Bath Spring Walk, Somerset: PRIOR PARK, Walcot, Widcombe & More (No Crowds)

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
  • It's early May 2024 and time to visit the stunning Georgian Landscape Gardens at Prior Park.
    Music: Steve Holmes (C) Simon Hemmings (C)

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  • @christophercelecia1262
    @christophercelecia1262 4 місяці тому +1

    A lovely part of England. One doesn't need to go to Italy when you have such beautiful places at your doorstep. Prior Park is simply beautiful under the blue summer sky. Everything so green and bright. That picture of the magnificent piece of architecture which is the Palladian Bridge is picture-postcard perfect. We are honoured to have a Prior Park School in Gibraltar.😊

  • @jimbomacroth3400
    @jimbomacroth3400 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful . A nice relaxing video. Well done to the grounds staff. Not a speck of litter or even a fallen leaf anywhere.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Yes, it's amazingly well managed, I thought. As I think I said in the video, I hadn't been there for years and it is much improved.

  • @sams5963
    @sams5963 4 місяці тому +1

    I joined you here on this lovely Walkabout

  • @ralphmarrone3130
    @ralphmarrone3130 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful!

  • @ChrisBadenoch
    @ChrisBadenoch 4 місяці тому +1

    You do live in a stunning part of the world

  • @johnrogers9197
    @johnrogers9197 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful day and walk. I could walk that every day in any weather… Hope that doggy had an owner…

  • @alanbaker3442
    @alanbaker3442 4 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely wonderful! I hope you do many more of these videos. The beauty of the landscape speaks for itself.

  • @joemountains1539
    @joemountains1539 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful! That bridge is evocative….

  • @CelticChief1979
    @CelticChief1979 4 місяці тому +1

    Another winnign video

  • @athoszubiaur2144
    @athoszubiaur2144 4 місяці тому +1

    hi, steve. i had a close friend that lived in bristol for about ten years and i got in the habit of visiting every summer. loved to go spend a day in bath walking around! it's been a while now since i've been so this was a nice stroll down memory lane for me. so green and lush! i live in las vegas (yes, that las vegas) so green and lush are two things i rarely see here. looking forward to more of these, cheers

  • @comradeyui9323
    @comradeyui9323 4 місяці тому +1

    i've never been to the united kingdom but i remember always reading about bath in jane austen's novels, and i had this idea of it in my head that stuck around. it's really relaxing and pleasant to see the everyday parts of it, what the buildings actually look like, the ponds -- it's such a beautiful town!! i see how there's all these places open to pedestrians -- i wish there was an equivalent place somewhere near me in the midwest, i'd love to live there. everything over here is dominated by cars and roads, you can't hear anything above the din of the highways... it feels like there's not a lot of space for human beings to exist, but in bath i can see the care that's been put into maintaining these parks and public spaces! thank you for sharing this mr. andrews, i really value the work you put in to showing us the wonders of your worlds both natural and science-fictional

  • @salty-walt
    @salty-walt 4 місяці тому +4

    Omg! I know you've already named the channel but imagine the synchronous power of the ** "Outdoor Bookseller."**

    • @anthonyparkinson4517
      @anthonyparkinson4517 4 місяці тому +1

      Bravo!

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +2

      Man, I should have thought of that! But 'walking' is a key search word for travel videos....but I've never tried bookselling in the outdoors, would love to...

  • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
    @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +11

    Hi and thanks for joining me. Here's the first video on my new channel- please like, comment and subscribe- and if you are of a literary bent, visit my established YT channel 'Outlaw Bookseller'. Cheers!🙂

    • @chocolatemonk
      @chocolatemonk 4 місяці тому +2

      I am here for all the walking, strolling, sauntering, jaunts, hikes and roams. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. -Tolkien

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      @@chocolatemonk Thanks my friend. Unedited version with more Steve next week on the usual channel!

  • @catunderstars
    @catunderstars 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful city. Nice to unwind to in the evenings. Looking forward to these.

  • @rickkearn7100
    @rickkearn7100 4 місяці тому +1

    Blake's "And did those feet in ancient time" comes to mind here, his closing line; "In England's clean and pleasant land". Stroke of genius creating this subgenre, OB. I hope you include more of your running narrative in subsequent posts, your impromptu as-you-walk musings are a big part of the appeal. I subscribed, of course! Cheers.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks Rick- yes, I often think of Blake when walking in England. There will be a longer version of this video on Outlaw Bookseller next week, with an additional five minutes of cultural chat from yours truly and more visuals of course!

  • @garryrickenbacker
    @garryrickenbacker 4 місяці тому +1

    I really enjoy the walkabouts. Living in Saunderfoot there's some wonderful coastline but Bath looks amazing.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      It'[s not bad. Funnily enough I watched some vids from Saundersfoot the other day. I've not been there for almost thirty years and I holidayed in Wiseman's Bridge around 1974!

    • @garryrickenbacker
      @garryrickenbacker 4 місяці тому

      @@WalkingBooksellerOriginal It hasn't changed much really. I remember you saying about your holidays Wiseman's. The tunnels are blocked now by a landslide because of all the rain earlier in the year.

  • @stefangieck2914
    @stefangieck2914 4 місяці тому +1

    Hope to be in bath, later this summer. Can't help to think of John Foxx' The Garden or Durutti Column as perfect soundtrack for this walk.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      There is a longer version of this video coming up in a few days on my usual channel, Outlaw Bookseller, in which I talk about Foxx as I know him a little- he spends a lot of time in Bath.

  • @CliveSnowden-fx8fp
    @CliveSnowden-fx8fp 4 місяці тому +1

    Subscribed. Really excited to be here at the start of your new channel. For me, living on the (at times) horribly busy Bundesallee in Berlin, you provide some much needed - and very much appreciated - escapism. Like with all of your Out & About videos over at the Outlaw Bookseller channel, this one was a real joy to watch. Many thanks, Steve, as always, and good luck with this new venture.

  • @yelisieimurai
    @yelisieimurai 4 місяці тому +4

    Fantastically beautiful!!

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому

      Thanks very much, hope you've subscribed! More like this to come on a weekly basis.

  • @pontypriddrambler10
    @pontypriddrambler10 4 місяці тому +4

    Prior Park looks stunning.

  • @adammolnar2239
    @adammolnar2239 4 місяці тому +1

    done and done. cheers

  • @attysford
    @attysford 4 місяці тому +1

    New channel, who dis? Glad to see more walkabout videos featured. Hopefully this opens up a new income stream for you Stephen. Cheers!

  • @sylvanyoung
    @sylvanyoung 4 місяці тому +2

    Great ! I do love the walk around/ about . And the SF/F tie ins and referances . At the risk of being cheesy and to paraphrase CS Lewis...." there is felt a sense of deep longing " . Thank you .

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks my friend. Longer version with an extra 5 minutes of me talking away on the usual channel next week!

  • @danieldelvalle5004
    @danieldelvalle5004 4 місяці тому +1

    A very relaxing video, especially without the usual tourist crowds. Wonderful to spend some time with your walkabout.

  • @chocolatemonk
    @chocolatemonk 4 місяці тому +1

    I am the type of person to rent one of those narrowboats and live on it for a month. If / when I make it back across the pond

  • @vintagesf
    @vintagesf 4 місяці тому +3

    What I love about your videos is how you find the beauty in places minus people. Wishing you all the best in your new channel. Subscribed.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Good editing and getting up early in the morning are the keys to uncluttered beauty hot spots. Thanks Richard.

  • @themojocorpse1290
    @themojocorpse1290 4 місяці тому +1

    Lovely Steve I’ll be watching 👍🏻

  • @inkiwell
    @inkiwell 4 місяці тому +2

    Lovely!

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you- a longer version with more of my chattering away next week on Outlaw Bookseller!

  • @janeturner5169
    @janeturner5169 4 місяці тому +1

    Lovely Steve. I'm encouraged to visit Prior park

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому

      You should. You can get a bus from town, it stops directly outside the gates, get there before ten and get in before everyone else. Pat has said you and she should do it.

  • @stephensowerby8395
    @stephensowerby8395 4 місяці тому +1

    Lovely video. Looking forward to your new channel.

  • @GypsyRoSesx
    @GypsyRoSesx 4 місяці тому +3

    Bath looks lovely. Thanks for the tour!

  • @garryrickenbacker
    @garryrickenbacker 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful ✨💫

  • @LiminalSpaces03
    @LiminalSpaces03 4 місяці тому +1

    I was lucky enough to be able to teach for a semester at the University of Westminster in London, and I took as many tours as I could and one those was to Bath. Unfortunately, all I was able to see were the roman baths (of course) and then I was able to walk around for about a half an hour. Not near enough time to see what you are showing here. That Palladian bridge is incredible! So beautiful! I really like the concept of these videos and can't wait to see more. Just out of curiosity, what kind of mount are using to film these? It is really smooth!

  • @marchughes6161
    @marchughes6161 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video Stephen 🍺

  • @ShortStoryFocus
    @ShortStoryFocus 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the walking videos. This is a great idea.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому

      Thanks. Hope you've subscribed, I hope to be uploading about once a week and there may be some alternate edits/archive stuff porting over here from the other channel.

  • @davesimms1336
    @davesimms1336 4 місяці тому +3

    Nice debut video Steve. I love Bath. Were you familiar with Nick Cudworth’s work? I have a couple of his books. He sadly passed a couple of years ago but his gallery on London St is being run by his children. Keyboard player with the band Siren, of course.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому

      Yes, I know his 'Bath City Paintings' book. Thanks for watching, hope you can subscribe. More Bath stuff will follow here, of course!

  • @wemailbill2
    @wemailbill2 4 місяці тому +1

    Hello, I’ve come over from your other channel and I quite enjoyed this. I offer some well intentioned feedback, I preferred the ambient sounds of the environment to the music (no disrespect intended). I also thought your commentary was great. I subscribed and will be watching.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks- there will be a longer version (by a good 5 mins) on Outlaw Bookseller early next week with more commentary and yours truly on camera. There are already some similar videos on the other channel of course.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Shot a new video yesterday that will stream from monday night with minimal music, let me know what you think!

    • @wemailbill2
      @wemailbill2 4 місяці тому

      I sure will. Looking forward to seeing it

    • @ElfGoblin
      @ElfGoblin 4 місяці тому +1

      And will the new video show you drinking a nice pint of real ale rather than Spanish lager ? Hope so.
      But seriously, an interesting video showing breathtaking scenery and all that lovely greenery. We moan about all the rain and believe me I've done plenty of moaning this last week, but without it this greenery just wouldn't be the same. Btw, I'd be interested to know whether you made a journey to the Persephone bookshop which is a usual haunt for the book loving Bath visitor ? I seem to recall seeing on one of your older vids what looked like a Persephone dust wrapper on a shelf.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому

      @@ElfGoblin There are a few minutes in Persephone in one of my very early videos but even though it's not far from me, I don't visit it much as it's really their publishing office and showcase and they never seem that keen on male customers in my experience- I see all their books in my shop anyway and the fact they don't arrange their stock A-Z by author drives me nuts....

  • @RodneyAllanPoe
    @RodneyAllanPoe 4 місяці тому +2

    4K walking tours with thoughful camera work. Subscrib'd, cobbah! I was in Bath in October 2000 on the way to meet Ramsey Campbell at a film festival in Leeds which was showing an adaptation of his THE NAMELESS.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks my friend! I'm hoping to upload weekly here initially.

    • @RodneyAllanPoe
      @RodneyAllanPoe 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WalkingBooksellerOriginal I look forward to watching them after work nursing a cold lager.

    • @anthonyparkinson4517
      @anthonyparkinson4517 4 місяці тому +1

      Los Sin Nombre? Amazing movie with a gut-punch ending like none other.

    • @RodneyAllanPoe
      @RodneyAllanPoe 4 місяці тому +1

      @@anthonyparkinson4517 Yes indeed.

  • @paulcampbell6003
    @paulcampbell6003 4 місяці тому +1

    Yep, certainly is the weather now for a walkabout! 😍

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  4 місяці тому +1

      Not bad, right? See the full version on the regular channel next week, hope you have subscribed here, mate!

  • @GrumpyScotsman
    @GrumpyScotsman 4 місяці тому +1

    Superb!