A Night Alone in a Tiny Abandoned House 

I’m not sure I appreciate you stealing my sun lounger on the only sunny day we’ve had in weeks… However, it made for a great film, so all is forgiven 😂 p.s it’s nice to see you cleaning up for a change 😉

The wandering Turnip is my favorite television personality. Sun lounger was needed after all.. Entertaining rambles..Sleeping in the larder where the summer preserves and meat would have cured. Wandering turnip a natural narrator

Extreme sun lounging..

Oh I would love to live there in the middle of the woods..how fab ! Yes the sun lounger was worth the hike..just a battery candle and your sorted😂.....ty for taking us on your journey🎉 as I am disabled now..these outdoor videos are great to watch..keep em coming 🎉..

I Just luv you pal, a man after my own heart. Please don't ever stop being your lovely self. Sending a great big man hug to you. I grew up doing stuff like this long before the internet was even available to average folk. Kind regards and best wishes for the future to you. Keep on keeping on pal!!!

I don't have a television licence or netflix because of channels like yours. Cheers for another brilliant video!

David, Loved the film about the “little house”. I know that area well and often walked past there with the dog. Apologies for this rather long post but I thought you might be interested to know a bit about its history. This homestead is called Beverley End and was inhabited by the Bentley family through most of the 19th century and presumably earlier. It would appear from a brief scurry through the archives that there were three brothers. The first is so far unidentified but he was married to Mary; Henry was born in 1799 and John was born in 1806. It would appear that they were all born at Beverley End. In the 1841 census the elder Bentley brother has died leaving Mary with four children, Hannah born 1818; James born 1823; John born 1822; Mary born 1841. As there is such a big gap between the last two I’m guessing that Mary was someone else’s. The other household comprises the middle Bentley brother, Henry, who is married to Betty Roberts. They have five children, all girls, Hannah born 1827; Sarah 1828; Elizabeth 1830; Alice 1833 and Mary 1835. All those of working age are employed as weavers in the cotton industry. The third Bentley brother is John Bentley who is unmarried but not at this stage living at Beverley End. For reasons which are not clear Beverley End appears to escape being recorded in the 1851 census. However, we find Betty and her family living in Lydgate (Todmorden). Betty along with Sarah, Alice and Mary. Also living with them is Thomas Roberts who is Betty’s child by a previous relationship. Thomas was baptised in Heptonstall in 1819 and his father is recorded as being presumed to be William Greenwood late of Heptonstall and now in the British Army. Whether he joined to escape his fate or whether he was simply on leave we do not know. But clearly a cad and a bounder, nay, a dirty dog. At the time of the 1861 census Mary is still at Beverley End with Hannah and James. Hannah has had two illegitimate children, Judith born in 1843 and Mary Allen born in 1856. Mary is recorded as being the housekeeper at the age of 68 and Hannah, James and Judith are all employed as cotton power loom weavers. We can assume that their earlier weaving activity was as handloom weavers. The third Bentley brother John is now living at Beverley End and is employed in a local stone quarry as a quarry man. He is unmarried and as far as I can see never marries. In 1861 Betty and her family are still living in Lydgate. With her are two of her five daughters. Alice now 27 a cotton winder; Mary 25, a cotton weaver and Henry who is Betty's grandson and therefore born to either Alice or Mary. In 1871 at Beverley End we have Hannah living with her brother James along with her two children Judith and Mary Allen. John is occupying another household and is now employed as an outdoor worker. By 1881 Hannah and James are still there along with Judith who has had an illegitimate child Emma Barker who is four years old. By the time of the next census in 1891 it would appear that Beverley End had been abandoned as I cannot find any trace. James and his niece Judith are living in the household of William Barker over at Dean Bottom, Duke Street. Barker is aged 35, a farmer and cotton weaver. We can presume that one of this family, perhaps he or his father, fathered Emma Barker. There are without doubt descendants of these people still living in Todmorden but genealogy works backwards so no way of knowing who they are. Perhaps someone will read this and claim them.

“It’s brought me so much joy from just existing”. Well said, sir.

You are so eloquent - and funny as you drank more beer! Very entertaining. I am quite the introvert and could never talk so much and be interesting with it! Happy for you that you’ve managed to quit your job. Keep going; thinking of quirky videos. We all love them. All the best 👍👏🥰

That was so funny when you thought someone was heading up to the little house - "What if he's got a sun lounger?". And the photo of Ted. It's so entertaining, no wonder your channel is doing so well.

This felt so totally British and I love it.

It's been raining for the last three weeks, going to be OK tonight and forecast to rain for the next two weeks. Welcome to England!

You are not alone if you are with a book. You are sharing company with a learned and erudite companion.

Mr Turnip: READ THIS! For your next overnight stay, there is an old shooting lodge / cottage next to a tiny disused reservoir on Hallam Moors. Can give directions. It's an amazing place and has a roof!

Classic Wandering Turnip 😊 The roof isn't too good😅 a few holes 😂 brilliant. You really made it cosy. Somehow you need to buy it.👍

Congratulations on your RU-vid success! Your a nice genuine guy - you deserve it 😍

Parts of this video look like "one man's descent into madness". Love your videos, man. But now I've watched ALL of them and have to wait for more. Don't disappoint!!

Liked the poem; have you visited Byron's ancestral home Newstead Abbey, with it's huge monument to his favourite dog? "Near this Spot are deposited the Remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices.This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human Ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog". He also kept a bear and practiced indoor pistol shooting. An early Russel Brand who, incidentally, got his idea of being verbose from reading Dickens. Anyhow: "The cock is crowing, and I must be going, as I can no more."

I'm glad your beloved tiny house is in a remote spot.. feels so safe and protected from too many unappreciative folk! It would be fascinating if you were able to renovate it.. 👍 Some beer, some Byron and some kip in the bothy.. 😁 How cool is that! Thanks for taking us on this fascinating adventure, David.. *The lounger was definitely worth it!* Congrats on becoming a full-time RU-vidr.. 👏🍻

I’m a Brit that hasn’t lived in England for twenty years and now it seems so weird that it doesn’t get dark in summer till half nine . Where I am it’s dark by seven to half seven all year round 😊

I so relate to your weather rant round the fifteen minute mark. The winter in this country grinds my gears and it's always a pisser when it's rainy for prolonged periods in summer, because it's bad for our physical and mental health not to get a good bit of sunshine when possible.

Once you put a roof on it and sweep the forest out the door you could set up the hives - and the honey bees will come. You could grow some rows of carrots and radishes and dig a small patch for the turnips, perhaps.

Don't think ive ever seen anyone get so passionate about dry stone walls so much hahaa hilarious! Great vid probably my favourite one so far

You have a nice vibe and make decent telly. I think people like this because we'd all like to live in little houses beside a river in the middle of a forest. Lovely simple lives.

The picture and explanation of Ted “he hates bath time” cracked me up! Great video! It allows the viewer to experience the beautiful Yorkshire countryside! Thank you, David!

Another great video, David. You're a natural and not afraid to be yourself - people like that! All the very best as you totally commit to this great channel.

It's a great idea to repair the little stone house, the only thing is getting the materials up and down the hill, oh, and water.

this is one of your best videos mate! just class laid back vibes

You should have brought Ted with you and had a teddy bears picnic 👍👍👍🙉

When I lived in Sheffield someone told me Yorkshire has 2 seasons - winter and August. Bloomin loved it there though, beautiful place. Being able to walk out to Rivelin Valley was magic. Edit: congratulations on your RU-vid milestone!

Great idea! I really really enjoyed your adventure! Thank you for taking us along and for reading us the poem! Be well and enjoy your adventures!

Best one yet! Drunk and trying to kill time. Id love to see you travel and stay at all bothies you could find throughout the UK, starting in the lakes.

It's so weird stumbling across that place and so many places in that side of the valley. They seem so inaccessible. And haunted.

The scenery is gorgeous and I'm so jealous of the solitude in the cottage can't imagine how big the spiders are tho lol

Great video, it was very enjoyable and entertaining. Have you considered putting a tarp over the top of the old house to keep it weatherproof? A portable wood stove with a chimney would be ideal to keep you warm, and you could cook something extravagant like bacon and eggs. Your many followers would love something like this. 👍

Excellent footage Mr Turnip. Greetings from rainy Ireland. In scotland/ireland we use the word "bothy" for a rough shelter for hikers. The principle is probably thousands of years old. There is even a trad group called "the bothy band"

Should have done a Ray Mears and built your own sun lounger out of a couple of twigs and a rock.

Dave, you deserve all the success in the world, and if the right sponsor comes round take it. That was like The Blair Turnip Project. Love the jumper too, good luck mate,

In spite of all the odds you stayed the night there and proved a point two whoever owns the land and the building that it can be used and bring happiness just being in the countryside like it was built for all those years ago as a beehive ..... Good for you......

I have watched many of your cheap property videos and have even got the missus watching you too. This vid was hilarious you should do it more often.Dan from Kent

So happy you are able to do this full time now! Amazing content as always 🌞

This was brilliant! You looked like you were in your element! Respect to you for lugging that sunlounger all the way up there. It would be great if you could get permission to do the place up a little and do some proper camping there. Great stuff!

Find rhe farmer and see if knows the purpose of building, looks like it could have originally been a little place to stay when hunting but its been used in the past 30 years as the door, windows, and plastic drainage are not massively old. I was in Hebden and deicing around the hills yesterday, love it up on the tops when its wet and misty.

You’ve surpassed yourself with this one. Absolutely loved it!

Congrats mate! You're doing what lights you up and you deserve all the success! Your positivity and enthusiasm is infectious.

We have lots of old Tholtans around the hills of the isle of man...hikers sometimes use then when necessary...like your little house usually no roof...Nice one Dave👍

That was a brilliant look at life in the wilds of England. I really enjoy your sense of humour and fun. Subscribed after seeing your first video. Great that you are able to do youtube full time. Hi from New Zealand. Great to see the real English countryside.

Congrats on leaving your job to do this! Your videos are always great!! Its really cool you aren't going to do the random sponsor advertising, i feel the same about them. Great jumper btw mate :)

Fabulous, I had seen the house on your earlier video so really pleased you were able to return. I was worried you might be eaten alive with mozzies and other biting insects but you seen to have emerged unscathed. Never mind the weight of the sun lounger, what about all those tins 😆 Really pleased you are managing to do this full time too.

Lovely little place. Great idea 💡 on asking the farmer to doo it up 👌🙏🏻 Namaste 🙏🏻

A nice foray into wild camp territory! It would be good to see more of this type of stuff.

A mushroom forage and cook would be epic there

He he!! Mental. that was hilarious. Well done! There's loads of these little abandoned "houses" here!

heated jumper what a great idea.

would definitely be cool seeing you restore this place if possible.

There are abandoned chalets in Derbyshire that you could do this in, not as remote but they are by the river. What an excellent idea! Great videos btw 👍

Love this wondering turnip - simple living 😊

Congrats on becoming a full time RU-vidr! Brilliant content as always. 👍👍

Well done for quitting your job, to be a full time youTuber! Still loving your personality, and your love for the forest.. and the little house 😊😊

I absolutely love you and your mad adventures! What a spirit ❤ and I can well understand the charm of your little secret house....loved it cheers x

I would of left the Sun lounger there & bought my girlfriend a new one 😂😂🐨🐨. Its there for you whenever you want to visit it in future 🤔

surprised the spiders didn't eat you during your sleep, last time I was there the roof was infested with long legged beasties, whatever you do don't disturb those terraces they are naturally spectacular in late spring

Love your mindset young man , curiously comedic video , we’ll done , need more young people with sense of adventure , hope you didn’t get too much of a bollocking for mud on favourite sun lounger and know a good chiropractor

Brilliant video. Now you're full time I'm looking forward to some tree videos. Hope the channel gets even more successful

Have a couple of your mates help you bring some galvanize up there to fix that roof and let the floor and walls dry out a bit. This could be your annual summer getaway! Nice video man! Ideal location.

Morning Swede. Full time RU-vid, rock on, good luck to you lad. That was no butty that was one big door stop. So what next? How about going back over the hill to Burnley and showing people some of the mills that are still there before they all disappear. With all the rain we've had this last few weeks has there been floods in Tod.? Cheers Milly

Well done WT what a lovely little hideaway just with nature around you.😀👍

Love it ..me and my son watch you and always have a giggle at your enthusiasm for dry stone walls..! You're fab lol

really enjoyed your rambles the poem was beautiful. I have wrote it out in my journal. So grateful for your videos . A little sanity in a sometimes insane world.

Looked nice dry and cosy in the one you decided to sleep in. I bet it was lovely and quiet other than the wildlife. Would be cool if you could get to buy it and live there. 😀

Do more abandoned camping vids I love watching them like all of your videos they are interesting 😊 be different sleeping outside enjoy

Full entertainment for a Sunday afternoon, I’m staying subscribed here - an intelligent chap that backs up all his dialogue with facts. An eye opening experience to say the least. Thanks👍😀

That would make a cosy one person place to live or a artist retreat - sitting their painting the views... Nice.

you made me giggle david watching you have a mini adventure in the woods. now you have shown people where it is other folks might go there and try it out... glad you kept warm . maybe you could do another one again.

Take a picture 📷 Then lock the door Clean the area Wait and claim 😊 Now the proud owner of the little house 😝

I think I could do that with a couple of mates but not on my own - respect to you! The idea of a bothy is a great one.

This has to be the wettest July ever, and June was so warm and sunny. What you said about it soon being August, then 1 month and summer is finished, is exactly what we were saying after I had been 2 hours, in my raincoat, in non-stop rain, pulling weeds at my veg garden. 😭😭😭

I’ve been watching your videos most of the night From Donny to sunny France and now Beverley’s End Each video I feel like I’m on these journeys with you Fascinating content Congratulations on being a full time RU-vidr 🎉 Love your vids

So I’ve literally stumbled across one of your videos earlier today - all afternoon i have been entertained by your channel, but this video is by far the best! Love this little forest dwelling and what an experience you have had there, keep up the good work - ohh and fair play to you!

It could be an AirBnB if you did it up. Make an arrangement with the farmer. He can get 20% 😄

How very lovely and refreshing. It's interesting that the building has a plastic drainpipe. So someone's been using it in the past half century or so? Presumably just as a shelter for the farmer?

You must find out the owner of the abandoned house, as that is so cool. congrats on becoming a full-time RU-vidr and North Face should sponsor you, as you always wear either a NF tee or hoodie.

We’ve actually got sunshine today! Love the woods! Looks like I’m about watch an adventure 😀

If you do france again, try the french/german borders, theres still bunkers up there complete with slits for machine guns that you could spend a night in , we have them in my area too, mostly left over from when the germans occupied my village

Cornbeef butty is everything. Maybe a bit of cheese pickle and toasted with mustard too. Oofff ima go get me one tomorow

Love your videos. Just natural unpretentious ramblings. Proper northern style no nonsense fun Long may it continue

Too cool! Love it! Reminds me of when I was a kid. Always off on great adventures. Love the video. If you go again, you could strap the lounger to your back as well maybe.

Corned dog and beetroot butty..oh yeah 🎉 heated jumper WOW...fab idea🎉

Your videos have the happy knack of making me wish I was there but when that butty came out I was actually jealous mate.This is way better than television.

Great content as always David. I would try and buy it my friend. It is so very secluded, quiet and peaceful! Buy the missus a new lounger and leave the old one there for future ventures! Thumbs up

Only just subbed. And going a bit backwards. Love the channel. This reminds me of the days when we used to build "dens", in the local woods, when we were kids. We used to take bottles of water and jam butties. Lol.

if i may suggest worth fixing by some enthisuats at a building course. it will take a long while possibly. to find a crew who wants to practice skills at their own pace.... în a kind of level 1 course possibly. or a 1 day carpenter course? hollybush tgv does organise this kind of things ( level 1 course for building fences and pathways)

Loved this! You inspire me to visit nature, the woods and the countryside! We have a nature reserve nearby called Fingringhoe Wick and I've just visited, first time since I've lived here for years, definitely want to get back to nature. I see why you like that little building, it would be really great if you could buy it and restore it, what a great project! I'm also excited for you that you are doing this full-time now, good for you, nothing ventured nothing gained. You will make a big success of your channel and you have so many supporters. Best channel on RU-vid! By the way were you a little scared there when night came? Lol 😂 I would be. All the best, Jane 😊

Absolutely love your content. I'm new to your channel so I've lots to watch. This vlog is awesome and I laughed loads at you after the tidy up 😂 I'm happy you won't be getting sponsored by lots of rubbish. Keep doing you. Thanks for sharing 👍

fantastic little place - you sure Gandalf doesn't own it?

We spend a lot of time walking along the Calderdale pathways ( we live in Leeds) and would love to bump into you one of these fine days. You give us hope as you investigate onwards and upwards…

Came across your "cheap flat" hunting in London I have no idea why. Loved it and I love this even more🥰 so much fun to watch! Well done from Italy! 🌹🇮🇹

What a brilliant idea, it would make the perfect bothy and to watch you restore it would be fascinating. You should watch camping with Steve Wallis, I can see you doing that sort of stealth camping in your local, stunning countryside. You need to buy a decent hammock, tarp and sleeping bag. Absolutely loved this video, perfect viewing on this dull and wet afternoon here in Yorkshire.

Glad. You back

Thanks,I needed this.Feel like I am out there too.Lovely scenic place.Cheers.