Thank you so much for the “shoutouts”there, Tweedy! I also very much appreciate you not giving away what I was doing when you called…! Stane Street is a very important Roman road - and I definitely saw some Agger in your beautiful footage! Firstly, and as you mentioned, it was very early - playing a role in the occupation. Secondly, it might have been the impetus behind Margary writing Roman Roads in Britain. It was certainly a road that caught his attention, years before he undertook his incredible research. In a previous life and a previous marriage, I lived on a Roman Stane Street. Not this one - the far less well known one that runs from Colchester and on through Hertfordshire. I must clarify that I lived at the Hertfordshire end. Not Essex. As ever, the food looked amazing and made me feel hungry. I guess I could have sub-licensed the Centurion footage - thinking about it!

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thank you Mr WC21! Yes your whereabouts during that phone call were rather surprising but perhaps that's best kept between the two of us. I wonder what your thoughts are on that apparent bend in the road around Halnaker Hill...? It was interesting to me that there was still a public footpath which doggedly kept to the straight line, while the A road skirted round the base of the hill, but I really couldn't get much of a sense of an erstwhile Roman road on that very overgrown (albeit straight) path. Perhaps it did feel Roman in later sections though - it's good to hear my incredibly amateur "agger detector" might have been more or less correct! I'm aware I have an outstanding (likely both senses) video of yours on my "to watch" list - I've been on a ridiculous binge of editing today and have edited and published no fewer than four videos today! (Don't get excited - the other three are wine nonsense.) So I really ought to set aside some time to actually watch some videos rather than just churning them out like I'm in some kind of sweat shop. I rather suspect my family might be expecting some of my time this evening however!

@WC21UKProductionsLtd

13 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors this is what Margary says (if I’ve got the right bit): “..and it continues well marked as an agger or hedge bank to a point near the farm Seabeach, where the modern road rejoins it for a short distance, and then a lane follows it over Halnaker Hill with remains of the agger. Then, except for a short diversion in Westhampnett, the modern road lies upon it all the way to Chichester.” If I’ve matched that correctly to your route, I’d say the “kink” is later and you were on the road! I’m sure I saw an agger at one stage, when you were on that section! Laughed out loud at the”sweat shop” comment! Can relate!

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Yes that sounds like a good match!

@WC21UKProductionsLtd

13 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors my understanding is that it’s an incredibly straight alignment - with just one significant alignment adjustment between London and Chichester. I would like to have a look at the agger on the downs beyond where you were - it’s well preserved!

There are just moments when you need a Tweedy Outdoors video. Thanks for supplying them in constant high quality! That was quite a substantial pot of Moussaka you got yourself outside of - impressive!

The waterproof jacket is the 'Citra' of fashion. ;)

"Sorry it's a bit grainy" I see the jokes have not got better! lol. Loved the cooking bit.

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

My strategy is to try and hone that one joke to perfection rather than risk branching out into others.

Moussaka? In a ditch? How absolutely wonderfully eccentric :)

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Is that not normal...?

@Lancs1812

13 күн бұрын

​@@tweedyoutdoors Ahh but you do it with panache Sir Tweedalot 😎

The etiquette with runners is to applaud and maybe high five as they run past.

So after watching you for over a year now, I would like to officially pronounce you the KZread version of ‘Mortimer and Whitehouse gone Fishing…’ nice pleasant easy watching in beautiful English countryside with an injection of (dodgy) humour 👌😄

Superb entertainment. Sorry I couldn't help with a Centurion outfit 😅

Perfect lunch spot!

Lovely video! Enjoyed flipping over to “English Sparkling with Tweedy” (and subscribing) to watch your bit reviewing Tinwood Estate’s selection. Happy to see that the weather generally cooperated. I’m not at all familiar with that portion of West Sussex, but you clearly stumbled onto a gem. Well done…thank you…happy Father’s Day…Cheers!!! 🍻

I think that was a bit more aubergine surprise rather than Moussaka. The Roman diet would be a very interesting subject, bearing in mind that they had no tomatoes or potatoes at that time, olive oil would have been their no 1 ingredient. I would guess they were very adaptable, can you imagine Pizza without the tomato paste.

Thanks for the great video, when you phoned your friends up I then expected to see you walking past in a Roman toga costume. You could also get yourself a pair of tweed running short and join those sadists. 👍

You may have happened upon a South Downs Way 100 mile event if you were filming 8/9 Jun. Winchester to Eastbourne so not surprising they looked a bit grim.

Ahh, Chichester. Wonderful place. The South Downs Planetarium is situated in the vicinity, and I seem to remember somewhere near to Chichester is a Falconry Centre.

That moussaka in a ditch looked pretty filling. Stane Street, goes near where I live in Epsom, and is very straight when if goes up and across Mickleham Downs.

Lovely video. I definitely think you got the running-in-the-countryside etiquette right. Disappointed you didn't get at least a raise of the hand back, but perhaps this was a very long run.

A classic!! Sorry to tell you John but that heart shaped mark on the bottom of your pan was the mother of all those slugs!! I don't recall eating potatoes in moussaka but maybe its just bad memory, it looked great. I guess we are on tenterhooks waiting for Hedleys troupe of Centurians. Sympathise with the overgrown paths!! Very enjoyable walk, well done!!

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thanks David! I've always used potatoes in moussaka but no idea where I got the original recipe from. It does sound a bit like an anglicised version doesn't it?

@davidberlanny3308

13 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors Yes, I think you're right. I think I've only eaten it in Greece, but why not, it looked good to me, top marks!!

Brilliant. First class.

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Although I don't think there's much competition in the sport of cooking moussaka next to a ditch!

Good food and sorounings but I would have thought you would have visited a pub at the end.

Very enjoyable. The etymology of Halnaker is excellent. I went for a guess, looked it up and was pleased I had got half of it. My favourite was the ditch you had your meal on and a parish boundary too

@tweedyoutdoors

12 күн бұрын

Thank you! It was a very satisfying ditch. I had seen the dotted line on the map for the parish boundary before I got there but hadn't assumed that would correspond to any physical structure. I'm intrigued as to why it was considered necessary. Or maybe it was one of those cases where the parish boundary was defined to follow some pre-existing structure for convenience? Which would only make it more intriguing.

Didn't plan a glass of wine passing yon vineyard? ...OK.....I now know why Mr WC21 (UK) and Hedley got led astray ....Not a kinky Roman road...Mr Tweedy found a vineyard on the way haha!...Seriously, Mr Tweedy ..Your vids are fascinating, highly charming and are presented with no slugs eaten in the making of the vid..A true joy to watch ...The British Boulder of resistance was money well spent...Mr WC 21 (UK) hit over 10,000 views on that vid 😝..

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thank you Phil! I really hope no slugs were eaten in the making of this video.

Good video Tweedy. Good to see an English vineyard! 🇬🇧 🇳🇿

Another wonderful video 👍 I'd be more likely to watch the bbc if it had more country walks, tweed, outside cooking and pub reviews 😊

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Ken! I think once upon a time the BBC did have all of those things (maybe not all in the same programme?) but nowadays it seems we have to do it ourselves!

Lovely video showing our wonderful countryside. I think Halnaker is pronounced by the Sussex folk as Hanakar ? Love the area and was married in a lovely old church just south of Chi ( yuppy for Chichester ) at Donnington. Millstream at Bosham was/is nice ?

Another great vid, now with added slugs!

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thank you - I think the slugs just wanted to be famous! I feel bad now that they instead ended up getting flicked into the undergrowth.

Better moussaka than I make at home!

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Yours probably didn't have a risk of tiny slugs in it though!

Nice excursion sir. It’s pronounced Hanacker.

👍

Hi Tweedy. A delightful ramble which illustrates beautifully this lovely part of Southern England. My wife and I are due to visit that same area towards the end of next week. I wish we were as adventurous as you and cooked alfresco and opened a bottle of wine, rather than relying on our packed lunches and thermos flasks. Perhaps one day. As always, thank you. 👏👏👍😀🍷

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Andrew! This is the second walk I've done now starting at Chichester - the other one headed in a different direction but both included glorious scenery.

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian

13 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors Away from the crowds that flock to the coastal hotspots we are indeed blessed with some gorgeous scenery to enjoy in peace.

Quote a lot of vineyards down this way now

No mention of Hilaire Belloc’s song ‘ Halnaker Mill’? Come on Tweedy!

@tweedyoutdoors

9 күн бұрын

I wish I had known that - alas a gap in my knowledge of Belloc there! I've read The Four Men and The Old Road but didn't know that poem.

If someone were to visit England and want to spend a day walking a beautiful trail in the countryside, which trail would you recommend?

@tweedyoutdoors

11 күн бұрын

So difficult to pick just one! My favourite trails are the South Downs Way, the Ridgeway and Offa's Dyke Path. There are many more I haven't walked yet in England. Those three all offer something quite different, and each one is fairly long (the South Downs Way is 100 miles) with varying scenery along the way. It depends what you want really...? Hilltops? Woodland? Coastal? Ancient history? Do you want to be far away from it all, or have bits of civilisation along the way?

@benson0509

11 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors I bet it's difficult to pick one. I think I'd go for some villages along the way (maybe stop for a pint somewhere and then keep going). If there's good hilltops too or just great landscape is what I would want.

@tweedyoutdoors

11 күн бұрын

@@benson0509 The South Downs Way has a lot going for it, and parts of it can be reached within only an hour's train journey from London. You're usually never far from a village, and some sections pass directly through villages but it can in places feel surprisingly remote. On the downside it can also be quite popular and on a sunny day you might be sharing the route with quite a few other people. The most iconic section is probably along the Seven Sisters - white chalk cliffs, where the downs meet the sea. There's also an inland route option for that stretch, if you want something a bit greener and quieter.

A valiant attempt, but it's pronounced "Hannacker" 😊 Just over the road from me...

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

I knew whatever I said it was going to be wrong!

@colinbrockhurst2161

12 күн бұрын

@@tweedyoutdoors I'm not judging you. Well, I am, but silently like the 'l' in Halnaker.

It’s interesting watching your videos and well done 👏 to see what you will be cooking I wonder how you get. It in the rucksack 😅👏

A cereal pun? Too corny. Otherwise, fine content. Carry on.

@tweedyoutdoors

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Barley! Sorry, Barry.