Exploring the Cotswolds Episode 1 | Oxford, Woodstock, Adderbury to Bloxham
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Join us on our complete tour of the Cotswolds, discovering the history of the amazing towns and villages scattered across one of the most beautiful places in all of England. In this first episode, we start in Oxford, and following in the trail of Herbert Evans, who wrote about his journey over one hundred years ago, we move through Yarnton, Woodstock, Deddington, Adderbury, and Bloxham.
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What an absolutely lovely show. A treat in these ugly and uncivilized times.
You are a treasure, sir. God bless you and keep you.
Yes but don't worry, we (born again Christians) are almost there, listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology ua-cam.com/video/Bj2eQSVoo6o/v-deo.html
@@albertafarmer8638 Hi Gordon. Whow that’s a swift curve ball. I’ve just checked out the Ron Rhodes video. He starts by saying ‘Would Christians today listen to what Christ would say if he was here today.’
With all respect, check out Bahá’i Faith at Bahá’i.org and listen.
This is a great travelcast for the Cotswolds. It has been invaluable for our walking holiday in the area. Brilliant.
Why walk when you can take a motor car? We live in modern times sir.
Just found you!!! And on my maiden voyage I have fallen!!! Fallen madly in love with you, you, and your beautiful , beautiful country England!!! Longing to come over one day soon! My first experience with your very fine vlogs is that of immense pleasures and desires, and I need it. I will be watching all things, goodnesses and gracious, I do love you! ( maybe when I do make it over from the states , CA , to be exact , you could show me around, ( hint hint) , 😊, 🙋♀️🌺🇬🇧🏴🌺‼️Love you sir, thank you‼️💟💖💟
What a relaxing and interesting video...very much needed in these times. Thank you!
The Evans book, very good reading indeed, is available for download at the Internet Archive.
Cotswolds cheddar is the best on the planet.
Listening to you is like listening to a fairy tale orator.....
It was a really interesting and cozy jorney. Robin, you are a great narrator. I liked the way you told stories, and actually I liked the stories you chose. Even my cat came on the sofa and sat in front of the screen to listen (and this rarely happens). And what a wonderful job Ross did! Magnificent. Thank you both! Perhaps the only thing that could be better is to visit these places yourself.
Informative, cultured and soothing. Just what is needed. Thanks for the upload.
What pure delight! Very enjoyable, perfect escapism. So glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you!
As a Canadian who was lucky to visit The Cotswolds last October, these episodes hit home.
Fantastic work.
I like how this isn't overproduced with jump cuts and too much music. It's just right for feeling like we're taking a quiet stroll through the countryside.
Well observed. Equally appreciated by myself. Robin Shuckburgh's narration is quieting, intriguing and poetic. I wish, though, that he had introduced his Westie.
A quick search and a visit to his webpage however, finds the name of his dog... Widget [ www.thecotswoldexplorer.co.uk ]
Yeah, it's great isn't it.
Hear, hear.
It is like videos like this used to be made before reality tv took over.
Fantastic story teller and guide. Lovely series, especially since I’m watching in 2020 during the COVID 19 travel bans.
Thank You 😊
I belong to a typical Hindu family in India but I feel a very strong affinity for the entire christian religion and church....since childhood I feel peace there a sense of familiarity...I wish someday I will be there...I think there's my home and I will back there🌸
You should convert, it’s an upgrade from where you are …may God help you
Interesting. God bless.
What a very special message!!! Perhaps you have lived a previous life here , as a Christian?
I have a yearning to come back here too, I am born in New Zealand my family immigrated from England , my mother and grandparents passed the memories of the motherland and talk of the Cotswold’s and many other wonderful places.
There’s a nostalgia I still sense.... and cannot wait to hopefully return one day as one never made it back home yet ❤.
My Son who is 15 now and is half Niuean 🇳🇺 used to say when he was 2 years old when my mum picked him up ‘ I’m going down to London Town’ 🤣
We had no idea as had never said that phrase but he knew it!
Love this channel than you for channeling the Cotswolds ❤️🥰💯
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This was like Old Home Week for me. I was Stationed at RAF Upper Heyford for 9 Years. I lived in Oxford, first in Summertown and later in Headington. I Loved my time here and travelled all over Britain and Ireland as well as every Country in Western Europe save Portugal! .... I've been to every Town on this Tour .... A Nostalgic Tear!
What beautiful peaceful villages...I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I just wish I was young enough to visit such places . When I was young enough I didn't have the money and now that I have the money I do not have the stamina. But to see it through your eyes is quite fulfilling. The gardens are so well manicured and to see streets without litter is just amazing. I look forward to the next episode.
Finally a classy, and intelligent videos about your beautiful country.
What a fantastic narrator
100% from this Aussie
Not all factuals
Great series and amazing history packed in with beautiful video. Thank you for creating this channel.
You're very welcome, Thank You for watching!
I've never been out of California. My Mr mom was a war bride from the UK. Cool huh.
California sounds like an all right place to be !!!
I love this Robin, thank you for taking me back to my childhood.
I have lived in several o these villages with my parents.
Great distraction from this awful world. Very nostalgic for me,
Keep them coming.
Penny x
|||I met Charles Dormer when I visited the beautiful gardens at Rousham in 2018, a lovely man, just walking around with his dog I thought he was just another visitor then he introduced himself and thanked me for coming to see his gardens, it was a glorious day so tranquil and peaceful, I thoroughly recommend visiting Rousham, but take a picnic as there re no cafes of any facilities just peace and quiet
This channel appeared in my recommended list this morning, and I'm glad it did.
What a lovely episode this was to watch. I'm looking forward to watching your other episodes and seeing and hearing more about the Cotswolds.
What a nice series,so well presented,much better than the crap you normally see on tv.thank you👍
I absolutely love this series. I can just sit and loose track of time and end up watching it for hours. I live in beautiful Tennessee, USA, but cannot wait to come over there one day.
A very good compilation of the shorter films. So good are the films that precede this one, that I have been prompted to purchase a reprint of Evans book. Many thanks for the time, effort and skill both of you have committed to this project.
Thank You for such kind feedback, we're so pleased you're enjoying our films. It makes it all worth it.
ChrisH133878 I was thinking the same thing!
Could you advise me of the title of Evans book please? I’d like to purchase a copy. Just found this channel
@@goldenineke Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds by Herbert Evans - hope this helps!
@@TheCotswoldExplorer
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Greetings from Canada. What a charming program! Love it!
Simply brilliant.
I am having flashbacks of my childhood. My father was one of those American servicemen stationed in Upper Heyford, I was born in Ipswich. You have inspired me to go for a visit sometime soon.
Oh I love your grey sheepskin coat.In this outfit you look like an Italian Don.Plus all your outfits,the colourful waist coats.Proper clothes.Your voice would be wonderful reading Wind in the Willows.
I just want to spend the rest of my life over there. Beautiful and so rich in history.
If "Lady Di" is indeed "the single most iconic personality in the 20th century," no wonder we are so screwed.
This channel appeared in my recommended list this morning, and I'm glad it did.
What a lovely episode this was to watch. I'm looking forward to watching your other episodes and seeing and hearing more about the Cotswolds.
Amazing walk, documentary, history, very personal! Thank you so very much! Please, more walk and travels!
Aloha from Hawaii. I just watched your episode 1 from a year ago. I love it and am subscribing. Mahalo (thank you) for sharing this video. I look forward to viewing more from you. Aloha 🌴
Another fantastic presentation. Informative and always compelling viewing. All the best. Tony.
This is such a gorgeous, lovely and warm series, the remarkable narration and the beauty of the Cotswolds are awesome. I so want to visit the Cotswolds someday. 😭♥️♥️♥️
Very interesting historical channel. I love your video information. Very lovely COUNTRY!... GREAT JOB! 😊🤍😇🙏 GREETINGS FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.USA 🇺🇸
So pleased you enjoy it! 😊
Thanks for sharing and great historical channel! 😊🤍😇🙏
Houston is calling.
Thank you, we appreciate this lovely county and the marvellous buildings 🙏✝️🕊🙏🇨🇦
A lovely, warm, informative series. Looking forward to continuing watching and for any future projects. Thank you Robin, Widget and Ross for sharing your Cotswolds travels!
Cotswold is one of the greatest places to go! I've never been there but I want to be there one day. Great storytelling and narrator. Thank you for bringing this up !!!
Your channel is absolutely amazing. It's presently the only way I can visit my ancestors homeland. It's definitely one of the most gorgeous, whimsy, enchanted places I've seen. I love History!! 🏰 You're a phenomenal narrator and teacher. I hope the people who live there realize how truly blessed they are!
Thank you Sir Robin Shuckburgh for the valuable video of your journeys in england may God Bless you and your familly..it is a great opportunity to watch your videos.
Hello from Ireland. You rely know how to keep your small villages beautiful, as for your estates I'm jealous. You had the likes of Capability Brown, we had and still have Incapability Paddy. Brilliant series I know where your TV license fee should go.
Lmfao 😂😂😂
You won't find many Labour voters here...lol
I'm from Prestbury near Cheltenham and have lived in the Cotswolds for many years, but there is always a tucked away picture postcard village to discover
I grew up in Broadway and then Charlton Kings (Greenway Lane). I used to work at The King’s Arms in Prestbury when I was saving up for a trip to Africa in my teens. It was also on the way to Broadway from Cheltenham when I was a pupil at Charlton Park convent and had to take the bus home for a couple of terms until we moved to Charlton Kings. Long time ago. Sending love to my beloved home. I live in NYC and miss Britain, esp the Cotswolds so much.
@@FloraAshley Nice story. King's Arms is nice but I always preferred the Plough . Maybe I'll get to enjoy it again once this wretched lockdown is lifted
I agree with you, but the job was at the KA. I live in NYC now and sadly haven’t been able to get back there in many years as my brother sold our house after my Mum died in 2000. Broadway and Charlton Kings will always be home for me though, if only in my heart. Good luck over there. Hope this pandemic is over soon. Cheers to you the next time you raise a glass, Tess x
Talks about the memorial to Spencer family members in the church building in Summertown. Yes they are related to Princess Diana’s family but being in the area I would think mention of the relation to the Dukes of Marlborough/Churchill would be mentioned. Maybe they are a different branch of the Spencer’s. Great tours
I love the Cotswolds, so glad I found this. So interesting, and what a sweet little dog!
Love from a very far country from England sir.❤
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I can see people who are travelling with work, long distance or even relaxing on holiday watching and listening to these vlogs.
Thank you for your video. I am planning a trip to Oxford after the pandemic , a revisit after 22 years. You brighten up my itinerary!
9:00 Woodstock - Blenheim Castle, Lake
15:00 Rousham (House and) Garden
28:25 Dovecot
32:00 Wroxton
Gosh ab audiobook narration by this guy would be awesome his voice is very soothing!
Just the videos I have wanted to see! Beautiful and educational. Thank you so very much.
Very interesting. My daily commute is on the Banbury to Oxford bus through some of these gorgeous villages so it's been fascinating to learn about their history
You sound very similar to Jon Pertwee (the best Dr Who).
That brings back memories. I favorite Dr Who as a kid.
So beautiful! I look forward to getting back there someday.
It's been a wonderful place to film, looking forward to episode two!
What a voice and what a way of speaking.
So MUCH BETTER than Rick Steves...thank you!
Found this channel by accident. So glad I did. Love the format, the presenting and the production. Long may it continue.
13:30 Rousham House a Gothic style gem with a great garden in Oxfordshire
31:33 Wroxton Abbey a Jacobean house with a great garden owned by the Fairleigh Dickinson University
Wow Sir you’re a blessing! Nice energy level, inspiring, just right! Reveal your wonder to the world. We need it.
Interesting video but way TOO MANY ADS. every 4 minutes is a bit much
Install Adblock Plus. It's free.
@Sonya Makepeace I know right! I've been running ad blockers for over 15 years!
You and rick steves are my favorite narrator 😊😊
The Cotswolds are beautiful. Your videos are wonderful. But without children playing in the byways and fields, it seems a lifeless idyll and too perfect. How will the Cotswolds, and England for that matter, survive without new generations?
Of all the videos to watch, I'm in England visiting from the US Oct 2020, and my ears perked up by hearing Fairleigh Dickenson, and I head to Cotswalds today. I live right next to FDU in NJ. So ironic!
What a lovely show, so well presented!
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What kind of coat is that? I want one.
Sheepskin, I think
Imitation sheepskin.
Sheepskin
Lovely video. Thank you for taking us along
We are holding to ourselves, what is dear and precious to us,..our history and culture...some meaning to our lives.
Good evening , dear Robin.We're lucky to find your fascinating video.
Where' re you from originally?
Greetings from Moscow, Russia.🇷🇺
Hello Natalya. I am Oxfordshire born and bred. It's a part of the world that tends to draw you back wherever you may roam. Keep safe, Robin
@@robinshuckburgh5561 Thank you so much, dear Robin.
@@robinshuckburgh5561 We're Moscovites born and bred.
@@robinshuckburgh5561 Have you ever been to Moscow?
@@natalya6091 Not for about 50 years I am afraid. It was lovely then and I am sure it's just as lovely now. I am delighted you are enjoying the channel. Widget send his best wishes. Robin
Por favor 🙏 los invito a colocar los subtítulos en idioma español, la narrativa de la historia de los monumentos es interesante pero para entenderlo un poco más el subtítulo en español nos ayudaría a entender más.Muchas gracias.El video es maravilloso.saludos. 8-11-20
Yes, Excellent Insight to the Cotswolds, and the Comontator is superb.. enjoying it. Thank you.
The Cotswolds located in the South West? Hmm, well, only if one takes a ruler and pencil and divide England into four quarters.
But, otherwise, no.
Exactly!!! Oxfordshire is the South East enroute to London ffs
I'm so pleased to have found your wonderful videos - thank you so very much.
Essential care home viewing
Brilliant. I lived and worked along and around the road from Oxford to Banbury and this bought back many happy memories of the villages between. Thought you might have visited Bladon while at Woodstock. Always amazed me that such an important British statesman (and his family) are buried in such a small, tucked away place.
Simplemente...maravilloso...
Beautifully produced and narrated video presenting this enchanting part of the U.K. As an Emeritus Professor of History,Oxford University, now living in New Zealand, I spent a good many years exploring the wider Oxford/Cotswold district and its fascinating and at times, complex history. My last visit was in 2016 - Covid-19 has put back my planned return visit, but this series is not a bad replacement. Thank you so very much, absolutely super !
I am extremely flattered that you like the series. I have no academic pretensions but I do have the invaluable companionship of Herbert Evans whose approach to the whole thing so luckily coincides with ours. Let me know when you finally manage to get over here again. It would be great to talk to you.
@@robinshuckburgh5561 That would be nice Robin, to sit together over a local ale, and discuss the finer points of Cotswold history, would it not ? Alas, I suspect that the combination of old age,Covid-19 and the continued disruption of long haul flights makes this now seem somewhat unlikely.
I raise my own Panama hat to you in greeting - one gentleman to another, and thank you once again for an extraordinary and splendid series :)
@@MrTorleon
Ahh
You’re never ‘too old’... surely
@@nicolemurphy2629 Well, indeed, one could delight in that being so, and one would never completely dismiss the possibilities, but one cannot entirely ignore the ravages of time :)
Amen🙏.
I was looking forward to seeing the cross as I passed through on a visit to your country in 1987. Such good memories of Old England!!
Very charming production and delightfully poetic narration. I look forward to your numerous other productions. Should you ever get picked up by the BBC, please don't change a thing. I would however, wish to see more of Widget ;-)
What has always amazed me are the number of Castles, Manors, etc. in Britain.
I thought that,then I watched films of France .Yes its alot bigger but goodness me.
Is that a Wheaten Terrier? Adorable!
Agreed... adorable. A Wheaton or West Highland? According to Robin's website the pooch's name is "Widget" [ www.thecotswoldexplorer.co.uk ].
Most pretty village. Hope fully I will visit inshaallah
Reformation destroyed so many beautiful british christian catholic churches and monasteries:(.... Btw i could listen to this voice audiobooks all day:)
We do have an audiobook on the way!
@@TheCotswoldExplorer great!
I believe that two sons of King Edward III; Edward, Prince of Wales, and his brother Thomas, Duke of Gloucester were both born in Woodstock
Beautiful tour of the Oxfordshire area. Thank you. Bob
Ahh -English as she should be spoken!!
Not like how it's spoken by those people from London whom consonants seem to elude, right?
@@AmandaFromWisconsin Amanda I see you are from US - here in Uk we have so many different counties (areas) and each one has its own dialect. You are talking about the 'East enders' in london. Some are even difficult to understand. West country English is just bad grammar, north (where I am is much broader nouns and Scotland some areas you wouldn't even understand. Gaelic is of Ireland and Wales, again a different language altogether. But to hear perfect English is rare these days - the older actors are able to speak it - Lawrence Olivier for instance, and the lovely spitfire pilots - usually brought up from wealthy homes are worth listening to - I could go on but guess this is just a taste. I do notice though on UA-cam that some US accents
are pretty broad - north and south totally different.
@@wordsfromtheheart-bethsumm6897 Yes.
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Ahh
Certainly. 💋s to you. Free.
My brother and his family live in Banbury...
I'm liking your coat. As winter is near where I live, I'd like have such a warm comfortable looking coat. Great video. Love the tales of long ago.
Clicked for the Jacket. Stayed for the charm
A Recent Discovery, & Nicely Done.. This area was more or less in my neighborhood in 1980, though of course I didn’t get to explore it fully back then.. Funny that now it’s the most expensive area to live in the country, mostly because it maintains its Medieval ambiance beautifully..
That’s where I would love to live.. way better than New Jersey.
The people are better
Wait. I’m from Jersey too and I’m absolutely obsessed with The villages of Cottswolds. Literally have dreams of living here, paint Cottswolds scenery when I sit and paint. 😄
What's wrong with New Jersey.
@@martinjenkins5471 Everything’s legal in New Jersey. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. I hope there are some Hamilton fans here or my joke falls flat. 😜
Thanks for your thorough review of these beautiful places
Wow very beautiful.
Wonderful journey! Thank you 😊
Oct 17, 2020, I found you today and am delighted. Please please carry on. What a feast for the eyes and ears.
What a fantastic show. This gentleman needs a show on Netflix covering not just the Cotswolds but Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and the South West.
I enjoyed it.
Lovely place amazing narrator 💝
❤.
Superbly presented & fascinating show would suit a sunday evening tv slot
my mums surname is castell it started of as castle and the family came from woodstock in 1793