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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2016 | Arcing along the southeast coast of England, we'll travel from Canterbury (with its famous cathedral) to Dover (stoutly fortified from Roman times to the Battle of Britain). Then we'll hike the trails that top the towering chalk cliffs of the South Downs, wander into the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island), and push on to Portsmouth, whose naval heritage has left it with the best collection of historic sailing ships anywhere. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #england
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I'm an American that the chance to visit southern England. I found it magical. The cliffs of Dover were worth it all by themselves. As a history buff, there weren't enough hours in the day. Everything was awesome including the people. London, Portsmouth, Brighton, loved it all. One of the best trips I have ever had.
I can't get enough of English history, sites and culture. I must have lived there in some previous lifetime.
That may very well be the case !
Whatever the naysayers may suggest - there is literally NOWHERE like England.
The 1st time I visited Dover was in the early 90s while on vacation from serving in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. I bought a new Nissan Maxima and covered England and Ireland on one big Pub crawl. I recommend Tiddly · Fox Farm Brewery. Dover was the *best* place I have ever flown kites. I'd never flown a stunt kite in a smooth, strong, continuous wind like that before. I had just switched to a Prism kite that is particularly fast and was putting on a show for a woman and what I assume were her two children. I never got a chance to talk to them because, after a minute or two, a seagull decided to fly through _my_ flight zone and got tagged by like lines. I'd recently switched from nylon to Kevlar lines, and they almost cut that gull in half. A big puff of feathers, a squawk, and a woman running two crying kids to their car. Very memorable; I wonder if the kids still think of that; I'm positive that the woman does.
im literally crying england is so beautiful
BRITAIN AS A WHOLE, IS BEAUTIFUL.
Every time I come to England it feels like coming home. I love it.
For how much longer will England be our home? The Makers of England, the Anglo-Saxons, are on the verge of dying out. Even the present MP is an immigrant millionaire.
As an American born and bred, with DNA from southeast England, this video is the closest I'll ever see of my ancestral homeland. Thank you 😊
COME AND VISIT ASAP. IT'S CHANGING FAST, AND NOT FOR THE GOOD.
@@MrDaiseymay I know. It's a shame how our governments are complicit with destroying our cultures. Both the UK and US are being invaded on the daily. 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 Only a matter of time before illegals will be in my small town in Ohio. Hopefully they know they better not start anything in my small town. We have protection behind every blade of grass! You guys definitely have our support! Cheers!
What an absolutely perfect documentary! This guy is a genius: He balances the horror of war with the safety and the historic "wisdom" of our gaze 1,000 or 200 years later, followed by a large beer among red flowers and blue skies. He presents us with a vivid picture of the human race across history, without being judgmental. He allows us to make our own judgement after witnessing the long-term consequences of battles or decisions that were made centuries ago. Thank you, Rick.
Well said!
My mum was from Kent and I love its beauty, and so clean too. I want to go back one day. All of the UK is beautiful. Tourists think its just London but there is alot more to this country that tourists miss.
Clean 🤣🤣
Very true. I'd love to visit the whole thing someday.
The last sentence is a perfect summary of why Britain appeals so much to me. Sixteen visits is not enough to the lovely isle.
It's weird watching these when you live there (canterbury)you see the city on how tourist see it, you dont realise how nice it is
Right, but don't get sucked in. I always treat UA-cam travel videos with caution. They know most people watching these will predominantly be from the country. I think I've only ever seen one travel video where they said they didn't particularly like the country they were in, and I've seen a LOT. 99.999% of the time these videos will be full of praise/"amazement" no matter where they are in the world.
Quite agree Matthew, I live not too far from Canterbury and have added an 'as close to being there' virtual 4k walk through it for viewers to get a virtual leg stretch until the time comes when we can all visit with our real legs. It's surprises me how by seeing it on film makes it looks so completely special. All the best to you.
@@futurez12 I know you probably won't read this but I just have to say Rick Steves is a professional traveler. He has had a show on U. S.'s PBS station for over 20 years. He's traveled all over the world. These shows are not for You Tube. They are not for the people of that country. They are geared toward the U. S. traveler. He also has guide books and runs tour trips. Just to let you know.
Gosh I live here and haven’t seen half of this, I’m off to Dover castle and then Brighton Pavilion, thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Marie Crowe wow
Me three!
+1+34+
You're mighty lucky
I’ll take $20
I teared up at the telling of Admiral Nelsons death. I am surprised at myself. I'm a yank. But I can fully appreciate true heroes. Admiral Nelson was one of the greatest the likes of which we will never see again.
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He was a diamond geezer mate. If I remember correctly the British fleet sat on the horizon for 2 years daring the French and Spanish ( Rick doesnt mention them ) to come out for a dance. I may be wrong on the 2 years but I vaguely remember the wait.
@@1984isHereNow really
yep first he gave his eye then he gave his arm then he gave his life a true hero.
I actually had a relative on my mothers side of the family who served at the Battle of Trafalgar on HMS Victory. He was Master At Arms William Elliott. I wish I knew what he looked like, but in those days only well off people had portraits done, so I can only imagine. I do know that he was a tough character in that in his position he was responsible for discipline and punishment on board, and not someone to cross. I think that his character has in some way passed down to me, or so it would appear.
I'm french, England is a country I hold so dear in my heart. But the problem is that English classes (in highschool) are boring. I'd like so much talk with natives.
Well, you are talking to one now!
Mickey mouse you can take a ferry and fill the gap anytime
YOUR THE BORING ONE SO GTFO OF ENGLAND
@@RichyJFilms that was very English of you
We know, we can tell by the headress, bone through your nose. and that spear ( only kidding)@@oldrecollections6854
I love England. I visited 8 months ago and as it turns out I'll be visiting again in less than 2 weeks. Such a fascinating place.
Thankyou
I wish I could come along. It's time for me again to visit England soon. "Keep on traveling!"
How was your trip?
@@floydiandreamscapes5145 It was amazing. The weather wasn't great while in Dover but the place was still very beautiful.
@@floydiandreamscapes5145 It was awesome.
I'm a native of the south east and had the good fortune to have lived abroad for long enough to get fresh eyes when returning and I found it all magical.
I loved Hastings, Rye, and Eastbourne. The Beachy Head walk was taxing but brilliant, it's still stuck in my mind how vast and green it felt above the bluffs. Then the white cliffs come into view and I was awestruck.
Sadly I am returning back abroad next week, my heart is already heavy with the thought of it. I'm thinking perhaps it's time to come back to my roots.
Enjoying the Europe series in this stay home period. Beautiful England....
Happy memories of English countryside after living in Italy for 56 years thanks alot, take care.
As a British viewer and subscriber to your channel, I am very impressed by your nicely produced films, especially the ones about the UK!
This guy is a genius: !yes ,indeed! This is the joyful way to learn English and travel . thank you !Rick Steve!
England is so beautiful !! 😍😍
Southeast England = Garden Of England = Sunniest part of England = True Beauty!
YES, IF TIME IS SCARCE, REMEMBER THE SOUTEAST HAS LESS RAIN AND MORE SUN---USUALLY.
I love the smoothness in the voice of Rick Steves and his amazing narrative skills. Beautiful video! I've yet to tour England.
I’m British but live in the US and I yearn for all things British. Best place to live on earth. I miss it so much.
i grew up in the USA, native born white American, but I have been to Britain, to Oxfirdshire, Drayton and environs: it was amazing, beautiful. The older folks in the Wheatsheaf pub were easy to talk to, curious of me, as i was of them, and it was a totally friendly exchange of opinions and cultural observations. England is a magical country, I wish I'd have seen Wales, but i was lucky to get there once!
Ghaint Videos I used to to think the US might be a nice
Country to live ..but the more I read about it the less desirable it appears.
Ireland is good to, as is France, and the Nordic countries, and Switzerland, and New Zealand, among others.
You are a free person. No one is keeping you here. Go back. What's the problem?
I born un USA and grew up in england now i live un Algeria love braitish tradions
Thank you for uploading this video , ever since I read the poem' Dover beach' by my favourite English poet - Matthew Arnold ,I was eager to see the Dover beach.🙏🙏❤️❤️ from India.
Beautiful England
Thanks to you because you allow us to visit each region of Great Britain from anywhere we are.
Cool to see my city of Brighton being featured! thank you :)
I swear England´s beauty is underrated, so much about France, but English countryside is more than a good match.
Wrong side of the road 🤣😂
france has countrysides too you know
London and Paris used to be my favourite cities now they are ruined
Why do you compare the two? They’re both worth visiting
I have come to the conclusion that all countries in Europe have beautiful landscape, countryside and history. Italy is probably the most stunning country, it has everything. UK as a whole is green and beautiful.
Rick Steves is a national treasure
Rick, your videos are always fabulous! My wife and I watch together, and you make each region look so attractive that we can't decide where to visit first!
The absolute master of the travelogue - I can't believe how much information he crams into these 25 minute films! For those of us who prefer to travel vicariously, this really is going first class.
Absolutely
Always calm, informative and avoids cliche.
Every time whenever I am watching your videos it is giving me a perfect reason to visit England again & again.
I’m so happy you made this episode! I live in a market town called Faversham which has existed and has had a prosperous market square since Anglo-Saxon times! Faversham is in the county of Kent which is in the South East of England, 10 miles from Canterbury.
The South East is such a beautiful region of England. 🏴
Any hidden gems around faversham? I'll be staying a couple nights there in october!
I can longer travel in planes and you allow me to travel this vast and wondrous world....thank you Steve!
When you visit our beautiful country, please don't be tempted to lie on the edge of the chalk cliffs and peer over, there are cracks, and there are falls. Lying underneath 5000 tons of chalk can easily spoil one's holiday.
If you're talking to Americans forget it. We think the world is our playground (I lived in Brighton as an American student) xo
I recoiled in horror when i saw Rick on the edge of that cliff. Some cliffs in that area are over 500ft high.
Hmm... That's bit of an inconvenience 😌
@Wisdom Perception - No seriously. You need to be very careful on the chalk cliffs. Theyre very dangerous and crumbly. Especially near the edge it cracks. We are always warned to stay away here in Kent. It’s health and safety, not “a typical English attitude”. We dont treat people like children, England is the birth place of less government and more individual freedom. We believe everyone should be allowed to do what they want within the law.
Music keeps getting better. Bayeux music also excellent. Great humor in the writing. One of the best-produced episodes IMHO.
I'm born in Brighton and am so happy to see my city represented!
I was thinking about going to brighton but it's changed so much looks like Camden in the late 90s , everyone trying to show how individual they are but end up all looking the same ...
Just got back from Dover Cliffs 👌🏼great place. London,Cornwall ,bath and Stonehenge are my favourites in England.
England has so much history and if I may be so bold has made plenty of history too, kind regards from Blighty Steve glad you enjoyed our beautiful country please feel free to come again.
Mr Steve never stop doing this work...they're a visual support for my students' books. Maria Luiza Rodrigues Acerbi. Thanks God for a human being like Mr Steves! He accomplishes the difference!
Lovely scenery
Great weather
I live in England I love my country. Would never want to live anywhere else . We have a beautiful country from Lands end to John oh groats . Thanks Rick for sharing my beautiful country to everybody.
It's definitely the best part of Britain to live in. Wales is just depressing, and Scotland.. Well, is full of the Scottish
Excellent work.
The area in which I live. One of the first things we learn is NEVER go to the edge of cliffs which are often unstable.
I must say, the music for this episode is exceptional. Really like the piano+strings cue for the Dover Fortress section, and the recorder theme for Canterbury Cathedral. Well done indeed.
Dear Rick, thanks for this Beautiful Video.We visited in ouer Hollydays in the Year 2015 from July to August.A verry Amazing Land ❤I love it.👱♀️🏴🇩🇪🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻👋
I’m a born and bred Dovorian, my secondary school was just beneath the castle battlements. You could do a whole episode on Dover alone. The Roman Painted House, the Bronze Age ship, history from ancient Caanti (local tribe) through the Roman invasion and settlement, via the Napoleonic wars, two world wars and onward to the present day.
Always my home and always at the fore of historical events. Great town.xx
Very good！🇯🇵💕👍🇬🇧
Thank you for posting this video; I was born in Brighton and have worked there as well as Eastbourne (Beachy Head) as well as many other places in the UK and Italy.
It was a real pleasure to see my home town and known areas. East Dean is stunning and I have drank their many times with friends.
I now live in the north west, the Lake District. If you haven’t done footage here you really should - it is magnificent.
God bless and stay safe and well.
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
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@@jijaji2265 Ewww, gross. 🤢
@Annette Königsheim
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Hi guys please check my recent video 😁
Love the out-takes at the end, too! My husband visited Portsmouth while serving in the US Navy, so it is nice for me to be able to see it for myself. And my English pen-pal sent a post card from Brighton where I can also go sight-seeing thanks to your video,
Yes, life is so beautiful.
Binging Rick Steves since I'll never get to go to Europe now.
Walked the Severn Sisters many times, along the bottom when the tide was out and along the top when it was in. My Dad and I were even rescued by helicopter in 1956 when caught by an incoming tide. I was 10 and it was quite an experience.
The great river stour is gorgeous
I want to go here one day. So beautiful!!
Thank you Rick Steves
I just discovered my English heritage and want to explore these places.
Americans be like
@@chaden9498 Well before a certain division in the past, our history is very much their history too.
I can't blame them for being proud of our heritage. I am as well.
Bill, with the last name Jenkins, you have Welsh ancestry
Jesus! Não entendo nada desse idioma, mas é magnífico viajar nessa internet e vê o quanto esse mundo é belo repleto de uma riquezas incomparáveis isso maravilhoso demais.
"Jesus! I do not understand anything of this language, but it is magnificent to travel on the internet and see how much this world is beautiful full of incomparable riches is so marvelous demas." Google Translate.
I lived and worked in Brighton for 3 yrs but with 2 small children never ventured further than ever castle in kent . No Dover No Portsmouth. Regret it now . Thank you very pleasant You always show the nicest side of every where.
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God bless you brother. Great to see you outside The Still and West pub in my home town of Portsmouth, UK. Your videos are some of the best travel guides online. Thanks. Love that guide's accent on the HMS Victory: proper Pompey accent.
i love Enngand.
This is one of the finest episodes of this series, Rick really captures the history of southeastern England
One of my dream countryside , it's combination of peace and nature as well and Natives are quite good when they speak 😊
@Dal J Guess she means accents. Unfortunately for her, I imagine the only accent a non-Brit would be easily able to understand is the South-Eastern accent.
I have walked the Seven Sisters and through the Birling Gap to the Tiger Inn pub in East Dean. I cannot tell you how glorious a walk that is. Absolutely wonderful. When this blasted lockdown/covid is over I plan on doing it again. Oh for a wonderful cold pint outside in the sun with friends and family!!!
Love your series Rick, come back soon. Theres so much more/
One other thing, for those who may be interested, the ship ' Warrior ' was the first of a new navy, Victory was old navy, men often press ganged into service, terrible conditions and food. With Warrior, men applied for positions, they were well paid, uniforms were washed and cleaned and food was much superior, setting the tone for the modern navy as we know it today. If you have the opportunity, take a full tour around this fabulous ship, almost lost, but saved and restored just in time.
what a great magnificent gorgeous film as usual, I want to thank u so much that u showed us the most beautiful views in the world for every one who cannot travel there at the moment and transferring all the info for us about those beautiful countries , thank u for the great effort that u have made to introduce these documentary films with a great photography and the beautiful direction , thank u for introducing the beauty of tourism into the world, really we cannot thank u enough
I will visit England this year ,so beautiful
James Brown thanks 😊 best wishes for 🇬🇧 from Japan
Thank you Rick and your take on the south east which coincidentally is my “neck of the woods”. Always fascinating to see and hear the views of visitors. I think it's all too easy to forget what a very pleasant part of the world we inhabit and many of your videos are very worthy reminders. My wife is only now just beginning to discover the UK and is well and truly immersing herself in its history and beauty.
Really enjoy your shows. You make history a wonderful journey!
i remember having tea at the Royal pavallion wit h my mum, we were served on royal china it was amazng
Thank you Rick, absolutely splendid. Only one point, the ' battle ' site at Battle, the open field, has pretty well been dismissed by recent archeology, which now places the actual battle site close to a roundabout on the outskirts of the town - interesting :)
Thank you for the wonderful travel logs of Great Britain!
Looking as a piece of heaven.amazing england
I graduated at Canterbury cathedral…it was stunning…so lucky to live in this beautiful county.
It's really funny how foreigners think it rains a lot in London, when that is literally the driest city in the UK!
The UK? London is one of the driest capitals in Europe. Only Athens and Madrid are significantly drier
Indeed! If they want rain, they should go to the west coast of Scotland, which holds the record for the rainiest place (as well as the least populous) in Europe.
@@EASYTIGER10 I think Norwich (the city) and Norfolk (county) are the driest place in the United Kingdom!
@@Stirlingshirecastle It´s a little known fact that Amsterdam receives far more rain than London and Paris not a lot less than London.
I was there a month ago,on a road trip with the family
Had 1 day of rain
And we totally loved the country and the people
I hope I do them justice with my video
What a beautiful episode.....
My Green and Pleasant land
Sure is
I love maritime history. I love Portsmouth, have been several times.
Portsmouth is my hometown abd i love it here.. but he is right about some of the godawful post war architecture.... so much of Portsmouth was bombed... both my parents spent there adolecent years from age 14 to 20.. and grew up experiencing the bombing and frequent air raids and of course rationing.... both their fathers(my grandfathers) served in the Royal Navy and spent most of the war away on board ship... one of my grandfathers experienced serving on 2 different ships that were sunk by the Germans.. one in Scapa Flow and one in the Med.... in 1957 when i was 5.. i still recall areas of undeveloped demolished buildings that were old bomb sites..12 years after the war.... Portsmouth was always one of the poorest cities in the country.. was pretty much broke after the war.
Rick, were really enjoying the travel through out Europe. I would love to see how individual citizens live in their towns and valleys. Thanks for taking us along. God bless! 😍😄
Your books are so useful! I have used them several times on my trips to Europe. Love them and your shows. Thank you for doing what you do.
I just find it so amazing how men built such structures...crazy
Thank you so much for making these films
Rick. I have not been able to travel far due
To having M.E so I really appreciate these
Interesting films of the u.k.
Thank you
God Bless
i also hav m.e beryl hope u are well.
I'm Indian,I like to watch your all videos.... Feel like I am there....but .it's not possible.. really you r great , because making this kind of video... Thank you so much, keep healthy sir...🙏
If you ever come to london can show you the sights!
Indian wondrful place to
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I hope you do get to visit! Your most welcome!!
*EVERY* Modern Building is hideous. What are they thinking adding all those eye sores around all that beautiful historic architecture?
After WW2 much of Europe had been bombed, and therefore required rebuilding “fast”; hence poorly executed post war architecture. So sad, but luckily it’s being replaced in many areas!
They're ruining London with 100s of thousands of ugly apartments with no thought of town planning
This may sound crazy but its a United Nations plan
@mary hartsdale They want us like Rabbits in a box -- squeeze us all out of the countryside into Smart Cities and 'Re-Wild' the countryside including some farmland.
At least with the 60s tower blocks there had to be a designated amount of free space around each block -- not any more -- they're just packing them in.
@@tamaracarter1836 Many of the hideous buildings of the 60’s and 70’s were not replacements from war time destruction but a deliberate attempt by politicians in league with architects to “modernise” the country. The results of course were a disaster. The good news is that a lot are now being replaced with better buildings though regrettably in some cases the replacements are not much better.
Two things rarely mentioned about Bayeaux Tapestry:
1) The women who made it included themselves shown whilst sewing-it.
2) it shows Halley’s Comet which was in the sky at the time.
The dawn of William the Conqueror was on my birthday I noticed!
Some of the most beautiful countryside I know is in SE England
You've probably not been to Yorkshire.
Great show! Better than most on TV these days!😊👍
I always love watching all your videos, it inspired me more to go to Europe. Hoping someday I would be able to visit this places you've been. Thank you.
I was born and grew up in southeast England, I've also served my country and travelled to many locations across the world but for me you still can't beat the Kent countryside in Summer. I currently live in Humberside, and the northerners seem friendly enough 😉
Thanks Steve! Your show gave me a love of travel many years ago. I always enjoy your adventures to places I have not gotten to yet.
Europe is rich of history and Greenery. I Love it.
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I can watch it endlessly!
Rick, I love your shows and tours. Please consider tours/shows further east in Europe. Georgia , Armenia, the ‘Stan’s. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine. Also thank you for making these “free” as I do have access to a PBS. Happy travels 🍻
And Russia, don't forget our European neigbours in Russia and the countries in the federation :)
Clare Friend The stans’ aren’t in Europe
@@Miquelalalaa A couple of them are
This is a great video, as always!!
yes true.
I can't believe you were at Dover Castle, and never once mentioned the Louis Blériot memorial. The Frenchman was the first person to fly across the English channel, and crashed/landed just a few hundred metres away from the castle. He was also the inventor of car headlights and the first mono-plane.
Think Rick is the best travel presenter I have ever seen, very laid back. Rick, sure you're not a Brit?
Thankyou sir for showing a small part of my world to so many people who may never be able to visit here. My actual home is placed on the coast near the town of Battle, with Dover, Canterbury and Brighton equidistant to me, and each readily available at a very short drive. If you are lucky enough to be able to visit my shared island, please come to explore the English south coast, so much of which is completely free to visit. We British look forward to seeing you soon.
I'm 3rd English and born in Ireland my mother was born in Yorkshire and she 3rd Irish and her mother grandparents were Irish