Vicki Explores ... Canterbury (Part One)

With so much to see and do, this is the first of two videos looking at the epic story of Canterbury. The light was fading quickly, but I just about managed to get to all the sights I needed on time - phew!
Thanks as always to my Patreon supporters.
‘Vicki Explores Theme’ and ‘All The Stations’ music by Steven Francis: / artist .
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  • @mesnilman2327
    @mesnilman23274 жыл бұрын

    At times like these, we all need a 'Vicki Explores' to watch

  • @connellylawcoprusjuris4408

    @connellylawcoprusjuris4408

    4 жыл бұрын

    here here

  • @chrisdennis3154
    @chrisdennis31544 жыл бұрын

    It's true, people have lived there that long. Most of them are still trying to get round the ring road.

  • @freewheelsouth8834
    @freewheelsouth88344 жыл бұрын

    The best thing about Canterbury is the museum there that has the orignal models of Bagpus, The Clangers and other children's TV favourites. The programmes were made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate just outside the city..

  • @connellylawcoprusjuris4408
    @connellylawcoprusjuris44084 жыл бұрын

    Vicky explores Canterbury - thats some tale.

  • @aronlau8327
    @aronlau83274 жыл бұрын

    vicky's voice is the best! If only there is an audiobook narrated by her

  • @marthaanderson2656
    @marthaanderson26564 жыл бұрын

    Canterbury is a great day away from London for tourists. It is easy to reach and so compact with tons to see. It is my number one recommend when friends visiting London want a day away

  • @TheRamtops
    @TheRamtops4 жыл бұрын

    "Current king of Kent " so glad you got that right 😂😂👍

  • @mikenkatechandler5243
    @mikenkatechandler52434 жыл бұрын

    mesmerizing Vicki and also Geoff's Vids wish we were there

  • @andyhill242
    @andyhill2424 жыл бұрын

    Interesting as always Vicki, looking forward to part 2 already!

  • @PoppinJay
    @PoppinJay4 жыл бұрын

    Joyous as ever. More please Vicki

  • @gobears6487
    @gobears64874 жыл бұрын

    Caught that Sound of Music reference there, Vicki... 😃👍😃

  • @joannegray5138
    @joannegray51384 жыл бұрын

    Fasinating, as always. Can't wait for the next part xx

  • @jetcity18
    @jetcity184 жыл бұрын

    I studied at the University of Kent in Canterbury and have great memories of the place. Great pubs there too!

  • @alanreader4815
    @alanreader48154 жыл бұрын

    I cant wait. This should be good. Vicki Explores ... Canterbury, in the dark. LOL. Only kidding Vicky. :)

  • @kirstywho1991
    @kirstywho19914 жыл бұрын

    Yass Queen 👸🏻 Excellent as always!

  • @gregturner2334
    @gregturner23344 жыл бұрын

    I work in Canterbury and it's a beautiful place

  • @paulbrien4817
    @paulbrien48172 жыл бұрын

    I spent 3 years a student nurse in Canterbury, qualifying in 2000. I know Lady Wootans Green very well.

  • @SBCBears
    @SBCBears4 жыл бұрын

    Good video. Short, but good. Interesting intro, too, but the video was kind of short. The quick look inside the cathedral was nicely shot, but kind of short. What I'm trying to say is more of Vicki Explores is even better. Thanks Vicki and Geoff.

  • @evancortez2
    @evancortez24 жыл бұрын

    Everything in England so old! Here in America we have buildings and bridges built in the 1800s and we think *THAT'S* old - mere babies compared to UK castles!

  • @caw25sha

    @caw25sha

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do a search for Skara Brae - houses about 5000 years old. No longer inhabited sadly!

  • @tonyrenz6666

    @tonyrenz6666

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not Everything in england is old!!Lots of new buildings too lol Which is makes the london skyline very interesting With the likes of the shard opposite side if the river to the shard !Then st pauls cathedral near all the high rise towers of the city!

  • @rgi9509
    @rgi95094 жыл бұрын

    I love Vicki. That is all.

  • @pj100565
    @pj1005654 жыл бұрын

    Yay! My home town! I seem to remember it rained when you last visited for All The Stations in May 2018. Looking forward to part 2!

  • @chris4383
    @chris43834 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video, thank you!!

  • @Juniper458
    @Juniper4584 жыл бұрын

    I went to Canterbury back in 2008 and I loved it, such well kept city with lots to see and do, not to mention the cathedral which was stunning inside and out!

  • @tonyhollis1506
    @tonyhollis15064 жыл бұрын

    If you’ve not seen it already Vicki, there’s a programme shown on channel 4 by Prof Alice Roberts, historic towns I think and you sound just like her! Look forward to part 2

  • @divarachelenvy
    @divarachelenvy4 жыл бұрын

    fascinating Vicki, thank you.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican4 жыл бұрын

    Part One? Now I’m intrigued for part two

  • @SaturnCanuck
    @SaturnCanuck4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Cannot wait for Pt 2

  • @tobeytransport2802
    @tobeytransport28024 жыл бұрын

    Ooh... Canterbury, a city very familiar to me!

  • @Arthur40TwoDent
    @Arthur40TwoDent4 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving this series, is it possible to put a map and where you are in the UK for each episode?

  • @dlittlester
    @dlittlester4 жыл бұрын

    Vicki, you're awesome. I love history, and you present it beautifully.

  • @MichaelSebastianTodd
    @MichaelSebastianTodd4 жыл бұрын

    ive been to canterbury and kent 2 years ago and love it there ill have to go back in the future

  • @AndrewG1989

    @AndrewG1989

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@clintonepps3666 So Canterbury before it became a city was a village. Never knew that.

  • @welshsasquatch6093
    @welshsasquatch60934 жыл бұрын

    When I was a child I visited Canterbury with my parents. I did a brass rubbing, which I shall have!! It was a happy time.

  • @radiogoodguy6287
    @radiogoodguy62874 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video! Enjoyed the quaintness & historical facts. Vicki, you need to do longer videos so you can give more facts in greater detail. Looking forward to part 2! The video is top quality in production. Good shots.

  • @mikebechley
    @mikebechley4 жыл бұрын

    Vicky at her best - bring on part 2!!!

  • @marchampson006
    @marchampson0064 жыл бұрын

    Another great visit Vicki keep them coming look forward to part two Marc in Bletchley Towers

  • @matthewsmith6197
    @matthewsmith61974 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait for part two. I've been to Canterbury twice. I would like to go back for a third time to give me the chance to do the city and the area justice.

  • @llwyde1104
    @llwyde11044 жыл бұрын

    Very good

  • @caw25sha
    @caw25sha4 жыл бұрын

    Vicki, please make your videos longer! You could easily do 30 minutes on Canterbury. I went to Canterbury last summer on a Javelin from St Pancras. Great service. A few railway-related questions: Why are the stations called Canterbury West and East when any sensible person would call them North and South? Why is there a huge gap between the platforms at Canterbury West? Why is Canterbury West signal box built over the tracks where it would be engulfed in smoke several dozen times a day?

  • @ameliareid1030

    @ameliareid1030

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its called canterbury west since the station is near the Westgate Towers but not sure about Canterbury East

  • @toy1606

    @toy1606

    4 жыл бұрын

    - The city straddles the Stour which 'sort-of' runs north-south (More north east/south west) but subsequently has an east and west bank, upon which the stations sit. As@Amelia Reid mentions, the West station is near the west gate of the old city walls. - There used to be through-lines in between but were removed due to reduced traffic - There were goods lines at Canterbury West. The signal box (one of two that straddled the tracks) was built there so as to give the signalman a better view over the whole layout as building at track level would have been obscured by trainshed roofs. www.kentrail.org.uk/Canterbury%20West.htm :-)

  • @caw25sha

    @caw25sha

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@toy1606 Thank you. I knew somebody would have the answers. I once had the brilliant idea of photographing a train at the Severn Valley Railway from a footbridge but found it wasn't such a brilliant idea when I disappeared in a cloud of smoke and steam. I can't help thinking the Canterbury signalmen must have had a similar problem.

  • @toy1606

    @toy1606

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@caw25sha Check out the linked website. It's a great resource for railways in Kent with some fantastic historic photos.

  • @pj100565

    @pj100565

    4 жыл бұрын

    caw25sha And there was actually a Canterbury South station too at one point. There’s a great resource available at kentrail.org.uk with some more pics and useful history about Canterbury East and West.

  • @cyrildhy8993
    @cyrildhy89934 жыл бұрын

    Have you seen the 1940s film Canterbury Tales. Some very interesting back ground shots. The main street used to be the A2. And did you find the grave layout in the shopping center.

  • @airfoxtrot2006
    @airfoxtrot20064 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @ItsGeorgeHuh
    @ItsGeorgeHuh4 жыл бұрын

    I hope you enjoyed my wonderful home city 😊

  • @martinpakes5436
    @martinpakes54364 жыл бұрын

    Love these. A minor point - the Roman state's exit from Britain took place in 407-408, which puts it just in the fifth century, not the fourth.

  • @shez666
    @shez6664 жыл бұрын

    I don't get why it's been split into two episodes when it was only 5:30 minutes long

  • @timdaugherty5921
    @timdaugherty59214 жыл бұрын

    Wish these were longer than 5 minutes

  • @compagejohn
    @compagejohn4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it time that Vicki had her own history channel?

  • @AndrewG1989
    @AndrewG19894 жыл бұрын

    People say that Canterbury is the County Town of Kent. But it’s actually Maidstone that is the County Town of Kent. Same with Trowbridge which is the County Town of Wiltshire and not Salisbury or Swindon. I do like the Vicki Explores videos on All The Stations channel. Vicki does know her history & knowledge. Can't wait for Part 2. :)

  • @stephenreardon2698
    @stephenreardon26984 жыл бұрын

    Lovely to hear Vicki and the all the stations theme variations again. Pity at the start of the video her mellow tones were almost drowned out by the background noise.

  • @miteor
    @miteor4 жыл бұрын

    Vicki is a great presenter - BBC get your act together and give her a series

  • @bitesthedust

    @bitesthedust

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree that she (and Geoff) are great presenters but a television company would want to script and manage content; rather they remain on KZread being natural and producing themselves.

  • @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
    @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne4 жыл бұрын

    "Bib starts the video, eager to find out if there will be any pacers".......

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures4 жыл бұрын

    Is that from the top of the castle at 0:29? When I last visited Canterbury the castle was closed!

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc4 жыл бұрын

    Was that... a “Sound of Music” reference there? My wife sings “Do Re Me” to our daughter all the time. :)

  • @TimEaston
    @TimEaston4 жыл бұрын

    I love the series, when will part 2 be released?

  • @SK_3PT1

    @SK_3PT1

    4 жыл бұрын

    im *still* waiting you know 4 pt 2

  • @benmillward7765
    @benmillward77654 жыл бұрын

    Its a tiny tiny little re BIFFA bin

  • @swaroopkunapuli7805
    @swaroopkunapuli78054 жыл бұрын

    Canterbury east station is slightly west of Canterbury west station.

  • @xvdd1
    @xvdd14 жыл бұрын

    People have lived there a long time right enough I remember people living there in the 70s.

  • @ARcreationsTV
    @ARcreationsTV4 жыл бұрын

    I graduated in the Cathedral!

  • @tobeytransport2802
    @tobeytransport28024 жыл бұрын

    0:50 I can’t tell if your on the city wall, the Dane John hill or the castle there.

  • @davidosilverman900
    @davidosilverman9004 жыл бұрын

    1:27 - Bvrger Rex

  • @MrCalldean
    @MrCalldean4 жыл бұрын

    No shame; I wanna wife Vicki - beautiful, rail loving, doctor-who-geekess. What more could you ask for?! Thanks for the vid, love em.

  • @terrier_productions
    @terrier_productions4 жыл бұрын

    Heard about the new book..

  • @annv7890
    @annv78904 жыл бұрын

    Peculiar pronunciation of Durovernum!

  • @bugsby4663
    @bugsby46634 жыл бұрын

    St Martins is the oldest church in the English speaking world

  • @richard-mtl
    @richard-mtlАй бұрын

    Note for anyone watching only with subtitles: the auto-generated subtitles say "kingdom of Jews" instead of "kingdom of Jutes" along with various other mistranscribed lines. Changes the history lesson quite a bit!!

  • @FingersKungfu
    @FingersKungfu4 жыл бұрын

    I lived there for a year and a half (on the U of Kent campus). I'd been to the Canterbury Cathedral like a dozen times. The whole town had like one shopping street and not much else. (but that was 19 years ago). I also remember visiting the Roman museum. It didn't seem to have changed at all.

  • @ItsGeorgeHuh

    @ItsGeorgeHuh

    4 жыл бұрын

    It hasn't changed a huge amount tbh 😂

  • @nw24153ns
    @nw24153ns4 жыл бұрын

    I prefer to start with doe - ray - me

  • @nw24153ns

    @nw24153ns

    4 жыл бұрын

    I do agree with many others that you could do longer videos, if you want to, maybe have something of train history in there and split it with what's his name

  • @starlinguk
    @starlinguk4 жыл бұрын

    Do, a deer, a female deer...

  • @hanskniezand2049

    @hanskniezand2049

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do, a name Homer calls himself.

  • @tomtomo1134
    @tomtomo11344 жыл бұрын

    Just wondering if you need a cameraman I'm only 13 but would be happy to film your videos