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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2023
- On my first visit to Bamburgh in 2010, we drove by the castle and I said “oh that looks like a nice place to visit, we need to come back!”
Then in 2021 we returned to Northumberland and I came to Bamburgh again, only to discover that the castle was CLOSED to the public because Harrison Ford, along with the rest of the cast and crew were in the castle filming the latest Indiana Jones movie, called Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. It is allegedly the last installment in the Indy franchise. Coincidentally, that movie will be released in the next couple weeks, and here I am finally publishing the vlog of my 3rd visit to Bamburgh... in 2022 when I was “third time lucky” and finally toured inside the amazing Bamburgh Castle!
So come along with us as we see inside and out what makes this castle so special!
Please SUBSCRIBE for more British fun! And check out these links below for related videos, some of which I mention in this vlog.
Cheers! XX Dara (and Ian)
Important links:
Bamburgh Church tour in Northumberland Road Trip vlog - • Alnwick, Bamburgh, War...
Our “Puffin, Seabird and Seal” Tour of the Farne Islands (where we saw Bamburgh Castle from the boat!) - • Puffin Tour of the Far...
Our vlog of Lord Armstrong’s Cragside Estate - • Cragside House & Garde...
An entertaining vlog of our day in Newcastle! - • NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Ci...
The video from when we saw 7 Northumbrian Castles in 2 Days!! - • 7 Northumberland Castl...
A funny recap of the Best & Worst Foods I ate in Northumberland last year - • Northumberland Best & ...
My Northumberland Vlog playlist - • Northumberland Vlogs
Bamburgh is also the seat of Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Who is the protagonist in The Last Kingdom. Really digging that show. A bit like Vikings - which brings us around to your next video about Lindisfarne. 😁 This is a great castle. Some really interesting history. Did enjoy this muchly.
Thanks so much, Shane! I'm not watching The Last Kingdom, but thanks for nerding out and sharing your knowledge ;-)
Not many people can say we were there before Indiana Jones. Good to see the castle in private hands and taken care of.
Yes, so glad that it is still "in the family"! AND that the family shares this treasure with the rest of us! Both of those things seem rather rare!
Absolutely love Bamburgh. I think it’s the most spectacular castle in Britain.
When you first see it as you travel across from Seahouses it takes your breath away. The views down from the castle across those incredible beaches are just wonderful.
Ha I didn’t realise that they filmed the latest Indiana Jones movie there.
Some great images plus brilliant drone footage from Ian.
The views of the Castle from anywhere near are amazing. Especially from the sea.
Great vid Dara 👍👍👏👏👏
Thanks so much, Dave! I agree... it IS a stunner! Even though my photo from 2010 didn't do it justice, it is an imposing figure on the landscape as you approach. I'm SO chuffed we finally had a chance to visit and vlog it after all these years! Cheers for watching! Have a great weekend XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels You too 👍👍
A beautiful tour from this gorgeous castle and views from above, Dara and Ian! Enjoyed seeing it both inside and out. The architecture and it's "Great Room" are stunning. Lord Armstrong did a wonderful job of preserving it. We'd love to live there. It's good to be an Armstrong! Thanks for bringing us along.
Oh yes, it's VERY good to be an Armstrong! Sadly, Lord Armstrong and his wife never had children... so they didn't have anyone to pass down their immense fortune and assets to. I think it went to nephews, I believe.
@@MagentaOtterTravels It's a pity they couldn't pass it on to their adopted children, another stupid law.
@MagentaOtterTravels the current Lord Armstrong was adopted as a child, he's very humble 🙏 🙌 ❤️
@@kathchandler4919 that's wonderful to hear!🩷
I have tremensously enjoyed this video. Bamburgh is a dream
It is really an epic castle. So glad we FINALLY got inside on the 3rd visit!
What a beautiful castle and coastline, Dara and Ian.
It's a wonderful place to visit. The beach is ENORMOUS and not as crowded as places in Southern England. The castle is iconic and fascinating.
1:14 What an amazing view! The colours of the sea are just stunning 😍
Yes we were lucky to be there on a sunny day that time! Love that blue sea!!!
The interior with its decoration is just marvelous and it is in no way inferior to the exterior. Another castle that is really worth a visit.
Yes, beautiful inside and out... just like you! XX
I really want to visit Bamburgh Castle! Beautiful drone footage from a couple of years ago, Ian 👍Very interesting narration and brilliant research, Dara! 👍
Cheers Julie! I would highly recommend a Bamburgh visit... the castle, the beach, the village and the church are all amazing! 🙌
Oo we need to visit this one, it’s stunning. Rude if Harrison Ford to deny you entry on your last visit. Love the door into the keep hall. It’s beautiful inside. That great hall reminds us of st David’s in Cardiff! Very similar decor. Definitely love the drone shots from your last visit. It’s beautiful. Cheers 🍻
Oh I need to go to St David's!
Yes Bamburgh is a top tier epic castle!
Thanks for watching! X
I have been to Bamburgh Castle and eaten at the Copper Kettle. It was lovely. 2 years ago. My mum and dad went about 30 years ago and their party were surprised to be greeted at the door by the then Lady Armstrong, an Italian lady, who gave them tea and biscuits and showed them some things that most day trippers don't see, including a secret underground passage which was used to bring supplies in during sieges. In the 1920s two curious young boys got trapped down there, but luckily they were rescued. My sister and her husband just went there last week.
That is SO fun that your parents got a special VIP tour! I appreciate you telling me that the Copper Kettle is a good place to eat... we can hopefully try it out next summer when we return! Cheers! XX Dara
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A beautiful video Dara .In did a fine job on the history of the castle there .A lot of reading and late nights!.
Yes, lots of history!! Thanks for watching ;-)
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Definitely a snooker/billiard table (the purists will go for the latter, as it's the older game by about a century). Pool is played on a much smaller table. A full size tournament table is 12ft by 6ft, whilst a pool table is up to 7ft x 3.5ft, although are often a bit smaller.
Billiards dates from the 18th century, but is based on a slightly earlier French game which lacked the pockets. Snooker appeared in the middle of the 19th century. Eight ball pool originates from the USA from about 1900, but earlier versions existed from the middle of the 19th century.
Thank you for the explanation! I grew up with a pool table in our game room, but I still can't tell the difference 🙄
Good use of a drone! Well done Ian.
We are so glad that it was a sunny day when Ian flew the drone that first time. On our most recent visit the water would not have looked so beautifully blue because of the grey cloudy skies.
Puff in boots is so cute
I loved that! As well as the picture of the puffins trying to kiss 🤣
Hi, I live up the coast at Cheswick about 4 miles from Lindisfarne but because I'm disabled I can't access many of the places nearby so it's wonderful for me to watch your videos and feel like I've been there so thankyou so much!
Oh, bless you! Yes, Lindisfarne is NOT a very accessible place I'm afraid. Same with the Farne Islands. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. I sure appreciate your support of my channel and all of your lovely comments! Cheers! Dara
What you didn't mention was that the castle acted as a cutting edge for its time pioneering dispensary/hospital just over 200 years ago providing free medical care and dispensing aid to the poor. If the poor could not get to the hospital it would send a carriage to pick them up. Dr Sharp the founder ( using substantial funds from Lord Crewe ) also pioneered inoculation against smallpox for kids , he was also dubbed the world's first coastguard,. The keep was transformed into a coastguard station and first lifeboat station was opened by Dr Sharp as he set up a patrol system to watch over struggling ships in the treacherous waters. In 1786, Dr Sharp launched the first ever lifeboat at Bamburgh. He ensured shipwrecked sailors were rescued and subsequently saved from drowning or cold exposure by treatments such as use of artificial respiration 'machines' using bellows for bring drowned men back to life and re-heating bodies by sharing body heat and use of electrification treatment.. More specifically on the hospital can be found at academic.oup.com/shm/article/29/3/467/2353963
Thanks for sharing that additional context! Fascinating! Cheers XX Dara
❤as you said Dara: Third time lucky. Also lucky for us. Once again great narration, sharing the knowledge. The drone footage was superb. I’m a castle fan so this was a true treat. Thanks for the great tour. 🫶🇳🇱🙋♀️🇳🇿🌷
Thanks so much, Anita!
I love your Vlogs Magenta. Very informative & interesting.
Thanks so much!
Nice vid Dare. Brings back some good memories.
Thanks love! Wonderful drone footage and some fun times exploring all those Northumbrian castles!!
Third time's a charm, and definitely worth trying and trying again to visit! This looked incredible Dara! I'd just go for the beach alone, haha! Thanks so much for making the trek out there again! Very glad Armstrong undertook the expense and effort to restore it. So well worth it. Now I have to go see Dial of Destiny!
Well the Indy movie got bad reviews... so not sure it's worth it. Not sure the plot, but from the stills I saw, it looks like the castle had Nazis in it!
Very nice!
Ah Bamburgh, the UK’s top rated seaside town. We really would love to visit it, unfortunately its a 7 hour return trip for us so we’ll probably have to stay nearby. Cracking drone shots.its always a pity when the cloud are grey the sea mirrors it. We are having the same problem here today which is a shame as its Armed Forces Day and there is lots going on to film. Love how pristine this castle is and its position on the rocky outcrop. Look at all those cannons and Ian manning them! This is a great series of videos from up there! Yes the goose helmet is my favourite too! Loved the info about the horse door, how clever! Wow, the food looks lovely, watch your teeth! Nice painting of Jean Luc Picard! Can see the family line from the portraits. ♥️
Jean Luc Picard!! LOL... you always crack me up!
Thanks for the lovely comments. I'm glad we were 3rd time lucky and finally got to tour the place. And YES it is a lovely village and church and beach and coastline. Come up and stay for a night or two when you can. LOTS to see in the area!! Lindisfarne Castle is this Friday's vid, and that castle is very nearby. We stayed in that fabulous place, but the price may have gone up since then... but there are lots of lodging options around.
Fun to get a view behind the scenes of a movie especially Indiana Jones. The Lord was fortunate and graced to maintain the place. So nice they allow filming inside. Thanks for the historic tour.👍 Will try to do something good today! Cheers to you guys and take good care, Mike
Cheers Mike! Thanks for watching!
Marvellous.
I think I've mentioned before that I've been to Northumberland a few times and is one of my favourite counties. Unfortunately, I think my travelling days are over so it's lovely to see it again on your videos.
Cheers Jill! We love Northumberland too. In fact, I'm working on a really sappy love story to Northumberland video right now that will be out in a couple weeks. 😉
The railway station in Alnwick was closed by Beeching in the 1960s along with many others. It is now a huge second hand book shop.
Interesting! I've seen some lovely disused railway stations that were turned into family homes.
I've been to that bookshop a 9:57 few times. Book lovers could spend hours in there. Fun fact. That is where the first Keep Calm And Carry On poster was found in the attic.
@@wasp6594 that is a SUPER fun fact!! Cheers! Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels You're welcome. 😉
👍 Now that's what I call a castle, you two are a class act when it comes to making these type of videos, very genuine and knowledgeable. Down in Kent a Canadian lady has bought her own castle in the village of Lympne on the Kent coast (Lympne castle). It's open to the public for weddings etc and holiday accommodation, just the place to stay for you 2 historians, you'd feel right at home ! It was featured on TV and was once used in the 70's by Paul McCartney as a recording studio. Would you two like your own castle ? you could do a swap for your Dallas Southfork ranch in Texas, good idea, yeah ? 😉
I don't think we will be buying a castle, but that is a very interesting story! And coincidentally, we are heading to Kent on Wednesday! To see a few very famous castles as a matter of fact 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels On TV the lady owner said she bought the castle for only half the £11 million price tag but has spent much more than that on renovations to make it a much lovelier place to visit. It's in a perfect spot near the coast overlooking the channel where you can see France. If you're in Kent it should be worth a visit, the public are all welcome so why not pop in for tea ? On TV the staff were all dressed in period costumes which looked great, not sure if that's the case all the time. Have a great time in Kent.
@@johnmoore2123 thanks, John! It does sound like a very cool property. That is the trouble with buying those old buildings that need refurbishment.... the cost to renovate is usually astronomical!
What a superb video! Thank you so much Dara and Ian.
Cheers Sue! X
Packed with fascinating historical facts! A really interesting tour of a significant piece of English heritage - thank you!
Thanks so much! It is an epic castle! I'd say a "must see" if you're anywhere near. ❤️
Now that I've watched it properly , I can see why it's taken as long as the Indi film to produce 😉👍
Lol! I am soooo slow!
@@MagentaOtterTravels thorough
@@wencireone and a perfectionist. I am working on both of those things! Trying to be less thorough and less perfectionistic and more productive!
But yesterday I hiked the Tor and my mic didn't work the entire time. So my entire Glastonbury video is going to be very hard to edit. Which means it will probably take me two years! Lol
Can’t wait! It’s on the long list 😅
Perfect place to stop on the way to Scotland!
seriously, on a long list ? Wait till you see our huge, long beaches, the quiet splendour of Northumbria, the ancient Kingdom that stretched from the Humber to the Firth of Forth? You'll be standing in rhe most important Kingdom that ever was , still a proud area, THE most beautiful in, certainly, England,and also known as the Kingdom of Castles because, having been invaded so many times, we were a warring nation.. you will come back, I promise! 😉
I really enjoyed seeing the interior. Fabulous place
Thanks so much, Ruth! I was glad we finally got to see it!
I just noticed that this was video number 300. Excellent and consistently great output. Congratulations!
Thanks so much, Shane! I knew I was right around that number, but I didn't know if it was counting the several videos I have on my channel of my son singing and my friend singing that are unlisted. It sure is a lot of videos! That represents about 1000,000,000 hours of editing! Lol
@@MagentaOtterTravels I think it only counts the listed videos. 300 videos is very impressive though. One a week for almost 6 years is crazy. And millions of hours of editing. At least you're getting videos edited in less than a week, mostly. I spend 40 or 50+ hours on each one spread over weeks and months. 😂
@@ShaneNixonFamily i've had my channel for 3 1/2 years and have done a video every Friday very consistently. But then I did Tuesday videos as well for a long time and then I've done a bunch of stupid little shorts. I think that is how I got up to 300 videos!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Wow. 300 in less than 4 years. Better than I thought. For comparison I have about 70 publicly available videos. The first posted in 2007. So an average of about 4 per year. 😂
ps Back in 2007 I had plans for lots of travel videos. I had content going back to the 90s I had made a few. But most had copyrighted music so are mostly blocked. It took years to get something going fairly regularly. 😂
@@ShaneNixonFamily well, you probably have a LIFE! 🤣
You came across the same issue as me! When I visited it was unfortunately closed for filming. But it’s in such a beautiful location luckily we still spent the day at the beach. Unfortunately I still haven’t managed to visit inside the castle yet. Looks like a great place to visit I will definitely have to head back there. Love how tall and impressive that ceiling is in the hall. Stunning place 😊
It is an epic castle for sure! I hope you have a chance to visit one day and see the inside. But honestly, Bamburgh is a wonderful place to visit even if you just enjoy the beach, the village, and the lovely church. Thanks for watching! Cheers XX Dara
Out for dinner. Will watch later Dara ❤
What a great vlog, I always wonder what went into building a castle in a certain place and what was the thought process , or was it just here is the highest ground, with the best views, so let's build it here 🤷♂️😉
Cheers Jamie! This one was a great location for a coastal fortification... and the rock it's built on is fantastic and grand!
2:40 That's an impressive stairwell...the stones on the ceiling almost look like a mosaic.
I agree... such amazing construction in that castle!
Always love a good castle tour!
Hopefully this is a good one! 😁
@@MagentaOtterTravels of course! Lol
Yes that sure is a grande pool table..
In a grande library!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Pot Black..
@@griswald7156 🤣
That's quite the stunning castle and location, I love the fact there's a cricket pitch next door! Very British! I also like to see families still living in these historic places, it makes them more 'alive' rather than just being museum pieces. It does make me wonder though, in the private living areas which they furnish, do they have the same IKEA pieces as everyone else does?!
LOL great question! I doubt it! They come from an aristocratic family with LOADS of antiques... so I bet they have some nice historic pieces. But as for me, our flat is 90% IKEA furnished! haha
@@MagentaOtterTravels I've just been through 3 historic homes in Norfolk, with Sandringham being the most modest! Holkham Hall and Houghton Hall were the other 2 both have families with young children living in them. The public only see the public rooms which are incredible, so that was the thought that went through my mind about the private rooms. Antique furniture is nice but sometimes you just want to live surrounded by something plainer!
@@theresabigwideworld2632 oh yes I agree. Sounds like you have had a great trip! Are you still in the UK?
@@MagentaOtterTravels No I'm in Italy, I eventually got here despite a cancelled flight that had me staying in London for 2 more days! Most of my time in the UK was social, catching up with friends, so a few days in Norfolk was squeezing in 3 historic homes, one abbey and one castle plus 2 beaches was my tourist time!
@@theresabigwideworld2632 you managed to fit in a lot! Enjoy Italy! safe travels!XX Dara
So glad you made it inside Bamburgh this time , Harrison Ford just didn't know the inconvenience he caused does he ?
Actually we had a lot of fun while he was up here. He stayed in Newcastle when waiting to film & he cycled all the way down to North Shields Fish Quay where there were some very surprised diners at a lovely restaurant there 😂
Oh I love that story!! It would have been fun to bump into him cycling! I bet he didn't hire his cycle from the same place we did in Newcastle LOL!
@MagentaOtterTravels oh, it was top of the range Dara, probably hired by the Hilton where he was staying , wish you had been on Newcastle Quayside too as he walked the length of it several times last year...wouldn't he have been surprised at meeting folks from home ?
You may have got a free invite onto the set , inside Bamburgh 😉
@@kathchandler4919 lol I wish! Would have fun to be an extra in the film 😉
Watch the first 15 mins of the movie. You'll see the castle in the scenes
Are there Nazis there? That's what it look like from the still photographs
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I went there just today lol
And how was it? Do you live in the area, or are you on holiday?
I wouldn't prefer to answer that ok?
@@Veshisthegoat no worries! Just being chatty. Cheers for watching and commenting. Dara
BBC News north east are running a story on Bamburgh Castle today. 'Harrison Ford was also seen on Newcastle quayside.' Seems to me he was chasing you for an autograph. 😁
Or perhaps the opposite? 🤔
Unlike the boar in the kitchen, we kept our heads about us in the dungeon!
LOL, good one, Dave!
Is the Copper Kettle still open in the village? Lovely cream teas. I hope you visited the church too.
I believe it is! I need to have a cream tea there next time! To see my visit to the fabulous church, check out this video at 7:22 czcams.com/video/oYsqpBBcf3s/video.html
You two have seen and visited more places in Britain than I, a native have seen in my 76 years.....how disgraceful is that?😀
Not disgraceful at all! Just different. We are blessed with more free time than the average person, and we are highly motivated! Lol
4:53 What a shame that there was no helmet with an otter on it!!!! Or at least there should have been a magenta one 😂
Those helmets were so funny! Yes, they need one with a ferocious otter head!
Are those cannons, which can be seen in your video, still the original ones?
I'm not sure. If so, they are from Napoleonic times not the 1400s
If historic dark deeds are your thing, another Northumbrian castle, Chillingham, is the one. Renowned for its vengeful torturer & jailer, John "Dragfoot" Sage, it also has the most comprehensive & convincing set of torture implements & ironware I've seen. Not suitable for easily "triggered" snowflake types. Then there are the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, down the coast from Bamburgh, still in a pole position, esp. when you've climbed to the highest point on it, to appreciate what an imposing & fear-inspiring defensive redoubt it must have been. To deter evil-do-ers from the sea.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and a few fun facts on those two other castles! They are both VERY interesting places to visit! I actually have done videos about both of those castles here:
Chillingham - czcams.com/video/qIHDtP8Yt_8/video.html
Dunstanburgh - czcams.com/video/N8UKvwEiLvY/video.html
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes, I subsequently discovered that & watched them 🙂 Dunstanburgh was an amazing location especially, and your coverage of Chillingham was good in conveying what a wacky & interesting place it is. Even the eating room/cafeteria had an interesting atmosphere & ambiance. Shame more British people don't, or can't afford to benefit from these, due to prices/travel costs 😞and I'm pleased that you can appreciate these "treasures" & can convey that to everyone regardless of location etc
@@daffyduk77 thanks so much! Cheers for watching! Dara
snooker table
Cheers! I'm always clueless about that!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Snooker is played on a billiards table.
Snooker was originally called 'Snooker's Pool'. A 'Snooker' being the derogatory name given to first year officer cadets by older cadets who despised them.
@@MagentaOtterTravels its always good to chk the colour of your balls.....
@@Poliss95 thank you as always for the informative trivia!
If only they hadn't closed the railway line that ran close to it. It's a long journey by bus and train now. 😕
Darn!
What do you mean , closed the Railway line ? The London to Edinburgh (LNER) stops at both Alnmouth and Berwick , I know, the trains pass my home every few minutes! Fly in to Newcastle International Airport & pick up that train at Newcastle Central Station, or, better still, order a hire car from the airport & the whole of the stunning Northumbrian coast is yours to visit (plus 1 and 1/2 hours drive to Edinburgh, an hour to the Lake Dustrict and 50 mins max to York !)
Oh this should be good... a train debate!
@@kathchandler4919 Boppy lives in Newcastle and is obsessed with trains... so I can't wait to see what he says now!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Ah, I get you, I love trains too, & their history, George and Robert Stephenson's Engine works are still behind the Central Station I was talking about, sadly just empty & a fraction of the size it was when they were building the 1st ever railway engines in the world 😉. George's tiny cottage is on the Great Lime Road, Newcastle & , I'm ashamed to say , is used as the home for the caretaker of the nearby school (it's signposted but that doesn't cut it does it ?)
Oh, & when Robert was born , George was the engineer at Willington Quay pit & I was born in Willington Quay Maternity Home which kind of stoked my lifelong interest x BTW, it's nice to see you back xx
if you want foll
am in somerset atmo.....fancy pint and chat?
Sorry no can do. You at the Glastonbury festival?
@@MagentaOtterTravels nope at rellys