If you are wondering why British people say things different compared with muricans, they bloody invented the English language, and they invented humour on the side. Greetings from a Dutchman.
In the UK, we only tend to use the term ‘blanket’ to refer to something that is woollen. So the Blanket brothers invented the specific item that is truly a ‘blanket’ (though the term may now be used in the English language to mean any type of covering).
I sleep under duvets in my bed in the UK and never refer to them as "blankets": I would say "bedclothes" if I wanted to be generic. The term "bedclothes" sounds as if it ought to mean garments worn in a bed (e.g. pyjamas, bedsocks, nightcap) but it doesn't. Other bed coverings which I would not normally refer to as blankets include sheets, eiderdowns and counterpanes.
Most Americans talk about the narrow roads and I all ways say , we don’t want our countryside covered in tarmac there’s to many cars on our roads anyway .The buildings in most villages and towns are a part of our heritage and culture ,you are right about our country we are truly blessed and we know it
Your comment about our little country being unique came across as sincere - we know you love our country. And I have to say I feel truly lucky and blessed to have been born in dear old Blighty. I live in Yorkshire and my daughter who lives in London, which she and her husband both love, feels just the same. We have much to be grateful for. And thank you Connor for your interest in these islands and our history and for your channel which I greatly enjoy. You're a loveable character :)
I live in the Cotswolds. The view out of my bedroom window includes a "folly" called "Broadway tower". Sometimes I forget how lucky I am! Your video has reminded me how I live in a very special place - thank you.
I've had a look at Rose Cottage online that was transported to the US. It looks like a new build! Such a shame it lost it's character by being dismantled.
If you do come to the UK and want to combine the Cotswolds with an impressive 'castle', Blenheim Palace (which was on the '10 best country homes' video from a few days ago) is essentially on the edge of the Cotswolds, and from there you can easily travel to all the popular villages.
I already appreciated the UK with our history and buildings but since viewing your channel (& a couple of others) it's opened my eyes to understanding how unusual it is for such an old place to be so well preserved. I live in a house which was built in 1890 and was able to restore it properly because of the amount of restoration yards which sell a choice of original pieces coming from the same era. Most councils are rigid about keeping the history of the building intact and people aren't so keen these days to rip out old fireplaces or other features - unlike the 1960s. (A 3-bedroom cottage in a popular Cotswolds village would cost around £425k)
Jibby. You asked for a castle in the Cotswolds. The main edifice in the area is Sudeley Castle, (Gloucestershire Cotswolds). I haven't been there but I would imagine the stone used would be in keeping with the local area - the principle quarries being near to Bath and Chippenham. You can Google Sudeley for images and opening times, to see if there's a café, toilets, etc. (you can do that with ALL castles open to the public).
I was the site manager on Fairford library, built with cotswold stone. It was in the early days of CAD drawings and some of the measurements were as small as .5mm (0.0197 inch) I told the architect to pick a stone as it must be correct somewhere on the building 😀
Britain did not escape wartime destruction, Connor: the major cities and towns were badly damaged and a lot was lost in the Blitz during the Second World War. It's just the bombing was mainly concentrated in urban areas. The Nazis even had a policy of trying to destroy historic cities (Canterbury, Exeter, Coventry being examples - the so-called Baedeker Raids) and what the Germans missed was often finished off by town planners in the 1950s-70s. Even rural areas did not go unscathed. At the picturesque village of Abinger Common in rural Surrey near where I live, the medieval parish church was destroyed by a bomb. German bombers would drop any spare bombs anywhere they wanted on the way back.
Connor, everyone in England has invented things! For instance, I invented cheese. My Dad invented the triangle and my Mum was well known for having invented Thursdays. But Americans wouldn't understand that!!
I live practically in the Cotswolds and not far away is Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. It is magnificent and it will blow you away.
All up and down the Fosse Way (the old Roman road) Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach, Cirencester, plus the nearby Slaughters, Bibury, etc.
Not sure you read any comments, but if you want to visit I suggest you catch up with fellow Americans Dara and Ian's channel Magenta Otter where they have a great video about planning a visit to the Cotswolds. They also have an extensive and really excellent set of videos across the whole UK. Probably helps that they live half of the year in Gloucestershire and the other half in Texas! The object we know as a blanket may have existed for thousands of years, but the fact we now know of them as "blankets" may indeed be down to the Blanket brothers. More research needed...
The thing that really seperates these beautiful old villages from other parts of the UK is all the "road furniture" we have crammed in every possible inch elsewhere ... most places are filled with unnessasry bright coloured plastic signs, and signposts, and utilities posts, and lamp-posts... all of which have more plastic signs attached to them ...The increase of them everywhere over the last 20 years is crazy, but I've never heard people talk about it.
The Cotswolds, as a whole, was a region we loved to visit while I was at school in England. It was - and chiefly remains - chocolate-box England as imagined by foreigners. Today, however, most larger villages are essentially theme-park, "quaint" England, inhabited by wealthy commuters, and packed with tourists.
Thank you very much for the kind words. Where you saw those little dogs sitting outside is where I used to work when I lived in Burford for a few years whilst I was.married to an RAF policeman. It is called The Mermaid. You really should try to visit the Cotswolds and also where I live now in Dorset along the Jurassic coast. That is stunning as well.✌
Yes Britain is amazingly beautiful and definitely an open air museum when it comes to architecture and culture in general .... in certain places that is. The UK also has A LOT of hideous places. I live in between the UK and Germany and can't say Germany, despite all the wars and battles, feels less as an open air museum then the UK does. Nor does Belgium, France and Italy or Spain. I think it's Connor's preference and admiration for the UK that is of influence in his judgement on this matter.
Hi Jibby. River after the name - I'm not sure but it's likely to be a relic from French where adjectives are placed AFTER the noun - a good example is "les États Unis" and you should know right away the meaning of that world famous word.!!
my part of the world about 40 mins to castle coombe or bibury from my house. you can drive from one end of the cotswolds to the other in around 1h 30 mins a 3 bed period end terrace in castle coombe is about 750 000 but you can get period properties in other parts of the cotswolds for half of that
A Flemish weaver from the 1300's, is credited with creating the blanket which was a heavily napped woollen weave. So why was this particular weaver considered to be the father of the blanket, probably because his name was Thomas Blanquette.
Connor, you're right that the brick buildings blend with their surroundings as they age. We know how lucky we are 🙂 thanks for the compliments about our country.
We did get bombed a lot in the Blitz and Henry Vlll destroyed and pillaged as many monasteries as he could in the 16th century...so we have experienced destruction and rebuilding - the UK is excellent at re-using historic buildings in modern ways though
WARWICK CASTLE ( PRONOUNCED WORRICK ) IS JUST, INSIDE THE COTSWOLDS, ONE OF THE BEST AND COMPLETE CASTLES IN BRITAIN; and not far from Shakespeares Stratford on Avon, where his original house can be seen, and his wife Anne Hathaway's beautiful Cottage. But you will need to plan to prioritise your tour. There is so much to see. I just HOPE, our fickle weather, is kind to you.
You HAVE to go to Sudley castle. It are not just remarkable beautiful ,but have an extensive royal history. Wife of Henry the 8, Elisabeth 1. Those names ring a bell I bet.
Regarding river naming, why do you say "Lake Erie" or "Lake Michigan" in the USA and not "Erie Lake" and "Michigan Lake"? Why do you say "Mount St Helens" in Washington State, "Mount Rushmore" and "Mount Vernon" and not "St Helen's Mount", "Rushmore Mount" and "Vernon Mount"? What about "Cape Canaveral" or should it be "Canaveral Cape"? I rest my case.
Blenheim palace is pretty much in the Cotswolds if not considered in and Warwick + Kenilworth castles maybe an hour away, Stratford on Avon(Shakepears birthplace) 20 mins from Warwick so all could be covered in a day or 2. UK really is tiny
Lovely area full stop. I can't afford to live there either but when all the summer tourists go home? Then it's a wonderful place to visit. Just realised I might be watching a different part of the video. Same thoughts, have fun
Thames River or River Thames. The greater term comes first. Hence River Thames, River Ouse, River trent, River Mersey. You can't say reverse that and say Thames......., Thames........,. Hope that makes sense. It's the way we categorise things.
Once a( Mc)...always a (Mc)....son of Celtic lands! It'd be interesting to see whether the Celts was the dominant force of the cotswolds back in historical times.
What he is saying, are kid, is that's when the term "blanket" came in to common usage, when the "brothers" started mass manufacturing them. What was a blanket called before that ? Yeah, that is the question he's asking !! PS. The buildings in the cotswolds have never seen a "kiln".
400k plus...for a starting price 2 bed cottage...small kitchen..and a living room...bathroom maybe ground floor having been added in the 60s..maybe....... prior to that a tin bath in front of the fire when everyones in bed... it all depends on where you want to buy.. More renowned areas go for a premium of many hundreds of thousands £1.million plus is quite acceptable...
Much too "chocolate boxy" for me. Last time I visited was on a business trip and I couldn't find the address I was looking for. It turned out I had gone to the wrong town. Chipping Camden instead of Chipping Norton. They all look the same don't they.
just remember traveling around UK, soon as you get from the bigger roads things take a lot longer, 30 miles 40-50min on ok roads but even more narrow roads that could be an hour half. yes we have faster roads going north south east west. i avoid big what you call interstate highways and go for the more countryside way so when i head to Wales back home town i take the long way enter south wales and travel through Wales up to the north a great drive and fun roads to drive on too, 160-180 miles i take a lot detours / way points every trip i choose a slight different way like to explore that can take anything from 7-9 hours depending on traffic and have done full day drives 12 hours but only covered 185 miles, 7-9 hour or the 12 hours that not inc rest stops that is driving so just be ready and expect to add a bit extra time for traveling esp when you away from big main roads then things really start to slow, just heads up, i did a change to my trip and decided bit west coast on google it not lot extra miles it added 4 hours extra on my normal 7-9 hour trip so for sure add extra time to most trips for travel, in wales 30 miles can be easy 40 mins to over an hour quite easy esp in rush hour and line traffic behind slow driver that easy adds an hour as not a lot place to safe pass someone going slow, add extra time you get to places on the time you wanted / planned
Why we in the UK have country roads is because we didn't destroy the UK by building a concrete jungle, building roads that covers your country and humungous motorways and having a shit public transport system. We have cities, towns and villages also we do have motorways, but we love to keep our countryside undeveloped with country roads. We also have thousands of years of history just like the rest of Europe and other countries that are old. America is made of concrete, roads and buildings, while our history, countryside, the environment and our shores are very important plus we are very proud of the UK and how beautiful it is. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
It's very biased calling it the most beautiful in England as this invites a tsunami of tourism, why would residents want that in their daily lives ? The good news is, everywhere in England there are thousands of beautiful villages, cottages and scenic countryside. I hope you can find them McJibbin ❤🙏❤
Yes that is true but there is not another area where ALL the villages are absolutely stunning. Generally you will find a lovely village and the next one is ordinary but not in the Cotswolds.
When making a video promoting the beauty of The Cotswolds, not sure why you would shoot it in the winter ! It's in summer when The Cotswolds looks at its glorious best.
What a beautiful place indeed! Wrong about more artefacts than Continental Europe, though! That's (at least) something we have in common: both the UK and Continental Europe are very proud of their heritage and take extremely good care of it. For Continental Europe, we keep getting "a little help" in EU funds for the maintenance of our treasures.
NOT shingles....stone tiles. I know you say you are not religious but, please be mindful of other people's beliefs when you take the Lord's name in vain. The cottages are made of STONE not BRICK.
If you are wondering why British people say things different compared with muricans,
they bloody invented the English language, and they invented humour on the side.
Greetings from a Dutchman.
In the UK, we only tend to use the term ‘blanket’ to refer to something that is woollen. So the Blanket brothers invented the specific item that is truly a ‘blanket’ (though the term may now be used in the English language to mean any type of covering).
I sleep under duvets in my bed in the UK and never refer to them as "blankets": I would say "bedclothes" if I wanted to be generic. The term "bedclothes" sounds as if it ought to mean garments worn in a bed (e.g. pyjamas, bedsocks, nightcap) but it doesn't. Other bed coverings which I would not normally refer to as blankets include sheets, eiderdowns and counterpanes.
Most Americans talk about the narrow roads and I all ways say , we don’t want our countryside covered in tarmac there’s to many cars on our roads anyway .The buildings in most villages and towns are a part of our heritage and culture ,you are right about our country we are truly blessed and we know it
You could start by mastering our old and world- conquering language! "Always", and "too many"....but basically agree with you.
@@revbenf6870 M'mmm Teacher's pet
Connor: "Everything looks like it just belongs there!"
That is the most Connor statement ever. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your comment about our little country being unique came across as sincere - we know you love our country. And I have to say I feel truly lucky and blessed to have been born in dear old Blighty. I live in Yorkshire and my daughter who lives in London, which she and her husband both love, feels just the same. We have much to be grateful for. And thank you Connor for your interest in these islands and our history and for your channel which I greatly enjoy. You're a loveable character :)
I live in the Cotswolds. The view out of my bedroom window includes a "folly" called "Broadway tower". Sometimes I forget how lucky I am! Your video has reminded me how I live in a very special place - thank you.
I'm a police officer in this area, seems wierd seeing a video about places that are just normal to me
I've had a look at Rose Cottage online that was transported to the US. It looks like a new build! Such a shame it lost it's character by being dismantled.
If you do come to the UK and want to combine the Cotswolds with an impressive 'castle', Blenheim Palace (which was on the '10 best country homes' video from a few days ago) is essentially on the edge of the Cotswolds, and from there you can easily travel to all the popular villages.
I'm lucky to live about ten minutes drive Blenheim Palace. My wife and I often visit for a relaxing day out.
The buildings of the Cotswolds are generally made of stone, not brick.
I already appreciated the UK with our history and buildings but since viewing your channel (& a couple of others) it's opened my eyes to understanding how unusual it is for such an old place to be so well preserved. I live in a house which was built in 1890 and was able to restore it properly because of the amount of restoration yards which sell a choice of original pieces coming from the same era. Most councils are rigid about keeping the history of the building intact and people aren't so keen these days to rip out old fireplaces or other features - unlike the 1960s.
(A 3-bedroom cottage in a popular Cotswolds village would cost around £425k)
Warwick castle is only an hour or so drive from the Cotswolds. Having been I’d thoroughly recommend it!
Odd that both the narrator and Conor referred to the Cotswold brickwork , when it is stonework.
River Thames, Rio Grande, Fluss Elbe, Rivière Seine. Looks like the USA is the odd one out here. 😮
I live in the Cotswolds, in a lovely village with the longest village green in England, and i am happy about it every day!
Great video Conrad, and you're right we are lucky here in England. I like watching these clips with you as I am learning new things too!
Jibby.
You asked for a castle in the Cotswolds.
The main edifice in the area is Sudeley Castle, (Gloucestershire Cotswolds).
I haven't been there but I would imagine the stone used would be in keeping with the local area - the principle quarries being near to Bath and Chippenham.
You can Google Sudeley for images and opening times, to see if there's a café, toilets, etc.
(you can do that with ALL castles open to the public).
The roofs are heavy. I had 14 tonnes of tiles on my roof for a house of 250 square metres over 2 floors.
House prices in Arlington Row, Bibury, Cirencester GL7
The average sold price for a property in Arlington Row in the last 12 months is £1,100,000.
They`re called blankets because they were originally undyed (from French "blanc".)
I was the site manager on Fairford library, built with cotswold stone. It was in the early days of CAD drawings and some of the measurements were as small as .5mm (0.0197 inch) I told the architect to pick a stone as it must be correct somewhere on the building 😀
Britain did not escape wartime destruction, Connor: the major cities and towns were badly damaged and a lot was lost in the Blitz during the Second World War. It's just the bombing was mainly concentrated in urban areas. The Nazis even had a policy of trying to destroy historic cities (Canterbury, Exeter, Coventry being examples - the so-called Baedeker Raids) and what the Germans missed was often finished off by town planners in the 1950s-70s.
Even rural areas did not go unscathed. At the picturesque village of Abinger Common in rural Surrey near where I live, the medieval parish church was destroyed by a bomb. German bombers would drop any spare bombs anywhere they wanted on the way back.
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You feel so near to God living in England the beauty of it gets into your soul. P. uk
Hi the clock in Burford is placed outside a Tolsey this was used to take the fee from market stall holders in medieval times.
Which God(s) ?
Greetings from the Cotswolds
Connor, everyone in England has invented things! For instance, I invented cheese. My Dad invented the triangle and my Mum was well known for having invented Thursdays. But Americans wouldn't understand that!!
Wow, your mum invented Thursdays? That is astonishing…
SUCH a fan of your dad's work, send my regards!
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I live practically in the Cotswolds and not far away is Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. It is magnificent and it will blow you away.
Bourton on the Water and Broadway are beautiful places in the Cotswolds as is Lower Slaughter.
100percent agree with this!
I’m going to Bourton on the water next year for a ho, Salford uk
Bourton-on-the-Water can be choked with tourists and loses a lot of its charm as a result.
All up and down the Fosse Way (the old Roman road) Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach, Cirencester, plus the nearby Slaughters, Bibury, etc.
Not sure you read any comments, but if you want to visit I suggest you catch up with fellow Americans Dara and Ian's channel Magenta Otter where they have a great video about planning a visit to the Cotswolds. They also have an extensive and really excellent set of videos across the whole UK. Probably helps that they live half of the year in Gloucestershire and the other half in Texas! The object we know as a blanket may have existed for thousands of years, but the fact we now know of them as "blankets" may indeed be down to the Blanket brothers. More research needed...
Plus Dara is a very big avid castle fan and has visited loads of them
Dara and lan are great fun.
For a picture of life in the Cotswolds try and see an episode of 'This Country' (which I'm sure you'll quickly realise usn't a documentary)
The thing that really seperates these beautiful old villages from other parts of the UK is all the "road furniture" we have crammed in every possible inch elsewhere ... most places are filled with unnessasry bright coloured plastic signs, and signposts, and utilities posts, and lamp-posts... all of which have more plastic signs attached to them ...The increase of them everywhere over the last 20 years is crazy, but I've never heard people talk about it.
I'm not going to lie but it actually gets me emotional the beauty is simply incredible.
Somebody had to invent EVERYTHING. even a shirt!!!😂😂
The Cotswolds, as a whole, was a region we loved to visit while I was at school in England. It was - and chiefly remains - chocolate-box England as imagined by foreigners. Today, however, most larger villages are essentially theme-park, "quaint" England, inhabited by wealthy commuters, and packed with tourists.
I recently visited the cotswolds for a day out and afternoon tea …my daughter took me for my birthday ,I felt so very blessed for that day ❤
Thank you very much for the kind words. Where you saw those little dogs sitting outside is where I used to work when I lived in Burford for a few years whilst I was.married to an RAF policeman. It is called The Mermaid. You really should try to visit the Cotswolds and also where I live now in Dorset along the Jurassic coast. That is stunning as well.✌
Yes Britain is amazingly beautiful and definitely an open air museum when it comes to architecture and culture in general .... in certain places that is. The UK also has A LOT of hideous places. I live in between the UK and Germany and can't say Germany, despite all the wars and battles, feels less as an open air museum then the UK does. Nor does Belgium, France and Italy or Spain. I think it's Connor's preference and admiration for the UK that is of influence in his judgement on this matter.
Hi Jibby.
River after the name - I'm not sure but it's likely to be a relic from French where adjectives are placed AFTER the noun - a good example is "les États Unis" and you should know right away the meaning of that world famous word.!!
my part of the world about 40 mins to castle coombe or bibury from my house. you can drive from one end of the cotswolds to the other in around 1h 30 mins
a 3 bed period end terrace in castle coombe is about 750 000 but you can get period properties in other parts of the cotswolds for half of that
A Flemish weaver from the 1300's, is credited with creating the blanket which was a heavily napped woollen weave.
So why was this particular weaver considered to be the father of the blanket, probably because his name was Thomas Blanquette.
Connor, you're right that the brick buildings blend with their surroundings as they age. We know how lucky we are 🙂 thanks for the compliments about our country.
Baked clay tiles. They last centuries. And slate, watch it being mined and cut in Wales
We did get bombed a lot in the Blitz and Henry Vlll destroyed and pillaged as many monasteries as he could in the 16th century...so we have experienced destruction and rebuilding - the UK is excellent at re-using historic buildings in modern ways though
No it was put in a loom as a standard size woven wool by the Blanket brothers. Like a Hoover it took its name from its maker
WARWICK CASTLE ( PRONOUNCED WORRICK ) IS JUST, INSIDE THE COTSWOLDS, ONE OF THE BEST AND COMPLETE CASTLES IN BRITAIN; and not far from Shakespeares Stratford on Avon, where his original house can be seen, and his wife Anne Hathaway's beautiful Cottage. But you will need to plan to prioritise your tour. There is so much to see. I just HOPE, our fickle weather, is kind to you.
Popped to Burford recently and had cider-battered cod and ships, mmm
You HAVE to go to Sudley castle. It are not just remarkable beautiful ,but have an extensive royal history. Wife of Henry the 8, Elisabeth 1. Those names ring a bell I bet.
Regarding river naming, why do you say "Lake Erie" or "Lake Michigan" in the USA and not "Erie Lake" and "Michigan Lake"? Why do you say "Mount St Helens" in Washington State, "Mount Rushmore" and "Mount Vernon" and not "St Helen's Mount", "Rushmore Mount" and "Vernon Mount"? What about "Cape Canaveral" or should it be "Canaveral Cape"?
I rest my case.
In the summer, all of these places look even more beautiful.
Well the houses are really fantastic to view. But I'm not really sure if I wanted to live in one everyday.
Mac--I'm sorry to inform you but. the CASTLE has been gone long long ago. BUT, they have got a Racing Car Circuit.
Yeah we would say the river tay or just the tay,but I've never heard anyone saying the tay river,even feels weird just typing it haha
The water turned the machinery for the wool mills
Blenheim palace is pretty much in the Cotswolds if not considered in and Warwick + Kenilworth castles maybe an hour away, Stratford on Avon(Shakepears birthplace) 20 mins from Warwick so all could be covered in a day or 2. UK really is tiny
Lovely area, if you can afford to live there.
Lovely area full stop. I can't afford to live there either but when all the summer tourists go home? Then it's a wonderful place to visit.
Just realised I might be watching a different part of the video. Same thoughts, have fun
Thames River or River Thames. The greater term comes first. Hence River Thames, River Ouse, River trent, River Mersey. You can't say reverse that and say Thames......., Thames........,. Hope that makes sense. It's the way we categorise things.
We have got a small stream in Leicestershire called the Tweed River. Not sure about why it's different in the UK?
Perhaps the question is, why did they do it differently in the US? Which came first....
Once a( Mc)...always a (Mc)....son of Celtic lands! It'd be interesting to see whether the Celts was the dominant force of the cotswolds back in historical times.
Hey poofy hair 😂, I live in the Cotswolds (Gloucestershire)❤️
Narrow streets, in St Alban's N of London, this interfered with the two battles of St Alban's during the Wars of the Roses in the 1400s.
What he is saying, are kid, is that's when the term "blanket" came in to common usage, when the "brothers" started mass manufacturing them. What was a blanket called before that ? Yeah, that is the question he's asking !! PS. The buildings in the cotswolds have never seen a "kiln".
Rio Grande, Rio Bravo, Rio Chama, rio Hondo, river des Peres, river rouge, in the US, and more..
Castle Coombe is beautiful.
400k plus...for a starting price
2 bed cottage...small kitchen..and a living room...bathroom maybe ground floor having been added in the 60s..maybe....... prior to that a tin bath in front of the fire when everyones in bed... it all depends on where you want to buy..
More renowned areas go for a premium of many hundreds of thousands £1.million plus is quite acceptable...
Much too "chocolate boxy" for me. Last time I visited was on a business trip and I couldn't find the address I was looking for. It turned out I had gone to the wrong town. Chipping Camden instead of Chipping Norton. They all look the same don't they.
just remember traveling around UK, soon as you get from the bigger roads things take a lot longer, 30 miles 40-50min on ok roads but even more narrow roads that could be an hour half. yes we have faster roads going north south east west. i avoid big what you call interstate highways and go for the more countryside way so when i head to Wales back home town i take the long way enter south wales and travel through Wales up to the north a great drive and fun roads to drive on too, 160-180 miles i take a lot detours / way points every trip i choose a slight different way like to explore that can take anything from 7-9 hours depending on traffic and have done full day drives 12 hours but only covered 185 miles, 7-9 hour or the 12 hours that not inc rest stops that is driving so just be ready and expect to add a bit extra time for traveling esp when you away from big main roads then things really start to slow, just heads up, i did a change to my trip and decided bit west coast on google it not lot extra miles it added 4 hours extra on my normal 7-9 hour trip so for sure add extra time to most trips for travel, in wales 30 miles can be easy 40 mins to over an hour quite easy esp in rush hour and line traffic behind slow driver that easy adds an hour as not a lot place to safe pass someone going slow, add extra time you get to places on the time you wanted / planned
Mate, nobody is reading all of that.
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Why we in the UK have country roads is because we didn't destroy the UK by building a concrete jungle, building roads that covers your country and humungous motorways and having a shit public transport system. We have cities, towns and villages also we do have motorways, but we love to keep our countryside undeveloped with country roads. We also have thousands of years of history just like the rest of Europe and other countries that are old. America is made of concrete, roads and buildings, while our history, countryside, the environment and our shores are very important plus we are very proud of the UK and how beautiful it is. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Sadly, ordinary people can no longer afford to live in such towns! It is now the domain of the gentry and possibly the upper middle class.
Hunter gatherers would have wrapped themselves in animal pelts, they certainly wouldn’t have had blankets.
Most of the wars being in Europe? I supposes you mean modern wars.
It's very biased calling it the most beautiful in England as this invites a tsunami of tourism, why would residents want that in their daily lives ? The good news is, everywhere in England there are thousands of beautiful villages, cottages and scenic countryside. I hope you can find them McJibbin ❤🙏❤
I said a similar thing to someone who asked about beautiful places to visit in the UK.I suggested throwing a dart at the map and going from there...
Yes that is true but there is not another area where ALL the villages are absolutely stunning.
Generally you will find a lovely village and the next one is ordinary but not in the Cotswolds.
Ha ha good video doggie not a puppy though it's an adult border terrier I used to have one lovely dogs
When making a video promoting the beauty of The Cotswolds, not sure why you would shoot it in the winter ! It's in summer when The Cotswolds looks at its glorious best.
It's dreamy 😊
12:00 Yes we were fortunate that WW2 wasn’t fought out in Britain which sadly bombed out some beautiful villages on main land Europe
Next whilst visiting England visit Hambleden very near another historical town Henley on Thames ❤😊in Oxfordshire
You do realise that by saying that your hair looks poofy, it means that your hair looks homosexual, don't you?
Hello grandad, are you keeping well, are the nurses looking after you?
Did he not say puffy😊
What a beautiful place indeed!
Wrong about more artefacts than Continental Europe, though! That's (at least) something we have in common: both the UK and Continental Europe are very proud of their heritage and take extremely good care of it.
For Continental Europe, we keep getting "a little help" in EU funds for the maintenance of our treasures.
It's true that England is only about 1000 miles from one end to the other but to us brits that is a long way.. To Americans it's nothing lol
I wouldn't say the uk monarchy helped preserve our history... Henry 8th destroyed countless historical buildings out of jealous rage
to be fair british history is in a way a part of your history
The amount of adds in this tho🙄
Celtic land....
NOT shingles....stone tiles.
I know you say you are not religious but, please be mindful of other people's beliefs when you take the Lord's name in vain.
The cottages are made of STONE not BRICK.
Don't you mean Welsh slate?
@@stewedfishproductions7959 I live in the Cotswolds and our cottage has a stone tile roof - not slate which is much much thinner than stone tiles
Why did you stop watching Fawlty Towers? I demand that you start watching it again.