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The Longest Night: In a Hedge | Avebury Winter Solstice 2024
For some reason I felt compelled to sleep out for the longest night of the year, with a less than favourable weather forecast.
Somewhat re-enacting a similar winter solstice wild camp from two years ago: ua-cam.com/video/FjakXLw-e7E/v-deo.html
Oh and I cooked a porcini, truffle and mead risotto. Of course.
Camping kit, in case you're interested:
Backpack: Osprey Levity 45
Tent: Nordisk Lofoten ULW 1
Sleeping pad: Thermarest NeoAir XLite
Quilt: As Tucas Sestrals Quilt
Pillows: Trekology, they keep deflating in the night, I ought to get new ones.
Stove(s): Honeystove with Trangia gel fuel adaptor and BCB stove, both using BCB FireDragon fuel
Suit: Dashing Tweeds
Wine: Taupenot Merme Gevrey Chambertin 2020
Chapters:
0:00 Avebury
3:05 West Kennet Avenue, Falkner's Circle, A Barrow
8:35 Camp Spot
9:19 Cooking Risotto
17:45 Post Dinner Chat
20:10 In The Tent
21:35 Night Lapse
22:03 Good Morning / Packing Up
25:11 Back at Avebury
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Відео

Afternoon Tea in the Woods
Переглядів 1,7 тис.21 день тому
It was a cold, windy, rainy day in December so I decided to go and sit in the woods and have an alfresco afternoon tea. Of course. See also this @EnglishSparklingWine video if you'd like to see more tasting notes for the wine: ua-cam.com/video/nijpQXRUl98/v-deo.html
Fondue in a Ditch
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I found a nice ditch on a hilltop in Wiltshire and I made a fondue in it. The particular ditch is part of some old earthworks atop Huish Hill, not far from Pewsey. My take on fondue was a particularly British version - with cider in place of the usual white wine, and cheddar in place of the usual Swiss cheeses. Cooked in a billy can on a Honey Stove using BCB Firedragon gel fuel. I of course al...
Al fresco wining and dining in beautiful scenery with a small backpack
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I went for another afternoon / evening stroll in the South Downs to see if I can fit everything I need to cook outdoors (and a bottle of wine of course!) in a small day pack - I think it's around 15 litre capacity. The walk was from the edge of Brighton, initially along the Sussex Border Path, taking in the Chattri Memorial, and then later joining the South Downs Way. I went for an ice cream on...
Epping Forest: "Rosti Aux Legumes" and a Couple of Iron Age Hillforts
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A walk in Epping Forest, from Epping station to Loughton station, along the route taking in two Iron Age hillforts: Ambresbury Banks and Loughton Camp. Somewhere in-between I stopped to cook my take on a Swiss dish I've previously had at St. Moritz restaurant in Soho: Rosti Aux Legumes... but I attempted to do it with Paxo's rosti mix, which wasn't a huge success. Oh and of course some Gevrey C...
Fake Steak with Peaches
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More al fresco cooking, this time a bit cheffy/experimental - a filet mignon style fake steak from Juicy Marbles, with fried peaches in a whisky and butter sauce. It sounds weird I know, but it was delicious! For the walk (with some history about Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring) see here: ua-cam.com/video/PktvYrdG_wY/v-deo.html For the wine tasting bit see here: ua-cam.com/video/LrR5nh9nnhE...
Chanctonbury Ring and Cissbury Ring Revisited
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A walk from Washington to Worthing in West Sussex, over the South Downs, taking in two (probably) Iron Age Hillforts: Chanctonbury Ring and Cissbury Ring. For the cooking bit see here: ua-cam.com/video/MLojMELiPtg/v-deo.html For the wine tasting bit see here: ua-cam.com/video/LrR5nh9nnhE/v-deo.html
Self Heating Malaysian (Nan Yang?) Curry and Rice
Переглядів 1,5 тис.3 місяці тому
Another one of those self heating meals! I don't think that had a particularly favourable reception last time, but here's another one regardless. I think the brand is called "Quenary" but I can't seem to find much about this product on the web. I bought it from Loon Fung supermarket in London's Chinatown: www.loonfung.co.uk/ Also incongruously I paired this with some cider.
A walk in the South Downs: Southease to Lewes via Breaky Bottom and Kingston
Переглядів 1,8 тис.4 місяці тому
A final hurrah of the summer - at the end of August I did a walk in the South Downs, starting at Southease station, and ending at Lewes, in a sort of D (or maybe U?) shaped route. Along the way I passed by Breaky Bottom vineyard, explored an interesting bit of Open Access land near there, then along the ridge of the downs to Kingston-near-Lewes, where I descended the hill, and followed the Jugg...
Wye Valley: Birthplace of "Picturesque" | Offa's Dyke | Ancient woods | Porcini "Pot Noodle"
Переглядів 2,4 тис.4 місяці тому
A walk from Redbrook (near Monmouth) to Chepstow through the beautiful Wye Valley, along the border between England and Wales. Mostly following the Offa's Dyke Path. I stopped at a famous scenic viewpoint - the "Devil's Pulpit" - overlooking Tintern Abbey, and cooked dinner. Linguini with porcini and Welsh cheese. Which ended up looking a little bit like a posh Pot Noodle. Quite a long walk in ...
Risotto Beneath the White Cliffs of Dover
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As part of a walk from Dover to Folkestone: ua-cam.com/video/MY91co8p2Gk/v-deo.html ...I stopped off beneath the famous white cliffs and cooked some dinner on "the beach". I made a sort of "Mediterranean" risotto with fake chicken (that already has some kind of Mediterranean flavouring), courgettes, a tomato stock and deglazed with Champagne, because I happened to have some left over in the fri...
Dover to Folkestone: A walk along the famous white cliffs
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I went for a walk along the famous white cliffs, from Dover to Folkestone. For some bits I followed the North Downs Way and/or the England Coast Path, but for quite a lot of it I just found my own route! For the cooking video see here: ua-cam.com/video/jp0GEpFqZiI/v-deo.html For the wine tasting video see here: ua-cam.com/video/bhF9ruORF1o/v-deo.html Thanks to these two videos for inspiration: ...
Wine and dinner on the South Downs overlooking the vineyard where the wine was from
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My annual tradition of spending a summer evening on the South Downs, having dinner and drinking some local wine while watching the sunset. See also the @EnglishSparklingWine review: ua-cam.com/video/APBRIZntE98/v-deo.html
The Long Man and The Seven Sisters
Переглядів 2,7 тис.5 місяців тому
A bit of a mixed bag of a video! The first bit is essentially some "behind the scenes" footage taken while helping Mr @WC21UKProductionsLtd make a far more structured and insightful video about the Long Man of Wilmington: ua-cam.com/video/wwa-xVKtlsM/v-deo.html While I was at the Long Man it seemed like a good opportunity to share my crackpot theory that it may actually depict William the Conqu...
Boston Baked Beans in a Ditch or Something
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In the hills near Ivinghoe Beacon I found some kind of bowl depression or chalk pit or something (OK not exactly a ditch) and sit in it cooking a (heavily simplified) version of Boston Baked Beans. Also some wine obviously. See here for the wine review on @BurgundyWithTweedy : ua-cam.com/video/0Uyksj7GbxM/v-deo.html ...and also if you're really a glutton for punishment there's some deleted scen...
Avebury Summer Solstice 2024
Переглядів 2,5 тис.6 місяців тому
Avebury Summer Solstice 2024
Stane Street | Halnaker to Amberley | Moussaka in a Ditch
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Stane Street | Halnaker to Amberley | Moussaka in a Ditch
A Bit of the Ridgeway and a Wild Camp | Wayland's Smithy | Uffington Castle | Rice and Miso Soup
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A Bit of the Ridgeway and a Wild Camp | Wayland's Smithy | Uffington Castle | Rice and Miso Soup
Macaroni Cheese at the Northernmost Spring of The River Avon with @hedleythorne
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Macaroni Cheese at the Northernmost Spring of The River Avon with @hedleythorne
The Lost Ridgeway: Where does it go south of Avebury?
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The Lost Ridgeway: Where does it go south of Avebury?
Two Men in Tweed Eat Tepid Sausage and Mash on a Windy Hilltop
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Two Men in Tweed Eat Tepid Sausage and Mash on a Windy Hilltop
Sussex Wine and Sussex Cheese on an Iron Age Hillfort (in Sussex)
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Sussex Wine and Sussex Cheese on an Iron Age Hillfort (in Sussex)
(Fake) Boeuf Bourguignon in the Woods
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(Fake) Boeuf Bourguignon in the Woods
Stonehenge for Cheapskates | Spaghetti Bolognese in the Rain
Переглядів 2,3 тис.8 місяців тому
Stonehenge for Cheapskates | Spaghetti Bolognese in the Rain
Hollingbourne, Kent: A Lost Henge and a Self Heating Hot Pot
Переглядів 1,9 тис.9 місяців тому
Hollingbourne, Kent: A Lost Henge and a Self Heating Hot Pot
Very Inauthentic Irish Stew and Sunset on Ivinghoe Beacon
Переглядів 1,4 тис.10 місяців тому
Very Inauthentic Irish Stew and Sunset on Ivinghoe Beacon
The More Ridgey Ridgeway | Sag Paneer on Chinnor Hill | Sunset on Beacon Hill
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The More Ridgey Ridgeway | Sag Paneer on Chinnor Hill | Sunset on Beacon Hill
The Rollright Stones, a Dismantled Railway and Käsespätzle
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The Rollright Stones, a Dismantled Railway and Käsespätzle
Outdoor Cooking Fail! Lukewarm Soup on a Freezing Hilltop
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Outdoor Cooking Fail! Lukewarm Soup on a Freezing Hilltop
Ancient (?) Roman Food and Wine at Hadrian's Wall with @WC21UKProductionsLtd
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Ancient (?) Roman Food and Wine at Hadrian's Wall with @WC21UKProductionsLtd

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @txengineer5250
    @txengineer5250 9 годин тому

    Normally your local history is excellent but you forgot to mention that isn't the original railway crossing; They actually had to rebuild 'The bridge on the river Wye' after Alec Guinness went slightly mad then blew it up in 1957.........

  • @apuldram
    @apuldram 16 годин тому

    Thought you were mildly eccentric with tweedy pubs 😊, but now realise that you’re off the scale 😂. Winter solstice on Salisbury Plain! I do a solstice camping trip every year… summer solstice.

  • @mickayres8786
    @mickayres8786 День тому

    That was a good watch, you are obviously mad but the grub looked good.

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors День тому

      😂 Thank you! You're right, it does take a certain attitude to do this sort of thing, and it's not far off being a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic.

  • @Themaysoutdoors61
    @Themaysoutdoors61 2 дні тому

    Brilliant 🙂

  • @gregselby2925
    @gregselby2925 2 дні тому

    Tucking socks into trousers is what most of us do Mr T. You, delightfully, did the opposite.

  • @mickmgmjg8187
    @mickmgmjg8187 3 дні тому

    Very pompos and one does hate that false little lauph.

  • @myriaddsystems
    @myriaddsystems 3 дні тому

    Promising? What did you expect?

  • @mal334455
    @mal334455 3 дні тому

    Absolutely brilliant...great video and a great guy.....👌

  • @thoughtful_detectorist
    @thoughtful_detectorist 4 дні тому

    Pours wine….‘I think I’m having fun now’ 😂

  • @LouiseLong-t4b
    @LouiseLong-t4b 4 дні тому

    I too just found your channel, and throughly enjoyed the video. I always feel like I should go to Avebury to celebrate the Winter Solstice, but then I look outside, and change my mind. Thank you for braving it, so I don't have to go.

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thanks Louise! I've been to a few winter solstices at Avebury now and it definitely has been very hit and miss with the weather. The odds seem to be better with the summer solstice, or the equinoxes - but no guarantees there either of course!

  • @jobloggs6528
    @jobloggs6528 4 дні тому

    Glad to see a vegetarian cooking n wild camping😊

  • @clivewilkinson5394
    @clivewilkinson5394 5 днів тому

    If you have wet socks wring them out before you sleep. Roll them inside each other and put thrm in uour sleeping bag if you have one. They will be lretty much d5y by moring ftom the heat in the slerping bag.

  • @clivewilkinson5394
    @clivewilkinson5394 5 днів тому

    Tweedy, just found the channel. Awesome. Love❤it. Thanks.

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thanks Clive, and welcome to the channel!

  • @Seanoakwolf
    @Seanoakwolf 5 днів тому

    Just come across your channel and as a Tweed man myself i have subscribed to you. :)

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Welcome to the channel and always great to have another tweed wearer onboard!

  • @Pete40-b1u
    @Pete40-b1u 6 днів тому

    Absolute dedication. Thanks for taking us along. The solstice wouldn’t be the same without a tweedy video. Look forward to more great content across all your channels throughout the coming year. All the very best Pete ⛺️

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thanks Pete! Yes hopefully more to follow in 2025...

  • @broadlander1398
    @broadlander1398 6 днів тому

    Subscribed! This fantastic level of British eccentricity has to date only, and only just! Been surpassed by Count Binface! Now that’s a thought, Tweedy Outdoors hosting a session with the Count. Looking forward to your 2025 productions. Regards Broadlander

  • @david6920-r6z
    @david6920-r6z 6 днів тому

    Hi Tweedy. Thats really cool 😎 I have finally started producing content so will at some point do a meal in the woods, New Zealand style, in honour of your channel! 🇬🇧 🇳🇿

  • @mixdiver
    @mixdiver 6 днів тому

    Love your posts - keep them coming ! Think you need to come on the tweed cycle ride next year in London it is just up your street and the riders are encouraged to wear tweed, ride old bicycles and drink tea at the rest stations

  • @surreyarborist
    @surreyarborist 6 днів тому

    That fungus on the silver birch tree is Piptoporus botulinus just saying.

  • @TK-ux5du
    @TK-ux5du 6 днів тому

    Absolutely insane - but brilliant 😂

  • @sianwarwick633
    @sianwarwick633 7 днів тому

    I wouldn't bring the whole cheese - pack the grated cheese, with the OS map

  • @sianwarwick633
    @sianwarwick633 7 днів тому

    Whole not actually raining, there is a lot of water on the land.

  • @AngelaDavis-yz3xf
    @AngelaDavis-yz3xf 7 днів тому

    🤣 Subscribed.

  • @domc225
    @domc225 7 днів тому

    It must be so stimulating to get back to a basic sort of life.

  • @kevanhubbard9673
    @kevanhubbard9673 7 днів тому

    Suspose to haunted the Red Lion.The Winter Solstice was clear for me with Venus blazing away in the the west and Jupiter in the east.The evening sunset got later for me at my more northern lattitued on the 19th,I believe it's to do with the Earth's wobble maybe induced by the slight interaction with the gravity wells of Venus,Mars and Jupiter.Mercury is too small and Saturn,Uranus and Neptune too remote to have any effect.

  • @tooyoungtobeold8756
    @tooyoungtobeold8756 7 днів тому

    Excellent video, thasnk you. I live near there are walk to both hills, now and again.

  • @domc225
    @domc225 7 днів тому

    Marvellous. Inspiring.

  • @surreyarborist
    @surreyarborist 7 днів тому

    Just looked your wine on the vinto app. Bit posh price for camping tbh

  • @MarriedToTheKGB
    @MarriedToTheKGB 7 днів тому

    i really enjoyed this video and i love it down there myself and often camp down that way. You've inspired me to do a video of my own like that but lets be honest it's not gonna be as good as this one. Subbed

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thank you! It's a great part of the world isn't it? Usually all the paths and tracks around here are really quiet as well, with plenty of open access land and lots of ancient historical interest! One of the things I like about UA-cam is that it's filled with different personalities, and different people warm to some presenters more than others. I occasionally get comments from people who obviously don't like the way I do things and/or can't bear the sight of me! So there's plenty of room for different people to come along and do things their own way, with their own slant on it.

    • @MarriedToTheKGB
      @MarriedToTheKGB 2 дні тому

      @@tweedyoutdoorsit certainly is! I would be very surprised anyone could dare critique your presentation as it’s natural and also top quality. It’s TV standard presentation I would say. Right now in in Russia for a couple of weeks but I do look forward to get back down there when I get back to Blighty

  • @josephwouldham1251
    @josephwouldham1251 8 днів тому

    Have a good Christmas and new year, great video as usual

  • @SuspiciousChips
    @SuspiciousChips 8 днів тому

    In Northumberland that beer is called ‘on the wall’

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      A beer with many names! I wonder what the internal company name for it is...?

  • @colin5021
    @colin5021 8 днів тому

    Anf there was I thinking we might get a 3fer....a T outd, T pubs, and a ESW/B w. T all in one. Oh well. Happy new year anyway!

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      There was at least a tiny bit of pub / wine content here! Happy New Year to you too Colin!

  • @AllotmentFox
    @AllotmentFox 9 днів тому

    it's not sadism watching your annual address it's masochism, I'm colder now having watched it than I was before I watched it. Your GoPro gives a more detailed picture and your starry timelapse was great. Completing that hell with Swindon was the icing on the cake for me

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thanks Mr Fox! ...and sorry for the vicarious shivers! Usually I go to Avebury by public transport so most of the time it involves that juxtaposition for me. The ancient, atavistic, evocative landscape of Avebury vs Swindon bus / train station - places for which none of those adjectives could apply. It's quite something.

    • @AllotmentFox
      @AllotmentFox 2 дні тому

      @ only two-and-a-half months and then there will be something a little Spring-like in the air!

  • @adrianstone2605
    @adrianstone2605 9 днів тому

    Brilliant, well done

  • @IanJones-u3l
    @IanJones-u3l 9 днів тому

    Sound video I like the pub ones to shame about the weather there butt it is winter and I guess that it's not raining so thas good thing lol you had enough drink for another night there only thing you didn't bring was ya oven😂

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Thanks Ian - yes sometimes (in winter especially) you've got to just accept the weather you've got and get on with it!

  • @carlworrall
    @carlworrall 9 днів тому

    i agree 100 about the time we make a reality

  • @perisharries2816
    @perisharries2816 9 днів тому

    Well done Butty

  • @utubeape
    @utubeape 9 днів тому

    Fair play to you for camping in that windswept place. Regarding the timing of sunrise etc, well I always thought the purpose of marking the sun via the stones and solstice was to mark the point at which the sun begins to become higher at midday, its highest point - to cement the fact that things will grow again. This would be doable in times when there was no other time measurement. I know everyone thinks the rising is the big deal but thats because we have other measurement methods now

    • @tweedyoutdoors
      @tweedyoutdoors 2 дні тому

      Makes a lot of sense! Especially as these monuments coincide with the introduction of agriculture to Britain.

    • @utubeape
      @utubeape 2 дні тому

      @@tweedyoutdoors The stewards at Stone Henge didnt agree with me, and wouldnt let me stay till noon!

  • @hamsticklehq
    @hamsticklehq 9 днів тому

    very nice tweed suit matey

  • @stephenharris7982
    @stephenharris7982 9 днів тому

    You have the canny ability of making me smile constantly 😂👍