Beautiful Places In England - Midhurst Market Town - Don't Miss The Cowdray Ruins!
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- There are some beautiful places in England and Midhurst with the Cowdray Ruins and historic market town has to be one of them. Midhurst is in our top 10 Beautiful Places in England and we'll take you on a walking tour of the town in this video. In addition to the beautiful Cowdray Ruins, the market town has some cute independent shops and is a mix of Tudor, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian property. It's a beautiful place to spend a day. So join us for a lovely walk around this beautiful town.
Please note that we sadly made a mistake with the name of the fallen soldier added to the war memorial. Corporal David O'Connor of the Royal Marines is honoured having been lost in the Afghanistan War
Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
0:59 Old Part of Town
9:17 Cowdray Ruins
12:10 North St
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#Midhurst #WestSussex #Cowdray
Please note that we sadly made a mistake with the name of the fallen soldier added to the war memorial. Corporal David O'Connor of the Royal Marines is honoured having been lost in the Afghanistan War
Such an historic little place and I love that it has all been retained. It's like going back in time. I miss England 😣 I loved the crocheted pillar box hat.....only in England.
The pillar box hat was so clever and nice to see it had not be stolen!
TRUE
Like this one, dozens of towns all over the UK are so beautiful, joyful, green, historic and pleasant. They make Britain the world's most civilized country. Thank you.
We have found many but there lots more we probably don't know. Always looking for new suggestions on places to visit. Thank you for watching Mikel.
We've been following you all through the Pandemic. You've done a fine job and kept us in touch with England. Thank you!
Nice to have you with us, thanks for watching.
Your videos are excellent the light background music is great and the videos are not too long just enough to give you a great flavour of the spot I live not far from here and it’s a shame that the hotel Nelson stayed in has recently burnt to the ground😢 keep up the good work showing us a beautiful country. Paul🇬🇧🇬🇧
Watching from Canada 🇨🇦👍👍 Love your content. You have a natural ability and the background music is pleasant too.
Thank you very much Brenda ❤
I’ve got to visit GB. So beautiful an interesting. Thanks for the post.
You should!
I love your thoroughness in details for this series. Just as I am thinking a question in my mind, you answer it, right down to the meaning of street names. Thank you for your attention to detail, I absolutely love your videos.
Thank you nice to hear. We try to find out as much as we can. Not always easy. Best Regards.
A beautiful place with a rich history preserved in architecture! It seems strange to see the modern cars on those streets. I can easily imagine people and horses from another era. Thank you for delightful tour!🖐😁
Yes they do not fit well, and North St is sadly a very busy though road. The back streets are much more peaceful and delightful to walk around.
Quintessential lovely English village. Compared to the US, everything there is 'older than dirt', as my brother likes to say. ☺ Thanks for another great tour.
I think it is as you quintessential an English village. As one of the view places where you can see so many different periods in history in the buildings. Usually its one or another.
Yet another interesting and beautiful part of British history and scenery! Well done indeed again!
Thank you Cassandra as always. ❤
A mesmerizing town that would love to visit if l ever go to England...!
Love the name Knockhundred, love the combination of buildings.
Simply delightful! Thank you so much for another charming video🙂
😊 thank you
What a lovely stroll. Beautiful filming. Thanks
Many thanks!
Thanks for this wonderful video! The chemist (that was) in Northstreet was my late grandfather's who bought it after HG Well's worked there & it was then named 'C G Mitten' after my grandfather, Charles Mitten. Later my late uncle, Robert took over the family business & the name remained. Sadly the original frontage of the chemist is no longer, but I can still remember it, as it had the same charm as many of the other shop fronts. I will be sending a link of this brilliant video to my aunt (Charles' daughter) who now lives in California as I'm sure she would love to see this. Thanks again!
Hello Jules, so nice to read your comment and the history and attachment to Midhurst. Fascinating thank you! You mentioned North St, but we have on Church Hill ? I know we didn't get a very good shot of it sadly as we never knew until after our walk around. Did not spot the plaque. If you have a look on google street view (you may have already) you can get a very good shot of the shop that is now a Dentist. Hope your Aunt enjoys it. Best regards.
I used Mittens whilst it was open. The chemist used to make the worlds best cough mixture, by hand. I still live in Midhurst.
That was a treat! I can't travel so this is a mini vacation with a wonderfully, knowledgeable guided tour! Thanks for giving us the historical background too!
Madeline, thank you for the lovely comment. We have to do quite a bit of research to pull the history and video clips together. So nice to know its worth it.
@@MemorySeekers your research really brings so much satisfaction to the curiosity of the mysterious history of the gems you show us. Europe has the best places to see .. maybe one day I'll be able to see it first hand! In the meantime keep it coming please! Your videos have a really nice quality, like Rick Steves.... Excellent production!
@@madelinegrudens Thank you so kind and nice to hear.
Me, too. I love these tours.
Petworth is a similar Sussex Town, though less hilly !
Will have to investigate that, been to the National Trust house before we started our filming days but not explored the town.
I can walk Miles & Miles exploring this Beautiful & Clean Town 🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍
It is your dog barking! A Welsh border collie? Beautiful video and it is most pleasant to listen to your voice. (I don’t like shouty videos!) I felt so sad at the bit about the war memorial. That another soldier, after so many years, has to join the fallen.
Very happy to have found your channel and go on little trips to GB with you!
It was a black labrador, not ours although we do have one in the family funny enough. It's owner was having coffee at the old town hall and was impatient for walkies!
What a delightful little village.
Very interesting & always u show me something more & more about England, frm ages but still so elegant & bright... thank u for the video & hope more videos
Our pleasure 😊 super place to visit.
Haya. This was great. I adore all the very old buildings & it sets my imagination off thinking how it would of once been, very different sights, sounds & even smells, seeing all the modern cars & technology that would of never existed, I always think I wonder what they would think if they could time travel to the current time, as we can time travel by way of enjoying what still stands & of course thru books, paintings & old photos ect. . . History & living history is just amazing. The Crafty pint, amused me, did you both treat yourself to a little something from there? Thanku so much for sharing.
This is why we love living museums, like BlistsHill Victorian Town. Closest you can get to the sounds and smells etc... Sadly the shop was not open on the Sunday morning we visited. There were some interesting concoctions!
@@MemorySeekers Ha ha, next time maybe.
Thanks for that, really interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very charming village, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching.
Lovely!
What a lovely town! I lived for a time in its namesake, Midhurst, Ontario... but I much prefer this one. Thanks for an informative wee tour.
Ah yes not far from Barrie! Been to Toronto many times but never ventured up past Barrie to what I believe is called cottage country? Is that right.
@@MemorySeekers Yes, that's right! Cottage Country is north of Barrie-- where I grew up! My parents built a house on the outskirts of Midhurst when I was 13, and we moved out to the country. Midhurst isn't much more than a hamlet. I lived in Toronto for ten years after I got back from studying drama at LAMDA. Now living in Stratford, Ontario (another original town name... )
Thank you for letting me see a site that knew history, places and names from the book Green Darkness by Anya Seton. Beautiful and magical.
Thank you for watching. I don't know this book must look it up.
Another great episode, full of interesting information 🐨🦘🦘😷
Glad you enjoyed it Its very sweet, with lots going on!
Cowdray 's gate house looks interesting, a pre-tudor (just)? design , of the style normally executed in Brick, so nice to see a stonework one
Admirable and respectful how historical sites have been retained and woven so beautifully with modern needs. Enjoy each & every place you show us. Great stress reducer. ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
Cheers for this one great way to start the day.Much Respect from Tasmania.
Our pleasure! Nice to have you watching from Tasmania👍
Auch wenn ich mich wiederhole: es war wieder eine unglaublich schöne und informative und sachkundige Reise , es macht einfach Spaß mit Euch auf Reisen zu gehen, da kommt keine Sekunde Langeweile auf🥰Danke fürˋs mitnehmen 🙏🙋♀️🇩🇪
Sie müssen sich keine Sorgen um Wiederholungen machen, es ist schön, wie immer Feedback zu bekommen. Dankeschön.
It’s a great place to browse around and we go there a lot-perfect place in the summer for night out after long walk on South Downs.
We want to pop back when the pubs are open. They must be soooo amazing inside. Maybe a Christmas drink I think!
soy una enamorada de su pais , me encanta todo la cultura sajona , y los condados son preciosos ,de una catalana enamorada de su pais ,gracias por enseñar tanta belleza.
Hola, es un placer saber que está disfrutando de nuestros recorridos por el país y más allá. Tenemos mucha suerte de tenerlo.
Charming old city 💕
I use to work in a pub in 1992.great memories.
Hello ~ hello! You do a great job of combining sightseeing and history 👏 Really enjoy your channel and I have some catching up to do!! Thanks for showing us all the different places in England 🇬🇧 and I hope some day to visit~ till then I will continue to enjoy your work or should I say your pleasure....🙋♀️🍻👍💞
Hello Gayle thank you for the lovely comment. We have lots of ideas for places to visit. Going to be hard to pick for a visit! Enjoy ❤️
Looking forward to everyone ~ Ty!! All the very best to you Memory Seekers!!❣
What a gorgeous little town. So much history. Thank you =-)
Our pleasure!
Jestes prawdziwym ambasadorem Anglii. Twoje filmy sa bardzo dobre a informacje pouczajace. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
dziękuję bardzo, że miło to słyszeć. Wszystkiego najlepszego.
So looking forward to this one. Always a treat!
Another beautiful experience, very informative. Love the countryside, villages, cottages as well as the history. Very informative. Kudos to you both.
Ah thank you!
I miss England.. Hope to visit again next year
Well we really hope you do!
Midhurst brings back wonderful memories of Sunday bike rides when for some reason we often ended up riding through the town, though not stopping very often. I can remember very well the Spread Eagle Hotel where I celebrated my birthday back in the late 1990’s.
I can image that area being very nice for a bike ride and a cheeky beer along the way!
Love the name Knockhundred, and the combination of buildings. The ruins are beautiful, it sure had a history. Thank you both for another great tour!
The town has a lot going for it, so many eras in time and as you say the ruins!
A cute historical town. Thanks for sharing with historical facts.
Glad you enjoyed it
Everything is beautiful
Living in Southern California, where we have only a few old Spanish garrison or church buildings that date back that far, seeing so many well preserved buildings dating from the 1500s makes my heart glad. I love how you include the full history of each building; the fact than most served at least three functions since being built drives home the impermanence of human life. I'm curious if the 'fish scale' patterns on the upper portions of several buildings are specially made brick, or wood painted to look like brick. I could wander around that town for hours. Thank you for sharing a taste of it with your far away fans.
Hello I am sorry I do not know what you mean by the fish scales? Could you send a time stamp of an example so I can see. Glad you enjoyed the tour.
@@MemorySeekers Thanks for your reply! The buildings at 1.39 (Town Council), and 5.39 (St. Anne's Hall?) have decorative rows of shingles or bricks with curved edges near the top. The reddish color is wonderful, but maybe the shingles are painted or stained to match the brick? The half-timbering, herring-bone brickwork, fancy thatch patterns, etc. are so exciting to see. The oldest building in my neighborhood is a farmhouse built in 1895.
Hi there, ok I undestand now. They are decorative tiles made of terracotta they are not painted.
I'm guessing that you are referring to the Terracotter Red Tiles, hung vertically and overlapping each other, on Timber Framed old buildings ? The top ones are burried in soft Mortar, made of Lime and Hair, called 'Torching.' Later ones had a hole near the top, to nail them on the cross beams.
This area is just so lovely. It so homey. I love it❣️I can not thank you enough for showing this beautiful place!
My pleasure 😊
What a beautiful and charming town. I hope to visit there one day.
You take nice images, nice compositions. I remember the village houses on the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon. How I wish it's safe to travel again!
We must head to Stratford-upon-Avon, never been and is on the list!
Peaceful Nd nice cityyyy ❤️
Thank you for showing us your beautiful Country 🙏
Our pleasure 😊
Thank so much. What a lovely town. I miss England.
Glad you enjoyed it
Pozdrawiam serdecznie. Miejscowość godna uwagi ze względu na tak dużą ilość zabytków architektonicznych. Macie powód do dumy, Czekam na następny film.
Było to bardzo ciekawe miejsce do odwiedzenia z tak wieloma okresami historii wciąż widocznymi. Niewiele miejsc to ma. Dzięki za oglądanie.
@@MemorySeekers Uważam, że posiadacie wiele takich miejsc zachowanych w stanie pierwotnym, ewentualnie odrestaurowanych w sposób odpowiedni w przeciwieństwie do zabytków architektonicznych w Polsce, co było spowodowane zaborami , zniszczeniami wojennymi, kradzieżami zabytków polskich.Pozdrawiam serdecznie
ما أجمل المنازل التاريخيه والشوارع الرائعة وطريق القلعة كلها في غايه الجمال وكما هي العاده وكأننا كنا معك شكرا جزيلا على الترجمة
هناك الكثير مما يجري في هذه المدينة الجميلة. يكفي أن يكون لديك شوارع رائعة ولكن أن يكون لديك القلعة أيضًا. فقط جميل! شكرا لمشاهدتك.
Just visited London, after living there years ago. Sad to see so much modernization, lovely buildings gutted to create the sparse garish "open floor plan". Thanks for showing these lovely places!
Glad you enjoyed the tour.
فيديو جميل جدا اعجبتني كثيرا المنازل التاريخيه وطريق القلعة وكالعادة نشكرك على الترجمة
سعيد لأنك استمتعت بهذه الجولة معنا مرة أخرى. سعيد أن الترجمات مفيدة. أتمنى لك كل خير.
Another great movie with interesting commentary, Thank you!
So kind thanks!
I'm amazed at the survival of so many beautiful old buildings, in one small town. I 'd heard of Midhurst, and the nearby other towns, but living in the far west, I've never been able to tour in those two wounderful counties West & East Sussex. This is just the ticket.
Yes I think it’s quite special to have so much preserved with all the different eras of time and for it not to be a museum!
Thanks for showing us another beautiful town.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏A gooooorgeous video, Simon ! And jolly nice English without an accent !😉
When I was young I looked after my uncle’s ponies at Cowdray Park Polo Club, and everybody there spoke just like you !😀😄😁😁
Muchos saludos,
Mariano Scotti
Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Glad you enjoyed watching, especially as it had a personal connection for you!
I'm enjoying another tour from the comfort of my home. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
It's Nice, Nice, Nice. I lke this channel very much.
Ahh thank you ☺
Как всегда восхищает!!!!! Спасибо большое за показ и перевод!!!!!
Без проблем, спасибо
Really love these quaint places that you show us! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
美麗的小鎮 拍攝得很專業 好欣賞 謝謝!
非常感謝您喜歡我們展示視頻的方式。
I love your videos!!! Thank you so much for making them!
Thank you for watching and all your instagram likes!
Calm and peaceful walk of this town/city of England. Terrific sharing.👌🚶♂️👍🏻👍🏻🤗🌟🎋🌝😃
Mike Pratt (of "Randall & Hopkirk Deceased" fame) lived here until his untimely death in1976. Such a beautiful tranquil place.
Very interesting, I had to look it up as we were not familiar with what we now know was a tv programme. Thank you for sharing.
wonderful 😍 i love Großbritannien ❤️
Thank you for watching Chris! All the best.
Oh how wonderful was that. What a beautiful area that was. Just love the history. I am so enjoying your videos. Thanks so much for the share. Please stay safe and take care
Our pleasure! thanks for watching and enjoying them.
Simply lovely! Thank you for sharing a part of England that is beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable! 😊👍❤
Glad you enjoyed it, ☺
I live nearby and often visit, a lovely little town. It's interesting listening to your information on the different buildings.
Thank you!
Bellissimo video grazie come sempre pieno di informazioni interessanti al prossimo ❤️
Grazie per il bel commento. Sono così felice che ti piacciano.
Very beautiful place. Thank you for this presentation !
Thanks for visiting
@@MemorySeekers wish to see many more beautiful videos like this ! welcome and thank you too !
Well that is what we try to bring you each week :)
Thanks.. I can travel free with your video tour as it's not possible for me to visit beautiful places but you've made it possible for me... thanks again..
So nice to hear. Glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful town 😀
Thank you for another lovely episode!
So welcome Carol.
Love your videos! Thank you for taking the trouble to make them so splendid 💕
Thank you for watching.
Beautiful videos capture beautiful England
Glad you enjoyed it
Really enjoyed this video. You have a gift for making everything interesting. Definitely one of the best travel channels on UA-cam. Cheers
Ahh thank you that is so kind. Really glad you like our content.
Lovely guided tour, cheers ❤️
Thanks for watching!
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Hi I drove to Midhurst recently and probably didn't see half of what you've shown here.
I did walk to the Cowdray ruins which were amazing, will definitely be back there.
Very pretty old buildings, makes me wonder what Midhurst was like all those years ago!!
Hope you do go back and have a wander around the parts missed. It's a lovely village.
@@MemorySeekers I have a cousin who lives nearby so I'm sure I'll be back to explore what I missed.
Love watching your videos so interesting and informative - keep them coming
❤beautiful place luv history😊
1:50 These "Fachwerk" houses remind me so much of northern Germany. Guess that's the "Saxon" in Anglo-Saxon.
Yes you could be right!
Memoryseekers do deserve to get respects as true and genuine tour influencers. I do love your clips and enjoy it.
We appreciate that!
Wonderful stuff! Thanks a million. Have just subscribed to your channel. Very interesting. To crown it all, your pronunciation is superb!
This documentary is fantastic and I m studying English with you
Thank you so much, good luck with your studies.
Hey great vlog and walk thanku
Glad you enjoyed it
much gratitude for such skillful presentation !!
Thank you
Knockhundred Row gets its name from the time when 100 people would be “knocked” together to protect the castle. The Row was the meeting place.
Fantastic, thanks for that information.
It must be a really pleasant place to live.
I would think it is as long as you are away from that busy North St. I want to go back and try the pubs I am sure they are fascinating inside and not just for the beer!
AAAHH!!! LOOKS VERY PRETTY PLACE TO VISIT !!! THANKS ! FROM U.K. (2021).
Glad you liked it.
I absolutely love this channel
Really interesting thank you....very very good 👍
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing this video of historic Midhurst a town I want to drive to. I've lost confidence since the pandemic but am slowly getting back out. Beautiful Tudor buildings, so glad I can walk to the Cowdray ruins and can see the river Rother
I hope you find the confidence to go. The nice thing about Midhurst is the open space around the ruins so that you can keep your distance from others and still enjoy yourself. Another option is to arrive early when it is quieter in the town, and then walk the ruins.
@@MemorySeekers thanks I have got as far as Petworth so almost at Midhurst. My goal is to reach Winchester and stay a few nights for a short break, so much history there too
Oh Winchester that will be nice and yes a few days there is recommended so you are not rushing around and can take it all in. Enjoy! 😊
@@MemorySeekers I've never been to Winchester before but have seen videos on UA-cam of the city. I want to visit Jane Austen's house and walk by the river
@@cathybonner9437 perfect, we have videos on both if you have not seen them 😊
Spent a weekend here in spring 1963 !
Apart from all the cars, has it changed much?
@@MemorySeekers doesn’t look like it, I remember ha vine a drink in the Angel!
What a great tour! Thanks.
Our pleasure!
Why was the town bombed during WW II? What could this little town have that made it a target? Once again spot on photography!
It's a good question I am afraid I don't have the answer too. I know that Canadian soldiers were stations around Midhurst?
In the town house (pictured 5.54) there used to live a lovely little old Welsh lady, who was once a nanny to Minnie Driver, the actress. What was also very unusual is that she had a well in her front room. I kid you not... it was a proper water well with a stone surround but she had a large sheet of glass over it as she didn't use it as a source of water. She had some lights around the top on the inside of the well so you can see the water down below.
Thanks for sharing that, most interesting! I wonder how and why the house was built around it?
@@MemorySeekers I think it was one grand town house back then.... It has now been converted into flats which is why it is in her front room now. It was probably the kitchen years ago and for some reason has stayed as a well throughout the years without it being capped off.
Cool story thanks! See you never know what’s in someone’s front room! 😂
@@MemorySeekers It surprised me!... that's for sure. I work for the Town Council as their only goundsman, etc, etc. and used to see her often as I walked by everyday, litter picking, on my way to to St Ann's hill. She was often cleaning out front and polishing the brass, and that is how I got chatting with her. One day she asked me inside to show me something, so I said ok, as long as she behaved and kept her hands to herself,... lol (she was in her 80's by then but had a wicked sense of humour), and that is when she showed me the "well".
She used to give me a £5.00 every Christmas as walked by,.. for a Christmas drink. Unfortunately, she is no longer with us, which is a shame as I miss our chats. She was great lady who lived a colourful life and that building will hold that memory in me, til I no longer can.
Wonderful video great work
Thank you very much!