Parks.
@MrThejong7 жыл бұрын
love your long vids :) Thanks.
@hawk2million6 жыл бұрын
Great vid, very inspiring. Subscribed and looking forward to checking out all your other trips.
@AbbieBarnesWILD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub! Welcome to the tribe!
@sparkymark687 жыл бұрын
What a great watch, thanks Abbie. I hope your feet have recovered?! I walk the Coombe Hill part regularly and it's beautiful. It was great to see in your video.
@AbbieBarnesWILD7 жыл бұрын
They sure have. Thanks for the comment. What a great area to live in.
@marilynthomson95644 жыл бұрын
Abbie, you are amazing and you give such a beautiful tour of the area. I wonder why you don’t take more time to see the sights for yourself , and walk a little less each day so you can really enjoy it. Perhaps you enjoy going to Long distance, but I think it would be fun to stop along the way, take your time And see some of the beautiful places that this treck has to offer. Just a thought from an old lady LOL.
@waynehearne54982 жыл бұрын
Last week I participated in the “Ridgeway Relay”. 10 runners covering the 85 mile route. I ran the Sparbolt to Foxhill party. Amazing views I plan to explore more of the Ridgeway.
@jeromero96422 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I am starting planning my own trip and you have really reassured me that I can do this! :)
@WelshGallivanter6 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that, well done Abbie
@scottreed75295 жыл бұрын
Your quiet passion for the walked road is wonderful. I have walked to the white 🐎. You think it could have been a sign, a good omen, for the ancient people?
@TheFlexinator_2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely relaxing and informative video to watch! I’m thinking of doing the ridgeway too seeming as I often do a section of it from Avebury to Swindon. Definitely want to explore more!
@su9erhans5 жыл бұрын
Love your positivity
@JoseighBlogs2 жыл бұрын
Back in the early 1970s I walked The Ridgeway Path the other way round East to West from Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire to Overton Hill and Averbury in the county of Wiltshire UK. I think at the time I wanted my walk, which was a lone sponsored walk for a charitable cause, to be a kind of pilgrimage that ended at the phenomenal ancient pagan site of Avebury and with the gradual and gathering approach to Avebury in the meeting with and the passing of other extraordinary ancient monuments. I had no tent just a sleeping bag in which clothed I slept under the stars, in a hedge, under beeches beside Waylands Smithy burial mound (with an option of sheltering inside the barrow if inclement), and on top of Silbury Hill at a time the 'authorities' hadn't ownership and remunerating profiteering over the hill. It has since occurred to me that having the sun rise at one's back over one's head and lead afore as it went down had a trekker walking with the glorious sun directing the way to Avebury along The Ridgeway. 🙂 Addendum: On further viewing of Abbie's excellent and informative video I couldn't help noting at 8:53 a landscape I hadn't seen in the early 70s that Abbie scans decades later which speaks to our long gone former farmland of varied patchwork fielded crops and orchards now horrendously altered, all grubbed-up, due to EU stipulations that fields are now far larger growing single crop EU grant aided Yellow Rape Seed. 'Grant aided' aye? Why would farmers grow it otherwise when seeming to be bribed to grow the stuff? So much is witnessed of the English landscape in Abbie's scan of a Brussels and Strasbourg demanded English scenery. And, at 14:04 the 'yellow peril' proliferates ever more over ancient Downland ~ as Abbie herself exclaims of swathes of "Rape Seed Oil" either side of her Ridgeway Path walk at 18:26. There's politics in them thar fields an' hills besides sarsens and ghosts ~ aye? 😞
@garyhertswildcamper89586 жыл бұрын
Significant female role models thoughout history. Queen Boudicca, Queen/warrior and serious bad ass. Sacagawea, most under rated woman in American history Abbie Barnes and Survival lilly. both an inspiration to women/girls in the internet age. ok, so i might have missed a few others. I have a 6 year old daughter, when shes a bit older i will show some of both of your vids to her. whether she will actually watch them is hard to say. but i will try, and thats a promise. p s, Abbie, when are you gonna hike the PCT? keep up the good work. Gary
@thehealthanarchist3 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@melsmith28872 жыл бұрын
fantastic xx
@kentishmale19697 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work, you're an absolute natural in front of camera