You can be an honorary British person! ...If you can't already tell from the comments, that may not be something you'd want right now. But hey, at least you don't have to live here!
I know you always preface these videos by saying it's mostly for British people, but as a Canadian who has never stepped foot in the U.K, this Wetherspoons series is one of my favourite things on this channel! It's all very interesting to me!
@@GeoKyle Wetherspoons are basically the pub equivalent of McDonalds here, with burgers to boot. You'll struggle to go to any town/city here without passing by one.
Imagine having to kill a few hours in Bradford and you see on the map this green park with a lake and walk paths. Then arriving to that concrete desert.
I played along with this one and found York from that sign advertising the Viking play ... so when Tom saw that sign I thought it was a done deal! Of course, rather than spotting the word *York* he instead used his knowledge of British viking history to zoom into the correct location anyway 😂 Also, on the Welsh one, the street address was written in the window of one of the houses!
the Bradford mirror pool drains on a night to stop people rolling out of spoons and drowning (not kidding)! Loved this Tom was really shocked to see Bradford, my home town, when playing along!
Also from Bradford and can confirm they drain it every night to stop drunks drowning in it. Tbf the previous water feature, a drunk did fall in and drown it one winter, some kids found him floating under the ice
As someone who is (unfortunately) from Bradford, the last round took me all of about 10 seconds - felt good to be faster than Tom for once! I can also confirm that the mirror pool isn't really a pool, it's more like an underwhelming water feature with a very shallow layer of water and a few jet fountains. And it's usually turned off so you can just walk through the 'pool' (probably the case when the imagery was taken)
I'm not even from Bradford and never been but I got it in about 10 seconds too but got a score of 4997 on it, I was soo surprised when I got it because I gave up in the end trying to get a good score 😂
I don't know why people feel the need to bash it. It's a huge improvement on what was there before and it's really nice for the kids to splash around in during summer.
As a non-UK viewer I can't believe I can actually finally relate to one of the locations. As soon as you panned to the gate in the York guess, this feeling of "I've been here" overwhelmed me and I knew!
Same here! Was coming to York every month or so for a couple of days for some time. Been to Punch Bowl several times without even knowing what the Wetherspoon is!
I'm an American and I literally parked my rental car in the long skinny lot behind that Wetherspoons which you can see when he marks the map. Recognized it immediately.
@The Office Clips A lot of the old STD codes were based on letters, 9 covered W,X,Y and possibly Z. I grew up in Worcester which had the code 0905 (0WO5), now 01905. Wolverhampton was 0902 (0WO2), it seems that York was 0YO4
French viewer here. Absolutly love the Wetherspoon series, mainly because of your fantastic commentary on drunk people and betting shops hahaha. Makes me think we need a map of all the PMUs in France (you'd love it, PMUs are pubs with a betting booth inside !)
My friends keep inviting me to France and PMUs sounds like my kind of place, however I doubt there is one in their area as they said I will definitely need a car to get to their house.
Yeah, that was a bit of a frustrating round to watch! The city gate gave it away straight away for me, so I was wondering if Tom was just dragging it out for effect and then the Yorvik Centre banner just cemented it. I guess it's why the series is so much fun to watch when there's some you know but Tom doesn't!!
Yeah I learned that from Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. In fact, since that Wetherspoons is on the river near the bridge, I've probably visited that exact location lol
I’m not playing along, but I’m from New Hampshire by way of San Diego, California. I randomly found your account and I’ve been binging every episode for weeks. I lived in Brighton during my very early 20’s in 2008 and this series specifically is triggering so many memories for me. I turned 21 in a Whetherspoons by the Asda in Brighton. No one gave a shit because they had all been allowed to drink since 18 years haha. Love the vids. Thanks for the hours of entertainment.
Leaving a comment since you asked! I'm from a-ray-gun, and I don't play geoguesser, but I enjoy watching you play. You've got impressive skill and memory, and best of all luck! Thanks for all the entertaining vids.
I’m from Leeds and I keep hoping one of ours pops up on this series. You danced round us in this episode with York and Bradford, and even teased looking into Leeds for the last guess!
I'm not British, and I've never been in a Wetherspoon's, but I still quite enjoy these. Watching you do these and hearing your explanations help improve my knowledge of the UK. Today I learned about Powys.
I’m from Jacksonville, Florida and I’ve been watching your videos since your first straight line video. It’s really interesting seeing different parts of the world that I’ve never seen nor will I ever go to.
I love this series! I'm originally from Sweden but lived in Cardiff for a few years. I instantly recognised Wales in the Brecon round. Got three 5000s but ended up in the wrong end of London and a little bit off in Bradford... (and in the Mansfield round one of the signs had "something something largest venue in Mansfield" written on it, so that was a bit of a giveaway) Can't wait for the new Wales mission!
19, 963.... Three perfect rounds, slightly off on the London round, and completely messed up the Bradford round. Got a perfect score on the last play-along, but not so today. Subscribed here for two years, keep up the excellent work Tom! Representing Newfoundland, Canada!
I'm from Orkney, a plaace with no Wetherspoons (eventhough it's in the UK) and I did quite well! I managed to get all the right cities apart fromt the Welsh one where I managed to get a perfect score!
American here........your videos are the best of all the GEO guesser channels. Lately i am into watching that type of content. The interesting thing is tho, i do NOT play along, i only watch on RUclips!
Sadly, I will admit to having been to one Wetherspoons, and low and behold, I recognized The George in Brecon! It's as brilliant inside as it is outside.
I'm American and I'm terrible at this map but I really like playing along with this series for some reason. I guess there's usually enough clues to keep me feeling like like I'm in the game but at the same time very challenging. Very proud of myself for knowing to pick somewhere Vikingy in the first round. And catching a bit of Welsh in the pub window on round two and getting actually sort of close.
I'm American, but my girlfriend is British and she loves it when you put these up because she can laugh at my ignorance as I talk my way through my decisions. I actually did OK this time (around 21,500), but I spent a LONG time searching. Thanks for the video, Tom!
I would've got no. 1 really quickly because I recognised where the gatehouse was from its style of architecture, & there are only 3 gates in that city so it wouldn't have taken long to scour. I would've also done well on 3 because I know whereabouts in London the 125 runs (it's an east-west bus route that runs past Middlesex University). Wilton is a patisserie chain originally from Cyprus. They have only 1 shop in the UK. I bet you the two Wetherspoons in 4 are actually the same pub inside, or at least have the same kitchen. I immediately recognised the last one as Centenary Square. The pool there is not a pond, but a reflecting pool. When switched on, it has a thin layer of water on top of it which reflects nearby buildings. In this view, it's switched off.
Okay I just wanted to say this somewhere.. You are genuinely such a joy to watch for me and got me through having covid really bad and almost died I binged your videos even went back and watched you start your how not to travel in Europe series you truly are a legend mate keep it up - Aidan :p
As a student from UK currently studying in Canada, I miss a cheeky Spoons visit. Love these vids, reminds me of home, nothing more iconic than British drinking culture. Love your commentary too, keep it up
Canadian/American here, amateur geoguessr as well. Here's how I did. First three are strange because I was quite high from a legally acquired THC edible so forgive me. 1. The Punch Bowl These first ones I did quite quickly, and luckily I saw the "Jorvik" poster which I knew to be the viking word for York, so I guessed York from way out, 4,996 points in 7 seconds. If I had taken a couple more, I would have realized my marker was within meters of the actual Wetherspoons. Ah well. 2. The George Hotel I saw "Lloyd" as a name, which I know to be Welsh because of the double L, so I guessed Cardiff. Was kicking myself when you saw Powys, which I know Cardiff isn't in. Was pleased with my intuition there, but it was a wild guess. 3,111 points. 3. The New Crown This one was embarrassing. The edible really kicked in and I had no idea where I was. Saw Halifax which is a place in Canada, so I guessed Scotland in a town called Banff, which is also a place in Canada. Sherlock himself would be proud of that deduction. 12 points. 4. The Widow Frost Returning to this the day after, sober, I felt confident. I immediately saw "The Cheeky Monkey" and "Sally Twinkle", two profoundly English sounding stores, as well as "andwhynot", which did in fact say "Mansfield's leading live music venue" on it. Had heard of the place but wasn't sure, zoomed in around Sheffield and found it immediately. 5,000 points. 5. The Turls Green Wish I could say I was high for this one. Saw the clock tower and thought, "surely I should know this place," and therefore went straight into the middle of London. Big Ben? Nope. Tower of London? Maybe, there was a starbucks there and a little courtyard perhaps. I didn't want to trust the photosphere's compass so I felt alright about it. Couldn't see the Wetherspoons, but I thought maybe the map maker screwed up somehow. Too many assumptions and excuses, but there was no shot of me finding that building anywhere else. 435 pitiful points. Grand total of 13,554. Awful score tbh, I'm still super green on the UK and I need practice, but it could have been worse.
I noticed and loved the calibrated compass at the top of the screen and thought Tom had added it in! Good to know there are helpful upgrades showing up.
We have had the delight of being in Wales four times over the years and on one of our Where, When Wales tours we stopped in Brecon for lunch. We were given a choice of where to eat and we chose George’s Hotel so when I saw it come up on the screen I was trying to tell you where it was. Thanks for the entertainment. Loved all of the UK and Ireland and will be back once the Covid pisses off!👍🏻🇨🇦
Played along before watching, haven't watched yet so I'll be interested to see how you find things. Perfect score with some painful searching. 1) Don't know why, had a feeling this was York from the off, before confirming after spotting the green bus. Finding the pub then was easy enough. 2) Powys on the bin, I knew roughly the region of wales so checked Brecon first and bingo. 3) This one sucked, I knew it was London. I knew the road thanks to Halifax. Being able to see that buss top would of been lovely. Spent some time scouring London till I found the road. If I missed an obvious clue then pain. 4) Just a few moves would of been nice to make out that sign, knew we were north of Derby and Nottingham and we were still in Nottinghamshire. Went over Mansfield several times. Really had to zoom in to spot that one. 5) Oh its blurry as anything but that city hall is a decent giveaway if you've been Bradford.
Hey there I'm from Germany and I've never heard of the evil Wetherspoon conglomerate until your videos. That however does not prevent me from enjoying the heck out of your content. Keep up the good work!
Though being from Germany I love this Wetherspoons series! It's interesting to listen to your thoughts and experiences =) Thank you for this fun round! I'm so looking forward to the next mission across Wales :)
Edit: I'm also baffled at how finding the location is still such a big moment too. Its like watching your football team score. Get in my son! Still baffles me that locating Wetherspoons can make for such an interesting and enjoyable video. I've never enjoyed anything relating to a Wetherspoons previously!
If you watch his old videos, it's really incredible to see how good, confident and professional on all levels Tom got. You sir, came a long way and now you're getting the attention you always deserved. I'm stoked to see every new video :)
I love this series, and it has become a life goal of mine to buy cheap alcohol from one of these establishments next time I am in England. I look forward to buy 4 units for the price I would get 1 in Norway.
Funny to see you stumped by bradford. The "pool" is a thing, although it has spent some time out of order lately, its surprisingly popular and in the middle is the tallest or second tallest fountain in the uk. The photo was also relatively new, the white tents under the town hall building are covid testing sites. Love the vids mate and can't wait for mission across Wales 3
I commented on one of your straight line missions a while back but hearing you mention upcoming missions, I'm re-commenting 😂 I know you are a fan of The Slow Mo Guys and they're a fan of you - you should ask Dan on a mission! He lives in Britain and is ex-army, it would be such a treat of a collab. Also - Australian viewer here and I love all of your content.
😂 I got excited seeing Bradford! It is a pool, just not on the photo you were looking at, sometimes they turn the water off, and it looked fairly recent, I think that was a covid test site in front of the town hall
I am From Germany and really enjoy watching your videos! It would be great to see you playing something like an only Germany map, but StreetView coverage here is worse than in the smallest village in Kenya
As a Canadian I like watching your videos and visiting all the places. My city actually came up in a video one time. Was weird seeing it and knowing I’ve been in that exact spot.
I literally walked past the Punchbowl on Sunday, that’s absolutely crazy, sadly never been inside tho😔Also fun fact, Jorvik is actually the Viking name for York
Damnnnnn just dropped on the first one and instantly recognised the little Italian place... first time playing along, you've got me hooked already mate. Great vids man keep it up, also well done on the most recent Wales mission, looking forward to more. Edit: Round 2, not so lucky
This series is fun even for a Norwegian like me. I got the York one but was super bummed that i did't get it by reading the Viking poster, since i know that the name "York" comes from the viking "Jorvik" which was on the poster. That would have been a proper detective round! Other than that i found som welsh writing on the 2'nd round, and did pretty shit on the rest because i couldn't find Mansfield on the map. Good fun though. Love the vids.
My favourite part of all these videos is the judgement of the British population and the detective work that goes into environmental storytelling. Absolutely hilarious
At The Punch Bowl once a waitress gave me a glass full of gin and an extra bottle of tonic because she didn't know how to make G&Ts... all for £4. Good times.
I'm from the US and I like these maps. Never been to the UK but watching your videos and a lot of Premier League 'football' has made me want to visit. I saw the York bus in round 1, a Southgate sign in round 3, and the Mansfield Palace sign in round 4. I did terribly in the other 2 rounds.
Danish aspiring Geography wizard here. I did okay, I got a perfect score in York (perhaps because of my Viking heritage). I also got 5000 in London. Had no clue in Brecon, Mansfield and Bradford though.
Congrats on the perfect score, Tom! I'm not from Britain (across the pond in the US), but I really enjoy these and learning more about the culture over there. Keep these vids coming, and I can't wait to see the new content you've been teasing!
I got married on the 30th September. So, what, 2 months ago? And I spent the whole morning, maybe 6 hours, sat in that very punch bowl (York) absolutely bricking myself!
I'm from Texas. I love the Wetherspoons vids because I can vicariously travel to UK for a virtual pint or 5 with you. Now that UK is opening up I'll be able to get a real pint there soon. Cheers!
Watching from the USA and Wetherspoons are so much fun. I was on a streak until the last one. How I solved it: 1. Saw York on the Viking sign 2. Saw some Welsh on a sign in the window of the Wetherspoon, and just started going through all the towns I could. 3. Saw the London bus, and very similar to you guessed north on my search and so started in Tottenham, since I recognize it from the football team. 4. the Andwhynot sign said best in Mansfield. 5. I gave up before trying your method. Also great to hear you are doing another attempt at crossing Wales.
Hello Tom, I'm from Slovenia and for some reason i enjoy this serious even though i don't know any of these places, i have tried playing along but wasn't lucky in doing so, only go 3 perfect scores. Keep it up:)
I'm american but I've been to london twice and leeds once. I got the london round pretty close and thought the last round looked vaguely like it was outside of tate modern so I guessed there which was wildy wrong lmao. All the others were far off. 11k points total.
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Tom: For you British fans..
Me sitting on my living room in Colombia: Yeah... God save the queen or something
You can be an honorary British person!
...If you can't already tell from the comments, that may not be something you'd want right now. But hey, at least you don't have to live here!
@@H0lyMoley I can safely assure you that the worst shithole in britain is better than living in Colombia (I'm also latin american)
You killed her 😕
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I know you always preface these videos by saying it's mostly for British people, but as a Canadian who has never stepped foot in the U.K, this Wetherspoons series is one of my favourite things on this channel! It's all very interesting to me!
I Second that, it's really interesting to play as a non british
I've never been to the UK either, but I enjoy playing this map because it pretty much functions as an Urban World map for the UK.
@@GeoKyle Wetherspoons are basically the pub equivalent of McDonalds here, with burgers to boot. You'll struggle to go to any town/city here without passing by one.
Wonder if there is a Tim Horton’s version lol
@@timbit2121 I just checked. There are multiple Tim Hortons' maps. I mean, of course there are.
25:25 "I got excited about Bradford"- Said no one ever.
😂😂😂
I went to a panto in Bradford when I was I kid and was rather excited. It was shit
@@Adam-zh4hm the Alhambra theatre… it hasn’t improved
@@Gifdr yeah it was the Alhambra! Lisa Riley played a fairy godmother 😂
Imagine having to kill a few hours in Bradford and you see on the map this green park with a lake and walk paths. Then arriving to that concrete desert.
Now you know why they have a Wetherspoon right there.
It's actually really nice when they turn the fountains on, and coloured lights at night. Much better than the roads and roundabout it replaced!
@@TheStarBlack a park would probably be nicer
@@markbotefur4936 it would be a very small park. I like that Bradford has something unique to go see.
It's actually a fountain w/ jets most of the year. Very nice on a day less grim than that one.
I played along with this one and found York from that sign advertising the Viking play
... so when Tom saw that sign I thought it was a done deal! Of course, rather than spotting the word *York* he instead used his knowledge of British viking history to zoom into the correct location anyway 😂
Also, on the Welsh one, the street address was written in the window of one of the houses!
Jorvik is also the old name for York :)
Yes that window sign was a saving grace ! Before then I had no clue where in the country it was!
Yeah I saw YORK in capital letters too, got too distracted by the history lol
The arch made me think York and the viking play had York underneath to confirm 😆
i got york from the buses and the gateway
the Bradford mirror pool drains on a night to stop people rolling out of spoons and drowning (not kidding)! Loved this Tom was really shocked to see Bradford, my home town, when playing along!
That's absolutely hilarious
Also from Bradford and can confirm they drain it every night to stop drunks drowning in it. Tbf the previous water feature, a drunk did fall in and drown it one winter, some kids found him floating under the ice
I always assumed it was to stop people pissing in it but yeah probably a bit of both haha
@@abagofcats4673 And you guys are OK with being nannied like that?
Surprised they still serve pints in glass, that can break and be quite a danger.
@@LewisB776 Wouldn't draining a water vessel encourage people to piss in it.
As someone who is (unfortunately) from Bradford, the last round took me all of about 10 seconds - felt good to be faster than Tom for once! I can also confirm that the mirror pool isn't really a pool, it's more like an underwhelming water feature with a very shallow layer of water and a few jet fountains. And it's usually turned off so you can just walk through the 'pool' (probably the case when the imagery was taken)
It's where the natives have their annual wash
@@paulmorris2738 saw a guy washing his horse in it one day
I'm not even from Bradford and never been but I got it in about 10 seconds too but got a score of 4997 on it, I was soo surprised when I got it because I gave up in the end trying to get a good score 😂
I don't know why people feel the need to bash it. It's a huge improvement on what was there before and it's really nice for the kids to splash around in during summer.
As a non-UK viewer I can't believe I can actually finally relate to one of the locations. As soon as you panned to the gate in the York guess, this feeling of "I've been here" overwhelmed me and I knew!
Same here :) I've been there 6 years ago.
Same here! Was coming to York every month or so for a couple of days for some time. Been to Punch Bowl several times without even knowing what the Wetherspoon is!
Yeah, I recognised the Jorvik, but I'm a history nerd.
I'm an American and I literally parked my rental car in the long skinny lot behind that Wetherspoons which you can see when he marks the map. Recognized it immediately.
I got to uni in York and I was at the punch bowl on Sunday 😅
Tom: Easily sees the tiniest of details
Also Tom: "01907" when its clearly a 4
Also completely missed the vikings sign clearly had York logo at the bottom.
there was also "York" written under that sign at 3:00
@The Office Clips It's good to know (some) area codes.
@The Office Clips A lot of the old STD codes were based on letters, 9 covered W,X,Y and possibly Z. I grew up in Worcester which had the code 0905 (0WO5), now 01905. Wolverhampton was 0902 (0WO2), it seems that York was 0YO4
The Wales mission is gonna be fire. And as a german viewer I must say I like every kind of your videos, they all are great. Have a good week y'all
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French viewer here. Absolutly love the Wetherspoon series, mainly because of your fantastic commentary on drunk people and betting shops hahaha. Makes me think we need a map of all the PMUs in France (you'd love it, PMUs are pubs with a betting booth inside !)
My friends keep inviting me to France and PMUs sounds like my kind of place, however I doubt there is one in their area as they said I will definitely need a car to get to their house.
yorvik is actually what turned into york. that’s why the names are so similar
Yeah, any -vik in a Norse name means bay/harbor, cognate to the rare English word wick
I’m American and I love watching the wetherspoon videos to learn more about Britain. Really interesting Tom, keep it up!
As a Brit who has frequented many a ‘Spoons, I must say I thoroughly enjoy this series.
Me too
Mansfield, Derbyshire? How dare you!
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire**
Great vid nonetheless ;)
I have to assume you're from Derbyshire?
@@pierrederesistance wrong, Nottinghamshire lol or more specifically, Mansfield
Jorvik was the viking name for York!
Yeah, that was a bit of a frustrating round to watch! The city gate gave it away straight away for me, so I was wondering if Tom was just dragging it out for effect and then the Yorvik Centre banner just cemented it. I guess it's why the series is so much fun to watch when there's some you know but Tom doesn't!!
Yeah when he mentioned the history part I thought he had it...
Yeah I learned that from Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. In fact, since that Wetherspoons is on the river near the bridge, I've probably visited that exact location lol
Ahh Tom, with another upload- never fails to make my evening
I’m not playing along, but I’m from New Hampshire by way of San Diego, California. I randomly found your account and I’ve been binging every episode for weeks. I lived in Brighton during my very early 20’s in 2008 and this series specifically is triggering so many memories for me. I turned 21 in a Whetherspoons by the Asda in Brighton. No one gave a shit because they had all been allowed to drink since 18 years haha.
Love the vids. Thanks for the hours of entertainment.
am from Malaysia and i dont even play this game in general
just loving all the contents you delivered ! :D
Super excited to see the mission across Wales. I hope you dragged Welsh Greg along too, love the dynamic between you two!
Leaving a comment since you asked! I'm from a-ray-gun, and I don't play geoguesser, but I enjoy watching you play. You've got impressive skill and memory, and best of all luck! Thanks for all the entertaining vids.
I’m from Leeds and I keep hoping one of ours pops up on this series. You danced round us in this episode with York and Bradford, and even teased looking into Leeds for the last guess!
I'm so hyped for the straight line mission! 🎉🇸🇪
Me reading Jorvik and instantly knowing where we are; whilst listening to Tom talk about Viking history and trying to deduce 😅
hehe same i was screaming at the screen, COMON TOM!
I think he was pretending not to know, in that deadpan style of his
I knew when he panned and the arch appeared lol.
Jörvik is york. I thought everyone knew that ;). After all ”vikings” is e great tv-series.
Literally says York at the bottom of the sign lmao
22:16 that cought me completely off guard, one of my new favorite tom moments
you cant do that Tom !
My fave moment of the video
I replayed it like 10 times and feel bad for it :D
I know! A bit naughty but proper funny!
Had me creasing
I'm not British, and I've never been in a Wetherspoon's, but I still quite enjoy these.
Watching you do these and hearing your explanations help improve my knowledge of the UK. Today I learned about Powys.
The emergency vehicle puns never get old!
I am from Kansas and I love watching these Weatherspoon, or any Britain geoguesser vid you post!
I was telling my housemate about your videos earlier today, and then in this video you zoom right into my house lol
I’m from Jacksonville, Florida and I’ve been watching your videos since your first straight line video. It’s really interesting seeing different parts of the world that I’ve never seen nor will I ever go to.
I love this series! I'm originally from Sweden but lived in Cardiff for a few years. I instantly recognised Wales in the Brecon round. Got three 5000s but ended up in the wrong end of London and a little bit off in Bradford... (and in the Mansfield round one of the signs had "something something largest venue in Mansfield" written on it, so that was a bit of a giveaway)
Can't wait for the new Wales mission!
19, 963.... Three perfect rounds, slightly off on the London round, and completely messed up the Bradford round.
Got a perfect score on the last play-along, but not so today.
Subscribed here for two years, keep up the excellent work Tom!
Representing Newfoundland, Canada!
I'm from Orkney, a plaace with no Wetherspoons (eventhough it's in the UK) and I did quite well!
I managed to get all the right cities apart fromt the Welsh one where I managed to get a perfect score!
No Wetherspoons YET
American here........your videos are the best of all the GEO guesser channels. Lately i am into watching that type of content. The interesting thing is tho, i do NOT play along, i only watch on RUclips!
Sadly, I will admit to having been to one Wetherspoons, and low and behold, I recognized The George in Brecon! It's as brilliant inside as it is outside.
I'm American and I'm terrible at this map but I really like playing along with this series for some reason. I guess there's usually enough clues to keep me feeling like like I'm in the game but at the same time very challenging. Very proud of myself for knowing to pick somewhere Vikingy in the first round. And catching a bit of Welsh in the pub window on round two and getting actually sort of close.
i'm not even british but this is one of my fav geoguessr series after geodetective.
I'm American, but my girlfriend is British and she loves it when you put these up because she can laugh at my ignorance as I talk my way through my decisions. I actually did OK this time (around 21,500), but I spent a LONG time searching. Thanks for the video, Tom!
Next time I'm searching for something I lost, I'm gonna try and say "I'll speed it up for you."
I would've got no. 1 really quickly because I recognised where the gatehouse was from its style of architecture, & there are only 3 gates in that city so it wouldn't have taken long to scour.
I would've also done well on 3 because I know whereabouts in London the 125 runs (it's an east-west bus route that runs past Middlesex University). Wilton is a patisserie chain originally from Cyprus. They have only 1 shop in the UK.
I bet you the two Wetherspoons in 4 are actually the same pub inside, or at least have the same kitchen.
I immediately recognised the last one as Centenary Square. The pool there is not a pond, but a reflecting pool. When switched on, it has a thin layer of water on top of it which reflects nearby buildings. In this view, it's switched off.
The Cheeky Monkey, Sally Twinkle and The Widow Frost is an incredibly British trifecta of names.
Okay I just wanted to say this somewhere.. You are genuinely such a joy to watch for me and got me through having covid really bad and almost died I binged your videos even went back and watched you start your how not to travel in Europe series you truly are a legend mate keep it up - Aidan :p
As a student from UK currently studying in Canada, I miss a cheeky Spoons visit. Love these vids, reminds me of home, nothing more iconic than British drinking culture. Love your commentary too, keep it up
Canadian/American here, amateur geoguessr as well. Here's how I did.
First three are strange because I was quite high from a legally acquired THC edible so forgive me.
1. The Punch Bowl
These first ones I did quite quickly, and luckily I saw the "Jorvik" poster which I knew to be the viking word for York, so I guessed York from way out, 4,996 points in 7 seconds. If I had taken a couple more, I would have realized my marker was within meters of the actual Wetherspoons. Ah well.
2. The George Hotel
I saw "Lloyd" as a name, which I know to be Welsh because of the double L, so I guessed Cardiff. Was kicking myself when you saw Powys, which I know Cardiff isn't in. Was pleased with my intuition there, but it was a wild guess. 3,111 points.
3. The New Crown
This one was embarrassing. The edible really kicked in and I had no idea where I was. Saw Halifax which is a place in Canada, so I guessed Scotland in a town called Banff, which is also a place in Canada. Sherlock himself would be proud of that deduction. 12 points.
4. The Widow Frost
Returning to this the day after, sober, I felt confident. I immediately saw "The Cheeky Monkey" and "Sally Twinkle", two profoundly English sounding stores, as well as "andwhynot", which did in fact say "Mansfield's leading live music venue" on it. Had heard of the place but wasn't sure, zoomed in around Sheffield and found it immediately. 5,000 points.
5. The Turls Green
Wish I could say I was high for this one. Saw the clock tower and thought, "surely I should know this place," and therefore went straight into the middle of London. Big Ben? Nope. Tower of London? Maybe, there was a starbucks there and a little courtyard perhaps. I didn't want to trust the photosphere's compass so I felt alright about it. Couldn't see the Wetherspoons, but I thought maybe the map maker screwed up somehow. Too many assumptions and excuses, but there was no shot of me finding that building anywhere else. 435 pitiful points.
Grand total of 13,554. Awful score tbh, I'm still super green on the UK and I need practice, but it could have been worse.
I noticed and loved the calibrated compass at the top of the screen and thought Tom had added it in! Good to know there are helpful upgrades showing up.
Greeting from Sweden Tom! I love the hard work you putting in every week mate. All the best!
Tom: "Dessert places, why are they popping up so much?"
Money laundering, Tom, money laundering.
Yep. Just like all the barbers too.
and mattress shops xD
@@junebug3719 And 'American Candy' shops, and vape shops
We have had the delight of being in Wales four times over the years and on one of our Where, When Wales tours we stopped in Brecon for lunch. We were given a choice of where to eat and we chose George’s Hotel so when I saw it come up on the screen I was trying to tell you where it was.
Thanks for the entertainment. Loved all of the UK and Ireland and will be back once the Covid pisses off!👍🏻🇨🇦
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire!
Until recently we had 3 Spoons close together.
I'm in hucknall but used to drink in Mansfield hahaha, finally got one faster than Tom!
That Leeds badge messed me up big time 😂
Played along before watching, haven't watched yet so I'll be interested to see how you find things.
Perfect score with some painful searching.
1) Don't know why, had a feeling this was York from the off, before confirming after spotting the green bus. Finding the pub then was easy enough.
2) Powys on the bin, I knew roughly the region of wales so checked Brecon first and bingo.
3) This one sucked, I knew it was London. I knew the road thanks to Halifax. Being able to see that buss top would of been lovely. Spent some time scouring London till I found the road. If I missed an obvious clue then pain.
4) Just a few moves would of been nice to make out that sign, knew we were north of Derby and Nottingham and we were still in Nottinghamshire. Went over Mansfield several times. Really had to zoom in to spot that one.
5) Oh its blurry as anything but that city hall is a decent giveaway if you've been Bradford.
Im waiting for the day when a spoons I've been to pops up, please don't stop the series
Love this series it’s so fun hearing your banter and jokes
I'm from the US and have been to the UK once, proud to have known that was York because I went to the Jorvik Viking museum thing!
Hey there I'm from Germany and I've never heard of the evil Wetherspoon conglomerate until your videos.
That however does not prevent me from enjoying the heck out of your content. Keep up the good work!
Though being from Germany I love this Wetherspoons series!
It's interesting to listen to your thoughts and experiences =)
Thank you for this fun round!
I'm so looking forward to the next mission across Wales :)
Ja mann. Aber eine Frage dein Kommentar ist bei mir in schwarzer Schrift. Wie machst du das?
@@muffinpieceyt bei mir nicht
I'm not British nor American, I'm just a supporter from the Netherlands. Keep up the funny and educational videos! 👍👍
Edit: I'm also baffled at how finding the location is still such a big moment too. Its like watching your football team score. Get in my son!
Still baffles me that locating Wetherspoons can make for such an interesting and enjoyable video. I've never enjoyed anything relating to a Wetherspoons previously!
If you watch his old videos, it's really incredible to see how good, confident and professional on all levels Tom got. You sir, came a long way and now you're getting the attention you always deserved. I'm stoked to see every new video :)
"Professional"
22:17 Of course, this is a very professional reaction to reading the words 'Adult Learning Centre'. Naturally.
I love this series, and it has become a life goal of mine to buy cheap alcohol from one of these establishments next time I am in England. I look forward to buy 4 units for the price I would get 1 in Norway.
Funny to see you stumped by bradford. The "pool" is a thing, although it has spent some time out of order lately, its surprisingly popular and in the middle is the tallest or second tallest fountain in the uk. The photo was also relatively new, the white tents under the town hall building are covid testing sites. Love the vids mate and can't wait for mission across Wales 3
I commented on one of your straight line missions a while back but hearing you mention upcoming missions, I'm re-commenting 😂 I know you are a fan of The Slow Mo Guys and they're a fan of you - you should ask Dan on a mission! He lives in Britain and is ex-army, it would be such a treat of a collab. Also - Australian viewer here and I love all of your content.
how do you know the slowmo guys are fans? have they talked about him?
These videos are cheering me up in a difficult time, thanks a lot
😂 I got excited seeing Bradford! It is a pool, just not on the photo you were looking at, sometimes they turn the water off, and it looked fairly recent, I think that was a covid test site in front of the town hall
Jorvik is what York was called during the Viking times in England, it was also one of their main strongholds after they invaded it.
05:01 "Take your r*ping and pillaging elsewhere!" Glass houses, Englishman. Glass houses.
I’m from arizona and i love watching your vids man. Brings me joy every single day.
If Assassins Creed Valhalla has taught me anything, it's that Jorvik means York
All the characters from round 3 and your comments on them had me dying of laughter. God I love this channel. Can’t wait for the next mission!
I am From Germany and really enjoy watching your videos! It would be great to see you playing something like an only Germany map, but StreetView coverage here is worse than in the smallest village in Kenya
As a Canadian I like watching your videos and visiting all the places. My city actually came up in a video one time. Was weird seeing it and knowing I’ve been in that exact spot.
I literally walked past the Punchbowl on Sunday, that’s absolutely crazy, sadly never been inside tho😔Also fun fact, Jorvik is actually the Viking name for York
I walked past on Saturday on my way for a pint in Gibson's 😂
Damnnnnn just dropped on the first one and instantly recognised the little Italian place... first time playing along, you've got me hooked already mate.
Great vids man keep it up, also well done on the most recent Wales mission, looking forward to more.
Edit: Round 2, not so lucky
So hyped for the upcoming mission
This series is fun even for a Norwegian like me. I got the York one but was super bummed that i did't get it by reading the Viking poster, since i know that the name "York" comes from the viking "Jorvik" which was on the poster. That would have been a proper detective round! Other than that i found som welsh writing on the 2'nd round, and did pretty shit on the rest because i couldn't find Mansfield on the map. Good fun though. Love the vids.
I love the Wetherspoons vids, a typically British map!
My favourite part of all these videos is the judgement of the British population and the detective work that goes into environmental storytelling. Absolutely hilarious
At The Punch Bowl once a waitress gave me a glass full of gin and an extra bottle of tonic because she didn't know how to make G&Ts... all for £4. Good times.
Damn. I bet you were rolling about after that?!
I'm in Charleston, SC. Never played but have discovered your videos and enjoy watching you.
Thomas, that was a Stella… Moretti hasn’t made it to spoons yet 😢
Just in bottles
I'm German and I enjoy watching these a lot.
Loving seeing non-brits enjoy this series! You all need to come here and experience a spoons for yourselves
I'm from the US and I like these maps. Never been to the UK but watching your videos and a lot of Premier League 'football' has made me want to visit. I saw the York bus in round 1, a Southgate sign in round 3, and the Mansfield Palace sign in round 4. I did terribly in the other 2 rounds.
Danish aspiring Geography wizard here. I did okay, I got a perfect score in York (perhaps because of my Viking heritage). I also got 5000 in London. Had no clue in Brecon, Mansfield and Bradford though.
this was really good fun to play with the fam!! we love the playalongs! full marks obvs keep up the geo vids!!
Wales? Damn I was hoping for a straight line mission across Texas 😂 That would only take a few months and a couple hundred angry farmers
Congrats on the perfect score, Tom! I'm not from Britain (across the pond in the US), but I really enjoy these and learning more about the culture over there. Keep these vids coming, and I can't wait to see the new content you've been teasing!
I got married on the 30th September. So, what, 2 months ago? And I spent the whole morning, maybe 6 hours, sat in that very punch bowl (York) absolutely bricking myself!
I am from Luxembourg and i love watching vour videos! Keep it up!
I'm from Texas. I love the Wetherspoons vids because I can vicariously travel to UK for a virtual pint or 5 with you. Now that UK is opening up I'll be able to get a real pint there soon. Cheers!
Made me laugh so much Tom! Great video as always, one of my fave videos this series. Keep them coming
When you're from San Marino and you come here to watch Tom's video as a way of relief from that crushing 10-0 defeat. 😬💪
Tim the Time Traveller has a whole video on the San Marino soccer team and its illustrious history.
Watching from the USA and Wetherspoons are so much fun. I was on a streak until the last one. How I solved it: 1. Saw York on the Viking sign 2. Saw some Welsh on a sign in the window of the Wetherspoon, and just started going through all the towns I could. 3. Saw the London bus, and very similar to you guessed north on my search and so started in Tottenham, since I recognize it from the football team. 4. the Andwhynot sign said best in Mansfield. 5. I gave up before trying your method.
Also great to hear you are doing another attempt at crossing Wales.
I knew my day wouldn't be a total waste of time....Tom to the rescue again!!
Hello Tom, I'm from Slovenia and for some reason i enjoy this serious even though i don't know any of these places, i have tried playing along but wasn't lucky in doing so, only go 3 perfect scores. Keep it up:)
Watch Mapmen if you want some insight on the vikings’ roam around in the GB
"more money spent on drinks than trouserware" - love it
Imagine seeing an "Adult Learning Centre" and then mocking it like you did mate. That's pretty shit form.
05:04
Good man for correcting yourself.
I used to live in York, and I'm scottish, so it was hell.
I'm american but I've been to london twice and leeds once. I got the london round pretty close and thought the last round looked vaguely like it was outside of tate modern so I guessed there which was wildy wrong lmao. All the others were far off. 11k points total.
The London one is crazily right where I live, out of all places they put it round the corner from my house
I'm from North Sentinel and I enjoy your content.