The Stenbury Trail | Isle Of Wight Walks | Newport to Ventnor | Cool Dudes Walking Club
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Marek Larwood walks the Stenbury Trail on the Isle of Wight, a 10.9 miles walk from Shide (near Newport) to Ventnor. Apart from one tiring climb this is a very easy walk. The route was taken from the Outdoor Active Website and featured as part of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival in 2011. Links to the route here: out.ac/Cy3uM
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Pastoral - Asher Fulero
Rolling Hills - Sir Cubworth
Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen
The bus stop on Albert street is directly across from my old house when I lived in Ventnor, beside the old Coconut Grove. Before they built the flats beside it, that whole corner used to be a bus loop/exchange where I took the bus to St.Boniface primary school. I'll be back in a few weeks, looks like a walk that's well worth it. Nice one, cool dude!
Have a great visit cool dude.
Me and my girlfriend now say "Nice one bus" whenever the bus we are waiting for turns up :)
Nice one dude.
I see what he did there with ‘style of Wight’. You could have endless hours of fun with that. ‘Smile of White’ for dentists. I could go on...
Smile of Wight is the perfect Dentist name. You should go into marketing.
I love the I'm late speach with your hood up. You just need bunny ears and the role of Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is yours.
I had a £130 bicycle that lasted over 7500 miles. When you add maintenance costs it works out at about 2.5p a mile.
Great bike. I think shoes and bicycles should definitely by valued in PPM rather than PPU.
Rewatching Jan ‘24
I thought I had already clicked on the notification bell but assume is not the same as fact and I have now rectified this so that I do not miss any vids going forward as I am almost a week late watching this.
All these Isle of Wight walks is making me seriously consider a holiday on the island this year once the restrictions lift.
If last year is anything to go by I would avoid July and August as the Island was swamped.
Just noticed halfway through the video that no trekking poles featured in this walk. I bought my first pair a month ago and I won’t attempt a 10+ mile walk without them now. As for my best PPU item, it’d have to be my glasses that were £25 about 11 years ago and which still have the same prescription lenses in them, i wear them constantly as I’m almost blind without them. Finally, my fave walking snack of the week are Jelly Babies - yum. Stay cool dudes
Jelly Babies is a good walking snack. I forgot my trekking pole for this walk, but have since got that new bag with a Trekking Pole Stow and Go system which is excellent.
I love the Worsley monument, it is beautiful up there
Yes the monument is the only bad thing about it.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you Marek. The secret to getting a sheep's attention is to call 'mint sauce': they'll most likely run for the hills!
I'm going to try this on my next walk. Thanks dude.
What better way to settle in to a Saturday than a new Cool Dude's walk video. BRB, just gonna make a coffee first :)
Coffee and Cool Dudes Walking Club is the perfect mix.
I reckon my best price per use are my Asolo boots. Had them years, hiked many miles. Beautiful views!
I have not heard of those boots, will look them up.
Best price per use: I have some black jeans that are nearly 25 years old, and cost about £15, they are indestructible- and still fit too!! Nice one bus - lol ! Thanks for the video, always fun to watch.
The most incredible thing about this is that you can still fit into jeans 25 years later. Well done. They must have a PPU of under 1p. This is the ultimate mark of PPU success.
🍎👍 Nice countryside walk. I'd love to visit the Isle of Wight some day. -H
You should do a weekend break. Lots of places to stay. Make sure you avoid Isle of WIght Festival weekend and August though if you want it to be a bit more chilled out.
Great Walking Video Cool Dude. I like Ventnor because of its microclimate & WW2 History (Radar Station, Secret tunnels & Nuclear bunkers). Stay Cool Cool Dude as the sun seems to have disappeared & we seem to be back to wearing gloves & scarves again! 😀
I really like Ventnor too. You are right about the weather, this April is freezing.
A perfectly executed 360 spin there.
Finally some appreciation for the balletic masterclass.
The Isle of Wight looks so lovely! I wish I lived near the ocean!!
Not many birds in that one but I did like the crows and also the shetland ponies.
I shoot all the videos on a 9-18mm lens so everything seems a bit further away than it is. I tried to get close to the birds but they kept flying off.
@@cdwc It's okay, I still enjoy the birdless videos!
Great video! I cycled down the red squirrel trail today (no squirrels spotted) and visited lots of the places on the first part of the vid!
I reckon there are more adders than red squirrels on that trail. I see a red squirrel about once a week in Bembridge.
Great walk Marek! A friend of mine had to walk to that monument as part of English Homework. Dragged his Mum up there on a wet and windy November afternoon, and couldn't decipher the info he needed from the monument in the end!
The monument is a disgrace. A four year old could have done a better job. I thought it must. be temporary at first but its been like that since 1983. I can't believe they used the word 'restored'.
Downside of osprey backpacks is a lack of rain cover as standard,or that osprey are asking £20+ for an osprey rain cover. Ebay for rain covers £5. Other than that very happy with my talon 33. Good show keep it up.
The Osprey Stratos range comes with the raincover as standard and also has all the loops for trekking poles etc
Yes I agree. I bought the Talon and then had to fork out for the raincover. Later on I discovered there were the much cheaper ones. Never mind. It has to last me 100 years to get the PPU down.
Who knew the Armada were still at the Isle of Wight!
How many points for a Spanish Galleon? 🤔
Tall ship is three points, although I did not count it as technically I hadn't started the walk. I must uphold some standards.
Worsley Monument Breeze blocks nar they main of granite. I agree there not put back together well
Fantastic walk! I really do enjoy the little bus-eyed views, they make me inexplicably happy. :-)
Also 100% behind the "price per use" theory, having applied this same logic to items I have bought.
My fiance says his best 'price per use' was a pair of converse I made him buy when his only pair of shoes he owned literally fell off his feet. He bought them for £40 and reckons he wore them nearly every day for 6 years (give or take a couple of days where he had no need for shoes).. so their price per use was about 0.02p by the time they also fell apart!
Mine is less good (but it was the most expensive clothing item I'd ever bought) a dress for my graduation, it was £80 from a posh shop in Cowes AND purchased during Cowes week- which probably added 5000% to the RRP! (utter insanity)... but it was covered in pictures of vintage cars, and it had pockets! Pockets!!! I've owned it for 12 years now and given that most people would wear an occasion dress like it only once or twice I've worn it maybe 50 times, so £1.60 per use?
That is an excellent PPU on a quality item. £80 is still good for a fancy dress, especially one with pockets.
I wore Converse shoes throughout my twenties into my late thirties, but the flat soles really wrecked the arches on my feet. Now I have to wear wide fit ones that look like built up shoes so beware the Converse.
I’m so proud to be a member of this wonderful
Organisation. Your are a true inspiration to mankind
Nice one thanks Chris. Also I think I forgot to list your membership number on my list. I was just looking it up to write it to you but I could not find it. Can I give you number #495 as your new number.
@@cdwc Roger that
Agreed.
very disappointed you didn't have your lunch with the llamas - you could have said 'Alpaca picnic'
You're right it would have been worth it. Next time.
Knocking on the door of 3mph 😉
10 mile tabs in an hour and a half in no time.
Nowhere near the porch of 3mph.
I bought a leatherman for $27 in a target in Colorado in 2013. I've used it more than any other tool and it is still as sharp as when I bought it. Must be 6p per use.
My brother swears by his Leatherman. That is an excellent PPU.
Hey Marek, Is it worth maybe upping the score for the more unpleasant weather phenomenon just to encourage Cool Dudes to get out in inclement weather? Perhaps a score of 2 for hail. 3 for Blizzard, 4 for Plague of Locusts, 5 for Armegeddon, 6 for potential TH-cam influencers?
5 points for Armageddon seems a bit low.
good video marek, walk looked great but your lunch looked better, sad you had to cut it short
No-one wants to eat lunch in the hail. Luckily I ate it all when I got home.
Whats that music cool dude it's sounds proper Dust
It will be in the description cool dude. The tracks are all from the TH-cam Audio Library listed in order of appearance.
This looked a good walk, (apart from that monument-shame on you IOW) The Bird signs/sounds great idea , would have loved it to be slower to see more. Genuine question - doesn’t seem to be many trees on IOW? Thank you
I have never really noticed the lack of trees. I suppose there aren't many foresty areas.
my WORST price per use item is seemingly my brain... and i got it in the sale too
Always buy the best brains possible, same for shoes and beds.
Marek, do you think your walking has made a significant difference in your health? Long distances and steep hills don't seem to bother you anymore.
I am OK with anything under ten miles. I think once I get to around 11 or 12 mies I start to get tired. It is the cumulative effect of multiple days walking that gets me. I definitely feel I am slowing down now I am in my mid forties. (if that is possible).
I think them holes maybe for voles. I have heard that sheep rarely baa between the hours of 11am and 3pm, not sure if it's true or not. Good to see the return of the sausage sandwich but I am interested in the cheese and chorizo combo, is it recommended? Cheers #163
These are both brilliant facts. That baaing fact definitely seems true, although I think I have heard lambs baa when looking for their mother.
Meanwhile the Cheese and Chorizo is recommended. I would add mayonnaise or recently I have tried a very small amount of that Heinz Burger sauce with Dill in it. Very nice.
The council replaced it in 1983, they did a sh*t job 🤣🤣 brilliant 👍
It is perhaps the worst monument I have ever seen.
Great episode Marek. Really enjoyed watching that. Looks like you enjoyed walking it too. 👍 If I leave my Car in Newport, is it fairly straight forward getting back from Ventnor? Just one Bus ride? Will do that walk when I'm in the I.O.W next year. 😃👍 I've got a little Camping Stove that I bought in a Sale at a Camping shop around 1991. We still use it every Camping holiday, 30 years later. Also great for keeping in the back of the Car for a nice cup of tea after a nice walk. 👍 Cheers. Matt.
Nice one. I just looked it up and there is a No.3 Bus from Newport to Ventnor. Mind you I would much rather stay in Ventnor, so you could always get the bus to Newport and walk back.
@@cdwc Thanks Marek. That's on our 'To Do' list for our holiday to Bembridge in 2022. 👍 Stay Cool. 😊
I started watching but then the dogs needed feeding so I had to abort the mission.
I’ll watch it again later then post a boring comment. Hope that’s okay.
Marek... you know your not allowed around Sheep after the incident.
Ssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@@cdwc I grew up in Newport... not this Newport. But I feel I’ve mentioned this fascinating fact before and I suspect you didn’t find that particularly interesting the first time. Only people who live/lived in Newport’s around the world would enjoy meeting a fellow Newport person. Did you know you can’t bury someone who lives in Newport in another towns cemetery? Why Vanessa... because they are alive Marek.
really really hate to admit it, but my - and probably 95% of all Cool Dudes' - most cost-effective price per use item is my smartphone. (excluding bell-ends who buy the newest model each year.)
I think I would have to have my phone for about fifteen years to eclispse the bag.
@@cdwc you sure Cool Dude? Add up how many apps you use then how many times you use each one per day and you’ll be surprised. Apparently the average person checks their phone 58 times per day. I use clock, email, calls, texts, internet, podcasts, audiobooks, strava, weather, notes, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube, music, apple pay, camera, calculator so I reckon I’m slightly over the average, much to my self-loathing. How do other Cool Dudes fare on the smartphone price-per-use scale?
Ahhhh. I see you calculations. In my PPU scheme I count a use as a days use. Because you could say you are constantly using a pair of trousers or a bag.
@@cdwc oohh... yeah I get your point. I guess it boils down to where something is in single constant use or individual uses. in my defence need a way to justify spending so much on an iphone every few years.
I was thinking.......... you know when you film yourself walking away from the camera......has anyone ever tried to take your camera? Also......as you film yourself then have to come back to get the camera and set off again......( Unless there's someone else filming you 😂 ) do you realize you're actually walking further than the actual route? Just saying........
Luckily no-one has nicked it, they would easily be able to outrun my 2mph. The turning round and walking again is negligible, I think I walk further by going in the wrong direction mostly.
John 'Earthquake' Milne, sounds like a wrestler's name.
I hate hail, it really hurts your face.
He looks like he would have been a great wrestler.
Both hands on the wheel when you're driving that bus please.
I was copying what the driver was doing downstairs.
Fancee feast stove, made myself and used on most trips for the last 3 years. If you ever want another caulkhead tuber to join you on a yomp dude just whistle
Nice one dude. I am technically an Overner as I moved here when I was six.
@@cdwc lol same here but I was 11. Dont tell the locals tho
My best price per use item is a rucksack that a lodger had left behind. I've used it a lot and didn't pay anything for it.
I hope the lodger doesn't read this.
I wondered where I left it! Can I have it back now please?
@@spiralfirst6488Never!
I’m in Ventnor this week so great to learn about this walk coming into town (I must have just missed you though!).
My best per use is a pair of Merrell Hut Slippers bought in late 1999. Still using them every day for getting the washing in from the back garden. £70 / (365x21.5) = 0.9p per use. To be honest they smell and are falling apart now. Not use I’m happy paying 0.9p for every time I use them any more 🧐
Member #468
0.9p a use is pretty good. You should write to Merrell, it will probably make them put their prices up though.
The old gates to Appuldurcombe house, should've had a quick look?
Yes I should have looked. Will check out the Pilgrim's Trail you told my Dad about. Stay cool.
@@cdwc my favourite part is the "Cripple path" interesting story 🤙🏼
Fantastic video Marek! Thank you again for my prizes!
Nice one. Cheers Arron.
Congrats on your win! I've just subscribed to your chanel because my stepdad gave me one of his old metal detectors for Christmas 2 years ago and I've no idea what I'm doing, or where I can/can't go to detect?! I joined the NCMD, and I did have a sort of lead on maybe getting a permission on a local farm but that sort of fell through (and I then I had some surgery which meant I couldn't really get out for 8 months and then lockdon hit!) and I've been sort of stuck since then... :-(
I have a great rucksack from Decathlon . It has great side pockets for my water bottles . Double Decker my second favourite chocolate bar . Great video as always .
Decathlon are amazing. The £30 puffer jacket I bought is absolutely brilliant I wore it all winter and it is about £150 cheaper than everything else. What is your favourite chocolate bar? I really like Topics but they are never big enough.
@@cdwc that would be a Starbar I hear they are being phased out so they are a rare find
Watching your videos is always a nice start to the morning. Very relaxing. 👍 Loving the new character voices. We need some deep voiced, professor type bloke I think.
I am sure someone like that will appear soon.
You walked right past our house Marek!
Nice one. I love Ventnor. Hopefully I will do some more walks around there.
A wonderful watch, thanks Marek....I clicked the bell and I still don’t know what it does.😎
Cheers Jag. I hope something incredible happens the next time I release a video.
Very nice and entertaining walk!
Thanks Veronica.
These genetically modified sparrow hawks are badasss! Arches would be cheating for me. I cant enter/leave my bit without having to pass one on either side of toon. Neat trick - jump in the field with the sheep and walk through or past them acting like you dont see them and they will follow you. Pretty soon one will baa to let you know they are coming with ya. Brilliant episode. Stay cool cool dudes.
That is an excellent sheep trick. I will try it at the earliest opportunity.