The breadth of your knowledge is amazing. You must have had a great education and paid attention 🙂. We enjoy every waffle. I would love to travel with you from John o' Groats to Lands Ends - it would be a memorable journey.
Good old fashioned quirky fun facts. If you didn't tell us, who would? Great video. Continuity of the Blue T-Shirt and Red Jacket was excellent.Thank You.
Very interesting, thanks. I've been to Telegraph Hill in St. Johns, Newfoundland, which is where Marconi received the transmission. Telegraph Hill has been preserved and has information about this - such a shame we don't do the same thing in this country.
Agree with your sentiments. I worked in my youth for Western Union when it was a telegraph & communications company, so became familiar with such British Isle locations such as Poldhu cove, Porthcurno and Valentia island (Dairbhre) just off the coast of Kerry, Eire.
Thankyou for taking us on this most excellent and informative expedition around Great Britain. My Mom was born in Lowestoft (the Brown family emigrated to Canada in 1924- she was the second youngest of 12 kids when they got on the ship to make the passage). I always knew that my Mom came from Low-stoff! I had no idea it was the eastern-most point though. Ha pardon my waffle! Another great video!
Thank you so much for putting in so much hard work in travelling around to make this video! By the way - never apologise for "waffling" ; your channel gives a lot more interesting information that most others in precisely those moments!
Some more quirky facts. The far west you can go on the railway system is Malaig! It beats Penzance by less than one degree if I remember correctly. Penzance is as far south as you can go. Thurso is as far north and Lowestoft is as far east. I've done all four extremes!
Super video! :) Subscribed! When it comes to commercialisation of the extremities, they don't come much worse than Land's End! (Worse than Lizard Point.) But as you say, Corrachadh Mòr is the most westerly point of mainland Britain anyway, around 22 miles further west than Land's End. And lots of people drive through the Ardnamurchan lopolith to get to beautiful Sanna Bay, without realising what they're driving through - which you could argue is a good thing, to help keep it unspoilt, but also a pity to miss out on the wonder of it. It really is a stunning part of the world, and I'm lucky enough for both Ardnamurchan and Dunnet Head to be day-tripable.
I did the a similar thing last year where I went to the most southerly point of the whole continent of Africa. I sat there for a really long time and just pondered that sitting there alone there wasn’t a soul south of me on that huge continent and it was extremely humbling. I’m loving this video for similar reasons.
Wow!! I absolutely love this video! It was awesome! You did such an amazing job…! I literally felt that I was there with you, traveling Great Britain! You had my undivided attention, I was completely blown away! I’ve never been there, however, I felt like I was. What a journey!! I loved all of it! If I may ask, how long did it take you to make this video? 3000 miles is a long way, time, a lot of work, also, the editing…! outstanding!! Brother, I’m completely impressed, you got me HOOK, LINE AND SINKER! It was fascinating to travel with you! Thank you so much!! 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯I really love your channel and content 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸 from Washington state, USA.
Fifty plus years ago I got my map-readers cubs badge and as a result ended up being the family navigator rather than my mother and swapped places in the car. So I had to look out for my father when on continental Europe so he could tell when to overtake! So I was pleased to find someone who is passionate about maps and also the Marconi antenna point. My maternal grandfather's first job was in the South West of Ireland at Telegraph Field on Valentia Island where the first undersea cable came ashore. Interestingly Marconi, his servant (who likely did the work) nor the scientific establishment knew about the ionosphere which acts as a miror allowing radio waves to bounce over the Atlantic. So it was luck on Marconi's part rather than a breathtaking new theory. BTW I have subscribed.
this is a fantastic video. Every time i go to the coast I try to go as far as I can one way until the sea stops me. this is such a fun way to look at GB and is really captures that feeling of being on your own looking at a beautiful british landscape. really inspired me to go to the scottish highlands soon as i havent explored there enough and it looks absolutely beautiful.
Absolutely brilliant video, great when you learn new stuff. As a radio student many years ago we were taught about the radio transmission but this refreshed my memory. Old concrete blocks can hold secrets and with some research can bring their stories to life. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for taking us along on a fun adventure filled with history, geography, geology and travel. You are a treasure for those of us who love to explore.
Great video, I was in New England recently on the Cape and visited Marconi Beach and the Wireless Museum there which was very excellent. Lots about Marconi and the transmission to Cornwall.
Really appreciate your generous and easy to follow teaching . Just made up a new mnemonic for paths . M's . Missing ( overgrown) MIssed . Muddy Marshy . Misleading ( animal paths into impassable scrub or onto an impossible slope)Misty. Mysterious and Memorable
Your videos are the best! The waffles are brilliant and add these unexpected gems of knowledge that might seem trivial but actually add significant value. I definitely have to get Great Britain on my travel list.
Im very slowly following the book High Points, in which the author waljed to every county top in the UK, as an extra he visited the lowest point, so i have vistrd Holme Fen as well. Been within a few miles or less of the others apart from the most Westerly
I just stunbled upon this video in my RUclips feed and I'm very glad I did. This was such an interesting video. I particularly love all your added extra fun facts and points of geographical/historical intrigue. Keep it up, you have one new subscriber 😊
Of all the points you mentioned, Lowestoft is the nearest to continental Europe, being 115 miles from Ijmuiden port (to W. of Amsterdam), but this is still at least 5 times further than from Dover to Calais (which you can see easily with the naked eye, provided you're in the castle or on the cliffs) - at ground level you can only see about 7 miles ahead because of the earth's curvature.
Got to say I skip through most videos, but this one I watched all the way through .very interesting a lot of work and effort gone into make this .thanks for sharing your knowledge
An additional thank you for showing Marconi’s concrete plate! Topic suggestion - „places that are not quite where tourists take their selfies“. Starting with the 0° meridian - we now know better, but back in the days a transit telescope using mercury in a trough as a mirror got misaligned due to a local gravitational anomaly at the Royal Observatory. And the historical line is slightly off, so to speak.
You call it waffling, I find it fascinating and really cool, if you can waffle like that often, you'd be awesome to hang out with. I've never heard of a lopolith before, pretty darn cool.
excellent, ok so my viewing list.. you, of course, Nick Zentner, Tally Ho, Charlie bishop, ermm.. that's it I think only th discerning can appreciate the best. thank you.
Ive got to say i absolutely loved this video. Ur really cool man. Loved the extra bits u add in and it’s a rlly interesting video idea that taught me a lot. I’d Love to see more
Glad you went up to the lighthouse, stomped up there in December 2007 while I rented I house for a few days up the road. At the time I rented it because it was the most northerly rentable property on the mainland but I went up to Easter head to go to the most northerly point and to see the buildings there. I did do a day trip up to the Orkneys too, came back in the evening when the ferry was hit by a mighty storm. Everyone on the boat turned green including the crew, except me, so imagine the effect when I ordered 2 double bacon sandwiches and the bacon stank out the lounge, the hatred was palpable, it was nice. I swear I'm jinxed, every time I use a sea ferry I always get hit by a storm in one direction, I don't know what I did to offend Thor and deserve such punishment.
I have had a bit of an ambition to cycle between these points, adding in Salisbury Cathedral, the Humber Bridge, the Tan Hill Inn, and Wanlockhead, all extremes of different natures
So I understand that the You-Tube Channel has provided you with a Private Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter for these outstanding omni-directional, multi-informational, navigational and sensational landmass discussions. Beats a standard Double Decker Bus. Cheers!
No need to keep putting down your passionate asides on history or geography, they're an essential part of what we enjoy about your channel
Seconded.
I’d definitely subscribe to a second channel that is just him talking about the cool history and geography across the UK.
The breadth of your knowledge is amazing. You must have had a great education and paid attention 🙂. We enjoy every waffle. I would love to travel with you from John o' Groats to Lands Ends - it would be a memorable journey.
Good old fashioned quirky fun facts. If you didn't tell us, who would? Great video. Continuity of the Blue T-Shirt and Red Jacket was excellent.Thank You.
Very interesting, thanks. I've been to Telegraph Hill in St. Johns, Newfoundland, which is where Marconi received the transmission. Telegraph Hill has been preserved and has information about this - such a shame we don't do the same thing in this country.
In my country of origin, the game is to erase our history and replace it with hogwash.
We were also there in August 2022. Parks Canada National Historic Site. Fascinating place (amateur radio operator here). Love Parks Canada.
Agree with your sentiments. I worked in my youth for Western Union when it was a telegraph & communications company, so became familiar with such British Isle locations such as Poldhu cove, Porthcurno and Valentia island (Dairbhre) just off the coast of Kerry, Eire.
I've seen every video this channel has produced. And still, each new one offers something new and interesting.
Ah Ness Point. My sister had a job in the Birds Eye frozen chicken nugget factory there one summer from uni. Never again she said!
Be nice to see the observatory building on Ben Nevis restored.
First class waffle 👍🏼
I learn so much from your videos. My problem is remembering it all 😁
Cheers,
GaryB
I think the blue line is ‘Mean Low Water Springs’
Lowerstoft = Low’a’stoft.
Yeah I've never heard it pronounced Low-stoft before (although Wikipedia lists both as acceptable pronunciations)
@@flappetyflippers Maybe a deep Suffolk accent may say Low’stoft but there are very few proper Suffolk accents left in the County.
That cliff. The landscape is stunning.
This was an utterly absorbing North, South, East, and West tour de force of Great Britain. The presentation was brilliant.
What a fantastic video! Thanks RUclips homepage for recommending this gem!
The whole video is full of great information and engaging presentation!
Excellent. Well done for making such an epic trip and for adding such interesting details. Very educational.
An excellent tour. Thank you. And I enjoyed the waffles. I love the way you love the land.
Thankyou for taking us on this most excellent and informative expedition around Great Britain. My Mom was born in Lowestoft (the Brown family emigrated to Canada in 1924- she was the second youngest of 12 kids when they got on the ship to make the passage). I always knew that my Mom came from Low-stoff! I had no idea it was the eastern-most point though. Ha pardon my waffle! Another great video!
Thank you so much for putting in so much hard work in travelling around to make this video!
By the way - never apologise for "waffling" ; your channel gives a lot more interesting information that most others in precisely those moments!
Lopolith! Magic, Geology AO level 1966!!
And it gets better - ophiolite!! Brilliant..
Some more quirky facts. The far west you can go on the railway system is Malaig! It beats Penzance by less than one degree if I remember correctly. Penzance is as far south as you can go. Thurso is as far north and Lowestoft is as far east.
I've done all four extremes!
So stuck down here in drizzly cloudy Cornwall I see heading for the far north of Scotland for the sun & wonderful views.
Super video! :) Subscribed!
When it comes to commercialisation of the extremities, they don't come much worse than Land's End! (Worse than Lizard Point.) But as you say, Corrachadh Mòr is the most westerly point of mainland Britain anyway, around 22 miles further west than Land's End.
And lots of people drive through the Ardnamurchan lopolith to get to beautiful Sanna Bay, without realising what they're driving through - which you could argue is a good thing, to help keep it unspoilt, but also a pity to miss out on the wonder of it. It really is a stunning part of the world, and I'm lucky enough for both Ardnamurchan and Dunnet Head to be day-tripable.
You are truly a font of knowledge. Utterly brilliantinio
What an interesting journey you've taken us on. Thank you my friend. Keep Calm and Waffle on!!!
Amazed at how captivated I am by a relatively simple concept. Excellent execution on a topic a lot of people try to make content on to lesser success
Incredibly glad I've stumbled across this channel. Thank you.
You don't need to apologise for being informative. That's why people like us click on this sort of stuff.
I loved this, thanks for taking the time to make it. There is no need to apologise for waffling ! It's all really interesting.
Loved it! Great video.
I've just ticked-off the four UK extremities/cardinal points. Took me four years...
Happy days!
A superb video as always, very informative and enthralling waffle, especially the lopolith. Keep up the great work.
Outstanding, and the interesting concrete is more thought provoking than anything on the tele - bravo!
I did the a similar thing last year where I went to the most southerly point of the whole continent of Africa. I sat there for a really long time and just pondered that sitting there alone there wasn’t a soul south of me on that huge continent and it was extremely humbling. I’m loving this video for similar reasons.
Absolutely brilliant! I’ve done S, E, W, L & H. Just N to go!
Wow!! I absolutely love this video! It was awesome! You did such an amazing job…! I literally felt that I was there with you, traveling Great Britain! You had my undivided attention, I was completely blown away! I’ve never been there, however, I felt like I was. What a journey!! I loved all of it! If I may ask, how long did it take you to make this video? 3000 miles is a long way, time, a lot of work, also, the editing…! outstanding!! Brother, I’m completely impressed, you got me HOOK, LINE AND SINKER! It was fascinating to travel with you! Thank you so much!! 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯I really love your channel and content 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸 from Washington state, USA.
❤wow what a comment. ❤
Some of the most interesting waffle I've heard for ages, nice little departure from the usual.
Love this channel.
Thank you. Fascinating video journey!
Fabulous bit. Thank you so much for the work to give this to us.
You keep waffling fella. It's very interesting 👍
Fifty plus years ago I got my map-readers cubs badge
and as a result ended up being the family navigator
rather than my mother and swapped places in the car.
So I had to look out for my father when on continental Europe
so he could tell when to overtake!
So I was pleased to find someone who is passionate about maps
and also the Marconi antenna point.
My maternal grandfather's first job was in the South West of Ireland
at Telegraph Field on Valentia Island where the first undersea cable
came ashore.
Interestingly Marconi, his servant (who likely did the work) nor
the scientific establishment knew about the ionosphere
which acts as a miror allowing radio waves to bounce over the Atlantic.
So it was luck on Marconi's part rather than a breathtaking new theory.
BTW I have subscribed.
😀😀😀 Thank you Mr Nalor
Thanks, great video, Sugwas in Herefordshire pronounced Sugus, Bagwyllydiart also in Herefordshire Baggle iddy art.
The highlands without a doubt are my favourite part of the UK, there is so much natural beauty and incredible nature
this is a fantastic video. Every time i go to the coast I try to go as far as I can one way until the sea stops me. this is such a fun way to look at GB and is really captures that feeling of being on your own looking at a beautiful british landscape. really inspired me to go to the scottish highlands soon as i havent explored there enough and it looks absolutely beautiful.
Very interesting and well presented, I am looking forward to the next one.
Absolutely brilliant video, great when you learn new stuff. As a radio student many years ago we were taught about the radio transmission but this refreshed my memory. Old concrete blocks can hold secrets and with some research can bring their stories to life. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.
❤ it was very informative and love it when u waffle 😂
Thanks for taking us along on a fun adventure filled with history, geography, geology and travel. You are a treasure for those of us who love to explore.
Very interesting video! I didn't expect to enjoy this video as much as i did.
This was a pleasure to watch! Your energy is lovely - Thank you 😊
Absolutely brilliant and fascinating. Please do not put down your ' waffles' - they are a joy to listen to.
This has been a Smorgasbord of gresmorgasbord wonderful waffle!
Cheers!
Amazing video, great knowledge. This deserves a load more views
I watch everyone of your videos. Every Waffle is a tiny bit of amazing knowledge. It is what keeps me coming back.
Great video, I was in New England recently on the Cape and visited Marconi Beach and the Wireless Museum there which was very excellent. Lots about Marconi and the transmission to Cornwall.
Your journey / this video was very interesting indeed! Especially that "slab of concrete". :D
I'd like to see a great big Lopolith forming out there in Ness Point, Lowerstoft...
This video was 10/10 and something I have never seen done before.
Fascinating video. Well done to Marconi for his life altering achievement
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm of the sites visited
in any part of england there is always something interesting. profound.
Lowestoft is my hometown :-) the wind turbine is known locally as Gulliver
Really appreciate your generous and easy to follow teaching . Just made up a new mnemonic for paths . M's . Missing ( overgrown) MIssed . Muddy Marshy . Misleading ( animal paths into impassable scrub or onto an impossible slope)Misty. Mysterious and Memorable
Your videos are the best! The waffles are brilliant and add these unexpected gems of knowledge that might seem trivial but actually add significant value. I definitely have to get Great Britain on my travel list.
Such an intetesting video, just come across your channel
Incredible work. I thought you get a crew with camera work, but it turned out you are one man show.
Great video as always. Very informative and enjoyable
Don't think I've ever heard Lowestoft said like that, I've always just said it how it looks, locals might say "Loo-a-staaft" though...
Excellent,
Very interesting & well put together, I enjoyed that .
Thank you, 👍
Absolutely LOVE this channel. Waffle away....
your passion for geography is absolutely infectious lol
What an interesting video, thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's made me want to get out to see these places. 🙂
Im very slowly following the book High Points, in which the author waljed to every county top in the UK, as an extra he visited the lowest point, so i have vistrd Holme Fen as well. Been within a few miles or less of the others apart from the most Westerly
What a gem of a video! Bless for the titbits of information too shout out 🙏
Ness point made me scoff there's no way 😂💀
amazing, thank you - and I always wonder where you find these nuggets of knowledge
I just stunbled upon this video in my RUclips feed and I'm very glad I did. This was such an interesting video. I particularly love all your added extra fun facts and points of geographical/historical intrigue. Keep it up, you have one new subscriber 😊
In this part of Suffolk we say Low-es-toft.
Well, in 1980, I had the pleasure of visiting the receiving end of that Morse Code Antenna in St. John's NFLD. Signal Hill they call it.
Of all the points you mentioned, Lowestoft is the nearest to continental Europe, being 115 miles from Ijmuiden port (to W. of Amsterdam),
but this is still at least 5 times further than from Dover to Calais (which you can see easily with the naked eye, provided you're in the castle or on the cliffs) -
at ground level you can only see about 7 miles ahead because of the earth's curvature.
Cool 😎
Got to say I skip through most videos, but this one I watched all the way through .very interesting a lot of work and effort gone into make this .thanks for sharing your knowledge
Brilliant informative video with extra waffle! More please
Liked, subbed and commenting for the algorithm. Loved this video mate.
An additional thank you for showing Marconi’s concrete plate!
Topic suggestion - „places that are not quite where tourists take their selfies“. Starting with the 0° meridian - we now know better, but back in the days a transit telescope using mercury in a trough as a mirror got misaligned due to a local gravitational anomaly at the Royal Observatory. And the historical line is slightly off, so to speak.
Brand new to this channel. I thought this video was outstanding. Great research and delivery. Immediate subscribe
You call it waffling, I find it fascinating and really cool, if you can waffle like that often, you'd be awesome to hang out with. I've never heard of a lopolith before, pretty darn cool.
this dude knows everything, im amazed. you gained a new subscriber
That's why he was awarded a dudeship
just found your channel, very entertaining and informative
Thanks
Thank you, it is really appreciated
Lopolith.....I like that word and I like the feature.
Nice one indeed!
excellent, ok so my viewing list.. you, of course, Nick Zentner, Tally Ho, Charlie bishop, ermm.. that's it I think only th discerning can appreciate the best. thank you.
Used to holiday in ardnamurchan as a kid, you must check out sana bay just down the road, fantastic beach and dunes :).
'peninsular' is the adjective - 'peninsula' is the noun
Ive got to say i absolutely loved this video. Ur really cool man. Loved the extra bits u add in and it’s a rlly interesting video idea that taught me a lot. I’d Love to see more
At last, intelligent content, I am very grateful.
Amazing video. Tremendously interesting!
Fantastic video! I learnt a lot!
Excellent stuff as usual thank you!!!!!!!
Glad you went up to the lighthouse, stomped up there in December 2007 while I rented I house for a few days up the road. At the time I rented it because it was the most northerly rentable property on the mainland but I went up to Easter head to go to the most northerly point and to see the buildings there. I did do a day trip up to the Orkneys too, came back in the evening when the ferry was hit by a mighty storm. Everyone on the boat turned green including the crew, except me, so imagine the effect when I ordered 2 double bacon sandwiches and the bacon stank out the lounge, the hatred was palpable, it was nice. I swear I'm jinxed, every time I use a sea ferry I always get hit by a storm in one direction, I don't know what I did to offend Thor and deserve such punishment.
I have had a bit of an ambition to cycle between these points, adding in Salisbury Cathedral, the Humber Bridge, the Tan Hill Inn, and Wanlockhead, all extremes of different natures
So I understand that the You-Tube Channel has provided you with a Private Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter for these outstanding omni-directional, multi-informational, navigational and sensational landmass discussions.
Beats a standard Double Decker Bus.
Cheers!
Incredible video mate 👍
That was fun and informative!
Glad you enjoyed it!