Lovely to see you enjoying the delights of the Thames adjacent to my locality. That walk is an excellent one for anyone new to the area and wishing to get acquainted with the area. You did well to find the most favoured bench at the top of Round Clump unoccupied. That’s a rare event. 👏👏 Ending the walk in Dorchester on Thames is a delight. The village is most handsome. Did you step into the Abbey. It’s magnificent given that today it is no more than the parish church. As for the pubs it’s a shame that the Fleur De Lys was probably shut when you visited. It has what appears to be limited opening times having only recently been revived as the village pub. Probably more of a pubby pub than the George Hotel. 👍😀🍺
Beautiful walk and lovely vistas from the summit of the Clumps. For a minute I thought you were going to walk right past the pubs in Dorchester...should have known you better! I too like 'Three men in a boat', both the book and the film version with Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson and Laurence Harvey which sometimes gets an airing on TV. Interestingly J K Jerome once lived very close to the Thames. A blue plaque marks the property in Chelsea Bridge Road.
Thanks Jamie! This was a very spontaneous walk, I didn't know I'd have a couple of hours of free time until I got to the area, so it was all the nicer I was able to visit a site I had actually heard of and wanted to visit. Better still on a day when I would normally be working!
Very picturesque walk, lovely colours. Very enjoyable, and educational, as usual. I didn't realise there is a Dorchester on Thames and looks like a very interesting place from it's Wikipedia page.
Thanks Frank! Considering how many big towns the Thames passes through, it is surprisingly picturesque, and in places it still feels largely unchanged from how Jerome K. Jerome describes it in Three Men in a Boat. Yes, I was really struck by Dorchester-on-Thames, I didn't have a huge amount of time there but would love to return some day and do the pubs justice - all three of them looked really appealing from the outside. I also took a quick stroll around the abbey which was very atmospheric. Definitely worth another visit.
@@tweedyoutdoors I have had Three Men in a Boat on my bookshelves for years. You have motivated me to get it down and actually read it. The abbey definitely caught my eye in Wikipedia. Glad to hear it is still atmospheric.
Thanks Dave! Great farming country indeed - apparently the area has been used continuously for agriculture going all the way back to at least the Bronze Age.
How very confusing to see the view from the Clumps minus the massive cooling towers at Didcot. Better, but confusing. In the first iteration of WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd, there was a video of me reciting the Poem Tree, accompanied by a thumping 8-bit techno tune. Long since de-listed, and so it shall it remain for the benefit of mankind. A very nice video, which brought back fond memories for me. Thanks for uploading it.
Agree about Three Men in a Boat John. Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny. 1889, I believe and it has stood the test of time. I read somewhere that it was massively cut down from the original version by an editor but that has proved to have been very successful.
Delighted to find a fellow fan! I think JKJ was originally asked by the publisher to write a tour guide of the Thames - and it sort of does serve that purpose - but he added the story and the humour just to liven it up a bit. So much of it is still relevant! I have a friend with whom I regularly exchange ridiculously exaggerated hypochondria, just like the opening pages of the book.
@@tweedyoutdoors John, I don't know whether you have come across the BLOT OUTDOORS SHOW channel on here? Whereas you have your wine reviews, Chris and his mate, Mick do whiskey reviews. Like you, Blot is very watchable and eloquent but also totally different. I would pay money to see the three of you stealth camp and review some wine/whiskey or even Newcastle Brown Ale!
@@johnnystramash As it happens you're not the first person to suggest a collab with Blot Outdoors! Which is interesting because his style is so different (I think he's also a lot better at camera work etc!). I do like Scotch - that was my big thing prior to wine - but never quite developed a taste for American/Irish whiskey.
You'll be shocked to hear it was one of those alcohol free beers. I thought I might have to do some more driving later that evening, and I had a good hour or so to kill in Dorchester, past the time of day when I might consider tea or coffee (not that there was anywhere open offering either of those anyway).
@@tweedyoutdoorsthere used to be a cafe along the high street at Dorchester. Unfortunately, it closed fairly recently after a failed attempt to get new owners.
I hope that doesn't turn out to be a disappointing recommendation! You know that old cliche about school kids being taken to watch one of Shakespeare's "comedies" and they're completely bored out of their minds the whole way through but their teacher laughs in an exaggerated fashion at all the "jokes"...? I always assumed that humour had to be very much of its time and wouldn't age well at all, especially as a lot of English humour involves wordplay, and language keeps evolving. So I was surprised when I read Three Men in a Boat - published 1889 - that I found it genuinely funny. Moreover it was a sort of dry, sarcastic humour which I had naively assumed was a purely modern invention. I loved it, one of the very few books I've read twice, and can quite imagine I'll give it a third reading one day.
Lovely to see you enjoying the delights of the Thames adjacent to my locality. That walk is an excellent one for anyone new to the area and wishing to get acquainted with the area. You did well to find the most favoured bench at the top of Round Clump unoccupied. That’s a rare event. 👏👏
Ending the walk in Dorchester on Thames is a delight. The village is most handsome. Did you step into the Abbey. It’s magnificent given that today it is no more than the parish church.
As for the pubs it’s a shame that the Fleur De Lys was probably shut when you visited. It has what appears to be limited opening times having only recently been revived as the village pub. Probably more of a pubby pub than the George Hotel. 👍😀🍺
Beautiful walk and lovely vistas from the summit of the Clumps. For a minute I thought you were going to walk right past the pubs in Dorchester...should have known you better!
I too like 'Three men in a boat', both the book and the film version with Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson and Laurence Harvey which sometimes gets an airing on TV.
Interestingly J K Jerome once lived very close to the Thames. A blue plaque marks the property in Chelsea Bridge Road.
I love these country walks of yours and the history really draws me in.
Cheers! 🎩🍻
Thanks Jamie! This was a very spontaneous walk, I didn't know I'd have a couple of hours of free time until I got to the area, so it was all the nicer I was able to visit a site I had actually heard of and wanted to visit. Better still on a day when I would normally be working!
Very picturesque walk, lovely colours. Very enjoyable, and educational, as usual. I didn't realise there is a Dorchester on Thames and looks like a very interesting place from it's Wikipedia page.
Thanks Frank! Considering how many big towns the Thames passes through, it is surprisingly picturesque, and in places it still feels largely unchanged from how Jerome K. Jerome describes it in Three Men in a Boat.
Yes, I was really struck by Dorchester-on-Thames, I didn't have a huge amount of time there but would love to return some day and do the pubs justice - all three of them looked really appealing from the outside. I also took a quick stroll around the abbey which was very atmospheric. Definitely worth another visit.
@@tweedyoutdoors I have had Three Men in a Boat on my bookshelves for years. You have motivated me to get it down and actually read it. The abbey definitely caught my eye in Wikipedia. Glad to hear it is still atmospheric.
Very nice countryside and history lesson Tweedy. Great farming country 🇬🇧 🇳🇿
Thanks Dave! Great farming country indeed - apparently the area has been used continuously for agriculture going all the way back to at least the Bronze Age.
How very confusing to see the view from the Clumps minus the massive cooling towers at Didcot. Better, but confusing.
In the first iteration of WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd, there was a video of me reciting the Poem Tree, accompanied by a thumping 8-bit techno tune. Long since de-listed, and so it shall it remain for the benefit of mankind.
A very nice video, which brought back fond memories for me. Thanks for uploading it.
Great minds think alike!
At the risk of repeating myself;
Stunning scenery and great video!!! Keep them vids coming please Tweedy, it’s a pleasure watching them
Thanks Seán, very kind of you to say so!
Great area and a great video 👍👍
Agree about Three Men in a Boat John. Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny. 1889, I believe and it has stood the test of time. I read somewhere that it was massively cut down from the original version by an editor but that has proved to have been very successful.
Delighted to find a fellow fan! I think JKJ was originally asked by the publisher to write a tour guide of the Thames - and it sort of does serve that purpose - but he added the story and the humour just to liven it up a bit. So much of it is still relevant! I have a friend with whom I regularly exchange ridiculously exaggerated hypochondria, just like the opening pages of the book.
@@tweedyoutdoors John, I don't know whether you have come across the BLOT OUTDOORS SHOW channel on here? Whereas you have your wine reviews, Chris and his mate, Mick do whiskey reviews. Like you, Blot is very watchable and eloquent but also totally different. I would pay money to see the three of you stealth camp and review some wine/whiskey or even Newcastle Brown Ale!
@@johnnystramash As it happens you're not the first person to suggest a collab with Blot Outdoors! Which is interesting because his style is so different (I think he's also a lot better at camera work etc!). I do like Scotch - that was my big thing prior to wine - but never quite developed a taste for American/Irish whiskey.
For some reason when I watched this particular video I just got a Fast Show / Reeves and Mortimer hiking related flashback. Most pleasant 😊
I was definitely a fan of both back in the day so it may well be lurking there in my subconscious!
What was the beer? I haven't been around that area for over forty years! (my God !! that long?). Nice area though.
You'll be shocked to hear it was one of those alcohol free beers. I thought I might have to do some more driving later that evening, and I had a good hour or so to kill in Dorchester, past the time of day when I might consider tea or coffee (not that there was anywhere open offering either of those anyway).
@@tweedyoutdoorsthere used to be a cafe along the high street at Dorchester. Unfortunately, it closed fairly recently after a failed attempt to get new owners.
Three Men in a Boat? I will read it
I hope that doesn't turn out to be a disappointing recommendation! You know that old cliche about school kids being taken to watch one of Shakespeare's "comedies" and they're completely bored out of their minds the whole way through but their teacher laughs in an exaggerated fashion at all the "jokes"...?
I always assumed that humour had to be very much of its time and wouldn't age well at all, especially as a lot of English humour involves wordplay, and language keeps evolving. So I was surprised when I read Three Men in a Boat - published 1889 - that I found it genuinely funny. Moreover it was a sort of dry, sarcastic humour which I had naively assumed was a purely modern invention. I loved it, one of the very few books I've read twice, and can quite imagine I'll give it a third reading one day.
John captures the zeitgeist perfectly in his reply. You will be taken by surprise by the genuine humour which feels modern.
@@tweedyoutdoors I'm enjoying it from the start. Great recommendation!