The Angles Way Long Distance Trail. Part 4 - Flixton to Diss. Hike and Wild Camp.
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2023
- In this video, I am back on the trail again continuing with my hike along the Angles Way long distance footpath. Carrying everything I need, I am walking the 93 mile route from west to east, starting in Great Yarmouth and finishing in Thetford following the river Waveney along the Norfolk/Suffolk border.
In this episode, I leave my woodland home for the night and set off past Flixton and the old Bungay airfield towards the flooded river valley at Homersfield and on to Harleston. At this point, the heavens opened and my last few miles of the day were a soggy affair. Reaching a small woodland, I set up camp for night - a dry shelter, some hot food, a couple of beers and a good nights sleep to set me up for the final days walk to Diss.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the trail so far - it has proved to be varied and interesting - passing through ancient towns and villages, areas of historical importance and interest, stunning countryside and of course the delightful river Waveney and its flooded valley.
I am looking forward to continuing the trail to the end point in Thetford soon.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
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Scottish Borders @@nicolab2075 I think most folk just fire on thru., on their way to the Highlands/ Islands etc. But, if you're able to go 'out' of the school holiday period, you can end up having the place to yourself. What with protected wild-camping, right-to-roam and such a beautiful area - there's just too much in the Borders and SW Scotland to pass by!
@@wired_0402 Sounds beautiful. As a kid we caravanned in the Lakes, Northumberland, Yorkshire etc, but never quite reached Scotland.
Now I live in the Midlands and camp in Shropshire and Derbyshire - not wild, but lovely 😊
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Simon never fails to entertain us. Even in these dark and wet months of the year. Absolutely first class Simon!
After crap days at work and rubbish commutes, a Simon video is always such a relaxing treat. Thank you Simon. ❤
In the midst of a brutal Australian heatwave (a whole week of 38°C) and tensions flying high in my household, this was a welcome peaceful video to help me "calm my farm" as they say 😅 Cheers Simon 🍻
I know I already commented, but I just watched the video. I absolutely love it Simon, the way you talk about the old ruins it’s like going on a field trip for me. You’re absolutely a genius at what you do. Can’t wait for the next video already. thank you Simon, the bloke, you kick ass ass we absolutely positively love you here in Northern California
❤ My first video with Simon was when he made his own tent, stitching every part with perseverance.....i was hooked! I loved every moment with Simon, Maggie and sometimes Tom. My heart skips a beat when I see he has a new video out!! Like I've said before...the music, scenery, food, tips, his outlook on anything at all, that perfect shot of him walking through treacherous conditions, i absolutely enjoy every moment of his videos ❤
That look on your face when you announced you’d got it wrong about the rain. Priceless. 😆👍 Thanks for taking one for the team Simon.
Who doesn’t like a spirit burner , lunch pit stop under a large oak tree ?
I appreciate the intricacy of the way the sounds are captured in real time . From the variables in the depth of slosh or crunch of the boot steps you can almost feel how the pack weight compresses it. The nuance of passing cars , the low end of open fields to the tight middle tones of fence lined footpaths .
These are all relatable sensory memories and conjure up experiences of days out side ….as opposed to days like today when I’m sat here procrastinating when I should in theory be working . A beautiful distraction nome the less .
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Beautiful, Simon. There's something about the mother country that wakens a longing in me that's especially touching in your videos. Thank you, lovely man.
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Another lovely film. I enjoy seeing the loveliness of our country and towns. So much intriguing heritage.
Cheers Nick! We’re lucky to live on such a richly diverse historical group of islands - I’ll never tire of it - glad you enjoyed it mate.
The flooding around here in Mid Norfolk hasn't been fun, but it looks like half of South Norfolk is underwater. Thanks for another fine film.
Watching all 4 parts of this journey has made me feel like I've been on a proper adventure without getting my feet wet 🤣
For those who like to hike, but don't want to hike the likes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, this looks like such a lovely peaceful place walk even though its well and true SOGGY!! How about flooded! LOL! The landscape is lovely, especially with the sky sunny and washed clean from some rain. LOVELY!!! Thanks for taking us along. Love spending 15 - 30 minutes with you each week or so! Stay safe and healthy Simon!
Simon, you really make me want to walk that tail myself. But alas I won can't travel and to can't walk that long. To be honest I can't walk 15 steps due to my bad health ( bone cancer ). I watch both you and Kent Survival. I have a very fun time. So thank you for sharing so much of your hikes and camps that you do.
I felt the squelching every time you stepped into the muddy slop and then realized each of those shots means you did it three times!! Bravo sir.
Thank you for welcoming us to your home town! What beautiful countryside. Hopefully no one e suffered property damage with all that flooding? We recently had horrible flooding here in Vermont. Millions of dollars in damage and many local businesses closed permanently. God bless and thank you so much for another great video.
Aaah! memories of East Anglia. Love from NZ
Simon loves to keep us starved for these beautiful ones.... So Mean... 😁❤️
Your videos, voice and presence bring me much peace and joy. Thank you Simon x
Thanks for taking us with you, Simon! Sorry we add to your distance walked going back for the camera, but this footage makes it real for your appreciative viewers, despite our feet being warmer and drier than yours. Heroic work!
Sorry just thought of something, I always have a waterproof pack liner in my pack. ( like an orange rubbish bin, so if trouble you could wave in the air also put my sleeping bag in dry sack which I roll down
Wow! love the video, its always a pleasure to watch your work! The airfield you walked across was home to the 446 bomb group, and the Bungay Buckaroos back during the Second World War, there's a memorial tucked away on the lane between St Margaret and Flixton church. An absolute pleasure to watch - thankyou :)
I love the Historic videos you do, I cant wait to see more of them but even just your camping videos are great.
Thank you for the trip down memory lane; I grew up in and around Harleston in the 1980's and it was lovely to revisit. 🥰
Top class Simon, great video, brave walking through flood water. Love watching. ❤❤
It's a beautiful walk, Simon but I think maybe you should have brought your pack raft along. You go through a lot for this channel and you are greatly appreciated. I'm glad that you found a vocation that you enjoy but I can tell that you were a great teacher. By the way, my dad was a carpenter for most of his life and he loved it too. Thanks for another great video. It was just the ole job!
Thanks Gail! 😁
Another outstanding video. I look forward to the next adventure. Thank you for what you do in the world of UA-cam.
Thanks for making this series Simon. Reminiscent of my stroll along Peddars Way last year. Albeit longer AND drier! Greetings all from NZ.
On my way to my daughters house for Thanksgiving finally made it she left for work. Of course I’m retired turned on her 60 inch flatscreen put it on my shows that I watch all the time which is UA-cam camping and Simon the bloke is on had my phone in the backpack so I couldn’t hear the alert, thank you Simon so much we love you here in Northern California happy Thanksgiving my friend you kick ass Simon💙🙏🇺🇸
Thanks Thomas! 😁🙏🏻👍
Thanks Simon, a precious break from the melee, ah the gentleness.
Excellent Simon. With the reputation that Diss has regarding Sprouts, it must be one of the most fragrant places in the UK.
Simon, it was a treat to see so much farming country. Usually one is hiking in the mountains or paddling on the rivers or touring through the cities. I needed to be reminded that there is lots of farming in the U. K. as well.
You can tell how sweet kind and lovely Simon is by the way his eyes twinkle and sparkle when he smiles . Cannot be replicated
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Thanks for the video man, always a pleasure! 👍🏻🙂
Arrgh - soggy boots 😫 - that ‘meh’ moment when your wet/dry kit becomes your not very dry/horribly wet kit ……the Hound of the Baskervilles in the farm yard and the Range Rover ‘advert’ cracked me up 🤣 great vid as always Simon 🎉
Thanks mate! 😁
Soggy bottom, boy... 👍✌🖖🥃thanks for the video and work.
Love the beautiful countryside! ❤
Thanks, Simon. Keep it up, and we'll see you on the next one.
Ah Simon. Your vids always cheer up my day. Very nice even if wet. Oh. And I love my Brussels sprouts
I love his videos. I live in the city and I forget where I’m at for the entire video. Sometimes the paths look ancient and beautiful and I forget what century I’m in until I see a car pass by. Love seeing the horses and cows. It’s been about 20 years since I’ve been near one. 🐄🐴🥾
Thanks exceedingly for these walking tours (this one was especially wet). They are my favorite and can be watched and thoroughly enjoyed many times over. You, Simon, and Andy, too, should be appointed as ambassadors for English countryside tourism and outdoor adventure.
I'm a resident of the Brecks but a massive fan of North Suffolk and the "Wool Villages", it's like stepping back in time to the middles ages, if you dare venture into the heart of Suffolk!
Central Suffolk!!! Steady on now! 😂😂
@@simonablokeinthewoods Thinking about it, Lavenham is way south of me! 😂 😂
You need to buy some sealskin socks, Simon. No more wet feet, only dry warm feet. Lovely place Norfolk, thanks for the views.
Nice little series this. Looking forward to the next episode.
Great outing Simon (haha)that squeeze cheese makes everything better.Thanks for another awesome video
Hi Simon alway like your videos n your music. Sure like be there cheer's from Ontario Canada
Just watched the video and I was half expecting you to do a Dawn French and go into a puddle up to your neck. Lots of water and felt sorry you had to put wet socks on twice. Thanks again for a great video.
As if putting my Xmas tree up with the kids and a beer wasn’t enough for a Wednesday, I got the notification of a new Simon video 🎄🤘💪🎅🏻😄 🏕️
Love your videos and your positive attitude 👍. Your videos are like a break from the reality of the world. Thank you for taking us along 🙏
A rather damp walk. Your face was a picture 😂. Great video with lots of interesting facts. Will be doing this walk myself at some point. 😊👍😊
Simon, a bloke on a soggy @ss walk 😆🤣😆 Great video as always. Love the history.
Nice to see You Simon enjoying some Polish beers, cheers from Poland !
Nothing beats an upload from Simon lol!
I love your videos! I was born in the UK but my family immigrated to New Zealand when I was only 6, I’ve been back a couple of times but love the history, the countryside and buildings in England, so thanks for taking us with you!! I do love NZ as well 😁
Great video! I love the bits of history you tuck into your episodes. I had to LOL at your comment when you showed the planes at the museum next to a pub: “planes and a pub, what’s not to love”! Classic! As always, looking forward to your next offering.
Loved this series mate..... Maybe for our brothers across the sea you could go into a little more depth of the ancient history of our beloved East Anglia....
I love the way you show the areas of the country with the big skies can offer an adventure as good as the lumpy bits.
I visited Diss in September while staying with my niece in Suffolk. Unfortunately we went on a Monday and most of the shops were closed. I did enjoy a small museum in the square at the end of your film which was full of interesting things. You certainly had a soggy trail to follow on this leg. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing video as always Simon, great you tried Warka beer, we like it here in POland in my region near Warsaw. Try also Perla with honey , or polish honey mead, warms up great. I really like when you caught on camera that beautiful deer. Great shots from beautiful Great Britain, stay healthy and please continue your great vids!
Love these adventures Simon! Your filmmaking is growing so much! 😊
Hi Simon you make me laugh you walk for miles I could watch you all day you and Andy from kent survivor 😊xx
Thanks for sharing Simon I enjoy all the small towns, villages I like your home town nice. The black horse was neat beautiful. YES! I like it keep the video coming.
Certainly damp under foot! Really enjoyed that video and was well worth hanging around right until the end for the Brussel sprout fact! Keep up the good work 👍
Very nice videos Simon. A beautiful landscape, definitely wonderful to hike there in spring and summer. Your descriptions and comments on the landscape and history are very good. You are doing very well. Have a nice time with your family and good weather. Greetings from Frankfurt
Its time for that bloke in the woods again!!
SIMON, another GREAT VIDEO!!! Please make more of your in shop make it videos...
Hi Simon. When you walk the Angles Way from Gasthorpe and across Riddlesworth Park, toward Thetford, give me a shout. I am soon to have a book published about the murder of an evacuee in 1942, with her body left under a tree adjacent to the footpath. It is such a scenic spot, so no one walking the path being aware of this tragic tale. Yet, back in the day, it was covered all over the national newspapers, it also involved New Scotland Yard and the case reached into the higher echelons of Winston Churchill's government, namely Herbert Morrison, the Home Secretary. Hundreds of people walk passed that spot now and there is nothing to indicate what happened. Happy to meet you there and tell you all about it, or can email if you like. All the best, Darren
I love the intro. Very old school. Excellent video as well.
Simon, you're being very stoic (at least on camera :o) about the VERY wet conditions! Nothing worst than getting into cold wet socks and boots first thing in the morning! Thoroughly enjoying viewing your past videos as I have only recently found your channel, thanks for all your efforts!
In Cleveland, in the US, we had a WWII-themed restaurant called the "100th Bomb Group." They had some old Jeeps, a plane and a lot of WWII memorabilia. Fun place, but it closed a few years ago. It was also right by the airport, so you could see planes taking off and landing.
Two rules I keep. Never get into a sleeping bag cold and I always have a hot water bottle
Kudos for you for braving the weather ☁️. I wouldn't be able to do it
Great video! Very interesting and informative! Be well and stay safe!
That Trail in Winter looks looks ideal for those with webbed feet..😀 Well done, another good video, Simon 👍
Seen about 80%of your video's just looking at Richard outdoors keep up the great adventures 👍
Love the running commentary of places and historic property around East Anglia. Hope you will cook a xmas meal this year. Looking forward to the next video. Regards from Devon
Hi Simon. Wow. Wettest video ever. Love the history there. Awesome video as always. I never miss a vid. Thanks again for all of your hard work videoing. Absolutely love your channel.
Beautiful countryside you have in your part of the country
You are one determined man wow that was a long walk ❤
Love the history detail Simon! Thanks for another flipping great video!👍
When reading the comments for this video (which I read some of prior to watching) I had visions of you struggling knee deep in water alongside breached riverbanks for most of this section of the walk however, from what I could tell, there was only one instance where your socks would've gotten wet - when you waded through the flooded field on the first of these 2 days. Hardly wet at all.
Thanks for filming these brilliant walks and showing me how brilliant life on the trail would have been: as mentioned in my comment on the last of your Peddars Way videos, I had planned on walking this triangular triplet of trails this past August, but things happened and plans were cancelled. I look forward to your future video of the final section. Maybe one day I will be able to return to the U.K. and walk these myself.
I haven't walked that part of the Angles Way I might try that next year. Great video thanks Simon. 👍
Some lovely stretches along this section Dave -well worth a stroll 👍😁
Sleeped like a log nothing to do with the polish beers 🍺 😬😬🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Nice one. The bomber crew at flixton were called the “Bungay buckaroos” after the pub next to the museum, the flixton buck 🤓🎉
I love that! 😁
Nice episode pal 😊
Superb stuff Simon, love that part of the world and all the history associated with it, especially the Second World War stuff. Beautifully filmed and edited together.
Thanks, from a thankful follower!. Dave
A great walk and an excellent film, thanks for the efforts you go to bring us along.
Wow, that flooding looks serious. Your home town you say? But I've never seen you eat a brussel sprout, lol Thanks for taking us along.
Rain and wet, very similar to East Tennessee. It’s been raining, off and on, for three days. It’s wet. You must love those leather boots; you’re sure not giving up on ‘em. I’ve gone to non-Gortex, low top, trail shoes. They’re light and dry quickly. Upside down and a squeeze, then hot rocks helps them to dry over night…not completely, but some. Good chow helps me to stay warm. It rains so much we all put our dry stuff down into plastic garbage bags or nylofume bags. Otherwise our stuff gets wet…not good. I have to say, your food has improved since your earlier UA-cam days. My wife has found an excellent hot chocolate recipe, with or without coffee. You sure have some beautiful…and interesting, country there, wet and soggy, just like here, ugh. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks Jeff! Yes, I do love those boots - they don’t dry very quickly with the linings, but they’re super comfy and I like the high support they give - I’ve now got some waterproof over boots so I can Wade through stuff like that without getting soaked! 😁
What a great video !!! Looked like you were hossing along too !! atb
A moist excellent adventure
Cold & Wet + Rum = Comfortable Enough
Thanks for the video Simon. Brilliant as always
Very fantastic journey, thanks Simon for sharing ❤
Great walk along with you Simon. Albeit in spirit. Some great facts and history along your trek . All that splish splashing through mud and water did make me think. Is he gonna get Trench Foot ? Without a fire to warm and dry yourself . Okay a bit OTT on my part .Regarding Diss, The moral of that story is , Dont stand downwind of residents from Diss. Especially at Christmas time . Great content as always Simon . Always makes to feel im there just over your shoulder .
Another great video. Squelchy feet!
We just watched it with a brew and cakes from the Ritz!
The Ritz! Living the high life 😁
Good vid Simon. I'm sure some of my family has been there during WWII. Beautiful home town. Some very old areas. A lot of history in hand. People were there when others were writing about them selves being the only ones. Next time.
Great Camping Adventure Simon !!