Hadrian's Wall and the Sycamore Gap Walk, English Countryside 4K

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    No talking, just walking. Exploring the English Countryside. A nice gentle walk around Hadrian's Wall. Starting at the Steel Rig car park it is a short walk to the wall, and we follow along it, there are some steep bits, but not too challenging. We keep going until reaching the Sycamore gap, Named so due to the Sycamore tree that stands alone in a small valley that the wall passes. A lovely walk. Do enjoy :)
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Komentáře • 116

  • @CATAZTR0PHE
    @CATAZTR0PHE Před 2 lety +18

    Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. The Wall covered the whole width of the island. In addition to the wall's defensive military role, its gates may have been customs posts.
    Hadrian's Wall marked the boundary between Roman Britannia and unconquered Caledonia to the north.
    It would appear that the Wall's primary purpose was as a physical barrier to slow up the crossing of raiders and people intent on getting into the empire for destructive or plundering purposes. It may be that the Wall was not a last-stand type of defensive line, but, instead, an observation point that could alert Romans of an incoming attack and act as a deterrent to slow down enemy forces so that additional troops could arrive for support. One comment on the military purpose of the Wall was that, "if there are troublesome tribes to the north, and you want to keep them out, you build a strong defensive wall". This view is supported by another defensive measure frequently found on the berm or flat area in front of the Wall: pits or holes known as cippi pits which held branches or small tree trunks entangled with sharpened branches (these were the 'cippi'). The use of such thorns and sharpened stakes was clearly an anti-personnel measure, and might be thought of as the Roman equivalent of barbed wire.

    • @joeswanderings
      @joeswanderings Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks for the history info for us, the overseas viewers. It helps put the video into context. BTW, I think videos such as this should supplement our chilldren's education too.

    • @editorinformal873
      @editorinformal873 Před 2 lety +2

      Would such a wall REALLY slow down an invasion ? If not , it was an enormous wasted effort by Romans, who otherwise were very pratical mind.

    • @bundasriharyani698
      @bundasriharyani698 Před 2 lety +3

      Please to walk English coutryside anice very gland relaxtion film with calmig music

    • @MsCheesemonster13
      @MsCheesemonster13 Před 2 lety +4

      @@editorinformal873 Hadrian’s Wall is believed to have acted as a boundary for the Romans to control trade and the economy between the two areas. Presumably, traders would have had to pay a tax before crossing to reach a potential market/markets.

    • @Lynne011000
      @Lynne011000 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@editorinformal873it was a 13ft wall when it was built and 3ft wide, over the years local people took the stones to build there houses

  • @hip2bsquareguitar
    @hip2bsquareguitar Před 10 měsíci +10

    Rest in peace beautiful tree.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 10 měsíci +5

      Have just seen the news 😞 Can not fathom why someone would dislike that particular tree enough to go and chop it down.

    • @hip2bsquareguitar
      @hip2bsquareguitar Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@DavesWalks
      Unfathomable. Senseless. Mindless. Barbaric. The list goes on and on.

    • @fiyaa8357
      @fiyaa8357 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I couldn't fathom this myself! It's just as infuirating back when I read a story about the Tree of Ténéré. It was known for being the most isolated tree on Earth. It was a single tree standing in a desert. Unfortunately it died back in 1973, How? It was knocked down by a drunk truck driver. Yup! Despite it being the only tree in the Sahara desert with mass of empty space for anyone and anything to go pass it, a drunk idiot driver happens to crash right into it! Of course it's no coincidence cause people can do stupid things while drunk!

    • @Island_Scenes_Relaxation
      @Island_Scenes_Relaxation Před 18 dny

      Did they plant a new tree? I hope so. Glad you recorded this before it happened.

  • @murielneve7974
    @murielneve7974 Před 9 měsíci +6

    thank you Dave for filming this walk. CZcams offered it again this morning and I watched from 40 onwards. the Gap without the Tree is shockingly stark and i appreciated the time you took to fllm it so lovingly when you did and that it's on record. The National Trust should show it in one of their properties.

  • @debbiediggin4roots809
    @debbiediggin4roots809 Před 2 lety +3

    my bucket list just got longer..❤ it, thank you for the journey

  • @lawannariffel4234
    @lawannariffel4234 Před 2 lety +12

    Thank you for another outstanding walk.That was so peaceful, so thank you agian for all the hard work and all the time you spend bringing us your wonderful walks.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it Lawanna! 😊👍

  • @dreamcollector6811
    @dreamcollector6811 Před 2 lety +5

    I would love to one day go to the English countryside and just walk/drive around to take pictures. I enjoy doing landscape photography. Really all forms are beautiful in their own way, but I could never get into urban photography. I think land is the most amazing when it's untouched by human development. Buildings take away from the aesthetic.

  • @lindaposson8193
    @lindaposson8193 Před 2 lety +3

    Just looked at all my photos of Hardian's wall and not one of that lone tree. Yet, when I did the walk with you on my treadmill a few days ago the tree is what attracted me because I remembered it so well from the hike. Many of my other photos though are exactly like some of your views! Love your walks and am picking out places to visit and walk on our next GB trip. Thank you for helping me keep my sanity during the pandemic!

  • @4KWalkinJapan
    @4KWalkinJapan Před 2 lety +4

    It's a Nice Video.
    I'm your fan.

  • @niccolehoody7317
    @niccolehoody7317 Před 2 lety +2

    The little cow like bro I'm eating here do u mine lol 😆 😂

  • @edivaldosantos8321
    @edivaldosantos8321 Před 2 lety +2

    45:30 A lone tree between hills during a cold weather day. What a beautiful image.

  • @goldamurr2148
    @goldamurr2148 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Revisited this walk today Dave. Just devastated by the news of its felling by a selfish vandal. I’m sad I never got to see it in real life but am glad you’ve recorded this wintery walk for all time. 😢 The way you approached the tree from different viewpoints and then came up close to it, enough to see the moss on the trunk, was perfection and especially poignant now. 💚

  • @dianelandreneau8543
    @dianelandreneau8543 Před 2 lety +3

    What a fortunate man you are to live in such a lush and historic area. I've dreamedhaven. Thank you!! And thanks to Logan as well.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety

      Glad you enjoyed the walk, who is Logan?

  • @RebeccaRabon
    @RebeccaRabon Před 2 lety +6

    This walk inspired me to look up this locale and explore more. I find it fascinating that something 2000 years old is still standing strong. Seems like an eternity to this American.

  • @lucev7497
    @lucev7497 Před 2 lety +5

    Ah! Never even hoped to see the Hadrian wall from close… thank you Dave for walking for me

  • @skyeseaborn1170
    @skyeseaborn1170 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you so much Dave!

  • @willowstream
    @willowstream Před 2 lety +9

    Thanks Dave. I've wondered for a very long time what it would be like to visit a section of the wall. This is a surprising and unexpected section of terrain that I wouldn't have imagined.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it R.Moon! Hope you had a good Christmas and new Year and that you are well! 😊👍

  • @ADA.lifestyle
    @ADA.lifestyle Před 2 lety +4

    Wow, it feels like the space planet is in this place.wonderful

  • @jodenvil1797
    @jodenvil1797 Před 2 lety +3

    Wonderful. A joy to wander with you from the comfort of our sofa! No muddy boots to clean either

  • @richardhunter7363
    @richardhunter7363 Před 2 lety +5

    I walked the full trail last summer over 6 days. This area would have been in day 4 and is one of the most impressive parts of the wall as it makes it's way over the high ground of the Pennines. Almost like being back there. This summer, Coast to Coast. Cheers

  • @wanderingthomas
    @wanderingthomas Před 2 lety +2

    Nice long walk along Hadrian's Wall! Nicely shot as always :)

  • @TheRealBoroNut
    @TheRealBoroNut Před 2 měsíci +1

    38:45 Glad to see the tree has recovered so well. Its amazing what a wet spring can do.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 měsíci

      Sadly the tree has not recovered.. I was just fortunate to film it before it was pointlessly cut down.

  • @johntyjp
    @johntyjp Před 2 lety +2

    I m amazed how well dressed the granite stones are, almost like bricks!!!

  • @user-bv5kl2lh6v
    @user-bv5kl2lh6v Před 2 lety +4

    Немножко нашего снега на ваши луга. 👍👍👍Вам за✌ труд😯 ( душевно и интересно🤔💭).

  • @relaxingblog
    @relaxingblog Před 2 lety +3

    "The saddest part is when the person who gave you the best memory,becomes a memory

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety +1

      true, but also don't be sad when someone is gone, but be happy that you ever met them. 😊👍

  • @worldofrandometry6912
    @worldofrandometry6912 Před 2 lety +2

    A nice peaceful country walk. Thanks for sharing.

  • @lindafielding6733
    @lindafielding6733 Před 2 lety +2

    I love your peaceful videos which are almost as good as being there in person. Have walked that section twice, thanks for bringing back memories. Thank you for all your work, much appreciated.

  • @alenshinelove
    @alenshinelove Před 2 lety +2

    Dave, could you please make a video of Countryside Chester? I really love England and really want to live in the Chester countryside. Would love to see those places. Thank you for your hard work) 💋❤

  • @naturewalks
    @naturewalks Před 2 lety +2

    Great walk with beautiful scenery. Thank you for sharing.

  • @hellie_el
    @hellie_el Před 2 lety +4

    a peaceful walk along hadrian’s wall through the moody, pastoral english countryside - you couldn’t ask for better. thanks, dave. :)

  • @OneRedFeatherStudios.
    @OneRedFeatherStudios. Před 2 lety +3

    Really liked this literal walk thru history. Well done mate.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety +2

      Glad you enjoyed it RavenStrike, hope you are well!

    • @OneRedFeatherStudios.
      @OneRedFeatherStudios. Před 2 lety +1

      @@DavesWalks - Trying my best mate. Hope you and the family are in the best of everything.

  • @golafshangold3587
    @golafshangold3587 Před rokem +1

    ... and having said that only the wise and pure at heart can appreciate your videos. Cheers

  • @LegendGamer56
    @LegendGamer56 Před 2 lety +4

    If the rocks, the trees or whatever is on earth could speak, they will tell us the stories of the past which we never knew about. God knows best.

  • @magic_powers
    @magic_powers Před 2 lety +2

    beautiful countryside

  • @charliedanielson4970
    @charliedanielson4970 Před 2 lety +3

    I just found your channel tonight. I love it! I love the ambient sounds too! Thank you!

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety

      Happy to hear it Charlie! 😊👍

  • @pmjmiller
    @pmjmiller Před 2 lety +2

    nice vid thanks

  • @gardenerkatecarter5911
    @gardenerkatecarter5911 Před 2 lety +2

    I’m sitting here snow falling -14 degrees in Northren Canada Nova Scotia this sure looks pretty, just what I needed.

  • @LarkLemonTravel
    @LarkLemonTravel Před 2 lety +2

    Wonderful walk 👍

  • @gulfharborgirl710
    @gulfharborgirl710 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you Dave!
    Just amazing!

  • @ellenpaasch4743
    @ellenpaasch4743 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for the hill walk. I thoroughly enjoyed this video.

  • @walk_london
    @walk_london Před 2 lety +2

    So peaceful and historically interesting. Thanks for sharing!

  • @sweetalyssum338
    @sweetalyssum338 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for the walk Dave…I dream of so,easy doing it myself.

  • @nancysmith-baker1813
    @nancysmith-baker1813 Před 10 měsíci +2

    As I try to enjoy this walk , i am so saddened that this tree in yhe gap has been fallen senselessly.
    It is a nice walk and so quit . I enjoy hearing your steps on the ground and stone , and there you turn and pan around the tree there now gone .
    Thankyou for yhe walk .
    I live in usa , utah .
    Always enjoy seeing the english country side .
    Now this is just a memory for a tree .but oh what a tree
    Thankyou sgain .
    Very nice filming .

  • @lizwilliams14
    @lizwilliams14 Před 2 lety +2

    I’m still watching. I love it. Walks like yours inspires me to find out more. I have never been to that part of England and I’m not likely to now. I don’t live in England now and I hate flying - the crowds and the inspections. Not the flight itself. Hadrian’s wall was much wider and much higher wasn’t it originally? I’m pretty sure of that. People took the stones to build their own houses for centuries I am sure. I read that a farmer in the 1800s was the first to put a stop to it. I will check it out as soon as I finish watching.
    Thanks.

  • @venkatasai1354
    @venkatasai1354 Před 2 lety +2

    It would be amazing in the summer!

  • @golafshangold3587
    @golafshangold3587 Před rokem +1

    Honestly, it's the best videos ever. Thank you dave for all your effort with these videos. I rather watch your videos, than some fictional brainless self made crazy confusion movie on TV. Million thanks. You are the brain saver.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @nikil.502
    @nikil.502 Před 2 lety +2

    I really enjoyed this. Thank you from North Carolina.

  • @spiritofjapan
    @spiritofjapan Před 2 lety +2

    Really relaxing walk! Thanks very much for sharing!

  • @vermeerofdelftscotlandwalk3294

    A very interesting walk. I've not seen Hadrian's Wall in such detail before.

  • @katana164
    @katana164 Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic to see this walk. A lot of ups and downs mate, thank you so much for this great experience and your time.

  • @mustangmorris53
    @mustangmorris53 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome, just the Channel i've been looking for. Thank you Dave !

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you found it Keith! 😊👍

  • @francoisevitard5272
    @francoisevitard5272 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hadrian's legendary wall.
    A very interesting and dangerous walk all the same!!.
    Also, it must have been cold, as it was January.
    Lots of slippery rocks and it was dangerous.
    One easily imagines the Roman soldiers standing guard and the Picts trying to kill them.
    The landscapes are magnificent in their extent and their desolation.
    Thanks Dave.
    😀😀😀😀😀

  • @israeldavidleonrodriguez2887

    Even this artificial wall became a part of nature at the end. Anyone has never got to look down on the value of this nature.

  • @paulamatthews4927
    @paulamatthews4927 Před 5 měsíci

    I do love your "quiet" walks.

  • @gardenerkatecarter5911
    @gardenerkatecarter5911 Před 2 lety +2

    Blessings

  • @ashimoda9732
    @ashimoda9732 Před rokem +1

    Great video! The wall with the tree looks very similar to one of the filming locations of the movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

  • @helgareichert1999
    @helgareichert1999 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey Dave. Ein interessanter Spaziergang.

  • @BrianaSanchez
    @BrianaSanchez Před 2 lety +3

    Happiest New Year to you Dave!! Thank you for the lovely walks provided in 2021, looking forward to where we'll go next! Blessings :)

  • @joeswanderings
    @joeswanderings Před 2 lety +2

    Hadrian: "Now we're here, go ahead and build a wall right across the island through the lumpy countryside".
    Troops: "Happy days!"
    A scramble along the wall and long, slow panning shots really show off the surrounding countryside well and put the whole wall in its context. Your videos just keep on getting better. 🧱

  • @user-po3ly5ij3j
    @user-po3ly5ij3j Před 2 lety +1

    best video

  • @zakariamohamed7175
    @zakariamohamed7175 Před 2 lety +4

    Amazing 😻🌿💚

  • @debojitthewarrior6153
    @debojitthewarrior6153 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video... It feels real..

  • @cshft
    @cshft Před 6 měsíci +1

    Beautiful, Dave.

  • @DebbieDoss-uk5tx
    @DebbieDoss-uk5tx Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks!

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 14 dny

      Thank you kindly! It is much appreciated Debbie!

  • @professorchitra6098
    @professorchitra6098 Před 2 lety +2

    Wonderful place , ....will I be fortunate to visit?

  • @walkingwithathermosinrussi5090

    Greetings from Russia

  • @editorinformal873
    @editorinformal873 Před 2 lety +2

    The gap appears on the film " Robin Hood ", with Kevin Costner

  • @TheRealBoroNut
    @TheRealBoroNut Před 2 měsíci +1

    I find it highly amusing that after a long line of Caesars there was eventually an Emperor called Hadrian Swall. You couldn't make it up. Not as well as I can anyroad.

  • @castr-san1046
    @castr-san1046 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Good

  • @WalkAr0und
    @WalkAr0und Před 9 měsíci +1

    She will never see another winter 🙁 I was there about three weeks before the end 🙁

  • @michaelplanchunas3693
    @michaelplanchunas3693 Před 2 lety +1

    Archologists have determined that each legionnaire assigned to the wall was responsible for building the length of both arms, about 6 feet of wall. The stone selected was the hardest in country. Must have been an enormous amount of cussing building the wall.

  • @Mossyz.
    @Mossyz. Před 10 měsíci +1

    So sad that this tree is no longer here .

  • @sonacapkova
    @sonacapkova Před 2 lety +2

    👍🌿

  • @FlexxenRandomPlaces
    @FlexxenRandomPlaces Před 2 lety +2

    Now count the stones

  • @Smile342
    @Smile342 Před 2 lety +4

    Howdy how long did you walk and where did you walk?? Will follow this path soon and would like to know where to stop.

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety +2

      Hey there Robin Hood, I walked for about one hour, and I walked along Hadrian's Wall to the Sycamore Gap. The car park at the start is called Steel Rig car park, there is a map in the description that marks out the exact path that is walked in this video. 😊👍

    • @Smile342
      @Smile342 Před 2 lety +2

      @@DavesWalks Definitely want to go there next week. Kind regards Robin of Sherwood

  • @dancleasby151
    @dancleasby151 Před 2 lety +1

    Robin Hood!

  • @Smile342
    @Smile342 Před 2 lety +2

    Do you have a post code?? Would like to visit the place

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 2 lety

      NE47 7AN Should get you to the Steel Rigg Car Park where this video starts.

    • @Smile342
      @Smile342 Před 2 lety +1

      @@DavesWalks You are a Star. Love walking 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

  • @tawansrithrachaikul4573
    @tawansrithrachaikul4573 Před 2 lety +2

    England is the best country in the world. No country even comes close.

    • @TheRealBoroNut
      @TheRealBoroNut Před 2 měsíci

      Not sure that's true. Wales and Scotland are right next door.

  • @thomasjosullivan9179
    @thomasjosullivan9179 Před 10 měsíci +4

    A symbol of the desperate state our planet is in. Humanity is simply too stupid to exist.
    All we can do is keep planting more trees and just hope there is some turn for the better

  • @amg3021
    @amg3021 Před 10 měsíci

    Leave it to regrow branches and maybe live another 100 years. Root removal.would be further destruction and utter sadness. Plant more trees, yes. But leave this one as a reminder of what terrible people live among us, and that we will try to help make things better.
    Leave the tree alone.

  • @editorinformal873
    @editorinformal873 Před 10 měsíci

    Shame ... ! Read that the gorgeous tree on the gap was cut down by a teenage vandal .

    • @DavesWalks
      @DavesWalks  Před 10 měsíci

      A teenager was arrested, and then a 60 yr old has also been arrested. No confirmation yet on what exactly happened.