216: Marsden, Buckstones and March Haigh Reservoir (South Pennines 2023)
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- SOUTH PENNINES WALK FEATURING MARSDEN, BUCKSTONES AND MARCH HAIGH RESERVOIR
"Marsden, Buckstones and March Haigh Reservoir”
Filmed 30th August 2023
Post-production completed 17th September 2023
Filmed in the South Pennines in the District of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire. Locations include Marsden, Lower Green Owlers, Buckstones Edge, March Haigh Reservoir, Eastergate Bridge, the Standedge Tunnels at Tunnel End, and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Written, presented, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Special thanks to Lou Johnson, Standedge Tunnels and the Canal and River Trust for their information used in my research for this film.
Click here for a map showing the route of the walk: explore.osmaps.com/route/1805...
DISCLAIMER: Although I work hard to ensure all information is correct to the best of my knowledge, I am only featuring information I have found online and/or in books during my research when putting this film together, so I cannot guarantee that there are no mistakes or errors.
As with all the films I make, this is not actually intended to be an extensive guide to the area. This is a mini-movie of my personal journey along the walk, in which I often share some of my own personal stories.
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Thank you so much Patrick, for not only a brilliant walk and video in the glorious Colne Valley, but also for giving me and Ann a shout out. That really does mean a lot to us both, and of course you are quite right, we do love the South Pennines with a passion. I took in a very similar walk from Eastergate Bridge up to March Hill summit and March Haigh Reservoir earlier this year. Thanks again for the mention, it's much appreciated. 👍🌿🤗
You are very welcome Ian. I always intended to give you and Ann and shout out when I would be filming a walk in the South Pennines again. A great area which I hope to explore more of when I can. Thanks Ian for commenting and for taking the time to watch 👍
Hi Patrick, so pleased you've enjoyed your walks in Marsden. It's truly amazing . Thank you for our shout out 😊
My pleasure Ann, I always planned to give you and Ian a shout out when I would be filming a walk in Marsden. Thanks for watching 👍
A lovely walk Patrick and music too, glad the sunshine came out for you 😊 think the standedge tunnel would panic me 3 miles of darkness! A much deserved pint after your walk,thankyou again for taking us along, have a great weekend 😊
Thanks very much for the kind words Steph. I can remember the forecast was sunny for that day, so I was a bit worried when I made the journey to Marsden in the rain, but thankfully that soon stopped once I started my walk 😆 Have a great weekend too 👍
Beautiful, just beautiful! The music was a really good frame around the walk. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Nuinmar, that music is my Marsden theme. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Hi Patrick what wonderful walk scenery looks amazing , ever since we have start watching your video's Patrick the more & more we want to be there again ! cheers
Thanks Russ, glad I've whetted your appetites! 😁 All the best 👍
Hi Patrick. Thanks for sharing this lovely walk with us all. I loved the view from the Buckstones. xx
Thanks for watching Rachel, glad you enjoyed the walk. The view from the Buckstones is awesome 👍😀 xx
another great walk in marsden Patrick love it there Thanks for the route map.
You're welcome Andrew, thanks for watching 👍
Well thanks Patrick for another delightful video.the views were fantastic.and as usual the music was delightful.it nice to come home from work to just relax and watch your videos.cannot wait for another fantastic video.all the best.👍👍❤️
You are very welcome Shane, thank you as always for your kind words and for taking the time to watch. All the best 👍
Another beautiful hike Patrick. It's getting boggier out there. I'd hate to think what it is like now. The views were amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Chris. Yes that boggy area I crossed would be a nightmare now. Glad you enjoyed the hike and the views. Thanks Chris for commenting and for taking the time to watch 👍
I've lived in Marsden all my life and it was lovely to see you visit my village again.
The little electric tug boat you saw coming out of the tunnel actually has two jobs. It takes the trips through and it also pulls private narrow boats through for a small charge. Diesel engines are no longer allowed inside the tunnel due to fire and fume regulations.
You live in a lovely village Chris, I've always loved Marsden. Thanks for the info on the boats 👍
Hi Patrick Thank you for another wonderful walk, at least the rain did not spoil your day, beautiful views across the valley we can remember the pack horse bridge on Last of the Summer Wine. Marsden is a very pretty place. Take care regards Dave & Jean.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave and Jean. The forecast for that day was sunshine, so I was a bit concerned at first when it rained, but thankfully it stopped as I began the walk itself. Thanks for watching and commenting, all the best 👍
Rain or shine, nothing is going to stop Patrick.😊 Have a great weekend!
Thanks Richard, you too! 👍
What a beautiful walk! Love those little pack horse bridges too! Really enjoyed watching thank you as always. X
Many thanks Sylvia, glad you enjoyed the walk. All the best 👍
I been following you for years now Patrick, love all your walks and especially the wye valley, Peak District and Bath spa walks
Nice one, thanks for taking the time to watch 👍
Buckstones is somewhere I always stop at when driving past, just to take in the views, which are always different according to the weather, and particularly fine when the autumn colours are out. No shortage of good walks in the moors around Marsden, and Slaithewaite, as you know. Lovely film as always. Look forward to your next one.
Thanks Michael. Yes although I've been to Marsden several times, this was my visit to the Buckstones. What a view indeed, just amazing. Thanks as always for watching and commenting 👍
Many thanks Patrick! I've never been to Marsden or South Pennines, but it looks beautiful in your video. Thanks for showing us the sights and the great views from the hilltops. Like you I'd love to explore the area. Hope you make it back there soon. All the best.
It is a lovely area Peter, but yeah being a bit further away makes it more costly to visit on a regular basis. Hope to return sometime though for sure. Thanks for watching 👍
Now that's yet another place we've added to our to do list, looks an absolutely stunning walking area, I'ma big 'last of the summer wine' fan so that'll interest me, tunnel end is also a filming location used in the series.
Thanks Patrick as always a pleasure to watch.
Yes there's lots of Last of the Summer Wine locations on this walk, plus Marsden was used in Where the Heart Is. Thanks Steve for your comments and for taking the time to watch 👍
Lovely video Patrick, it's an area we have planned for a re-visit after taking the tour into the Standedge tunnel last year, really good trip if a bit scary at first.
Thanks Steve, it is a lovely area. I don't think i could go inside the tunnels myself, but certainly an interesting place. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍😀😆😂
Wonderful video Patrick...i love Marsden, great walks to be had in every direction from the town. It certainly cleared up a bit after the rainy start..we did much of this route a year or so ago..i remember well the Boggy, Bracken covered route up to Buckstones. The views from up there are outstanding...love the old Eastergate bridge...Never a dull moment around there.
Cheers Steve. I remember you liking Marsden from one of two of your own walks I've seen before now. The forecast was sunshine all day, so I was a bit worried at first when the rain was around, but thankfully it vanished once I started the walk. Yeah I didn't enjoy that boggy stretch up to the Buckstones, but it was certainly worth getting up there. Eastergate Bridge is a beauty isn't it. Thanks for watching Steve, all the best 👍
Great film as always. Can't beat a good Reservoir walk
Many thanks as always for your kind words and for watching, all the best 👍😀
Marsden is nice and a great clock tower. The views on that walk were incredible and it's easy to see why The last of the summer wine could be filmed in the area. That old stone bridge could be a scene from a Constable painting, the cobbles over the bridge looked hard going on the feet though. A church, canal, reservoir, too many things to mention. Fifty miles doesn't seem far but in England it is. I hope you get to spend those few days there at some point. How about the old iron gate of the titted electrical lady 😁A weird gate but funny. That was quite a walk and I'm glad the weather bucked up. You deserved that pint, it looked nice. Cheers Patrick
Marsden is a great place Kelly. Aside from Last of the Summer Wine, the location was also used in the TV series Where the Heart is. That's a good point about a Constable painting, Eastergate Bridge certainly fits that image. 50 miles is fine for the odd occasion, but yeah when you want to visit on a more regular basis, the cost of the mileage adds up sadly. I will try and get back to the South Pennines for a few days when I can though. Loved that iron gate! 😁 I enjoyed my beer at the end, a nice leisurely end to my day. Thanks Kelly for watching and for all your support 👍
Lovely video, Patrick, the view from the Buckstones is awe-inspiring, you made the right decision to walk up there!
Thanks Nick, yes I'm glad I made the short detour up to the Buckstones 👍😀
I'm a little late to this weeks walk Patrick but I have really enjoyed it ..The Buckstones are now high on the must do list :o)
Thanks for watching Steve, glad you enjoyed it. Hope you get to the Buckstones 👍
Watching this amazing video of your beautiful walk has made me to definitely want to visit Marsden, a place I've never been but now long to go!
What a delight to see the bridges and theBuckstones!
Thankyou for your inspiration i know i will love it!
Ps that sun goddess, did raise a chuckle that 😅!
Thanks for the kind words Anna, glad you've been inspired to visit Marsden, it's a great place. Thanks as always for watching 👍
Love Marsden Good Brewery tap Lovely Walk Patrick Cheers
Nice one, thanks for watching and commenting 👍
I agree Patrick. At least as good as the rest of the Peak District. Fantabulous!
Cheers Dennis! 👍😀
Hi Patrick, great video in an absolutely lovely area for walking. Just got back from a walk there. So many paths to explore. Love the music with today’s video too. Thanks 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it Claire. It's lovely area as you know. Pleased you enjoyed the music too, that's my Marsden theme. All the best 👍
War wieder ein wunderschöner Spaziergang. Und es war sogar noch wärmeres Wetter.😊
Jetzt macht es auch kein Spaß mehr es ist einfach zu kalt geworden.
War wieder toll, schönes Video.
Thank you. Patrick ❤
Thank you so much for watching, all the best 👍
We know Marsden well not just for walks but for Marsden Jazz Festivals. Nice to see so many familiar places again even Buckstones. I led a group walk up Spring Lane route towards upper levels, March Haigh Reservoir, and steep climb up March Hill then down the packhorse route. Glad you like the South Pennines. So many good places to walk. So it's worth the journey despite the distance from your home.
I guessed you'd probably know this area well Shanita. I remember your video of you and Michael on a walk to Buckstones and March Haigh. I thought the walk up to the Buckstones was fantastic. I do like the South Pennines. I've already been to Holmfirth lots of times as well as Marsden, then Hebden Bridge and Haworth once or twice. I do hope to visit more often when I can. Thanks Shanita for watching and commenting 👍
@@solitaryrambler Pleased you feel encouraged to explore this area more often.
A great improvement in the weather for you, Patrick, after that rain! Well, it must be real good at Marsden for you to have made another visit. The moorland looks very scenic and the The Buckstones are a great compliment, too. The packhorse bridges are most spectacular, and I bet it's great being right up near the canal tunnel. Many thanks for this video presentation, Patrick.
Thanks Ffranc as always for watching and commenting. It was lovely revisiting Marsden after so many years and I love the scenery all around there especially with those bridges and the canal tunnel. All the best 👍
Another lovely walk Patrick with some great views
Thanks Mick, glad you enjoyed it 👍
It looks a beautiful area. I need to go and look at the Tunnels and probably have a ride through. Excellent vlog Patrick 👌
Many thanks Gavin. Yes this is a lovely area and I'm sure a ride through the tunnel would be awesome 👍
Marsden is a lovely place and its marked off for an area i want to do, only 40 mins away for me, loved this walk Patrick, great scenary , loved the tunnels, top wak n vid as always pal 👍
Marsden has got plenty of great walks to explore if you get there. There is some lovely scenery all around this area. Thanks Jay for watching and commenting. All the best 👍
Nice 👍 share
lovely walk again pat,done eastergate myself but as of yet not done march haigh,lookin to get upto march haigh as there are a couple of small waterfalls,always nice to finish a walk with a well earned pint,
Cheers Ken. Not far from you again really, but it's a lovely walk to March Haigh if you go there. I enjoyed that pint afterwards. Thanks Ken for watching, all the best 👍
Nice trip again.. somewhere we havnt been so thanks for that.. glad the rain stopped . Enjoy Xmas and cu in new year all the best Ali/R x
Many thanks as always Ali, glad you enjoyed the trip. Hope you enjoy Xmas too. All the best 👍
Greetings from malta i am so pleased that you are doing videos again never missed one good day
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, much appreciated 👍
'Lower Greenowlers.' Nice one Patrick - passing through some interesting places again. The weather behaved later - it might have been a different story on the Buckstones had it continued chucking down. But hey it wasn't. I gotta say the aesthetics of bridges were different back in the day - that's a beauty. Well, a decent walk Patrick tunnels and all. Nice not to be in a rush. Mark
I always thought Lower Green Owlers was a great name Mark, not one I ever forgot 😀 Yeah thankfully the rain was only around first thing that day, but it turned out great as was forecast. Eastergate Bridge sure is a beauty, I've come across several little bridges like that in the South Pennines, and with this one you can imagine the trio from "Last of the Summer Wine" perched on it having their chat 😁 Love those tunnels, I remember good old Fred Dibnah going through in one of his TV programmes a while back. Glad you liked the walk Mark. Have a good weekend, all the best 👍
@@solitaryrambler It rolls off the tongue Patrick. Hey, good to hear of the met forecast working out - they got something right? Ah, yeah I can see that trio there too - what a life eh? And Fred Dibnah too - legend! Take care Patrick - peace bro.
Hello Patrick from Ireland☘️
Hello Rosemary 👍
Great video Patrick 👍
Thanks Adam 👍
Great stuff Patrick...lots of content there, and a pint to finish...perfect! As a semi-retired professional musician, I was wondering how you go about producing your (very accomplished) sound tracks? Much appreciated!
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it. There is a video I made about how I compose my music, which you can find on my CZcams channel under my documentaries/behind the scenes playlist. I will be doing some Q&A videos soon, where I do talk about that a little 👍
00:36 Blimey, I thought that was Darth Vader at first! Only joking - great upload Patrick 👍👍
Not quite as tall as Darth Vader snack! 👍😂
Another lovely , gentle walk Patrick. Enjoyed the music too. Do you play it as well?
Thanks Kathryn, yes I compose and perform all the music 👍
Live near Brighouse I could show you a few places.
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Another amazing video Patrick. Never been to Marsden looks a lovely place. Enjoy your weekend. See you on the next adventure. 👍😊
Thank you so much Cath. Have a lovely weekend too👍😀