London walk: 30-minute walk Guildford, Surrey - narrated
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2020
- Join me for this 30-minute narrated walk just outside of London on a June day in Guildford - easily reached by train from Waterloo if you fancy getting outside of London during your trip. The shops had just opened for 'non-essential shopping' after 14 weeks of closure, so I thought I'd see how busy Guildford's historic High Street was looking. It wasn't very busy at all actually, even when I popped inside the Friary Shopping Centre. Enjoy the views from Guildford Castle to Guildford Cathedral, a squint along the River Wey, a wander through the Angel Hotel courtyard and a quick peek at bread prices outside Tunsgate! As Guildford dates from the Middle Ages, it is possible to spend a good hour or two just enjoying its streets, castle, river walk and pubs.... or you could go shopping;)
Route timestamps:
00:14 Royal Grammar School, Old Building
01:06 Abbots Hospital
01:15 Holy Trinity and St Mary Church
01:22 High Street
03:58 The Guildhall
06:03 The Angel Hotel
06:12 Angel Gate
07:56 North Street
09:23 White Lion Walk Shopping Centre
10:00 The Friary Shopping Centre
11:40 Friary Street
12:58 Millbrook
14:01 River Wey
14:12 Guildford Town Bridge
15:54 Returning to High Street
16:53 Quarry Street
17:19 Mill Lane
18:24 St Mary's Church
19:16 Castle Street
21:45 Guildford Castle and Castle Grounds
25:13 Returning to Castle Street
25:52 Tunsgate
27:45 Returning to High Street
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This was the town of my birth. Brings back some good memories when i visited it regularly as a child.
I am a Guildfordian by birth.
Thankyou for the tour.
Brings back many memories of my years studying at Merrow nearby. Loved walking through Guildford to the bottom of the the hill to catch the train.
I'm so glad I could bring back some happy memories of Guildford for you:) Were you studying at Merrist Wood by any chance? Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Went to Merrow Grange in Merrow
I recently watched a video showing Woking as it is today. I lived there from 1939 to 1957 and am sad to say that I no longer recognise much of it. Therefore, I was pleased to see this video and I do remember so much of Guildford and am happy to see that it is still just as familiar and very little has changed. I lived in Walnut Tree Close and worked, at Billings Printing works from 1958 to 1960.
You're right, Woking has undergone incredible redevelopment in the town centre especially. Guildford, on the other hand, has retained the main street and the areas close to it, so those parts remain much the same. Glad you liked the video:) Angela
Super great! 🙂💙
Your live commentaries are excellent!
Thank you so much:)
Such a quaint place, a hidden gem. Thanks for sharing.
Nice to hear from you smithyPT, and of course you are very welcome, glad you like it:) Angela
2006 to 2007 I used to work at an Indian restaurant called India, at the other end of High St. Came back to my country after a year. One year in Guildford was an absolute blessing for me. I look at the video and it shoots me back to the atmosphere and the authentic feeling of the town. and the lovely outskirts that go parallel to the highway and the scent of freshly cut grass.
I am so glad this video could take you back to those times:) Angela
Such a lovely place full of character!
Guildford is a surprising spot actually, more history than I expected! Angela
Fantastic walk through Guildford, I really liked the cobbled high street and beautiful old architecture. Thanks for taking us there and showing us around Angela, all the best to you!
Good morning Mr WW, lovely to hear from you as always and thank you for the kind comment:) I'm very much liking your lockdown in London videos, they're looking great. I hope to return to London in the next few weeks if I can brave the trains. As you have mentioned elsewhere, stuff is reopening a week from now and it will be nice to film with a bit of normality returning. Hope all is well with you:) Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Thank you, it's nice to be back filming again, especially with some of the lovely weather we've had lately. The trains and tubes are very quiet off-peak, which makes a lovely change! All the best and I look forward to seeing what you upload next :)
Thank you for the walk! There are so many places I want to go when we can travel again.
You and me both! I'm starting to get quite frustrated - supposed to be in the US in July, now cancelled, and closer to home I am so missing London! An you are very welcome of course😀
I’m in California. Depending on what part of the US you’re going to you have to be careful. Some states are just doing anything and people are getting sick again. My boyfriend is in London. I’m supposed to be going there. Good luck to both of us 😃
I do hope you are able to travel very soon👍✈️
Thank you for that lovely tour of Guildford. I have friends who live there , but I have sadly not had a chance to visit. This let me see a little of bit of their lives.
Thank you so much Emily:) It's such a nice little town, hopefully your friends can get out and about to enjoy it again how with the restrictions lifted a bit, although of course the rain has arrived right on cue! All the best, Angela
Another lovely walk and town. It's a pity that I can't travel to England. I would love to visit all these places. I do hope that maybe it will be possible next year. Looking forward to your next walk. Greetings from very warm Vienna.
Hey there Ira363, thank you so much as always for your kind comments👍 What a shame you can't travel, I do hope you are not getting too bored. Vienna looks beautiful, definitely on my list too, but for now I'm just enjoying your pictures on Instagram. Angela
Hello Angela and helper.
Loved the walk. I have added it to place to visit list. The Normans where castle builders he and his nights as you said built castle to control the Saxons. Love the history you as you walk and talk. In the show tv show To the Manor Born "bens the knees" is a very funny line in the show which is the first thing my wife thought of as you mentioned your knees not bending. LOL take care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
That's hilarious! I had a real giggle over that - if I recall correctly, it was when Audrey couldn't afford her usual skiing holiday so stayed at home with a sun lamp and then told stories about her pretend trip! Glad you liked the walk and my amateur history attempts - I learn a lot doing these! And best wishes as always to you both:) Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Hello Angela
That is correct, Audry had a staycation which we might be having this year. I was just working on my family tree and I noticed that my first cousin twice removed Ernest Little must of lived in Guilford at the end of his life as it is where he listed as has having died in 2014. Hot here today 31c feels like 37c. This is me over sharing. Chris and Sandra from Canada.
Over share away! It’s been in the low 30s here making sleep a distant memory, raining again now of course... I think the staycationing is the reason for this week’s overcrowded beaches, it’s hot and people understandably want to get out and enjoy it before good old British summer weather returns🔆⛈
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Today is Canada's 153 birthday and our Lancaster bomber just flew over our house in celebration. What a wonderful site it is. Take care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
very informative,thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video thankyou, I have so missed shopping in Guildford & looking forward to everywhere opening again this month May 17th 2021
Thank you so much Carol for the kind comment. And yes, there's something about May 17th feels more 'proper' in the reopening stakes. Might finally make it back to a normal shop rather than just the supermarket! All the best, Angela
surrey is so posh! love the video
Depends which bit you're in too! I've subscribed to your channel, you have beautiful videos, I could do with some advice from you on growing a RUclips channel by the looks of it;) Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngelathanks lol happy to help
Fantastic video ☘👍
Thanks Dave, really appreciate it:)
Thank you for this video!
This inspired me to make my own video of Guildford. I've watched it again and remembered how much more intellectual and considered your one is! Lol
Sorry for the late reply and you are way too kind! I'm quite envious of your videos as they are all powered up with the running etc👍 Angela
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🍎 I had heard of Surrey but never been there and didn’t really know much about it. Such a beautiful place. Thanks for your great narration and exclamations. - H
Hey Henry, lovely to hear from you and for your kind comments:) I'm loving you chatting on your channel and will watch carefully regarding your countryside and beach walks. This channel I had originally planned to be more nature walks than city, but kind of fell into London walks and actually find eg beaches a struggle to film in an interesting way, so I'm very keen to see what you're doing. All the best, Angela
Great walk through Guildford been there a few times Best wishes
Thank you so much, it's a really nice spot to visit 👍 Angela
very amazing video
Thank you so much:)
I went to Guildford Park First School in the 1950s (top of Ludlow Road, behind the Farnham Road Hospital). One sunny afternoon our teacher took the class for a walk up Stag Hill (the site of the cathedral) and I remember gazing at huge slabs of masonry lying about on the ground. That was when work was still at a halt. In much more recent times, I visited the (finished) cathedral with an American friend. I got chatting to one of the guides there and told him about my experience as a schoolboy. He pointed out that Guildford Cathedral is unlike most others in the country in that some of the guides (himself included) were older than the cathedral.
Thank you so much for sharing that, much appreciated:) It's one of those odd things with Guildford Cathedral, in that it is so easy to forget how 'brand new' it is. I haven't been there for years.... well... other than seeing it on the Omen;) Angela
Thank you for your 'like' and your comment. I had thought of adding a further remark at the end of my original post to say: "on a separate visit by my American friend, we visited Winchester Cathedral, but we met no guide there who told us he was older than the building! "
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Thanks for the walk, I often wondered what is like🤔
Thank you and you are very welcome👍
I like this place
Love London ❤️
I'm missing central London so much, hope to go back soon👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour of Guildford. Excellent camera quality and narration!
I hope you’ll consider doing a video of Farnham, Surrey.
Awww, thank you so much, that is very kind:) I actually did more editing than usual as I wasn't that happy with my filming or narration, so it is much appreciated. Farnham is a lovely place, I haven't been in years but certainly will add it to the 'ideas' list! Angela
So do I. I was born in Farnham and educated in Guildford, George Abbopt School, before it became a comprehensive.
Hi Angela another great video well done I have never been to Guildford but I know it is indeed a lovely place. And looks like it is getting back to normal slowly but surely. But also I have to say it is quite expensive compare to our prices here in Canada. £3•50 for a loaf of bread wow. That's nearly $6.00 Canadian. Anyway wonderful job on filming .
Thank you: Michael Gray
Calgary,Alberta,Canada
Hey Michael, lovely to hear from you:) Guildford is a place I don't go to that much and it always takes me by surprise that it's rather nice. Yes, those loaves of bread! So, for a standard loaf in a supermarket, you are looking at around £1 give or take, but for the super-duper ones, ah yes, rather a premium. It was really nice though! Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela yes I am sure it was Angela I checked the prices here yesterday on the price of big loafs the same size that you got and it was. Pretty well priced the same you paid.
Good to see another walker great content great walk new friend here stay safe and stay connected 👏👍❤️
Hey there and thank you so much:) Your channel looks great, I subbed👍
It's good old England.quiet measured life..
Yes, it does feel very calm and quiet doesn't it! Angela
I grew up in Guildford
Have jotted down on my Must Visit list...will do so the next time I am visiting London. And, copyright issues aside, it feels good to hear your commentary and a bit of history, etc., instead of some random music in the backdrop. So, great going.
Awww, thank you so much, that is very kind 😀 I've actually made a note to talk a little less and keep the camera a little steadier as overall I wasn't that pleased with this video, other than that Guildford is really nice with great views from that castle. All the best, Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela You should get a selfie stick with remote control so that you have a better control on the video quality. And, they are not that expensive.
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela By the way, the Italian Coffee joint reminded me of a similar tea outfit in Oxford that I had gone to - apparently, it was the oldest tea outfit in England: That is what was mentioned at the entrance.
I think it’s more poor camera skills on my part! The Osmo Pocket is actually pretty good but I still forget to turn it slowly!
Will add it to the list:)
Pleasant surprise! Great video as usual. Hope your doing well?
Hey Frank and thank you so much😀 I've finally lost count of which week of lockdown we are in - around 15 or 16 I think, but I am really missing going into London now, so might brave a train journey to do some filming in the next few weeks. How are things at your end? Angela
@@ChattyWalkswithAngela Hey there, we aren't in lock down anymore. Which is crazy because Florida cases have jumped really high since our governor opened Florida. Anyway, I'm glad your doing well. Some of the people I follow have done London shops opening walks. So it's some kind of normalcy. Doing well here. Stay safe and I look forward to new videos.
I heard it was named for the golden sands by the river. Just a little way along the river by St Catherines church is St Catherines hill, it's all golden sand. Who knows for sure though.
Agreed, I heard the same - as you say, there seems a bit of a disagreement. Thank you for commenting:) Angela
You mentioned that the castle was built shortly after the Norman conquest while passing the church, St Mary's, that was built shortly before in 1060.
As someone who lived in Guildford for over 70 years I really enjoyed your walk. Thank you.
Glad you liked it, you are very welcome:)
Hi Angela, Trains in and out of Waterloo are plentiful and absolutely packed, or they were BC, trains take about 35 minutes.
Richmond would make a nice video, either in the town or by the river.
Hey there John, hope you are keeping alright. I'm hesitating whether to make Richmond next or the one after that. I'm trying to avoid my top favourite new places during lockdown as I want to show them in more normal times. Richmond was next in line just as lockdown started and I'm waiting now for the more quiet times of lockdown to make the streets more empty for filming while keeping a normal sort of feel. So perhaps during the next month. Angela
Let's Walk London Yes I understand that logic, if I like somewhere I like to show it at its best. I actually prefer some parts of London without the crowds. Portobello road in particular looks really quite charming with just a scattering of local people.
There seem to be a lot of these London walking You Tube video makers around now, I follow them, do you? Most of them just do walks, but without commentary. Have you seen Joolz? he's very good, very knowledgeable about London.
Hello. Yes, I’ve seen Joolz’s videos, one of the first video makers I found when I started my channel research two years ago. Watched Walker was a mere whippersnapper at 6000 subscribers then! Hoping to get back into London in the next 2 weeks, playing it safe for the time being. I hope you are well. Angela
Let's Walk London Hi Angela, Central London seems to have become a playground for big kids and their bikes, I look forward to a day when its dignity is restored, or maybe that day will never come.
I was founder pupil at the George Abbot School in Guildford. I wish I could afford a home in Guildford today. Sadly Guildford is one of the most expensive places outside of London to live.
Wow, that's very impressive! I have such a soft spot for Guildford, was there on Friday meeting a friend for coffee and the atmosphere is lovely. But yes, rather on the pricey side. All the best, Angela
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Hey MARtinha, glad you liked it:)
LIP BALM!
Are there any Pentecostal churches in Guildford? Or how many?
I did an online search and found the New Hope Church which is part of the Elm Pentecostal Movement. All the best, Angela
That will be all flats & houses soon. High Street will 100% disappear
such a sweet video, however, why is no one wearing masks. Im not from England so i dont know the regulations about wearing masks but surely in a country with so many cases masks would be mandatory?
Sorry for the late reply, my notifications got lost for a while, but yes, this was the very first reopoening from lockdown and you can see the ppulation was still getting used to it and the laws hadn't insisted on face coverings indoors etc. Still some work to do there I suspect!
terrible town time 2 leave!