📽 St Lawrence/Niton Undercliff Drive Walk - December 2023 - Isle of Wight

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  • čas přidán 28. 12. 2023
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Komentáře • 18

  • @liabatson6043
    @liabatson6043 Před 6 měsíci

    Lovely along here, and the cripple path 😊

  • @rosielee938
    @rosielee938 Před 6 měsíci

    Fantastic, I’m waiting….

  • @NekoFever
    @NekoFever Před 6 měsíci

    This whole area reminds me of when we used to stay at the Old Park Hotel as a kid ❤

  • @judybee
    @judybee Před 6 měsíci +1

    A long time since I did that walk. Nice to hear your commentary along the way. I remember the days driving all the way through. So peaceful and quiet there now. And usually no people...just how I like it! x J x

  • @MrWighteagle
    @MrWighteagle Před 6 měsíci

    Enjoyed this... the last time i saw any of this was your videos after the 2014 slip! Could you do more, i havent heard mooching for some time!

  • @MissyMadge
    @MissyMadge Před 6 měsíci

    Great video Stefan. Love that walk through the old Undercliff drive. Did it in May last year.

  • @garethbramley1
    @garethbramley1 Před 6 měsíci

    Great video to end the year on!!
    The lovely and mysterious undercliff - much better for everyone now it's closed for through traffic. I walked down there before it fell and there were cars coming at you from both ways every few minutes.
    That tunnel is a nice way of getting up to Niton.
    Stonelands WAS still active when I went down there in April / May. I think a young family run it - at least they were there in 2022 as I spoke to them whilst looking for the cave. It looks a bit more developed now.
    1:40 - That rock is quite noticeable even though it is covered in growth.
    Undercliff Drive has been closed to traffic since Feb 2014. I recall walking down there when they were repairing it all and coming across huge, tall metal gates - the only way through was through the wood. There's quite a few bus stops still down there. I guess SV were hoping that the road would re-open and have now forgot about them?
    4:15 - That Cripple path is a sheer delight.
    There's a decent article online about Francis Bacon - died 25th Feb 1892 after a fall from his horse whilst out riding - he was only 12 years 9 months old. Another article boasts a picture of him. Poor lad.
    5:00 - Those dark green plants fluttering around in the foreground are all over the woods down there - they have a name but I can't remember it!
    I ventured down to Mirables for the first time ever this April. A magical building - the whole pad was surrounded by cars but I think it is still a private residence.
    Compass tree still looks pretty good for its age.
    9:22 - that's the path into the wood. Looks like there was something there some time back but there doesn't seem to be anything marked on the old maps. I think this must be what they called Woodington where the road used to go down to the lower road and Old Park. Maybe it was just a stone gateway being a route down to the Hotel, etc?
    11:00 - that place I think is holiday accommodation but I've never seen anybody there - I think it's a sheer drop at the back - as you rightly say it all fell away 10 years back. That sign (Far Out..) is new. I don't recall seeing that earlier this year, nor that mobile caravan in the yard.
    Any cyclists?
    Wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!

    • @ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE
      @ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE  Před 6 měsíci +1

      5.00 are tongues hart ferns.
      9.22 the pathway leads to spindlers follies and the old mill remains at Binnel Bay.
      Film on my CZcams channel somewhere.

  • @rosielee938
    @rosielee938 Před 6 měsíci

    Is the memorial for the little boy still along the road?!

  • @Jordandsonsflooring
    @Jordandsonsflooring Před 6 měsíci

    Does anyone know where the caves are down here been looking most of today but couldn't find them 🤔

    • @ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE
      @ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Opposite side of the road from Mirables inland.
      Between Mirables driveway and the turning area where the St Lawrence sign is.
      Look for a couple of stone steps on the edge of the road between the stone wall.
      Thank me later.

    • @Jordandsonsflooring
      @Jordandsonsflooring Před 6 měsíci +1

      @ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE thank you 😊

  • @hugadarn5700
    @hugadarn5700 Před 6 měsíci +1

    what do you mean ,family seat of the middletons?