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As an American, I say thank you for representing how a true American woman can act in Great Britain. You are doing such a wonderful job of upholding the traditions of your husband's family while still not losing who you are. You're a delight and have such a great sense of humor. Brava Julie!!
@TE Lawrence no need to be sorry. I really thought Meagan she would be a great addition to the British Royals and bring and even closer bond between our countries. Alas, that train left the station.
Agreed! I recently discovered this channel and feel so much pride (as an American) watching Julie conduct herself with grace. I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.
...I love Julie's appreciation of this historical treasures....and the videography in the Viscountess and Mapperton clips is always stunning -- i'm started to get visually addicted!😁🥰
William’s gift for sharing the meaning of place is just extraordinary. He and this magnificent property were destined to be together. What a treat to have a glimpse of it.
I do love the enthusiasm that Julie has, her willingness to give things a try and her desire to learn. It goes to showcase that marrying an American in England can be so positive. I am hooked I will be back. Why is the UK media so hung up on negativity?
Because the Brits are self depreciating, Americans are self projecting. Neither are right or wrong, just different cultures. The Brits pull all down, usually with humour - although not very funny, and in spite of many Brits admiring Americans more than they would like to admit. It’s complicated. Julie does a great job at embracing the differences.
The amazing foods, the beautiful mansions and gardens, the great company, lovely weather with sunny skys omg!!! That's my vision of being in paradise ❤️
Oh my gosh, she provided the recipes! Outstanding, and the flowers on top of the cakes, yowza. I cna see why this multi video series was produced, very impressive across the scope of what is being presented. Thank you.
Julie! You are a breath of fresh air! Love your sense of humor. Happy to have an American in England who has the upmost class and is so comfortable in her position and her own skin, who honors the historical roots of GB. You are a gem!
Hi Julie, I just found my pictures from England a decade ago. They are really pretty... we were in Belstone and visited Exmoor. So lovely. I love your programs. All of them. Are the Brits nice to you? Your husband is adorable.
Outstanding video! Every aspect of it was a great & a great lesson!! William has a very enjoyable presentation style, as well!! You both work well together!! He should be a great co-host on “Special” videos!! Bc he has sooo much incredible knowledge & experience!! Thank you for an awesome & entertaining segment!!! Can wait for any new upload by Julie!! If she did a video Kn taking out the trash, I’d want to see that too😊🤣😂👍🏻
What another amazing episode! Loved the monastery, the story how they refurbished it & that view from the balcony was so serene & beautiful. Also, would love a slice of that Angel cake! Thanks
The cloister was an absolute show stopper. Thank you to Iford for their work in preservation and to Julie for bringing this to our attention for future visits to the UK
So glad I found your channel and subscribed. Your Ladyship is charming, energetic & best of all...American! Greetings from my Disneyland neighborhood here in Southern California! 🤗
With that wonderful food can see why that lady is the head chef! I liked how the owner said the award goes to the wrong people, it should go to the engineers and workers Oh That view! At Iford You get food for the soul and food for your body!
There is absolutely nothing like afternoon tea. Not only is the food delicious, but it makes you feel so unbelievably special. Some years ago a new boss invited the department to afternoon tea at a rather smart hotel. We all felt that it was the best thing that had ever happened at work the day we got our invitation. As it was at a smart hotel, we were looked after by a rather superior type of waiter, who nonetheless made us feel that we were, perhaps in the home of someone wealthy. It was a truly delightful experience. However, glorious as the food was there, I've had afternoon tea in small tea rooms (a rather old fashioned idea these days), decidedly rundown cafes at garden centres, in the middle of a glorious rose garden, and many other places, and always the food has been sublime. There is something about the variety of finger food available that never disappoints. The gentle clink of a beautiful cup returned to its saucer. The smells from bowls of jam. Even the texture of the, as was said in the video, cheap white bread, goes to another level. Everything is a delight for the senses. If you are creating a bucket list, then add afternoon tea to it (and don't eat lunch the day you have it, so that you can try everything!).
Sorry I missed the live but what a pleasant fun watch Julie you’re a wonderful hostess and cake decorator you make it look so easy natural letting us all know don’t be nervous just place the flowers here there voila perfecto😍😍Lovely tea party fun delish food and laughter and the cutie young man playing will try catch the next live Julie just fabulous as always😍😍😘😘❤️❤️👌👌🥂
Wonderfully done! Classy, informative and spectacular views of the beauty that England offers. Fellow American here whose mother came from England on a boat when she was 18. We love to go back to England to visit our family there. She was able to attend my uncle’s (her brother) OBE award ceremony at Buckingham Palace where he was honored to have the queen herself give the award. Tim Burton and wife were also present that day which made for a fun time.
🤣🤣 Julie is so funny !! She looks so nervous about cutting the sandwich. And what is with the ninja stance she takes before she actually cuts the tea sandwich. 💘
Thank you again for this beautiful piece of inspiration! Cheers from the Southwest of Ireland, home to Harold Peto‘s beautiful garden once named Illnacullin, the island of the holly, nowadays more known as Garinish Island.
Beautiful 😍 My aunt used to always have angel cakes for Sunday dinner, topped with a buttercream icing she made. She would add chopped maraschino cherries and just a little of the cherry juice for color. Delicious memories! 😋
I am totally charmed by the humble but so infectious energy exuded by Julie . You have definitely acquired the very English attitude of self-deprecation (in the best possible way) and therefore led us into a great new world of knowledge of the British way of life. William’s enthusiasm is unparalleled and I love it when people get so passionate about the reasons why and how things are done and in this instance, the restoration of Iford Manor. The afternoon tea ritual is an English experience everyone should partake, and what a pretty set up with the edible flowers, cheese and chive sandwiches and the ‘Angel’ cake! This made my day! A million thank-yous! ❤️❤️❤️
Important tapestry and oil paintings info. Hi Julie and family.❤️🌞 Beautiful, fabulous day here in Florida. Tip #1. As you mentioned, it's very expensive to clean portraits and tapestries. We have cleaned a few pieces of tapestries. The best way to clean your tapestries is to work from top to bottom only in the direction it was woven. You should use only water, absolutely no cleaners. Use only white cotton rags like old white t-shirts cut into squares, dip in cool water. Once you start cleaning, continue cleaning and if you have to stop, mark with soft tape where you stopped with nail polish, so you know where you stopped and continue cleaning from top to bottom, the entire tapestry before you start the second cleaning, as you will have to clean until the white cotton rag looks clean. Do not go over the tapestry if the water is dirty, complete the first cleaning as the water will be very dirty. Do your cleaning where you have the tapestry so it can air dry and you see the difference as you go along cleaning. It's very important to continue until it's all done before you start the second cleaning and the third cleaning and the fourth cleaning, until the rag looks clean. Use cool water on the rag while cleaning and do not be tempted to put anything in the cool water while cleaning. Use a soft toothbrush for the details like the face expressions or any corners and keep dipping in the cool water to take the dust off. Use only cool water, never warm or hot water and you will have a brand new tapestry. When wiping, the pressure of your hand should be a soft wipe, not too gentle as you do want to take the dust off. Remember to stay in the direction of the way the portrait was woven. You can do the same procedure for oil paintings, but you do not want to use cool water, you want to use only baby oil and very gently clean the picture with a white cotton rag, like an old white t-shirt cut in squares and very little baby oil. It works great on antique furniture as well. You will be impressed of the result, not to mention it's beauty. 🌹💐
What a beautiful place !! Having an afternoon tea there will be terrific & something to remember by for decades !! I know bakers do decorate cakes with flowers everywhere in the world ,but I freak ...as I don't want the pesticides in my foods ,or cakes !!! Like you ,I always choose edible & organic pansies to decorate salads 🥗& sandwiches, cakes whenever using flowers ! 👍💜🥁🐉🎵🎤🎶🍰🎂🥧🧁🫖🍵☕🌿🌺🌹💕💞
Where I live we have this beautiful little tea house that uses local teas from all over the state of Michigan. They have trays that are displayed with desserts and small tea sandwiches or you can order a meal and enjoy teas that are suitable for lunch.
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I love these episodes! And I’m so happy you have decided to do a Masters Degree to add to your knowledge of history and architecture. Really great!!!!! Angel food cakes…..takes me back to childhood.
The Cloister is very beautiful ans calming. Afternoon Tea looks yummy! Thank you to the family for allowing this fantastic tour of their gardens!! Love from Vermont
I love history, architecture and restoration of older historic places. I love the tradition of high tea in South Africa (hello, British influence)! It's so wonderful, high tea! I can hear a smattering of British influences in your accent and it's lovely!
Beautiful job Julie! This was my favorite estate/garden visit to date - and what an amazing job they did on their (very technical) renovation! The tea was just lovely. I love yuzus and using their juice and rinds. (They're an East Asian version of the lemon, but have a very elegant flavor... when you can get a hold of them.) For anyone not in England and wanting afternoon tea, the Ritz-Carlton's in the US (and around the world) offer a legendary afternoon tea with warm homemade scones, tea sandwiches, artisanal pastries, Devonshire cream, a seasonal fruit spread and of course, fine teas. (They even have a Teddy Bear tea area reserved for kids to bring their bear and have tea, along with their parents, or grand parents. It's very cute on the occasion kids are there all dressed up, behaving nicely, having teas with their Teddy bears.)...although the family and staff did a beautiful job preparing your tea!
You are giving such a wonderful insight not just into these fantastic English homes but into the families that run them and showing the true struggles of maintaining such huge estates in a modern world. It's either figure out how to get the estate to work for itself or risk losing it to the financial distress just in regular maintenance and upkeep.
Tut-tut Julie...where were the dessert forks for the angel cake? ;-) What an amazing restoration of that beautiful cloister building ~ I'm not surprised it achieved a major restoration award x
This was such a lovely tour thankyou..so glad that they where able to restore Iford..such a magical place worth a visit one day ..the afternoon tea part was my favourite and a nice way to end the tour.
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Oh that was stunning to watch! I loved thoroughly, the restoration work! My dad was a civil engineer! He would have loved that side of the work! I really miss an English Cream tee! Thank you once again for a wonderful journey into Britain's heritage!
I'd like to say, I love your TH-cam show much more than the Smithsonian show (though it was very good). Feels as we are experiencing a more personal and intimate tour. Also Julie, you seem much more relaxed and natural in this setting. I look forward to many more episodes.
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As an American, I say thank you for representing how a true American woman can act in Great Britain. You are doing such a wonderful job of upholding the traditions of your husband's family while still not losing who you are. You're a delight and have such a great sense of humor. Brava Julie!!
@TE Lawrence no need to be sorry. I really thought Meagan she would be a great addition to the British Royals and bring and even closer bond between our countries. Alas, that train left the station.
Here here!!!!
Agreed! I recently discovered this channel and feel so much pride (as an American) watching Julie conduct herself with grace.
I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.
True. Some American had such a great platform but instead squandered it for self interest
...I love Julie's appreciation of this historical treasures....and the videography in the Viscountess and Mapperton clips is always stunning -- i'm started to get visually addicted!😁🥰
Thank you so much! Please do spread the word about our channel. See you back here every Sunday.
William’s gift for sharing the meaning of place is just extraordinary. He and this magnificent property were destined to be together. What a treat to have a glimpse of it.
Julie is a natural host.
I do love the enthusiasm that Julie has, her willingness to give things a try and her desire to learn. It goes to showcase that marrying an American in England can be so positive. I am hooked I will be back. Why is the UK media so hung up on negativity?
Because the Brits are self depreciating, Americans are self projecting. Neither are right or wrong, just different cultures. The Brits pull all down, usually with humour - although not very funny, and in spite of many Brits admiring Americans more than they would like to admit. It’s complicated. Julie does a great job at embracing the differences.
Thanks for doing this series. So interesting and fun to watch! Julie, you are a hoot, keep it up!!
💋Another fantastic video Julie! You are such a great presenter. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
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The amazing foods, the beautiful mansions and gardens, the great company, lovely weather with sunny skys omg!!! That's my vision of being in paradise ❤️
Thank you that was such a lovely tour.The owner is so eloquent and the place is so idyllic I would love to visit someday.
Oh my gosh, she provided the recipes! Outstanding, and the flowers on top of the cakes, yowza. I cna see why this multi video series was produced, very impressive across the scope of what is being presented. Thank you.
Fairytale few of us can imagine. You are blessed. I’m happy that you take the time to share it with us. Extraordinary and romantic ❤️
Keeping historical buildings standing is always ongoing work!!
Just discovered this channel. So charming! I 🧡 episodes with you and your husband! You are both hilarious!
Julie! You are a breath of fresh air! Love your sense of humor.
Happy to have an American in England who has the upmost class and is so comfortable in her position and her own skin, who honors the historical roots of GB. You are a gem!
A winner of an epidode. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done! 👍👍😀
Hi Julie, I just found my pictures from England a decade ago. They are really pretty... we were in Belstone and visited Exmoor. So lovely. I love your programs. All of them. Are the Brits nice to you? Your husband is adorable.
Thanks yes we are nice 👍🏻 why wouldn’t we be ? England 🏴 the land of good manners! Bye from London 🌹
What a lovely family and gardens!
Such a brilliant intro Julie.🥂🌟🍀
I love the shortening of her name to, " Jaq". Fun video, and lovely as always, Vicountess.
William’s passion moved my heart.
Outstanding video! Every aspect of it was a great & a great lesson!! William has a very enjoyable presentation style, as well!! You both work well together!! He should be a great co-host on “Special” videos!! Bc he has sooo much incredible knowledge & experience!! Thank you for an awesome & entertaining segment!!! Can wait for any new upload by Julie!! If she did a video Kn taking out the trash, I’d want to see that too😊🤣😂👍🏻
What a lovely little three-part series. I think people appreciate things more when they know the story behind it.❤️❤️❤️From Missouri
What another amazing episode! Loved the monastery, the story how they refurbished it & that view from the balcony was so serene & beautiful. Also, would love a slice of that Angel cake! Thanks
The cloister was an absolute show stopper. Thank you to Iford for their work in preservation and to Julie for bringing this to our attention for future visits to the UK
So glad I found your channel and subscribed. Your Ladyship is charming, energetic & best of all...American! Greetings from my Disneyland neighborhood here in Southern California! 🤗
With that wonderful food can see why that lady is the head chef! I liked how the owner said the award goes to the wrong people, it should go to the engineers and workers Oh That view! At Iford You get food for the soul and food for your body!
Beautiful tea table and such nice people. I loved how at the end William split the piece of cake with you, nothing stuffy about it. 🦋
There is absolutely nothing like afternoon tea. Not only is the food delicious, but it makes you feel so unbelievably special. Some years ago a new boss invited the department to afternoon tea at a rather smart hotel. We all felt that it was the best thing that had ever happened at work the day we got our invitation.
As it was at a smart hotel, we were looked after by a rather superior type of waiter, who nonetheless made us feel that we were, perhaps in the home of someone wealthy. It was a truly delightful experience.
However, glorious as the food was there, I've had afternoon tea in small tea rooms (a rather old fashioned idea these days), decidedly rundown cafes at garden centres, in the middle of a glorious rose garden, and many other places, and always the food has been sublime. There is something about the variety of finger food available that never disappoints. The gentle clink of a beautiful cup returned to its saucer. The smells from bowls of jam. Even the texture of the, as was said in the video, cheap white bread, goes to another level. Everything is a delight for the senses.
If you are creating a bucket list, then add afternoon tea to it (and don't eat lunch the day you have it, so that you can try everything!).
Sorry I missed the live but what a pleasant fun watch Julie you’re a wonderful hostess and cake decorator you make it look so easy natural letting us all know don’t be nervous just place the flowers here there voila perfecto😍😍Lovely tea party fun delish food and laughter and the cutie young man playing will try catch the next live Julie just fabulous as always😍😍😘😘❤️❤️👌👌🥂
Love your vehicle and your presentation. Wonderful style!
The steering wheel is on the left side!
@@user-jk5ur9dh5h I believe in another spot she said it was an American Corvette, a classic one of course.
Love the camera work, it makes everything look like part of an elaborate dream.
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Julie, thank you for giving them your Americanness. ❤️
My college roommate is a Liverpudlian, he found us endlessly fascinating 😉
Wonderfully done! Classy, informative and spectacular views of the beauty that England offers. Fellow American here whose mother came from England on a boat when she was 18. We love to go back to England to visit our family there. She was able to attend my uncle’s (her brother) OBE award ceremony at Buckingham Palace where he was honored to have the queen herself give the award. Tim Burton and wife were also present that day which made for a fun time.
🤣🤣 Julie is so funny !! She looks so nervous about cutting the sandwich. And what is with the ninja stance she takes before she actually cuts the tea sandwich. 💘
My Father's favorite cake is Angel Cake with an orange glaze, chilled! Oh so delightful on a hot summertime day! 🍊
Thank you for sharing this absolutely stunning, magical place with all of us!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Respect the ancient peace…I love that! And those cakes were decorated beautifully! 😍
AV! Julie you do make me laugh addressing the cutting of the bread ha ha ha . You are delightful. xxx
Thank you for watching!!!
Thank you again for this beautiful piece of inspiration! Cheers from the Southwest of Ireland, home to Harold Peto‘s beautiful garden once named Illnacullin, the island of the holly, nowadays more known as Garinish Island.
Beautiful 😍 My aunt used to always have angel cakes for Sunday dinner, topped with a buttercream icing she made. She would add chopped maraschino cherries and just a little of the cherry juice for color. Delicious memories! 😋
I am totally charmed by the humble but so infectious energy exuded by Julie . You have definitely acquired the very English attitude of self-deprecation (in the best possible way) and therefore led us into a great new world of knowledge of the British way of life. William’s enthusiasm is unparalleled and I love it when people get so passionate about the reasons why and how things are done and in this instance, the restoration of Iford Manor. The afternoon tea ritual is an English experience everyone should partake, and what a pretty set up with the edible flowers, cheese and chive sandwiches and the ‘Angel’ cake! This made my day! A million thank-yous! ❤️❤️❤️
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Really enjoyable and very informative …. Wonderful hostess!🌸👍🏻✝️☘️
You are my favorite channel.
Thank you so much 😀
Important tapestry and oil paintings info.
Hi Julie and family.❤️🌞
Beautiful, fabulous day here in Florida.
Tip #1. As you mentioned, it's very expensive to clean portraits and tapestries. We have cleaned a few pieces of tapestries. The best way to clean your tapestries is to work from top to bottom only in the direction it was woven. You should use only water, absolutely no cleaners. Use only white cotton rags like old white t-shirts cut into squares, dip in cool water. Once you start cleaning, continue cleaning and if you have to stop, mark with soft tape where you stopped with nail polish, so you know where you stopped and continue cleaning from top to bottom, the entire tapestry before you start the second cleaning, as you will have to clean until the white cotton rag looks clean. Do not go over the tapestry if the water is dirty, complete the first cleaning as the water will be very dirty. Do your cleaning where you have the tapestry so it can air dry and you see the difference as you go along cleaning. It's very important to continue until it's all done before you start the second cleaning and the third cleaning and the fourth cleaning, until the rag looks clean. Use cool water on the rag while cleaning and do not be tempted to put anything in the cool water while cleaning. Use a soft toothbrush for the details like the face expressions or any corners and keep dipping in the cool water to take the dust off. Use only cool water, never warm or hot water and you will have a brand new tapestry. When wiping, the pressure of your hand should be a soft wipe, not too gentle as you do want to take the dust off. Remember to stay in the direction of the way the portrait was woven. You can do the same procedure for oil paintings, but you do not want to use cool water, you want to use only baby oil and very gently clean the picture with a white cotton rag, like an old white t-shirt cut in squares and very little baby oil. It works great on antique furniture as well. You will be impressed of the result, not to mention it's beauty.
🌹💐
Looking forward to the next instalment. 😀
What a beautiful place !! Having an afternoon tea there will be terrific & something to remember by for decades !! I know bakers do decorate cakes with flowers everywhere in the world ,but I freak ...as I don't want the pesticides in my foods ,or cakes !!! Like you ,I always choose edible & organic pansies to decorate salads 🥗& sandwiches, cakes whenever using flowers ! 👍💜🥁🐉🎵🎤🎶🍰🎂🥧🧁🫖🍵☕🌿🌺🌹💕💞
That angel food cake (the name American’s use) is beautiful. It is also very good by itself, or with confectioner’s sugar.
Where I live we have this beautiful little tea house that uses local teas from all over the state of Michigan. They have trays that are displayed with desserts and small tea sandwiches or you can order a meal and enjoy teas that are suitable for lunch.
I love watching your TH-cam videos on both accounts. It gives me joy and peace and relaxation. And I love history
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Julie, your a very gracious hostess.
I enjoyed the production of this beautiful home and gardens.
Thank you🇺🇸
That afternoon tea spread looked absolutely delicious! And so pretty!
Love the idea of "ancient peace" They had it right and a return is long overdue.
Iford Manor is breathtaking and William is an amazing steward of an ancient splendor!
I would love to visit this place. I’d love to have tea ☕️ in the restaurant!! Gorgeous. I could spend my whole day there.
Julie, I truly enjoy your enthusiasm for learning new skills. ☺️
This man is amazing! I didn't know such truly amazing men still existed
In the U.S., at least in the area where I grew up, it is called angel food cake, not just angel cake. It looked delicious
We call it angel food cake here in Missouri.
Absolutely beautiful architecture, gardens and food!
As always a fascinating and informative watch with the wonderful freshness of Julie’s humour 👏😊
The cloistered building is beautiful.
Loved watching the show on Smithsonian. Was bummed when it ended, then I just found this. 👍
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@@AmericanViscountess absolutely!
A quite perfect trilogy!
So enjoying this! So glad you brought the show back 😍
I love these episodes! And I’m so happy you have decided to do a Masters Degree to add to your knowledge of history and architecture. Really great!!!!!
Angel food cakes…..takes me back to childhood.
This will be amazing! I'm so excited to be spending the winter in my house in England!! Beautiful country with so much to offer! xx
The Cloister is very beautiful ans calming. Afternoon Tea looks yummy! Thank you to the family for allowing this fantastic tour of their gardens!! Love from Vermont
Thank you for sharing more of this manor house and all that went into the recent renovations.
@3:10 that concrete seat back looks amazingly comfortable.
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This series was extraordinary!! 💕💕 Thanks so much for sharing this lovely garden and property!! We make angel cakes in Canada too - delicious!😉
You are so welcome!
Ancient peace, angel cake and a blonde cherub. Delightful
Wonderful Experience @ Iford Manor… Julie, you are an Angel 👼
Glad you had some Angel Cake 🍰
❤️ From California
I love history, architecture and restoration of older historic places. I love the tradition of high tea in South Africa (hello, British influence)! It's so wonderful, high tea! I can hear a smattering of British influences in your accent and it's lovely!
I absolutely love your car and love that shade of blue!!
What an elegant tea party.
Beautiful job Julie! This was my favorite estate/garden visit to date - and what an amazing job they did on their (very technical) renovation!
The tea was just lovely. I love yuzus and using their juice and rinds. (They're an East Asian version of the lemon, but have a very elegant flavor... when you can get a hold of them.) For anyone not in England and wanting afternoon tea, the Ritz-Carlton's in the US (and around the world) offer a legendary afternoon tea with warm homemade scones, tea sandwiches, artisanal pastries, Devonshire cream, a seasonal fruit spread and of course, fine teas. (They even have a Teddy Bear tea area reserved for kids to bring their bear and have tea, along with their parents, or grand parents. It's very cute on the occasion kids are there all dressed up, behaving nicely, having teas with their Teddy bears.)...although the family and staff did a beautiful job preparing your tea!
You are giving such a wonderful insight not just into these fantastic English homes but into the families that run them and showing the true struggles of maintaining such huge estates in a modern world. It's either figure out how to get the estate to work for itself or risk losing it to the financial distress just in regular maintenance and upkeep.
American cake with blueberries. I never tasted them growing up in England 40 years ago. Since moving to the USA, I really miss blackcurrants
I've watched this video several times now; it's fascinating.
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Lovely! The Angel food cake looked amazing! Thank you for sharing!
I remember so vividly my visit to Iford. I can't wait to return as soon as I can get back to England. And now, to enjoy the restaurant, as well!
Wonderful and so intresting. Arrival view is breathtaking.
Thank you 😊
Love the intimate details of the different houses. The stewardship is admirable. More, please!
I live 5 miles away in Bath. I had no idea this hidden gem has been on my doorstep for all my 40 years in Bath
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Thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful episode. Videography is amazing as always. Wish I was there for the tea.
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The Viscountess is as cute as a button! I can’t even hate on her for being a Viscountess.🌸
Tut-tut Julie...where were the dessert forks for the angel cake? ;-) What an amazing restoration of that beautiful cloister building ~ I'm not surprised it achieved a major restoration award x
What absolutely beautiful tea sandwiches and cakes
Those cakes look fantastic with those pretty flowers on top. 🥰💖💞
In Canada we say Angel Food Cake, the cake is so light and lovely, the food of angels.
This was such a lovely tour thankyou..so glad that they where able to restore Iford..such a magical place worth a visit one day ..the afternoon tea part was my favourite and a nice way to end the tour.
Our pleasure!
I LOVED this series. More, more, more!
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Waiting here on Vancouver Island!
I watched you in the new series about Diana, you looked amazing and I love your style of talking
I've just got to know!! What is that beautiful car in the intro!?! It's gorgeous!!
I enjoyed this video SO much, I've watched it three times in a row! Thank you!
We are the team that filmed and edited this series. We now have our own TH-cam channel and would be delighted if you could check it out...
@@StephenandClaire I would love to see your channel! What is your channel name?
@@gabyv8 thank you! You should be able to find us by clicking on our profile picture or channel name on this comment 😊 failing that, please search for ‘Stephen and Claire - 2 Zany Brits’
Lol! I actually already follow you guys! Love you guys!!! Thanks!
@@gabyv8 Aww thank you ❤
Beautiful architecture!
Oh that was stunning to watch! I loved thoroughly, the restoration work! My dad was a civil engineer! He would have loved that side of the work! I really miss an English Cream tee! Thank you once again for a wonderful journey into Britain's heritage!
Thank you very much!
I'd like to say, I love your TH-cam show much more than the Smithsonian show (though it was very good). Feels as we are experiencing a more personal and intimate tour. Also Julie, you seem much more relaxed and natural in this setting. I look forward to many more episodes.
Wow, thank you! Really really appreciate this! THANK YOU!
We're the zany British couple who were behind the filming and editing of this series. Did you know that we now have our own TH-cam channel? We'd be delighted if you could join us on our adventures...