The BEST Thing From SWANSEA

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    It's been over 10 years since the original Best Thing From podcast, but we're finally back and on a mission to find the best thing from every city in the UK, starting with Swansea in South Wales. Do you agree with our decision for the best thing from Swansea? Where should we go next? And why?
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Komentáře • 180

  • @kevinchapmanarchive
    @kevinchapmanarchive  Před rokem +174

    This is without question the best video we've ever produced. We've spent more than 2 weeks working on this, with the whole team putting in some crazy hours, and it's cost us a fortune. This is the direction the channel is going to be going in, more travel, much higher production quality and less frequent videos. I hope you like it - we've already got Episode 2 booked in for a few weeks - the Best Thing From Barcelona!

    • @samreid2041
      @samreid2041 Před rokem +2

      I remember you doing something similar when you made podcasts! Can’t wait for this video!

    • @EmmaJones925
      @EmmaJones925 Před rokem

      Sounds good will be herr for the premiere

    • @Edsthemeparks
      @Edsthemeparks Před rokem +1

      Awesome really enjoyed it great job 👏

    • @anemone9895
      @anemone9895 Před rokem

      I live up the road Kev sorry I missed you

    • @memphisdaniels3218
      @memphisdaniels3218 Před rokem +1

      Been searching the comments for Anna commenting, did she find out? 😅

  • @DesolateVeilX
    @DesolateVeilX Před rokem +13

    I have lived 10 minutes from swansea my entire life and you have done more in 1 video than I have in 22 years. Loved this!

  • @swanvictor887
    @swanvictor887 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Swansea man, living in Brunei for the last 13 years here: great to see my old home town but by god, its changed a bit since I last saw the place. FYI: Lavabread should be eaten very hot, sprinkled with pepper and joined with a nice bit of bacon and sausage! Those Cockles are not from the area I'm afraid: they're shipped in from Belgium, as the local coastline has been severely contaminated and the food is now not safe to eat.
    Joe's Ice Cream is good, but not the best. There are many Ice Cream parlours across all of southg Wales, run by old Italian families (there was a large influx in the 19th century) and these old traditional parlours make the best Ice-Cream in the world, period!
    May I recommend you return in High Summer? There will be a lot more to see and experience but make an effort to explore the beaches - there's a pathway from the Mumbles Pier, covers All of the Gower Peninsular, covering dozens of golden beaches such as Langland, Caswell, Oxwich, Port Eynon and many more. I am certain you will enjoy the place a lot more in the sunshine!

  • @bunchofgrapesorafig
    @bunchofgrapesorafig Před 7 měsíci +6

    Yes lads, The Mumbles is Swansea, Swansea City council. What you were calling 'Swansea' is the 'City centre'!! There are many many areas of Swansea, and just one of them is mumbles.... glad you enjoyed our City and glad you visited...
    ...ps, you went to the old original marina, there's a few more marina's further along, one attached to another. Joe's ice-cream best in Britain...
    Best wishes

  • @_Changeling_
    @_Changeling_ Před rokem +24

    This is a great direction for the channel, Kev. We still get to enjoy the ramblings of you being you without impacting your family's privacy - the hard work and effort really shows. Can't wait for episode 2!

  • @janegeorge7153
    @janegeorge7153 Před rokem +4

    I live in Swansea and mumbles is apart of Swansea 😊, mumbles is a great place, especially in the summer

  • @jeannetteellis4926
    @jeannetteellis4926 Před 3 měsíci +1

    i moved here from bedfordshire 4 years ago and i love living here

  • @minarinwarrior
    @minarinwarrior Před rokem +4

    From Swansea myself so cool to see the city from your view.

  • @hollycastor-gv6ms
    @hollycastor-gv6ms Před rokem +3

    I found your channel after listening to the Best Thing From podcast and I’ve checked in on you every now and then since. I’ve been wishing it’d come back since the last episode so I love how you’ve completely reimagined everything

  • @karldavies8699
    @karldavies8699 Před rokem +2

    Bit of background on Plantasia - it's been there as long as I can remember. Everything around it has changed i.e. Aldi used to be a massive toys r us. Loved this vid though. Proud that my home city was worthy of a Kev visit, before you've ever managed them on NL2L I might add

  • @seamusedney8600
    @seamusedney8600 Před 10 měsíci +3

    As a frequent visitor to Swansea, really enjoyed the video but the laver break really should have been cooked first, preferably in bacon fat and if you had on walking in the marina, you would eventually have the promenade, with breath taking views of the coast. I agree Joe's ice cream second to none!

  • @joso7228
    @joso7228 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Everyone in Swansea has been to Denny's once. But no-one has been twice.
    Joe's is awesome. Wind Street is legend. But you should also have gone to the beach on the Thumbnail. We got amazing beaches.

  • @se7encureton
    @se7encureton Před 3 měsíci +2

    I am welsh blooded born in Stockton California same town as the Diaz brothers. Ufc.
    Anyhow my small town had a mummy at a museum. I hope this helps. Lol cheers with a fake beer, sober almost 2 months

  • @ianlloyd7342
    @ianlloyd7342 Před rokem +1

    Great work from all involved. Keep them coming. Thumbs 👍

  • @danhitchers9811
    @danhitchers9811 Před rokem +3

    Really enjoyed this first episode Kev! Looking forward to more in the future!

  • @declanauston5157
    @declanauston5157 Před rokem +1

    I love all your videos but this was incredible can see the effort that's been put into it - never commented before but needed to for this hopefully help the algorithm

  • @aaronbell1910
    @aaronbell1910 Před rokem +2

    Outstanding video Kev and team.

  • @carolineharry6605
    @carolineharry6605 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Swansea girl here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I’ve never eaten laverbread cold, was yours cold? You should try it hot with thick salty bacon.

  • @craighadley
    @craighadley Před rokem +1

    A lot of fun. Looking forward to the next one.

  • @leabarton7799
    @leabarton7799 Před rokem +1

    Just watched it, and thought was great look forward to next 1

  • @Idiotmaturegamer
    @Idiotmaturegamer Před rokem +6

    Great video. Looking forward to the next in the series. Plantasia looked Great and agree there should be more of them.

  • @bilboswaggings0
    @bilboswaggings0 Před rokem +1

    Enjoyed this one Kev ❤

  • @davidwright173
    @davidwright173 Před rokem +1

    Loved this keep it up 🙂

  • @freddiegrhm
    @freddiegrhm Před rokem

    I really enjoyed this one. Can’t wait for the podcast

  • @gmuzz
    @gmuzz Před rokem +6

    Brilliant content. Loved the foreshadowing of you saying Sheepdog was going to end up in a&e after drinking the milk! Looking forward to the next one.

  • @MikeisstillnotsmoothVlogs96

    What a great first episode, Kev!
    I've been following your channel since 2017 and I can already tell this will be a fantastic series!
    My favourite type of content on this channel through the years has been your travel vlogs, whether it's Centre Parks, Disneyland or Alton Towers, they've always been the stand-out videos for me, so I can just tell this will be a series I'll love!
    Keep up the great work :)

  • @willsmith9725
    @willsmith9725 Před rokem

    This is great, way better than just a vlog- the fact is has the direction of finding the best thing gives it that edge as content

  • @harryroberts2630
    @harryroberts2630 Před rokem +2

    So so so good! The opening is amazing. Absolutely class content on so many levels. Really hope this is what sees this channel explode. I think the dynamic between you and Sheepdog ensures this kind of thing (and other stuff you've worked on exclusively with sheepdog in the past) is the best content you've got. Looking forward to the podcast.
    My only feedback (and I don't have 112k subs on CZcams so take my CZcams advice with a bag of salt) is that some extra bells and whistles on the editing would bring it in line with more modern videos like this. Overlays with how much things cost, ratings of each 'thing' - with a final rating ranking at the end of the video - and information on key items (a bit like came up for the Dylan Thomas statute. But needed less text and more visual clarity) would really, in my humble opinion, add a dimension to the video beyond just a bunch of footage spliced together.

  • @thatsaltygamer0939
    @thatsaltygamer0939 Před rokem +1

    this video was so good cant wait for episode 2

  • @nathanrowley8206
    @nathanrowley8206 Před rokem +1

    Love it!!

  • @mattquiney8
    @mattquiney8 Před rokem

    Love that this is back. This is how I found out you guys existed

  • @mrpscorpio
    @mrpscorpio Před rokem

    Well this is new Kev 😃 I like it, keep up the great work

  • @telclark883
    @telclark883 Před rokem +2

    Looking forward to all the videos in this series cracking 1st episode.
    Would definatly like to see a best thing from Peterborough one.

  • @simondaviesphoto
    @simondaviesphoto Před 10 měsíci +1

    the security dude is pete 😂 and yeahhhhhh joes.... best around

  • @annafromthemanor
    @annafromthemanor Před rokem

    Ahhh this is wonderful!

  • @Treatrunk
    @Treatrunk Před rokem +1

    Nice vid. I loved it

  • @Cookiealacarte4me
    @Cookiealacarte4me Před rokem

    Love the series. Maybe one day I’ll make it over to your side of the planet. I’d use these as a guide!

  • @stevenoc
    @stevenoc Před rokem

    Brilliant!!!

  • @xWelshlad92x
    @xWelshlad92x Před 7 měsíci +1

    calling a Welsh cake a "Scone" hurt my lil welsh heart 😂

  • @matthealey187
    @matthealey187 Před 5 měsíci

    Joe's ice cream is really good, one of the best. But just a couple of miles away from Swansea is a village called Skewen and it has Cresci's ice cream which is the best ice cream in the world.

  • @JMThought
    @JMThought Před rokem

    This was great :D

  • @chandler3570
    @chandler3570 Před rokem

    Good work kev

  • @Filzzy
    @Filzzy Před rokem

    You two make such a great duo 😂

  • @JL-if5bm
    @JL-if5bm Před rokem

    We went there in the summer and it's great seeing some of the places and things we did again. That retail park was so confusing!

  • @appetitehomemade5770
    @appetitehomemade5770 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely beautiful series idea.
    Brilliant 1st episode I really hope this continues.
    Maybe consider trying to find anything good from Medway 😂

  • @balogdavid2006
    @balogdavid2006 Před rokem +1

    That intro is amazing

  • @rlatham88
    @rlatham88 Před rokem +2

    Really great video Kev, cant wait for the Barcelona one, I loved that city, and when I was there I also went to Barcelona v Valencia (The 7-0 Gary Neville one!)

  • @xxmearcatxx7716
    @xxmearcatxx7716 Před rokem +1

    Awesome video! Can't wait to see the next one! Also well done on the edit Chris!

  • @amandanewton6469
    @amandanewton6469 Před rokem

    I love this thank u

  • @seanbebee3569
    @seanbebee3569 Před rokem

    Great clog. Really enjoyed it. Nice to see sheep dog off his phone

  • @aishyv1
    @aishyv1 Před rokem +13

    Should definitely consider splitting London into boroughs - there's a lot of hidden gems outside of the centre everyone knows

  • @PianoManCoversJMB
    @PianoManCoversJMB Před rokem +2

    Wonderful video, Kev! If I hadn't wanted to go to Swansea before, I would want to go there now. :D

  • @stutoon2755
    @stutoon2755 Před rokem +4

    Don't send Mumbles to VAR Kev they will award it to Cardiff.

  • @alexandrosvogiatzis5740

    Lovely 💯

  • @callumnewman4871
    @callumnewman4871 Před rokem

    Great new series, best video for a while, you should go to Winchester

  • @ItsMeDani1
    @ItsMeDani1 Před rokem +1

    Commenting for the lovely algorithm to shine bright on kev

  • @finnbogx
    @finnbogx Před rokem

    Amazing video Kev, hopefully do Blackpool one day 🤞🏽

  • @ImCaptainCabbage
    @ImCaptainCabbage Před 7 měsíci

    Best thing from Swansea is Joe’s ice cream. And there used to be a Joe’s ice cream parlour by plantasia, which did combine your two favourite things.

  • @AEnglishPerson
    @AEnglishPerson Před rokem

    Great Vid

  • @Caleb10891
    @Caleb10891 Před 10 měsíci

    I live no far from town where you guys filmed this video surprised I didn’t see you guys

  • @jonathandavies9819
    @jonathandavies9819 Před 9 měsíci +1

    From Swansea. Can confirm Joe's is the best thing we have xD

  • @corbinprice180
    @corbinprice180 Před rokem +1

    Decent vid, think you showed my city off well. Walk down Swansea beach and eating at the top floor of the tallest building in Wales would have been good contenders

  • @callum8384
    @callum8384 Před rokem

    what an amazing video

  • @JonnyTMS
    @JonnyTMS Před rokem

    Great video lads, made a good account of Swansea - as I saw you walking into that pub I was waiting for the grab on the shoulder, not the best place.
    Quality shone through with this video, what audio equipment are you using? Watch a lot of vlogs and this sounded great, even in windy Swansea

  • @SamNewton93
    @SamNewton93 Před rokem +1

    I want you to visit Sheringham, North Norfolk, they have Cromer Crab, which is very tasty, Ronaldo's Ices (best Ice cream in the area, not to mention, the museum, not to mention some really good chip shops and a cafe called Streat Boss which we go to everytime we are there, all their food is really nice and not to mention, the steam train ride, and Craft bakery, it's a nice vibe, friendly people, lovely food and beaches and a a round great time

  • @hdtube7
    @hdtube7 Před rokem +1

    Superb video, I think you've come to the right conclusion, looking forward to more of this series

  • @pascoe8
    @pascoe8 Před rokem

    Visiting my city 🖤

  • @donburks4464
    @donburks4464 Před rokem +1

    Great vlog
    That is the neatest thing a vending for milk😂

  • @PirateDrive
    @PirateDrive Před rokem +1

    Good video. Granted it's the first episode but it would be neat to have this series find it's own style over time as it didn't feel massively removed from a normal vlog you'd do when you're visiting somewhere. More of the voiceover type stuff from the start would help break up the different segments, maybe giving a bit of background on the town/city or on the individual shop/bar/restaurant etc.

  • @kathrynmorley-loft
    @kathrynmorley-loft Před 8 měsíci

    Really enjoyed this. Just one thing wrong, it's not wind street as in weather. It is wind as in wind up the clock 😂

  • @Edsthemeparks
    @Edsthemeparks Před rokem

    Milton Keynes, Bletchley Park, Xscape, Willen Lake, Costco lol 😂

  • @ndensham
    @ndensham Před rokem +1

    Solid. Now sell your format to Amazon.

  • @RARARASPUTIN1914
    @RARARASPUTIN1914 Před rokem

    Best video ever

  • @pgt909
    @pgt909 Před 7 měsíci

    Hmm thought you could of gone to visit Swansea Museum and Dylan Thomas's old home in the uplands as well.

  • @richardadams7103
    @richardadams7103 Před rokem +1

    I am from swansea I work at b and m by that zoo . I think have to have a look around it 😆 . For me I enjoy runnning along the bay the best from swansea from me is the joe ice cream 🍦 good video

  • @GateTree
    @GateTree Před rokem

    Newcastle!!

  • @conorshaughnessy4912
    @conorshaughnessy4912 Před rokem +1

    Kev had a Denny's....confirmation of what caused the hospital visit....

  • @kacperborkowski3417
    @kacperborkowski3417 Před rokem

    Your best video ever

  • @r_unner_G
    @r_unner_G Před 5 měsíci

    I grew up there. Left in 2008 no regrets.

  • @TheGingerMcLovin
    @TheGingerMcLovin Před rokem

    Go to the Granite City, Aberdeen! See if you can find anything interesting haha

  • @michaelbeagles2568
    @michaelbeagles2568 Před rokem +1

    Do bristol next theres lots of historic stuff and its got a lot of good things to try plus Wallis and gormet are from bristol and you can find them all over the city

  • @BigFatSmellyCheese
    @BigFatSmellyCheese Před rokem

    Do Knutsford next!

  • @vincentjordan8028
    @vincentjordan8028 Před 10 měsíci +1

    You should try lavabread its a breakfast thing you don't eat it like you guys did

  • @mrcornwall3370
    @mrcornwall3370 Před rokem

    You should come to Cornwall

  • @Tombola1993
    @Tombola1993 Před rokem

    You’ve come to the right place, fella. I don’t live far from Swansea. But I mainly prefer Cardiff.

  • @iaw7406
    @iaw7406 Před 9 měsíci

    that milk vending machine is my life now.

  • @danielreed4358
    @danielreed4358 Před rokem +1

    NEWCASTLE !!!

  • @user-nt8ys2ku7t
    @user-nt8ys2ku7t Před 11 měsíci

    🎉 Jo's ice-cream is the best

  • @satansprguy2864
    @satansprguy2864 Před 6 měsíci

    Nice to see people checking out my home and enjoying themselves. It was always gonna be Joe's 😂

  • @samuelthomasmccann.1170

    Try coming to Glasgow

  • @tomstott4389
    @tomstott4389 Před rokem

    Good video - as a bit of feedback, I think you should have done a fight with the man in the pub that didn’t let you film. Maybe something you can keep in mind for the next one

  • @gredrup
    @gredrup Před rokem +1

    Sheepdog has a Cherry problem

  • @hexualdeviant
    @hexualdeviant Před rokem

    I like this

  • @damienosborne7432
    @damienosborne7432 Před rokem

    😂😂😂 mad how close all this is to me

  • @samuelthomasmccann.1170

    The reason why you should go to Glasgow is because they have an underground station with 15 stations inner circle anticlockwise outer circle clock wise try to go during the week 6:30 am is when the Glasgow underground opens.

  • @tommytheclownlife7311
    @tommytheclownlife7311 Před rokem +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Kevin chapman Swansea Gand theatre 🎉party celebration

  • @AutismawarenessGeorgia20

    Go to the skirridd inn next.

  • @camsaidhi7067
    @camsaidhi7067 Před rokem

    Sheepdog might just be my favourite person

  • @EML_Shadow
    @EML_Shadow Před rokem

    diolch am ymweld :) -thanks for visiting :)

  • @stephenthomas7569
    @stephenthomas7569 Před rokem

    Ah man I wish I'd known you were in swansea 😭