Wild camping in Northumberland, in the foothills of the Cheviots
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- A night out wild camping on a remote Northumbrian moor. We passed Northumberlands most famous boulder, the 2,000 ton Drake Stone, source of much local folklore and crossed the moor and crags to camp at an abandoned ruined cottage next the MOD's Otterburn Ranges and training ground.
Sausages were pretty good & obviously a bad Dad joke was included
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00:00 A warning sign
00:54 Harbottle castle
02:12 Victorian vandals
02:38 The Drake Stone
07:19 The ruined cottage
13:42 Nordisk Telemark 1 LW
14:28 Maple and Chilli sausages
17:03 Ghostly bad dad joke
18:24 Night lapse
18:58 Hot choc - Krátké a kreslené filmy
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Love it up there, cracking place Northumberland.
Thank you, there’s a few nice spots around, ATB, Graham 👍
Good camp the bits of history etc is all good knowledge to learn too atb davey
Thank you, much appreciated 👍👍
Fabulous sharing new friends 🦋💙🌻💛🕊️🦋💙🌻🕊️
Thank you, ATB, Graham 👍
Really nice footage of Drake stone.
Thank you very much 👍
Good day to you!
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Enjoying camping ,touring and upload video.
Your outdoor video is so nice!
Awesome!
Full supported !
Have a nice day my friend!
Thank you very much, you have a nice nice too, ATVB, Graham 👍
Nice video Graham. Thank you for sharing 👍
Thank you very much, appreciated. ATVB, Graham 👍
Very interesting video and great sharing 👍🏻
Thank you very much 👍
Enjoyed that. Am glad the white glasses have returned 👍. The Harbottle stone looks like it has broken off the end of the crag and dropped. Must go there one day. Lovely vid 👍👍. Mark
It almost looks like the prow of a ship from some angles, didn’t realise that until I sent the drone up. Thanks very much four your comments 👓 ATB, Graham 👍
Looked like a canny slog to get there but what a nice spot to spend the night ye the midges are definitely back little buggers 😂😂 atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
It was a canny slog for me with little legs in that heather- you’d be alright 😂
Aye, Jimmy, good little place to camp, cheers 👍
Great video, interesting walk in. Hope the midges weren’t to much of a ‘buzz kill’ …… it’s rubbing off! 😂
Lol, hope I’m not a bad influence. A thousand extra steps it is !
Nice
Thank you 👍
Great camp Graham. So much to discover in Northumberland. Them midge aren't nice are they haha. Looked a cracking tea too. Look forward to the next one as always!
Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it, you're right, those midges are definately the worst. I camped in Kielder once in July- never again 🤣 ATB, Graham 👍👍
Great video, so great spots up there mate.
Thanks very much, yeah, worth going up there for a look around, some nice areas to pitch, ATB, Graham
Nice video Graham, lovely up on the crags around the trig, I never knew that area above the Drake Stone existed. Interesting facts about the stone, can quite believe it, I nearly got stuck too 😂. Cheers, Dave
There’s always seems to be somewhere new to explore in Northumberland, I love it. How’d you nearly get stuck? Were you climbing it too? ATB and TFW, Graham 👍
I got so far up and turned back haha, I’m sure NNPMRT have actually rescued folk from that stone!
@@milesfromanywhere. I'm pleased it's not just me! We both lived to tell the tale though, that's what counts 😂😂
GOOD MORNIG 👍
Morning 👍
Just subbed Graham. I was up that way a couple of months back walked up from Holystone way. Nice place
Ah, cheers, thanks for the sub 👍 I think we're lucky up this way to have so much to explore and some great places to camp, ATB, Graham
It sure is worth it to me to see your vids! I hope that you will keep producing them. Your wit, deadpan humor and your sarcasm keep me coming back for more. I’m so glad that you and your lovely wife had a great 30th anniversary/vacation!
Thank you, your words are much appreciated, I'll have a think about my next trip. We had a great holiday, thank you, ATVB, Graham 👍👍
Love it up there! Beautiful time lapse of the sky 😍
Thank you! A thousand steps it is!
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Nice one Graham - that way you hiked in, that pull up is brutal along the fence line. It's a great wee ruin though and well worth the effort in getting there.
I told you the story on FB about me getting warned by an MP the following day, name and address taken the lot lol. It's technically just in the Danger Zone, but loads of people have pitched there overnight in the past.
Good to see the midge out in force!😂😂 the horrible little biting sods, you need a small hole in your head net and a straw to enjoy a beer properly.
Another good 'un TFS Donna :)
Thanks Donna, if I’d known about the MP, definitely would have thought twice about camping there and I might not have chosen a bright red tent. Still, I think you must have been pretty unlucky although it makes a great story ! 😂 The much loved Northumbrian midge season is definitely in swing, I’m not sure which I love more, the midges or the ticks, the little rascals! It is an interesting place to camp: would you dare go back? 😮
ATB, Graham 👍
@@grahamswildcamping Until you get apprehended by an MP on the Ranges you'll never know how stern they can be with you 😬It's quite unsettling lol. I received a good telling off, had my details taken (Orange Van reg the lot!) and a leaflet about what you can and can't do on the Ranges. These guys don't take any bullshit and that's usually my speciality - talking myself out of trouble haha.
I had a worse one though, when I got escorted off the Ranges by an MP Dog Van, but that's a whole other story....🙄😂 Would I camp there again at the ruin? Nope, but more for the reason that I've been there and done it, plus the sunset is usually out of sight.
Looking forward to your next vid - I had to miss this weekend with a bad back 😞
As an adult no one really tells us off anymore so I could imagine getting rumbled and a bollocking of the MP would be quite unsettling. It's nice that they gave you a leaflet though. That other story of yours getting escorted out sounds scary.
Nick actually contacted the range officer one time before we went camping a few years ago and actually got some good advice about where to go. Hope your back better 👍
Another great video Graham. Been a few year since I was up there. Those sausages looked amazing. Can I ask where you got them.
Thanks mate, Aye, the sausages are from Moorhouse Farm shop at Stannington, near Morpeth. Brilliant butchers, ATB, Graham, 👍👍
Thanks for sharing. Lovely aerial shots and time lapse. I always end up on my backside trying to bash through heather, at least it's always a softlanding. After the standard of the jokes I wouldn't give up the day job 😁
Look forward to your next trip
Thank you- I did actually end up on my backside but unfortunately wasn't filming at the time!
Haha, the jokes are terrible, no question, I'll keep on with the main job! ATVB, Graham 👍
Loved it Big G. Ghost gag did not disappoint. Btw I've got 24 bottles of Jaipur in my garage (cheaper to buy bulk from the Thornbridge brewery). Interestingly the guy who brews at Brewdog learnt his trade at Thornbridge and was involved in creating Jaipur. 😉
Ah, Mr Pimps, thank you, nowt like a bad dad joke 😆Thanks for the Jaipur info: it went down well 👍👍
Hi Graham, wow straight back and straight out on a camp, great stuff, nice location, not been up there,
Cheers till our next one Adrian
Thanks Adrian, great area but the lack of proper paths did make it a bit hard going 👍
Good video mate, I went up to the drake stone a while back but didn't have my bivvy with me - would have been ideal for that
Thanks very much. It would be ideal for a bivvy up there, loads of little nooks and crannys. TFW, Graham 👍
Good camp Graham, I’ve not been up that way but seen many a people explore given the history. TFS Steven
Thanks, there's a lot of stuff to explore, loads of crags and we could see other ruined buildings, but too far into MOD land to make exploring comfortable, ATB, Graham 👍
Love Northumberland best views in UK for my penny good vid lads enjoyed it plus local interest
@@davidhudson7590 Thank you 👍👍
Nice one Graham, it’s great to get out but the sleep thing is a real problem. Interesting area 👍
It's so unpredictable if I sleep or not. Had a good sleep up at the Old Inn. Wonder what the solution is? 👍
@@grahamswildcamping no idea mate , I’ve just swapped over to a small flannel pillow to try and help. 🤷♂️
@@macinthewild8116 when I’ve been on nights and need a quick turnaround I sometimes try diphenhydramine, a small dose of an antihistamine.
It's a much easier slog from the road to the south but it is pretty boggy - you must have been eaten alive 😂 Used to be some decent tracks through Harbottle Wood but they're still covered with fallen trees from the storms sadly. Cheers for the vid!
Yeah, that storm really did a number on Northumberland. I've walked around the southern paths before, but, I admit, not extensively. Time for an explore I think, Cheers and ATB, Graham 👍👍
Good camp the bits of history etc is all good knowledge to learn too atb davey
Thank you, it’s an interesting place to explore all around there, ATB, Graham 👍