Wootton Bridge Circular Walk | Isle of Wight Walks 

That sunshine is worth venturing out into the cold. Beautiful. And the sound of the sea is exultation to this inland soul.

Thats whetted my appetite for my next visit to the Island which is in 12 days ! I was a mental health nurse for 32 years but now I'm retired .

Lovely walk. I'm an anti-financial crime podcaster, writer and adviser. What inspires me is the stories of human harm behind financial crime and the desire to do something to stop it. I'm recently recovered from a broken ankle and looking forward to taking some longer walks soon.

The little shop you walk past (on the other side of the road,) just before the bus stop you finished at used to belong to my Great Grandparents and my Grandparents worked there too, so it's no surprise I work in retail! They, and a few other of my relatives are buried in the churchyard you had lunch in.

Hey. Love your channel. I was inspired to become a lawyer by watching Crown Court during school lunch back in the 70s. As an aside when I was a teenager in the 85 and 86 I worked at the Waterfront in Totland. Can’t wait to come back this Sept from Australia where I now live to go over my old haunts and visit my nan and aunt in Freshwater. Will be doing a couple of your walks too. 😊

Great walk, love winter sunshine (as a ginger who hides from late spring & summer sunshine! 😂) I work in clinical research as I grew up as a young carer for all of my family, so I wanted to make a difference and help people on larger scale... but before that I sold sandwiches and cheese for a living, because I love cheese.

I was born in wootton and my dad said we did this walk when i was 11 but i cant remember it 🤔 so will have to do it again 🎉 another great video Marek 👍 oh and im the Cook in an awesome carehome in Ryde because urrm i like cooking 😊

Good stuff cool dude

"Thankfully he walked into a wasps nest next day" ... I love it when Sunglasses Marek comes out to play I've been working in different sectors of the "caring" professions over most of my working life. Mainly at the moment I'm a foster carer.

i love your walking videos, its so relaxing to watch

Lovely walk, thank you. Also great painting of my favourite shot on your video. Profession, Counsellor now semi retired. RIP

I'm an Occupational therapist and a play therapist, I love working with kids and helping people! My brother was ill as a kid in hospital and seeing how great the staff were inspired me but I want to be a writer too.

Fairly sure the bird call is a redshank, Marek. It’s a wading bird that lives around mudflats on the coast- exactly where you heard it. And my job is wardening on a nature reserve in Cumbria. Love the job as it allows me to spend lots of time outdoors and makes me feel like I’m having a positive impact on the world!

I saw a red squirrel yesterday crossing the cycle track between Shide and Blackwater (Isle of Wight) 🐿️

Lovely walk, love that kind of weather! I am a wildlife TV researcher. Working on things like BBC Springwatch. I think I was inspired by watching springwatch when I was younger but also things like planet earth of course!

When I first saw where you were I was instantly reminded of the last time I visited the Isle of Wight and we stayed in one of those chalet parks. I remember seeing several red squirrels there, which I was amazed by as I don't think I have ever seen one in the wild before or since, glad you spotted one. The phrase "I got sent on a PGL one summer when I was about 8, I absolutely hated it", I could say that exact same thing, I sympathise. I won't bring down the mood of your comments section with just how bad my experience was but I can tell you one thing that is amusing at least on some level: one of the tasks we had to do (I think it might have been the first evening, just to kill some time when they didn't have any activities on), the staff split us up into two teams and challenged us to make the 'longest line', we could use our bodies and any items of clothing we were willing to remove, some people unlaced their trainers, some removed tops (as I did and stopped there), and some removed their trousers. As I took my place in the line I looked across to the opposing team's line in the fading daylight to see that one person had removed his pants and was lying face down totally nude. After this when we were heading back I told the boy I was sharing a tent with about what I had seen, and he said: "Oh, that was me."

Looks a lot warmer January there. Here in Finland the coldest was " only " around - 42 C 🥶 I was working with children for 13 years, but quit my job three years ago and went back to school. Studies are almost done and in March I should become a dressmaker.

Lovely walk Marek! I love winter sun, its my favourite kind of weather to walk in (on the rare occasion it's sunny in winter and I'm actually able to walk that day! Health conditions are not fun!) Really happy to see I won the prize draw too! I've emailed you my address. Thanks so much cool dude! 😃

Another awesome walk on the beautiful Island. Beautiful painting and some cool dude piano/keyboard playing. Thanks Marek

Im also a retired mental health nurse, my last job was working in psychological therapies with high risk people. Bety nice walk it will be added to my September visit list. Zoe said that's a great sketch. Keep walking and filming we really enjoy them.

Nice cold January walk CD . Wonderful picture of yourself and Kieran as young-uns, neither of you look to have changed much!

Cool Dude #15 I write history books. Was inspired by how there were no Scottish history books for visitors that weren't either full on academic books, books on very specific topics or basic tourist souvenir type things.

Oooh I love sunny, crisp winter days like that. I started working in social care when I was 25 and I've done it ever since. I just like helping people. Aww that poor pigeon.How did you make it look like an 'accident'? Ha!

I’m a head gardener, inspired by parents but fell into the profession accidentally! Keep up the great work cool dude

I'm a Kindergarten Teacher in Auckland, NZ. My plan was become a Kgn Teacher and then I'd never have to grow up! 🙂

That was a satisfying walk and with great photos of a younger you 👍😊. l work with a dog boarding company, looking after people's dogs in my home while their owners are relaxing in some exotic place. I was inspired to do this because l love the company of dogs, and the cuddling. ( Even though I am owned by two cats ! 😁) Before this l was a newspaper cartoonist and also wrote poetry for greetings cards companies. Inspired by a whim to get something published. Regards, Valerie

I see you snuck a couple of Marek keyrings with the coffee van man at Firestone Copse at the end of the video. Nice walk down there

Beautiful winter light. I work in a control centre - energy management systems via my brief cartography career. Although, I still make maps if only for my own happiness. Thanks, Marek, for your excellent Isle of Wight walks.

What an incredibly beautiful place!💙 How awesome that you have that scenery to enjoy regularly! Very cool, Cool Dude. 😊

I love the light in January and February. I don't know if it's because there's so little of it up here in Ayrshire at this time of year, but it makes me appreciate it all the more. Oh, and my job is as a full time reseller on eBay. I've always been keen on thrifting and recycling, so I pretty much just fell into it. Not the easiest job at times, but it can be really rewarding when you can link someone up with a toy or memory from their childhood

Hi Marek. 😃👍 Always good to see a new one from you. 😊 I must have driven over Wootton Bridge dozens of times, & never gave that area a second thought. I'm told that The Sloop is amazing for food & drink. Will investigate the area more when we're on our annual trip in July. My day job is working in a retail outlet that sells Camping & leisure goods. Although I like to think of myself as a musician as I play in a rock band at the weekend. 😄 Your Parents must be very proud to have two creative & successful children. Not too sure about 'Sunglasses Marek' though. 🤣🤣 How come Kieran cuts his hair differently to you? 😄 Take it easy Cool Dude. Love your work. 👍😊

I have worked in the IT field for 27 years so far. Got a c64 when i was 7, changed the course of my life.

Cool Baby

I work for wh smith ive been in retail over 20 years and i like helping people and looking at there happy faces when i find what they want :D also love to talk to all the oldies and there sweet story's

I am an Order Flow Pilot for a motor manufacturer, promoted from fork truck driver 3 years ago. Not inspired really, just a nice secure job.😎

January is the best for walks because of the beautiful light and the lack of many people around (an A+ bonus in my book). Gorgeous blue skies for your circular walk too. I work as a freelancer in publishing, moving commas around and that (editing, proofreading, page layout, etc). If you ever need a script proofread before submission or similar, you know who to call.

Such a beautiful walk and can’t believe we’ve never explored this part of Wootton before! So pretty and peaceful. Cheers Marek for adding another cool walk to our Isle must-do list. Nice one. The painting is excellent, one of your best I reckon. Stay cool and keep on inspiring us

In answer to your question, I worked in magazines for nearly 20 years because I grew up being obsessed with them, the people who made 'em and how the mags were put together. (I've done a bunch of other jobs before and since, but that was my "career", such as it was.)

Lived in Wootton as a student in the mid 90s. Lovely memories. I still have friends who live there. Another great video Marek. Thank you.

I spent most if my childhood in Wootton Bridge. I recognised every step of the walk. Now living abroad working in Astronomy. Must come back soon.

I will happily tell you my job.... I am a fishmonger in a well know supermarket, I have been one for about 15 years, I like it because I am left on my own and I get my jobs done in my little corner of a busy supermarket.

I witnessed one of my neighbors cats consume a bird he caught somehow in my backyard the other day. I immediately thought of it when you showed the pigeon feathers...now everytime I see them Im going to think of that face you made after.

You could start another channel with just shots of that low tide for about an hour... I'd watch... beautiful... the sound of those tiny waves. I mean, you'd freeze in January, but maybe you could find shelter while your Go-Pro shot it all?! This walk looked much warmer than I know it was, cool dude. (I couldn't see the Red Squirrel. Was it completely obvious?) As for what I do for a living... if it was charades, I'd draw a rectangular shape. That's pretty much it. 😄

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="218">3:38</a> Aftet 35 years of studying bird sounds, I can confirm that, that bird was the 'common furze warbler'. Although native to Patagonia, it can be found in other places as well.

Lovely walk and beautiful weather It reminded me of once I walked from Wootton to Ryde after having travelled with the lovely steam train from Smallbrook Junction via Havenstreet to Wootton 😊 I worked more than 40 years full time as an electrical engineer, but am now retired. I was inspired by my love for maths and physics and systems 😊

I used to have a job painting grey squirrels red to keep the numbers up but more recently my job is to breed genetically modified homing pigeons that no longer "home" but flock to the north east of the Isle of Wight instead and breed profusely.

Ah, my job, I’m a graphic designer/photographer/ brand consultant/ heritage designer/animator etc. drawing’s and stuff.,temporarily retired due to a stroke.

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RIP pigeon I do home shop delivery in green van...it's ok gets me out and about. Before that spent 40 years working with dairy cows...milking and poo removal Looked a nice walk Dude

Well when I’m not being a manager on a holiday camp I’m a Voice Over artist. You may of heard my voice on the Cancer Research Uk weekly lottery advert… it was all over daytime tv.

I am a seasonal ecologist assistant that does bat surveys and sometimes snake n reptile surveys. However, I'm about to start a day job at a museum.

I work in a supermarket and love it. I’m the stores union rep, H&S rep, fire warden and a first aider too. My sister had an operation a couple of weeks ago so today will be her first trip out. Spotter’s app is ready to go

Currently a Visual Merchandiser (I’ve done this on and off for 30yrs). I was on telly as a teen. I’ve sold homes, been a copy editor…all sorts. What I’d like to do is build housing for those with disabilities and the aged populous.

Such a beautiful winter day for a walk, very peaceful too. Love the painting, my favouso far i think. My husband and i are both retired, i was a secretary/administrator and he was lst a posrman. Great walk Cool Dude.

Great video again. Don't get too jealous, I'm retired ☺

Jen: driving instructor, got fed up working for others and wanted to try being her own boss. Mike: Casino Receptionist, old contract was coming to an end and was a little desperate, new casino was opening and applied, been there 18 years and counting

I love your brother's banter. I used to tell my little brother made up stories of The Gummy Bears at bedtime. They were often little criminals in the stories. Great episode, Sketch Boy

Nice walk. Was at the sloop about 5weeks ago. I stayed at Little Canada when I was 8. I remember it had a Totem pole just inside the gate. Can’t remember who owned it at the time. It was a bit like Butlins. Nothing like a crisp cold day on the island.

Stunning video marek, I love bright days in winter, can’t wait to be back outside. My sad nerdy bird knowledge makes me think that bird call was a crested tit. I’ve never seen one as we don’t get them up here! I can’t think of a better day than doing that walk and talking to the locals about history and cameras, heaven!

Walked all over the island as I have told you before. Live 2 miles away and have never done this walk! I will give it a try now. Cheers!

Marek, you do know that Bach some other tunes as well!

The island is beautiful all year round 😍 as for career I’m currently a stay at home mum trying to keep a 4, 5 and 18 year old alive, I am studying with the OU to become a geologist though 😊

Fab video, hope you take a trip up to the Isle of Man soon. Profession; work for the Mental health service (Manx care)

Beautiful painting.

Lovely little walk there Marek, there's nothing like the noise of crunching icy puddles. I'm a marine biologist who ended up owning an outdoor activities site and paintball magazine, editing, photography, design etc.

I tried using my bird identifying app on your mystery bird, but no luck, sadly - perhaps it was confused by the geography/time of day/listening to a computer?! I use it quite a lot when out walking, I've got one for plants/trees as well (they double as good excuses for a rest). I'm impressed my Cheddar photos made it into the gallery already - my legs are still recovering from climbing up the gorge! Oh and I'm a translator.

Loved the camera doing a backflip and face (lens) plant on the shingle. I work in email marketing for a healthcare company. It was a job that I got into accidentally 16 years ago. Not much fun or excitement but it pays the bills. I always liked the cavemen (Boulder Brothers?) in Wacky Races. Great video, good weather, stay cool 👍

When the sea is like that I always have the urge to find a flat stone to do some skimming. Every time I'm waiting for the ferry at Fishbourne I do wonder whether it is possible to walk to the other side of the creek, so good to see you've proved it's possible. I'm a research & development engineer, probably due to inhaling too many solder fumes as a child.

Sloop in. Yum yum yum. ❤

About 50 years ago I won "Prince of the week" at Little Canada. I think it was a Pontins holiday camp back in those days.

Great walk Marek. I'm a university lecturer. I failed my A levels and spent the rest of my life trying to persuade myself I'm not thick.

I won't bore you with job details, definitely one of necessity rather than inspiration. I can only assume the Isle of Wight has little to no potholes for you to regularly sit top deck of buses. I sat top deck on a recent bus replacement service and got thrown about like the f word at Billingsgate!

I work as a medic, now in the film industry. Covid swabbed you at one time for the Pentaverate. Anyway became a medic after performing CPR on a Sherpa in the Himalayas. Keep the videos coming, and keep cool.

I am a Programme Manager, working for the RSPB and have had a lifelong interest in birds, nature and land use in general - this also makes me an expert in redshank calls!

Impressive special effects at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="259">4:19</a> That looked like the perfect winter day for a coastal walk (and bonus too!) I work in IT doing database shiz, I have no idea how I ended up doing it, there was certainly no inspiration involved. Stay cool!

IT support at a secondary school. Wonderful varied job. I think the bird call on the shore was a Redshank(?)

Those weren't badger holes. Looks like you had a lucky escape. You strayed into the hunting grounds of the Trapdoor Rabbit. That's what got the pigeon. Obviously.

Little Canada? Come to big Canada! That's great about your brother making up bedtime stories for you, the betrayal is how you know you're siblings! Hahaha I've been thinking about opening a bookstore, hopefully by late summer. No idea how to handle the business side of things but I'll be sure keep his books in stock! Now imagining that guy literally under the carpet like

I have an odd craving for Hovis bread?!

I love checking the ice too! I'm a special needs teacher and foster carer - aka knackered!

Parcel arrived. Prepare to have your mind changed on Pigeons!

Beautiful video. I have a weird job: I'm a full time freelance poet, writer and theatremaker. It's the best job I've ever had, and I'd recommend it to anyone (as long as you like rhyming and/or financial precarity!)

Sunglasses Marek is such a pain. He needs to bore off, the sketch was excellent.

Is it good

I was an illustrator.

Well marek as you know I used to have a great job but now I work in social housing which is a wee bit shit

'Freddie the frog' and 'millie the maggot?' in which universe are these whacky racers? I'm more accustomed to Dick, Penelope, Muttley and co.

Job wise. IT for NHS.

To dislocate

PGL.... parents get lost..... but rubber sheets!! .... Please dont piss the bed above me.....

I work in health and safety, completely by accident

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Wot? no strawberry laces? This is an outrage.