Wait, so in one day you drove from Bath to Stonehenge to Oxford to Brighton?? That's a hell of a zigzag and it's a wonder you managed to spend any time out of the car.
Stonehenge - it's pretty awesome (as Americans are prone to say), well worth a visit. As a child, in 1971, I was able to walk right up to the stones and climb on them. My 3 brothers and I had a great time. Happy days! I've stayed in Brighton twice many years ago. It's a great city with lots of nightlife.
I lived in Brighton between 1995 and 1999, Has a special place in my heart. The Pier that's burnt down was called the West Pier, before it burnt down there were countless plans to renovate.....shame non of them came to fruition. Glad you enjoyed your trip and overall visit to the UK. 👍
Its goes much darker than that. Facts : Pier was granted restoration money from the lottery. Fact: fire happened. Pier was surveyed, and decided still could be salvaged. 2nd fire happened. Pier was surveyed and written off. No more fires. Thats without mentioning the black speedboat seen without nav lights at the scene...
Very enjoyable. The UK isn't surrounded by oceans like the States so you can't see the ocean from Brighton. That particular sea is The English Channel.
Here in Brighton there has always been a rumour that the West pier was burnt down by the Noble organisation who own the rival Palace pier so that there would be no competition from a rebuilt West Pier. Interestingly, my wife and I were sitting on the beach on one of those occasions when we witnessed a speed boat approach the pier and a short time later the boat sped away. Smoke then started to rise up from the Pier as it caught fire. It was a long time ago but I am reasonably sure it was sometime mid to late afternoon. I guess we will never know the full truth as to why it was torched. Anyway I am glad you enjoyed your stay in our City.
Personally l think it is a disgrace that anyone has to pay to see a national monument of such world historical significance. It is not like a castle that needs major upkeep. Just the charity organisations profiteering from hard working long distant travellers. A voluntary donation could be asked but making money out of people for a monument built over 5000 years ago is a bloody insult. Fair play to you for dodging the rip off entrance fee.
Enjoyed your trip; I was born in Brighton and I lived for many years in Saltdean which you passed a few times. Hope you had a good journey home and hope you return soon.
Yay! I live down the road from Brighton in Eastbourne and my daughter and boyfriend and baby live in Kingston. Eastbourne pier was on fire too but luckily it didn't burn the pier down, just one of the buildings that was an arcade. That was blazing on a hot summer's day and they were very lucky not to have any fatalities. Madness to go swimming. I just came back from a very cold walk along Eastbourn'e promenade - freezing! But beautiful.
Welcome to the UK, I hope you have an enjoyable time here and NO you can’t take Greggs with you, but we will share. Next time come to the North East we have such a diverse culture and the food …. Amazing, you name it and you can get it. From Swedish and African to English fish and chips. Once you have been here you will come back again and again. We are really friendly and we have a mixture of old and new. The old places are haunted, well most of them. Look forward to seeing you here. Enjoy !! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
You would have been better off in Avebury about 35 miles north of stone henge, it's a huge ancient stone circle, with a pub in the middle! I've only ever been past stonehenge, never visted it even though its about 50 miles from where I was born. Yes they usually burn them for the insurance.
Hi Tay, as someone living in Brighton I particularly enjoyed the bit where you visit our beautiful city! As for Greggs, you can't go wrong with a chicken bake - maybe put that on your Greggs bucket list for next time! Safe travels
British museum say Stonehenge origin began 9000 years ago.The Stonehenge curses was completed 3500 bc ago.Don’t know about the pyramids both really old.Most of the Stonehenge has disappeared,it’s was a much bigger than it is now,probably because of the Roman killing the local tribes.
@@marchawkesford9184 there were structures on the site dating back 9000 years, but the actual henge began construction 5000 years ago. The area has been considered sacred dating back to Mesolithic; which is why it's so important to build an effing road under it.
It's not very well known, even in Liverpool, but there are 6 neolithic stones in Liverpool called the Calder Stones which are almost twice as old as Stonehenge.
Saw your video on my feed & thought how ironic that I’m from Brighton, but now live in Texas. Pity you didn’t spend more time there, it’s a very cool place to live & always lots to do., especially during the Brighton festival during Ma or you could see Man Utd play Brighton at the Amex stadium. If you go back to the UK I hope you go back to Brighton & spend a day or two exploring the city & surrounding area. On another note my American wife went into the sea in June & she still says it’s freezing lol. I just told her the knack is to just dive in & start swimming, the body soon warms up.
That "..field of sheep..." includes the "Cursus" part of the Stonehenge Complex, possibly a processional route extending to the River Avon ( The "Hampshire " Avon). On the horizon of your video you can "Barrows" ( Round I think). These are Burial Mounds contemporary to stages of the Stonehenge development and were established there because of the religious significance of the area.
Glad you loved our city Brighton. Stonehenge is honestly better from a distance, you dont get to be upset by the graffiti and vandalism over time on it and get to see it in its best light.
What cliffs at Brighton are you taking about? Going to Brighton and not seeing the Royal Pavilion is like going to London and not seeing the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben!!
If you ever visit Brighton again and get to spend a bit more time I'd recommend leaving the car behind, getting an all day bus ticket and using that to explore the city. Like most places in the UK, it's not a car city and you're missing out on a lot of the experience if you try and drive around it! The buses are (mostly) clean and modern and are a much easier way to explore the town, especially the central parts. Recommend walking around the North Laine and the Level, and maybe North St / Churchill Square / Western Rd for a more commercial shopping experience. And go to the Racecourse or top of Bear Rd for an amazing view - Brighton is very hilly!
Also the Royal Pavilion and its gardens, as well as Queen's Park are nice places to go and relax. Hove Park is good as well but it's a fair bit further from the town centre. You can still get a bus there tho. The bus network may seem confusing at first but once you get used to it it's very useful as there are more than 70 different bus routes and a lot of the main ones run every 5-10 minutes. Most people use it to get around and it's prioritised over cars in many spots.
I'm close enough that I can see the 360 (the tall tower) and the cliffs from my flat. The West Pier (the burnt down one) was built around 150 years ago. Until the fire around 2005, it was complete and the walkway was on top of the pillars in the beach and reached the structure in the sea. It was derelict and not safe to walk on, but at least it was all there and possible to save. Since the fire, the walkway has been gradually falling into the sea until it is now completely disappeared. You can almost tell the date of photos between 2005 to 2020 from the level of decay alone.
Love this! I'm from London, and honestly, you've shown me more places than I've ever been to. Brilliant! Love your accents. I was just on a flight from LHR to Prague, and was sitting next to lots of elderly Texans in Business class. They were telling me about there ranches etc. Sounds amazing. Your partner done really well with the driving! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Worth noting that the English Channel is not the Ocean The Atlantic is an Ocean and it is about 200 miles to your right. It's great that you enjoyed your visit and there is still so much to see, so make this a habit if you can. 😀
Correct but Americans call the sea the ocean because they only have oceans at their coasts (the Atlantic and the Pacific) and they don't have any seas, so they are not that familiar with the terms 'seaside' or 'sea'. But yes, we have seas surrounding the UK...
@@davidjacksmith7171 I would argue that the North Sea is a sea in itself, as opposed to an ocean. The Atlantic did flood the great River Rhine at it's western mouth just downstream of the confluence of the River Seine, and created many of our great estuaries at the same time. At around the same time the North Sea subsumed Doggerland creating a through flow - and thus the channel - around 6000 BC. Fun Fact: The East River is solely a channel of the Atlantic, between Manhattan and Long Island.
@@eyesofisabelofficial This is a pretty semantic argument! But the "Oceans" (5 of them) cover the entire "World Ocean", and "seas" like the Caribbean and North Seas plus bays and straits - like the English Channel - are "part" of their parent ocean - in this case the Atlantic. So the English Channel IS the Ocean. Even if you disagree with this definition of the named oceans, you can't deny the Channel is part of the global Ocean, so to say its not is a bit pedantic.
It has been a few years since I last went to Stonehenge, but I don't think you see much more by paying anyway. You could walk around the stones when I was a child
im surprised you managed to get on the A303 and past the stones so fast eveytime i make the mistake of joining the road im stuck for like 20 mins until i past them no fair lol
A shame that you couldn't get closer to Stonehenge. It's just one of those necessary things now in order to conserve the site that limitations are in place. I have photographs of my grandmother sitting on a stone. I have not been to Stonehenge myself so I'm unable to properly identify which. The visit would have taken place sometime during the late forties -early fifties.
When I was younger, you could walk right up to Stonehenge and touch the stones (I have). You could also walk right along Downing Street up to immediately outside the Prime Ministers House. Today, you can't do any of that, and I think it's a similar story in other countries today. And you can't say this, and can't do that - I was glad to be born in my era - I don't reckon much of your era today - it doesn't stand up to what I'm used to. Sorry you've missed out.
If I may fulfill a certain British stereotype by being pedantic.... above the comments your summary says "this video is about our time and experience driving through the UK and Scotland." Scotland is part of the UK, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. I think you meant to say "England and Scotland."
I used to live in Hove, in fact next to your hotel, you can see my old flat in some of your shots, I remember getting home from work one day, making a cup of tea and looking out of the window, and thinking... is the pier on fire? And it certainly was, at the time they said it was arson, started with a flare from a boat.
Actually fun fact, even though we owned our flat, we had no choice in what colour the outside was painted, the freehold stipulated what colour paint had to be used and where to buy it, and how often the building had to be repainted.
I do not believe I have ever had a roast dinner out that came anywhere near a home cooked roast. Which is strange because there are lots of meals that restaurants do really well but I've yet to find a roast
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg That's good to hear a roast is hard to beat when done well is the pub/restaurant open to the public or just for residents & their guests?
Feel your pain re Utd game - you look too young to have enjoyed our period of dominance (93-2013). Love Brighton apart from the pebble beach which is murder on the feet.
@@oracle8589 Up North, greggs is a health food shop!! Im also in the miority Im afraid, also, their coffee is the worst, wouldnt have another for free......each to their own
Love your posts Tay, but could you please try to cut down on the "so cool" and "so cute"s. Pets are cute, not our major cities! Autumn temperatures are cool! Also we generally know what countries European cities are in. So there's no need for York England, Paris France, Edinburgh Scotland etc. Would you say Denver USA?
Good video - but Greggs ? You are welcome to it, cheap and unhealthy - who knows what is inside those sausage rolls - but your Sunday lunch looked good
Whatever happened to the good old comma? If you are going to stipulate which country Brighton is in for your American colleagues at least write it as Brighton, England!
