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Walking The Wyrd
Великобритания
Добавлен 21 авг 2022
Exploring historical, spiritual, and paranormal places of interest!
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd!
I'm Nic, and I'm a lover of all things historical, spooky, and spiritual.
Join me as I grab my walking boots and head out to explore some wonderful places of interest in and around the south of England!
Disclaimer: I am not a historian, folklorist, or academic on any of the topics within my content.
I'm just a woman with a camera, a keen interest in all of the above, and a desire to make fun videos on my adventures.
Enquiries to: walkingthewyrd@outlook.com
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd!
I'm Nic, and I'm a lover of all things historical, spooky, and spiritual.
Join me as I grab my walking boots and head out to explore some wonderful places of interest in and around the south of England!
Disclaimer: I am not a historian, folklorist, or academic on any of the topics within my content.
I'm just a woman with a camera, a keen interest in all of the above, and a desire to make fun videos on my adventures.
Enquiries to: walkingthewyrd@outlook.com
Walking The Wyrd 2024 Review | What A Year For My Channel!
Join me for a review over the last year, here on my channel.
What a year it's been! Thank you to everyone who has liked, shared, subscribed and left positive comments on my videos - I really do appreciate you all.
Music:
Crossing the Threshold - Ghostpocalypse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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What a year it's been! Thank you to everyone who has liked, shared, subscribed and left positive comments on my videos - I really do appreciate you all.
Music:
Crossing the Threshold - Ghostpocalypse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100663
Artist: incompetech.com/
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Athelhampton House | The Most Haunted House In Dorset?
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.Месяц назад
Built in 1485, the fine Tudor manor of Athelhampton in Dorset, has seen centuries of history and with that, the house has been named as one of the most haunted locations in Dorset. Join me as I explore the house and tell you some of the ghost stories that you can find here. Sources: www.athelhampton.com Music Credits: Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...
Winchester Cathedral | Exploring The Longest Medieval Cathedral In The World!
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In this walk, I take a look at the stunning Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire in the UK. The current cathedral was commissioned by William The Conqueror in 1079 but there has been a Christian Minster on the same site since the 7th century. The cathedral has been dubbed the longest medieval cathedral in the world at a whopping 170 metres (about 558 feet) long. The ca...
Exploring The Magical Holloways Of West Dorset | Shute's Lane, Hell Lane And Colmer's Hill
Просмотров 8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In this video, I take an enchanting walk through some of the magical holloways of West Dorset. These holloways are believed to be around 300 years old. The soft sandstone, which is prominent in some parts of southern England, is easily eroded over time by the movement of people, cattle, drovers, pilgrims, and even smugglers. This erosion has created these beautiful ...
The Dark History Of Maumbury Rings
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In this video, I take a walk through the history of Maumbury Rings in Dorchester, Dorset. This site was originally a neolithic henge - believed by historians to have been used for ceremonial use. When the Roman's discovered the site, they transformed it into a Roman Amphitheatre which played host to Gladiatorial battles! During the civil war, the site was repurposed...
Smuggling In The New Forest | The Charming Story Of Lovey Warne
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.3 месяца назад
Hello and welcome to Walking The Wyrd! Lovey Warne was a prominent figure of smuggling lore in the New Forest in the South of England during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Lovey actively helped with the smuggling of contraband from the coast, inland to her home in Burley. Lovey also acted as a human beacon to warn others when the Revenue Men were in the area, by walking across a hill displa...
Knowlton Church & Earthworks | Where Christianity & Paganism Meet
Просмотров 10 тыс.3 месяца назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In 12th Century Dorset, the Norman's decided to build a christian church in the middle of a neolithic ceremonial earthwork. Historians believe this may have been to assert the dominance of the new religion over the old. The church served the nearby village, which sat on the banks of the River Allen, just 500 metres north-west of the church and earthworks. However, i...
Exploring The Myths And Legends Of Portland, Dorset!
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Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! The Isle of Portland in Dorset, has a rich maritime history and with that, many interesting local legends. From mermaids, to a pirate's graveyard, to Viking raids, Portland's folklore has been shaped by its history as an important place for smuggling and sea faring! I began my walk at the north of the island near Tout Quarry, and headed south-east to the fascinating...
A Walk Through The Ages | Discovering Dorset's Iron Age Hillforts
Просмотров 13 тыс.4 месяца назад
A warm welcome to Walking The Wyrd! You would be forgiven for passing a hillfort without giving it much thought. To most of us today, they are a pretty place to walk with spectacular views. However, to our ancestors, they were so much more. In this walk, I explore the Neolithic, Iron Age and even modern 17th century history of the incredible Hambledon Hill in Dorset before then exploring it's n...
The Abandoned Chapel In The Woods | St Luke's Chapel
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! This week, I take a summer stroll through the beautiful Dorset landscape in search of an abandoned chapel in the woods. The chapel of St Luke, just north of Abbotsbury, was built in 1246 by Cistercian monks. They lived and farmed the surrounding lands for 300 years until the dissolution of the monasteries saw the chapel reduced to rubble. The chapel then fell under ...
Portchester Castle | From Roman Fort To Medieval Stronghold!
Просмотров 6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In this video, I explore the incredible grounds of Portchester Castle which started life as a Roman Fort to defend from the invasion of Saxon barbarian pirates! The fort was well used by the Saxons after Roman rule as a fortified settlement. Later, the Normans took ownership and added the great square keep which is one of the largest and oldest keeps in England. The...
Exploring The Hellfire Caves | Home Of The Hedonistic Hellfire Club!
Просмотров 3 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! The West Wycombe Caves were excavated with good intentions by Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet, to relieve local unemployment which had been caused by three consecutive failed harvests in the mid 18th century. The local men were able to find work quarrying the chalk in the caves which was then used as a building material in the local area. But, it was the hedonisti...
Highcliffe | The Tranquil Town With Links To WITCHCRAFT!
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Highcliffe | The Tranquil Town With Links To WITCHCRAFT!
Sherborne Dorset | Castles, Christianity And An Ancient Curse!
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Sherborne Dorset | Castles, Christianity And An Ancient Curse!
From Neolithic Tomb To Saxon Forge | The Story Of Wayland's Smithy
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From Neolithic Tomb To Saxon Forge | The Story Of Wayland's Smithy
Treachery, Sorcery, Murder & Executions! The Dark History Of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Treachery, Sorcery, Murder & Executions! The Dark History Of Farleigh Hungerford Castle.
Celebrating One Year Of Walking The Wyrd!
Просмотров 4458 месяцев назад
Celebrating One Year Of Walking The Wyrd!
Henry VIII's FIERCE Coastal Fortification!
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Henry VIII's FIERCE Coastal Fortification!
Grovely Wood | Is This Forest Haunted By WITCHES?!
Просмотров 2 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Grovely Wood | Is This Forest Haunted By WITCHES?!
Imber | The Story Of A Village Lost To War
Просмотров 7099 месяцев назад
Imber | The Story Of A Village Lost To War
Netley Abbey | Haunted By The GHOST Of A Monk?!
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Netley Abbey | Haunted By The GHOST Of A Monk?!
Buckler's Hard | Home Of The Smugglers!
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Buckler's Hard | Home Of The Smugglers!
Historic Christchurch | Castles, Normans And A MIRACULOUS Beam!
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Historic Christchurch | Castles, Normans And A MIRACULOUS Beam!
Exploring The MYSTERIOUS Landscape Of Stonehenge!
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Exploring The MYSTERIOUS Landscape Of Stonehenge!
Stourhead To King Alfred's Tower | Wiltshire's Dedication To Gods and Kings!
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Stourhead To King Alfred's Tower | Wiltshire's Dedication To Gods and Kings!
Winspit Quarry & St Aldhelm's Chapel | Exploring Dorset's Jurassic Coast!
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Winspit Quarry & St Aldhelm's Chapel | Exploring Dorset's Jurassic Coast!
Glastonbury | The Most MAGICAL Town In The UK?!
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Glastonbury | The Most MAGICAL Town In The UK?!
Corfe Castle | MURDER, CIVIL WAR And DESTRUCTION!
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Corfe Castle | MURDER, CIVIL WAR And DESTRUCTION!
West Kennet Long Barrow | Neolithic Burial Tomb
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West Kennet Long Barrow | Neolithic Burial Tomb
It was nice to hear the story 😊
Thank you I really enjoyed the tour, I think I will visit Winchester next time I am in the UK.
I hope you do. It's such an interesting city.
Great video I'm coming to visit on the 17th looking forward to it ❤
I'm certain you will have a wonderful visit!
@walkingthewyrd I'm going to the cathedral looking for a gravestone mentioned in a book I'm reading
Nice filming, research and storytelling.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for such a fantastic video. xxx
Thank you! Really appreciated.
That looked like a very pleasant stroll over a variety of terrain. I found watching it, when ice and snow are about, strangely comforting and very relaxing. Keep wyrdly walking. Bye!
One of my favourite walks with our dog. Abundance of Sky Larks, various orchids, kestrel and deer, at the appropriate time of the year. There's even a prehistoric ammunition dump! It consists of a huge mound of round even sized pebbles for sling shots!
I must return in warmer weather!
I think they need the builders in 🍓 Cheers Doug.
Witch ever way you look it doesn't end well ! 🍓
I'm thinking that the so called 'Pirate grave' looks more likely something Masonic?. Skulls and bones, stone working tools, and was that a 🪢 or a serpent, either feature heavily in their iconography.
30ft, shouldn't that be 300ft? Because I read about 100 meter! That's ten times more impressive! 🙂
When the Blandford by pass was built it was cut out from the chalk. The spring following it was covered in red poppies along both sides and the whole length. The following year grass and shrubs started to move in and the highways dept planted up some trees. Within 5 years there was no trace of the chalk. I imagine it would have been the same for the hill forts.
You're taking on recruits now then? Dave's channel is new to me, I shall give it a look, Keep wyrdly walking!
More like he recruited me 😄
Where is this?
The headstones seem to have lasted well. I am interested to know what the relationship is between Portland stone (limestone) and Portland cement. Anybody? Lighthouses with LED lights? Yes they have. The ecologist in me says great! The traditionalist weeps! Keep Wyrdly Walking! Bye!
Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell have a lot to answer for.
I've just watched the video on Holloway lanes, which I enjoyed. I thought you might be interested in Jack Hargreaves videos of Dorset, they're on RUclips. He explores all over and has fascinating historical facts about them. They're late 70s and early 80s, I watched them on TV South at the time before we moved here. I even ended up delivering his post for a couple of years! I'm now going to watch a few more of your videos.
Hi there! Thanks for your comment. I have indeed watched some of Jack Hargreaves' videos. They are fantastic. I'm glad you enjoyed the holloway video, that was a magical place to walk.
My wife and I walked Shute Lane last year. Unfortunately Hells Lane had a DCC notice closed off across the path. You've saved us a return trip! There can't be a pathway in Dorset that's not been used by smugglers! Blandford Forum has a reputation as having much to do with smugglers. At Steepleton Bends, north of Blandford, there's a lane called Smugglers lane. And, in Shillingstone a Holloway Lane, but there's not much if any evidence now of it being one. Good choice of soundtrack, very appropriate.
I love the stories of smuggling around Dorset. I hope to cover more this year. Hell Lane is certainly a tricky path to navigate! Shute's Lane makes it all worthwhile though, in my opinion. Thanks for watching.
Found your channel via Dorset Paranormal and loving working through your content. Your stories and places you go are amazing! As an Aussie I find it interesting if Lovey's nephew was transported to Australia if there are any family trees to uncover here perhaps! A distant relative of the cricketer Shane Warne even? haha very unlikely but curious to wonder!
Hi there and welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. Thank you! There must be some family connections to Lovey Warne in Australia! I'd definitely love to know more about her. 🙂
Hello Nic. If you thought the church was crammed full, you should have been there on Imber Bus day, when thousands thronged around. The church being the only place open, meant that everyone wanted to get inside. I know. I was there!
Oh yes! I've heard the bus day is really popular! 😫
We (my parents) had a holiday home in Highcliffe from 1956 -1985. My brother and I used to walk to and play in the old burnt out husk of Highcliffe castle until Christchurch council fenced it all off, from there down the cliff path heading towards Friars Cliff and on to the beach hut on Avon - didn't realise how lucky we were until the parents sold the holiday home and gave up the lease on the hut.
What lovely memories! A beautiful spot to spend the holidays.
Wow! What a fantastic channel! Just found you today (recommendation by Into The Fog) and this is going to be right up my street. Can't wait to binge all of your videos and watch your new ones!!
Yay! Hello and welcome! So kind of Peter to send people my way! Thanks for checking out what I do here. I hope you enjoy the binge! 😄
Thank you Nic. Wonderful presentation with a few face I was unaware of prior to watching my favourite lady. All that's left is to wish you a Very Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
"Holy Hole" - I love it!!!
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Hiya, I've come from Peter Laws to say hi and check your content 😁👍
I was recommended this channel by Peter Laws. I live in Dorset so I'll have to give this place a look if it's open to the public.
It is indeed open to public visits! It's a wonderful house to visit. Thanks for coming over from Peter's channel!
@@walkingthewyrd Thank you for the information! I have a friend from big ol' smoky London coming to visit us country bumpkins soon and we're planning a few days of exploring the county with a focus on ancient or spiritually interesting sites. My friend wants it to be a kind of "folk-horror tour" and this place sounds perfect. Thank you for your kind welcome. I love channels like these and Peter rarely recommends other channels so I had to check you out. I'm glad I did. May Wyrd smile upon your channel's success. 👻
@Wulfyr thank you! Much appreciated! I have a Dorset Wyrd Walks playlist here on my channel for inspiration! I'd highly recommend checking out Knowlton Church and Earthworks and Maumbury Rings for spooky/spiritual locations for you to explore with your friend! Have fun!
@@walkingthewyrd Awesome 😎. Thank you for the suggestions. I'll tell him about your channel and I'm sure he'll sub too. Have a very Happy New Year! 🎉🍻
It was all Greek before u explained it .Cheers 🍓
New subscriber here. Will be working my way through all your vids i think 😊 great channel
Thank you so much, and welcome! 😊
Ive been directed to your channel from the lovely Peter Laws, so this is my first visit. ❤
He's such a lovely chap! I appreciate you checking out my content. Thank you!
A voice without a trace of makeup. Wonderful videos . Cheers 🍓
Thanks for watching! 🙂
Imagine what it looked like in its prime.
I think it would have been magnificent!
Nic what an awesome video. Just discovered your channel and when i saw this video i had to watch. I grew up in Netley and the Abbey (and the church for school harvest days) was an old haunt. There is some amazing 18th century graffiti in that section that appears fenced off. It really is a fun and serene place to visit, but also very spooky at night. Now living in Australia so this was a trip down memory lane! Thank you
I'm glad the video bought back some fond memories for you! Thank you for watching.
By hand in the physical world with thought in the higher all is possible.
I have been to Burley a couple of times, but had not understood the Witchcraft connections.
This was beautifully done. ❤ The music selection was wonderful. I have visited there twice this year, and when I went down into the crypt it was flooded which made it extra spooky and atmospheric. There is a connection with Winchester Cathedral in Twelve Step addiction recovery circles, which is why I went there.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's such a stunning cathedral. One of my favourites!
This brought back memories of visiting around 35 years ago! 😳 I seem to remember you could sit on one of the old anti aircraft guns and rotate it? Are the mannequins still there with all the old soldier/RAF uniforms on?
Love them views, you had some nice waves at that Winspit Quarry keep meaning to photograph them myself but it is always calm when i go there. There was a sevice about to take place there one sunday in august this year when I happened to be there although not being a church goer myself did not stay, last time I was there a bird had made its nest up in the roof arch supports. I have yet to visit the footprints, maybe in summer.
It's definitely a beautiful spot for photography. I hope you get the waves next time you visit!
I live in Bournemouth, visit Dorchester regularly. No idea this is here. Shall visit soon, many thanks
Fantastic! I hope you enjoy your visit!
Been many times, great vid thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
I'm glad I found your channel, and I'm looking forward to 2025😊.
Thanks so much! 🙂
Beside the tapping, you can also hear the voice of that Cooper. He's saying "Just like that! Ahahahaha!" Smashing video, as always. There's a real warmth to your work.
Ha ha ha! Thank you, much appreciated!
Hi I am new here and I’m enjoying your videos thank you. Have a great Christmas and a wonderful new year x
Welcome! Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too!
Wyrd but true . Cheers for the music 🍓.
Simply having Wyrd Christmas .Cheers 🍓
Love love this thank you I am headed this way in 2025 and appreciate the tour 😊
You're so welcome! I hope you have a magical visit!
Happy Christmas.🎁🤗🕊
And to you too, Karen! 😊
I've been thoroughly enjoying your videos just recently. I don't know which camera you shoot with but you always capture such stunning detail. When viewed on my TV it's like I'm walking there with you. Hope you have a great Christmas and I look forward to more walks in 2025.
Hey Roger! I love that it feels like you're walking with me! I use a DJI Pocket 2 camera. It's fab! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas too!
@@walkingthewyrd Thank you!
Congratulations on your success. I love your wyrd walks! I look forward to many more to come! Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Ahh I'm so pleased you enjoy them, Kate! Merry Christmas to you too! 😊
Thanks for those memories, Nic. I must have watched most or your walks, as I recognised most of them. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025.
Thank you Lionel for watching throughout the year. Much appreciated!