Hello 👋 just wanted to say thank you for your Cotswolds travel guide videos. We are currently in the Cotswolds (July 2024) and have based our places to visit on your recommendations- they certainly did not disappoint. We found the video guides interesting and informative, and especially with the slant of being from a non-U.K. perspective. Great guides, highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@steve_b_uk1227 aw, bless you! I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying your travels! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me this comment! Safe travels! When your trip is over, please tell me which parts of the Cotswolds you enjoyed the most or what things were your favourite. Cheers! XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels thank you for your kind words. We have been here a few days but the highlights were Bourton on the Water, Lower Slaughter - lovely walks along the river, tea rooms, quaint shops, amazing scenery, beautiful buildings and architecture. Today was the Rollright Stones, Broadway (including lunch, checked out he the Deli), Cotswolds Lavender and finally Stow on the Wold (including photos by the church door with the ancient trees) . All were excellent, the drive between the different places was a pleasure too - we have to say the first two villages (Bourton on the Water, Lower Slaughter) were the highlights, but everywhere we went was an absolute pleasure to visit. Back home to Suffolk tomorrow, Steve x
@@steve_b_uk1227Steve you were lucky to see Burton on the water, the locals who live there are up in arms about the amount of tourists the council have already stopped tour buses parking there which is a shame because without the tourist the shops will start money, I live not to far from there winchcombe a very quiet town not to far from Cheltenham,sorry about spelling bou
Just to let you know, we enjoyed the Cotswolds so much we’re booking another visit there for next year - I’ll be sure to watch a few more of your excellent videos to find new places to explore 👍☺️
Great yews and great views! The striking thing about your videos is that they offer a kind of escapism from the crazy world we live in today. They are a real life travelogue, reminding us of trips we made a long time ago - before Corona. A summery video uploaded in snowy mid-winter is nice! The drone views are excellent, especially the final one over the town. Though mine’s very different, your channel inspires me to continue. I hope to pass 1000 subscribers by the end of Feb, fingers crossed!
Despite just having had breakfast i am now ravenous. Oh what a food Valhalla. All those food store, cheese, ice cream, scones, cakes. I've gained 2 pounds just watching this lovely record of your visit to Stow-on- the Wold 😂! Ian, fabulous drone shots. Loved them. And to top it off, the kiwi photographer. I'd recognize that accent anywhere. That photo was lovely. Thanks for sharing Dara. Spring looming here in Europe, well on the calendar anyway. I bet you are counting the months till you can travel again . 🤩 💖 🇳🇿 🙋♀️ 🇳🇱
I heard that storm Eunice was hitting the Netherlands! Are you getting any strong winds? Glad that spring is coming. But most of all, I’m glad you watched this video so you could hear my story and the photographer’s accent😉❤️🇳🇿
@@MagentaOtterTravels the storm has abated somewhat. Eunice has left the building: as the saying goes. Sadly four deaths of which three in Amsterdam. The weather is deplorable today so I’m in a good position to watch and edit. I so enjoy the videos. I’ve even binge watched my own Wales series achter are at the start of my YT adventure. How lovely a this adventure has turned out to be with lovely friends like you as reward. Have a wonderful Sunday. 🌹🙏🇳🇿🙋♀️🇳🇱PS. The accent was a true treat for the ears.
Always enjoy market towns like Stow on the wold, looks beautiful and busy! Great drone footage too! captured beautifully Ian! Loved seeing Lambwold, how cute is that? hehe beautiful products. The 11th century church is beautiful, love the yew doorway very iconic. Another brilliant and informative not to mention well presented video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I’m very frustrated that my schedule is so insane now that I’m basically working three jobs! I hate that I can’t watch your live premieres anymore. But I do plan to catch up on your latest video soon!😘
Stunning aerial footage from your drone, Ian. it really shows Stow well. And...yes...I'll say it: great to hear a spot of narrating from you. Love the soundtrack, the historical narrative and the retail therapy tour of the town, Dara. We can recommend Huffkins tea room where we and a couple of friends once met for afternoon tea: excellent service. High quality stuff, too, in the charity shops around the corner. You picked a fine weather day for your visit, which enhanced an excellent video!
I really like how you did the opening scene. Also beautiful drone shots Ian, as always. Nice scene jumping mids story. Yew-nique? 😂👍 What a beautiful place, interesting story and a very nice picture of you two. And of course you found some magenta flowers somewhere... and a bar! 😉 We really enjoyed this tour and the amazing drone footage! 👏🤗
It's a tough job... running around in the summer sunshine, seeing beautiful locations and eating yummy food... but someone has to do it! Cheers! XX Dara
In my youth I was putting on a roof to a house not far off the high street in January, coldest job Iv ever done 4 inches of snow on the ground minus god knows what plus a wind chill , I was glad when that day was done Stow on the Wold where the wind blows cold , well know saying locally I stay at the Porch House hotel last week for my birthday, the oldest Inn in England 🤗🤗
That is a fun fact! What a great place to celebrate your birthday! Thanks for sharing the saying. I guess the snow effect in the video was appropriate 😉❄️☃️
Wow! Stow looks so beautiful. We loved the tour of the shops, and learning about the town's history. The connection with the church and Tolkien is fascinating as well! Thanks for bringing us along, looking forward to maybe visiting this place ourselves someday! 😊
Me too!!! This Thursday we fly back to England to spend the summer in Gloucestershire. But seriously, thank you so much for your kind words. 💖. Cheers! Dara
Can't wait to visit family in Gloucestershire - I'd also love to check out a spot called puzzlewood in the forest of dean(?) - I just picked up on of those retro Polaroid cameras, the ones that spit out the image at the front of the camera and it develops over a few minutes - Cant wait for the summer to take it with me and get some really dreamy old school shots of the place (I cant recommend them enough for cute snapshots and memory keepsakes!) Oh and that stow doorway is absolutely beautiful I seriously need to visit that
Yes, Polaroid cameras are so fun! I look forward to visiting Puzzlewood as well when we are living in Cheltenham this summer. I've heard it is a cool place! In the Forest of Dean they have pasties they call Foggies. Because the Cornish term for pasty is Oggy and the F is for Forest of Dean ;-) I have a playlist of our favourite places we have visited in Gloucestershire. If you'd like to check it out, I will link it here. I absolutely adore Gloucester Cathedral and Sudeley Castle, but so many places are delightful! ruclips.net/p/PLOedWVhYewAWLB_AjFIk6ueIhHwCpo1Gm
@@MagentaOtterTravels Puzzlewood would be a great focus for one of your excellent video's. If I recall correctly it was a quarry during Roman times and then left to nature. It is actually quite a small area but it is stunning, with deep moss covered hollows beloved by film makers. It featured in The Force Awakens where Rey first meets Kylo Ren.
Wasn't Ian's drone photography just brill in this video? I love it! Thanks for your lovely comment, Andy. Always good to hear from you! Cheers! XX Dara
It's a lovely place...especially the church. And I love the market cross and little alleyways that remind you of centuries ago. So glad they are still there to preserve that history!
Hello Dara, Ian from a very windy UK. I particularly love the drone footage, it shows that the village has maintained its architectural style, I noticed some new builds in stone. Thank you as always.
Yes, Ian did a super job with the drone piloting in that area! I am always happy to see that the new buildings in the Cotswolds mainly are constructed in Cotswold stone in a very appropriate style for the area. Thanks so much for watching! Stay safe in the crazy weather!! Cheers! XX Dara
I’m recovering from a stomach virus and I just have to say the combination of your music and voice over is just so soothing Dara. We absolutely love Lord of the Rings.
Oh no!!! Tummy bugs are the worst! I hope you are feeling better. Stay away from cookies and beer for a while ;-) LOTR is a classic. Fun to see links to so many British writers as you travel to different parts of Britain! Thanks for the compliment. I always HATED my voice growing up... if you had told me that one day I'd be an old lady with my own video channel I would have never believed you. haha
love it, brings back pleasant memories of when i was stationed in Wiltshire & would spend many a happy day in Gloucester, so thank you for posting this
Awwww, that is lovely to hear! Were you in the RAF? Seems like many MOT subs served in the British armed forces. I like looking at these videos because they bring back pleasant memories for me as well... of last summer, haha!
Dara & Ian. Again a great video. Surprising to see you in “snow” as we have had two named storms this week. Earlier it was storm “Dudley” now we are at the closing of storm “Eunice”. Our storms are named by our Met Office and as with hurricanes are named alternately with male and female names. Storm Eunice was given a RED warning because of the high winds, the first in the 20 years that storms have been made. The Red warning covered S Wales and the SW of England, I think Cheltenham was just between the SW Red area and the London Red warning are but remains at an Amber alert. Luckily the severity of the storm has declined. I think you were lucky that the name of the first storm was male. It wouldn’t have been nice if it had been called “Dara”! The next to begin with I will be female so Ian gets an OK this time!
Phew! So glad that Dara and Ian avoided being names of storms! Although Ian probably thinks that I'm stormy enough at times to have a hurricane named after me ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels On one of your travels check out Yew Tree central at Powis Castle Welshpool. The trees there are jaw dropping . Its the oldest Barogue garden in the UK. Xx
How cool that you had a professional "kiwi" photographer happen along at just the right moment to snap the two of you in front of that Hobbit-like doorway!! Great story! Also, I need to know what flavor ice cream cone Ian had -- important info for us ice cream freaks! 🍦😋
I think on that occasion it was strawberries and cream. It was a hot day. Perfect for ice cream. Look out for Dara's video on Burford in a couple of weeks which will show a bunch of Cotswold ice cream flavors.
The Cotswolds have some lovely flavours of local ice cream. As Ian said, I show more up close in my Burford video in a couple weeks... one in which DARA actually ate some ice cream too!!! haha
Epidemic Sound. I have tried really hard to get great music on a few of my videos. I'm really proud of the results on 3 of my recent vlogs (including this one where the lyrics were PERFECT!)... but usually I work on it for ages and then give up. Music is so hard to do well!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Ah, thank you. Others have also recommended Epidemic Sound. You are absolutely right, music is so hard to do well, and we really struggle with it - particularly when we only use the Audio Lab. You were spot on this time, Dara! Brilliant!
You filmed my favorite cheese Merry Wyfe!!! It's made from milk that isn't pasteurized so it can't be imported into the USA for sale here but it can be bought there and shipped here from The Cotswold Cheese Company website. It's a cider washed rind cheese so the cider is what makes for a Merry Wyfe. I love Stow despite it's tourist side. But hey when I've been there I was a tourist and it seems to me that with the exception of parking they have great tourist infrastructure.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh yes!! I know y'all aren't big alcohol drinkers but for those who are and happen to find themselves in Gloucestershire do yourselves a favor and buy Stinking Bishop cheese to go along with your Scrumpy. It'll be a lot easier to find the cheese but the unfiltered hard cider Scrumpy is something you have to buy and consume where it is made in the apple orchards. It's not able to be sold outside of certain specially licensed places where you buy it from the person who made it.
Hey why don't y'all make contact with Viscountess Hinchingbrooke? I know it might seem like a crazy idea but why not if that's a video that could be of interest?? I'm a big fan of her channel American Viscountess and their other channel. I have a feeling that if you'd be interested and the stars aligned in just the right way you'd be able to get some amazing content there. And I'm certain that you'd you'd be able to find plenty of magenta there as well!! Hey like I said: It's a crazy idea but why not?
@@MagentaOtterTravels You'll never know unless you make the decision to ask!! What's the worst thing that could happen? An extremely polite no thank you. I have a feeling that they might like publicity from up and coming American RUclipsrs. Especially from folks that are of our certain age who are able to afford more than just the plane ticket.
Great video again. Would you say that Stow has gotten more touristy in the pandemic whilst everyone ‘stays in the U.K.?’ - just wondering as it looked as mental as Bourton in the first shots. Love that you had a pro photo in the door!! Great drone footage as always. We loved the old stocks! I’d have popped Wills in there!! Thanks for sharing once again. 🍻
Wills looks like he occasionally needs a bit of a time out in the stocks ;-) I think that the Cotswolds and Cornwall and other touristy areas ended up with more British visitors than usual in 2020 and 2021... but certainly far fewer international ones! But also I'm sure tourism is down in general. So many places (like the lovely church here) were closed due to the pandemic. Thanks for watching!
It’s really hard to watch your videos and not just want to cancel all our plans and head to the UK! It’s just so beautiful! Fatface!😱 Is that near the chocolate store???
That is very kind of you to say, but you have some really amazing plans! And yes, I think Fatface should be by the chocolate store!😂 Excellent suggestion!
I'm from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan originally, and there are a number of hamlets that literally have no services; no gas station, store or anything. Just a handful of houses. My last name is Flook, which is not a common name. But I've read that Gloucestershire is where my name originates. Have you encountered this name in your travels? I'm actually waiting on my 23 And Me results as we speak!
Let me know when your results come in! I have not seen that name before in Gloucestershire, but now I know the story behind your RUclips channel name! Love it! ❤️
Of course, I have enjoyed your video!! But I have to admit, although the architecture of Stow-on-the Wold is really beautiful and it has some amazing spots, it is until now my least favourite place. It seems too crowded.
Agree. It is far too crowded. I also wish that they would make these towns and villages car free. It would really make the ambience better. Instead, the market square in Stowe is basically a giant parking lot.
You are picking up on EXACTLY what I wanted to show... the Cotswolds have a range of places in them. If you only go to the touristy places like Bourton and Stow, you miss out on the quiet little villages (that are our favourites too!) where you feel like you have literally walked back in time 4 centuries! Thanks for your comment, my friend! XX
@@ians3586 I am mixed on this Ian, I would love to see cars excluded from much of our urban spaces, I think that will happen over time. Like you, I would like to see town squares given back to people or greenery. However I also recognise that these places are real living places not theme park's. There is a village in Kent, Goudhurst, that would be a tourist honeypot, but as it is, it is ruined by heavy traffic on narrow roads not designed for motor vehicles. LGV's regularly bash the church yard walls, the whole village needs a bypass.
It's got nothing to do with this video but I thought you might be interested, have you watched the video from The Dodo, Otter Mums Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets, it's from a month ago. It's a great little video and if you haven't seen it you should watch it as you're an Otter lover!
Stow like Moreton in the Marsh, Cirencester and Tetbury etc are not Cotswold Villages, They qualify as Towns as do most places that have post offices. A pub and a church.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Some great north Cotswold Villages Include Warmington Mollington and Edge Hill (Battle) all between Banbury and Warwick....give em a go.
Dara, you need to stop standing in the entrances of Devil Doors. as one day, a big hairy clawed hand might pull you in. lol now be honest .... how much did you spend in the cheese shop? I know from my own experience, that I always walking out with a wheel or full block of cheese, rather than the wedge I went in for. that is why I had to stop shopping in the supermarket with the cheese counter. now I just go to a different one, that just sells prepacked cheese.
But wouldn't that make GREAT footage for a vlog if Ian was filming and a monstrous beast appeared from behind the door?! Sadly, I bought no cheese that day. We got so much sunny Cotswold footage because we dashed all over the countryside filming in many locations per day. So I didn't want the lovely cheese to ruin sitting in a hot car :-(
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes I do. I also deliver there for Waitrose and last year it snowed a wee bit but nothing to get your shovel out for. And this year nothing much at all.
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Hello 👋 just wanted to say thank you for your Cotswolds travel guide videos. We are currently in the Cotswolds (July 2024) and have based our places to visit on your recommendations- they certainly did not disappoint. We found the video guides interesting and informative, and especially with the slant of being from a non-U.K. perspective. Great guides, highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@steve_b_uk1227 aw, bless you! I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying your travels! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me this comment! Safe travels! When your trip is over, please tell me which parts of the Cotswolds you enjoyed the most or what things were your favourite. Cheers! XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels thank you for your kind words. We have been here a few days but the highlights were Bourton on the Water, Lower Slaughter - lovely walks along the river, tea rooms, quaint shops, amazing scenery, beautiful buildings and architecture. Today was the Rollright Stones, Broadway (including lunch, checked out he the Deli), Cotswolds Lavender and finally Stow on the Wold (including photos by the church door with the ancient trees) . All were excellent, the drive between the different places was a pleasure too - we have to say the first two villages (Bourton on the Water, Lower Slaughter) were the highlights, but everywhere we went was an absolute pleasure to visit. Back home to Suffolk tomorrow, Steve x
@@steve_b_uk1227Steve you were lucky to see Burton on the water, the locals who live there are up in arms about the amount of tourists the council have already stopped tour buses parking there which is a shame because without the tourist the shops will start money, I live not to far from there winchcombe a very quiet town not to far from Cheltenham,sorry about spelling bou
Just to let you know, we enjoyed the Cotswolds so much we’re booking another visit there for next year - I’ll be sure to watch a few more of your excellent videos to find new places to explore 👍☺️
@@steve_b_uk1227 that is wonderful! I'm so glad your trip turned out well.
Località molto bella 🌞complimenti 👏per il 📹 Video 🌞saluti dall Italia 🇮🇹
Great yews and great views! The striking thing about your videos is that they offer a kind of escapism from the crazy world we live in today. They are a real life travelogue, reminding us of trips we made a long time ago - before Corona. A summery video uploaded in snowy mid-winter is nice! The drone views are excellent, especially the final one over the town. Though mine’s very different, your channel inspires me to continue. I hope to pass 1000 subscribers by the end of Feb, fingers crossed!
Yay! I will see if I can get a few friends to subscribe 👍
@@MagentaOtterTravels Many thanks!
You're just about there. I am sure it will happen in your timeframe!
@@ians3586 It's looking that way, many thanks for all your kind words and support!
Beautiful! Such a charming place. And I love the doorway!
It’s a magical place 💕
Despite just having had breakfast i am now ravenous. Oh what a food Valhalla. All those food store, cheese, ice cream, scones, cakes. I've gained 2 pounds just watching this lovely record of your visit to Stow-on- the Wold 😂! Ian, fabulous drone shots. Loved them. And to top it off, the kiwi photographer. I'd recognize that accent anywhere. That photo was lovely. Thanks for sharing Dara. Spring looming here in Europe, well on the calendar anyway. I bet you are counting the months till you can travel again . 🤩 💖 🇳🇿 🙋♀️ 🇳🇱
I heard that storm Eunice was hitting the Netherlands! Are you getting any strong winds? Glad that spring is coming. But most of all, I’m glad you watched this video so you could hear my story and the photographer’s accent😉❤️🇳🇿
@@MagentaOtterTravels the storm has abated somewhat. Eunice has left the building: as the saying goes. Sadly four deaths of which three in Amsterdam.
The weather is deplorable today so I’m in a good position to watch and edit. I so enjoy the videos. I’ve even binge watched my own Wales series achter are at the start of my YT adventure. How lovely a this adventure has turned out to be with lovely friends like you as reward. Have a wonderful Sunday. 🌹🙏🇳🇿🙋♀️🇳🇱PS. The accent was a true treat for the ears.
Woah at 4:48 the drone had a close encounter with a bird! Cool video and love the door picture story.
Yeah I meant to edit that out… I get enough anti-drone backlash! Do you get any of that?
Always enjoy market towns like Stow on the wold, looks beautiful and busy! Great drone footage too! captured beautifully Ian! Loved seeing Lambwold, how cute is that? hehe beautiful products. The 11th century church is beautiful, love the yew doorway very iconic. Another brilliant and informative not to mention well presented video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I’m very frustrated that my schedule is so insane now that I’m basically working three jobs! I hate that I can’t watch your live premieres anymore. But I do plan to catch up on your latest video soon!😘
Stunning aerial footage from your drone, Ian. it really shows Stow well. And...yes...I'll say it: great to hear a spot of narrating from you. Love the soundtrack, the historical narrative and the retail therapy tour of the town, Dara. We can recommend Huffkins tea room where we and a couple of friends once met for afternoon tea: excellent service. High quality stuff, too, in the charity shops around the corner. You picked a fine weather day for your visit, which enhanced an excellent video!
Thank you! Thanks for the recommendations! We have a Huffkins in Cheltenham. We still need to try it out!
Thank you Richard. We will have to give Huffkins a try. I'm always game when it comes to baked goods.
I really like how you did the opening scene. Also beautiful drone shots Ian, as always. Nice scene jumping mids story. Yew-nique? 😂👍 What a beautiful place, interesting story and a very nice picture of you two. And of course you found some magenta flowers somewhere... and a bar! 😉 We really enjoyed this tour and the amazing drone footage! 👏🤗
Thanks Bastiaan! I do have very keen magenta radar 💕
@Ian thanks once again for your beautiful drone footage. 🤩
Thank you Patz!
You two must know more about the UK than 90%of us do,more power to you. Thanks Dara and Ian.🥂
It's a tough job... running around in the summer sunshine, seeing beautiful locations and eating yummy food... but someone has to do it! Cheers! XX Dara
Fabulous drone footage, Ian 👏👏Absolutely spectacular!
Thank you!
I agree!
We ate right there at Lucy’s! Can’t wait to see the Cotswolds again 🙏🏽 Thanks for another great video, my friend.
I am so excited that you actually ate there! Shall remember for next time… I assume it was good?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes! I had rarebit and a cream tea and it was great 👍🏼 Though …. I did also really like the Betty’s tea room in York 😂
Stunning market town- loved seeing the alley and the stocks!!! I definitely need to see that door!!!
Yes, it is a very YEWnique door indeed! BTW, I really did say that without realising the pun ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels 😂🤣😂🤣
Magical video Dara .Loved the photo of you and Ian in the church doorway .
Thanks! I'm chuffed with how it turned out! A bit brighter than the one of Ian 10 years ago ;-) Better camera and wardrobe! haha
In my youth I was putting on a roof to a house not far off the high street in January, coldest job Iv ever done
4 inches of snow on the ground minus god knows what plus a wind chill , I was glad when that day was done
Stow on the Wold where the wind blows cold , well know saying locally
I stay at the Porch House hotel last week for my birthday, the oldest Inn in England 🤗🤗
That is a fun fact! What a great place to celebrate your birthday!
Thanks for sharing the saying. I guess the snow effect in the video was appropriate 😉❄️☃️
Wow! Stow looks so beautiful. We loved the tour of the shops, and learning about the town's history. The connection with the church and Tolkien is fascinating as well! Thanks for bringing us along, looking forward to maybe visiting this place ourselves someday! 😊
Magennta,beautiful vlog-))
Amazing Cotswold series you have setup makes me want to visit tomorrow
Me too!!! This Thursday we fly back to England to spend the summer in Gloucestershire. But seriously, thank you so much for your kind words. 💖. Cheers! Dara
Wonderful yet again. Thanks both x
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it... this was one of my favourite videos! But Burford coming up is pretty fun too ;-) Cheers! XX Dara
What a lovely city and love that doorway.
Yes, it’s a very special place!💕
Can't wait to visit family in Gloucestershire - I'd also love to check out a spot called puzzlewood in the forest of dean(?) - I just picked up on of those retro Polaroid cameras, the ones that spit out the image at the front of the camera and it develops over a few minutes - Cant wait for the summer to take it with me and get some really dreamy old school shots of the place (I cant recommend them enough for cute snapshots and memory keepsakes!) Oh and that stow doorway is absolutely beautiful I seriously need to visit that
Yes, Polaroid cameras are so fun! I look forward to visiting Puzzlewood as well when we are living in Cheltenham this summer. I've heard it is a cool place! In the Forest of Dean they have pasties they call Foggies. Because the Cornish term for pasty is Oggy and the F is for Forest of Dean ;-) I have a playlist of our favourite places we have visited in Gloucestershire. If you'd like to check it out, I will link it here. I absolutely adore Gloucester Cathedral and Sudeley Castle, but so many places are delightful! ruclips.net/p/PLOedWVhYewAWLB_AjFIk6ueIhHwCpo1Gm
@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh i didnt know about the Foggies lol, and the playlist will come in handy when im checking out spots to visit, cheers
@@MagentaOtterTravels Puzzlewood would be a great focus for one of your excellent video's. If I recall correctly it was a quarry during Roman times and then left to nature. It is actually quite a small area but it is stunning, with deep moss covered hollows beloved by film makers. It featured in The Force Awakens where Rey first meets Kylo Ren.
Hiya. God!, Dara! You make me proud of my country! Stay safe. All the best to you.
Wasn't Ian's drone photography just brill in this video? I love it! Thanks for your lovely comment, Andy. Always good to hear from you! Cheers! XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels - I just wonder all the time, "how does he DO that?"
Went there years ago, forgot how nice it is.
Thanks for showing it to us.
It's a lovely place...especially the church. And I love the market cross and little alleyways that remind you of centuries ago. So glad they are still there to preserve that history!
@@MagentaOtterTravels I love the Cotswolds. The one place I remember well and loved is Chipping Campden. Have you been there?
the whole cotswolds area is so beautiful and peaceful, we go to the wildlife park quite a bit
Oh yes! I loved going there! Still have to publish my video about that visit !! 💕
You captured that well 🙏👍
Thanks, C and D! It is a fun place to visit ;-)
Hello Dara, Ian from a very windy UK. I particularly love the drone footage, it shows that the village has maintained its architectural style, I noticed some new builds in stone. Thank you as always.
Hopefully the storm hasn't taken out too many trees. I don't mind new development so much if it's done properly in the local vernacular.
Yes, Ian did a super job with the drone piloting in that area! I am always happy to see that the new buildings in the Cotswolds mainly are constructed in Cotswold stone in a very appropriate style for the area. Thanks so much for watching! Stay safe in the crazy weather!!
Cheers! XX Dara
I see some cheese I would like the try! Another beautiful town. ❤
British cheese is wonderful, as you know!💕🧀
Another excellent video. I look forward to seeing you in the Rings of Power - LOTR Prequel
Sadly our casting agent hasn't yet called us about that opportunity.☹
Haha, yeah don't hold your breath on that one, Gerry!
I so envy all of the drone shots! 😍
Y’all gotta get that drone of yours up in the sky on your next trip!!!
Beautiful Village 👍🏽 - Jay
Thanks Jay! It is a lovely place indeed ;-)
I’m recovering from a stomach virus and I just have to say the combination of your music and voice over is just so soothing Dara. We absolutely love Lord of the Rings.
Oh no!!! Tummy bugs are the worst! I hope you are feeling better. Stay away from cookies and beer for a while ;-)
LOTR is a classic. Fun to see links to so many British writers as you travel to different parts of Britain! Thanks for the compliment. I always HATED my voice growing up... if you had told me that one day I'd be an old lady with my own video channel I would have never believed you. haha
@@MagentaOtterTravels lol you are NOT old Dara 🤣😂
@@FlourEggsYeast Are you feeling better?
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes, thankfully! I woke up yesterday morning and miraculously it was just done. No stomach pains at all. ❤️❤️❤️
@@FlourEggsYeast glad to hear!! 👍
love it, brings back pleasant memories of when i was stationed in Wiltshire & would spend many a happy day in Gloucester, so thank you for posting this
Awwww, that is lovely to hear! Were you in the RAF? Seems like many MOT subs served in the British armed forces. I like looking at these videos because they bring back pleasant memories for me as well... of last summer, haha!
@@MagentaOtterTravels true lol
What great views!
Thanks! I was thrilled how well my hubby's drone footage turned out!
Ian, there may have been cold snow there, but the drone footage is red hot!
hahahahaha, nice one! And I agree!!
Great video! Nice kiwi sound byte!
Thanks! It was a happy accident that I caught that audio ;-)
I've spent very little time around ancient architecture in my life. Seeing these buildings today is surreal!
There is something special about being in a church or abbey (even a ruin) that is a thousand years old!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Amazing!
Such a beautiful place👌
Thanks so much!
Dara & Ian. Again a great video. Surprising to see you in “snow” as we have had two named storms this week. Earlier it was storm “Dudley” now we are at the closing of storm “Eunice”. Our storms are named by our Met Office and as with hurricanes are named alternately with male and female names. Storm Eunice was given a RED warning because of the high winds, the first in the 20 years that storms have been made. The Red warning covered S Wales and the SW of England, I think Cheltenham was just between the SW Red area and the London Red warning are but remains at an Amber alert. Luckily the severity of the storm has declined. I think you were lucky that the name of the first storm was male. It wouldn’t have been nice if it had been called “Dara”! The next to begin with I will be female so Ian gets an OK this time!
Phew! So glad that Dara and Ian avoided being names of storms! Although Ian probably thinks that I'm stormy enough at times to have a hurricane named after me ;-)
Really?! I didn't hear that?! Was it a Wells church, not the cathedral?
@@Poliss95 i’m looking forward to going to visit Wells Cathedral this summer. I hope the church is able to be repaired! Glad no one was hurt!
We were recently in Stow always a lot going on. Another lovely day. The Yews are stunning. Xx
Those yews are incredible! And yes, it is a busy place!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels On one of your travels check out Yew Tree central at Powis Castle Welshpool. The trees there are jaw dropping . Its the oldest Barogue garden in the UK. Xx
@@terencewilliams789 oh that sounds intriguing!
How cool that you had a professional "kiwi" photographer happen along at just the right moment to snap the two of you in front of that Hobbit-like doorway!! Great story! Also, I need to know what flavor ice cream cone Ian had -- important info for us ice cream freaks! 🍦😋
I think on that occasion it was strawberries and cream. It was a hot day. Perfect for ice cream. Look out for Dara's video on Burford in a couple of weeks which will show a bunch of Cotswold ice cream flavors.
The Cotswolds have some lovely flavours of local ice cream. As Ian said, I show more up close in my Burford video in a couple weeks... one in which DARA actually ate some ice cream too!!! haha
Nice city
Big like from Jakarta
👍 Thanks
Those Yews were stunning, I can imagine Tolkien being inspired by them. Great video! The MOT tribe! 👍
Haha, yes it is a magical doorway! ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels looks like the Gates of Moria! 👍
So nice to see after the storm that we had yesterday. Fortunately, we did not have much damage, only some electric fencing blown down.
Glad to hear that the damage wasn't severe. I hate to hear about gales in the UK because trees are precious there.
I'm glad that you are OK! Some of the footage in Britain of Eunice looked really scary!
It was quite scary, we are in the east so not as badly hit as the west of the country.
@@lizbignell7813 I saw some stunningly scary footage from Cornwall! And I know our family in Wales and Herfordshire had high winds.😳
Aw, love those little stuffed sheep - so cute! 🐑❤
They were pretty cute! I’m sure Layla would like to have one 🐑
@@MagentaOtterTravels Haha, she would! Not sure the little sheep would stay looking pristine for too long!
@@The_Brit_Girls definitely not! That Layla is a terror 🤣
That was so nice of this New Zealand guy to take a photo of you. But your footage and your photos are even better quality!!!
Well, he did use MY camera, and not his professional camera ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels So then you are a better photographer than he is!! As your footage is better with the same camera.
Your British travel vids never disappoint.👍
Why thank you very much! I thought Ian's drone photography was especially good in Stow! Cheers! XX Dara
I really liked the music. Where do you source your music from?
Epidemic Sound. I have tried really hard to get great music on a few of my videos. I'm really proud of the results on 3 of my recent vlogs (including this one where the lyrics were PERFECT!)... but usually I work on it for ages and then give up. Music is so hard to do well!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Ah, thank you. Others have also recommended Epidemic Sound. You are absolutely right, music is so hard to do well, and we really struggle with it - particularly when we only use the Audio Lab. You were spot on this time, Dara! Brilliant!
Hi maam have a great day
You too
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Cheers!
Beautiful video!! Love the music and the drone shots were spectacular! Bravo Dara! What’s better than chocolate & cheese? 😂~Cara
The chocolate shop and the cheese shop both had really yummy looking products!!
You filmed my favorite cheese Merry Wyfe!!!
It's made from milk that isn't pasteurized so it can't be imported into the USA for sale here but it can be bought there and shipped here from The Cotswold Cheese Company website. It's a cider washed rind cheese so the cider is what makes for a Merry Wyfe.
I love Stow despite it's tourist side.
But hey when I've been there I was a tourist and it seems to me that with the exception of parking they have great tourist infrastructure.
I think Merry Wyfe is one of my favourite cheese names. Though Stinking Bishop is still my most favourite ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh yes!!
I know y'all aren't big alcohol drinkers but for those who are and happen to find themselves in Gloucestershire do yourselves a favor and buy Stinking Bishop cheese to go along with your Scrumpy.
It'll be a lot easier to find the cheese but the unfiltered hard cider Scrumpy is something you have to buy and consume where it is made in the apple orchards.
It's not able to be sold outside of certain specially licensed places where you buy it from the person who made it.
Hey why don't y'all make contact with Viscountess Hinchingbrooke?
I know it might seem like a crazy idea but why not if that's a video that could be of interest??
I'm a big fan of her channel American Viscountess and their other channel.
I have a feeling that if you'd be interested and the stars aligned in just the right way you'd be able to get some amazing content there.
And I'm certain that you'd you'd be able to find plenty of magenta there as well!!
Hey like I said:
It's a crazy idea but why not?
@@christianoliver3572 it’s a kind idea… but not sure my little channel is big enough to collab with her 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels You'll never know unless you make the decision to ask!!
What's the worst thing that could happen?
An extremely polite no thank you.
I have a feeling that they might like publicity from up and coming American RUclipsrs.
Especially from folks that are of our certain age who are able to afford more than just the plane ticket.
lolol, no snow in STOW... It never really snows here. If maybe an inch.. but it melds within a 1-2 days.
Too bad! Stow would be pretty with a dusting of new fallen snow ❄️
Just leave me in the cheese shop 😉😋😋
I get it!! Looked amazing 💕🧀
These chocolates look so yummy!!! Luckily Philippe has not been there.....otherwise "closed for stock shortage" 😬🤣
haha, the answer for 2022 to everything... "supply chain issues". We need to have some Belgian chocolate when we meet Philippe!
Plenty of little Philippes hanging in the window of Lambswold. His last name is "Mouton" and that's the French word for lamb/sheep 👍
why am I just now learning this?!?! He should be a big fan of the Cotwolds! ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh yes, he would!
Great video again. Would you say that Stow has gotten more touristy in the pandemic whilst everyone ‘stays in the U.K.?’ - just wondering as it looked as mental as Bourton in the first shots. Love that you had a pro photo in the door!! Great drone footage as always. We loved the old stocks! I’d have popped Wills in there!! Thanks for sharing once again. 🍻
Wills looks like he occasionally needs a bit of a time out in the stocks ;-)
I think that the Cotswolds and Cornwall and other touristy areas ended up with more British visitors than usual in 2020 and 2021... but certainly far fewer international ones! But also I'm sure tourism is down in general. So many places (like the lovely church here) were closed due to the pandemic. Thanks for watching!
Quick pause…Ian is the only one who never ages!!!! I want what he is taking! 😂
He does age... he looked 14 when we got married... even though he was 26! But yes, he still looks WAY younger than he is!
That is what having a wonderful wife will do to you… said lan!!
@@lizbignell7813 THANKS LIZ!!! 😘
@@lizbignell7813 life is definitely less stressful when you have a good partner. I am very fortunate to have found that in Dara.
It’s really hard to watch your videos and not just want to cancel all our plans and head to the UK! It’s just so beautiful! Fatface!😱 Is that near the chocolate store???
That is very kind of you to say, but you have some really amazing plans! And yes, I think Fatface should be by the chocolate store!😂 Excellent suggestion!
Do I really need to make a comment about the first few seconds of your video? 😂💜💜😂
We just need to say that my lovely wife is beautiful in front of the magenta flowers.
Did you buy the hedgehog socks?
Nope. I already have a couple pairs I never wear ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels Ha minimalist 😉
@@wencireone PRECISELY!
Unfortunately we couldn't get into the church.
Closed due to covid. Too bad!! I even went to the town hall to find out if there were any times it was open... no luck.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Ok, thanks for the info. I was wondering why you did not go in.
I'm from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan originally, and there are a number of hamlets that literally have no services; no gas station, store or anything. Just a handful of houses.
My last name is Flook, which is not a common name. But I've read that Gloucestershire is where my name originates. Have you encountered this name in your travels? I'm actually waiting on my 23 And Me results as we speak!
Let me know when your results come in! I have not seen that name before in Gloucestershire, but now I know the story behind your RUclips channel name! Love it! ❤️
@@MagentaOtterTravels I will! I think it will show a lot of British, German, and Icelandic (which shows up as Norwegian in DNA tests typically).
Great aerial shots Dara! Do you use a drone?
Yep, my hubby Ian is the drone pilot. I would be hopeless! He has a DJI Mavic air. It’s a bit old now, but still gets the job done!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Awesome!
Of course, I have enjoyed your video!! But I have to admit, although the architecture of Stow-on-the Wold is really beautiful and it has some amazing spots, it is until now my least favourite place. It seems too crowded.
Agree. It is far too crowded. I also wish that they would make these towns and villages car free. It would really make the ambience better. Instead, the market square in Stowe is basically a giant parking lot.
@@ians3586 Yes, I agree. These tons of cars destroy the ambiance.
You are picking up on EXACTLY what I wanted to show... the Cotswolds have a range of places in them. If you only go to the touristy places like Bourton and Stow, you miss out on the quiet little villages (that are our favourites too!) where you feel like you have literally walked back in time 4 centuries! Thanks for your comment, my friend! XX
@@ians3586 I am mixed on this Ian, I would love to see cars excluded from much of our urban spaces, I think that will happen over time. Like you, I would like to see town squares given back to people or greenery. However I also recognise that these places are real living places not theme park's.
There is a village in Kent, Goudhurst, that would be a tourist honeypot, but as it is, it is ruined by heavy traffic on narrow roads not designed for motor vehicles. LGV's regularly bash the church yard walls, the whole village needs a bypass.
Do you have your own website called "where can I find magenta flowers" 😉
No, I just have built in radar. I can spot magenta flowers from a mile away... just like Ian can sense the presence of ice cream or jam donuts. ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes, I see they've started to follow him around 😉🍦🚲
@@wencireone Somethings shocking happens in the Burford video. I got an ice cream cone as well! 😳
It's got nothing to do with this video but I thought you might be interested, have you watched the video from The Dodo, Otter Mums Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets, it's from a month ago. It's a great little video and if you haven't seen it you should watch it as you're an Otter lover!
I think I saw that one. The dodo does have some adorable videos!
Stow like Moreton in the Marsh, Cirencester and Tetbury etc are not Cotswold Villages, They qualify as Towns as do most places that have post offices. A pub and a church.
Yes it is indeed a busy market town! I do enjoy visiting the towns occasionally… Though I rather prefer the villages 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels Some great north Cotswold Villages Include Warmington Mollington and Edge Hill (Battle) all between Banbury and Warwick....give em a go.
Dara, you need to stop standing in the entrances of Devil Doors. as one day, a big hairy clawed hand might pull you in. lol
now be honest .... how much did you spend in the cheese shop? I know from my own experience, that I always walking out with a wheel or full block of cheese, rather than the wedge I went in for. that is why I had to stop shopping in the supermarket with the cheese counter. now I just go to a different one, that just sells prepacked cheese.
But wouldn't that make GREAT footage for a vlog if Ian was filming and a monstrous beast appeared from behind the door?!
Sadly, I bought no cheese that day. We got so much sunny Cotswold footage because we dashed all over the countryside filming in many locations per day. So I didn't want the lovely cheese to ruin sitting in a hot car :-(
Sorry to disappoint you but it doesn’t snow that much.
Haha that’s what I thought! Do you live near Stow?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes I do. I also deliver there for Waitrose and last year it snowed a wee bit but nothing to get your shovel out for. And this year nothing much at all.
Only you could travel 4700 miles and meet someone who is 11500 miles from home ( approx miles )
Hopeless #extrovert
@@MagentaOtterTravels good job somebody's out going 👍
Dara, I just emailed you with a request for a quick chat if at all possible.