Epic Adventure to Sniggs Alley & the Oldest Pub in England (4K)

Подписаться 86 тыс.

Просмотров 19 тыс.

50% 1

Great walk to find a location from best-selling author Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books nestled in the Chilterns countryside close to where Pratchett grew up - and also my childhood home. Sniggs Alley is a place in Ankh-Morpork on the Discworld. It's also an ancient footpath that runs from Loudwater to the village of Penn in Buckinghamshire. Our quest to find Sniggs Alley starts in High Wycombe and we walk along the A40 London Road to Loudwater before walking into the Chiltern Hills. We then turn towards Forty Green, near Beaconsfield, where Terry Pratchett grew up. At Lude Farm we pass the field where a B17 bomber crashed on 12 August 1944 www.pennchurch...
At Forty Green we stop for a pint on the Royal Standard of England, which is the oldest free house in England and has existed for over 900 years. The final part of the walk takes to Beaconsfield Library where Terry Pratchett spent much time reading and studying.
“Every town on the multiverse has a part that is
something like Ankh-Morpork’s Shades.
It’s usually the oldest part, its lanes faithfully
following the original tracks of medieval cows going
down to the river, and they have names like
Shambles, the Rookery,
Sniggs Alley ...”
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Wycombe videos:
A walk along the River Wye • The River Where It All...
Back to my Roots - High Wycombe to Beaconsfield - Episode 100
• Back to my Roots - Hig...
Chilterns Walk from Wycombe to Wooburn • Chilterns Walk from Wy...
Music
Balissi - Year of the Deer
First Hibernation - Headlund
Sunset Street - Saira Ridley
Touching Clouds - Headlund
I Found You Now - Candelion
Little Drunk Quiet Floats - Puddle of Infinity
Over the Meadow, Over the Stream - Alan Rogers
From Epidemic Sound and the RU-vid Audio Library + original composition
share.epidemic... (affiliate link)
Thanks to my supporters on Patreon / johnrogers
Please subscribe for regular videos: bit.ly/1EJjIB8
Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @johnrogerswalks
Maps:
Open Street Map “© OpenStreetMap contributors” using data available under the Open Database Licence
_________________________________________________________________________________
Patreon / johnrogers
My shop: teespring.com/...
My Books:
Welcome to New London amzn.to/3LTK9Rv
This Other London amzn.to/2zbFmTd
Audiobook & Kindle: amzn.to/2xLGb8s
Blog: The Lost Byway: thelostbyway.com/
Twitter: / fugueur
Instagram / thelostbyway
Make a donation to help support the channel paypal.me/John... - many thanks!
Shot in 4K on a Olympus OM-D EM-1 mark 2 with audio recorded with a Rode Wireless GO
My Walking kit (amazon affiliate link - I earn a small commission on purchases)
amzn.to/2Xky2UA

Опубликовано:

18 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 232

@TheElfishGene 3 месяца назад

I first met Terry when our local am dram group put on the stage version of The Wyrd Sisters. Terry came along and stayed on after the performance. We talked at length about World Of Warcraft, a game we both played at the tme. We spoke for nearly half an hour. Five years later he was doing a book signing and when I approached him he remembered my name on greeting. I was gobsmacked. A lovely lovely man.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Lovely story - thanks for sharing

@ianmaddams9577 3 месяца назад

I grew up reading the discworld series. I would lose myself imagining I was Rincewind on my own adventures. It was like losing a distant eccentric uncle when he passed away . Awesome walk John

@lindasueanderson8024 3 месяца назад

Well yet another place I want to wander for days

@milobell5525 3 месяца назад

Don't you apologise for coming over all nostalgic. That was a lovely trawl through your past and we're glad you shared it with us.

@andrewtucker3943 3 месяца назад

Terry called me a bastard once. It was in the Discworld Emporium, Bernard "The Cunning Artificer" Pearson's shop in Wincanton, Somerset, the only Discworld shop in the world. Bernard had just opened up and intoned (in his inimitable Bernard way) "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, the shop is open, the tills are ready!" and Terry (who was in there with the rest of us costumed loonies) said "Ah yes, open your wallets and repeat after me 'Help yourself!'" and I immediately turned to him and said "Goon Show! Bloodnok to Seagoon and Eccles! Dishonoured!" and he looked most put out and went "You bastard! You know it!" He loved making obscure references but really hated it if you called him out on them. Happy days... PS. Wincanton is twinned with Ankh-Morpork, as far as I know it's the only place in the UK officially twinned with a fictional city. PPS. Thank you for this. Fantastic walk.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

That’s a fantastic story Andrew - thanks

@Michaeluk61 3 месяца назад

You lucky lucky

@andrewtucker3943 3 месяца назад

@@Michaeluk61 Indeed! Amongst the fandom it is considered to be quite the honour. Alas that there will be no new recipients. I miss him.

@sparagmos4748 3 месяца назад

@@Michaeluk61 Well that's very Life of Brian😅

@andrewtucker3943 3 месяца назад

@@sparagmos4748 In truth I was very very lucky to be around at the right time; to read the books, be involved with the fandom in its golden years and to actually meet Terry numerous times. I met my wife at the London Pratchett meet-up group "The Broken Drummers" (who still meet on the first Sunday of every month at The Monkey Puzzle, Sussex Gardens, Paddington, she runs it now) way back in 2005. Been married 15 years this September.

@JTTW1455 3 месяца назад

Maud Milton’s mosaic was a real labour of love. What a fun walk thank you.

@julieblackstock8650 3 месяца назад

A reminder of just how beautiful England is. The scenery was breathtaking.

@LoremIpsum1970 3 месяца назад

Oh, what a magical walk! One of your best. I didn't get around to reading Terry Pratchett until my 30s... I have a Bulgarian friend who learned English from reading Discworld books, must be where he got his sense of humour from!

@bellowsmain6762 3 месяца назад

Pratchett, a lasting hero of literature and not just for Disk World but many other offerings. Admitted, Disc World IS the major and most satisfying for it's longevity and mass. Wonderful.

@paulwilson7234 3 месяца назад

Great video to watch on a Sunday evening.

@louisestebbings3145 3 месяца назад

I lived in Chesham for 13 years, moved away in 2021 and I miss the south Bucks countryside so so much. It is so beautiful.😢

@mostlyindica 3 месяца назад

Thank you John, I look forward to joining you on your walk wherever that maybe. :)

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Indica

@alphabarbs 3 месяца назад

Wonderful - Ive had Pratchett in my life since '94... I still read his work. Burst into tears when I read his last book, "The Shepherds Crown". Profound moment, profound scene, and profound characters.

@markriley4665 3 месяца назад

What a great video John. Love the Disc World connection it’s great to travel parallel worlds with you. High Wycombe and it’s environs looks fascinating. I have explored the nearby Hellfire Caves and the Dashwood mausoleum in the recent past which was a great day out.The layering of fiction and fact is such a compelling idea - I am tempted to dip into Pratchett on this recommendation. The video effect in Sniggs Alley is entirely appropriate.🙂

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Mark - so much to explore in that area

@BravoManUK 3 месяца назад

The older I get the more I feel the need to visit those places from my formative years. What a beautiful place to grow up in, I feel a visit and a wander is in order.

@williamlavagna1096 3 месяца назад

I just started reading Pratchett's The Wee Free Men yesterday.

@anthonypontremoli5943 3 месяца назад

You're in for a treat. Make sure you read the whole Tiffany Aching series.

@paigehastings3221 3 месяца назад

Better late than never. A great series.

@sparagmos4748 3 месяца назад

That was the first Pratchett I read. I found it hysterically funny. His gift for dialogue was just genius level😊

@2935441 3 месяца назад

I love these country walks.

@chrisblay 3 месяца назад

I remember visiting a Model Village in/near High Wycombe as a child. Must have been around ten years old.

@lesliegprice6652 3 месяца назад

Beaconscott !

@jeremybuck1818 3 месяца назад

@@lesliegprice6652 Bekonscot, to be precise!

@chennellproductions6538 3 месяца назад

Coming from Flackwell Heath I’m reliving all of my old haunts on this wonderful walk. Been there done that moments! As for the B-17 my father found a piece of the plane in his youth! Thanks for another great walk!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Many thanks- surely not Mark Chennell?

@chennellproductions6538 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRogersWalksNo Chris Chennell

@margaretcopley8880 3 месяца назад

You've hooked me in from the beginning😊

@martystacey4429 3 месяца назад

Beautiful.... Sniggs Alley has a look of a Holloway about it! #magical👌😉⭐

@janebaker966 3 месяца назад

I thought of that too.

@gill2292 3 месяца назад

Born and brought up in High Wycombe.. I live in the US now. Still have family there and in Beaconsfield. Miss it so much. Beautiful countryside, quaint towns and villages. The Royal Standard was my late dad’s favourite pub. Thank you for taking us down memory lane, very nostalgic

@johnyossarian1397 3 месяца назад

Wonderful! I'm from South Bucks and watching this takes me back to my care-free youth, walking wherever and whenever. Thank you for this 😊

@LadyCalverley 3 месяца назад

I had a terrific time coming along (virtually) on your Pratchett wanderings. What beautiful countryside! I live in Stratford, Ontario in Canada, but I love England and have lived there twice during my uni days, and travel there as often as time and budget allows. A good friend of mine resides in Loudwater, and he is always trudging or biking around the Chilterns (who know? Maybe it was Peter biking down through that meadow with his friend!). He loves the Royal Standard of England pub and visits it often. Oddly enough, my parents were living in Beaconsfield, Quebec when I was born. Thanks, John! As always, I'll see you on the next walk... wherever that may be.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Ah what lovely connections - I travelled from Stratford to Beaconsfield on the day of this walk

@alanarmer8069 3 месяца назад

Great video John 👍👍📗📗👍👍

@liberty_and_justice67 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Brilliant walk with breathtaking scenery. Always like the music as well, particularly the last piece🎉

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

thanks so much - I let the whole of Dad's track play out today

@gspringellable 3 месяца назад

Great walk John, you walked past my yard at Lude Farm, right by where the bomber came down.And I had my horse's at Pheasant Eye Farm by the Standard (I had a few Owd Rogers in there in my youth!) and Roundhead Farm where the double fence footpath runs down to Hogback. It was a sad do about the bomber coming down. Stan Howard (your dad must have known him) told me that his old man shouted him that a plane was crashing. We were always digging up live and spent shells when we carried out any digging around the farm. Oh and btw, you went to school with my mate, it's a small world! 😊

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Many thanks for that comment- I’ve sent to my Dad. Yes he knew all the people at Lude Farm and around the area. I read out the blog post about the memorial service to him today and we had a chuckle at the mention of Rev Oscar Musprat - Dad did his garden and bought an Austin Marina from him. One night he needed a hand very late as he was burying the Cambridge Spy Guy Burgess by candlelight in Penn churchyard (who by an odd coincidence was played by my brother-in-law in a recent TV drama). It’s a very sad and powerful story about the crash, Dad was there soon after. I remember growing up with the story myself.

@gspringellable 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRogersWalks excellent, thank you. I used to help Stan connect up ploughs up to his tractor when his hand got so bad with arthritis. He was a lovely old boy, I know most of the Howard's, Richie used to drive a bulldozer for me year's ago. Sadly he was one of the victims of the blood transfusion scandal and caught Hepatitis C which he sadly succumbed to. Great story about Penn Church, there's a lovely memorial to Tomahawk Warrior's crew in the church.

@kestrel230 3 месяца назад

Ankh-Morpork is like Budapest - two cities, one on either side of a river. Morpork is the rougher area, including the Shades. Ankh is more well to do, where people like Lady Sybil lives

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Ah thanks for that

@nickjames4497 2 месяца назад

Hello John … I’m really glad you found Sniggs Alley … Another great video …Thanks !

@sianwarwick633 3 месяца назад

What a great introduction to the power of the imagination, and to the power of reading. Maybe i will give Terry Pratchett a try... always an excellent walk 🚶‍♂️John.

@TXMEDRGR 3 месяца назад

How nice to have grown up in such a lovely area close to London. Thanks for taking us along, and thanks to your Dad.

@magicknight8412 3 месяца назад

Met Terry Pratchett at a book signing for Small Gods, really nice funny chap.

@mungmungie 3 месяца назад

It's a bit tantalizing to see scenes of the countryside where some of my ancestors came from. Living on the opposite side of the planet, it's hard to visualize the area, so this really helps.

@Ben_Mdws Месяц назад

Love your High Wycombe videos John. Haven’t been back there since I was a Uni student in 1996, so these ones bring back great nostalgia. Thank you!

@janetedwards3445 3 месяца назад

Lovely pub, went there with old boyfriend’s, back in the late 70’s and 80’s. Xxx

@minijames2777 3 месяца назад

Fantastic walk as always John, thank you for taking us on the journey

@peterlubbers5947 3 месяца назад

A great walk as always.. Have a care going through the countryside, those nasty Giant Hogweeds are a nuisance with long lasting effects..😉👌

@blossie33 3 месяца назад

Yes indeed! I was walking by the River Lea in Hackney today where there is a pub by the riverside, they had taped across a bench warning people not to sit there as there was a giant hogweed directly behind!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

It was only afterwards that I wondered if that was the plant

@blossie33 3 месяца назад

@JohnRogersWalks if it was, I'm glad it didn't affect you! Nice walk by the way 😊

@ClearLight1967 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRogersWalks learn your plants, there are many toxic and poisonous flora in the UK to beware and be aware of.

@davegriffin288 2 месяца назад

Another tremendous video, John. Thank you. Dave and Katie. Better than TV schedule. All best wishes.

@SamsungPhone-kk3ot 3 месяца назад

What a beautiful walk at the perfect time of day, you just can't beat this green and pleasant land of ours , just wonderful, just magical......

@2Sugarbears 3 месяца назад

This is my favorite walk for such a long time. Nothing wrong with the others but all that lovely green was just what I needed in my big grey city life. Thanks John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Lovely - it's great to get out into the hills regularly - I don't do it nearly enough

@TracyPicabia 3 месяца назад

Wonderful walk. Landscape, literature and evening light. Yet another pub absolutely have to have a pint in. (This can't go on! ). Superb handling of the bee tangle btw. I would have been stung, fallen into brambles and lost my phone

@SnackHeadCowboy 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this lovely video. Very calm and relaxing. Helped me unwind after a hectic day

@JohnRogersWalks 2 месяца назад

My pleasure- great to hear

@ArcAudios77 3 месяца назад

Fantastic views along with the listen, thanks John. Regards

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

many thanks

@davegriffin288 2 месяца назад

Another tremendous video, John. Always enjoyable. Take care of your back. Dave and Katie x

@williamrobinson7435 3 месяца назад

A lovely walk! Just goes to show, you've not to stray too far from central London before you hit the bucolic stuff, and there's usually a good selection of fine ales to be had here and there along the way.. I must try again with Terry Pratchett, so many friends I have who love his work, but I didn't click with him when I tried. Nice one John! 🌟👍

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks William- people recommend starting with Guards! Guards!

@CthulhuInc 3 месяца назад

ha! i am lucky [?] in that, despite having all of pratchett's books, i have yet to begin reading them - adventure, dead ahead! terrific walk today, john - whenever you are out on an impulse, i always think of baggins, rushing out the door, in the hobbit. 😊

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Ha, what a great association

@steveinskip4897 3 месяца назад

Fantastic that John. Reliving a bit of personal history is magical and I always think you have to move away and then revisit the places of your youth to truly appreciate them. Wonderful personal memories. You are indeed a Wycombe Wanderer! 😉👍

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Steve - I think you’re spot on, I saw it all with fresh eyes after travelling for a few years as well

@TheArquivopop 3 месяца назад

Lovely walk John! Taking the road less travelled, that has to be a good omen! Cheers!

@Beachcomber95 2 месяца назад

Beautiful video. Thanks John.

@davidjsingle 2 месяца назад

Hi John, I wasn't sure where else to post this comment. I accidentally cut short a message on IG, and I didn't want you to think I was a bot or anything... Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for these video. You are consistently engaging, humble, unpretentious, free of typical RU-vidr desperation, genial, affable, and welcoming. I signed up as a member recently; I think you deserve the support. Like you, I am fascinated by London, I love the writing of Iain Sinclair and WG Sebald and others, and feel a deep attraction to the city. I was able to visit London in April last year, but was only there for a few days (not nearly long enough, as you know). I can't wait to return one day. Amazing place. Thanks again for this fascinating look at London and its surrounds. Cheers from Toowoomba, Queensland, Aus

@JohnRogersWalks 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for that kind comment David, and massively appreciate your support. Give my regards to Queensland

@hpengwyn 3 месяца назад

Pheasant! I lived opposite The Pheasant in Amersham (now flats). As well as Wycombe there was also one in Chalfont, now a vets i think

@samirouazene4198 Месяц назад

such a great energy and such a a great video !

@ashleysgaze 2 месяца назад

Magical walk, John! ❤

@JohnRogersWalks 2 месяца назад

Thanks Ashley

@lesliegprice6652 3 месяца назад

Another wonderful video John lovely to see you out in the summery weather and the marvellous Chilterns, great to think that Snicks Alley resonates both here and in Ankh Mor Pork too , I first read Terry Pratchett's books mid eighties I guess , I remember Guards Guards and the wonderful Sgt Vimes and his Nights Watch , also Colour of Magic and Rinnswind and the Orangutan that was the university librarian, there was also the one about the Discworld Film industry where the camera contained magical imps who draw the pictures , everyone was funny but there was always some biting satire too , I see him as a cross between Louis Carroll and Hogarth 😊 but favourite has to be his collaboration with Neil Gaiman Good Omens ,loved the TV series as well ! Only went to Beaconsfield once back in the sixties to see the model village ,I remember it was a long walk from the station ,Thank you for a magical half hour , see you soon 💕🌈

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks for those memories Leslie

@anthonypontremoli5943 3 месяца назад

What a great video. A combination of your brilliant walks and interesting facts about one of my favourite authors. MANY thanks John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Cheers Anthony

@pemberwick 2 месяца назад

Superb as always...

@JohnRogersWalks 2 месяца назад

Thanks

@vickywitton1008 3 месяца назад

Love David Eddings and the Belgariad too!

@rosebailey3501 3 месяца назад

In Brisbane the theatre has produced many of his plays 🌹

@darrenrobson5977 3 месяца назад

Wonderful John

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

thanks Darren

@michaeldillon3113 3 месяца назад

Such an enoyable walk John . Thanks for sharing . So great to be able to set off late afternoon at this time of year and get a really decent walk in before sunset ✌️

@malcolmrichardson3881 3 месяца назад

Thank you - that was a great walk. You should definitely do more of them around the Wycombe area and along the Wye towards the Thames, maybe. Maybe that bee was looking for Sniggs Alley.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

many thanks Malcolm - you might enjoy this walk along the course of the Wye to as close as I could get to the Thames ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BytLWHYZadU.htmlsi=6FQ8CH-ONXjFpdjP

@malcolmrichardson3881 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRogersWalks Thank's John, I remember now watching this excellent walk. It was a pleasure to be rememinded and to watch it again.

@kennethbowry1521 3 месяца назад

Wonderful you old romantic, great work.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

thanks Kenneth!

@jimmyrussell4330 2 месяца назад

Don't like bees lol lent back on one when driving done me in the back lol.did panic set in! Love the walk

@edenjs1503 2 месяца назад

I remember commenting on your Camden video when you were selecting your first Discworld books, as Sir Terry is a hero of mine and even at this moment, I have Reaper Man on the next tab to lull me to sleep. So glad you became a fan. As always John, thank you for another great video. FYI You announced Ankh-Morpork exactly right 👌

@davidcole8268 3 месяца назад

I once packed greetings cards on the Cressex Industrial Estate at Wycombe

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

I worked in the Argos warehouse on that estate - still one of the best jobs I’ve had

@johnbristow8099 2 месяца назад

As a former native of HW I really enjoyed this video. So many memories.

@lizbellamy1 3 месяца назад

That path is a big favourite of mine, but I didn’t know it was Sniggs Alley! How awesome!

@marty9011 3 месяца назад

I am not familiar with Discworld but did enjoy this walk. I find it amazing that these rural-looking walks are so close to London.

@johnakyle5908 2 месяца назад

I was also reading the David Eddings books around then , had ne hooked.

@martaorduna7857 2 месяца назад

Amazing!Always learning with you!Thank you,cheers from Argentina!

@johnord684 3 месяца назад

I do like Sir Terry's books an awful lot and Eddings.

@tomgirldouble3249 2 месяца назад

A wonderful walk, love Terry Pratchett, so apt I thought when he was made a Sir 😅sadly bad memories of High Wycombe as just a couple of yrs after our move to Windsor my partner suffered a heart attack between Xmas and New year and was taken to special heart unit there, a nightmare 3hr journey by public transport for me for several days running, as I don't drive, so bus station is about all I remember of the place! Beautiful walk though and the pub looks wonderful, didn't know Terry was a local resident 😀

@richieixtar5849 3 месяца назад

That was very interesting indeed, Thanks John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Cheers Richie

@JezzyPrice 3 месяца назад

Great vid John - wading through those plants in your shorts (and spotting a deer!) did make me worry about whether you had a strong tic/insect repellent on! Given you were later “visited” by that bee made me think not! Also I must remember that bee excuse next time I’m caught ripping my clothes off in public....😊

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Ha, thanks Jezzy. I got lucky with both those encounters

@heleneburgess7674 3 месяца назад

Just lovely John as usual...a glorious treat, thanks Helene 😊

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Helene

@vickywitton1008 3 месяца назад

I LOVE Discworld books! I am reading one at the moment!

@jontalbot1 3 месяца назад

You are a very good presenter John. Your videos, even where they are somewhere ‘remote’, always remind me how busy the south is. The sound of traffic never seems far away. Have tried Pratchett and l hated it!

@ianbrunt2322 3 месяца назад

What an absolute treat for a Sunday evening. An Old Skool banger of a JR videos. 30 minutes of pitch perfect viewing. On seeing the title Sniggs Alley I immediately envisioned some dark, dank ginnel stinking of piss. How wrong could I be. What a delightful path through the stunning Chilterns landscape. Please can we have more Old Skool wandering videos. One every 2nd or 3rd season would be perfect. Thanks for making and posting it.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

so glad you enjoyed it Ian - it was a great day that will live long in the memory. And yes there will be a healthy dose of the old skool wanders throughout the year

@janebaker966 3 месяца назад

That was a LOVELY walk,thank you for sharing it. In July 2023 I stayed one night at Slough on my way home from London,just because I'd never been there. And I found out Slough is in Bucks,not Berks as id always thought but further on the map I saw I was near Stoke Pages where that poet wrote his famous poem,so I went there.

@grahampratchett8207 3 месяца назад

Great interesting video. Got to know him really well. But, sadly quite a lot of the family moved in different directions. Some to Kings Langley. But most of section of my family ended up around the Portobello Area.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing that Graham

@billyo54 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much John for taking on that brilliant walk. I really appreciate you sharing your stories and memories. That pub and wall plaque was a pleasant surprise. I've been a walker from an early age but ill health has recently scuppered my long jaunts. Instead, I get the old feeling of adventure through your videos. Long may you march.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks for that Billy - sorry to hear you can’t get out there but glad you can join me on these walks

@andrewbroome5406 3 месяца назад

John, not connected before on your videos but been enjoying them hugely for many years. Todays walk through Hogsback wood and the adjacent suburbia in Beaconsfield new town just brought back my childhood as the wood was where my cousin made me a Bow in the late 1960’s ! The Royal standard was a stopping point on my childhood walks as well and we used to have to wait outside in those days. The woods were where we would spend the summers and the footpath was our route to the forest ! In those days you could also get to the wood along the top of the railway embankment behind the suburban frontages The library was there at least in 1971 so perhaps that is the building Terry referred to. Thank you

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

thanks for sharing those great memories Andrew. Maybe the library's older than I thought then - it's at least as old as me!

@suemccarthy1550 3 месяца назад

Thank you John. Lovely country walk with good weather for a change. It did look a bit weird not seeing any red kites.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

I was very surprised by the absence of Red Kites Sue

@Michaeluk61 3 месяца назад

Thanku John for another intresting video. 👍🍺

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching Michael

@JohnC2009Edin 3 месяца назад

Good video! Fan of the Belgeriad series!

@BaxterChobbery 3 месяца назад

It's a part of the world I know so well - played rugby at Wycombe Rugby club - but this is a unique view - a completely different perspective

@thfccfht 3 месяца назад

there is a Pub in Nottingham, the Trip to Jerusalem which claims to be the Oldest in England...how are these claims measured ...a Pub that exists today on the very site of a Pub that has existed continuously from the Earliest Claimed Date seems obvious, anyway, Fascinating ! as Spock of Star Trek Fame might of put it....another triffic video John, living in Thailand its Great to see the Seasonal changes throughout your Walks.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

It’s a good question and I’ve heard about that pub probably every time I’ve mentioned the Royal Standard. It’s similar when asking which is the oldest pub in London

@johnhoward2402 3 месяца назад

Thanks John for another great walk. Beaconsfield should always be pronounced as in Bekonscot, of model village fame.

@kingtoejunior 3 месяца назад

This is exactly what I needed this morning, thanks John!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Brilliant- my pleasure

@ArthurStone 3 месяца назад

Nice pint of Owd Roger in the Standard - the wonky beams add to the sense of intoxication. Good Omens was a book that made sense: something about the M25 (or was it Milton Keynes?) shaped after the Devil's pentangle. Early psychogeography. Thanks John. Best.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

I’d forgotten about Owd Roger - I seem to remember there was some sort of challenge

@ArthurStone 3 месяца назад

@@JohnRogersWalks Standing straight and true was one of the challenges. I'm sure it's a worthy research topic John. Best.

@juliajoyce4535 3 месяца назад

My husband used drink Owd Roger on tap in the 70’s in Hampshire, can you still buy it on tap nowadays

@ArthurStone 3 месяца назад

@@juliajoyce4535 Great taste Madam. Article (2006) in Bucks Free Press 'Owd Roger returns after long wait.' I definitely drank the 10% proof version on tap. AFAIK only bottles now.

@keithprater310 3 месяца назад

Wonderful, entertaining,feast for the soul.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Keith

@patrickpayne8330 3 месяца назад

Hi John....Another GREAT ...and very original post....Personal...interesting...Great scenery...and free spirited...take care

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Patrick

@macleodpr 3 месяца назад

I loved this, John. I grew up in Hazlemere and I suspect I frequented the same pubs as you in Beaconsfield, in the late 80s and early 90s. Charles Dickens, the Old Hare (knackered rabbit as we called it), etc. I now live in the US, and it's nice to be reminded of how beautiful the countryside is in that area. Great video.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Thanks Mac - yes I did drink in those pubs - GKs and the Swan were my regulars

@mattmclafferty6265 3 месяца назад

Thanks John, love discworld..! Gauranga

@garymcguire8529 3 месяца назад

The jungle you walked through was Giant Hogweed, so don't get the sap on your skin, as it is an irritant.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

Ah, I did wonder

@lesliegprice6652 3 месяца назад

Oh gosh I thought it was I was singing the Genesis song , Attack of the Giant Hogweed 😊

@taomahNEGEV 3 месяца назад

The sight of you struggling with the poor bee to escape must have have been fun.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

It would’ve been hilarious to be fair

@goldieandblackie 3 месяца назад

I lived in Wooburn Green for a few years, very nice area.

@balkandepot 3 месяца назад

Morning John. Thanks for the vid. Beautiful places. Though not London galaxy, yesterday was in Ufton near Leamington Spa… check White Hart pub there with stunning views all around. All the best. ☀️

@ianwatts8446 3 месяца назад

Always enjoy your Bucks walks, grew up in Amersham and Chesham and in later years lived in High Wycombe (Peterborough Avenue) and worked at Gomme's and Ercol's. I assume you were born at 'The Shrubbery' just up the road on the other side of Amersham Hill. I live near Shrewsbury now so it's great to see Wycombe and the surrounding area on your walks. With reference to the B17 my Mother told the story of how my Grandfather ( a lay-preacher) was cycling to church that morning early doors and watched the bomber struggling then come down, the force of the explosion blowing him off his bike and into a ditch..

@JohnRogersWalks 3 месяца назад

I was indeed born in the Shrubbery Ian. Thanks for sharing that story about your grandfather