DAY 1: Hiking the Cotswold Way (10 mile day)

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  • AN EPIC FIRST DAY!
    Come with us as we spend 9 days hiking 102 miles on the Cotswold Way.
    The Cotswold Way is a long distance walking trail that runs between the town of Chipping Campden in the north and the city of Bath in the south.
    With over 102 miles (164km) of magnificent views, ancient sites and beautiful villages, this trail offers a unique look at the English countryside!
    Day 1 mini itinerary:
    Start in Chipping Campden
    Lunch in Broadway
    End in Stanton
    10 miles total
    Want to explore the Cotswolds for yourself? Here are a few options:
    6-day walking tour - gyg.me/DY0yEkF7
    Private Guided Tour Day Trip by Car - gyg.me/aoc0iVVR
    From London Private One-Day Tour by Car - gyg.me/b2QpCSfO
    #Cotswolds #Travel #England #walkingholiday #thecotswolds #cotswoldway #travelcouple #Hiking

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  • @marcuswardle3180
    @marcuswardle3180 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Capability Brown was an outstanding landscape Gardner. He is responsible for the most iconic English landscapes. He literally moved hills of soil to create the wonderful vistas we have today.

    • @RichardMontgomeryYT
      @RichardMontgomeryYT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You could say his capabilities were unmatched.

  • @dogwithwigwamz.7320
    @dogwithwigwamz.7320 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I once ( three times in fact ) walked 42 miles over the North Yorkshire Moors in 12 hours ( The Lyke Wake Walk ). It was hard going. A Hundred miles in a day would be very hard going.

  • @cricketcalin
    @cricketcalin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    That NC couple is actually my parents! They spoke of y'all fondly and I got to tease them about their TH-cam fame 😂

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      STOP IT RIGHT NOW!!! We loved them so much! Tell them hello and we miss them! 🥹🥹🥹🥹

    • @CJCork
      @CJCork 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What did they think of the trip? Awesome that you found the video haha

  • @cumberlandont
    @cumberlandont 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My husband and I first walked the Cotswold Way in 1997 before it became a National Trail. We have since walked it 5 times over the years and will be walking it again in May this year, for the 6th time to celebrate entering our 70"s... We also used Cotswold Walks, they are fantastic and have used them for other walks as well. I came across your video and have to say it is the best realistic video of this walk I have seen , especially if you have never walked long distances before...we were the same as you when we did it the first time and it was done in 5 days!!! We now take much longer to be able to really enjoy the scenery, pubs and the people. So glad you both enjoyed it, we loved watching you and knowing that in a month or so we will be walking it again. Well Done!!!

  • @keefsmiff
    @keefsmiff 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is a criminally underviewed set of videos, great couple,you should be proud of yourselves 😎

  • @hertelantje
    @hertelantje 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Just found you guys through Mark Masterson’s reaction to this video.
    Never heard of the Cotswold Walk before. So beautiful. Might walk it one day. Thanks for the inspiration.
    Will ‘accompany’ for the rest of this trip.

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh my goodness - we just watched the reaction video! HOW FUN! Glad you're here!!! :)

    • @AnyoneForToast
      @AnyoneForToast 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Off.Day.AdventuresSame here! I've invited myself along for the rest of the walk with you both.
      I promise not to be any trouble. 😁

  • @richardsoper777
    @richardsoper777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love to see the Cotswolds Highlighted. Thank you

  • @ianb3562
    @ianb3562 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Good video and good weather!. I grew up in the area and have done most of the Cotswold way as day walks. The walls are dry stone walls and you get them all over the UK. The colour varies depending on the local stone.

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It was beautiful! What a great place to grow up!

  • @kayaker9912
    @kayaker9912 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice video! What a super relaxing walk. Thank you for sharing.

  • @CallumMcDonald77
    @CallumMcDonald77 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @ivandavies1388
    @ivandavies1388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Capability Brown was an outstanding landscape gardener in the 18th century. Another excellent video, glad you enjoyed the hike.😊

  • @EnglishmanJustWalking
    @EnglishmanJustWalking 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely a picturesque trail. Cotswold stone houses. Small villages. Rolling hills................and finishing outside Bath Cathedral..........after passing some of the most famous architectural sights in Bath. Enjoy

  • @alundavies1016
    @alundavies1016 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You were in “a” shire, if not “the Shire”, Worcestershire I think.

  • @louisaklimentos7583
    @louisaklimentos7583 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great vlog and you two must be fit . Enjoy!!

  • @snp45.52
    @snp45.52 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great content guys as we head in to Autumn it brings home how beautiful the English countryside is ..keep it up

  • @RonSeymour1
    @RonSeymour1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Never eat the low-lying blackberries because if a dog takes a pee, that is where it will hit.

    • @raymondporter2094
      @raymondporter2094 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...exactly what I was going to say.
      In the north of England we call those fruit Brambles. Great on cereal/porridge or on puddings, or used to make Bramble jam or jelly.

  • @petersimpson538
    @petersimpson538 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mum went to school in Chipping Camden 😁

  • @gmf121266
    @gmf121266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I walked up Dover hill with my Dad in 1993. He's passed on now, but it's great to see you walk the same path to Broadway tower. It brings back happy memories. Blessings and thanks.

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We were both born in '93, some significance there maybe? Thanks for sharing :)

  • @snaomi67
    @snaomi67 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Amazing walk in such beautiful location ❤❤❤

  • @Lizard329
    @Lizard329 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I want to do that!

  • @ONLYJOKING101
    @ONLYJOKING101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aways nice to see England seen through the eyes of someone new.

  • @ernestknoxknox7075
    @ernestknoxknox7075 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great job with the filming guys

  • @albin2232
    @albin2232 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You two are welcome here anytime. We are very fond of our American cousins ❤

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We're already planning a trip back!!

  • @AndyEdwards-ss6oe
    @AndyEdwards-ss6oe 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You two are the best!

  • @PhilipOlsen11
    @PhilipOlsen11 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi both.
    That was great. That walk looks like one I’d like to do next summer.
    Look forward to catching up on the next stretches 👍

  • @newretrodave
    @newretrodave 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now that's a pub crawl!

  • @The.Android
    @The.Android 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Only low hanging blackberries or fruit or any edible plants in public places should generally be avoided because a dog or three may have decided to water them first. 🐕🐶

    • @johnclements6614
      @johnclements6614 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also avoid in the fields as pesticides may have been sprayed. There are plenty on the footpaths.

  • @gmf121266
    @gmf121266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's so cool that you guys experienced Belas knap and understood it's significance.

  • @andrewdoubtfire4700
    @andrewdoubtfire4700 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I wouldn’t eat low hanging blackberries in case a dog has recently passed by…..

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That is an excellent point 😕 Not going to think about that anymore 😂

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You spelled the last bit wrong. 😊

    • @michaelhancox1986
      @michaelhancox1986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Always pick them high up! 😂👍

    • @paulbromley6687
      @paulbromley6687 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tangy

  • @BeckyPoleninja
    @BeckyPoleninja 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your heart rate was spot on for the hi... If you can speak 4-5 words but not a whole sentence you are in the perfect cardio training zone. 😊

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hhahaha good!

    • @chipsthedog1
      @chipsthedog1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      4-5 words? Perfect for "where is the nearest Pub"

  • @chrisfinlay3274
    @chrisfinlay3274 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lovely video!

  • @Lizzpalmerrr
    @Lizzpalmerrr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Minute 15:20 is literally me 🤣🤣

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Happened at least once a day like WHAT ARE y’all DOING TO STAY FIT 😂

  • @anthonycutt
    @anthonycutt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing, enjoyed this sooooooooooo much, your both great.

  • @yips_way
    @yips_way 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The house for sale @ 13:23 in your video is currently on the market for £925k ($1.1m US) - bargain, ouch 🤣

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I WISH! ha!

    • @yips_way
      @yips_way 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Off.Day.Adventures I know!! - I was a little shocked myself - but it is a beautiful village. Maybe one day eh? 🤣

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@yips_way putting it on my vision board 😂

  • @phoenix-xu9xj
    @phoenix-xu9xj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh I remember now, after a catastrophically wet August, we did have a mini heat wave at the beginning of September. Just after the kids went back to school.

  • @davidberesford7009
    @davidberesford7009 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good start.

  • @JavaWalkerWorld
    @JavaWalkerWorld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video and experience...You guys inspire us. You guys are cute...good vibes 😊. We see you having a great journey on TH-cam.. You're naturals, on screen. Looking forward to seeing your day 2.

  • @jasondickson6121
    @jasondickson6121 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed watching this, I am planning to run it this Monday day over 2 days it was really helpful to see the terrain and your feedback, thanks :-)

  • @phoenix-xu9xj
    @phoenix-xu9xj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    August was insanely wet , even for here , so I’m really happy you got some sunny weather.

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      August wasn’t wet down in the Cotswolds last year. We have pretty sunny and good weather in the summer, sunny weather is not unusual at all in Summer down here! Winter is another matter, rain every day!

  • @johneikenmeyer8100
    @johneikenmeyer8100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    which tour did you guys go on. We are doing the cotswolds this summer and it looked like you stayed at some very nice accomodations

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We booked with CotswoldWalks.com - would definitely recommend them!

  • @ProffessorLOBE
    @ProffessorLOBE 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you come back to the Cotswolds please can you document some of the other villages: Blockley, Moreton, stow

  • @arcturus8218
    @arcturus8218 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    reminds me to get my blackberries out the freezer that i picked in the summer and make some more blackberry snd apple crumble, i do soak them first when they are fresh as they hav insect lava in them sometimes lol, oh and dont pick the low ones either for obvious reasons🤣

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes we learned that after.....YIKES! hahaha!

  • @sarahwawrzyniak
    @sarahwawrzyniak 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is awesome! My husband and I were just visiting broadway tower its so beautiful. What company did you guys use to plan your stays? How convenient!

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We used Cotswold Walks . com - love them!

  • @johnadey3696
    @johnadey3696 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His name was Lancelot Brown "Capability" was his nickname.

  • @richclasper8272
    @richclasper8272 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A fantastic video and you were so lucky with the weather as the Summers aren't always that great here in the U.K. especially the further north you travel. Unfortunately maybe a bit too hot for walking, but at least you had stunning blue sky views of the countryside, so there are always pluses and minuses. I live only 30 mins away from the Cotswolds so like to go there whenever I can. I wish more North American visitors would not focus on London, but see the "real" U.K. All over the country are Public Footpaths which give people the right to walk across owned land, and indeed these are fiercely protected by hikers and ramblers, which may seem strange to people from the U.S. Indeed the landowners are expected to maintain the paths by cutting back vegetation etc. Of course some of these paths have been used for hundreds of years as routes between villages and other settlements before cars and horse ownership was only for the rich. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos.

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed! Love London, but this was...just something else!!!! We'll take the blue skies any day!

  • @mehitabel6564
    @mehitabel6564 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous. I also found you via Mark Masterson's video. You're walking where I live, I think Day 7 is near Wotton-under-Edge, next door to me. So glad you're discovering this little piece of the world. We (in our 60's) go out walking in it at least twice a week, it's our stress relief and gym and therapy. The cares of the world just seep away when you're out in that landscape. May I ask which company you're hiking with? We book with Contours when we're walking other parts of the UK, similar self-guided but rooms booked in inns and pubs, with porterage. New subscriber.

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for watching! We have some fun stuff planned with Mark soon!

  • @garylancaster8612
    @garylancaster8612 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gloucestershire Cotswold resident here and I have to say I really liked this video. You were so lucky with the weather! I've done the Cotswold Way myself but not in one go, over 3 weekends so 6 days walking. It's so beautiful and is "England at it's best" which used to be the motto of Gloucestershire County Council! I'll watch the rest of your vids and probably comment on all.

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They just experienced decent normal summer weather in the Cotswolds, not so lucky at all!

    • @garylancaster8612
      @garylancaster8612 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@samuelbarrett9403 Oh right. I live in the Cotswolds and I can assure you that for almost the entirety of July and August the weather was cool, grey, cloudy and rainy. It literally broke to sunshine (for a week only) on 1 September. So they were indeed, very lucky.

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@garylancaster8612 July was the worst July I can ever remember!! So nit usual at all!! August down here in the southern Cotswolds was not bad at all! You talk utter shite!

    • @garylancaster8612
      @garylancaster8612 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@samuelbarrett9403 That's why the week they had was not normal you ignoramus. July was appalling, August was slightly better but still bad. It literally broke to warm and sunny the day they started. So it wasn't "normal weather in the Cotswolds" because the normal weather was horrible for weeks beforehand, as it often is. I suppose you think the weather we're having today is normal decent spring weather too.

  • @leonpennington1648
    @leonpennington1648 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guys I've really enjoyed your Cotswold Way clips but next time you are in the UK you should try the Lake District in North West England,and Wales........Oh and Scotland.........glad you enjoyed it, great edited videos ❤

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All of that sounds good to us!!!! Thank you for watching!

  • @alisoncauser2955
    @alisoncauser2955 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dry stone walls are made by choosing key stones with flat faces each side, they are infilled as they are built with smaller stones and soil to level off the key stones and fill the gap. They have been built this way for 100s of years. They can last hundreds of years, with the odd spot repairs.

  • @joshuanetherton616
    @joshuanetherton616 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you’re wanting to come back to Cleeve hill to make up for the golf you missed.. I live in Cleeve, my parents love your content. Reach out, I’m sure we can figure something out. It is right on our door :)

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Stop it right now BECAUSE WE WILL!!!!!!!! Ben talks about that golf course at least twice a week, ha!

    • @joshuanetherton616
      @joshuanetherton616 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Off.Day.Adventures You’d need to be happy on a spare bed, and we have a Borda Collie assuming you’d be alright with dogs?

  • @gmdhargreaves
    @gmdhargreaves 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice camera what is it?

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Just an iPhone, but we used a DJI Osmo as a gimbal :)

  • @WCGUK2024
    @WCGUK2024 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a tip, next time use backpacks that can fit waterbags

  • @gianlucaangelini6066
    @gianlucaangelini6066 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi! What's the season you get the trekking?

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We were there the first week in September - 2023!

  • @adamhathaway5939
    @adamhathaway5939 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Please go walking in the Lake District or peak District and Yorkshire Moors other places available😂😂

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Weather is rubbish in those places though.

    • @adamhathaway5939
      @adamhathaway5939 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Waterproof and true walkers

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@adamhathaway5939 Fair play, actually agree. Also sometimes much nicer walking in nice misty rain than blazing sunshine!

  • @andypandy9013
    @andypandy9013 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    02:18 Do you guys know the easiest way to spot an American tourist in the UK? Or pretty much anywhere else outside North America for that matter?
    Baseball Caps! 😜 🙂
    09:17 One of our popular UK "comedy" poets called Pam Ayres wrote the following poem:
    I am a Dry-Stone Waller
    All day I dry-stone walls
    Of all appalling callings,
    Dry-Stone Walling's worst of all.
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @halbertr
    @halbertr หลายเดือนก่อน

    What company did you use?

  • @michaelbiggs1254
    @michaelbiggs1254 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cannot believe a Floridian described the Costswolds as hot. 🤣

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WE WERE SHOCKED TOO! ha! But we just avoid the outside in summertime

    • @samuelbarrett9403
      @samuelbarrett9403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Cotswolds are often quite hit I;on Summer and often shock Americans thinking it’s going to be cool,and wet! Our Summers are often sunny and very warm. The people who say they were really lucky don’t live around here, this is just a typical Summer in the South of England

  • @harprdh
    @harprdh หลายเดือนก่อน

    So who was making the video?

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What do you mean?!

    • @nancimoll9901
      @nancimoll9901 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Off.Day.Adventures I wondered if you had someone with you doing the filming because I didn't see how you could be making the video and be hiking .

  • @alfiecat5671
    @alfiecat5671 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant video. This walk is on my 50th birthday hiking list in April

  • @cynthiaeaton4696
    @cynthiaeaton4696 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What company did you use ?

    • @Off.Day.Adventures
      @Off.Day.Adventures  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We used Cotswold Walks .com - going to create a big post with more details soon!