Welcome to England. The thought of me hiring a rental car and driving it out of London would scare the hell out of me - and I`ve been driving on our roads since 1984. How someone who doesn`t subscribe to driving on the left does it, I`ll never know. The worst city I`ve ever had to drive through is Dublin, EIRE. It`s a fabulous city, but its roads are a nightmare. `First time I went to Spain ( an unbelievably historic and exciting country ) we got into a hire - car, having to get between Santiago de Compostela (the city of `St James of the Field of Stars,` in Galicia ) to Valladolid - a 12 hour drive. The driver in my car was a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and within 5 minutes of the start of the journey had hit another car....... We arrived in Valladolid at midnight. It was a city of 400,000 population, and we had to find our way to St Alban`s College ( The English College, Valladolid ). None of us, at the time, spoke Spanish. Not even our friend the Professor of Linguistics, Harding Reese. We found a Police Station, which looked like a Fortress, and Gareth Jones - one of my fellows - managed to convince some police officers where we needed to be. They got in their cars and asked us to follow them. They sped through traffic lights with their blue lights flashing and we followed them through red lights, fearing to lose them. We eventually arrived at the college. The following day a young English Priest ( the college was built to educate English / British lads who wanted to become Catholic Priests, but were forbidden to do so in England under the reign of Henry VIII ) took us on a tour of the college. At the time the place was being renovated. A library was found in the old college and from it our young Priest / Host drew out some books. He pointed out to us, through various of the books he showed us, some passages / paragraphs that had been scribbled / erased out by ink - pen, at the hands of one of the members of the Order of Preachers. This is to say, by a member of The Spanish Inquisition. It was history come alive before my eyes - a terrible one but not to be denied. There I go : I started this post by wishing you only a welcome to England and expecting it to stop there. But it is travel I love.
Beautifully filmed & wonderfully informative. A great example of what to do when filming. The towns & countryside are truly spectacular. Thanks for this 👍👍👍
Nice video but Laycock and Castle Combe and Chippenham in the Cotswolds. I live in the Cotswold and I would consider those places not in the Cotswolds. Anyway I must stop nit picking and say your very welcome to England.
Castle Combe Wiltshire is cotswolds it’s in my cotswolds book as is Wiltshire town’s of Bradford on Avon and corsham and malmesbury . Bath is right on the edge central cotswolds is more bibury Cirencester Moreton bourton on water. Any way beautiful area
Ps, `also got arrested in Rome by inadvertently intruding onto Soviet Union Territory at its Mission to Italy there in 1985. It was the machine - gun the soldier pointed at us that did it. I can`t remember what we told him that persuaded him that our arrival was entirely unintentional. We were just looking for a Padre with the Stigmata ( wounds of Christ ) upon his body. As if a member of the Soviet Army would believe that, eh ? But it was true - and the next day we found a bus to San Vittorino, to meet a chap called Padre Gino.
How do Americans drive on the right side of the road? How do you keep your sword arm free to fight off the bandits and highwaymen? Cause of course you wouldn't be left handed cause that would make you in league with the devil right?... I don't make the rules. 😁
Really great editing and music choices. The four of you seem SO happy together. Subbed to your channel - look forward to catching up with the rest of your vids...👍
oh wow i didnt realise where laycock was .its smack bang in the centre of loads of neolithic monuments like silbury hill ,avebury ,west kennet longbarrow
@@MagentaOtterTravels I KNOW, British aren't Built for it ,We're a bunch of miserable Twats ,but happy when it Rains, Totally Bonkers if we get a real winter. 😀
I know Lacock (and The Red Lion) from the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice. A lovely wee village. Never saw any Harry Potter movies. Very close to Bath, another lovely city.
Ernst and Young - now EY - founders were Scotsman, Arthur Young and American, Alvin Ernst. So, neither from the Cotswolds, although they would have been a couple of the few who could afford to live there now.
I’m just wondering what you call small settlements in the US? A couple of places you described as towns are in fact villages e.g. Lacock and Castle Combe ( which BTW is pronounced with a long o sound, as in cool!). Enjoyed your trip through the Cotswolds.
I have heard of Lacock! It’s supposed to be beautiful so we have been wanting to go there! I didn’t realise it was in The Cotswolds. I love going to real life awesome places that were also HP filming spots…. like Gloucester Cathedral and Alnwick Castle!💕
Glad that you enjoyed your time in the UK. Hope that you come back again and venture a bit further north as the lake district is beautiful as is the cities of York and Durham etc. Scotland is amazing too.
Anybody who is a Jane Austen fan will recognise Lacock village. It has been used as the setting for several film adaptations of her work and other dramas set in the period.
Great film feature. As a Cotswold local it reminded me I need to visit places local to me too. So much to visit and see. Looking for your next video now.
Thanks for watching David! We feel the same way about where we live in the California! There's not nearly has much history as the English country side but we still need to adventure in our own backyard more.
I once had a job which required me to visit Chipping Camden. When I got there I could not find the place I was looking for (this was before the days of sat nav) so I went into the local tourist information office. The people in there didn't know where it was either, but then it suddenly dawned on me that I was in the wrong town! I had confused Chipping Camden with Chipping Norton.
Welcome to England. The thought of me hiring a rental car and driving it out of London would scare the hell out of me - and I`ve been driving on our roads since 1984. How someone who doesn`t subscribe to driving on the left does it, I`ll never know.
The worst city I`ve ever had to drive through is Dublin, EIRE. It`s a fabulous city, but its roads are a nightmare.
`First time I went to Spain ( an unbelievably historic and exciting country ) we got into a hire - car, having to get between Santiago de Compostela (the city of `St James of the Field of Stars,` in Galicia ) to Valladolid - a 12 hour drive. The driver in my car was a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and within 5 minutes of the start of the journey had hit another car....... We arrived in Valladolid at midnight. It was a city of 400,000 population, and we had to find our way to St Alban`s College ( The English College, Valladolid ). None of us, at the time, spoke Spanish. Not even our friend the Professor of Linguistics, Harding Reese. We found a Police Station, which looked like a Fortress, and Gareth Jones - one of my fellows - managed to convince some police officers where we needed to be. They got in their cars and asked us to follow them. They sped through traffic lights with their blue lights flashing and we followed them through red lights, fearing to lose them.
We eventually arrived at the college.
The following day a young English Priest ( the college was built to educate English / British lads who wanted to become Catholic Priests, but were forbidden to do so in England under the reign of Henry VIII ) took us on a tour of the college. At the time the place was being renovated. A library was found in the old college and from it our young Priest / Host drew out some books. He pointed out to us, through various of the books he showed us, some passages / paragraphs that had been scribbled / erased out by ink - pen, at the hands of one of the members of the Order of Preachers. This is to say, by a member of The Spanish Inquisition. It was history come alive before my eyes - a terrible one but not to be denied.
There I go : I started this post by wishing you only a welcome to England and expecting it to stop there. But it is travel I love.
I love the HP classroom!!! I had no idea about Lacock Abbey! Thanks for showing us, because now it’s definitely on my list! Cheers! Dara (and Ian)
I know your National Trust members , did you not get their app for your phone all the Trust places for the whole of the UK is on it 👍👍
@@davidfuters7152 we need to be using the app more!
Woohoo! Glad we could give some good recommendations. It is such a beautiful spot!
Beautifully filmed & wonderfully informative. A great example of what to do when filming. The towns & countryside are truly spectacular. Thanks for this 👍👍👍
Thanks Al! Really appreciate you watching!
Too early for a cocktail….never …
Nice video but Laycock and Castle Combe and Chippenham in the Cotswolds. I live in the Cotswold and I would consider those places not in the Cotswolds. Anyway I must stop nit picking and say your very welcome to England.
Thanks for the letting us know Blackvulcan (also epic handle)!
Castle Combe Wiltshire is cotswolds it’s in my cotswolds book as is Wiltshire town’s of Bradford on Avon and corsham and malmesbury . Bath is right on the edge central cotswolds is more bibury Cirencester Moreton bourton on water. Any way beautiful area
@@lisahopper207 Yes agree on that about Castle Coomb.
Quality!
Ps, `also got arrested in Rome by inadvertently intruding onto Soviet Union Territory at its Mission to Italy there in 1985. It was the machine - gun the soldier pointed at us that did it. I can`t remember what we told him that persuaded him that our arrival was entirely unintentional. We were just looking for a Padre with the Stigmata ( wounds of Christ ) upon his body. As if a member of the Soviet Army would believe that, eh ?
But it was true - and the next day we found a bus to San Vittorino, to meet a chap called Padre Gino.
How do Americans drive on the right side of the road? How do you keep your sword arm free to fight off the bandits and highwaymen? Cause of course you wouldn't be left handed cause that would make you in league with the devil right?... I don't make the rules. 😁
Old Norman Church,Old English churches have pointed spires
Really enjoyed this,hope you have a lovely week ahead debs xx.........
I hope you also go to Gloucester Cathedral to compare cloisters 😉
Subscribed!!!
Really great editing and music choices. The four of you seem SO happy together. Subbed to your channel - look forward to catching up with the rest of your vids...👍
Very charming, well done
Thanks Stan!
Hi guys. Just a little tip. Don't emphasise HAM at the end of place names. Just pronounce the 'ham' as a non-emphasised UM.
Thus CHIPPenum.
Thanks for the tip John! We learned the error of our ways later on in our trip! We're still learning.
OMG you were in England!
Meh, it's alright here. You just have to understand sarcasm as nobody says slash s at the end of each sentence.
oh wow i didnt realise where laycock was .its smack bang in the centre of loads of neolithic monuments like silbury hill ,avebury ,west kennet longbarrow
What a charming video- Great edit yet again- I really love the vibe of your videos.
We would pronounce Chippenham, Chippin-um
Beautiful music
I have to say, your parents are adorable.
I live near Bath and Bristol, I'm glad you enjoyed your trip 👍
The grass looks very brown was it just after the heatwave in Britain 🇬🇧
We hadnt had any rain in 10 weeks
Hopefully there's some more rain coming soon Max!
This summer was SOOOOO dry!
@@MagentaOtterTravels I KNOW, British aren't Built for it ,We're a bunch of miserable Twats ,but happy when it Rains, Totally Bonkers if we get a real winter. 😀
I know Lacock (and The Red Lion) from the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice. A lovely wee village. Never saw any Harry Potter movies. Very close to Bath, another lovely city.
LOVED the parents!
The “gnome door”, if it was on the church, is a devil’s door. I am obsessed with them!
Steer clear of those mythology sewage places though.
Ernst and Young - now EY - founders were Scotsman, Arthur Young and American, Alvin Ernst. So, neither from the Cotswolds, although they would have been a couple of the few who could afford to live there now.
We were just cracking a joke but thanks for teaching us this fact Lindy! We had no idea that Young and Ernst were Scotsmen!
Quality is incredible is my new favorite channel
Thanks so much!
Wait are you in England? I’m confused
hahahahaha
What a delightful video!
I hope you enjoyed your time in the UK.
Thanks Red! Such an amazing place!
I’m just wondering what you call small settlements in the US? A couple of places you described as towns are in fact villages e.g. Lacock and Castle Combe ( which BTW is pronounced with a long o sound, as in cool!). Enjoyed your trip through the Cotswolds.
Absolutely stunning watch. Beautifully filmed and edited. So glad I watched it. Thank you.
Means a lot Dean! Thank you!
It’s largely been forgotten now but Castle Combe was where they filmed the original Dr Doolittle with Rex Harrison
I have heard of Lacock! It’s supposed to be beautiful so we have been wanting to go there! I didn’t realise it was in The Cotswolds.
I love going to real life awesome places that were also HP filming spots…. like Gloucester Cathedral and Alnwick Castle!💕
Not really the Cotswolds but not far away in Wiltshire. Lacock is where Fox-Talbot invented photography.
I think that was an Irish funeral. The song being played on the pipes is Fields of Athenry by the Dubliners
What a beautiful video. Really enjoyed watching you enjoy the UK!
Thanks Claire! Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like you're having a great time, I'm living in Australia now the video makes me miss home.
The history and countryside can't be beaten
So cool Michael! Australia is on our bucket list to visit soon! What should we do there?
The countryside is so beautiful! We can't wait to go back.
So beautiful!! Emma and Eli watch with me every new episode and we love this series thank you for taking us along with you!
Love that it’s a family affair! Thank you for watching! Truly means a ton to us!
Castle Combe is SO gorgeous… but always so crowded. 😬
We love the hotel too… good food there👍
What a brilliant video
Glad that you enjoyed your time in the UK. Hope that you come back again and venture a bit further north as the lake district is beautiful as is the cities of York and Durham etc. Scotland is amazing too.
We'll definitely definitely be back Andy and the Lake District is on our list!
Anybody who is a Jane Austen fan will recognise Lacock village. It has been used as the setting for several film adaptations of her work and other dramas set in the period.
Great film feature. As a Cotswold local it reminded me I need to visit places local to me too. So much to visit and see. Looking for your next video now.
Thanks for watching David! We feel the same way about where we live in the California! There's not nearly has much history as the English country side but we still need to adventure in our own backyard more.
I'm so glad I happened upon this video. Absolutely gorgeous and I love the drone footage too. Of course, I have liked and subscribed.
That really means a lot Sue! Thanks so much. It's been so much fun using the drone!
I once had a job which required me to visit Chipping Camden. When I got there I could not find the place I was looking for (this was before the days of sat nav) so I went into the local tourist information office. The people in there didn't know where it was either, but then it suddenly dawned on me that I was in the wrong town! I had confused Chipping Camden with Chipping Norton.
Perfectly presented and filmed.
Harry Potter is the new Shakespeare.
No it's not they are children stories, extremely well children stories but no Shakespeare
@@davidhoward5392 Maybe she was saying in how popular both are.
@@kattytatty7266 have to come back in 500 years to see if it's taught in school and children are bring baffled by it 🤔
This is so beautifully well made
Ugh...Muggles!
Lol !
Great movie guys. So glad you focused more on outside London in the beautiful Cotswolds.
We loved London but there's something so so special about the Cotswolds! Excited to go back at some point!
Thanks for watching Giaovanni!