That was very educational about afternoon tea and cream tea, one day would love to visit, ive only been to Germany as a child, my mom's German lol, love u guys, enjoying all your channels, love from Florida
I love being able to hop around London with u! Love Joel and Lia of course but really love being shown what is in your country and the history is fascinating! Even looking at the way the buildings and streets are made is so fascinating! Thank u so much!
Love you two!! You ALWAYS put a smile on my face. I don't always comment but believe me when I say I laugh and cry with you both on all your channels. XOXO
I have spent the afternoon watching Property Couple and I tried to watch Joel Wood but technical problems and now I have watched Those Two Brits I really enjoyed watching the video of afternoon tea in Britain
The shots of Cambridge and the tea room were lovely! Such a picturesque town and so much history. Proprietor seemed very friendly. Was planning to have afternoon tea with a lady friend around Easter but all of that is up in the air right now! 😢 Hopefully we will all be sprung from our jail cells by then! 🤞Thanks for the lovely tour!
This was nice 👍. I’m looking forward to seeing more sites when this quarantine is over. Im going to have to make some scones now lol 😂. Very nice video, thank you. 😊
As an American I am envious of your classic after noon tea sessions. Let's be honest though. It's a luxury. You have to either be retired or well to do to have the time and accommodations to enjoy what really is a simple pleasure. I like it because you're not meant to get full on it. It's not a meal. It's just a nice way to have a mid day break. Collect your thoughts, regain your daily sanity and get back to business. Like a refreshing shower, it just makes you feel like an evolved human again. I just think it's really cool that you guys have this as your thing though. I'm all about this channel by the way. I'd be interested in anything to do with beatles history and the places where they got some of their inspirations from for their music.
And Bristol we have the first suspension bridge in the world. We have markets for almost every day Tue,Thursay,Sat,Subday. Some of the markets dates hindered if eyers. We have cafes,theatres,Ethinc food from everywhere. Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Bristol. 3 Bristol Cathedral. 4 Brunel's SS Great Britain. 5 Llandoger Trow. 6 Clifton Suspension Bridge. 7 Bristol Old City. 8 Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 9 Blaise Castle House. 10 Cheddar Gorge. Cheddar Gorge. Bristol Old City is a warren of historic buildings from a long stretch of the city's history. St. Stephen's Church on St. Stephen's Avenue is the parish church of Bristol and dates from 1476. Look inside for the tomb of Martin Pring, the discoverer of Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, and for the colorful effigy of George Snygge. The medieval St. John on the Wall is close by, the last of the many churches once built into the city wall. It is noted for its vaulted crypt and interactive displays added in 2016. It is near St. John's Gate, originally part of the old city wall, famous for its figures of Brennus and Belinus, mythical founders of Bristol, and Christmas Steps, an ancient alleyway paved in 1669 and now lined with antique and souvenir shops.
I really wish we had more places for afternoon tea in the US! I live in MN and The Saint Paul Hotel - a lovely, historic hotel - has a nice afternoon tea, but it is quite difficult to get reservations for at times🥺 It was wonderful to go along with the two of you for a cream tea!😊😚
Tried to watch Joel's livestream but that was a fail. This popped up and perked me right up! Thanks for sharing cream tea with us but it just wasn't enough! I am becoming a voracious little piggy during this quarantine. Oink oink. I need those finger sandwiches and the petits fours! Take care guys. 🐖
I’ve heard there is a section in Leicester that a huge selection of ethnic shops and restaurants. If you happen to go to Leicester would mind vlogging in that area?
That cream tea you had looked lovely. I'm not sure if we have anything comparable here in the US for clotted cream. I'd be interested in trying it. Looking forward to seeing more travel vlogs when the quarantine is over. Stay safe!❤
I want to try savory. The standard afternoon tea is too sweet for me. I love the scones with clotted cream and jam and little sandwiches but after the first little sweet I'm done..and like "blarg". Cream obviously goes on first then jam.
Ooooo that looked so yummy! So going to have to look up a scone recipe and see if we have the ingredients to make some. Me and the fiance love to just sit down and relax with a pot of tea either in the morning or afternoon (though we just use Lipton tea bags, nothing fancy lol)
Take us everywhere when you guys are released from quarantine 😊. I love these videos ! 💕 I have a boyfriend who has shiny penny syndrome and I had never heard that saying before - he now hears it regularly, lol 😆! Love you both. Stay healthy. 🐝😊💕🙏
Hey! I'm so glad you guys decided to create this channel!!!! Seeing you guys out and about is the best!!! Anyway, please take me to Liberty London!!! I have been hoping for it ever since your Christmas series a couple of years ago ;) In the future, maybe?? Anyway, love you both!!!! :)
Hi guys, I’ve just subscribed to this channel and absolutely love the concept! Cambridge is such a beautiful, historic city (have been many times). I just wanted to let you know that I’ve have left 3 large comments on this video about: pretty villages/ towns, medieval cathedrals, historic cities, medieval castles, palaces/ stately homes etc to explore in England (when the world returns to normality)! The only problem is that UA-cam seems to have “hidden” them from public view, being flagged as SPAM (due to their length), and sitting in your “junk” mail. I hope you find them useful (and of course actually able to find them)! Take care!
The phone contracts work the same in the USA. But you can get a budget phone via the prepaid carriers like boost, metro, and cricket. But they're older phones and not the newest. You can always pay out of pocket for an unlocked phone.
Love the vlog! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I hope to visit England someday, I would like afternoon tea, but cream tea sounds wonderful! Love you both!
In the 70s I spent a year traveling all over Great Britain (and supposedly attending classes), and I NEVER heard anyone say scone (rhymes with tone). I was told it was scone “rhymes with gone.” Now a lot of people say scone with the long o. I wonder if it has to do with population growth coming from outside Britain (because scone with a long o makes more sense actually).
You say shiny pennie when your distracted, and in US we say squirrel (not sure of spelling it is not my strong point.) It started being used when kids movie "Over the Hedge" came out.
@@shawnmarie459 li thought it was when the rotty got side tracked while all the animals were in the yard. It is possible im wrong i think i have to watch a couple of movies now its not like i have an exciting life with the virus going around. Lol
I love when you do afternoon tea videos! When my hubby and I finally travel to England, I'm going to drag him to afternoon tea everywhere 😂 As ling as there's prosecco he'll be fine 🥂
@@johnsymons76 I am too Samsung Mab too. I take all my videos, pictures.pay bills,use it to socialise & surf the net etc.D everything. With it . I am lost without it especially nowadays (lockdown).
Hi guys (just subscribed and loving the channel), if you’re interested, here are some ideas for travel (when the world is back to normal). Here are some pretty villages/ towns in different areas of England (West, South, North, East and Central) - you can really see how the architecture changes in each region: *WEST ENGLAND:* *Gloucestershire:* Cirencester Bibury Winchcombe Bourton-on-the-Water Stow-on-the-Wold Chipping Campden Moreton-in-Marsh Stanton Village Painswick Tetbury Lower Slaughter Upper Slaughter Snowshill Village Miserden Village Blockley Village Box Village. *Oxfordshire:* Burford Woodstock Chipping Norton Kingham Village Great Tew Village Dorchester-on-Thames Shilton Village Charlbury Chastleton Village Deddington Swinbrook Village Wallingford Shenington *Wiltshire:* Castle Combe Corsham Bradford-on-Avon Lacock Biddestone Village Malmesbury Sherston Village Steeple Ashton Village Avebury Village Ramsbury Village Broad Chalke Village. *Somerset:* Dunster Axbridge Frome Nunney Wells (Somerset) *officially England’s smallest ‘city’ (includes a beautiful medieval cathedral), but feels like a market town. Bruton Town Shepton Mallet Selworthy Village Glastonbury Town Castle Cary Watchet Town Wincanton Ilminster Porlock Cheddar Village. **Broadway, Worcestershire, is one of my favourite villages in western England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Worcestershire.* *SOUTH ENGLAND:* *Kent:* Chiddingstone Village Chilham Village Sandwich (town) Penshurst Village Biddenden Cranbrook Goudhurst Village Ightham Village Smarden Village Rochester Town Aylesford Sutton Valence Village Hollingbourne Village Tenterden Eynsford Village Elham Village Royal Tunbridge Wells Wingham Village Cobham (Kent). *Dorset:* Corfe Castle Village Milton Abbas Sherborne Abbotsbury Shaftesbury West Lulworth Village Puddletown Blandford Forum Burton Bradstock Village Dorchester Cerne Abbas Village Evershot Village Poole Old Town Briantspuddle Sturminster Newton Village. *Devon:* Clovelly Village Totnes Cockington Village Dartmouth Salcombe Ashburton Branscombe Village Lustleigh Village Chagford Lynton Lynmouth Brixham Beer Village Kingsbridge Topsham Ilfracombe. *Cornwall:* St. Ives Mousehole Polperro Fowey Port Isaac Looe Padstow Falmouth (Town) Liskeard Mevagissey. *Hampshire:* Wherwell Micheldever Lymington New Alresford West Meon Wickham Village Titchfield Village Odiham Bishop’s Waltham East Meon East Stratton Village Chilbolton Village. **Rye, East Sussex, is one of my favourite towns in southern England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for East Sussex.* *NORTH ENGLAND:* *North Yorkshire:* Robin Hood’s Bay Staithes Richmond Grassington Malton Helmsley Burnsall Village Whitby Ingleton Village Pateley Bridge Middleham Hawes Thornton-le-Dale Leyburn Osmotherley Village Harrogate Kettlewell Village West Burton Village Hutton-le-Hole Village. *Derbyshire:* Castleton Bakewell Edensor Village Ashford-in-the-Water Village Hartington Village Tideswell Village Youlgreave Village Tissington Village Edale Village Hathersage Village Eyam Village Hayfield. *Cumbria:* Hawkeshead Village Kirkby Lonsdale Keswick Town Kendal (Cumbria) Sedbergh (Town) Cartmel Village Ulverston Bowness-on-Windermere Town Kirkby Stephan Ambleside Windermere Town Cockermouth Town Grange-over-Sands. *Extra towns/ villages that are ‘slightly’ north (as I don’t know another northern county well enough):* Ludlow, Shropshire Haworth, West Yorkshire Uppingham, Rutland Alnwick Town, Northumberland Knutsford, Cheshire Longnor Village, Staffordshire. *EAST ENGLAND:* *Suffolk:* Lavenham Kersey Village Clare Village Chelsworth Flatford Bury St. Edmunds Cavendish Hadleigh East Bergholt Village Boxford Village Woodbridge Coddenham Village Long Melford Thorpeness Village Bungay Southwold Town Wickham Market Polstead Village. *Essex:* Wendens Ambo Saffron Walden Dedham Village Thaxted Clavering Village Castle Hedingham Village Widdington Finchingfield Maldon Wivenhoe Great Dunmow Great Chesterford Village. *Norfolk:* Little Walsingham Blakeney (to see pictures of inside village type “High Street Blakeney”) Burnham Market Elm Hill, Norwich (A well preserved medieval area, that feels like a small town, in the city “Norwich, Norfolk”) Holt Wells-next-to-the-Sea Town King’s Lynn Old Town Cley next to the Sea Aylsham Reepham Holkham Village Wymondham Cromer (old town area) Worstead Village. *Cambridgeshire:* Houghton Village Kimbolton Village Stilton Village Grantchester Village St Ives (Cambridgeshire) Linton Village Hinxton Village Wishbech Georgian (well preserved 18th century section of “Wisbech”) Buckden (Cambridgeshire) Icklton Village. **Stamford, Lincolnshire, is one of my favourite towns in Eastern England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Lincolnshire.* *CENTRAL ENGLAND:* *Buckinghamshire:* Turville Denham Village Amersham West Wycombe Village Fingest Village Little Marlow Long Crendon Stony Stratford Hambleden Village Princes Risborough Little Missenden Great Missenden Village Lillingstone Lovell Marlow. *Surrey:* Shere Lingfield Village Farnham Chiddingfold Village Godstone Village Gomshall Village Guildford Wonersh Village Mickleham Village Godalming Brockham Village Reigate Abinger Hammer Village. *Northamptonshire:* Oundle Collyweston Warkworth Village Apethorpe Village Wadenhoe Village Great Brington Village Geddington Easton on the Hill Towcester Brackley Thrapston Brixworth village. *Warwickshire:* Shipston-on-Stour Warwick Town Welford-on-Avon Village Stratford-Upon-Avon Royal Leamington Spa Little Compton Alcester Long Compton Henley-in-Arden Lower Quinton Village Bidford-on-Avon Luddington Village Preston on Stour. **Woburn Village, Bedfordshire, is one of my favourite villages in Central England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Bedfordshire.*
*Some of the finest Medieval Cathedrals in England (in my opinion):* *Lincoln Cathedral* *world’s tallest building from 1311 - 1548 (when spire collapsed) it was the first building to hold that title since the Great Pyramid of Giza, only one cathedral (so far) has ever managed to surpass its height - Ulm Minster in Germany, one of the highlights inside are the exquisitely carved 14th century choir stalls, the view of the cathedral from the castle is incredible, *Durham Cathedral* *UNESCO world heritage site (along with the castle), one of the finest examples of Norman/ Romanesque architecture in Europe, it is architecturally very important - containing many elements that prove it to have influenced (what would later be created in France) Gothic architecture, *York Minster* *the largest medieval cathedral in the UK, with the “Great East Window” having the largest expanse (in a single window) of medieval stained glass in the world, plus very important 11th-15th century stained glass to be found elsewhere in the cathedral, *Ely Cathedral* *a unique and striking building, due in part to the mix of gothic and Romanesque on its exterior - that gives it an almost “castle-like” appearance. The originality continues inside, with the highest medieval church nave in England, beautifully painted ceilings and of course the gravity-defying central octagonal tower, *Canterbury Cathedral* *UNESCO world heritage site (along with other medieval buildings in the city), UK’s oldest cathedral in terms of when it was founded (founded in the year 597, present building started in 1070) and holds very important 12th-15th century medieval stained glass, *Salisbury Cathedral* *tallest medieval cathedral in the UK, contains one of the oldest working clocks in the world (dated to 1386) and the best preserved (of the 4 in existence) copy of the Magna Carta (written in 1215), it is unique as the majority was built within such a short space of time (1220-1258), so has a remarkably uniform exterior, *Wells Cathedral* *it has many points of interest: 300 original medieval statues on the west front, extremely unique mid-14th century “scissor-arches”, and a substantial collection of medieval glass. It is also said to be the first ‘100% pure’ gothic cathedral in the world (being built in the gothic style ‘from foundations’ in 1175 - therefore without a preexisting Romanesque structure), you will also find nearby the oldest purely ‘residential’ street in Europe called “Vicars’ Close, Wells”; with all its original buildings still intact (construction started in 1348 and all the buildings were finished by 1430), *Winchester Cathedral* *longest ‘Medieval’ cathedral in the world, it has many surviving elements from 1079 including the haunting crypts (especially when filled with water), the great west window holds a massive expanse of medieval glass that was deliberately smashed in 1642 by Cromwell’s forces, then recovered and reset in an unusual mosaic-like fashion, and of course the view down the longest ‘medieval’ nave is incredible, Jane Austin is also buried here, *Peterborough Cathedral* *known for its famous “West Front”, a very early English Gothic facade which is unrivalled in Gothic architecture, also inside one of 4 remaining decorated medieval wooden cathedral ceilings (built in around 1230) remaining in Europe, *Gloucester Cathedral* *the cathedral cloisters are absolutely stunning and were featured in some of the Harry Potter movies. “The Great East Window” (created 1350), is one of Europe’s finest and the size of a tennis court! Another interesting feature inside the cathedral - the 46 misericords (carved in the 1300’s), depicting a wide array of strange and charming scenes. *Norwich Cathedral* *made of beautiful french Caen stone (Canterbury Cathedral was also built extensively with it), containing beautiful Romanesque interiors from 1096-1145. Has over 1000 painted medieval “bosses” situated on the ceiling vault - an unrivalled treasure, *St Paul’s Cathedral* *not medieval but Sir Christopher Wren’s 17th century baroque masterpiece, 2nd largest cathedral in UK. *Westminster Abbey* *UNESCO world heritage site, along with other buildings nearby. Not technically a cathedral or an Abbey, it has held the coronations of many English Kings/ Queens for over 1000 years; a very important site for this reason with many notable historical figures buried within its walls. Interestingly, it also contains one of the countries oldest doors (dated to 1050AD). **These are my top 13, although there are many more!* *Other interesting Medieval religious buildings:* King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, Exeter Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey *one of the best examples of ‘Romanesque’ architecture, Worcester Cathedral, Bath Abbey, St Albans Cathedral, Southwell Minster, Beverley Minster *one of the largest parish churches and a gothic masterpiece, Chester Cathedral, Ripon Cathedral *contains one of the oldest surviving parts of any cathedral in England - the crypt built somewhere around the year 672, St. George's Chapel, Windsor. **Some examples of other religious buildings e.g chapels/ abbeys/ cathedrals/ large parish church.* *Medieval Abbey ruins:* Fountains Abbey, Whitby Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Glastonbury Abbey, Tintern Abbey (Wales), Battle Abbey *important as site of 1066 battle of Hastings.
*Historical English (+2 Scottish) cities (cities that contain a large number of important historical buildings/ really nice “old towns”):* *York* *contains probably one of the most photographed medieval streets in England called “The Shambles, also the York Minster, Clifford’s Tower, nearly entirely complete Roman/ medieval town walls and gates, museums such as the castle museum and railway museum, and many other historically important buildings such as Merchant Adventurers’ Hall (built in 1357, one of the best preserved medieval guild halls), Barley Hall (1360), St. William’s college, York’s other medieval guildhall or any of the 19 medieval churches in the city, *Canterbury* *has Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine’s Abbey, St. Martin’s church (oldest church in the English speaking world built in 597AD), historic river tours, medieval town walls, churches and gates, Canterbury Castle and charming old streets, *Bath* *UNESCO world heritage city made entirely of Bath stone, Roman baths, Bath Abbey, gorgeous streets throughout - two of the most famous being the Royal Crescent and the Circus, Pulteney Bridge, spas, museums like the fashion museum and Jane Austen, green areas such as Prior Park landscape garden, *Cambridge* *home to the fourth oldest university in the world (year 1209), loads of medieval college buildings for example at Queens’ College, Corpus Christi College or Trinity, the iconic King’s College Chapel (and other medieval/ baroque religious buildings), pretty streets, punting on the river cam with scenic views of the “backs” of the colleges, plus bridges such as the Mathematical Bridge or the Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge), Fitzwilliam museum or the Botanical gardens, *Lincoln* *apart from the incredible cathedral there’s lovely medieval streets such as “Steep Hill” and “The Strait” - including two houses built in 1150 (Jew’s House) and 1170 (Norman House), Lincoln castle, “High Bridge” built in 1160 (with 16th century shops above), and the Roman city trail including the nearly 2000 year old Newport Arch, *Oxford* *home to the second oldest university in the world (year 1096), loads of medieval college buildings for example Exeter College, New College or one of the largest (Tudor) colleges Christ Church - which contains the “Great Hall” - a must for Harry Potter fans, beautiful libraries such as “Radcliffe Camera” and “The Bodleian”, museums such as the Ashmolean or the Natural history museum, Cathedral, Castle, other historic sites such as St Michael at the North Gate (the church is over 1000 years old) and of course punting (although not as pretty when compared with punting in Cambridge), *Edinburgh (Scotland)* *UNESCO world heritage city, contains a beautiful old town (medieval part), then equally pretty “new” town; designed and built in the 18th century. *Salisbury* *Salisbury Cathedral, the Magna Carta and one of the worlds oldest clocks, Old Sarum (iron-age fortification with the remnants of a royal castle and cathedral) make it extremely historically significant, Stonehenge (only 9 miles away), elegant buildings such as Mompesson House make up the largest cathedral close in the country, medieval city gates and loads of other beautiful buildings in pretty Salisbury, glorious green spaces (which set off the cathedral perfectly), *Wells (Somerset)* *Apart from Wells Cathedral it has Vicars’ Close, Wells (the oldest purely ‘residential’ street in Europe; with all its original buildings still intact (construction started in 1348 and all the buildings were finished by 1430), the moated medieval Bishop’s Palace, medieval gates and other buildings and overall a charming place to go (which lots of films have taken full advantage of), *Durham* *Cathedral, castle and medieval bridges (creating stunning views from the river), many winding old streets in the historical centre are well preserved and very little changed, Finchale Priory and other religious buildings, contains lots of traditional pubs, surrounded by green countryside and has an authentic, yet vibrant university city feel, *Norwich* *the cathedral, castle, many charming cobbled streets such as the beautiful “Elm Hill”, the city contains over 30 medieval churches, and other notable medieval buildings such as the Guildhall, “The Halls”, “The Great Hospital” (established 1249) and Dragon Hall, riverside walks, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the country (established in the 11th century) and the Roman Catholic Cathedral is also very nice, *Stirling (Scotland)* *castle, mountains and really charming cobbled streets, *Chester* *really impressive mix of Tudor, medieval and Victorian architecture (especially down the High Street). Contains Roman ruins, cathedral and Roman/ medieval city walls, *Bristol* *a slightly more ‘modern’ example of a city (yet still contains lots of 18th century classical architecture, a medieval cathedral and pretty suspension bridge), *Ely* *a scenic and charming riverside city (with a small town feel); completely dwarfed by a great English medieval cathedral, *Brighton* *more ‘modern’ like Bristol, yet is able to blend it together with fine regency buildings, iconic pier and pretty streets such as “the lanes”. *Winchester* *the incredible cathedral, medieval “Great Hall” (containing the famous “Round Table”), Winchester Mill and charming old streets. **A few examples of slightly more ‘traditional’ English (plus 2 Scottish) cities - although some feel more like large towns! Yet even the bigger industrial cities have managed to retain lots of great architecture such as the magnificent “Grey street” in Newcastle, or the UNESCO world heritage site “the three graces” in Liverpool.* *Medieval Castles:* Bodiam Castle, Conwy Castle (Wales), Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Alnwick Castle, Dover Castle, Caernarfon Castle (Wales), Leeds Castle, Raglan Castle (Wales). Bamburgh Castle, Arundel Castle, Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Windsor Castle, Castle Rising, Caerphilly Castle (Wales), Berkeley Castle, Castle Stalker (Scotland), Pembroke Castle, Harlech Castle (Wales), Bolton Castle, Caeverlock castle (Scotland) *only moated triangular castle in the world, Beaumaris Castle (Wales), Rochester Castle. **23 examples of English, Welsh and Scottish Castles - all in different sizes and conditions.* *Medieval ‘moated’ Manor House / Medieval Manor [built before 1485]:* Haddon Hall, Stokesay Castle *smaller, but extremely unique medieval manor house, Knole House, Hever Castle, Oxburgh Hall, Herstmonceux Castle *rare as medieval brick, Ightham Mote, Penhurst Place, Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire *minuature medieval manor house, Baddesley Clinton Manor, Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire *rare as medieval brick. **10 examples of medieval manors in England built before 1485, all different sizes - some with/ without moat.* *Tudor [1485-1558], Elizabethan [1558-1603] or Jacobean [1603-1625] Palaces/ Great Houses:* Hampton Court Palace, Burghley House, Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, Longleat House, Blickling Hall, Little Moreton Hall *example of a miniature Tudor Manor House, Audley End House, Highclere Castle *not an authentic Jacobean house, but was redesigned in the 19th century in that style, Sudbury Hall. **10 examples of large estates built between 1485-1625.* *Classical Palaces/ Great Houses [around 1616-1800]:* Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth House, Castle Howard, Holkham Hall, Wilton House, Houghton Hall, Dyrham Park, Kedleston Hall, Belton House, Stourhead House. **10 examples of large estates built between 1616-1800.* *Natural sites:* Lake District, Snowdonia National Park (Wales), Scottish Highlands (Scotland), Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales), The Isle of Skye (Scotland), Northumberland National Park, Scottish Lochs (Scotland), Jurassic Coast. **10 examples of natural beauty in the UK.* *Ruins - Neolithic/ Roman:* Stonehenge/ Avebury/ other stone circles, Hadrian’s wall - Roman, Roman Baths, Bath, Neolithic Monuments Orkney (Scotland), Fishbourne Roman Palace/ Bignor Roman Villa, Vindolanda Roman Fort/ Corbridge Roman Town, Portchester Castle (Roman remains)/ Roman lighthouse at Dover Castle. *Historical things to do in London that are “lesser-known”:* -Maritime Greenwich - the Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich - especially the ‘Painted Hall’ as well as ‘Queen’s House’, -Chiswick House - a Palladian Villa with lavish 17th/18th century interiors, and tranquil gardens, -The many ‘Baroque’ churches of London (other than St. Paul’s Cathedral) e.g ‘St Mary Le Strand’, -The hidden ‘medieval’ religious buildings e.g ‘St Bartholomew-the-Great church’, or non-religious buildings e.g ‘Westminster Hall’ (finished in 1097), -Another great painted ceiling in London (albeit much smaller than those in Greenwich) can be found in the ‘Banqueting House, Whitehall’, painted by Rubens, -Some of the surviving great houses of London such as ‘Syon House’ (with its incredible 18th century Neo-Classical Robert Adam interiors), Osterley Park (another Robert Adam) and ‘Ham House’ (such a rare 17th century survival), or some of the mansion houses such as ‘Spencer House’ or ‘Apsley House’.
Its interesting that restaurants are still open for dine in people. Here in the states you can only do take away. I'm not sure how nice afternoon tea would be out of a paper cup. I guess they are not mandating social distancing there either???
Glad I found this! Never understood what afternoon tea was, thought it was your name doe the afternoon meal. Also, I believe though I don't work my credit score is tied to my husband's so I can have credit easily. Love ya guys.
I’ve just subscribed at 05:00am. You guys where in my hometown?! I hope you had an amazing time. Cambridge is so pretty. But I won’t lie. It does get a bit boring when you’ve lived there for 27 years of your life haha.
Always up for a cream tea!
My favorite channel! I love experiencing your amazing British culture albeit vicariously!
afternoon tea seemed much better, fuller, they gave you more stuff, value for money
That was very educational about afternoon tea and cream tea, one day would love to visit, ive only been to Germany as a child, my mom's German lol, love u guys, enjoying all your channels, love from Florida
I'm with Lia. Always cream first then jam.🙂
Thank you for starting this channel. This is the type of content that drew me to Joel and Lia.
Those were the days when we could go out to eat.
I love being able to hop around London with u! Love Joel and Lia of course but really love being shown what is in your country and the history is fascinating! Even looking at the way the buildings and streets are made is so fascinating! Thank u so much!
Love you two!! You ALWAYS put a smile on my face. I don't always comment but believe me when I say I laugh and cry with you both on all your channels. XOXO
Very pleasant to join you for the afternoon tea! Earl grey is my favourite too. ☕
I have spent the afternoon watching Property Couple and I tried to watch Joel Wood but technical problems and now I have watched Those Two Brits I really enjoyed watching the video of afternoon tea in Britain
I’m a Cream Tea person as well. I love scones.
Can’t get enough of you two! Thanks for the video!
yay! i’m so excited to virtually go to tea in cambridge with you two 😂
Mr too.
OMG! I was at that tea shop last year! It's wonderful! Really enjoyed the Cambridge series. Thanks! L&C 👍♥️😘🇬🇧
I loved this so much. This is why I love the UK.
Enjoyed this 🤗 Just found your UA-cam. Yes please do a video on your favorite black teas and where to purchase them. Thank you 💜
The shots of Cambridge and the tea room were lovely! Such a picturesque town and so much history. Proprietor seemed very friendly. Was planning to have afternoon tea with a lady friend around Easter but all of that is up in the air right now! 😢 Hopefully we will all be sprung from our jail cells by then! 🤞Thanks for the lovely tour!
All plans Up into the air.Sadly.
Maybe one day Everthing will be normal again.
I was going to suggest a review of afternoon tea wherever you happened to visit... a regular feature. Joel loves his sweets and Lia loves her tea!
Travel by couch! I miss afternoon tea and london. Thank you for this little escape from madness...
I reeeealy love this channel. Keep it going guys. You provide an escape from what's going on around us nowadays. 💖💖
Aren’t you two so very prim and proper!😂 I love this tea house, so cute. Stay healthy and safe you two🙏😊
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Day full of content from both!! Cream tea would be perfect for me to experience rather than the full Afternoon tea!! Brilliant!!
This was nice 👍. I’m looking forward to seeing more sites when this quarantine is over. Im going to have to make some scones now lol 😂. Very nice video, thank you. 😊
Me too.
This looks lovely! Can’t wait to do this again. ❤️
It was so fun "having" tea and crumpets with you! You two are relaxing to listen to!
As an American I am envious of your classic after noon tea sessions. Let's be honest though. It's a luxury. You have to either be retired or well to do to have the time and accommodations to enjoy what really is a simple pleasure. I like it because you're not meant to get full on it. It's not a meal. It's just a nice way to have a mid day break. Collect your thoughts, regain your daily sanity and get back to business. Like a refreshing shower, it just makes you feel like an evolved human again.
I just think it's really cool that you guys have this as your thing though. I'm all about this channel by the way. I'd be interested in anything to do with beatles history and the places where they got some of their inspirations from for their music.
I love watching y’all explore your country. Stay safe over there!
Soooo nice to just watch some normal! Thank u!
I enjoy both tea and coffee. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Ah! When life was normal. How beautiful. When you return to travel around the UK, please consider visiting Stonehenge, Dover, and Bath. Thank you.
And Bristol we have the first suspension bridge in the world.
We have markets for almost every day Tue,Thursay,Sat,Subday.
Some of the markets dates hindered if eyers.
We have cafes,theatres,Ethinc food from everywhere.
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Bristol. 3 Bristol Cathedral. 4 Brunel's SS Great Britain. 5 Llandoger Trow. 6 Clifton Suspension Bridge. 7 Bristol Old City. 8 Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 9 Blaise Castle House. 10 Cheddar Gorge. Cheddar Gorge.
Bristol Old City is a warren of historic buildings from a long stretch of the city's history. St. Stephen's Church on St. Stephen's Avenue is the parish church of Bristol and dates from 1476. Look inside for the tomb of Martin Pring, the discoverer of Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, and for the colorful effigy of George Snygge. The medieval St. John on the Wall is close by, the last of the many churches once built into the city wall. It is noted for its vaulted crypt and interactive displays added in 2016. It is near St. John's Gate, originally part of the old city wall, famous for its figures of Brennus and Belinus, mythical founders of Bristol, and Christmas Steps, an ancient alleyway paved in 1669 and now lined with antique and souvenir shops.
I really wish we had more places for afternoon tea in the US! I live in MN and The Saint Paul Hotel - a lovely, historic hotel - has a nice afternoon tea, but it is quite difficult to get reservations for at times🥺 It was wonderful to go along with the two of you for a cream tea!😊😚
Tried to watch Joel's livestream but that was a fail. This popped up and perked me right up! Thanks for sharing cream tea with us but it just wasn't enough! I am becoming a voracious little piggy during this quarantine. Oink oink. I need those finger sandwiches and the petits fours! Take care guys. 🐖
Love you guys!! Everyone looks on point. “G-L-A-M-O-R- OUS yay... flying first class...” (fergie song)
I’ve heard there is a section in Leicester that a huge selection of ethnic shops and restaurants. If you happen to go to Leicester would mind vlogging in that area?
I'd like to see that too. Aim the camera at the shop windows so I can see everything.
That sounds like an amazing place.
Check my videos. I do that most if the time.
Video local places
Whoop whoop. Super fun. My favorite Brits.
That cream tea you had looked lovely. I'm not sure if we have anything comparable here in the US for clotted cream. I'd be interested in trying it. Looking forward to seeing more travel vlogs when the quarantine is over. Stay safe!❤
I want to try savory. The standard afternoon tea is too sweet for me. I love the scones with clotted cream and jam and little sandwiches but after the first little sweet I'm done..and like "blarg".
Cream obviously goes on first then jam.
Joel and Lia, i am a loyal follower. Always here for you
Ooooo that looked so yummy! So going to have to look up a scone recipe and see if we have the ingredients to make some. Me and the fiance love to just sit down and relax with a pot of tea either in the morning or afternoon (though we just use Lipton tea bags, nothing fancy lol)
Nothing fancy lol
We have Claire stores here as well! I don't know why I got so excited seeing something familiar to me that is in UK also. I don't do contracts. Lol
Afternoon tea seems like fun
Well that was nice and the people working there were very friendly.
Lovely day. Thanks for sharing!!
Take us everywhere when you guys are released from quarantine 😊. I love these videos ! 💕 I have a boyfriend who has shiny penny syndrome and I had never heard that saying before - he now hears it regularly, lol 😆! Love you both. Stay healthy. 🐝😊💕🙏
Thank you for explaining what a cream tea was and the difference between an afternoon tea and cream tea. Who knew?
Hey! I'm so glad you guys decided to create this channel!!!! Seeing you guys out and about is the best!!! Anyway, please take me to Liberty London!!! I have been hoping for it ever since your Christmas series a couple of years ago ;) In the future, maybe?? Anyway, love you both!!!! :)
Sounds wonderful
I wish there were some tea shops in my area. I love all the things you had. I'm looking forward to more adventures when the health crisis is over.
Go to the Italian cafe in Russell square. I loved it there. They had really good cappuccinos and pastries.
I miss normal life. Thank you for the escape!!
I do too.
Unfortunately, we all do take simple things granted.
One day we will get our life back.
Keep up good spirits.
Love the scones and coffee in London, but your scones are much different than in the US, but there so good, stay safe.
I felt am sitting with my close friends and having a cup of tea with them☕️
Sweeeet✔️🥰
Great job! Now I have to go to Harriett's when I come back. I cannot wait. Loving this channel. 👍🏻💜
Hi guys, I’ve just subscribed to this channel and absolutely love the concept! Cambridge is such a beautiful, historic city (have been many times). I just wanted to let you know that I’ve have left 3 large comments on this video about: pretty villages/ towns, medieval cathedrals, historic cities, medieval castles, palaces/ stately homes etc to explore in England (when the world returns to normality)! The only problem is that UA-cam seems to have “hidden” them from public view, being flagged as SPAM (due to their length), and sitting in your “junk” mail. I hope you find them useful (and of course actually able to find them)! Take care!
We have Claire's too. Although they were mostly in malls so we have less malls these days.
Love having tea!!! Best place so far has been at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC. So lovely.
The phone contracts work the same in the USA. But you can get a budget phone via the prepaid carriers like boost, metro, and cricket. But they're older phones and not the newest. You can always pay out of pocket for an unlocked phone.
I’m a butter first,jam then cream..Those scones looked very good...
Funny how excited you were for Tea.
Love the vlog! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I hope to visit England someday, I would like afternoon tea, but cream tea sounds wonderful! Love you both!
Very nice my mom was from Cambridge
In the 70s I spent a year traveling all over Great Britain (and supposedly attending classes), and I NEVER heard anyone say scone (rhymes with tone). I was told it was scone “rhymes with gone.” Now a lot of people say scone with the long o. I wonder if it has to do with population growth coming from outside Britain (because scone with a long o makes more sense actually).
Great video Joel and Lia!!! 👍
Always thought Cream tea was either scone or cream cake with tea.
Karen Barclay it’s scone plus clotted cream... the yummiest stuff! Too bad we can’t get it here in the US 😞
@@MagentaOtterTravels I thought that was a Devonshire tea!
Karen Barclay when Im in Devon they proudly call it a Devonshire Cream Tea. Elsewhere they call the same thing simply “cream tea” 😉
phone contracts have mostly been this way in the US for a couple of years now.
That's what I thought. I thought it had been this way in the US for 20 years or more, though.
Yay! Tea and coffee time 😃💞
this was a fun video...loved it...
You say shiny pennie when your distracted, and in US we say squirrel (not sure of spelling it is not my strong point.) It started being used when kids movie "Over the Hedge" came out.
Deborah Melendy Oh! I thought it was from the movie "Up".
@@shawnmarie459 li thought it was when the rotty got side tracked while all the animals were in the yard. It is possible im wrong i think i have to watch a couple of movies now its not like i have an exciting life with the virus going around. Lol
Certainly possible that I am wrong! I'm not much of a movie buff :(
Very nice!!
I love when you do afternoon tea videos! When my hubby and I finally travel to England, I'm going to drag him to afternoon tea everywhere 😂 As ling as there's prosecco he'll be fine 🥂
Wish you all the luck.
Love reading people's comments and learn more .
New iPhone cameras are insane insane insane fancy.
Hi Leo! Yes they are but I am a Samsung man. Check out their phones sometime unless you are anti-android! LOL! Hope all is well in Leo Land. 📱
John Symons I may have to try one sometime. Life is good. I am an introvert so I naturally stay home. How are you doing?
@@LeoTheShortGuy Cooking and trying not to eat everything! Got to go, I hear Jenny Craig yelling.
@@johnsymons76 I am too Samsung Mab too.
I take all my videos, pictures.pay bills,use it to socialise & surf the net etc.D everything. With it .
I am lost without it especially nowadays (lockdown).
Ah... another lovely place to visit for UK visit next year😊❤
Love it when you do tea videos!! I dream of getting to visit London & take my daughter on one of those double decker busses for afternoon tea! 😍
I've never heard of Cream Tea either. I drink David's Teas daily...mostly loose leaf. I love Earl Grey too! What's your favorite brand, Lia?
Yay another video to brighten up my day. Thanks for uploading 💚
I'll bet you both felt like prison escapees!!! Covert action to have tea and scones!!! Love it!!! Can't wait for your next mission!!!!
Hot tea and cold weather..sounds so nice! It already hot here in Florida. Want to switch places?? Lol
I prefer to put the cream on first, too, because I want the cream to be warmer than the fruit.
Looks so good!
I love your tour of afternoon tea (aka high tea in the rest of the empire).
Thanks for the virtual tea for us. I want to go into a tea room like that😉
Please show some of the city? Did you take train? Thank you, enjoyed 👍😁 catching up on your vlogs. Here to support🥂
Please come to Tokyo to try their afternoon tea✨🇯🇵 it’s a little bit pricey than those in the UK, but their presentation is absolutely stunning 😍
Lovely afternoon.
Hi guys (just subscribed and loving the channel), if you’re interested, here are some ideas for travel (when the world is back to normal). Here are some pretty villages/ towns in different areas of England (West, South, North, East and Central) - you can really see how the architecture changes in each region:
*WEST ENGLAND:*
*Gloucestershire:*
Cirencester
Bibury
Winchcombe
Bourton-on-the-Water
Stow-on-the-Wold
Chipping Campden
Moreton-in-Marsh
Stanton Village
Painswick
Tetbury
Lower Slaughter
Upper Slaughter
Snowshill Village
Miserden Village
Blockley Village
Box Village.
*Oxfordshire:*
Burford
Woodstock
Chipping Norton
Kingham Village
Great Tew Village
Dorchester-on-Thames
Shilton Village
Charlbury
Chastleton Village
Deddington
Swinbrook Village
Wallingford
Shenington
*Wiltshire:*
Castle Combe
Corsham
Bradford-on-Avon
Lacock
Biddestone Village
Malmesbury
Sherston Village
Steeple Ashton Village
Avebury Village
Ramsbury Village
Broad Chalke Village.
*Somerset:*
Dunster
Axbridge
Frome
Nunney
Wells (Somerset) *officially England’s smallest ‘city’ (includes a beautiful medieval cathedral), but feels like a market town.
Bruton Town
Shepton Mallet
Selworthy Village
Glastonbury Town
Castle Cary
Watchet Town
Wincanton
Ilminster
Porlock
Cheddar Village.
**Broadway, Worcestershire, is one of my favourite villages in western England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Worcestershire.*
*SOUTH ENGLAND:*
*Kent:*
Chiddingstone Village
Chilham Village
Sandwich (town)
Penshurst Village
Biddenden
Cranbrook
Goudhurst Village
Ightham Village
Smarden Village
Rochester Town
Aylesford
Sutton Valence Village
Hollingbourne Village
Tenterden
Eynsford Village
Elham Village
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Wingham Village
Cobham (Kent).
*Dorset:*
Corfe Castle Village
Milton Abbas
Sherborne
Abbotsbury
Shaftesbury
West Lulworth Village
Puddletown
Blandford Forum
Burton Bradstock Village
Dorchester
Cerne Abbas Village
Evershot Village
Poole Old Town
Briantspuddle
Sturminster Newton Village.
*Devon:*
Clovelly Village
Totnes
Cockington Village
Dartmouth
Salcombe
Ashburton
Branscombe Village
Lustleigh Village
Chagford
Lynton
Lynmouth
Brixham
Beer Village
Kingsbridge
Topsham
Ilfracombe.
*Cornwall:*
St. Ives
Mousehole
Polperro
Fowey
Port Isaac
Looe
Padstow
Falmouth (Town)
Liskeard
Mevagissey.
*Hampshire:*
Wherwell
Micheldever
Lymington
New Alresford
West Meon
Wickham Village
Titchfield Village
Odiham
Bishop’s Waltham
East Meon
East Stratton Village
Chilbolton Village.
**Rye, East Sussex, is one of my favourite towns in southern England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for East Sussex.*
*NORTH ENGLAND:*
*North Yorkshire:*
Robin Hood’s Bay
Staithes
Richmond
Grassington
Malton
Helmsley
Burnsall Village
Whitby
Ingleton Village
Pateley Bridge
Middleham
Hawes
Thornton-le-Dale
Leyburn
Osmotherley Village
Harrogate
Kettlewell Village
West Burton Village
Hutton-le-Hole Village.
*Derbyshire:*
Castleton
Bakewell
Edensor Village
Ashford-in-the-Water Village
Hartington Village
Tideswell Village
Youlgreave Village
Tissington Village
Edale Village
Hathersage Village
Eyam Village
Hayfield.
*Cumbria:*
Hawkeshead Village
Kirkby Lonsdale
Keswick Town
Kendal (Cumbria)
Sedbergh (Town)
Cartmel Village
Ulverston
Bowness-on-Windermere Town
Kirkby Stephan
Ambleside
Windermere Town
Cockermouth Town
Grange-over-Sands.
*Extra towns/ villages that are ‘slightly’ north (as I don’t know another northern county well enough):*
Ludlow, Shropshire
Haworth, West Yorkshire
Uppingham, Rutland
Alnwick Town, Northumberland
Knutsford, Cheshire
Longnor Village, Staffordshire.
*EAST ENGLAND:*
*Suffolk:*
Lavenham
Kersey Village
Clare Village
Chelsworth
Flatford
Bury St. Edmunds
Cavendish
Hadleigh
East Bergholt Village
Boxford Village
Woodbridge
Coddenham Village
Long Melford
Thorpeness Village
Bungay
Southwold Town
Wickham Market
Polstead Village.
*Essex:*
Wendens Ambo
Saffron Walden
Dedham Village
Thaxted
Clavering Village
Castle Hedingham Village
Widdington
Finchingfield
Maldon
Wivenhoe
Great Dunmow
Great Chesterford Village.
*Norfolk:*
Little Walsingham
Blakeney (to see pictures of inside village type “High Street Blakeney”)
Burnham Market
Elm Hill, Norwich (A well preserved medieval area, that feels like a small town, in the city “Norwich, Norfolk”)
Holt
Wells-next-to-the-Sea Town
King’s Lynn Old Town
Cley next to the Sea
Aylsham
Reepham
Holkham Village
Wymondham
Cromer (old town area)
Worstead Village.
*Cambridgeshire:*
Houghton Village
Kimbolton Village
Stilton Village
Grantchester Village
St Ives (Cambridgeshire)
Linton Village
Hinxton Village
Wishbech Georgian (well preserved 18th century section of “Wisbech”)
Buckden (Cambridgeshire)
Icklton Village.
**Stamford, Lincolnshire, is one of my favourite towns in Eastern England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Lincolnshire.*
*CENTRAL ENGLAND:*
*Buckinghamshire:*
Turville
Denham Village
Amersham
West Wycombe Village
Fingest Village
Little Marlow
Long Crendon
Stony Stratford
Hambleden Village
Princes Risborough
Little Missenden
Great Missenden Village
Lillingstone Lovell
Marlow.
*Surrey:*
Shere
Lingfield Village
Farnham
Chiddingfold Village
Godstone Village
Gomshall Village
Guildford
Wonersh Village
Mickleham Village
Godalming
Brockham Village
Reigate
Abinger Hammer Village.
*Northamptonshire:*
Oundle
Collyweston
Warkworth Village
Apethorpe Village
Wadenhoe Village
Great Brington Village
Geddington
Easton on the Hill
Towcester
Brackley
Thrapston
Brixworth village.
*Warwickshire:*
Shipston-on-Stour
Warwick Town
Welford-on-Avon Village
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Royal Leamington Spa
Little Compton
Alcester
Long Compton
Henley-in-Arden
Lower Quinton Village
Bidford-on-Avon
Luddington Village
Preston on Stour.
**Woburn Village, Bedfordshire, is one of my favourite villages in Central England - so I though I’d include even though I didn’t do a list for Bedfordshire.*
*Some of the finest Medieval Cathedrals in England (in my opinion):*
*Lincoln Cathedral* *world’s tallest building from 1311 - 1548 (when spire collapsed) it was the first building to hold that title since the Great Pyramid of Giza, only one cathedral (so far) has ever managed to surpass its height - Ulm Minster in Germany, one of the highlights inside are the exquisitely carved 14th century choir stalls, the view of the cathedral from the castle is incredible,
*Durham Cathedral* *UNESCO world heritage site (along with the castle), one of the finest examples of Norman/ Romanesque architecture in Europe, it is architecturally very important - containing many elements that prove it to have influenced (what would later be created in France) Gothic architecture,
*York Minster* *the largest medieval cathedral in the UK, with the “Great East Window” having the largest expanse (in a single window) of medieval stained glass in the world, plus very important 11th-15th century stained glass to be found elsewhere in the cathedral,
*Ely Cathedral* *a unique and striking building, due in part to the mix of gothic and Romanesque on its exterior - that gives it an almost “castle-like” appearance. The originality continues inside, with the highest medieval church nave in England, beautifully painted ceilings and of course the gravity-defying central octagonal tower,
*Canterbury Cathedral* *UNESCO world heritage site (along with other medieval buildings in the city), UK’s oldest cathedral in terms of when it was founded (founded in the year 597, present building started in 1070) and holds very important 12th-15th century medieval stained glass,
*Salisbury Cathedral* *tallest medieval cathedral in the UK, contains one of the oldest working clocks in the world (dated to 1386) and the best preserved (of the 4 in existence) copy of the Magna Carta (written in 1215), it is unique as the majority was built within such a short space of time (1220-1258), so has a remarkably uniform exterior,
*Wells Cathedral* *it has many points of interest: 300 original medieval statues on the west front, extremely unique mid-14th century “scissor-arches”, and a substantial collection of medieval glass. It is also said to be the first ‘100% pure’ gothic cathedral in the world (being built in the gothic style ‘from foundations’ in 1175 - therefore without a preexisting Romanesque structure), you will also find nearby the oldest purely ‘residential’ street in Europe called “Vicars’ Close, Wells”; with all its original buildings still intact (construction started in 1348 and all the buildings were finished by 1430),
*Winchester Cathedral* *longest ‘Medieval’ cathedral in the world, it has many surviving elements from 1079 including the haunting crypts (especially when filled with water), the great west window holds a massive expanse of medieval glass that was deliberately smashed in 1642 by Cromwell’s forces, then recovered and reset in an unusual mosaic-like fashion, and of course the view down the longest ‘medieval’ nave is incredible, Jane Austin is also buried here,
*Peterborough Cathedral* *known for its famous “West Front”, a very early English Gothic facade which is unrivalled in Gothic architecture, also inside one of 4 remaining decorated medieval wooden cathedral ceilings (built in around 1230) remaining in Europe,
*Gloucester Cathedral* *the cathedral cloisters are absolutely stunning and were featured in some of the Harry Potter movies. “The Great East Window” (created 1350), is one of Europe’s finest and the size of a tennis court! Another interesting feature inside the cathedral - the 46 misericords (carved in the 1300’s), depicting a wide array of strange and charming scenes.
*Norwich Cathedral* *made of beautiful french Caen stone (Canterbury Cathedral was also built extensively with it), containing beautiful Romanesque interiors from 1096-1145. Has over 1000 painted medieval “bosses” situated on the ceiling vault - an unrivalled treasure,
*St Paul’s Cathedral* *not medieval but Sir Christopher Wren’s 17th century baroque masterpiece, 2nd largest cathedral in UK.
*Westminster Abbey* *UNESCO world heritage site, along with other buildings nearby. Not technically a cathedral or an Abbey, it has held the coronations of many English Kings/ Queens for over 1000 years; a very important site for this reason with many notable historical figures buried within its walls. Interestingly, it also contains one of the countries oldest doors (dated to 1050AD).
**These are my top 13, although there are many more!*
*Other interesting Medieval religious buildings:*
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge,
Exeter Cathedral,
Tewkesbury Abbey *one of the best examples of ‘Romanesque’ architecture,
Worcester Cathedral,
Bath Abbey,
St Albans Cathedral,
Southwell Minster,
Beverley Minster *one of the largest parish churches and a gothic masterpiece,
Chester Cathedral,
Ripon Cathedral *contains one of the oldest surviving parts of any cathedral in England - the crypt built somewhere around the year 672,
St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
**Some examples of other religious buildings e.g chapels/ abbeys/ cathedrals/ large parish church.*
*Medieval Abbey ruins:*
Fountains Abbey,
Whitby Abbey,
Rievaulx Abbey,
Glastonbury Abbey,
Tintern Abbey (Wales),
Battle Abbey *important as site of 1066 battle of Hastings.
*Historical English (+2 Scottish) cities (cities that contain a large number of important historical buildings/ really nice “old towns”):*
*York* *contains probably one of the most photographed medieval streets in England called “The Shambles, also the York Minster, Clifford’s Tower, nearly entirely complete Roman/ medieval town walls and gates, museums such as the castle museum and railway museum, and many other historically important buildings such as Merchant Adventurers’ Hall (built in 1357, one of the best preserved medieval guild halls), Barley Hall (1360), St. William’s college, York’s other medieval guildhall or any of the 19 medieval churches in the city,
*Canterbury* *has Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine’s Abbey, St. Martin’s church (oldest church in the English speaking world built in 597AD), historic river tours, medieval town walls, churches and gates, Canterbury Castle and charming old streets,
*Bath* *UNESCO world heritage city made entirely of Bath stone, Roman baths, Bath Abbey, gorgeous streets throughout - two of the most famous being the Royal Crescent and the Circus, Pulteney Bridge, spas, museums like the fashion museum and Jane Austen, green areas such as Prior Park landscape garden,
*Cambridge* *home to the fourth oldest university in the world (year 1209), loads of medieval college buildings for example at Queens’ College, Corpus Christi College or Trinity, the iconic King’s College Chapel (and other medieval/ baroque religious buildings), pretty streets, punting on the river cam with scenic views of the “backs” of the colleges, plus bridges such as the Mathematical Bridge or the Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge), Fitzwilliam museum or the Botanical gardens,
*Lincoln* *apart from the incredible cathedral there’s lovely medieval streets such as “Steep Hill” and “The Strait” - including two houses built in 1150 (Jew’s House) and 1170 (Norman House), Lincoln castle, “High Bridge” built in 1160 (with 16th century shops above), and the Roman city trail including the nearly 2000 year old Newport Arch,
*Oxford* *home to the second oldest university in the world (year 1096), loads of medieval college buildings for example Exeter College, New College or one of the largest (Tudor) colleges Christ Church - which contains the “Great Hall” - a must for Harry Potter fans, beautiful libraries such as “Radcliffe Camera” and “The Bodleian”, museums such as the Ashmolean or the Natural history museum, Cathedral, Castle, other historic sites such as St Michael at the North Gate (the church is over 1000 years old) and of course punting (although not as pretty when compared with punting in Cambridge),
*Edinburgh (Scotland)* *UNESCO world heritage city, contains a beautiful old town (medieval part), then equally pretty “new” town; designed and built in the 18th century.
*Salisbury* *Salisbury Cathedral, the Magna Carta and one of the worlds oldest clocks, Old Sarum (iron-age fortification with the remnants of a royal castle and cathedral) make it extremely historically significant, Stonehenge (only 9 miles away), elegant buildings such as Mompesson House make up the largest cathedral close in the country, medieval city gates and loads of other beautiful buildings in pretty Salisbury, glorious green spaces (which set off the cathedral perfectly),
*Wells (Somerset)* *Apart from Wells Cathedral it has Vicars’ Close, Wells (the oldest purely ‘residential’ street in Europe; with all its original buildings still intact (construction started in 1348 and all the buildings were finished by 1430), the moated medieval Bishop’s Palace, medieval gates and other buildings and overall a charming place to go (which lots of films have taken full advantage of),
*Durham* *Cathedral, castle and medieval bridges (creating stunning views from the river), many winding old streets in the historical centre are well preserved and very little changed, Finchale Priory and other religious buildings, contains lots of traditional pubs, surrounded by green countryside and has an authentic, yet vibrant university city feel,
*Norwich* *the cathedral, castle, many charming cobbled streets such as the beautiful “Elm Hill”, the city contains over 30 medieval churches, and other notable medieval buildings such as the Guildhall, “The Halls”, “The Great Hospital” (established 1249) and Dragon Hall, riverside walks, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the country (established in the 11th century) and the Roman Catholic Cathedral is also very nice,
*Stirling (Scotland)* *castle, mountains and really charming cobbled streets,
*Chester* *really impressive mix of Tudor, medieval and Victorian architecture (especially down the High Street). Contains Roman ruins, cathedral and Roman/ medieval city walls,
*Bristol* *a slightly more ‘modern’ example of a city (yet still contains lots of 18th century classical architecture, a medieval cathedral and pretty suspension bridge),
*Ely* *a scenic and charming riverside city (with a small town feel); completely dwarfed by a great English medieval cathedral,
*Brighton* *more ‘modern’ like Bristol, yet is able to blend it together with fine regency buildings, iconic pier and pretty streets such as “the lanes”.
*Winchester* *the incredible cathedral, medieval “Great Hall” (containing the famous “Round Table”), Winchester Mill and charming old streets.
**A few examples of slightly more ‘traditional’ English (plus 2 Scottish) cities - although some feel more like large towns! Yet even the bigger industrial cities have managed to retain lots of great architecture such as the magnificent “Grey street” in Newcastle, or the UNESCO world heritage site “the three graces” in Liverpool.*
*Medieval Castles:*
Bodiam Castle,
Conwy Castle (Wales),
Tower of London,
Warwick Castle,
Alnwick Castle,
Dover Castle,
Caernarfon Castle (Wales),
Leeds Castle,
Raglan Castle (Wales).
Bamburgh Castle,
Arundel Castle,
Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland),
Windsor Castle,
Castle Rising,
Caerphilly Castle (Wales),
Berkeley Castle,
Castle Stalker (Scotland),
Pembroke Castle,
Harlech Castle (Wales),
Bolton Castle,
Caeverlock castle (Scotland) *only moated triangular castle in the world,
Beaumaris Castle (Wales),
Rochester Castle.
**23 examples of English, Welsh and Scottish Castles - all in different sizes and conditions.*
*Medieval ‘moated’ Manor House / Medieval Manor [built before 1485]:*
Haddon Hall,
Stokesay Castle *smaller, but extremely unique medieval manor house,
Knole House,
Hever Castle,
Oxburgh Hall,
Herstmonceux Castle *rare as medieval brick,
Ightham Mote,
Penhurst Place,
Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire *minuature medieval manor house,
Baddesley Clinton Manor,
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire *rare as medieval brick.
**10 examples of medieval manors in England built before 1485, all different sizes - some with/ without moat.*
*Tudor [1485-1558], Elizabethan [1558-1603] or Jacobean [1603-1625] Palaces/ Great Houses:*
Hampton Court Palace,
Burghley House,
Hardwick Hall,
Hatfield House,
Longleat House,
Blickling Hall,
Little Moreton Hall *example of a miniature Tudor Manor House,
Audley End House,
Highclere Castle *not an authentic Jacobean house, but was redesigned in the 19th century in that style,
Sudbury Hall.
**10 examples of large estates built between 1485-1625.*
*Classical Palaces/ Great Houses [around 1616-1800]:*
Blenheim Palace,
Chatsworth House,
Castle Howard,
Holkham Hall,
Wilton House,
Houghton Hall,
Dyrham Park,
Kedleston Hall,
Belton House,
Stourhead House.
**10 examples of large estates built between 1616-1800.*
*Natural sites:*
Lake District,
Snowdonia National Park (Wales),
Scottish Highlands (Scotland),
Peak District,
Yorkshire Dales,
Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales),
The Isle of Skye (Scotland),
Northumberland National Park,
Scottish Lochs (Scotland),
Jurassic Coast.
**10 examples of natural beauty in the UK.*
*Ruins - Neolithic/ Roman:*
Stonehenge/ Avebury/ other stone circles,
Hadrian’s wall - Roman,
Roman Baths, Bath,
Neolithic Monuments Orkney (Scotland),
Fishbourne Roman Palace/ Bignor Roman Villa,
Vindolanda Roman Fort/ Corbridge Roman Town,
Portchester Castle (Roman remains)/ Roman lighthouse at Dover Castle.
*Historical things to do in London that are “lesser-known”:*
-Maritime Greenwich - the Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich - especially the ‘Painted Hall’ as well as ‘Queen’s House’,
-Chiswick House - a Palladian Villa with lavish 17th/18th century interiors, and tranquil gardens,
-The many ‘Baroque’ churches of London (other than St. Paul’s Cathedral) e.g ‘St Mary Le Strand’,
-The hidden ‘medieval’ religious buildings e.g ‘St Bartholomew-the-Great church’, or non-religious buildings e.g ‘Westminster Hall’ (finished in 1097),
-Another great painted ceiling in London (albeit much smaller than those in Greenwich) can be found in the ‘Banqueting House, Whitehall’, painted by Rubens,
-Some of the surviving great houses of London such as ‘Syon House’ (with its incredible 18th century Neo-Classical Robert Adam interiors), Osterley Park (another Robert Adam) and ‘Ham House’ (such a rare 17th century survival), or some of the mansion houses such as ‘Spencer House’ or ‘Apsley House’.
You should go to long Ness and Highlander games
Its interesting that restaurants are still open for dine in people. Here in the states you can only do take away. I'm not sure how nice afternoon tea would be out of a paper cup. I guess they are not mandating social distancing there either???
In the UK too most of Restaurant are closed .They do takeaway at least in Bristol city, Southwest of England.
MCDONALD'S walk through only.
Great Videos.. How do you get the "rolling" captions as you speak ? I've looked at UA-cam, cant see it. :(
Ahh, this would be a great way to to spend the afternoon. 🍵 Sadly no scones in my American emojis😔🤭
Great video! Stay safe please. 💖👍
Love this!
Loved it!
I could be wrong, but I think that's the way cell phone service has always worked in the US except for the credit score wasn't always important.
Afternoon Tea in Cambridge. What about lockdown.?
Glad I found this! Never understood what afternoon tea was, thought it was your name doe the afternoon meal. Also, I believe though I don't work my credit score is tied to my husband's so I can have credit easily. Love ya guys.
I’ve just subscribed at 05:00am. You guys where in my hometown?! I hope you had an amazing time. Cambridge is so pretty. But I won’t lie. It does get a bit boring when you’ve lived there for 27 years of your life haha.
Please do a video on Yorkshire 🥳😍
What, 1/2 cup of coffee? Is there more in the little carafe?
Please make a video of you two Making True British Tea. Please.
The Queen Lia and Joel
Wow! This kind of world seems so loooong ago 🤔😨😷😄💕.... thanks guys! Be safe 👋🚿
Oh boy do I miss England.
Great video again.