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A walk in the Medway Valley of Kent to Coldrum neolithic burial chamber via the lost village of Dode. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon www.patreon.com/JohnRogers
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Our walk starts at Halling Station and proceeds through Upper Halling, over the Pilgrims Way and onto a chalk ridge and pick up the North Downs Way. We make our way to the lost village of Dode that was wiped out by the Black Death in 1349. All that remains now is the chapel that has stood on the site for over 900 years. From here we return to the North Downs Way and onwards to Coldrum Long Barrow that was built over 1000 years before Stonehenge and is the best surviving example of the Medway Megaliths www.nationaltrust.org.uk/coldrum-long-barrow#Overview
We then follow the footpaths to the villages of Ryarsh and Birling before catching the train back to London from Snodland.
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Fresh Fallen Snow - Chris Haugen
Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen
Little Drunk Quietly Floats - Puddle of Infinity
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@touriel8943
@touriel8943 2 года назад
Hawling and Mawling my dear! My family were Romany travellers who were horse keepers, blacksmiths, farm workers of Burham, Strood area, and cement workers in the Snodland chalk Quarries. They were mainly Harriss/ Kitney/Tiverrell. My grandad moved to a farm in Higham, when he and two Trice brothers (Titch & Tango!) married 3 Wain sisters from Dartford.
@N-M362
@N-M362 2 года назад
I was always told it is pronounced Mailing?
@touriel8943
@touriel8943 2 года назад
@@N-M362 Ah. My great-aunt Violet lived there and we all said Mawling (to ryhme with Hall/Mall) but maybe there were different dialects. Working on the fruit fields I didn't even know a lot of our words were Romany Pogadi...I just thought it was Kentish.
@Seansaighdeoir
@Seansaighdeoir Год назад
@@N-M362 Interesting never heard Mailing before. Lived around here all my life always heard it called Mauling / Mawling and Hauling / Hawling....
@morriganwitch
@morriganwitch 2 года назад
This is so odd I was only looking this up this morning xxx
@1958pobs
@1958pobs 2 года назад
Welcome to my little corner of Kent 🙏
@lindasueanderson8024
@lindasueanderson8024 2 года назад
I am glad you sat for an hour in that beautiful place - it deserves to be honored by our attention.
@thewalkingman777
@thewalkingman777 2 года назад
So I visited the Lost Village of Dode too about 6 weeks ago, drawn in by the grisly info about it on Wikipedia. I found it a bit underwhelming to be honest as there is nothing really there other than that church building, which I couldn't go in. Luckily for me, the visit was redeemed by the fact that there were two men there who have been building a columbarium (I'd never heard of the word before) at the far end of the grounds behind those stones you showed. They let me go inside the columbarium to take a look and I spoke to the stonemason, who was from Dorset. It was very interesting and atmospheric. I had planned to visit Coldrum Long Barrow afterward but had already walked to Dode from Gravesend and so couldn't be bothered, so am well pleased that I have got to see it after all via you...thanks !
@davelucraft5825
@davelucraft5825 2 года назад
Fantastic walk. 12 years ago I walked the Wealdway which runs from the Thames estuary to the South coast and actually passes by the Coldrum Long Barrow. I had wild camped close to the stones and on a beautiful summers early morning stood amongst them without anybody about. An uplifting experience. Thank you for helping me revisit that memory.
@dylvasey
@dylvasey 2 года назад
I'm an urban wanderer, but you may just have twisted my arm into venturing further afield with this video. Fantastic as usual.
@buckodonnghaile4309
@buckodonnghaile4309 2 года назад
I'm an avid hiker out in the Canadian bush, this channel makes me want to take a stroll from one end of England to the other. My kind of weather.
@RubbishGimpy
@RubbishGimpy 2 года назад
You'll be hiking Snowdonia by the end of summer. Everything looks so sparse and isolated once you leave London. You know that 'feeling' that The Detectorist telly show gave, that summery, calm nostalgia, this is what your sunny videos project.
@markriley4665
@markriley4665 2 года назад
Lovely walk John. I find the ancient histories of landscapes fascinating and you talk with such enthusiasm. Thank you.
@MrNas42
@MrNas42 2 года назад
Isn't that part of Kent simply stunning? Planning on revisiting some of the Kent Megaliths this Wednesday in fact!
@vinyldeptford919
@vinyldeptford919 2 года назад
The church inside is enchanting and magical. If ever get a chance do it (it is hireable for events I believe)
@Justificus
@Justificus 2 года назад
Once again....so great... what an adventure! Thanks so much for taking us with you John!!
@karenbright3737
@karenbright3737 2 года назад
I used to live in Snodland, by the clock tower. Beautiful place and lots of happy memories of our first family home.
@pedallinraw
@pedallinraw 2 года назад
Nice walk,like those trodden tracks beside the fields,I always look and feel a little sad looking down from a hill....sure it’s picturesque and beautiful but sometimes all I see is fields,hedges and fences and try to imagine all the woods and trees that have been cut down,those small areas of corpses of trees.....😔....still lots of woodland around but not enough anymore ....🙂👍🏻
@user-hc5qh7ch5q
@user-hc5qh7ch5q 7 месяцев назад
Thank you John for bringing interest to the area we live in, as ramblers we love our local walks, and your videos
@tracik1277
@tracik1277 2 года назад
This one is going on my favourites list!
@Dujfjfo
@Dujfjfo 2 года назад
I love your London videos so much. However, I am so pleased to see you venturing out. Love your channel whatever you upload. :)
@pwhitewick
@pwhitewick 2 года назад
Your passion is a contagious John. What a joy this walk was, very much up our street, in fact we walked part of the Pilgrims way here in Hampshire a few years back. Thanks for sharing.
@JTTW1455
@JTTW1455 Месяц назад
What an enchanting walk. Such history all around you. Thanks John.
@meruliouslacrimens5154
@meruliouslacrimens5154 2 года назад
About 40 years ago i did a walk down that way and although the villge was abandoned, the church was still there and it can be visited once you have obtained the keys from Gravesend council. Also in more or less same area is Kit's Coty and toad rock in Tonbridge woods.
@Jason.Brayshaw
@Jason.Brayshaw 2 года назад
These rural hikes are so amazing. Even just watching them on my phone they're mesmerising. I envy the folks who watch these on a large screen TV :-) Great work, John!
@cooper68ns
@cooper68ns 2 года назад
Thanks john . Very much enjoyed that one cheers.
@londonlocalbusinessdirecto4736
@londonlocalbusinessdirecto4736 2 года назад
I really love your country walks..the city is steeped in culture and history, but the country has a radiance that is so captivating...
@hArtyTruffle
@hArtyTruffle 2 года назад
Poor you, being forced to go to the Red Lion. Terrible state of affairs! 😂 Lovely chalkie walkie ✨👊🏼✨
@keithallen4313
@keithallen4313 2 года назад
I have ridden past the Lost Village a lot of times on my mtb and me and my dad have sat in the field at the top of Holly hill to watch the world go by. Paul and Rebecca Whitewick have just done a video on lost villages and worth watching.
@Badpenny13
@Badpenny13 2 года назад
The bird of prey was probably a Red Kite judging by it's silhouette and flight. Another great walk, would love to spend some quiet time at these Coldrum stones on such a beautiful day.
@williamrobinson7435
@williamrobinson7435 2 года назад
Can't tell you how great it was to see this film. A truly magical location, beautifully filmed. I trust The Red Lion lived up to expectations! 🍓🦁(there is no icon for proper beer on my phone) 😂👍
@cienfuegos1228
@cienfuegos1228 2 года назад
loved that. i live in Lima and your vids really make me want to head back ... wherever that may be.
@paulcharlesworth9114
@paulcharlesworth9114 2 года назад
What a beautiful walk - those shadowy lanes and undulating fields were so atmospheric. And walking to these sites is the best way to experience them. You get a real sense of the theatre of their location. Thanks for sharing.
@davidhumphrey1558
@davidhumphrey1558 2 года назад
Wow! Reminds me of the Germanic burial sites in the Teutoberg forest. Fascinating!
@markames3688
@markames3688 2 года назад
Beautiful country side. What a walk.
@maryraftery5583
@maryraftery5583 2 года назад
Definitely a Buzzard. a lovely walk as always.resident of Canonbury, but currently relaxing in a cottage by the River Nene
@sofa-lofa4241
@sofa-lofa4241 2 года назад
Yeah, my moneys on Buzzard too, The Kites have been moving in though!
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 2 года назад
wow. made me feel so emotional. thank you very much.
@h.bsfaithfulservant4136
@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 2 года назад
That’s a special place John… made even more so by your visit 👌👍
@MeTheRob
@MeTheRob 2 года назад
I walked half of the Pilgrims' Way in 1967 - from somewhere near Guildford to Canterbury - so long ago. It was the first time I ever slept out in a tent and didn't wash for days. Dreamy weather and wide views on your walk. Same here in Scotland late March, though we have had more snow since. Freezing today.
@robbojax2025
@robbojax2025 2 года назад
Beautiful walk. So relaxing to watch
@Lizzyrose13
@Lizzyrose13 2 месяца назад
I showed your video to my French students and they loved it! They are now watching other of your videos and some have decided to go to England to go on walks and not just visit London! Thank you for inspiring such passion to my difficult teenage pupils! Lily ;)
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 месяца назад
Thank you so much for that Lizzy - love this!!
@MRoderick89
@MRoderick89 2 года назад
I need to get walking more again but need places to sit down every do far as I have nerve damage and chronic pain in lower back and both legs. I will just take it easy and try getting further each 2 weeks. This place looks stunning. Thanks John
@randallcosta74
@randallcosta74 2 года назад
I'm like you with lower back pain, osteoarthritis and disks that disintegrated. Walking any distance is near on impossible for me. I love watching John's walks. I had always wanted to visit Britain but life got in my way. So I watch John and loves to listen to him speak about where he walks.
@MRoderick89
@MRoderick89 2 года назад
@randallcosta74 damn sorry to hear that buddy I was hoping to visit other countries in the near future but getting the medication there and the bother it can cause just puts me off as with stress it causes even more pain. Just need to find ways around it. Hope you have had a good weekend 👍
@randallcosta74
@randallcosta74 2 года назад
@@MRoderick89 Getting meds for pain can be harder tgan it needs to be and I live here!
@MRoderick89
@MRoderick89 2 года назад
@randallcosta74 I'm in the UK and getting the medical cannabis is ridiculous my Dr and specialists are all on my side about it but the government are so slow at moving on things I will be dead by the time they give it the green light
@randallcosta74
@randallcosta74 2 года назад
@@MRoderick89 I live in the US. My statejust legalized cannabis last year. There aren't many places where I can purchase it local to where I live. Communites are trying to decide where those places can be allowed. I do know it can be very expensive to make legal purchases. But as long as you have identification with a photo it shouldn't be difficult to buy. Get a card from a doctor is easy. The only ppl I know who got cards were those who had failured back surgeries. I don't know anyone who is better off after spinal surgery. In fact I had heard several admit they are worse off after the procedures then they were prior.
@user-cm7kt9xp8k
@user-cm7kt9xp8k 11 месяцев назад
I loved this walk. I did this when I walked the North Downs Way (diverted to see both sites on route). Loved this walk.
@malcolmrichardson3881
@malcolmrichardson3881 2 года назад
Great walk! Grandparents used to live at Larkfield, not far away. I remember as a boy, travelling on the bus through Snodland, when it was enveloped in dust etc from (as I recall) a cement works. I must revisit sometime.
@sofa-lofa4241
@sofa-lofa4241 2 года назад
That was the blue circle cement works, later bought and run by lafarge, now a housing estate
@stephenspilsbury1975
@stephenspilsbury1975 2 года назад
Love ur walks John perfect Sunday evening viewing….look forward to it every week. 👍
@elizabethhammond5545
@elizabethhammond5545 2 года назад
What a great walk. Magical to see the long barrow.
@stuartshipton5612
@stuartshipton5612 2 года назад
Glorious walk. I watched this on a miserable Monday morning, with the rain falling down outside, now longing for summer! Thanks John, much appreciated as always.
@gedm7949
@gedm7949 2 года назад
Can't believe you came to my neck of the woods!! It's such an historic part of the world - which is so easy to forget at times :-)
@okiejammer2736
@okiejammer2736 Год назад
As I was thinking, 'Oh, you'll have to double your steps on that walk-away shot...', you said, '... 'cause I'll have to come back and get the camera.' WHAT a lovely video. THANK YOU!
@RollcageHiggins
@RollcageHiggins 8 месяцев назад
What a lovely walk so much to see and so peacefull
@brianscales9912
@brianscales9912 2 года назад
Another great walk and video John! I was born and grew up in North Kent so know Snodland and Halling. It's always great to learn new things and your videos are ALWAYS packed full of information! You picked a good day to enjoy the beautiful Kent countryside. 👍🙂
@john80c
@john80c 2 года назад
What a wonderful walk with its own lost village.
@stevegasparutti8341
@stevegasparutti8341 2 года назад
Thank you John. This is my local area (well nearly, im at Gravesend). This area is really beautiful and Dode is in an incredibly isolated valley quite cut off considering its in Kent. The church is a fine example of an unaltered Norman church, minus the aisles and tower, typical of later additions on Kentish churches. Please John come and do a walk around Gravesend itself - its full of History.
@awotnot
@awotnot 2 года назад
Beautiful
@annescott2748
@annescott2748 2 года назад
So interesting, thank you! 🌞
@sneadhern
@sneadhern 2 года назад
It`s not a sunday without John Rogers.
@lizstevenson7801
@lizstevenson7801 2 года назад
What a delightful walk, thank you John. I love this sort of walk and all the history, my cup of tea as they say. 💕🇦🇺
@luapnosboh7421
@luapnosboh7421 2 года назад
Lose yourself 😁
@louix6733
@louix6733 2 года назад
Really enjoyed the surprises on the walk back to Snodland -- that kind of thing is so gratifying.
@Theoobovril
@Theoobovril 2 года назад
Much enjoyed, John.
@lionelmarytravels6003
@lionelmarytravels6003 2 года назад
Beautiful walk John. So much interest throughout. The long barrow was truly amazing and what an early construction. Lovely weather for the walk. I’ll wager it was a lot different 7 days later. Certainly was here.
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
Thanks Lionel & Mary - the weather certainly did change, it’s been snowing
@MeTheRob
@MeTheRob 2 года назад
@@JohnRogersWalks Snow ? I blame Sadiq Khan.
@dianastevenson131
@dianastevenson131 2 года назад
@@MeTheRob Ha ha brilliant!
@janebaker966
@janebaker966 2 года назад
Magical,evocative walk and places I've not heard of.
@daveconyard8946
@daveconyard8946 2 года назад
Thanks John Keep Safe
@sjsull
@sjsull 2 года назад
Great film again, John. Isn’t it wonderful just to sit in the sun and ponder the stories already told. Thanks….
@orangeedo
@orangeedo 2 года назад
I enjoyed that, thx
@philburdett
@philburdett 2 года назад
Lovely walk sir...I was born in Kent so 'my roots' ye could say...
@chriscaughey1103
@chriscaughey1103 2 года назад
Great walk for the beginning of April 2022!
@Adventures_with_Sog
@Adventures_with_Sog 2 года назад
Very enjoyable watch, thanks for taking us along with you 🙂👍
@lesliegprice6652
@lesliegprice6652 2 года назад
Great walk in a beautiful part of Kent , I really enjoy your walks when they go wonky ! Nice to be reminded of the warm weather , it's currently -7 C at the moment ! Blessings ❤️
@polmick
@polmick 2 года назад
Excellent walk in the good weather 😎👏👏👍thanks
@christown2827
@christown2827 2 года назад
It is a great walk. I started at Cuxton walked up to Cobham and then walked back to Dode seeing all the new vineyards planted by Chapel Down Wineries who are bssed near Tenterden in the Weald of Kent. I finished my journey in Snodland having enjoyed the fine views of the Medway Valley from the hill above the village of Birling.
@astar2730
@astar2730 2 года назад
Cuxton to Cobham is special. Theres a good old english pub in Luddesdowne called ''the cock inn'' worth checking out.
@jamesleighninger1828
@jamesleighninger1828 2 года назад
Just discovered your channel. Enjoyed this one and subscribed. I watch other similar videos, but for some reason, you make your video feel like you are really talking to me, as I walk along with you. Thank you for that! So, hello from Missouri, USA.
@tcpip9999
@tcpip9999 2 года назад
Nice walk!
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
thanks Ben
@Steveoaudioandstuff
@Steveoaudioandstuff 2 года назад
I love the start of this one: lost villages of the plague, Neolithic sites and best of all, "I haven't worked out the distances, but I know it's walkable". Feels like this is gonna be another stonker John.
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
thanks Steve - hope you enjoyed the rest of it
@Steveoaudioandstuff
@Steveoaudioandstuff 2 года назад
@@JohnRogersWalks it was fab, what an amazing place to be, on a glorious day. Glad you made the train, thanks for sharing.
@michaelbrown984
@michaelbrown984 2 года назад
Lovely walk john.always interesting..
@royhumphrey49
@royhumphrey49 2 года назад
Beautiful area for walking - short walks or long walks. Accessible by train in the Medway Valley by changing at Strood.
@andrewwood9635
@andrewwood9635 2 года назад
Love the North Downs since I spent a few years in Guildford, this is a walk I shall be trying out, thanks John
@scottwallace901
@scottwallace901 2 года назад
Thank you John for uploading this a little early. This is a better time to watch you walking. This is special Johns first walk in the British Summer time zone. I see John went out just before it got very cold again.How can a lost village be on a map if its lost? Wonderful walk, lovely to see. Thanks.
@littleacornslandscapes2935
@littleacornslandscapes2935 2 года назад
Lovely walk, thanks John.
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
cheers Little Acorns
@karljoachimgoll
@karljoachimgoll 2 года назад
What an incredible walk! Here (SW Germany) it snowed last night after pouring down several days..🙁
@bakerloobadboy
@bakerloobadboy 2 года назад
You just know that when someone says "The Lost Village" Mr Rogers will be all over it
@damedavidfrith55
@damedavidfrith55 2 года назад
Thanks for another cracking ramble and not getting lost was a lovely week weather wise
@rexharvey8420
@rexharvey8420 2 года назад
I have been introduced to you John, by my longest known friend Anthony Pickles and this area was our stamping ground in our youth in the fifties and sixties and was witness to some incredible times with butterfly nets on the Coldrum Downs, and saw in August 1959 the most profound experience of my (and maybe Tonys life) at a little cottage at Luddesdown near Dode. A great video obviously made by a cameraman with such enthusiasm. Thanks for stirring memories of a very happy childhood.
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
Many thanks for sharing those memories Rex
@cl509
@cl509 2 года назад
Don't worry John....40th birthdays are a distant dream for many of us! What once seemed so old..seems so young now!!
@Terry-ed1pi
@Terry-ed1pi Месяц назад
Lovely part of Kent 👍
@michaelmiller641
@michaelmiller641 2 года назад
I've never heard of Dode! And I live in Medway! Thanks John!
@thra5herxb12s
@thra5herxb12s 19 дней назад
The brick building is a part of the WW2 officers training camp. There are more remains in the undergrowth and surrounding areas. The stones at Dode church are newer than my socks.
@biddylisduff
@biddylisduff 2 года назад
Just watched this film, such a pleasant surprise. I know of Snodland and some parts of the Medway, but had no idea about this area and the Long Barrow. Fascinated by the exposed chalk and sweeping fields, the feeling of space! As someone else commented, sad to see how few hedgerows remain, the change in Agriculture to allow for Combines, leaving Prairie like expanses of exposed soil. Very scenic views nonetheless, I feel I've been edumacated on a part of Kent I really didn't know! Thanks John!
@bensmith372
@bensmith372 2 года назад
Class🙌
@kimrobinson6280
@kimrobinson6280 2 года назад
Smashing John 👍😍
@peterspencer396
@peterspencer396 2 года назад
Lovely one John! You had the weather for it! Well done.
@CthulhuInc
@CthulhuInc Год назад
that was terrific! i really enjoyed seeing the neolithic site, in particular! Please, if you haven't any more of those in your itinerary, i do ask if you can add a few, cheers! 😊
@gparry42
@gparry42 2 года назад
What a wonderful walk, I walked the north downs way many years ago and this brought back some happy memories which included aching limbs!!
@gabriellaclarke9834
@gabriellaclarke9834 2 года назад
Fantastic walk, beautiful landscape and really interesting, thanks John
@SteveInskip
@SteveInskip 2 года назад
Great walk! 👍
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks 2 года назад
thanks Steve
@adrianlawrence5208
@adrianlawrence5208 2 года назад
Fantastic film. I feel very chilled having watched it.🙏
@brianturner5052
@brianturner5052 Год назад
Thank you John that was absolutely delightful. One of our favourites. Keep them coming.
@JohnRogersWalks
@JohnRogersWalks Год назад
Thanks Brian
@KOTDM1988
@KOTDM1988 2 года назад
There's a popular band from Norway called 1349, named (somewhat grimly) for the year the black death reached their shores.
@darrenrobson5977
@darrenrobson5977 2 года назад
Cracking stuff John the long barrow looked truly amazing
@emmadudney2504
@emmadudney2504 2 года назад
lovely video john. It reminded me and my husband of when we lived in halling, We moved up to northumberland 3 years ago, What can i say. As you climbed down from holly hill on to the northdowns way if you would of turned left you would of come across a carpet of wild garlic. That was our favourite stretch of the north downs. Many thanks
@Lepercurtidoo
@Lepercurtidoo 2 года назад
Lovely, hiking ( and biking) combined with Historical sites ( especially neolithic) that includes legends is what i love the most. I like the way you explain it all in a nice slow ( in a good sense ) way.Very interesting and relaxing, one can feel your passion for it as well. Already subscribed ;)
@pemberwick
@pemberwick 2 года назад
Thanks so much for your wonderful walks, John. As a homesick Brit living in Los Angeles, your channel has become a daily go-to. I only hope I don't finish the back catalog faster than you walked it.
@richbutler718
@richbutler718 2 года назад
Brilliant walk, and the pub looked inviting, and fantastic filming again , thanks John
@tomaswest6541
@tomaswest6541 2 года назад
Excellent walk John. I saw three Buzzards on my walk today in North Dublin. The birds you filmed looked very like them. Buzzards?
@dolorespinto3106
@dolorespinto3106 2 года назад
So beautiful.