American Couple Reacts: English Villages in Summer! Beautiful, Relaxing, & Magical! FIRST TIME!!

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  • American Couple Reacts: English Villages in Summer! Beautiful, Relaxing, & Magical! FIRST TIME REACTION! We are joining our friends, Kirsten & Joerg on this lovely glance at some of the incredible, English Villages in the Summertime! This episode starts off at Castle Ashby Gardens in Northamptonshire. We look at different places in the smallest county of Rutland too. This is such a fun episode and looking forward to seeing this in person next Summer when we visit the United Kingdom. Let us know if you live here or close by. All the views are so picturesque! Please click on the link below to Subscribe to Kirsten & Joerg's amazing channel! We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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  • @Past-melody
    @Past-melody ปีที่แล้ว +40

    You should also see some Suffolk villages, such as, Kersey, Cavendish, Lavenham, Long Melford, Orford, Coddenham, Somerleyton village, Southwold, Aldeburgh etc

  • @maggieellison1017
    @maggieellison1017 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I live in a medieval village in Suffolk. Take a look at Lavenham. An absolute gem.

  • @savagesnayle301
    @savagesnayle301 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I don't live far from this area. It is truly lovely and a great place for a pleasant British stroll every couple of weekends. Air conditioning in UK....open the window!

  • @heatherleutscherwarren9459
    @heatherleutscherwarren9459 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wherever we live in the UK it has beautiful villages and towns . My advice will be visit between May and September- out of season you will miss the flowers and natural beauty. Most hotels do not have air conditioning - only in cars! I live near Cambridge- the university colleges are a joy to walk round but the City is expensive and traffic a nightmare ❤

  • @dawnrowing3950
    @dawnrowing3950 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Definitely have a look at Dorset which has many thatched cottages also has the Jurasic coast, Sandbanks, Corfe castle .....THE NEW FOREST is an absolute must!

    • @1daveyp
      @1daveyp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shhhh! Stop telling people about Dorset. 🤪

    • @danielw5850
      @danielw5850 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dorset: the tetchy, “Blue-Badge County”, where Sundays are marred by the sound of retired folk, operating lawnmowers, chainsaws etc, instead of savouring the natural beauty; guess who visited, this weekend!

  • @markfour2841
    @markfour2841 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Tbh our country is full of these gems. Every county has many 'chocolate box' villages, but unless you actually live there, very few are seen, especially by tourists. Travel off a main road in any direction and you will find them.

    • @vaudevillian7
      @vaudevillian7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very much so

    • @da90sReAlvloc
      @da90sReAlvloc ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I went up Newcastle upon Tyne last month. That has some nice places

    • @allycbythesea7937
      @allycbythesea7937 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@da90sReAlvloc I went last yr and loved it. Also beautiful Tynemouth a half hour metro ride away. If I could I’d love to explore more of Northumberland definitely the best kept secret for tourists

    • @lassievision
      @lassievision ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly, there's loads of places like this around where I am

  • @OriginalHandprint
    @OriginalHandprint ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As much as this video showed an impressive village area, it’s just one of thousands of villages, all with their own regional character, hidden treasures, local historical places. Take Kent where you’ll be based: just travelling village to village will take forever.
    Cherrypicking your stay is going to take a lot of planning ☺️👍🏼

  • @wendybowler2514
    @wendybowler2514 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Yes do try and visit the Isle of Wight stunning chocolate box villages thatched roofs beautiful beaches and absolutely stunning countryside too. A little bias as my family all live on the island But it won’t disappoint

    • @lauraphillips9018
      @lauraphillips9018 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live on the Isle of Wight and it is stunning over here.

  • @glastonbury4304
    @glastonbury4304 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The problem with A/C in the UK , its crazy expensive to run, plus in a lot of these buildings you see, they are grade 2 listed so incredibly expensive to install as you can't knock down walls or change the make up of these buildings...however the UK is a very temperant climate...these 2 are lovely , loved this vlog as a Brit as I've never been to Rutland, definitely a hidden gem...❤

    • @mandimoo87
      @mandimoo87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Speak for yourself I die without my AC lol

    • @clivewilliams3661
      @clivewilliams3661 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The buildings that you see in this video are all heavyweight buildings so that they are cosy warm in winter (when heated properly) and cool in summer so there is no need for A/C. We have a moderate weight house and at the height of the summer last year when it was 40degC outside, our house was a comfortable 25.5degC inside. Our heating season starts sometime in November and finishes March/April depending on the weather.
      A/C as most people know it is not crazy expensive, it is basically heat pumps that supply warm or cool air that you see in many small offices and will be a cheap alternative to lpg and oil in places where there is no mains gas. This is the system that the Govt are promoting to reduce our gas consumption. It gets more sophisticated when you add humidity control that is really only suitable for large office buildings. The issue with 'A/C' is that it provides cool air to overcome the deficiencies of the building construction i.e. lightweight building that is exacerbated by high levels of insulation. Generally speaking, cooling air is around 3x as expensive as heating it for the same temperature change +/-, and of course that energy is used during the period when with other types of buildings it is unnecessary.
      Rutland is a picturesque county with classic sandstone houses, often with Switherland Slate roofs i.e. massive. The brick production in nearby Peterborough seems to have bypassed the county except in 1960's/70's although new developments are favoured with sandstone replica cladding, which doesn't sit right with precise modern houses.

    • @mandimoo87
      @mandimoo87 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clivewilliams3661 my a/c only gets me a couple of degrees lower in 1 room but as long as you sit in the direction of air flow you get the "standing in front of the fridge" benefit. Night times are awful in the heat. I need another unit to keep upstairs.

    • @clivewilliams3661
      @clivewilliams3661 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mandimoo87 It sounds as though the unit is woefully undersized. Is it a stand alone cabinet or a plumbed in split unit with a condenser outside? As I said, cooling the air takes 3 times the amount of energy for every degree than to heat it every degree so that if for example your house needs to cool from 30degC to 20degC it will use the same amount of energy as heating it from minus 10degC to 20degC. Therefore if you primarily require the cooling to perform then it needs to be 3 times as big as the one for heating. If the house heats up to an uncomfortable level then it is likely to be a lightweight building that has no thermal mass to modulate solar heat gain. You can insulate to lower the solar transmission but this is usually quite difficult to achieve as an insulated house tends to keep the solar heat in, double glazed windows are terrible in this respect. I would look to add shading where possible to reduce the solar gain and look to tacking the heat gain in the roof space.
      For most systems A/C (Air Conditioning) is the wrong term as to be A/C it requires humidity control that adds another layer of complication, most 'A/C' units are only heat pumps that heat when the refrigerant is flowing in one direction and cooling when flowing in the other, commonly they are called split units

    • @mandimoo87
      @mandimoo87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clivewilliams3661 stand alone the bes I could afford. It's better than nothing and gets us to about 22-23 inside which isnt too bad. I am getting it vented into my Chimney soon so will be able to keep windows closed then

  • @rodgerking1134
    @rodgerking1134 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If you have any young people [children] in your family, then you must have to go to Hartfield Village, it is where Pooh Corner is located. The actual place where A.A. Milne wrote the story for his son Christopher Robin. We have visited there and we strongly recommend it to you, in fact to everyone. Plus the village is more than a picture postcard.

    • @karenlafrentz
      @karenlafrentz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bugger the children I would love to see that place!

  • @bethcushway458
    @bethcushway458 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I find it so bizarre that you havent looked at the South of England at all! Especially as youre going to be staying Kent (the garden of England). You're missing out on so much. Kent, East and West Sussex, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Cornwall plus the Isle of Wight! They're all crammed with so much beauty and the weather's better too😂
    Please at least check out Rye, Alfriston, Brighton Pavillion and the South Downs Way.

  • @chokolatelatte4764
    @chokolatelatte4764 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I live in a southern village near Winchester, the whole country is littered with pretty villages. The great thing about villages in the UK is being in the countryside, but yet not far from the nearest town.

    • @seanstanley-adams6511
      @seanstanley-adams6511 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try Alresford, Cheriton and its environs - lovely area.

  • @katrinakent1684
    @katrinakent1684 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh, you’ll definitely want to put Cornwall on your list of places to visit. We have quaint little villages too, as well as award winning beaches, castles, waterfalls, a cathedral, hundreds of years old churches, pasties, cider, clotted cream, the Eden Project, harbours, St Michael’s Mount, stunning gardens, practically everything you’d want to see!

  • @jenlaw398
    @jenlaw398 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When thinking of England, it’s exactly how I picture it in my head. Gorgeous little villages, not the big bustling cities.

  • @MarkmanOTW
    @MarkmanOTW ปีที่แล้ว +7

    To echo others, 100s of lovely, picturesque towns and villages throughout the UK, with their unique style bult from local stone and materials. Check out Polstead in Suffolk, Lavenham also in Suffolk is known for its timber-framed historic buildings. Check out Ludlow in Shropshire, town known for its castle and great food, with Georgian and older Tudor architecture. BTW default is no aircon, we dont need it (or nor will you in May/June) only in modern chain hotels in major towns/cities.

  • @michaelkiddle3149
    @michaelkiddle3149 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sadly one month will not be long enough to experience everything the UK has to offer
    Just take your time and enjoy ❤️

  • @philliploving8289
    @philliploving8289 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I live in a village called Offwell in East Devon. Beautiful village, 9 miles from the coast. Devon is a beautiful county

  • @sarahyardley1923
    @sarahyardley1923 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You are not likely to get air conditioning in a small hotel, but if you are staying in an old stone built building, it is unlikely to get very hot inside. The walls are often about 2ft thick.

  • @christineharding4190
    @christineharding4190 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It doesn't matter how you pronounce Scone. Buy. Eat. Enjoy.

  • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
    @TheNatashaDebbieShow  ปีที่แล้ว +35

    We are joining our friends, Kirsten & Joerg on this lovely glance at some of the incredible, English Villages in the Summertime! This episode starts off at Castle Ashby Gardens in Northamptonshire. We look at different places in the smallest county of Rutland too. This is such a fun episode and looking forward to seeing this in person next Summer when we visit the United Kingdom. Let us know if you live here or close by. All the views are so picturesque! Please click on the link below to Subscribe to Kirsten & Joerg's amazing channel that is in the description! We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

    • @space1999
      @space1999 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I do live near here! So thanks!

    • @russcattell955i
      @russcattell955i ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi gals, here is a tip. When you get to visit those lovely villages, to blend in with the ambiance wear floral summer dresses & flat shoes.

    • @devonsteve2347
      @devonsteve2347 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Morning you two, If I have my figures correct, that 2 bed cottage for sale in EXTON, is going for around £350,000.
      If I remember right, when I was a youngster, the Govt tried to do away with the County of Rutland, and amalgamate it with another County, but such a fuss was created that it got shelved.

    • @gillianrimmer7733
      @gillianrimmer7733 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We lived in Empingham, a small village in Rutland, next to Rutland Water (
      largest man made lake in Europe. We sold our cottage and moved 5 miles into the small market town of Stamford last year. We now live next to the river in the historic centre of Stamford which is also a gorgeous place to visit - it regularly features in the Sunday Times best place to live in the UK competition (and won it twice).
      This part of the country is one of the best kept secrets - just as pretty as the Cotswolds but not crawling with tourists - you can walk for miles and hardly ever meet another person.
      I would highly recommend staying anywhere in Rutland or Stamford, we're only 40 miles away from Cambridge and 80 from London.

    • @neilgayleard3842
      @neilgayleard3842 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There are lots of village's all over Britain. You will be spoilt for choice. Good village shops like that bakery are a must.

  • @nigelbaldwin5324
    @nigelbaldwin5324 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi Ladies, another terrific video of some of England's quaint villages. Rutland is one of those 'blink and you miss it' places, only by main roads though, with some stunning scenery and wildlife especially around Rutland Water. Also, thank you for introducing me to Kirsten and Joerg with your series of reactions, I am now subscribed. Keep up the good content.

  • @lindambird2180
    @lindambird2180 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I lived in England for 3 1/2 years many years ago and my favourite places are The Wye Valley and The Lake District.. But all the countryside of the UK is unbelievably stunning and worth everyone to visit it.. 🐦

  • @SPTO
    @SPTO ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just discovered your channel.....Whoa there's something cool in Cincy?! j/k You two are pretty chill. I'm Canadian so consider me your northern neighbour (I used the English spelling to prove my bonafides...will use US spelling from here on out) Anywho, I've been to the UK and LOVED it. You two will enjoy it quite nicely I think.
    I went on a pub crawl and got hit on by my cousin's fiance LOL! Anyways the countryside in the UK is so lovely. I really soaked up the history and beauty.

  • @delbydoo
    @delbydoo ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I regularly drive my small bus through Exton village (was there yesterday), it really is a lovely village. The route goes from Melton Mowbray, home of the pork pie, through to Oakham, which is the county town of Rutland. I love the route, it goes through some lovely little villages and during the summer, it's a sight to behold. As a note, the little house next to the gate at 22:16 is known as a toll house, where "road" users used to pay a fee to travel onwards. Most of them are very small, but usually lived in and very well looked after, as some of them are protected buildings. Also - I'll finish in a minute, my friends husband is a baker at Hambleton Bakeries, and could well have made those scones (I say "scon") and soda bread.

    • @johngardiner6800
      @johngardiner6800 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do you say scon, it has an e on the end as in stone not ston?

    • @delbydoo
      @delbydoo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johngardiner6800 because that is the way I have always said it. It's a regional variation. I don't particularly care how a word is spelt, if it will be understood as is. I write scone, but I say scon.

    • @adriangoodrich4306
      @adriangoodrich4306 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was brought up in Melton, and as a kid regularly used to cycle through to Exton and beyond. And to see the Vulcans, at nearby RAF Cottesmore. All before the lake was created. Rides through to Rutland were my favourite cycle rides.

  • @airspeed_alive
    @airspeed_alive ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Absolutely breath-taking! Makes me so proud to call England home!

  • @johnnyshill534
    @johnnyshill534 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I use to be a delivery driver for this area of Rutland, 15 years delivering here and never got tired of the beauty, there is also a Falconry Centre close by, so many pretty villages in Rutland especially around Rutland Water

  • @melvilleearley9121
    @melvilleearley9121 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi I live in a village called Earls Barton it’s about 10 minutes drive from Castle Ashby Northamptonshire is a beautiful county right in the centre of England, it does rain here but not all the time it’s more dry days than wet. Earls Barton has a Saxon church well over a 1000 years old well worth a visit. Enjoy you’re stay when you come to UK.

    • @rosalynadams3758
      @rosalynadams3758 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been to Earls Barton many times, when I lived in Northampton, as my cousin lives there and my ex husband's aunt lived there. It is lovely.

  • @claregilbert2481
    @claregilbert2481 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We have tons of villages through out the uk with thatched roofs quaint churches and Roses around the doors I'm so lucky to live in one of them the cotswolds are gorgeous the stately homes around the uk are wonderful the towns are more modern and sometimes not as diserable I'm sure you both will have a superb time theirs good very good and some not so good places but I think that's in every country generally the summer can get very hot other than that it's reasonable t shirt whether but the winters cold have fun ladies and so looking forward to seeing your pics and hearing what you got upto xx 😀

  • @shaunbyrne9037
    @shaunbyrne9037 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    If you visit that part of the world the town of Stamford is well worth checking out its beautiful and I'm pretty sure many period dramas have been filmed there . As far as air conditioning goes my advice would be always presume there will be none , its rare , then if it is present that will be a bonus and lovely surprise .

  • @annedootson6456
    @annedootson6456 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bet that phone box doesn't smell ofpee

  • @rickb3645
    @rickb3645 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Kirsten & Joerg did a fantastic job of recording these beautiful little villages... These places are so peaceful and quiet... And believe me... They really do lower your heart rate due to the lack of stress you feel... It's almost as if time is standing still at times... And did you notice the lack of traffic throughout the entire video too?... In the more touristy areas of the country... Visitors can sometimes overwhelm the local community... Making it much harder for them to park their own vehicles or to access local amenities... In Rutland you can see these beautiful little villages... Unchanged by the passage of time... With almost no changes from the way that they looked well over a hundred years ago... There's no noise pollution either... Literally all you can hear is birdsong... And the breeze running through the trees... Peace and quiet is a rarity in modern day life these days... Once you have it... You certainly wouldn't want to give it up... A stress free life is much more important to most people here... But very few of us can ever achieve it... As there's a premium to living in such tranquil surroundings as these... Those that are lucky enough to live here... Are very blessed indeed.

  • @kellysnowdon7736
    @kellysnowdon7736 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you ladies for this video. You will probably need to hire a motor home to explore more places when you come over next year x

  • @paulwalsh9680
    @paulwalsh9680 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Haven't finished watching yet but what struck me around 10:30 was the LACK OF CARS! The village must look much the same as it did 100 years ago and more. Fabulous!
    Wherever you visit next year be prepared to end up planning future visits - there's so much to see and do!
    P.S. I've always said "scone" (as in "bone", "lone", "cone", "tone", "hone") rather than rhyming with "gone"
    Oh, and the house fore sale has a guide price of £350,000 :)

    • @clivewilliams3661
      @clivewilliams3661 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The villages look very different today than 100 years ago because of the clinical tarmac highways and street clutter that detracts from the original ambiance. Back then the street would have been dirt with potholes and ridges and meandering verges.

    • @adriangoodrich4306
      @adriangoodrich4306 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exton is not on any major road - indeed, it is not even on a minor road, being on a short loop lane from the nearest minor road, so there is never any through traffic.

  • @dawnrowing3950
    @dawnrowing3950 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RYE not far from where you will be staying in Kent is worth a look its an old smuggling town

  • @clivewilliams3661
    @clivewilliams3661 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If in Rutland, a visit to Stamford, a stunning market town, along with stopping off at Burghley House, which is close by is a must. Burghley is an outstanding stately home on par with the best and better than most. The annual Horse Trials, a 3 day event, takes place at the end of August/beginning of September each year and is regarded as one of the premium events worldwide, attracting the very best international competitor, and Royalty as well! The Crown and the George hotels are the best in the town for luncheon.

  • @claregale9011
    @claregale9011 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi ladies , there are hundreds of little picturesque villages dotted around , Kent where I live has dome gorgeous villages too . Love these two YTubers they are quirkey and just lovely ..as are you guys . 😊

  • @kat95623
    @kat95623 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such lovely villages 😍you will find lovely little villages like these in the country.
    You should visit Stanton in The Cotswolds (look it up on google images) a beautiful little village.
    Others i would recommend if visiting The Cotswolds is Bourton on the Water, Castle Combe, Bibury, Burford, Broadway, Blockley, Lower & Upper Slaughter, Stow on the Wold & Chipping Campden, all beautful towns and villages.

  • @nickiramsay2421
    @nickiramsay2421 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I went to a rock festival at Castle Ashby for ten years on the trot back in my youth. Never really got to see the formal grounds or inside the house though. If you do go to Rutland Water, they have a lot of Ospreys nesting there and you can go on boat cruises to spot them. There are really little gems of villages over the country all with their own distinctive style depending on the type of stone or wood available in that area.

  • @jonathanmaybury5698
    @jonathanmaybury5698 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ladies, Did you see the traditional telephone boxes that are odour-free and can be entered without the fear of being overwhelmed by the smell of urine? There was one in the video, did you notice it? Most villages have phone boxes that have been renovated, and now they serve as emergency stations for cardiac arrests. Some still retain their old phones, which are standard among visitors who come to enjoy the beautiful countryside. This is especially helpful since many elderly people live in these villages. If you ever witness someone having a heart attack, you can enter one of these booths and find the necessary equipment that could potentially save their life. This is a responsible and beneficial idea for any community. So you will be able to have a look in a telephone box.

  • @trevormappley
    @trevormappley ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another great video girls I went to Tenby in wales with my girlfriend because of you two you featured it in video few months back keep good work up your educating me about my own country 😊

  • @olorin1.414
    @olorin1.414 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle,
    This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
    This other Eden, demi-paradise,
    This fortress built by Nature for herself
    Against infection and the hand of war,
    This happy breed of men, this little world,
    This precious stone set in the silver sea,
    Which serves it in the office of a wall
    Or as a moat defensive to a house,
    Against the envy of less happier lands,
    This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
    : William Shakespeare

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now infiltrated, sabotaged and being slowly destroyed by immigrant boat people. Had the miss-fortune of having to drive through south Manchester last week and it was like another country. It looked exactly like Afghanistan.

    • @JJ-of1ir
      @JJ-of1ir ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a great comment to add after seeing this lovely video. I was brought up in a similar sleepy place and took it for granted. It's quite a long time since I've heard or even read these beautiful words. Thank you.

    • @papercup2517
      @papercup2517 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, these words still give me goosebumps every time I hear them...

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb ปีที่แล้ว

      Dis cuntry's alright innit bruv.
      It even haz McDonalds and Pizza Hutz
      I luv MY cuntry this cuntry is mine y'no.
      English people keep out coz its now shutz
      by Mohammad Akbar, 2023

    • @papercup2517
      @papercup2517 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb Put a sock in it, would you please, dear. Yes, we all know there are racists in Britain, no need to keep reminding us with your little diatribes..

  • @patchpepper9354
    @patchpepper9354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scones........ Before you eat them it's pronounced Sc own...... After it's eaten it is pronounced S Gone
    Coz it's 'GONE' lol

  • @petersmith4423
    @petersmith4423 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    My daughter was married in Normanton Church. What you see is the original upper floor of the church. The ground floor is underwater now. They deconsecrated the church before they flooded the land to make Rutland Water. Once the new water level stabilised, they reopened the upper floor. It is now a venue for civil wedding ceremonies.

    • @fayesouthall6604
      @fayesouthall6604 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s interesting but also a little sad

    • @sheilagalvin9342
      @sheilagalvin9342 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've moved to Herefordshire and miss Rutland and the Northampton village where I lived. There are some stunning villages in Herefordshire though and many are on the black and white trail which is through villages built of timber framed houses and cottages whitewashed with the frames painted black - they could do worse than visit Pembridge.

    • @angelathompson5196
      @angelathompson5196 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can totally recommend my local The Fox and hounds on the village green in Exton .or your both welcome too stay with me in Exton 💕

    • @pulchralutetia
      @pulchralutetia ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They ruined that church! It should have been moved away from the reservoir in its entirety.

  • @ballantynemoyes8019
    @ballantynemoyes8019 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovey video. I recall you said you'd be in Kent for a while. May I recommend a visit to Sissinghurst Gardens, Hever Castle, Canterbury Cathedral and Dover Castle. All are really great attractions and well worth a visit - you'll need a few days as they are not next door to each other but not too far away either. Have a great time when you go. Best wishes from Australia.

  • @andyledson2031
    @andyledson2031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Natasha and Debbie ..I'm a recent subscriber but love your shows.. and your reactions .brilliant.!.. You asked for places to visit in England (and the UK? ) when you come next year Well the UK is beautiful if you get out the towns and cities ..generally ..but I'd advise Scotland ...its breathtaking ..But also ' The Lake District 'or 'The Lakes ' as its known colloquially...And Bournemouth on the South Coast ..No sure about TH-cam etiquette ? but these two videos are very informative on The Lakes th-cam.com/video/gnqAiV_150U/w-d-xo.html and Bournemouth th-cam.com/video/7pIY291eQd8/w-d-xo.html Very best wishes to you both ... :}

  • @HalStargazer
    @HalStargazer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    make absolutely sure you go to an area in the county of hampshire near the south coast called the new forest. over 200 square miles it's a unique area of woods/heathland/moorland where you can bump into freely roaming new forest ponies, donkeys and cattle that have a historical right to graze upon the open forest . it's full of history going right back to pre historic times. a truly beautiful and unique area

    • @junecaffyn357
      @junecaffyn357 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh I LOVE the New Forest! It’s lovely

  • @KnowPorcelain1
    @KnowPorcelain1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You ladies are in for a surprise when you come to the UK, I live near a city called Bath, if you come this way, stop off at Bradford on Avon, and Castle Coomb, the village named the prettiest village in the world, more times than any other place. Other places to visit would be chipping Sodbury, Tetbury, Bibury, Burford, Stow on the Wold, Morton on the Marsh and Chipping Norton, they will blow your socks off.

  • @jillybrooke29
    @jillybrooke29 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These villages are everywhere !! I have lived in England most of my life and haven't visited everywhere. I live near the South Downs (lighthouse, sheep) not far from Brighton in a place called Eastbourne. I have been to Scotland and N. Wales, lovely.

  • @marks7197
    @marks7197 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great reaction, I live half an hour from the places on the clip, my Dad and his family grew up in Exton and Stretton which is just up the road from Yew Tree Avenue. I live in a village just the other side of Stamford (massive missed opportunity for the couple in the clip) have a look at any content to confirm. If you're visiting the UK it's a very central location that offers short journeys to just about everywhere in England. Seriously though, look at any content for Stamford... It'll be just your cup of tea.

  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There’s loads of villages like in the Cotswolds everywhere, Cotswolds are the best known because they’re within commuting distance of London traditionally…

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes and the Cotswolds is where all the luvvy media types live, (becasue it's near London,) which gives them a higher profile. There are nicer villages all over the UK.

  • @raymondberry9482
    @raymondberry9482 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you want a chocolate box typical English village please Google pictures of Castle Combe.

  • @HarryR1
    @HarryR1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The “scon” / scone thing is hotly debated here in the UK, even in the same locality. I’m not sure it’s a regional thing either; for example, I would call it a “scon” (spelt scone, of course) but a colleague of mine, born and bred in exact same area calls it a scone. Horses for courses I guess?

  • @Topgooner01
    @Topgooner01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looking forward to you Lovely Ladies coming to our stunning country, here in good old Blighty!
    Don't forget to include Cornwall and Devon, where we have the most gorgeous villages and coastal areas....breathtakingly awesome comes as standard!

  • @chrisburton8079
    @chrisburton8079 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rutland is the smallest county in England not far away is the beautiful Georgian town, which is a step back in Time ! Stamford. It’s the most perfectly preserved Georgian town in the country that is a must visit. Stunning

  • @catherinerobilliard7662
    @catherinerobilliard7662 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recommend in the South West of England the village of Selworthy Green in Somerset, close to Dunster Village and castle. I further recommend North East England, Alnwick village and castle, and nearby Berwick castle set among the sand dunes on the beach. I also recommend everything in between.

  • @jennyberry2897
    @jennyberry2897 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We live down the road in MELTON MOWBRAY ❤ only 14 miles away.

  • @grimreaper-qh2zn
    @grimreaper-qh2zn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scone scon. Well if you really want to get confused, Scottish Kings were crowned at Scone Palace. However, it is pronounced Scoon. 🤔

  • @LoneRanger100
    @LoneRanger100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nope, only say scone to rhyme with gone, it’s the only correct way. Historically there weren’t two ways, just people today being thick as usual.

  • @user-TonyUK
    @user-TonyUK ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Due to the UK not having the temperatures of Florida and the Southern States of the USA, the Victorians came up with the idea of Giant Greenhouse aka the Orangery, to enable the Gardener to provide exotic plants and Fruits to the Master of the Larger Houses. One for you to try find the time to visit when you come over (or view privately offline) would be Kew Gardens in the West London /Windsor Area. But be warned it would ideally need a FULL DAY to do it justice in Real Life. Another thing for you to check out is the habit in the Peak District/Derbyshire area of the Tradition of "Well Dressing" either off line or for a future "Episode of your lessons to learn about the UK" Tony in Essex, England

    • @jonathanmaybury5698
      @jonathanmaybury5698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you do go to the peak district look for the village that won the "Village in Bloom contest" and have a walk around it, you'll be stunned at the beauty.
      Yes, you will indeed see these sites all over the rural parts of the UK.

  • @stuartfitch7093
    @stuartfitch7093 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The British countryside with it's small villages really is a place to grow old in peace. That quiet when you open the front door and all you can hear is the birds in the trees and your garden hedge is calming and comforting. I wouldn't live anywhere else. I was lucky enough to be born and live all my life in paradise.

    • @purplebongo27
      @purplebongo27 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Northamptonshire is beautiful my Uncle was a local, we spent many family Christmas's at their house...my Grandma, 4 adults, 7 kids & 3 dogs...Happy memories. Local & light from Abertawe(Swansea) South Wales 💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌻

    • @purplebongo27
      @purplebongo27 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love not local?! Sorry 🦄

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of English people do not know and/or appreciate their home country. They stay in their boring semi-detached suburban estates and then go to Spain for two weeks a year and the odd trip to an obvious UK coast resort. Most are ignorant of the UK's beauty.

  • @terryloveuk
    @terryloveuk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scone vs scone - take your pick, you'll be understood and there'll always be someone to disagree - pedantic fools.😁

  • @patriciahanvey286
    @patriciahanvey286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The correct pronunciation is actually scone, rhyming with gone.

  • @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja
    @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Natasha and Debbie, this was just spectacular to watch. I loved everything! ❤

  • @jduffell4132
    @jduffell4132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We don't need air conditioning. Open a window. And you'll need longer than a month.

  • @helenroberts1107
    @helenroberts1107 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don’t get involved with the scon scone war!!

  • @alanflint7732
    @alanflint7732 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Years ago, me and a mate cycled around Rutland water in the dead of night. We started out at about 10pm. When we got to that church we started chasing each other around it until we collapsed in laughter. Fun memories of being young and fit. My mate, Lloyd was best man at my first wedding. He got breast cancer last year. Seems to be on the mend now though. He's had to have a moob off and tons of chemo. But hair grows back. Great video ladies. X

  • @maggieellison1017
    @maggieellison1017 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh Natasha, I laughed out loud when you asked about air conditioning!!! You will perhaps get it in large anonymous square hotels in towns and cities but NOT in village pubs, small hotels or bed and breakfasts. We don’t need it and we don’t want it. Gas guzzling monstrosities are not part of our way of life. The only acceptable air conditioning is in the car. 😂😊

  • @johnsmith-de9wv
    @johnsmith-de9wv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    scons, scones, tomatoe, tomartoe, potato,you get the idea , Its regional!!

  • @johngardiner6800
    @johngardiner6800 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Americans say that they have the best county in the world, sorry you don't

  • @aaronmcgill9041
    @aaronmcgill9041 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I absolutely love how passionate you are about our green and pleasant land. Much love to you both x

  • @Chris-cp7ys
    @Chris-cp7ys ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Definitely Scon 😊 lovely video. That part of the UK is really pretty. I’ve been to Rutland and surrounding counties of Lincolnshire (Stamford which appeared on a sign is also a pretty small town), Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Suffolk and Essex are also worth visiting ❤

    • @barrymaxwell7103
      @barrymaxwell7103 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with scon, Queen Lizzy famously used to say scon so thats good enough for me.

  • @dee2251
    @dee2251 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ross-on-Wye and the Wye valley are areas of outstanding beauty “The town is the centre of a region historically dubbed Archenfield or ‘Land of Hedgehogs’, and you’ll find examples of the icon in St Mary’s Church, dating back to the 17th century, and on more recent memorials to the Boer War and Second World War. “
    Malvern, Ledbury, with it very old buildings, as well as Gloucestershire with the Cotswolds are all worth a visit and they’re all fairly near each other and the M5.

  • @kimmarievan-ever6599
    @kimmarievan-ever6599 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I say scone exactly like you do..like Scoan and NNOT scon

  • @iancomputerscomputerrepair8944
    @iancomputerscomputerrepair8944 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really think that you will need to make the holiday at least 2 months long. I live in Leicestershire, which is next to Rutland, and Leicestershire as many "Chocolate Box" villages hidden away that tourists never see. Look forward to your visit next year.

  • @marksmithson8845
    @marksmithson8845 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its a scone when you are eating it and scon when you've finished it.

  • @annedootson6456
    @annedootson6456 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We've just had hottest 2 months since 1940 1976 now it raining and storms

  • @markthomas1639
    @markthomas1639 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most of us say Scone as in Chrome but after you’ve ate it it’s scone as in gone

  • @highpath4776
    @highpath4776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cerne Abbas and Milton Abbas in Dorset ( along with Sherborne ). Northlew in Devon (in Winter where the Devil died of the cold).

  • @catbevis1644
    @catbevis1644 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My family are from some very quaint villages way out in the middle of nowhere. They're kind of between Kent (where I think you said previously you'll be staying) and the Cotswolds. I'd be happy to show you around and tell you some of the local history. I have never, ever seen a tourist in those villages so they're completely untouched. We also have a very large, grand house locally which unless you've been living under a rock for the last 15yrs you might just recognise from a TV show 😉

  • @OnASeasideMission
    @OnASeasideMission ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New to me, too.
    Thanks, so much.
    Might see you there 🤞
    And it's sgon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @mandypotts9090
    @mandypotts9090 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What a relaxing way to wake up , a lovely stroll around some breath taking villages, listening to your reactions of love and appreciation for what you are looking forward to seeing for yourselves of our little Green and Pleasant land💖💝

  • @chrisward8323
    @chrisward8323 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You also really need to look at magenta otter travels video's. An American lady from Texas, who travels round Britain filming chocolate box villages and such like.

  • @j0hnf_uk
    @j0hnf_uk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most places don't have air conditioning, as it's generally not required. If you feel a bit warm, you simply open a window slightly. The incoming breeze will do the rest. It generally doesn't get that hot in the UK to warrant air conditioning for the one Thursday afternoon in August, (around about 2.30), when the temperature gets above 25 degrees C. 😁

  • @wendyfield7708
    @wendyfield7708 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She sounds English, not German.

  • @ShadesofGrAy-at-50
    @ShadesofGrAy-at-50 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Ladies :) You two will really enjoy the peace and tranquillity of some of the amazing villages and smaller towns in any area you decide to stay in the u,k as they are scattered far and wide across the country, but obviously not as far apart as some of the communities are on your side of the pond :)
    I am often out and about exploring places, as i am very lucky to be in an area which is steeped in history, It is no more than a 10 minute walk from my front door until i am bathed in nature :) I have recently explored and walked the perimeter of an 18th century stately home and a small amount of their estate too, boy was that a hot day :) other places i have visited include a Castle, a Norman Cathedral and some Roman Bathhouse remains also a sunny walk along a canal to a lock keepers cottage :)
    Stay safe and stay strong and fingers crossed nowt goes wrong :)

  • @shanebancroft1095
    @shanebancroft1095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys.
    First comment, but I have been following you both for a while, and I am already looking forward to your blogs and vids in the U.K.
    I know you love your quiet little villages and don't want to get bogged down with the hassle and bustle of the big cities, although some have great architecture.
    I'm from bradford in West Yorkshire, a once heavy industrial town in the 18-19th century's.
    However, being a fair sized city still has seriously old buildings that most people overlook, like the fantastic bolling Hall.
    Construction was finished in 1086 by order of William the conquer and just one of the gems in Yorkshire that gets overlooked by everyone that visits.
    Wherever you go in the UK, I'm sure you'll have a hell of a time no matter where you visit, so please guys enjoy yourself when your here

  • @LesMerrick
    @LesMerrick ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds.

  • @JG-fv9bv
    @JG-fv9bv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yahay , Castle Ashby ...only 20 minutes up the road from me

  • @ClaireTee123
    @ClaireTee123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Cotswold type stone seam of rock runs almost diagonally from Bath to Yorkshire, so it makes sense that they thought the villages in Rutland/Northamptonshire felt Cotswoldy. Aircon isn't standard. The scone/scon debate is both regional and class based I believe.

  • @markborder906
    @markborder906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You might be surprised how relatively cheap houses are in this area, especially when compared to the south east and the Cotswolds.

  • @PeakTrans
    @PeakTrans ปีที่แล้ว

    The ..ahem...'air conditioning units' in these old characterful hotels are made of glass and fixed into the outside walls. At least you can open or close them quite quickly.

  • @chrisbranchett4586
    @chrisbranchett4586 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Opening windows are our air conditioning! 😂

  • @Spacecookie-
    @Spacecookie- ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lack of air conditioning is an almost universal feature of Britain.
    Also, scone is pronounced differently in different parts of the U.K. I'm from South Wales originally, and for me it rhymes with stone. My friend is from Birmingham originally and pronounces it to rhyme with gone.

  • @karenprovins3701
    @karenprovins3701 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should check out some villages in Suffolk,England. They are very pretty.

  • @MegaDapperman
    @MegaDapperman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. I am 72. I have never left Great Britain and still have a long list of places to visit. So I am sure you will have a wonderful time.

  • @grahamcurl5026
    @grahamcurl5026 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s a beautiful county, with lots of stunning countryside to explore 👍🏻

  • @Trekon2
    @Trekon2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes lots of choices for you ladies, if you like the look of Suffolk & Norfolk, first head over to view the beautiful and traditional Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, it is beautiful not to be missed, enjoy.

  • @MsPinkwolf
    @MsPinkwolf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One little tip. If you cant find anywhere with a/c try an old stone cottage, the thicker the wall the better. They stay cool no matter how hot it is outside.

  • @davidroberts7485
    @davidroberts7485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Girls. You make so proud to be a Brit. Better still, good to see you both and the other more worlds outside of the US. Good on you both

  • @sue8203
    @sue8203 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not sure but if you are visiting Devon one of the most beautiful villages I’ve visited I found in Devon called Cockington Village is absolutely beautiful and still got a working blacksmith , also if you walk through the park you find builds where they have all kinds of craft makers they have some wonderful items that you can buy or just watch them making all kinds of things.