Exploring Chirk - Castles, Aqueducts And A North Wales Adventure

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  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels Місяць тому +2

    The Sunday carvery looked delicious!!

  • @DADDIO1969
    @DADDIO1969 Місяць тому +2

    Grey skies will never stop Rachel and Wills! 😂
    That's an Incredible water way! Wow!😮
    Boating through the canals and tunnel would be awesome for us to do.
    That's Definitely a pretty long stick..lol...but seriously Awesome.
    Ouuu...another amazing castle! Love it! Terrific tour and history!
    And yes, the staircase looks like Christmas.
    Another Excellent tour and we always appreciate the history lessons.
    We're always fascinated by your vlogs, guys!
    Thank you and we hope you're both having a Wonderful Weekend.
    Can't wait for your Halloween specials!👍

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому +1

      Ah thank you. Those Telford Aqueducts are something else! They still stand today, so quite the feat of engineering! This one isn't as scary as Pontcysyllte though. It was nice to see an Edward castle lived in as you have to imagine in the ruined castles, although I think we do prefer a ruin. Cheers for watching. We're off out all day today with an American couple who are subs and are visiting! Watch the rain fall!!! Cheers 🍻

  • @WebbysWalks
    @WebbysWalks Місяць тому +2

    Lovely vlog, been to the aqueduct once before, it was stunning, not really been to Chirk itself though and as newly National Trust members, Chirk Castle is on the to do list. Great video as always, all the best, Webby 👍

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      I think we need to add National Trust too! The aqueduct is just stunning. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @AliceGoss
    @AliceGoss 2 місяці тому +1

    Wales has so much to offer with historic locations and all on your doorstep!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому +1

      It does indeed, we're very lucky. Cheers for watching and see you soon. 🍻

  • @o.bsoutdoors3871
    @o.bsoutdoors3871 2 місяці тому +1

    Hey guys,
    We were trying to think why the aqueduct looked familiar, then we remembered walking to it from the lion quays hotel a few years back. Lovely walk along the tow path. Some brilliant drone shots Wills, very brave! 🙌. We think we have visited the castle years back too, it was the gardens and the 'lady's hats' that brought it all back!😂. The castle is gorgeous, so well maintained, and really interesting to see how the other half lived. We agree though, we prefer ruin too! 😊🏰. Free entry! Bonus 👍. And paid for that delicious Sunday dinner, nice treat! 😋. You gotta love a postcard grand day out in Wales 🤗. Can't wait to meet up at the weekend guys, cheers and see you soon🍻.
    Shell and Pete 😊👊

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      Ah thanks guys and so cool's you have visited too! We love a canal walk, just wish we had more time to enjoy walks. The castle was lovely but yep, ruins all the way! Sunday lunch was epic! Can't wait to meet your two, we feel like we know you already!!! Cheers 🍻

  • @yasminshikingmission
    @yasminshikingmission Місяць тому +1

    How lovely having the viaduct and aqueduct side by side like that. Very nice 😊 The castle looked great.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому +1

      Again Yasmin, it's 30 mins from home and we've never been there! It was fun to fly the drone there though. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels Місяць тому +1

    This is so funny... we were just explaining aqueducts to a Texan friend last night! This is an AMAZING aqueduct that I'd love to visit!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      This one is so lovely especially as it sits next to a viaduct too.

  • @HereToCheers
    @HereToCheers 2 місяці тому +1

    That aqueduct is cool! The engineering behind it is incredible, and the view from up there must be stunning. I love how much history you include in your videos-it makes the places come to life, especially learning about Thomas Middleton and the castle's history. those gardens are stunning! 🌸 The greenery and topiary are incredible, and they look so peaceful.Your videos just keep getting better! Loved the balance of history, humor, and handy tips today. Keep up the great work! Great product demo for the MagStand-such a helpful gadget for filming on the go!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      It's amazing isn't it to think at the turn of the century they could construct like this with no precision laser cutting, no computers! And the things are still standing!! We love a bit of history too. We like to take the parts that amuse or fascinate us! The Mag Stand is great. I can't believe how light it is as well! That magnet is impressively strong too. We'll be using that a lot. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @renatalimarzi
    @renatalimarzi 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello, my dear Rach and Wills! As always it's a pleasure to watch you!
    You always make me discover something beautiful by telling everything in a fun and pleasant way. You are amazing!
    I didn't know Chirk! It was a very pleasant discovery. It must be nice to cross a border by passing through an aqueduct!
    It always gives me a special emotion to cross a border, what about you?
    Oh, the aqueduct is very impressive and the Castle is beautiful, with its gardens. But the village is also beautiful. Very typical and characteristic and full of little shops and cafes. And it really seems like you had a great lunch! So, my friends, I really thank you for these peaceful moments spent in your company. You know that, with the difficult and painful period that I am living, how precious they are... I hug you tightly, I leave you my like as always and see you soon. Take care! Renata

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks for watching Renata. We too love crossing borders, but we cross the English one so often, it doesn't feel special!! Although I guess in a narrow boat it might. We're very lucky in wales to have castles everywhere. We'd never visited this one before and it was nice to see one from Edward 1st times restored. We hope you are doing well and send you all our love. Cheers 🍻

    • @renatalimarzi
      @renatalimarzi Місяць тому

      @@PostcardAndAPint Ciao, my dear friends!! Oh, Wales is truly a historic and fascinating Country. I'd really like to visit it. Hope one day...
      Love Castles, fortresses and history, so the perfect place to visit for me.
      My big thank you for your closeness and thoughts, guys. You're such a lovely and sweet friends.
      I'd tra to go on in the best way I can, but the loss of my Dad has been devastating for my life. But, life must go on and I'll do with my WONDERFUL Dad inside my heart and soul forever and ever....
      Take care and stay blessed, guys.
      Wills, Christmas is not SO far...😉Big hug to both of you!! Renata 😘😘

  • @OutandaboutwithAndy
    @OutandaboutwithAndy 2 місяці тому +1

    Sunday lunch looked pretty good. The aqueduct, viaduct and castle were pretty good too.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      Cheers Andy. It was a lovely day out. Lunch was excellent! 🍻

  • @GENerationXplorers
    @GENerationXplorers 2 місяці тому +1

    Morning Barbara! Some cracking drone shots there! I do love a good aqueduct. Legin it sounds crazy! Great looking stand. Now thats a gate of the week, well done Wrexham brothers. Great looking 14th Century Castle. Looks ready to move into. Incredibly well maintained Castle and gardens, lady hats? 🧐 hello Tim! Hand Hotel? Thats handy. Chick seems quite charming, thank you for putting it on the map, nice to see it thriving. 👍

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Cheers guys. Were a bit behind as we went to that there London this weekend! This was a cool day out - we especially loved the Aqueduct viaduct combo. Yep that gate would definitely win gate of the week!! The Mag stand is great, really light weight and the magnet is super strong! Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @Millionaire-Paul
    @Millionaire-Paul 2 місяці тому +1

    Chirk is our regular meet-up place with some relatives and definitely well worth a visit. Highly recommend the Poachers Cottage for lunch - next to the canal with a large outside area. Impressed with Will's pole...! Warm wishes from Millionaire Paul 👋

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Oo we'll check that out! Sounds lush! You can see Wills pole in person in a couple of weeks!! 🍻

  • @billyb5057
    @billyb5057 2 місяці тому +1

    wow a real cool place to visit there
    *thumbs up👍Au💯full view always*

  • @theresabigwideworld2632
    @theresabigwideworld2632 2 місяці тому +1

    A lovely day out, the castle was great, and free entry makes it even better! I'm a loyal National Trust member and since I can use my Australian membership in the UK, I get my money's worth when I visit!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      That's good to know. I think once we can go full time, a national trust pass is going to be a must too! Bonus though for this day! Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @IamaDutch-Kiwi
    @IamaDutch-Kiwi 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh one of my 'things I want to do' is walk one of those aqueducts. They have intrigued me since childhood. And you have one 30 minutes away - envious. The views were amazing Wills. That 'stick/stand' looks great. Food for thought. Yaw dropping gorgeous gate. Stunning castle- and great cycle lane in the hall 🤣🤣! The old part was fabulous and beautifully kept. Glad you added some spooky stuff. Great walk down the hill. Oh a meal like that....drool! Enjoyed the peek into the church. The tree @10:31 looks like what we called the Monkey Tree. There is an awesome one by Cambridge in New Zealand I always love driving past- it reaches to the sky so high. I 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 during the chat. Look for ward to the Spooky Movie. 👻🇳🇱🙋‍♀🥝

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      Cheers Anita. We have two massive Aqueducts near us and have only ever visited one!! Shameful. The views from up there are stunning. Yep the castle was very different to what we're used to but it was a really interesting visit. That Sunday lunch was just top notch!!! Loved it. Yes I thought monkey puzzle too, but I've only ever seen them when they are massive! I guess Chirk isn't their natural habitat!! 🤣. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @inbetween-days
    @inbetween-days 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi guys, great video. Looks beautiful near the water even on a grey day. Super drone footage. We always love to see a castle and this one looks very impressive inside and out. Food looked tasty. Love the church and a wonderful park too. What a great place. Hope your weekend is going well. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤️

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      Cheers for watching guys. Another one practically on our doorstep we've never visited until last weekend! We had a fun day out and the Sunday lunch was amazing! Cheers 🍻

  • @MattandBecExplores-lt9vf
    @MattandBecExplores-lt9vf 2 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic tour of Chirk. We visited Chirk Castle this year and had a great family day out. Loved hearing your thoughts on this location at the end. Big thumbs up 😊👍.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      Cheers guys. Again it's a place we've never visited even though it's not far away. We enjoyed our day out, especially the cracking Sunday lunch! Cheers 🍻

  • @morgsjoboo2247
    @morgsjoboo2247 Місяць тому +1

    Morning guys
    We really enjoyed this
    Great to see Chirk Castle (brought back happy memories from our visit in March)
    Nice to see inside the castle we couldn't go in as we had Boo
    The grounds are beautiful
    Great drone shots
    Sunday lunch looked nice
    Hope you're both well ❤

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      Thanks so much for watching. It's shameful that's it's so close to where we live and we've never been! We loved the day out and the Sunday lunch too! Hope you're both well. Cheers 🍻

  • @TravelHungryForLife
    @TravelHungryForLife Місяць тому +1

    Very nice throughout here big thumbs up cheers 👉🏻👉🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤗

  • @maidenengland2
    @maidenengland2 2 місяці тому +1

    Loved watching the canal boats and that fancy gate was lovely 😊

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Cheers. I could never sail one across a viaduct though! 🍻

    • @maidenengland2
      @maidenengland2 2 місяці тому

      @@PostcardAndAPint it would feel strange for sure

  • @WanderingwithWatto
    @WanderingwithWatto 2 місяці тому +1

    It heard of Chirk if I’m honest. But looks like a great day out in the area. Love the drone footage of the aqueduct. Great job Wills. Love the castle. And the gardens looked lovely. Carvery was obviously good judging by the empty plates.
    Liking the mag stand. Look forward to seeing it in a few weeks.
    Another fab video guys. See you soon 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      Cheers Watto. It was a lovely day and the Aqueduct Viaduct combo across the valley was stunning! Yep it was a top carvery! Yum! See you soon 🍻

    • @WanderingwithWatto
      @WanderingwithWatto 2 місяці тому

      @@PostcardAndAPintlook forward to checking out Wills long pole. 🥖

  • @EnigmaBlue..
    @EnigmaBlue.. Місяць тому +1

    Beautiful video! Full of interesting things 💙💙💙

  • @CooksExplore
    @CooksExplore Місяць тому +1

    Nice video … great to look around .. I’ve only ever visited the smelly factory on the outskirts of the place. Lovely canal facts. Tripod dooobreee looks good .. Castle looks lovely… plenty of castle facts too.. tasty roast dinner and plenty of town facts. Enjoyed that a lot and nice to see the rest of the place and not the McD’son the A5 that I’ve always stopped at when up that way.. Cheers guys … 🍻

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      Yes, you pull into chiral railways station by the huge factory and it's not pretty! Cheers for watching. The tripod/stand is really good, proper light weight too! We had a great day and the carvery was immense!!! Cheers 🍻

  • @Mashemell.Travel
    @Mashemell.Travel Місяць тому +1

    Interesting tour in North Wales, good narrative 👍

  • @WITYTRAVELS
    @WITYTRAVELS 2 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful gardens. Wills is showing the whole world his big pole!

  • @scottdiussa5659
    @scottdiussa5659 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video! Michelle is in agreement with you, Rach. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct freaked her out! But I enjoyed it and I’m the one who is afraid of heights! LOL!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Just that little extra land on the other side of the canal made all the difference!! Cheers for watching guys and it's lovely to know that you now know some of the places we visit. Cheers 🍻

    • @scottdiussa5659
      @scottdiussa5659 2 місяці тому +1

      @@PostcardAndAPint it is great that we know a lot of these places now! But there is so much more to explore from all of your videos. You may have to put up with more pints with us in the future! 👍😉🍺

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      @@scottdiussa5659 sounds good to us!!

  • @katemarie4667
    @katemarie4667 Місяць тому +1

    We would love to go for a carvery with you when we visit North Wales hopefully next year!
    Thanks for the lovely content. ❤ Kate and Ruslan from Qatar

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      That sounds good! We do lovely as carvery! This Sunday dinner was excellent, one of the best for a while. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @grapesodatravels
    @grapesodatravels 2 місяці тому +1

    Oooh get you with an ad! Congrats!
    That carvery looked delish. Hungry now.... N&Nx

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому +1

      I know, having to press the sponsor button was very grand!! The carvery was once of the best we've had for ages. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @elizabethrush2102
    @elizabethrush2102 2 місяці тому +1

    loved this video. Just makes me want to go back to Wales.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Ah come back to Wales!! Even with the dreary weather it was a fun day out. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @kennethfinnegan2978
    @kennethfinnegan2978 2 місяці тому +1

    That’s a really cool mag stand. Nice ad for you guys. You should get the light for free too. You did a great job on that.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Thanks so much. Apparently we've sold one already, so all is good! Cheers 🍻

    • @kennethfinnegan2978
      @kennethfinnegan2978 2 місяці тому +1

      @@PostcardAndAPint Wills, did you understand my joke I sent you this morning?

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Haha yes I did....maybe not suitable for the channel haha

  • @PaulBray-g3f
    @PaulBray-g3f 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video as always the roast Dinner looks amazing trying to catch up with all your videos. We’ve been away for a few weeks on P&O Arvia we must try her day, lovely ship very similar to Iona. Keep up the good work.
    Paul &Paul

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Oo we hope you had ana amazing time. We'd love to try Arvia. Yep that Sunday lunch was up there we have to say. Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @VagabondTurtle
    @VagabondTurtle 2 місяці тому +1

    That lunch would mess my stomach up so much 😂 I got a bit of “hoooly” moment just watching it

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      It was a fabulous lunch!! Cheers for watching 🍻

  • @thisismayberry
    @thisismayberry Місяць тому +1

    Looks like an amazing place! We are looking to make our way to Wales next year and came across your channel. You are so fun to watch. Just subscribed 🙂 - Danny and Leigh Anne

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      Hi guys and welcome to the channel. We hope you have the best visit best year. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have. 🍻

  • @kennethfinnegan2978
    @kennethfinnegan2978 2 місяці тому +1

    That castle is so pristine. Beautiful inside & out.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      It was stunning. Can't believe we've not visited before 🍻

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels Місяць тому +1

    I love the castle! It doesn't look 700 years old!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  Місяць тому

      Only one part of it is still 700! It got a lot of damage over the years, but it was cool to look around 🍻

  • @kennethfinnegan2978
    @kennethfinnegan2978 2 місяці тому +1

    25 minutes until the London Bears game ! I have just enough time to finish your video

  • @kennethfinnegan2978
    @kennethfinnegan2978 2 місяці тому +2

    I know Wills doesn’t have any free time but I bet he could charge kids and adults in the art of producing great video from flying the drone.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      Honestly he's getting better, but there is still so much yet to learn about flying the drone! It was easy to make that valley look good though! Cheers 🍻

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 2 місяці тому +1

    Tidy ✨️
    Like deployed 👍

  • @WITYTRAVELS
    @WITYTRAVELS 2 місяці тому +1

    Drone flying is not top class. When you guys going to rent a boat for a weekend and take it on an adventure?!

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      It was fun flying the drone over the valley. I don't think we would ever hire a boat and sail over one of those aqueducts!!! Cheers 🍻

  • @AndyMaddog
    @AndyMaddog 2 місяці тому +1

    Maybe give up the jokes and stick to your day job, making great vlogs.

    • @PostcardAndAPint
      @PostcardAndAPint  2 місяці тому

      I keep telling him this!!! As soon as we leave off the jokes people complain!!! You can't win! Cheers for watching 🍻