a little holiday in the cotswolds🍂 ~ autumn walks and antique shops

Welppp imma head out cuz it's officially autumn in England. We spent a few days in the countryside this September and I thought I would share some of the fall festivities ~ mostly walking, eating bread, and rummaging vintage trinkets. We had a lovely time aside from me driving for the first time in London (you brits are sickos for those roundabouts).
Here are the villages we visited in the Cotswolds:
Bourton on the Water
Lower Slaughter
Stow on the Wold
Burford
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[@johnboy2562]

The stone mushrooms you saw are called staddle stones; originally they were used to keep vermin out of grain barns by having the barn built on top of them, one in each corner to keep it off the ground and the head part would stop the rats and mice from climbing them. Nowadays they are used ornamentally, such as you saw.

[@briisokay]

oh neat okay! I loved how they looked like mossy mushrooms

[@fairyfarms]

oooh cool!

[@SuzanneTheme]

30 is hot, 20 is nice, 10 is cool & 0 is ice.😊😊

[@ChristysChannelYall]

I’m an American nurse so I just know that greater than 38 means you have a fever 😂

[@melanieelmore5217]

I am living vicariously through you right now! I visited the UK when I was 15. I am hoping I will be able to return before I am 80 😂

[@amyg8761]

What a dream. I hope I can visit these places one day

[@victoriah.2083]

I luv, luv, luv miniatures and doll 🏘! That mini village!! DIVINE!

[@cravingkaradise]

The church door with the trees on each side gave me actual goosebumps

[@sfloris9]

I love your raw, hilarious, commentary!

[@MicheleYoung-w5s]

The bunny bowl is actually a baby dish, I had the whole set for my children. I've been to all of the places you visited and the same antique shops. Can't wait to get back. And I have two mini dachshunds!!😊

[@briisokay]

Oh! Ya know that makes more sense given the bunnies lol. It didn’t dawn on me that kids would eat from breakable dishes 😅😅 Hello to your sausages!

[@Mel-lw5dg]

I still have some of my childhood Bunnykins dishes from 50 years ago! (They were popular in Canada) ☺️

[@karenderose524]

Your pup is absolutely ADORABLE ❤️❤️❤️

[@TrishBanfield]

A great video. I stayed with my daughter for a couple of months while she lived in the UK. We also found the courage to try to drive so we would be able to see more- and OH MY GOD, the roundabouts- there are no words- its been a couple of years since the drive and the trauma of the roundabouts are still fresh. Best to you.

[@sherryluvsmermaids5503]

10 means a perfect day. You rate the day 1 of 10 and 10 is perfect. Love this channel. I visit Kew Gardens and loved it. Next year I will be back

[@1234321JR]

I screamed at the brambly hedge dishware 😭 I loved those books as a kid

[@briisokay]

so whimsical and sweet 🥲🥲

[@jkneumann]

all just purely lovely! thank you!

[@janecox6603]

I live in the West Midlands and visit the Cotswolds occasionally,but not recently,so it was nice to revisit.Your finds were lovely and just to let you know the “curio drawers” are vintage printers trays.

[@sarahtucker8012]

Bunnikins stuff was classic kids crockery. Very collectable and cute. My hubby remembers eating off them as a child.

[@richardsoper777]

Thanks for highlighting the Cotswolds. Lots of undiscovered places to explore

[@nicolegillett6949]

You’ve captured the Cotswolds so beautifully 😊

[@SarahDeesJournee]

I loved the haul so much I bought a matching plate to the Franklin one. Squirrel and mushrooms? Way too my style to ignore. That town was so precious. It made me want to move to a small town so badly. Also? I’m so jealous of how easy it is to just walk places there. I feel like I’d get a ton of more exercise in if I could just walk to places from my house.

[@briisokay]

Like you just found a matching plate online? 😂 yesss Also same - I wish they made more walkable communities in the US

[@SarahDeesJournee]

@@briisokay it had squirrels and mushrooms, I absolutely scoured the web for one! I am turning one of my bedrooms into a cottage inspired craft room/library and I wanted some plates to hang in there. I was originally going to do the Brambly Hedge seasons series but they’re soo expensive here. I was so excited to see the Bunnykins, too. I am beginning to think my taste leans British cottage core.

[@debbiesellers4494]

Great footage and excellent narration of your journey

[@barbarakendall5184]

FYI. The red stuff climbing the walls is virginia creeper not ivy

[@cherylwilson8519]

Great video, I now have the Cotswolds on my bucket list. The temperature thing is opposite for me as I'm from Canada and grew up with it. 😊

[@carole-f8x]

I watched some of your videos with my morning coffee today…you popped up into my youtube. So nice to see a new kind of life from here in New Jersey. Loved the video with you talking while embroidering…so peaceful and therapeutic. I belong to a stitching group, reminded me of that. Thanks for making these videos. I subscribed and hope you make more ❤

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

Came for the Vlog, stayed for the dog.

[@briisokay]

and that’s fair

[@nilawagner]

just found you, love your vibe and love this tour of the Cotswolds by a fellow American. I had to do a recipe search for all your food mentions to add to my list!

[@alexandralansdown7546]

Love the Cotswolds. Great tour. Next haul can you mention the prices paid for your treasures, so we have a guideline. Thanks

[@Roamingthecotswolds]

Really Enjoyed Your Video.

[@natashad25]

I just found your vlog, I love seeing people talk about the Cotswolds as we’ve moved closer to it and I’m still discovering it! Also I felt your pain on the roads, I’m currently learning to drive a bit late in life and my god, the rules, the spiral roundabouts arrghhhh! I laughed when you finished your journey, that’s how I feel after my lessons!

[@glastonbury4304]

Loved the video and subscribed...you look like one of those Pre-Raphaelite women in the paintings the way you dress and look...definitely fitted right in with the cotswolds ❤

[@briisokay]

I will be thinking about this all day 🤤

[@glastonbury4304]

@briisokay ...Arthurian legend look...😉🧝‍♀️

[@Kimberley42]

I love your haul, the plate and the wooden stand were gorgeous. I live not far from Bourton, and spent a lot of time there growing up as my grandparents lived there. I think I will have a wander over there at some point over the winter to see the antique shops, I don't frequent it as much as I used to as it does get very busy.

[@briisokay]

hi there, thank you! 🦔 What a lovely place to grow up, I’m right jealous

[@docbarham2431]

Love your content 😊 Keep up the good work and don’t be afraid to ask for advice on living in London.

[@briisokay]

Thanks very much! I’m open to any advice 🙃

[@ajju9735]

Great haul! I’m doing research for visiting Cotswolds next fall and ran into your vlog. Now I know I’ll definitely need an extra checkin luggage for antique shopping.

[@CamiAndKoki]

What a beautiful place to take a walk 🤎

[@jillychandler]

With reference to our many roundabouts here - just remember to always give way to traffic coming from the right. I love your dear little dog. I have a beautiful black rescue greyhound called Madge (her racing name was Devil's Magic) and wonder what the two dogs would think of each other? The Cotswolds are a beautiful place, and typically English, so great that you got to visit there. Blessings from Jilly & Madge. xxx

[@briisokay]

I have a feeling Madge would run circles around Odie ☺️

[@carolharris8167]

I just came across your channel this morning and really enjoyed your video thank you. I am English and even I wouldn't dare drive in London. All credit to you for giving it a go and I applaud you for doing so 👏. So sorry to hear you had to endure being beeped and shouted at by other road users, not nice especially on your first time driving over here. I guess you could always take a train out of London and then hire a car so you don't have to endure London's roads again. You bought some lovely finds, I also love looking around antique shops.

[@briisokay]

Oh hi! thanks for watching❤️ I’ll be stickin’ to the train from here on out 😅

[@charminesrivastava580]

Beutiful scenery in this video. The craved wooden pieces with inlay work look like something you would find in India.

[@sherelynwhite4130]

I'm a little late with my comment. Just found your channel, and i'm enjoying what you shared with us today. The bunnykins bowl that you did not know what it's for is a solid heavy bowl for children to eat out of. I think it's heavy so that it can't be knocked on the floor easily. My daughter, who is fifty-five, had some bunniken pieces when she was a wee one. Thanks for taking me along to the Cotswolds. A dream of a place to live!❤

[@1Thedairy]

That was delightful! I know the Cotswolds well as so was born there so I thought you chose some of the nicest parts of it although they can get incredibly busy. I can really sympathise with your fear of our roads but the journey on the A40 isn’t as bad as most and it’s very picturesque Also I love your little finds especially the little brambly hedge plate. You did really well 👏

[@victoriah.2083]

I hope you tried the thimble for size. It looks more decorative than functional. I have a flat top thimble that is "MY PRECIOUS." I think the brooch is perfection. Would look great on that sweater you are wearing or perhaps a blouse or hat band to accessorize your red plaid print? skirt.

[@briisokay]

what has it got in its pocketses?

[@deanknows2024]

Hello Bri. (New subscriber) I have caught up with most of your videos and love your channel. Happy that you, Patrick and Odin are starting to settle down well here in the UK. So glad you guys found your way to the Cotswolds, a true gem in the British countryside, practically fairy tale land. Another place I think you would love to visit is the New Forest in Hampshire. This beautiful area is renowned for its free-roaming ponies, deer, and other wildlife and is home to around 5,000 ponies. Really enjoyed your commentary, amongst the best I've heard with your quirky and sharp personality. Really like your arts and crafts videos and also hope you post more regular travel vlogs as they are really good. Keep up the great work briisokay and look forward to your next video. Dean 🙂

[@briisokay]

What high praise, Dean - thank you so much.🥲🥲 I will be looking up new forest immediately. You had me at 5000 ponies

[@crystalotus6861]

Just found you and subbed. You had me at "this place smells haunted" lol. Looking forward to a binge while i recover from a broken elbow. Oh and fellow fox enthusiast here - you might already know this but just in case - baby foxes are kits. 🦊They are such unique animals, possessing both feline and canine characteristics.

[@LoversLane16]

The tv looking like its about to fall off the table had me stressed 😂

[@s.barlow7062]

Now that you brave the drive to the Cotswolds, go a little further and explore Oxfordshire. A traditional English College town you will love all the architecture, pubs, eating establishments, and scenery. Lots of history there!

[@BookSquirrelUK]

I lived in Burford for a while. I live i London now, and definitely didn’t appreciate the Cotswolds when I was there (I was a typical sarcastic teenaged girl at the time😂). Lovely area!

[@toribian98]

My jaw literally dropped to the ground when I saw the town, I want to live there so bad!!!!

[@basilbaby7678]

I think your fellow weather appreciator meant the weather was nice on a scale of 1-10. As in, it was a fine day, indeed. lol 😉 I lived in England, and found that usually the reliable way to approximate Celsius for the Amero-brain, is to double the number given, then + 30. Celsuis 20 + 20 + 30 = 70 Farenheit. Off by a couple, but darn close.

[@alisondoughty2194]

Welcome to UK.Your vlog of the Cotswolds was lovely and brought back some nice memories of visiting the same villages.Hope you keep enjoying your stay in London until such time that you decide to go back to USA.I am 76 and live in Scotland.I haven't ever visited America.My knowledge of your home country is of films and books and some political broadcasts.So ,as you can imagine I don't really comment on anything I here or see on news channels.Very dangerous at my age😂.🎉My daughter who lives in Australia with her husband and children visits USA and is online most weeks to Your country for Law reasons has had lovely visits there.Hoping you can visit Scotland sometime.🎉😀

[@briisokay]

Oh thanks so much! So sweet❤️ We can’t wait to visit Scotland - hopefully next year.

[@lindasnyder5048]

You got some real treasures in the Cotswolds we went there but we got into town around 4pm ...5pm and they were closing down the shops we had been hopping around different towns...so I missed out on the shopping...you need to check out Levenham I think that is what it is called a town of crooked homes and shops...they all lean...like the leaning tower of Pisa...in Italy...and don't forget Stonehenge...I love England cherish it...

[@carolharris8167]

Hello I live in Suffolk England where Lavenham is. It does have the most crooked house in Britain. It's where the nursery rhyme There was a crooked House came from. Don't know if you've heard of it?. It's also where Harry Potters house is which was featured in the film Deathly Hallows part 1. It is a very pretty medieval village to visit. Thank you for mentioning it🙂

[@briisokay]

Woah! I just googled it and it looks absolutely darling. Storybook/Godric’s hollow for sure

[@infinitejusticeone]

I absolutely loved the tour you gave! I adore the sweater you are wearing at the end. Do you know where you purchased it~~~

[@sandyschipper5008]

Just came across your vlog and I have to say I'm only into it to the point of you driving to the Cotswolds and I'm laughing because I would be feeling the same way....terrified! I live in California and have been to the Cotswolds once years ago. Would love to go and spend a couple of weeks roaming about but can't imagine driving myself while there, thus creating a dilema.

[@victoriah.2083]

I collect David Winter cottages. I also luv to collect vintage jewelry. I would be looking for anything Victorian in mourning jewelry. Small and easy to tuck into carry on baggage. Cameos. Blue John jewelry.

[@joseerollet8071]

The bunnikins dish is a child’s dish called a porridge r, tradionally used for porridge. The raised sides are there to help the child scoop the food…

[@ghoulgoil5029]

What a lovely trip. I felt your anxiety when you mentioned driving! My shoulders were hunched up when you got the car! I was worried for ya’ll 😂 You had me laughing throughout the video. You’re so funny. Love all the items you got. The 3D cottage picture and tea pot are so cute! Thanks for sharing!

[@briisokay]

thanks so much! ❤️🍂 I think some people are drivers and some people are passengers. And girl I am a passenger 🫡

[@k.johnson1256]

I feel you on the Celsius conversion- it's so embarrassing I've been living in Greece for three years and I'm still doing the same same thing as you are, just sort of nodding along and trying to do the math in my head and failing. 😂🤷‍♀️

[@Mocowbell1970]

New subscriber here….loved your video and commentary. Looking forward to watching your previous vlogs

[@lucindaglynn9335]

May I ask where your brown sweater is from? And is your skirt on the thumbnail Damson and Madder? In love! And the Kew Gardens looked magical! Love all these little clips together.

[@danielci3298]

Hi Bri, I have just started the second of the series of books starring Agatha Raisin (by author M. C. Beaton) which is set in the Cotswolds.Such extreme beauty!!! Thank you so much for taking me to discover so many nice things in this wonderful tripla 🤩🤩🤩

[@alexwalker3422]

I imagine the chap living across from the Arboretum Church comes from a proud line of graveyard keepers. He wanted to go to Uni, but his father died, and he had to put food on the table. He lives with no regrets, because he married the only girl in town (not related to him) and she looks like Princess Kate

[@ukaly1]

My American daughter-in-law took to driving over there like a fish to water when we visited. She was 31 at the time and loved driving there! A bunnykins ash tray!! Really? It's a child's bowl.

[@briisokay]

guess I’m just built different (poorly)

[@lisalandry9346]

Kudos to you for driving to the Cotswolds. I did that same trip a few years ago and, oh my gosh! I realize now that I was mentally prepared to be driving on the wrong side of the road, but I completely forgot that I would be on the wrong side of the CAR. Lol. And you’re right about those skinny, skinny Cotswolds roads. They get so narrow that people have to stop and back into driveways (which are also extremely skinny by the way), to be able to pass each other. And I still have PTSD from one giant roundabout. I remember a British woman’s voice on the GPS saying, “Prepare to enter the roundabout. Take the seventh exit on the roundabout.” Meanwhile, I’m trying to desperately count and figure out which lane I’m supposed to be in and remind myself which direction I’m going on the wrong side of the road and on the wrong side of the car, and then she says, “Prepare to exit the roundabout. When possible, make a U-turn. (pause) Prepare to enter the roundabout.“ And it went on and on… 😂😂😂 I left that tiny little car in the tiny little driveway at my tiny little Airbnb and walked everywhere until I had to drive back to the airport. 😅

[@briisokay]

Ohh lord this just gave me flashbacks😂 It really is stressful if you’re not used to it!

[@tinyt9386]

As a fan of antiques, you should head out to Dorking (yes, really 😂) in Surrey. It is about 50 minutes on the train from Waterloo and has a street (West Street) that has lots of antiques shops. I lived there for 10 years before moving out to rural Wiltshire!

[@lolamendezguerra7821]

Hola espectacular el video gracias por hacer tu trabajo con esmero❤❤favorita

[@fionahowellwrites5302]

Aw your dog is so cute! I love dachshunds. I've been to the UK more than once, but still haven't been to the Cotswolds, even though I set my regency book there that I just finished. Haha Just found your channel. Hi, from New Hampshire! :)

[@grissopia]

Motorbikes are not allowed to drive inbetween cars in the UK, but they do it anyway. Small country lanes are scary to drive down. They're so narrow. 😮 I've just found your channel and I love your videos. Very cosy.

[@briisokay]

Oh thanks very much! ❤️ so narrow! I kept drifting into the hedges whenever a car passed 😅

[@margaritabetancourt1167]

❤❤❤

[@Belovedtaniamonteath22]

There's a really lovely movie called Hampstead with Diane Keaton in it?! It made me want to visit the area! I am yet to get to England! If i am ever there I'd enjoy going to Hampstead probably! You should watch the movie now that you've discovered the area! 😊

[@jackjames3190]

Re vintage maps - you should try the market stalls under the south side of Waterloo bridge next to the bfi at weekends - also the bookstores between Charing Cross road and saint martins lane 🎉

[@alya.abroad]

Lovely video!! Was just wondering, what do you use for filming the videos? 😊

[@patborecky900]

That little brown cottage butter dish? We had a cookie jar just like that when I was a kid. Would love to visit the Cotswolds - just found your site.

[@michellek8631]

I love the fox picture you bought . Can you tell me the name of the burger place that was a “spiritual “ experience

[@knoon1539]

I always remember 61/16. So 61f is 16c then approximate from there🤗

[@JessicaBanks-b3h]

Fantastic blog! I have a to ask what is the name of the antique store selling the maps of London please???!! Thx 🙏

[@victoriah.2083]

This looks like a Thomas Kincade village.

[@TheCornishCockney]

I wouldn’t have that map. Where is South London?? My hometown,sarf of the river.

[@ajames8237]

Great channel, I’m still catching up. If you’re still after a sugar hit Mr Kiplings French Fancies are very sweet, particularly the Halloween ones.

[@briisokay]

yeah I am interested in this 🧐

[@megcreates2.0]

I’m new to you and what too y’all to London? My kids(adult) and I want to move to the UK next year.

[@victoriah.2083]

I hope you tried the thimble for size. It looks more decorative than functional. I have a flat top thimble that is "MY PRECIOUS."

[@TheCornishCockney]

That little lot must have ruined you for the best part of a grand in the Cotswolds! Charity shops are the way to go over antique shops imo. Very good vid though.

[@briisokay]

Maybe 200-300 quid? So not cheap, but not quite as bad. I’ve nearly given up on charity shops here bc I never find any good home stuff. I’ve had better luck at flea markets. Where should I be looking?

[@TheCornishCockney]

@@briisokay every town and village has a charity shop,but in order to get to the good stuff,you have to plough through the tat. Boot sales the same,but every now and then,I find a gem.3 weeks ago,I got hold of a first pressing of Led Zeppelin II for 3 quid and been told it’s worth between 13-1500 quid. No special formula,just good old leg work.

[@annebrown886]

I was distracted by your knitwear, do you knit them yourself of are they rtw? New subscriber here 🙂

[@BethVonBlack]

You can drink the tap water in the UK - you don't need bottled water lol

[@rebeccahickman2713]

Love your blog. I have a question. Is the dachshund the NATIONAL DOG OF ENGLAND? All the British vlogs I watch..they own, 1, 2, 3, 4, of this breed. I literally never see another breed when watching anything to do with England.

[@briisokay]

yes they come standard issue at customs!

[@bhabhinderkaursingh5555]

hi just came across your page . I live in Malaysia but visit my son in London every year . Last year we drove to Cotswold's in late November when it was too cold to have a good slow walkabout ! What's the name of the Book shop you mentioned at the beginning ? Don Bookshop ? i cant find it on Google . Pls help .

[@briisokay]

Hi! Daunt Books

[@steveatbuccscoin336]

Technically the so called "union jack" is not correct. The union flag only becomes the Union Jack when it is flying on the stern of a Royal Naval ship. Although they do tend to be used interchangably. Steve

[@aac74]

Nothing more terrifying than an American in the UK say they are going to 'have a go' at driving!

[@jackjames3190]

I’ve been on country lanes as narrow as that in the Hamptons stateside so they DO exist just not as much.

[@reginaangeletti3282]

The bunny dish is a child’s bowl. Enjoy 🩵

[@timcowell2626]

Rough and dirty conversion: Celsius to Fahrenheit - double it and add 30.

[@ghoulgoil5029]

I had to look up what 10 degree Celsius is to Fahrenheit , it’s 50 F! Never would have guessed. 10 sounds so cold.

[@ukaly1]

Double the Celsius number then add 30.

[@johnboy2562]

Re: the framed picture- you should be able to remove the back of the frame,so there might be some info actually on back of the print itself.

[@briisokay]

I’ll check!

[@jamesrowe3606]

I've noticed every American making the same mistake pronouncing Cotswolds. It's "-wolds", rhyming with "colds", not "-walds", rhyming with Oswalds.

[@ukaly1]

Also it's borton not burton.

[@briisokay]

apologies that’s the southern american accent comin’ out

[@jamesrowe3606]

@@briisokay No problem. Y'all come back now. 😏

[@briisokay]

@jamesrowe3606 Amen brother 🧈

[@Victoria-kl7su]

I don’t pronounce it ‘right’ either then and I have lived in the U.K my entire live, my great great grandparents were from the Cotswolds as well….strange that I have never heard the correct pronunciation anywhere

[@PPaxP]

Americans are so behind on conversions. Boggles my mind. 😮😊💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦😁🫖 Here is a nice hot pot of Earl Grey for you.😅ty for pretty music in background. But less chatter. It bogs it down and I got frustrated listening not seeing stuff.😢 Too much chat.

[@TheChrisleekay]

What happened to global warming ....we litterally had no summer...even by British standards!!

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Bourton not Burton...(bore-ton) and Worcester is wusster not war cester

[@briisokay]

The first one I can accept, the second one gave me whiplash

[@BeckyPoleninja]

@briisokay haha but it is pronounced Wusster.. trust me lived here all my life :)

[@briisokay]

Oh I do, thanks! I never would have read it that way 😅

[@janeingram7331]

I think you need to do more research before giving your tours. A lot of lack of information.

[@MrCoxy38]

Temperature is extremely easy to work out in Celsius look at it like this 0 is freezing 100 is boiling water so extremely hot

[@dufflepod]

Celsius to Farenheit - double it & add 28 gets you close enough for jazz.

[@Kingshieldwall]

Another American waffling about driving in the UK again 🙄😫🥱. Other than the over dramatisation of driving, a very good video, well done 😉🙂👏

[@hospitalfood6621]

🙄🙄🙄🥱🥱🥱

[@hospitalfood6621]

I’m sure you know how she feels, since you were there🤦‍♀️

[@SuzanneTheme]

30 is hot, 20 is nice, 10 is cool & 0 is ice.😊😊