Hundred percent, and we always like to think outside the box when we travel here in the UK. Thank you so much for your time watching and leaving us this wonderful comment. Have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Oh, we absolutely love it here and are taking as much in and learning as much as we can. This is just such a fun adventure for our entire family. We love sharing it with you all. We appreciate your kindness and time watching our video. We hope you have a wonderful day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
& you and your lovely family too. my friend. If you have a chance of ever visiting the Lake District in the North West, you must take a drive up Hard Knott pass in Cumbria@@DaydreamersBarn It will amaze you,, there's even a Roman Fort half way up & plenty of video's on RUclips. stay safe my friend
Thank you for your kindness! We definitely love exploring this beautiful country. It's such a blessing to call this home for a while. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
👍 very many lovely villages all over rural England - but in different parts of England they will look very different, ie differently lovely! (and ditto for the rest of the of the UK).
💯 agree with you, friend! Always someone new to see and experience. We appreciate your support and hope you have a lovely week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thanks for appreciating our English countryside. I Live in Lancashire and that is beautiful country and ancient farms and history everywhere. If you ever get the chance to visit it you won’t be disappointed
Yes, we love our time exploring here. We will definitely be checking it out. Thank you for your time and kindness. Hope you have a wonderful day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Yeah I'm also in Lancashire, north West England, and we don't see many Americans in the north unless it's Manchester or Liverpool city's, but we do have great countryside up here with many old buildings, ps I love americans👍😁🏴🇺🇸
@@frankypolglish I agree, Americans have a thirst for knowledge and education that brits don’t have. Americans ask questions when they don’t know something and risk looking silly. Brits arrogantly think they know it all already or just are not interested to find out. Love peculiarlyhookedonpendle
Thank you for your support. We appreciate you! I know it's so crazy but now we absolutely love lamb. I'm not sure why it's not as big in the US as it is over here. We're not hundred percent sure, but we love it now. Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@nicksykes4575 Thank you. I really appreciate it. I did know, but because this is so new to us, I still forget to call it lamb or mullon. We appreciate your kindness and time. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn traditionally if we have lamb meat we have mint sauce ( the herb; mint) with it. Obviously it is personal choice and taste, but it is worth trying it. ( I love it) Take Care.
I was having a similar thought/chat with a friend at work he said its because sheep breed best as free range animals, no one has perfected in door sheep farming/rearing, so its not profitable for big producers, his thoughts...... not necessarily fact?!
It is a totally different landscape in the summer, everything is green and fresh looking. Hopefully you have had a wonderful time. Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video, thank you.
Friend, I can only imagine it was breathtaking during the winter. So I can only imagine summer is just top-notch! We appreciate you coming along with us for this wonderful adventure. Thank you for your kindness and time. Hope you have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I have tried Ostrich, Alligator , Kangaroo Deer, Alpaca and of course duck. I have an interest in trying new meats if I come across them. I understand water buffalo milk is very creamy so you may want to try it. There are people who use it to make ice-cream.
Fab, thank you for the insight on Buffalo Milk. It's not something we would have ever thought of. We appreciate your kindness and time. We hope you have a lovely Sunday! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I'm actually impressed you managed to drive on the wrong side of the vehicle, on the wrong side of the road all whilst driving a manual transmission. I take my hat off to you.
It's definitely not the easiest, but we love the cool experience! It took us a little time to adjust. Both Chris and I enjoy driving a manual transmission over here, giving us more of situational awareness. Thank you for your comment and time watching. Cheers 🤍 Jess & Chris x
Pity it wasn't late spring when all the blossoms are out the daffodils snowdrops primrose's along the signs on the tree blossoms just coming in two bloom
Special place in my heart, Olney. My mother was born there, still have only a couple of relatives still in the village. The high street as well as long is wider than most other villages. I can remember when there were no houses beyond Moores Hill on the Yardley Road out of Olney. Best childhood memories visiting my grandparents dozens of times.
Hi folks, nice little drive there. I've often wondered why lamb is so expensive here seeing as the countryside seems to be full of them. I know I'm in the minority here but I love the liver, much nicer than calfs or pigs in my opinion. Liver and onions with gravy is an old British classic, great with mashed potatoes.
You’re not even paying the full price for lamb. It’s sold at a substantial loss (around 20%) by most supermarkets. I don’t know the exact reason it’s so expensive, but most meat is sold at a loss in the UK. The only meats that make a profit for supermarkets are chicken and some fish (but even then the margin is razor thin). I can speculate a little about the main factors from my experience with poultry supply chains. The largest portion of the cost of a meat are feed additives (think vitamins and minerals), and vaccinations. Sheep are particularly prone to disease, so probably require more of both of these. There may also be specification issues if sheep tend to have a greater range of sizes. That can lead to a lot of wastage because processing machines aren’t very flexible (one of the things that makes chicken so cheap is that they can be grown very uniformly, and only take a few weeks to go from chick to fully grown, which massively helps with demand prediction and so choosing slaughter dates).
Got some lambs liver from an individual butcher based at a nursery,very nice with onions and gravy.I have Frikadellen once a week ,a pork burger from Germany (LIDlL)very nice with fried onions and grated cheese melted in between a burger bap.
Maybe because the sheep need to be outside to graze, and because they are small there is not as much meat as there is on a bullock. Plus we get the bulk of our milk from the cow. With sheep we only get the meat. For some reason we don't produce wool anymore. I live in an area which has been pivotal for wool production for at least 2000 years. The sheep that brought wealth here was the Cotswold Lion with thick thick fleeces. Now the sheep in the fields behind me are Textels which I think are more like pigs with snouty noses and grunty baas and they have been bred for meat. Their wool is not thick.
Hello friend! We definitely have and look forward to going back to explore. Here is a video we shared of us explaining the Cotswolds: ruclips.net/video/Z-IFyDR4E0o/видео.htmlsi=7GZT3xaRXp3yDlHk Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
As you said the UK in winter can be cloudy and quite dull due to the winter sun light but I've always seen it to have a almost apocalyptic stark beauty. The winter sky can be very striking sometimes with dark bands of clouds which can break producing a intense brightness which catches your eye because you've not seen it as regularly as the rest of the year. Lamb when lean makes a fantastic slow cooked curry.
We absolutely love the sky over here. We truly appreciate those beautiful sunny days! Thank you so much for watching. We appreciate you! Have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
“Apocalyptic stark beauty”…lovely turn of phrase, and quite descriptive. I love the winters in East Anglia (especially around the Broads, it has a certain quality
Thank you. I work nights and sometimes walk home on a Sunday morning feeling like the sky is almost showing off just for me. I've walked up the middle of main roads without a soul to be seen or heard, not a car a person, cat or dog anywhere thinking is anyone else seeing this. It sometimes looks alien, like it shouldn't be there and i stand in the middle of the road looking around trying to catch someone's eye as if to say "yes I've seen it too". Weird.
I think we Brits sometimes forget that we live in such a beautiful place. Sure there are some run down towns and cities (a lot of them actually) but the villages in the countryside are amazing to visit. Highly recommend you visit the Peak District or better yet, Northumberland (where I come from).
This is so funny. Your video popped up randomly. My Nan grew up in a village called Harrold, near Turvey. I’ve driven through there and Lavendon so many times. How random. 😊
How cool! I'm so glad it popped up for you, and you watched it! Just subscribed to your channel friend. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Love it! Thank you for your time sharing with us We appreciate your kindness and time watching our video. We hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Wow what a beautiful family and road trip. That you can go see things that most Americans will never see or only see one or two places when going on a vacation.
Saw this video when scrolling youtube and as someone from Bedford I thought the roads looked familiar. Great video glad you visited our often overlooked county
We are so glad that you found our video. Thank you for coming along and it is always so wonderful to find little hidden gems.. We appreciate your time and kindness. Have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Oh, we live here in the UK for now, thankfully. Will be returning very soon to explore even more. Thank you for your kindness. Have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
another charming video and great plug for non-dairy products. I love goat's & sheep cheese and, of course, lamb meat in the form of lamb shank with roast potatoes, and seasonal veggies plus a side of cauliflower cheese. Our apologies are due to you for the awful condition of the roads.
Thank you so glad you enjoyed and always support our family. We haven't tried goats milk pr cheese. We will have to give it a try. Thanks for all the support! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Pleased you enjoy your roadtrip through the UK. Interesting to see you drove through Turvey & Lavendon. My sister and her husband live in Lavendon & my niece was married in the small parish church opposite the village memorial. On the way to Milton Keynes ( where I live) you may have passed through the small town of Olney too. Great small shops/cafes and antique shops. They have a food festival in late summer which is wonderful. Have a great time.
We love exploring this beautiful country! So glad you enjoyed our little drive. We definitely appreciate your kindness and time sharing all the wonderful recommendations! We hope you have a lovely weekend. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
There are stone walls around fields in parts of New England (eg Shawshank Redemption). If you are ploughing a field with oxen you do not want to carry the stones too far. Once built, which is a winter job when nothing else to do, they require less maintenance than hedges that require laying every couple of years. Venison is good. Had pigeon from a wood in the countryside once, too gamey for me.
We appreciate your comment and insight! Thank you for your time sharing with us and for watching our video. We hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I absolutely love your recommendation. We're going to go back that way and check it all out. We appreciate your time and comment! Hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
What's not to like about sheep, everything about them is good. Lots of varieties of them. Hardwicke are lovely, also long wool types. Each area had its own breed.
Most definitely! We love this opportunity to live in England while we can. We know it will not be forever, but we love this adventure. We appreciate your kindness. Thank you, and have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Haha, correct dear friend! It's used as a fence for those gardens. Appreciate your time watching and leaving us a comment. We hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I had Ostrich steaks the other day from Aldi. They looked more like beef than chicken. Certainly very nice and tender. I must admit I have never tried sheep dairy products.
We appreciate your recommendations! We will definitely have to check those out. Thank you so much for your comment and time watching. Have a lovely week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
There seems to be many of my fellow Brits in this comments section that are surprised that some Americans have never even seen a sheep and have definitely never tried lamb or mutton before. So I have some stats to demonstrate why I believe this is the case and they are truly astonishing. In the US there is around 336 million humans and around 5.3 million sheep. In the UK there is around 68 million humans and around 33 million sheep. So the UK has 1/5th the human population of the US but we have 6x the number of sheep. Don't forget that here in the UK we have a long long association with sheep that goes back many hundreds of years. We have traded sheep and their wool, eaten lamb and mutton for all that time too. There are whole towns here in the UK that owe their existence to the sheep and wool trade such as the traders using the profits to build beautiful local churches that still stand today.
During the middle ages England was a wealthy country because we produced the best wool in Europe. If I remember correctly we exported it as a sort of blanket, it was then sold at market (Bruges?) and made into all sorts of wooden garments.
Thank you so much for the wonderful information! It is definitely more common here than in the US. It will be a staple in our home from now on. Thank you for your time and support. Hope you have a wonderful Friday! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I'm so pleased you guys enjoyed our countryside. You wasn't too far away from 'Santa Pod' drag raceway where they have American drag racing and custom vehicles on show. You got a like and subscribe 👍
Well, welcome friend, thank you for your time watching and your recommendation! We appreciate you and hope you have a wonderful week! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Here in the UK I grew up eating the big three (B, L and P) plus chicken and turkey, but we also ate offal, the liver, kidneys, hearts of lamb, tongues of beef and my mother made brawn from a pigs head. Some people eat brains, chitterlings, lights and tripe which are all bits of the insides. Oh, black pudding is good. I'm not partial to these, but I do like stuffed lambs hearts and liver with bacon and onions. My father had farming clients and brought home pheasant and partridge, and we also ate rabbit regularly. I still get the odd pheasant given to me, and I have to pluck and draw them myself. I do the plucking outside. It's hard to get hold of a rabbit nowadays but sometimes I get them. My mother used to make a stew with bacon and white parsley sauce. I really like it, there were a lot of bones though but I like biology and learned all the names of each one as I ate! I do a French recipe with prunes and apricots and brandy. It's really good. (the recipe works with chicken as well). I travelled a lot and ate horse in France, Water Buffalo in Nepal, Kangaroo in Australia where I lived for a while. Back here during the BSE crisis, we ate Ostrich instead. My son and a friend cooked and ate an entire sheep's heat, brains included. He seems OK but went vegetarian for quite a few years afterwards!
Thank you for sharing! Love and appreciation, you for taking the time to share your experiences and thoughts with us. I hope you have a lovely rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
A nice trip out this morning and some way off your normal routes. Can't say I've ever been tempted to try sheep products apart from lamb. I do suggest that you try venison. It is a strong tasting meat, very fat free and tasty. There are many places of interest near your destination today. The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden is an outstanding museum of planes mainly pre WW2. Theres a nice garden and cafe attached as well. Usually some light aircraft flying. Sorry not to see the dogs "going to the bathroom". A quaint American expression which always amuses me! Not far from me in Peterborough is a brilliant farm shop and cafe ( Moor farm) where the toilets are actually signed 'rest rooms'! TC x
Love it, Captain Torch! Thanks for the wonderful information and recommendation! We will have to check out that farm shop. Chris and I love Venison! We are definitely going to be hunting once we return to the US to stock up on Venison. Here in the UK, around every corner, there is something new. And exciting to explore, and we love it! Thank you for all your wonderful support. We appreciate you!! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thank you for watching and supporting our family! We love sharing with you all. We appreciate you coming along with us on our adventures! We were not sure why they were part maybe there was a park nearby... Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Hiya. An alternative meat for me is a good Caribbean Goat Curry with "rice and peas" (but not the peas you might be thinking of). Goat milk is fine, too, but I haven't had that in years. Stay safe. All the best to you.
Hiya friend! We're going to definitely give goats milk a try. We're just not looking at having dairy goats on the small holding when we return to the US. That's just a thought for right now. That may change, but we're just trying as many new things to ensure we enjoy it before we start to build our little farm. We really appreciate your comment and support! Hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
We love sharing our adventures with you all. Makes our hearts so happy to have so many that enjoy coming along with us. We appreciate your kindness! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Cant beat roast lamb on sunday with Yorkshire pud ,mint sauce with all the trimmings. Nom nom nom oh and dont forget the gravy made with the meat juices.😄😄😄
It was a fabulous place. We definitely love to experience this beautiful country. Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I agree, very beautiful! Thank you for your comment and time watching our video. We appreciate you and hope you are having a lovely weekend! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I've had aligator and ostrich in Manchester, snails and frogs legs when living in France. You can also get Kangaroo at Australian themed restaurants here, as well as wild boar sausages, goat stew/curry is popular too and goose and duck are also easily available in England. I had Roast Lamb today with lots of mint sauce- a must with lamb! enjoy the rest of your visit😊
Wow, fantastic. Thank you for your time sharing with us! We will have to look out for places to try things that we have never even thought of. We appreciate your time, friend! Have a lovely week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Lovely video. Love the way you are always exploring. Luckily the floods not too bad on your route - lots of roads closed near where I live (London but near Windsor) due to the flipping wet stuff. Roll on spring!
We really appreciate you supporting us and coming along on oliver adventures. I know it is so sad to see all of the flooding. We are always down for a day to explore this beautiful place. We're blessed beyond measure to call this home for a while Have a great week ahead, friend! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Well, thank you, friend, and welcome to Daydreamers Barn! We're so happy you're here, and we appreciate your time watching and leaving us a comment. Hope you have a great rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Haha, we're so glad you could come along with us on our adventure. Thank you for your time watching. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
The village where you mentioned the corner store looks a lot like Abbotsbury in West Dorset. If you go to it on Google Earth you'll see what I mean. It's hardly changed in hundreds of years, with a lot of the rooves still being thatched. Even the tarmaced roads have hardly changed in at least 60 years.
Wow, thank you for the information. I will look it up now. I truly appreciate your insight and recommendation. We hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Thank you for your comment. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
No, but we will definitely check it out! We love it here, learning and exploring this beautiful country. Thank you for your time. Hope you have a great weekend. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Sheep sweat is lanolin. Lanolin is used in the beauty industry and on plastic banknotes. It is also how you get vitamin D. It is extracted from the wool after shearing during the cleaning process.
Wow, thank you for taking the time to share thay lovely useful information. We truly appreciate your time watching and leaving us this insightful comment. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
We're so glad you enjoyed the ride and hope you come along for many more! We truly appreciate your support and time watching our video. Have a wonderful week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
2 other places to visit. Finchinfield in essex is a true chocolate box village land. Also,dedham a village,and area,made famous by the paintings of john constable. Dedham also has an american link as general shermans ancestors ran the school their.
Without a doubt our best milk comes from the south west Devon and Cornwall. I live near London and visited the south west a lot as a kid and their milk was always more creamy and the ice cream is not white it's real creamy
Thanks for the wonderful insight and recommendation! Will have to definitely try some. Thank you for all your time commenting and watching our video. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Under a year old it's Lamb, over a year old it's Mutton, you have to cook it it slower, just as good as Lamb makes good stews. Its also cheaper rarely hear of mutton but it appears to be making a come back. An Pakistani girl I worked with it was all her family would buy. its a "Wall not a fence".Aah.
Thank you so much for your wonderful insight and corrections! We appreciate you coming along with us for this adventure. We hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Love it! We love all of our adventures here. Thank you for your time watching our video and leaving a comment. We hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn You can get it commercially. From the shop in the UK. I teaspoon it out in a cup then add more malt vinegar . Before putting on the lamb it's 😋😋😋 with roast potatoes. Try it. both malt vinegar and mint sauce are commercially available. Google them
Nice, thank you for sharing. We're very thankful for the opportunity to experience the UK. We appreciate your time watching and leaving us a comment. Hope you have a lovely rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Shame you didn't continue from the farm following the brown country park sign. The family and dogs could have had a nice walk. From there you could travel to Lavendon (pronounce the don as dun) via the village of Harrold. Lamb shank is lovely to try.
I didn't know we would have to come back and check it out! Thank you for your recommendation. We truly appreciate your time watching and commenting! We hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thank you for the recommendation! Will definitely look into a trip there. We appreciate your time watching and leaving us this comment. Hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Great video 👍If you want to cater to a specialized customer of dairy products think about Goat milk as well as sheep and mozzarella bull cow's.These animals are good for people who have lactose intolerance etc😊
We're so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for your support and kindness. Will look into your recommendation We're definitely trying to do different things than the typical American tourist. We want to think outside the box. We hope you have a wonderful week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I love it! This world needs more kindness, and I always try to pass it on to the next person. I hope you have the most amazing weekend and week ahead, friend! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
This was very helpful as my wife and I are trying to decide if we want to drive and rent a car when we go for our England trip. Are the curvy arrows in the middle of the road indicators that it is ok to pass? Also is England this green most of the winter? Great vid thanks! Don't worry about the camera this was very informative for me. Cheers
The arrows on the road that curve inwards are to warn you to get into your lane if you are overtaking. There is probably a blind bend ahead or other restrictions. You can overtake anywhere provided it is safe to do so and you do not cross any sold line between the lanes. Solid lines are to be treated as a brick wall. That doesn't stop some idiots from crossing into the oncoming lane, but it is illegal. Overtaking on the brow of a hill is illegal, for obvious reasons, with or without the solid lines. You will see various speed warnings, either on the road or signed. The flashing speed sign lets you know whether or not you are over or under the limit and are not speed cameras, more advisory. You get a smiley face if you are under the limit. The white circle with a black cross is the national speed limit sign, 60mph on country B roads. And yes, the fields are green during the winter unless covered in snow. Summer fields will be green or yellow from rape seed but if we have a drought they will turn brown until the first rain.
James "the Highway Code" www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code It will show you our Road rules i.e. permissible speeds, signs, road markings etc You can even take free tests on some sites. many counties are introducing speed restrictions in places ie 20 MPH. Wales has introduces 20MPH throughout the country.
Meat sheep start as Lamb, then become Hogget and finally Mutton. You have to seek out Hogget and Mutton though and maybe order from a specialist farm with a slaughterhouse, or order from a traditional butcher.
We've tried it and didn't care for it, but maybe it wasn't made correctly.... We will give it a try once more. Thank you for your comment and time watching our video. Have a great week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Haha, well, the US has them as well. So when we have to return to the US, it will make me smile and remember all the time here. Thank you for your comment and time watching our video. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Oh, how cool would that be? Also, very funny as well. We hope you can giggle and have a good time watching. Thank you for your time. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Both Chris and I only drive manual here. Allows us to appreciate the roads even more. We are comfortable now driving on the left Will he odd when we have to go back and drive on tue right side. We have been here over a year now. We appreciate your time watching and leaving a comment. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Haha, I know I feel horrible, but they're very yummy... Much like a cute chicken, rabbit, or fish. We appreciate your comment, friend! We hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thank you so much. We love that you found us!! Welcome, new friend. We hope you feel the love and enjoy all our videos. We hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
You have to be careful of wild muntjac ( deer) especially at night times as they just cross roads and come out of bushes, hedges, gardens. They are a nuisance and can cause thousands of pounds of damage to your car if you hit one. I’m enjoying your video. You drive better than some British people.
Thanks for the kind words. We are aware of the muntjacs....one of us is petrified of them, lol. We have noticed we see them more as seasonal animals, though. Is that accurate? Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers 🍻 Chris and Jess.
I have not tried sheep's milk but always buy whole goat's milk from Sainsbury's which I much prefer to cow's milk. Great for making flat white coffee's at home. Quick tip: If you go to France,or worse, Italy, do NOT try to get what Americans, very falsely in my view, call 'coffee' ! As they will simply call for the guillotine to be put back in service! And very rightly so, in my opinion, as American 'coffee' is an offence against God and man! :-0
I hundred percent agree with you! I have not found one place that I did not like here. Love exploring and sharing with everyone. Appreciate your time! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Unfortunately, no we didn't. We went another way to explore more. Maybe we should go back and see.. it was so cool. Appreciate your time watching and commenting. Hope you have a lovely rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn I've since had a look and there was a house for sale in the village you went through where the description said you could look out on to the neighbouring farm's deer herd. So your guess was right!
We have been to Cotswolds but planning on most of the others you listed. We truly appreciate your time watching and commenting! We hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn I really miss my drives out in the countryside... So this was a pleasant surprise for me... After a spell of ill health... I haven't driven since mid August last year... But once spring has arrived... I will venture out again if my health issues with my leg starts to improve... My favourite places to visit in the UK are... The Yorkshire Dales... The Lake District... Anglesey North Wales... And Wells-Next-The-Sea On The North Norfolk Coast... It is my absolute favourite place to holiday here in the UK... And i can highly recommend spending some time there... If you're interested in this fabulous place... I'll put a video link about Wells-Next-The-Sea... Right here for you to enjoy. 👍Cheers guys. 🍺 ------------> ruclips.net/video/rHfpzLy8tjE/видео.htmlsi=oSRurJvE4WWJnumV
@@DaydreamersBarn glad your enjoying the countryside and steering around our medieval roads that were old Roman roads and grass tracks around old village boundaries and that were there before the modern roads were built just enjoy next time the Lake District and the highlands of Scotland …
We appreciate your kindness and support! We have a video of our adventures in the Highlands of Scotland. We loved our time there and look forward to exploring even more in Scotland. This beautiful island has so many beautiful places to see and explore. We truly thank you for your time! 🤍 Jess x
We currently live in England and love to explore this beautiful island. We try not to let a weekend go by not learning and experiencing this beautiful country. We appreciate your time watching. Have a lovely weekend. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thank you for the information! We appreciate your time watching and leaving us this wonderful insight! We hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Tbh.....I skipped thru most of this. Its normal for me. I know it's not probably aimed at me or Brits in general. I liked seeing the farm etc. BUT how American does your husband look??? He looks like Dale Earnhard! 😁 Hats! You never mentioned hats! Baseball hats/truckers hats, hats in general. Generally not worn often here, but in the States, EVERYBODY wears them! 😁 You love the back roads in the UK and we love the backroads in Merica. We are very similar in looks obviously too. This is not a racist remark but something I've noticed.....we've been a few places stateside. NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, FL, AL, MS, TX, GA, SC, NC, TN! Done a few roadtrips. Just what I've noticed. NOT racist! Okay.....in Florida, a lot of Hispanics. In Texas, a lot of Mexicans. In Tennessee, everybody was like us! LOL. 😆🇺🇸🏴
We appreciate your time watching what you did. Chris does look somewhat like him, I guess. Thank you for your comment and support. We hope you have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Very true! The weather was crazy the past couple of days. Hope you are well. Thank you for your comment and time. Hope you have a lovely day. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
13:55 QUAINT ALERT!!! 🤐 Hi guys. I know that you don't mean it but to most of us Brits the word "Quaint" is rather a demeaning one and can be construed as meaning old fashioned therefore useless and out of touch. Best not to use it too often around us natives, eh? 😉
Sorry AP but certainly not in the West Midlands and East of England where I've spent my 73 years. Here it means old fashioned and endearing, and always has.
Nice to see people enjoying our countryside, A lot of tourists usually stay in London and miss so much of our country.
Hundred percent, and we always like to think outside the box when we travel here in the UK. Thank you so much for your time watching and leaving us this wonderful comment. Have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I'm sure that Chris, Jess and family wouldn't mind me pointing it out. They are not tourists, but here with the USAF, helping to guard our air space.
@@captaintorch983 ......unless they divulge such information themselves it is nobodys business
You lovely people from the US are always so kind and complimentary about the UK. so thank you.
Oh, we absolutely love it here and are taking as much in and learning as much as we can. This is just such a fun adventure for our entire family. We love sharing it with you all. We appreciate your kindness and time watching our video. We hope you have a wonderful day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
& you and your lovely family too. my friend. If you have a chance of ever visiting the Lake District in the North West, you must take a drive up Hard Knott pass in Cumbria@@DaydreamersBarn
It will amaze you,, there's even a Roman Fort half way up & plenty of video's on RUclips. stay safe my friend
Thank you and so nice you love the modest beauties of English villages, the real England. Nice music too 🙂
Thank you for your kindness! We definitely love exploring this beautiful country. It's such a blessing to call this home for a while. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn My pleasure 💜
Always love American visitors a pleasure to talk to and cute accents, xxx❤
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There’s a goat farm at Avebury in Wiltshire. There’s a cafe and kids can feed the goats.Goat milk and meat is for sale on site.
Oh, I have now Googled it's location! I'm looking forward to checking it out. Thank you for your comment. Have a good day. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
👍 very many lovely villages all over rural England - but in different parts of England they will look very different, ie differently lovely! (and ditto for the rest of the of the UK).
💯 agree with you, friend! Always someone new to see and experience. We appreciate your support and hope you have a lovely week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
The actual windmill from Chitty chitty bang bang is very near Turvey.
That is a interesting fact. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Thanks for appreciating our English countryside. I Live in Lancashire and that is beautiful country and ancient farms and history everywhere. If you ever get the chance to visit it you won’t be disappointed
Yes, we love our time exploring here. We will definitely be checking it out. Thank you for your time and kindness. Hope you have a wonderful day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Yeah I'm also in Lancashire, north West England, and we don't see many Americans in the north unless it's Manchester or Liverpool city's, but we do have great countryside up here with many old buildings, ps I love americans👍😁🏴🇺🇸
@@frankypolglish I agree, Americans have a thirst for knowledge and education that brits don’t have. Americans ask questions when they don’t know something and risk looking silly. Brits arrogantly think they know it all already or just are not interested to find out. Love peculiarlyhookedonpendle
Another enjoyable vid. As a brit it's so surprising that you hadn't eaten lamb before coming to the UK. It's not as if it's even a rare exotic animal.
Thank you for your support. We appreciate you! I know it's so crazy but now we absolutely love lamb. I'm not sure why it's not as big in the US as it is over here. We're not hundred percent sure, but we love it now. Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn Just to let you know Jess. lamb meat is called lamb, but sheep meat is called mutton.
@nicksykes4575 Thank you. I really appreciate it. I did know, but because this is so new to us, I still forget to call it lamb or mullon. We appreciate your kindness and time. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn traditionally if we have lamb meat we have mint sauce ( the herb; mint) with it. Obviously it is personal choice and taste, but it is worth trying it. ( I love it) Take Care.
I was having a similar thought/chat with a friend at work he said its because sheep breed best as free range animals, no one has perfected in door sheep farming/rearing, so its not profitable for big producers, his thoughts...... not necessarily fact?!
It is a totally different landscape in the summer, everything is green and fresh looking. Hopefully you have had a wonderful time. Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video, thank you.
Friend, I can only imagine it was breathtaking during the winter. So I can only imagine summer is just top-notch! We appreciate you coming along with us for this wonderful adventure. Thank you for your kindness and time. Hope you have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I have tried Ostrich, Alligator , Kangaroo Deer, Alpaca and of course duck. I have an interest in trying new meats if I come across them. I understand water buffalo milk is very creamy so you may want to try it. There are people who use it to make ice-cream.
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I'm actually impressed you managed to drive on the wrong side of the vehicle, on the wrong side of the road all whilst driving a manual transmission. I take my hat off to you.
It's definitely not the easiest, but we love the cool experience! It took us a little time to adjust. Both Chris and I enjoy driving a manual transmission over here, giving us more of situational awareness. Thank you for your comment and time watching. Cheers 🤍 Jess & Chris x
Pity it wasn't late spring when all the blossoms are out the daffodils snowdrops primrose's along the signs on the tree blossoms just coming in two bloom
That would have been a sight to see. We still loved it all the same. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers 🍻 Chris and Jess.
I am British and your videos made me appreciate my country more. Thanks!
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Wanted you to turn left to Olney, the longest high street in the UK, famous for the ‘pancake race’ on Shrove Tuesday. Beautiful village.
I know but we were not aware! Guess we need to go back... Right. We appreciate your comment and time watching our video. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Special place in my heart, Olney. My mother was born there, still have only a couple of relatives still in the village. The high street as well as long is wider than most other villages. I can remember when there were no houses beyond Moores Hill on the Yardley Road out of Olney. Best childhood memories visiting my grandparents dozens of times.
Hi folks, nice little drive there. I've often wondered why lamb is so expensive here seeing as the countryside seems to be full of them. I know I'm in the minority here but I love the liver, much nicer than calfs or pigs in my opinion. Liver and onions with gravy is an old British classic, great with mashed potatoes.
You’re not even paying the full price for lamb. It’s sold at a substantial loss (around 20%) by most supermarkets.
I don’t know the exact reason it’s so expensive, but most meat is sold at a loss in the UK. The only meats that make a profit for supermarkets are chicken and some fish (but even then the margin is razor thin).
I can speculate a little about the main factors from my experience with poultry supply chains. The largest portion of the cost of a meat are feed additives (think vitamins and minerals), and vaccinations. Sheep are particularly prone to disease, so probably require more of both of these. There may also be specification issues if sheep tend to have a greater range of sizes. That can lead to a lot of wastage because processing machines aren’t very flexible (one of the things that makes chicken so cheap is that they can be grown very uniformly, and only take a few weeks to go from chick to fully grown, which massively helps with demand prediction and so choosing slaughter dates).
Got some lambs liver from an individual butcher based at a nursery,very nice with onions and gravy.I have Frikadellen once a week ,a pork burger from Germany (LIDlL)very nice with fried onions and grated cheese melted in between a burger bap.
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Maybe because the sheep need to be outside to graze, and because they are small there is not as much meat as there is on a bullock. Plus we get the bulk of our milk from the cow. With sheep we only get the meat. For some reason we don't produce wool anymore. I live in an area which has been pivotal for wool production for at least 2000 years. The sheep that brought wealth here was the Cotswold Lion with thick thick fleeces. Now the sheep in the fields behind me are Textels which I think are more like pigs with snouty noses and grunty baas and they have been bred for meat. Their wool is not thick.
Many cheeses are made from sheep's milk.
Have you been to the Cotswolds yet? if you haven't then please find time to do so you'll love it .
Hello friend! We definitely have and look forward to going back to explore.
Here is a video we shared of us explaining the Cotswolds: ruclips.net/video/Z-IFyDR4E0o/видео.htmlsi=7GZT3xaRXp3yDlHk
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As you said the UK in winter can be cloudy and quite dull due to the winter sun light but I've always seen it to have a almost apocalyptic stark beauty. The winter sky can be very striking sometimes with dark bands of clouds which can break producing a intense brightness which catches your eye because you've not seen it as regularly as the rest of the year.
Lamb when lean makes a fantastic slow cooked curry.
We absolutely love the sky over here. We truly appreciate those beautiful sunny days! Thank you so much for watching. We appreciate you! Have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
“Apocalyptic stark beauty”…lovely turn of phrase, and quite descriptive. I love the winters in East Anglia (especially around the Broads, it has a certain quality
Thank you. I work nights and sometimes walk home on a Sunday morning feeling like the sky is almost showing off just for me. I've walked up the middle of main roads without a soul to be seen or heard, not a car a person, cat or dog anywhere thinking is anyone else seeing this.
It sometimes looks alien, like it shouldn't be there and i stand in the middle of the road looking around trying to catch someone's eye as if to say "yes I've seen it too". Weird.
I think we Brits sometimes forget that we live in such a beautiful place. Sure there are some run down towns and cities (a lot of them actually) but the villages in the countryside are amazing to visit. Highly recommend you visit the Peak District or better yet, Northumberland (where I come from).
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Every country has run down places
This is so funny. Your video popped up randomly. My Nan grew up in a village called Harrold, near Turvey. I’ve driven through there and Lavendon so many times. How random. 😊
How cool! I'm so glad it popped up for you, and you watched it! Just subscribed to your channel friend. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Hello , my mum used to cook us lambs hearts . I haven't had them for years but the flavour of the meat and texture was delicious.
My mum used to put stuffing in them and roast them.
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Wow what a beautiful family and road trip. That you can go see things that most Americans will never see or only see one or two places when going on a vacation.
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Saw this video when scrolling youtube and as someone from Bedford I thought the roads looked familiar. Great video glad you visited our often overlooked county
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You should have come in the summer and at least had a fair chance of some sunshine.
Oh, we live here in the UK for now, thankfully. Will be returning very soon to explore even more. Thank you for your kindness. Have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
another charming video and great plug for non-dairy products. I love goat's & sheep cheese and, of course, lamb meat in the form of lamb shank with roast potatoes, and seasonal veggies plus a side of cauliflower cheese. Our apologies are due to you for the awful condition of the roads.
Thank you so glad you enjoyed and always support our family. We haven't tried goats milk pr cheese. We will have to give it a try. Thanks for all the support! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Pleased you enjoy your roadtrip through the UK. Interesting to see you drove through Turvey & Lavendon. My sister and her husband live in Lavendon & my niece was married in the small parish church opposite the village memorial. On the way to Milton Keynes ( where I live) you may have passed through the small town of Olney too. Great small shops/cafes and antique shops. They have a food festival in late summer which is wonderful. Have a great time.
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There are stone walls around fields in parts of New England (eg Shawshank Redemption). If you are ploughing a field with oxen you do not want to carry the stones too far. Once built, which is a winter job when nothing else to do, they require less maintenance than hedges that require laying every couple of years.
Venison is good.
Had pigeon from a wood in the countryside once, too gamey for me.
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The supermarkets sell ostrich, venison and Boar, but online you can buy any meat you like, including Zebra, crocodile, horse, Giraffe etc.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing that cool insight. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
I know that road so well. Try dipping off that main road and dipping into some of the little villages.
I absolutely love your recommendation. We're going to go back that way and check it all out. We appreciate your time and comment! Hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
What's not to like about sheep, everything about them is good. Lots of varieties of them. Hardwicke are lovely, also long wool types. Each area had its own breed.
Evil creatures. They hunt in packs.
@@laserpanda94 you're thinking of squirrels, sheep are in flocks but you can find them in packs in the freezer.
Hardwickes are tough critters living up in the Lake District
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All Lamb breeds taste great with mint sauce!
Hope you had a lovely time .
Most definitely! We love this opportunity to live in England while we can. We know it will not be forever, but we love this adventure. We appreciate your kindness. Thank you, and have a lovely day! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Isn't a stone fence just a wall? 🙂
I'm glad you said it before I did! 😂 It's not an inaccurate descriptor though.
Haha, correct dear friend! It's used as a fence for those gardens. Appreciate your time watching and leaving us a comment. We hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I had Ostrich steaks the other day from Aldi. They looked more like beef than chicken. Certainly very nice and tender. I must admit I have never tried sheep dairy products.
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Good video I am glad you like our country side we have many of them and lots of nice places to see up a down our country
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There seems to be many of my fellow Brits in this comments section that are surprised that some Americans have never even seen a sheep and have definitely never tried lamb or mutton before.
So I have some stats to demonstrate why I believe this is the case and they are truly astonishing.
In the US there is around 336 million humans and around 5.3 million sheep.
In the UK there is around 68 million humans and around 33 million sheep.
So the UK has 1/5th the human population of the US but we have 6x the number of sheep.
Don't forget that here in the UK we have a long long association with sheep that goes back many hundreds of years. We have traded sheep and their wool, eaten lamb and mutton for all that time too. There are whole towns here in the UK that owe their existence to the sheep and wool trade such as the traders using the profits to build beautiful local churches that still stand today.
During the middle ages England was a wealthy country because we produced the best wool in Europe. If I remember correctly we exported it as a sort of blanket, it was then sold at market (Bruges?) and made into all sorts of wooden garments.
Thank you so much for the wonderful information! It is definitely more common here than in the US. It will be a staple in our home from now on. Thank you for your time and support. Hope you have a wonderful Friday! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
I live in a village called Lambourn so no prizes for guessing where the name comes from.
I'm so pleased you guys enjoyed our countryside. You wasn't too far away from 'Santa Pod' drag raceway where they have American drag racing and custom vehicles on show. You got a like and subscribe 👍
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Wow, thought I recognised the route, right where I live. Great video.
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Here in the UK I grew up eating the big three (B, L and P) plus chicken and turkey, but we also ate offal, the liver, kidneys, hearts of lamb, tongues of beef and my mother made brawn from a pigs head. Some people eat brains, chitterlings, lights and tripe which are all bits of the insides. Oh, black pudding is good. I'm not partial to these, but I do like stuffed lambs hearts and liver with bacon and onions. My father had farming clients and brought home pheasant and partridge, and we also ate rabbit regularly. I still get the odd pheasant given to me, and I have to pluck and draw them myself. I do the plucking outside. It's hard to get hold of a rabbit nowadays but sometimes I get them. My mother used to make a stew with bacon and white parsley sauce. I really like it, there were a lot of bones though but I like biology and learned all the names of each one as I ate! I do a French recipe with prunes and apricots and brandy. It's really good. (the recipe works with chicken as well). I travelled a lot and ate horse in France, Water Buffalo in Nepal, Kangaroo in Australia where I lived for a while. Back here during the BSE crisis, we ate Ostrich instead. My son and a friend cooked and ate an entire sheep's heat, brains included. He seems OK but went vegetarian for quite a few years afterwards!
@@kevinengland7444 Why? Are you a vegetarian?
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A nice trip out this morning and some way off your normal routes. Can't say I've ever been tempted to try sheep products apart from lamb. I do suggest that you try venison. It is a strong tasting meat, very fat free and tasty.
There are many places of interest near your destination today. The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden is an outstanding museum of planes mainly pre WW2. Theres a nice garden and cafe attached as well. Usually some light aircraft flying. Sorry not to see the dogs "going to the bathroom". A quaint American expression which always amuses me! Not far from me in Peterborough is a brilliant farm shop and cafe ( Moor farm) where the toilets are actually signed 'rest rooms'!
TC x
On a similar theme have you read ' The Specialist ' by Charles Sale. A true American Classic. I have had my treasured copy for about 60 years.
Love it, Captain Torch! Thanks for the wonderful information and recommendation! We will have to check out that farm shop.
Chris and I love Venison! We are definitely going to be hunting once we return to the US to stock up on Venison.
Here in the UK, around every corner, there is something new. And exciting to explore, and we love it! Thank you for all your wonderful support. We appreciate you!! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Thank you for sharing your lovely family with us. Why were all the cars parked up by the flooded fields?
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We were not sure why they were part maybe there was a park nearby...
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Hiya. An alternative meat for me is a good Caribbean Goat Curry with "rice and peas" (but not the peas you might be thinking of). Goat milk is fine, too, but I haven't had that in years. Stay safe. All the best to you.
I eat any meat you put in front of me. Except liver I hate liver which is odd cos I love kidney
Hiya friend! We're going to definitely give goats milk a try. We're just not looking at having dairy goats on the small holding when we return to the US. That's just a thought for right now. That may change, but we're just trying as many new things to ensure we enjoy it before we start to build our little farm. We really appreciate your comment and support! Hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
dont forget to try steak and kidney pudding, whiule your over here, and lamb try lamb its amazing. with rosemary. @@DaydreamersBarn
Thank you!
Yippee! I've got an uninterrupted view in the front seat again.
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Loved the drive around And not a billboard in sight! Best regards from mike in Solihull.
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Cant beat roast lamb on sunday with Yorkshire pud ,mint sauce with all the trimmings. Nom nom nom oh and dont forget the gravy made with the meat juices.😄😄😄
Sounds so yummy! Love me a good roast lamb. We appreciate your time watching and sharing. Hope you have a lovely week! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Never heard of anyone drinking sheep's milk, I think it along goat's milk mostly used for cheese.
It is supposed to be more creamer than goat or cows milk. So we will see each one day and let everyone know. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Turvey is beautiful. Just round the corner from Milton Keynes
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Turvey is a beautiful village, I drive through there a lot.
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I've had aligator and ostrich in Manchester, snails and frogs legs when living in France. You can also get Kangaroo at Australian themed restaurants here, as well as wild boar sausages, goat stew/curry is popular too and goose and duck are also easily available in England. I had Roast Lamb today with lots of mint sauce- a must with lamb! enjoy the rest of your visit😊
Wow, fantastic. Thank you for your time sharing with us! We will have to look out for places to try things that we have never even thought of. We appreciate your time, friend! Have a lovely week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Lovely video. Love the way you are always exploring. Luckily the floods not too bad on your route - lots of roads closed near where I live (London but near Windsor) due to the flipping wet stuff. Roll on spring!
We really appreciate you supporting us and coming along on oliver adventures. I know it is so sad to see all of the flooding. We are always down for a day to explore this beautiful place. We're blessed beyond measure to call this home for a while
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I have just subscribed. I live in the uk . I come from London. But I’m living in rugby west midlands. ❤😊
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I like that you guys are so calm
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Nice. Recognised the roads. Near to where my family lives.
How fantastic that is so cool. Thank you so much, friend! We hope you have a wonderful day. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
An enjoyable journey in pleasant company. Many thanks for not mentioning Harry Potter.
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I've travelled on the very same roads you went along a few times
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The village where you mentioned the corner store looks a lot like Abbotsbury in West Dorset. If you go to it on Google Earth you'll see what I mean. It's hardly changed in hundreds of years, with a lot of the rooves still being thatched. Even the tarmaced roads have hardly changed in at least 60 years.
Wow, thank you for the information. I will look it up now. I truly appreciate your insight and recommendation. We hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Thank you for your comment. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Good luck when you make your way up to the North East of England, particularly County Durham. You might want to swith to a Humvee!
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Hmm sheep products. I have some wooly jumpers does that count ? 😀
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Welcome to England. You HAVE to go to Northumberland on the coast. It will make you not want to leave.
No, but we will definitely check it out! We love it here, learning and exploring this beautiful country. Thank you for your time. Hope you have a great weekend. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Sheep sweat is lanolin. Lanolin is used in the beauty industry and on plastic banknotes. It is also how you get vitamin D. It is extracted from the wool after shearing during the cleaning process.
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I enjoyed the ride.
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2 other places to visit. Finchinfield in essex is a true chocolate box village land. Also,dedham a village,and area,made famous by the paintings of john constable. Dedham also has an american link as general shermans ancestors ran the school their.
Fabulous, thanks for the recommendation! We have an ever growing list of places to visit, and we love it. Thanks for your time! 🤍 Jess x
Without a doubt our best milk comes from the south west Devon and Cornwall. I live near London and visited the south west a lot as a kid and their milk was always more creamy and the ice cream is not white it's real creamy
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Under a year old it's Lamb, over a year old it's Mutton, you have to cook it it slower, just as good as Lamb makes good stews. Its also cheaper rarely hear of mutton but it appears to be making a come back. An Pakistani girl I worked with it was all her family would buy. its a "Wall not a fence".Aah.
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Hogget is sheep meat one to two years old, mutton is two years or more
Oh my god, you're in Bedfordshire?!
Thought I recognised that stretch of the A6
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Lovely video x
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Lamb with mint sauce ( mint chopped very fine with malt vinegar). Roast potatoes and veg y🤤😋😋😋
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@@DaydreamersBarn You can get it commercially. From the shop in the UK. I teaspoon it out in a cup then add more malt vinegar . Before putting on the lamb it's 😋😋😋 with roast potatoes. Try it. both malt vinegar and mint sauce are commercially available. Google them
Most exotic meat I’ve ever eaten is duck and goat- glad you enjoy our country ❤❤
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@@DaydreamersBarn I’m so happy you are happy here in UK- do you have feelings on the Monarchy? Xxxx
Shame you didn't continue from the farm following the brown country park sign. The family and dogs could have had a nice walk. From there you could travel to Lavendon (pronounce the don as dun) via the village of Harrold.
Lamb shank is lovely to try.
I didn't know we would have to come back and check it out! Thank you for your recommendation. We truly appreciate your time watching and commenting! We hope you have a great week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
You should take a trip to Yeovil there’s a farm that have water buffalo. Their shop is a little gem, ice cream is stunning as is the meat.
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I had water buffalo in Nepal yonks ago. Yeovil isn't far away, so thanks for the tip. I feel a little drive coming on!
Great video 👍If you want to cater to a specialized customer of dairy products think about Goat milk as well as sheep and mozzarella bull cow's.These animals are good for people who have lactose intolerance etc😊
We're so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for your support and kindness. Will look into your recommendation
We're definitely trying to do different things than the typical American tourist. We want to think outside the box. We hope you have a wonderful week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Hope you enjoy your stay in the UK 🇬🇧 🇺🇲
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Be Kind and Pass it Forward, my favorite Phrases!
I love it! This world needs more kindness, and I always try to pass it on to the next person. I hope you have the most amazing weekend and week ahead, friend! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
This was very helpful as my wife and I are trying to decide if we want to drive and rent a car when we go for our England trip. Are the curvy arrows in the middle of the road indicators that it is ok to pass? Also is England this green most of the winter? Great vid thanks! Don't worry about the camera this was very informative for me. Cheers
The arrows on the road that curve inwards are to warn you to get into your lane if you are overtaking. There is probably a blind bend ahead or other restrictions. You can overtake anywhere provided it is safe to do so and you do not cross any sold line between the lanes. Solid lines are to be treated as a brick wall. That doesn't stop some idiots from crossing into the oncoming lane, but it is illegal. Overtaking on the brow of a hill is illegal, for obvious reasons, with or without the solid lines. You will see various speed warnings, either on the road or signed. The flashing speed sign lets you know whether or not you are over or under the limit and are not speed cameras, more advisory. You get a smiley face if you are under the limit. The white circle with a black cross is the national speed limit sign, 60mph on country B roads. And yes, the fields are green during the winter unless covered in snow. Summer fields will be green or yellow from rape seed but if we have a drought they will turn brown until the first rain.
James "the Highway Code" www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code It will show you our Road rules i.e. permissible speeds, signs, road markings etc You can even take free tests on some sites. many counties are introducing speed restrictions in places ie 20 MPH. Wales has introduces 20MPH throughout the country.
@@RonSeymour1 Thanks Ron!
@@jamesturtle Enjoy your trip. Visit the Cotswolds if possible.
Yes, the grass is usually green the years round as it's rare to have a drought and snow isn't common and any snow doesn't usually lie for long.
The animals they are referring too are cows , popular thing in England and America in the form of McDonald's
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Meat sheep start as Lamb, then become Hogget and finally Mutton. You have to seek out Hogget and Mutton though and maybe order from a specialist farm with a slaughterhouse, or order from a traditional butcher.
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If you're eating lamb, make sure you have it with mint sauce on the side!
We've tried it and didn't care for it, but maybe it wasn't made correctly.... We will give it a try once more. Thank you for your comment and time watching our video. Have a great week ahead! Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
One thing you wont miss are ,are roads and potholes 😉
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We call sheep meat Mutton and Lamb is Lamb
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Minted Lamb shank is da Bomb !!!
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Great video
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Sheep is the animal, the meat is called mutton. However, 'lamb' is used for both the animal and the meat.
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Please make it like the Lampoon's!!!!
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Are you driving automatic or manual? How long have you been in the UK, you used to driving on the left yet?
Both Chris and I only drive manual here. Allows us to appreciate the roads even more. We are comfortable now driving on the left
Will he odd when we have to go back and drive on tue right side. We have been here over a year now. We appreciate your time watching and leaving a comment. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Roast lamb is lovely, there's only one problem... lambs are pets.
Haha, I know I feel horrible, but they're very yummy... Much like a cute chicken, rabbit, or fish. We appreciate your comment, friend! We hope you have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
Really love your videos ❤ I've subscribed ⚘️🌼🪻
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You have to be careful of wild muntjac ( deer) especially at night times as they just cross roads and come out of bushes, hedges, gardens. They are a nuisance and can cause thousands of pounds of damage to your car if you hit one. I’m enjoying your video. You drive better than some British people.
Thanks for the kind words. We are aware of the muntjacs....one of us is petrified of them, lol. We have noticed we see them more as seasonal animals, though. Is that accurate? Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers 🍻 Chris and Jess.
I have not tried sheep's milk but always buy whole goat's milk from Sainsbury's which I much prefer to cow's milk.
Great for making flat white coffee's at home.
Quick tip: If you go to France,or worse, Italy, do NOT try to get what Americans, very falsely in my view, call 'coffee' ! As they will simply call for the guillotine to be put back in service!
And very rightly so, in my opinion, as American 'coffee' is an offence against God and man! :-0
It is interesting that most people do not even consider other milk as an option. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
North beds is very nice area
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Did you ever find out what the surprising animals were?
Unfortunately, no we didn't. We went another way to explore more. Maybe we should go back and see.. it was so cool. Appreciate your time watching and commenting. Hope you have a lovely rest of your week. Cheers 🤍 Jess & family x
@@DaydreamersBarn I've since had a look and there was a house for sale in the village you went through where the description said you could look out on to the neighbouring farm's deer herd. So your guess was right!
Have you been to the Yorkshire dales, York, the cotswolds, the Lake District?
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@@DaydreamersBarn I really miss my drives out in the countryside... So this was a pleasant surprise for me... After a spell of ill health... I haven't driven since mid August last year... But once spring has arrived... I will venture out again if my health issues with my leg starts to improve... My favourite places to visit in the UK are... The Yorkshire Dales... The Lake District... Anglesey North Wales... And Wells-Next-The-Sea On The North Norfolk Coast... It is my absolute favourite place to holiday here in the UK... And i can highly recommend spending some time there... If you're interested in this fabulous place... I'll put a video link about Wells-Next-The-Sea... Right here for you to enjoy. 👍Cheers guys. 🍺 ------------> ruclips.net/video/rHfpzLy8tjE/видео.htmlsi=oSRurJvE4WWJnumV
@@DaydreamersBarn And this is a video of The Lake District in Cumbria. 👍--------> ruclips.net/video/7CR2hH3Kb7U/видео.htmlsi=StzUsoDlOn2SPZ03
Welcome to the land of the Angles
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@@DaydreamersBarn glad your enjoying the countryside and steering around our medieval roads that were old Roman roads and grass tracks around old village boundaries and that were there before the modern roads were built just enjoy next time the Lake District and the highlands of Scotland …
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Goat, rabbit, Hair and Goose is all good meat!
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Why would you pick the middle of winter to visit England? 😅
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@@DaydreamersBarn bless you hope you enjoy
Hi sheep meat is called mutton
Older sheep is mutton. Youngest is lamb, then hogget, with mutton 3 years and older.
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Sheep’s cheese. Delicious
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No need to apologise for the bumpy ride. Looked like you had a nice family day out.
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Tbh.....I skipped thru most of this. Its normal for me. I know it's not probably aimed at me or Brits in general. I liked seeing the farm etc. BUT how American does your husband look??? He looks like Dale Earnhard! 😁 Hats! You never mentioned hats! Baseball hats/truckers hats, hats in general. Generally not worn often here, but in the States, EVERYBODY wears them! 😁 You love the back roads in the UK and we love the backroads in Merica. We are very similar in looks obviously too. This is not a racist remark but something I've noticed.....we've been a few places stateside. NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, FL, AL, MS, TX, GA, SC, NC, TN! Done a few roadtrips. Just what I've noticed. NOT racist! Okay.....in Florida, a lot of Hispanics. In Texas, a lot of Mexicans. In Tennessee, everybody was like us! LOL. 😆🇺🇸🏴
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The English flag 🏴
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You won’t be driving though the uk with our weather today
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13:55 QUAINT ALERT!!! 🤐
Hi guys. I know that you don't mean it but to most of us Brits the word "Quaint" is rather a demeaning one and can be construed as meaning old fashioned therefore useless and out of touch. Best not to use it too often around us natives, eh? 😉
Sorry AP but certainly not in the West Midlands and East of England where I've spent my 73 years. Here it means old fashioned and endearing, and always has.
I'm Welsh and associate quaint with being nice.
@@captaintorch983
I did say "most of us".
@@jca111
I did say "most of us".
@captaintorch983 same in the south west too