Relaxing Summer Morning Walk to Work with me in Bath, Kennet & Avon Canal

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
  • Join writer and bookseller Steve Andrews as he walks along a beautiful canal towpath in Bath, England on 1st June 2024 before he starts work in the bookshop that employs him....

Komentáře • 25

  • @LiminalSpaces03
    @LiminalSpaces03 Před 26 dny +4

    What an incredible place to live! Great video, and thanks for reminding me of The Drowned Giant! I read that many many years ago and had forgotten who wrote it! I've never forgotten the details of the giants body rotting on the beach.

  • @stefangieck2914
    @stefangieck2914 Před 26 dny +4

    Beautiful and deeply relaxing.

  • @rickkearn7100
    @rickkearn7100 Před 26 dny +5

    A splendid work commute, OB, you're the envy of countless millions. Very enjoyable viewing and as always, well done! Cheers.

  • @garryrickenbacker
    @garryrickenbacker Před 26 dny +4

    What a beautiful area, thanks for sharing it.

  • @danieldelvalle5004
    @danieldelvalle5004 Před 26 dny +4

    Quite nice and relaxing, also brings back memories of your Keith Roberts video for some reason. I guess that upon seeing the landscape I think 'Keith Roberts'.

  • @themojocorpse1290
    @themojocorpse1290 Před 25 dny +1

    Beautiful walk to work on a lovely morning . Most enjoyable Steve .

  • @erikpaterson1404
    @erikpaterson1404 Před 26 dny +2

    Stunning and sublime, I'm turning green.

  • @GrumpyScotsman
    @GrumpyScotsman Před 26 dny +3

    Such a gorgeous walk to work.

  • @anthonyparkinson4517
    @anthonyparkinson4517 Před 26 dny +4

    Lovely walk. Very Foxxian. I might have to now go listen to The Garden and dance like a gun.

  • @CliveSnowden-fx8fp
    @CliveSnowden-fx8fp Před 25 dny +1

    How wonderful. Thanks very much for this, Steve. It beats my journey to work by a mile. Several, in fact. I really must revisit Bath. Next year, maybe.

  • @wendyluvsbooks1580
    @wendyluvsbooks1580 Před 20 dny +1

    What a beautiful walk to work , wish I had a walk like that ever day to work 💛

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  Před 20 dny

      Thanks. I don't do this walk very often- it's too long and too cycle-crowded much of the time now, but it is great to have it as an option.

  • @athoszubiaur2144
    @athoszubiaur2144 Před 25 dny

    thanks, steve. enjoyed taking a walk with you. looking forward to more
    btw: i just ordered your sf book from amazon. looking forward to that as well!
    cheers

  • @VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS
    @VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS Před 22 dny +2

    Beautiful nature places, walk, views. Video Like 👍

  • @marie-ctunnicliff513
    @marie-ctunnicliff513 Před 25 dny

    GLORIOUS!

  • @janeturner5169
    @janeturner5169 Před 25 dny

    Love this !

  • @davesimms1336
    @davesimms1336 Před 25 dny

    Lovely video. You’re very lucky living in Bath. The Drowned Giant was an episode of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix a while back.

  • @jfi368
    @jfi368 Před 22 dny +1

    The best Canal for waterside wildflowers is the Union Canal Edinburgh.

  • @thekeywitness
    @thekeywitness Před 24 dny +1

    Bucolic vibes

  • @duncanleith9172
    @duncanleith9172 Před 25 dny +2

    I have been walking the canal in stages, and look forward to reaching the Bath area. Not sure however that I understand the criticism at the number of houseboats (if such they were, rather than just temporary moorings). It needs to be remembered that 50 years ago the canal was often derelict and unnavigable. For it to thrive now it needs a healthy community of both leisure traffic and permanent dwellers; the canal will decline again if this is not so, and will no longer then be an amenity to walkers either. I appreciate that sometimes stretches can appear to be a bit like a floating favela, but that didn't appear to be an issue in what was shown in the video.

    • @WalkingBooksellerOriginal
      @WalkingBooksellerOriginal  Před 25 dny +2

      Well, the walk was heavily edited to exclude a near constant stream of cyclists and runners (and this was before 8am), as I indicated, so it didn't reflect the number of boats fully either. I understand what you mean and totally get your point, but I'm simply making a comparison to the recent past- I first walked this stretch of the canal in 1985 - so that's almost forty years ago- and it was fully navigable then and much more pleasant, allowing for quiet and relatively solitary walking. I'd say my experience is a reflection of many factors- population growth, a desire to live 'off grid' while at the same time taking advantage of an infrastructure some of those dwellers may or may not be contributing to and the explosion in turning rural and semi-rural spaces into an 'outdoor playground' for the sport-obsessed. Yes, I'm looking at it from one perspective- mine- but walking, the oldest means of travelling has been further downgraded in this location by recent social changes. I'm bemoaning that, I guess. Thanks for viewing and commenting, hope you enjoy walking this bit of the canal, but be ready to dodge inconsiderate cyclists constantly.