London walk: Surbiton South West London and 1K subscribers thank you
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- London walk in Surbiton, south west London
Join me for this 30-minute narrated walk around Surbiton, the birthplace of the Mini Cooper and my home town in south west London, or Surrey if you're being precise. Famous for the Good Life in the 1970s sitcom, Surbiton is commonly seen as the epitome of suburbia, earning the nickname ‘Suburbiton’. It is even arguably the world’s first commuter town brought into being by the trains, devised during the 19th Century to offer country living just a train ride away for London commuters. This is a town that issued season tickets and suffered with congested Monday morning railway services over 100 years ago!
And THANK YOU for 1000 subscribers:)
Route timestamps:
00:33 Claremont Gardens
02:13 Claremont Road
03:05 Coronation Clock Tower
05:08 St Mark’s Hill
06:08 Surbiton train station
06:52 Victoria Road
09:31 Crossing St Andrew’s Road
10:24 Crossing St Mary’s Road
12:46 Brighton Road
13:33 Crossing Cottage Grove
14:58 Maple Road
16:23 St Andrew’s Square
20:27 Crossing The Mall
21:46 Crossing Westfield Road
22:35 St James’s Road
24:49 St Philip’s Road
28:00 Ewell Road junction with Langley Road
28:45 The original Mini Cooper factory now Charles Ivey
My equipment:
DJI Osmo Pocket
Stumbled through your channel and watched a few of your narrated videos. Really enjoyed them.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed them👍 Angela
Very beautiful video. Really a picturesque walk.Thanks for taking out time for filming with wonderful details. A beautiful location.All the best. May God bless u. Niraj from Ranchi, India...
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it:) Angela
Just came across your channel this evening - currently binge watching (and subscribed!) I LOVE your videos
Welcome!!
From Dallas, Texas USA...love this and looking forward to visiting and spending time there knowing all about UK and the nice people I feel are there....keep it up!!!
Thank you so much Johnny and fingers crossed you get to visit soon!
Angela, thanks for this beautiful walk in Surbiton, great to see and hear about this town. And congratulations again on passing 1K :)
Good morning Mr WW, lovely to hear from you. And thank you so much. I've been looking at all the stuff you do on your channel and feeling all the pressure now to be a grown up TH-camr with my 1K subs!
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Ha, you do a fantastic job as it is with your content - I look forward to seeing where it goes!
this walk was an interesting experience for me. greetings from new friend from Jakarta.. 😷🙏
Good morning from London to Jakarta:) I'm glad you liked the walk and welcome to the channel. Angela
So happy to see you posted a new video. Hope your well! Great video
Thank you Frank, I hope you are well. We are definitely enjoying some summer weather here now, just need to get out and enjoy it:)
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela your welcome. We are into our spring/summer weather. Rain and storms every day. They last for maybe 10 minutes then gets hot again. Things are opening back up here, we are now at 50% occupancy in restaurants and retail. Too soon
Thank you for this tour! Loved it!
Excellent, thank you:)
Love u surbition kinston upon thames
Always miss u this great palce
Great video! I use surbiton station every morning, so always in surbiton youve made it sound beautiful! Congratulations on 1k
Excellent, another member of the Surbiton posse:) And thank you very much, I really appreciate the support.
Beautiful London . i like your all video
Thank you so much:)
Some streets look like typical London streets to me. Nice walk.
Thank you Ira363 - you will forever be the first person ever to comment on my channel:) I love your photographs on Instagram - keep it up👍
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela thank you 😊 I should be in Kinston now but because of Corona I can't travel 😢
Hello Angela
Congrats on 1000 subscribers. Love your walks. We are fine here in Canada. We look forward to your walks. A request would be a walk around the area of the Royal Oak pub from the TV show Goodnight Sweetheart. There is a flower market there on sundays. Playing golf tommorow as they are now open. Take care Chris and Sandra in Canada.
Thank you Chris, I do hope the golf goes well:) Now that is a very good idea about the Royal Oak pub which I think is in Poplar but walkable from Shoreditch. I had planned to do a Shoreditch walk so can incorporate both of them. I just have to wait for the magical day when 'non-essential travel' becomes alright again... And flower markets and the like can restart too. All the best, Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Golf was good for a first round of the year. Whish we were having the weather you are having. When I look this morning you where just as warm as Nassau Bahamas. Chris and Sandra of Canada.
🍎 lovely tour. Thanks so much for taking us around and telling us about it too. Love getting to know a place through the eyes of a local. - Henry
Hey there Henry, thank you so much for dropping by:) I have a long list of your videos on my catch-up list, absolutely love what you do. I hope lockdown is going alright for you.... as much as can be expected. Angela
Great tour! Thank you for sharing:)
Thank you so much and thank you for all your support for the channel👍
today 1k, soon 100k. Congratulations because your videos are great❣️
That is so kind of you MARtinha, thank you for all your support:)
Thank you once again Angela for the great video and walk around London streets . Brings back many memories for me even though I was Born and Raised in Manchester and now living in Canada since 1978. I remember you did a walk last year to all England Tennis club in Wimbledon which I really enjoyed was wandering if you could do another one as I am a Tennis lover. Very sad that there won't be a championship this year but very understanble with the Pandemic. Here in Western Canada we are starting to ease up on the restrictions as well.
Thanks very much again Angela I really enjoy watching your videos and congrats on 1,000 subscribers
Thank you so much Michael and I'm glad I can keep bringing you little bites of the old place:) I have on my 'maybe' list another walk in Wimbledon, inside the shopping centre and then another look at the village which I think is lovely. And yes, it's such a shame it's not on this year, but as you say, rather understandable. Thank you for your support for the channel. Angela
The tree lined streets remind me of Ealing, near to Ealing Broadway where I used to live in the 1970s. Thanks for the video. 😎
It's funny you should say that as I was in Ealing recently and thought about how much the tree-lined streets reminded me of the Kingston/Surbiton area.
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Great minds think alike.😎 I liked Ealing.
I just love your informative walks now that I have discovered them especially during the lockdown period l am in Capetown SA and want to thank you so much for the tours
You are very welcome, I am so glad you like them and thank you for such a kind comment:) Angela
Thank you for sharing this awesome walk!! New sub here!!
Well thank you so much, it is greatly appreciated:)
Congratulations for 1K, Greetings from Indonesia
And greetings back to you from London to Indonesia:) Thank you very much 👍
Congratulations 🍾🎉
Thank you:)
Thank you for showing this part of London!!! Beautiful !! New sub here!
You are very welcome and thank you:)
Congratulations on the 1K Angela 🤗
Well thank you Mr By 'EC, haven't heard from you for a while. And thank you for all of your support for the channel:)
Let's Walk London my absolute pleasure
Great video
Thank you so much:)
I feel walking around with you,listening to the explanation, that's nice tour my friend 👍👍 👍,best regards new friend Andy 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much, it's nice to get the positive feedback about talking on the walks😊
Just moved here recently right on The Crescent/Claremont Gardens. Enjoying the video!
Glad to hear it, I hope the move is going well:)
Nice walk 👍👍 be safe
Thank you so much and you too👍
Congratulations Angela ❤️
Thank you Erick and thank you for your support for the channel all this time:)
Hi Angela I used to live in England when I first arrived in February 1990 I stayed in East Molesy by Hampton court then Guldford then London for one year I'm in the US now but I miss the UK specially Surrey
I'm glad I can bring back some memories for you:) Angela
Grew up here, spent two years after uni and every now and then miss it so much
Awww, glad I could bring you a reminder 👍
Thank you for this nice walk. There is a Turkish Restaurant near Surbiton Railway Station named Sini. I recomend there (5\6 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton)
That sounds lovely, I'll be sure to look it up. My next door neighbours are Turkish... I wonder if they have been there?
Brings back memories. I was born and lived in the Oak Hotel on Maple Road. Now called Oak Tavern I think. I remember playing in Claremont Gardens in 1959 with my father who ran the pub. And Saturday morning pictures in The Ritz cinema. Now a pub. Went to school at Arundel House School in Avenue Elmers. The first 7 years of my life and earliest memories.
Fantastic memories there Peter:) And of course I know the pub, it's gone through a fair few changes of ownership as I recall. Glad I could bring back some memories. Angela
Can anyone tell me the name and type of church that used to stand on the corner of Grove Road and Maple Road. I used to look at it from my bedroom window in the Oak Hotel in 1960. It was obviously knocked down a long time ago. I can find no mention of it anywhere. It's driving me mad. Cheers. Peter
@@DrFingers Hey Peter, it sounds like the Surbiton Park Congregational Church, which I think was knocked down in 1964. Could that be it? Via separate comment I'll send you a couple of links (in case TH-cam decides they're spam and then my response won't reach you at all). All the best, Angela
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Hi I've only recently found your channel, l really like architecture and walks around our wonderful country, l find the history most interesting, thank you and please keep them coming, l have subscribed to your channel and will look back at some of your other wonderful videos,
Thank so much Alan for the comment and for subscribing:) As I do more London walks and find my knowledge of architecture somewhat lacking, I'm looking into books on London's architectural history to get a bigger picture perspective on it all. Angela
Great place great people love u all unknow friends
My hometown too😊😊🌳
Excellent, the Surbiton posse are here:)
Hi Angela, Surbiton and Kingston are both very desirable places to live, but what always occurs to me when looking around affluent areas, is where do all the people, shop workers, cleaners, bar staff, all the folks on minimum wages where do they live?
Surbiton fortunately does have a strong identity, which is important to me, when deciding whether or not I like a place.
Hey there John, I hope you are well. It's an interesting question. Within, say, 3-6 miles of Surbiton there are so many different varieties of homes and price ranges. In my experience, a lot of people live semi-locally in eg Worcester Park, Epsom and Ewell, Motspur Park, Tolworth, Chessington etc in addition to Surbiton and Kingston across most of the job spectrum. But there is definitely an issue with this being an area that attracts a lot of 'newcomers' as the incumbent population view it and this pushes up property prices. I myself came here from the west country after getting my degree to experience the London life and actually lived all over the area until settling in Surbiton, which then was cheaper compared to Kingston; these days they are largely similar in price. I actually feel very lucky to have settled here and my street is a very interesting mix of incomers like me and people who were born and bred here.
Let's Walk London Hi Angela, Thanks for responding to my question, which was prompted by you highlighting Surbiton's London commuter heritage, which I think most people are aware of, as you say it was chosen as the location for The Good Life. Whilst observing this, I noted how many local shops there were, and that it's more than just a place for commuters to live. Some Surrey towns are just that, with very few shops or attractions other than their close proximity to London..
I feel a degree of sympathy for people who work and contribute to the town, but don't seem to be part of its national identity, and possibly can't afford to live in the town. Hope my perspective makes some sense!!
The videos are rather interesting - sort of revisiting the place, for me - since I have walked these roads many times during my short stay there. My brother still lives in Long Ditton. Never knew that Surbiton is the oldest suburb (?) in Europe/World. Interesting point there.
Glad to provide a revisit for you:) Yes, that surprised me when it came up in the research, although I'm sure, as with so much in history, debates rage over who was the first!
Hello again Angela, nice trip!! there is a lot art deco buildings overthere when you look up to the buildings. Very nice. The shops are everywhere the same I think so no comment on that. The station is superb art deco. the English Art Deco is a bit different from the Artdeco here in Holland. We do have a lot of it but there is also a lot gone because we don't have that much space here in Holland in the cities. We do have a lot of building from the 17th centery. I have a question do you have cable in the UK because I see a lot of antennas on the roof still. - greetings Fred
ps congratulations with 1K subscibers
pps I like a video about greenwich and hemel hempstead and Kew Gardens
Hey there Fred, lovely to hear from you, thank you so much, and yes, if buildings from the art deco era have survived in places then they are lovely. Actually when I research walks, I sometimes find it frustrating that most of the history for anywhere that I go seems to only go back a two or three hundred years, but perhaps I need to be looking elsewhere for older stuff. 17th century buildings in Holland sound lovely. Re: antennas, it's just that no one has bothered to take them all down! They forced the population to change quite a long time ago but all those antennas are still sitting around on top of the buildings. I have written down your ideas for walks; Kew Gardens aren't too far from me and Greenwich has long been on my list. Hemel Hempstead might take longer, quite a drive, but maybe one day. Angela
Hi from California! I love your videos. I actually prefer longer videos.
Well hello there in California 🖐 I think we might be having California-style weather here in the UK, as it's 28 degrees today! Thank you so much for letting me know about longer videos, as actually I rather like them myself. I think I'll end up making a mix on the channel.... when I can do normal walks again that is;)
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela I look forward to when things are normal again and the longer videos. Take care!
Definitely agree!
The company I work for EMCORUK has its head office in Surbiton at 1 The Crescent!
empty everywhere... lockdown :( good content..
Thank you so much Efe and yes, it's kind of depressing, I don't really like to keep filming my favourite places all empty. One day.....
Angela how wonderful it was being able to see my hometown! I lived there for about 9 years after moving from Kingston where I spent most of my growing up years.
I was so amazed at how they haven't spoilt Surbiton, unlike Kingston which has lost all it's charm.
I used to live in Cranes Park Avenue before emigrating to Australia in mid 1970 and I thoroughly loved living in Surbiton and like I said earlier was very touched by the way it hasn't been "ruined"
The information you gave during the making of this video was absolutely brilliant and you told things that I never even knew about!
I wonder however, would it be possible to have a little walk up St.Marks road to the top where the church is (or was)...and maybe a bit of the surrounding area?
Once again thank you for 'taking me home'.....I was very moved by the video :-)
Awww, bless, I am SO glad to have brought you some memories of your home town and you are most welcome:) I'll add St Mark's Hill to the list, as I hope to do another Surbiton video at some point. Thank you so much for the kind comments, Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Hi Angela I look forward to your video it will be much appreciated.
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Hi Angela, I suddenly realised that there isn't much to see on St Marks Hill, although I am talking about 40 years ago! it's probably got a supermarket there now! But whatever you film around Surbiton is just fine by me, and thank you :-)
Thank you for your efforts, Angela. A most enjoyable stroll on a lovely day. So glad I subscribed.
P.S.: What is your son's site?
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it:) My son's main channel is MiffedCrew where he does animations about a game called Five Nights at Freddy's. He is also starting a channel on living with hidden disabilities. I hope things are going well for you, Angela
Hi Angela, I have just come across this video as I am relocating to the area soon! I was just wondering if you have any advice regarding commute to work from Surbiton to Liverpool Street? I am classed as a 'young person' so could get a railcard but not sure what will be the cheapest package for me? I will be commuting 3-5 times a week into the centre. I believe the best route is to Waterloo and then the tube to Bank (and then walk to Liverpool Street). Any advice regarding the cheapest travel option/ package would be very much appreciated! Thank you :)
Hey there Katie Louise, great to hear from you:) You are right, the best route is Surbiton-Waterloo, then the Waterloo and City Line into Bank, then it's a short walk. Regarding ticket prices, that is a TFL minefield! It's hard to know if your railcard will help, as it depends if you want an annual card to travel, monthly, are travelling off-peak, are travelling regularly every day or only a few days per week. I use my credit card contactless thing rather than buying an Oyster card and always travel off-peak. It looks like you may be able to get a 34% discount with your railcard on those tickets. It's £14.40 per day off peak at a non-discounted price or you can pay for 7 days, one month or a year (but maybe no discount available), but check out the TFL prices pages for your options. Good luck! Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Hi Angela, honestly thank you so much!! I really do appreciate your help!! Really looking forward to moving to the area! Best wishes!
You are very welcome; hope the move goes well:) Angela
The Surbiton club is a pub & social gathering place I think there's a membership
Thank you for that, I've always wondered! Angela
Just watched a walk in Surbiton, and must point out the clock tower in Claremont Road is a monument to Edward V11, not King George.The buildings of historical interest in the same road are the lovely Victorian shops not shown, the Victorian age is what made Surbiton famous.Take a look at Langley Avenue and the surrounding roads for the real history of Surbiton , especially Southborough Park built by John Nash no less!
Indeed, for some reason my brain on that day just couldn't get it right between George at the Coronation Hall and Edward at the clock tower! If you check out my Southborough video you will see I've covered some of the history of Thomas Pooley etc. Not sure if you walk in the area, but Southborough House is being refurbished and with the trees down it is so nice to see it all again.
Can you please make a Chilten drive surbiton and near surbiton tennis club
Actually I have been thinking about that one recently, I'll put it on the January list. Are there any bits you think are particularly important for filming?
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela the Hogsmil river
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Congrats Angela on your 1000 subscribers wishing you many more in the future 👏👏well deserved...you do US a favour by answering our requests....THANK YOU ...Bye from ☀️ Greece...Tina🤗
Hey there Tina, great to hear from you, I do hope things are getting better in Greece now that things have relaxed for you:) And thank you so much for ALL your support for the channel 👍 Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela .....Yes things are much more relaxed ... schools have reopened.... weather is fab we have 36degrees today in Rhodes.... pools and beaches are allowed within distance from each other,...and restaurants are opening on May 25th.... so normality is coming gradually here ... wishing you guys in the UK....all the best and everyday life to resume soon🙏🙋keep WELL...
Hi
Is this the place where Mr Bean series filmed?
I think there has been some Mr Bean filming in Surbiton👍
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela I mean his flat😁
Hmmm, not sure, I just remember some locals were complaining about disruption from filming!
Wish you wouldn't make shorter videos. That would forse you to rush some parts, and eliminate others. For the people who wish to watch shorter versions, there is the option of speeding up the video, or just moving the play indicator along to your convenience.
Thanks Roger, that is really helpful. You are right, I like to cover lots of places and info, so frankly cutting them down would be a challenge. Angela
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Why people don't put on mask in London?
I could give you a very long answer on that! Put simply, it is not compulsory, just 'highly recommended' on public transport and desirable in enclosed places like shops. The main challenge is people just can't get hold of them plus we are told only to buy reusables to allow the health care professionals to have access to the other ones; if we can find them to buy they are extremely expensive with long waits for delivery to home. This puts off a lot of people.
Enjoyable but sorry to say that if you are going to give a history of the place you need to do better research as some facts a a bit way off.
If you could be more precise with which details are incorrect, then do post them here which is what I always ask the community to do, or alternatively I can direct you to the original sources for clarification. For example, the Thomas Pooley information that appears in this and the Southborough video are from www.kingstonhistoryresearch.co.uk/canbury/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/POOLEY-PAPER-29-JUNE-2016.pdf, with other details curated more generally from Kingston History Research amongst many others. For my videos, I research far and wide from sources that are as credible as possible (not Wikipedia) and curate them in as concise a manner as possible to try to add some snippets of history to what is, at the end of the day, a walking channel. The odd error creeps in inevitably under the pressure of walking and talking, but I am an academic by training, so at least try to stick with high quality source materials; I always ask the audience to contribute their expertise too. All the best, Angela