Americans First Time in the Cotswolds! *SPECIAL GUEST*

[@ItsJps]

Cotswolds Part 2: Afternoon Tea dropping tomorrow! Make sure you subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss it!! :)

[@edfielden]

Hey guys, it was a real pleasure to meet you both and show you some of what the Cotswolds has to offer, even if it was a real whistle-stop tour! Glad you enjoyed it and look forward to seeing how the rest of your trip went.

[@ItsJps]

awesome to meet you too, Ed. Thanks for showing us around :D

[@79BlackRose]

@@ItsJps I'm glad you didn't trash the hotel room lads. 😄 You looked a lot better after a proper sleep. It is great how you both appreciate being out in nature so much. Cool! 😎

[@79BlackRose]

@@edfielden Thanks for guiding Joel and Will, Ed. I was impressed you knew the name for the Tender on the train. I never knew that! Now you can tell your buddies you are on KZbin!😃

[@petraharrison5536]

So cool to see that you had the £3.00 meal deal - My family loves to get the meal deal when we are out and about on travels within the UK.

[@daryllmoreton7131]

Joel I’m so impressed with your honesty and eagerness to look at our history. You are a real Ambassador for the United States.

[@JJfromPhilly67]

As a fellow American who is also a major Anglophile, I am very proud of these two guys, Joel in particular.

[@peterc.1618]

And he's not doing too badly at promoting the UK to the world either, especially the areas outside London which most tourists miss out on.

[@margaretlavender9647]

Definitely. Two very young, very polite, eager young explorers! Welcome to England young men. I live 7 miles from Stonehenge.

[@barbarariddick5321]

Thank you Ed for taking such care of our 2 boys and for chauffeuring them around what a true Gentleman. GIVE A LOUD SHOUT TO ED

[@peterc.1618]

Yes, a true gentleman. Future groups of American tourists arriving in the Cotswolds will be asking for Ed, he could have a busy time ahead.

[@zoeclark5790]

How lovely was that for the guy to offer his time to show you around!

[@0utcastAussie]

Given how much the price of fuel is here I'd call their guide a Champion ! or in Antipodean. ."Goodonyer, Blue" ! (although he didn't look very ginger !)

[@kevanwillis4571]

I worked in the Cotswolds with a multinational crew when one of the French guys asked for 'chips' in the pub we were staying at. He wondered why a bag of crisps was going to take ten minutes and was amazed when a plate of chips arrived. The Brits showed him the wonders of the 'chip butty'. He insisted someone film it because he said no one in France would believe it!

[@johntomlinson6849]

We showed our Swiss cousins the delights of a chip butty and they loved it!

[@johnbrereton5229]

@@johntomlinson6849 Chip butty's are very naughty, but extremely nice ! 😊

[@MsPeabody1231]

🤣😂

[@kynby24]

Love this.

[@boxtradums0073]

Nothing beats the crisp sandwich.

[@ftumschk]

Joel will be pleased to know that "Ye Tesco Meale Deale" is an ancient British delicacy that goes back to medieval times. They didn't have crisps back then as potatoes hadn't yet been discovered, so they'd fry finely-sliced turnips instead ;)

[@roseadams5362]

Haha!!

[@yoshymitsu321]

omg hahaha!!!

[@josefschiltz2192]

Ah, a good laugh. Just what I needed. 😀

[@Sarah_270]

LOL!!!!

[@alessia0064]

🤣🤣🤣

[@richardcoleman3425]

A "thumb's-up" for Ed, offering to be a guide for Joel and Wil! It's great to see you two young fellas finding things of interest to you in our little country. I've lived in many parts of England, and it is still a wonder to me ... In some places you only have to wander over a hill to encounter a very different accent and approach to life. As for the weather, I love it's unpredictable nature - rain is only a bother when you're going out, never when you're coming home... :)

[@TheByard]

Back in the 1980s I visited California on a Pam Am Fly Drive deal, the guy who put us on the right path of seeing the real California and not the plastic one, was the immigration officer at San Francisco airport. My father in law owned a limo company in London and we returned the favor when they visited the UK.

[@iyone7]

With a friendly local guide (super neat he volunteered his time), you and Will saw things no regular tourist would. On the last leg of a month-long stay in only England -- Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall -- after spending a month each in Wales and Scotland, I hired a retired Royal Navy Cmdr who was an absolute joy. He knew so many neat places and a lot of history, adding to the local colour. He was inexpensive and so well worth ever Pound and Pence. We're all loving your vlogs, Joel. So pleased you had a compatible travel buddy in Will.

[@clairenoon4070]

What a stroke of luck to have someone act as guide - you'd never have been able to see so many places in such a short time without Ed. And I thoroughly approve of his suggested itinerary. Great videos so far, looking forward to the rest of your trip.

[@bhew7409]

I love that Ed checked his diary and decided to become a tour guide to you guys for the day! Good timing on the steam trains.

[@rektchord]

The boys out here buying tesco meal deals. That is proper British! Cool to see you in my neck of the woods. I'm from Bristol just up the road. Hope you had an awesome time!

[@twolfbobbymolly8037]

I used to live in banwell close to bristol lol

[@jay71512]

Well done Ed for volunteering to show these guys the sites. Nice to see genuine British hospitality!

[@leslieallen7070]

Thank Ed for being such a kind man and tour guide. is there anywhere better than this little island,NO.

[@susanbryant276]

What a nice guy to take the time to show you around

[@carina914]

Ed what a guy! Hope he's reading these comments. Looks like a great trip guys. Thank you for being so nice about our little country

[@knockshinnoch1950]

This is truly fascinating to watch! Your trip itinerary is not what I would've expected for 2 teenage Americans! It's kinda random - maybe that's just what you've chosen to post on these short vlogs! Seeing you both be impressed by so much that we take for granted- the rolling countryside etc gives a new perspective. Enjoying seeing the UK for the first time through your eyes! Stay safe and enjoy the trip.

[@lachlanmain6004]

Ahh, the old "wrong side of the car trick" gets the Americans every time! Another great post Joel, you're even showing me parts of the UK I haven't been to yet! Great work 😁!

[@sonyabowler7491]

It's only the "wrong" side of the car and road when you're in the USA! 🙂

[@catgladwell5684]

Also gets me every time I (British) hire a car in continental Europe. Driving is mostly muscle memory.

[@peterc.1618]

Yes, oddly we sit on the right side, most other countries drive on the right side, so we are all right in one respect.

[@pauldenby878]

@@catgladwell5684 Me too! every time

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

Worse is when they select floor 1 for the ground on thr lift

[@sandraaston1167]

These videos are a good distraction for me at the moment. I have been watching you for a long long time but my friend died this week and your videos have helped me to focus on something else. Keep up with the good work xxxx

[@vallee3140]

sorry to hear that , and its nice these are helping you.

[@lisaj9412]

Very sorry to hear that Sandra x

[@johntomlinson6849]

My sympathies, Sandra.

[@Whippy99]

Sorry for your loss. ❤️

[@jasmineteehee3612]

Sending lots of love your way Sandra, how tragic. I’m so very sorry for your loss. ❤

[@Jawa1604]

I've followed your channel from very early on but have not commented much. However I really have to say that these videos of your travels are a delight to watch. It's wonderful to see you and Will explore our little country country. Reading train station can be confusing to those of us used to it too! For anyone who wants to see the largest stone circle in the world via public transport and is doing a similar route to the boys; get the train to Swindon then the 49 bus to Avebury. The circle is so large it has a village (and a pub) in the middle of it.

[@geekexmachina]

Im hoping he didnt need to deal with Smethwick Galton bridge station first time I did that one was very upsetting for me lol. which is one railway built ontop of another.

[@trevorfrancishayes6577]

@ Jo Smith : I was a tad confused when in his previous vlog in Bath @ItsJps said he was heading into the Cotswolds - via Reading ! It's a while since I left England, but surely that's a lengthy and unlikely detour ?

[@tomcooper-hayes6579]

@@trevorfrancishayes6577 Possibly only one change via Reading; Moreton in the March was the destination. Not a direct service from Bath.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

I'm so pleased you two guys are taking a little time to visit the "real" England, slightly off the general foreign tourists' tracks. One of the things you'll both learn as you travel more widely, is that it's better to focus on just two or three hubs when visiting a foreign country, otherwise you'll find yourselves on trains, planes, and automobiles more than actually seeing places. You may remember, if you studied English Lit at HS, that the noun slough (bog or marsh) is in Milton's Paradise Lost - as in the Slough of Despond. I'm happy you found a helpful local. I almost always found "friendly natives" in each of the 116 countries I have been to so far. Locals know the best, cheaper places to eat, the venues for local nightlife, and the little gems to see which are off the beaten track.

[@ravencottage]

The Slough of Despond is North Carolina between two Mountains of Conceit... Virginia and South Carolina!

[@79BlackRose]

The Slough of Despond or "swamp of despair" is a fictional, deep bog in John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, into which the protagonist Christian sinks under the weight of his sins and his sense of guilt for them.

[@FionaMu]

Just make sure you don't end up in Slough, Berkshire because that is shit. I say that as someone who is a local and everyone hates it.

[@Dave-r4u]

@Fiona.......the late poet laureate John Betjamin wrote a disparaging poem about Slough........went along the lines asking for bombs to fall on the place....😂

[@peterc.1618]

@@FionaMu Was 'The Office' set in Slough or was that Swindon?

[@eturfrey]

Well done Ed really nice to see British hospitality to a couple of lads from across the pond.

[@sangfroidian5451]

Initial video 'it's like 90+ all the time in Summer for us, it won't be a problem'...do you regret those words? ;) Welcome to Britain!! 🤣

[@ItsJps]

I do..

[@flea1683]

Well done Ed for giving these lads your time, great views from the hill and lower Slaughter looked really nice.

[@saxon-mt5by]

The car gathering at the Fire Service College was a week-long event celebrating the centenary of the Austin Seven. We had over 1,000 cars attending throughout the week.

[@Fightladsnet]

I am so pleased you guys met a really great Englishman in the shape of "ED". To volunteer to take you around for a day just shows that what we Brits are known for - courtesy, politeness and helpfulness, still lives on. Don't worry about spilling the tea from the tea pot. We do it all the time. But I do hope you put the tea in the cup before the milk, as with most things here in Britain there's a right and wrong way to do it. My Great Grandmother was a stickler for etiquette, and making sure things were done the right way. I'm a little surprised a hotelier suggested they have an age limit. I'm not too sure that would be enforceable in law (so long as you are over 18 and therefore adults). But as he did not turn you away there's no harm done.

[@karenblackadder1183]

A hotelier can choose to whom he lets a room, just as a pub landlord can choose whether or not to serve you. A number of small country hotels won't accept young men or women if more than one. Some won't accept kids under 12. Some won't accept kids at all.

[@Fightladsnet]

@@karenblackadder1183 I bow to your greater knowledge. I thought in these days of anti discrimination a hotel would have to accept anyone. For the record, licenced premises have to have a valid reason for not allowing someone on their premises. Not simply because they don't like the look of them (I used to be a multiple licence holder with a chain of Pubs & bars)

[@peterc.1618]

He could always refer the hotelier to his videos to prove that he isn't some kind of hooligan.

[@theinvisibleneonrainbowzeb2567]

@@karenblackadder1183 I am not sure if that is completely the case, I think there have been court cases where hoteliers have been prosecuted for not permitting LGBTQ+ patrons such as same sex couples who booked a room (or potentially two people of the same sex or gender who aren't in a relationship but just planned a little holiday and were assumed to be a gay couple? Idk. It's possible, like if you went with a sibling or something) and then denied when they have arrived. Usually the hoteliers cite "religious reasons" (which is presumably a euphemism for "being a bigot"?) I am not sure if there is a legal precedence been set though just now tbh.

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

Enjoying these so much. Thanks lads and hope you're having a wonderful time.

[@ItsJps]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@eamonndoyle4753]

I laughed when he said the roads are a bit narrow, we have roads alot more narrower than that.

[@Sophie.S..]

Lol - that road was practically a motorway 🤣

[@davidrichardson5482]

I am truly loving these videos, you're a great host and I cannot believe how much you managed to fit into your trip. Thank you for taking the interest in and visiting my home country, I hope you enjoyed your trip, I can't wait to see more and follow your future adventures whetever they may be.

[@John_259]

I'm so glad you made the effort to explore beyond London, including some of the excellent British countryside.

[@alabama1413]

Great to see videos that are more ‘on the hoof’ & spontaneous that carefully measured productions. So pleased to see the joy in your face at what we all take for granted. As weird as this may sound, when you visit old churches, go outside to the cemetery & just look at the dates on the gravestones. Seeing one’s from 400-500yrs old really sends tingles up the spine. Best wishes guys! 👍

[@eilidhwatson8406]

I really love reading the old grave stones too! my husband is not so keen but its so interesting to me.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Bonus Points to Joel on correcting himself when he said ‘Chips’ 😂

[@juliecobbina2024]

Not that he should have to 🙄

[@Sarah_270]

@@juliecobbina2024 "When in Rome"...its called manners.

[@Bob8091]

In Rome.... they are patatina. Where did you get the idea they were manners? 🤣

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@Bob8091 👏👏👏

[@russelljohnson2148]

True. I wouldn’t call them chips if I went to the States.😀☝🏼

[@PedroConejo1939]

Well done lads. It's nice to get a bit of country air and it seems you'll be getting a bit more too. I like the rectangular shape of your tour, very wise and you'll see a mix of landscapes too. This is one of the best short tours I've seen anyone do of the UK, though really just England. Not too much pressure, that's the way we live in the country. Those steam trains were my way of travelling when I was a kid. You probably won't see any more but if you do, ask the foot plate crew if you can get a look in the cab. They're usually very friendly and accommodating.

[@Kari_B61ex]

Joel's discovered the joy of a 'Meal Deal'

[@alansmithee8831]

@Karina Bailey. The TV advert said "Yorkshire deals" as I read your comment. I always look for the yellow reduced stickers on the bits that have no matching item to complete the meal deal. The Sainsbury's checkout computer used to just minus on multi buys, so when they were on yellow sticker you could rack up a minus, then get something decent to make the total back to plus. I once filled my freezer with best salmon and paid a few pence for my shopping. A friend got an expensive whisky for pennies and threw the reduced stuff in the bin outside the shop, though this would be against my Yorkshire nature, like not mentioning I am from there.

[@peterc.1618]

@@alansmithee8831 I think all the large supermarket chains do a £3 meal deal. I used to get the Sainsbury one because it was the one nearest to work and it was amazing how quickly my Nectar points mounted up.

[@alansmithee8831]

@@peterc.1618 True. I am from Bradford originally, so I am used to Morrisons, having grown up five minutes from their old HQ. It was just that you could get Sainsbury's items in effect for free due to the way their yellow sticker reduction took the price to a few pence, then the multi buy meant the full money off would still be deducted. Money for nothing and your chicken for free. Good for anyone in dire straights. I could not resist the opportunity.

[@philrobinson981]

Good afternoon Joel & Will....It seems you are seeing quiet a lot on you're trip so far Vintage cars, Rolling hills, steam trains, when you were on the hill looking down on Cheltenham I knew it was Cleeve Hill because it overlooks Cheltenham Racecourse & it was very good of Mr Fielden to give his time up to show you around it goes to show that we are a friendly bunch, Look forward to Part 2....Keep The Faith

[@PokhrajRoy.]

A new day, A new Vlog! So excited for the surprise guest. From reacting to the Cotswolds to visiting the Cotswolds, Joel is living his life and we’re for it!

[@butchershoppequartet8690]

I'm absolutely loving this wee series. I feel so proud of you two, well done on the filming and editing too. It's a while since I really looked forward to a YT upload so thanks for this.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

It is so fun to see Americans discover the Cotswolds for the first time! I’m an American who lives in Cheltenham every summer, and we love having friends come visit so that we can show them the magic 💕

[@zoec703]

Thanks Ed for showing the lads around👏🏻Joel and Will,i am really loving all your adventures 👍🏻👏🏻❤️

[@pamelabishop1793]

Hi JP My husband is a member of The Midlands Austin 7 Club. The vintage cars you saw were all Austin 7's. They were the first small family car on the roads of Britain. Designed by Sir Stanley Edge the first one rolled off the production line at Longbridge Birmingham in 1922 and so we were celebrating the 100 anniversary with a week of fun and roadrunners in the Cotswolds. Hope everything continues to go well for you. I agree about our trains being confusing!. PMB 🙂

[@Lily-Bravo]

Great little cars. I have a friend who drove one all round the world. He wrote a book about it.

[@RockyBobbieBuster]

Hope you both have a great time on our little island but for me personally you've got the best to come in the shape of the Lake District,hope it's sunny because when the sun shines in the Lake District there's no better place on earth and I've visited 14 different countries but I always come back to England, stay happy and healthy ✌️

[@lindafirth1562]

Ed - Many thanks from me too - great tour guide for these two youngsters who know how to make great content.

[@cpmahon]

It's great that you have been seeing more than just London. It does look beautiful and a great call to get a local tour guide, you get to see so much more! Once again, looking forward to the next installment.

[@sueprinn1709]

I live in London and I think I'm enjoying your trip even more than you are. Your videos make my day. Thank you so much

[@omegasue]

Oh wow, that was superbly amazing, and what a great guy Ed was to show you round - how lovely. So many people visit London and don't bother to wander farther afield. You boys are seeing the real England. And now JP all that's left for you to is to do is hone in your skills at tea pouring 😉 Looking forward to the next episode of your time in the Cotswolds .... Take care boys.

[@janbow5124]

Moreton in Marsh is a beautiful country village and so are Bourton on the Water and Stowe on the Wold. A gorgeous part of our countryside.

[@anneas8532]

Lovely to hear you are enjoying the Cotswolds. This is my neck of the woods. We have so many beautiful villages in this area. Bourton on the Water is one of my favourites

[@cliveberry6664]

Cleeve Hill, awesome. I grew up in the village below and have spent plenty of time on the steam railway. Glad you enjoyed the Cotswolds.

[@stephenmarkland8316]

That was really nice of Ed to give his time to you both. Top man Ed. Take care both of you. Steve.

[@Tom-ek7hc]

Glad you saw the view over Cheltenham. Very nice.

[@ItsJps]

Yes it was!

[@amandaellis1450]

so lovely to see you both enjoying the sites of our beautiful country, enjoying all your posts , two very intelligent and polite young men , a credit to your parents 😊

[@StephenSmith-ge1qf]

I grew up in the Cotswolds, many many years ago! Still have family there, it's still very pretty. I've moved around a bit since and now live in Italy. Have a great visit!

[@malhudson8372]

Ed, you are an absolute star, sir! I was thinking at the start, take them to the Slaughters, TAKE `EM TO THE SLAUGHTERS! and you did just that. After they got in the car, I would've loved to see their faces, "I'm taking you both to Slaughter." That would've been proper Hostelesque(movie) :)

[@Loulizabeth]

This is a good way I would think for having a first trip round to a country. Your actually seeing much more than a lot of people I've seen explore especially by basically picnic eating for lunches you get to see way more too. If, as and when you come back you'll have more of an idea of places that you actually want to spend more time in. This is like a "Tasters Guide to being a tourist in Britain" Really enjoying this. Plus I also like that you leave us with almost a cliff hanger so we'll want to watch the next video so we know what happens next.

[@rogerb68]

Loving these videos guys, looking forward to the next..

[@ItsJps]

Awesome, thank you!

[@varsityfan2000]

Cool how you are so well prepared because of all the reaction videos that you watched. This trip is epic! Thank you for bringing us along virtually. 👍

[@adrianmcgachie]

I think it's great that you and your travelling friend are really taking time out to enjoy the scenery and landscapes, along with the architecture!

[@simonbeech5421]

Glad you had a guide to show you around. Ed seemed cool. I stay at my friends second home in the Cotswolds village of Northleach. It's very relaxing to spend weekends there from our London homes. Shame the weather wasn't too good. Those fields re usually lush green, but after months of drier weather they're all yellow.

[@salome5055]

Lovely to see you appreciate this wonderful, ancient scenery. It makes me love my country and heritage more.

[@geordieboy8945]

Isn't it great that so many of us want them to really enjoy this visit. I think most of that goodwill comes down to the fact they are so likeable, you just can't help wishing them well. Pity the grass was so dry while they were here, maybe the Lake district will be greener!

[@jasmineteehee3612]

Totally agree with you, I worry about them both, and hope they have had an amazing journey and made many memories. Two very likeable young lads who are so excited to be here and see all things British!

[@alanspeaight3981]

Great vid guys, after the countryside views the trains topped it off quite nicely. I hope you enjoyed Yr time here overall especially with the extreme heat that the UK was experiencing. Your Calm understated chat was much appreciated both in this video and previous vids by myself, Showing much maturity for a teenager and something that I wouldn't have been capable of at 19. Well done to the guy at the hotel who agreed to let you stay , When a stuffy Englander might have turned you away. The vids you produce are enjoyable to watch, long may they continue.

[@ricewychrij]

So great that you met Ed, really seems to know his way around and give you an amazing tour

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

So fun getting to experience the UK through your camera lens, as if we feel like we´re with you on this journey! The landscape is beautiful and your driver/tourist guide seems like a nice fella as well! :)

[@chriswalter1079]

I agree - the videos are something I look forward to every day! You’re a natural Joel!

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I live 5 miles from Moreton-in-Marsh. If I’d known you were so close I’d have invited you to come visit and driven over to collect you! Glad you were enjoying your time in the Cotswolds. You were very close to where Boris Johnson is having his wedding party tomorrow, at Daylesford House, home of Lord and Lady Bamford.

[@elainedunne6750]

Yeah lower slaughter it's where I'm holidaying this year one of the cottages near to the mill you visited is where I'm staying. I have to agree with you Joel I'm British and have visited many places around our tiny island and even I go wow when I see some of our countryside it just takes your breath away and you can spend hours just sat admiring the views they truly are awe-inspiring. Loving your clips glad you had a good night's sleep in a proper bed and room to yourselves 👍🇬🇧 keep up the good work 😁

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

Can't wait for part 2. Good to see Ed showing you around, what a great guy!

[@yrkiee7693]

As a Brit here I have found this rather amazing to watch as I visit reading and Cotswolds loads and don’t think twice about it, to see someone experience it for the first time is amazing. Ps. Reading is pronounced like Red Ing, instead of reading. But great video!

[@garrymaskell8347]

The cotswolds is a beautiful place am glad to see you and your friend are enjoying

[@Sion67Productions]

It would be a lot greener if the weather wasn't so hot!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

For real! We need rain SO BADLY! It’s so sad to see all the fields and grass so dry 😢

[@dollydimple6083]

Looks like you were up on Cleeve Hill, the highest point in The Cotswolds. I’m lucky enough to live at the bottom of that hill and spend a lot of time running up there. I’m glad you enjoyed your visit.

[@Archnor]

Bishop's Cleeve or Woodmancote? I live in Cleeve, Grange Ward on the bypass

[@dollydimple6083]

@@Archnor I’m not far from you then, Just off Voxwell. Small world!

[@DaveyL1954]

I'm really enjoying seeing you chaps discovering the real England, and the place where I call home. It simply reminds me of how lucky I am. I look forward to forthcoming days, and really do share you excitement. Best wishes guys. From Yorkshire.

[@Gambit771]

It is nice to read a comment from someone pleased to be from the England.

[@lindylou7853]

I said the Tesco meal deals were good! It’s £3.50 if you’re not a Tesco club card member - presumably Ed’s got a card. Other meal deals are available - Sainsbury’s, M&S, etc.

[@garypitts8491]

These vids make my day

[@ItsJps]

:)

[@Lily-Bravo]

This is my neck of the woods. Ed has done a great job with his choice of destinations. I had wondered how on earth you were going to get around without a car!

[@waynedodds5839]

It’s such a shame that the hills look so starved of rain.. it really is a sight to behold when they are emerald green…dispersed with rapeseed yellow… fields of red poppies..anyways for such a little island it doesn’t stop giving.. also it’s so nice that chap took you under his wing and gave you a tour ..

[@TheM0JEC]

Love that your hotel had Cotswold stone in the rooms, who needs to decorate when the building materials are so nice? Moreton in the Marsh is lively glad you met a tour guide. Keep enjoying the UK looking forward to tomorrows video

[@jimbo6059]

The land is normally quire green and lush. But not much rain has made it a little brown. Cheltenham has a famous racecourse. The cotswolds is a wonderful part of our country. Lovely chocolate box villages with yellow honeycombe stone and cream teas. Mmmmm.

[@AndyK.1]

The steam railway runs to the racecourse.

[@catherinewilkins2760]

Wow you can, really see the impact of the drought.

[@paulwood5803]

Well done Ed..... what a lovely helpful guy to make sure you guys had a great day. I am glad you are enjoying your trip and loving real England off the usual tourist trail.

[@jilla.1246]

Great to see the videos. |Pity the countryside is so scorched, even more beautiful when it is lush green.😊

[@charlottebridge8232]

Hi I’m from the UK and it’s so fascinating watching my home through your eyes! :)

[@sandradring6265]

I look forward to your vlogs everyday Joel. Glad you’re having a great time! You’ve beaten me to the Cotswold...And I live in the UK. 😁👍

[@charlesmorgan8440]

Lovely episode, such a nice man to show you round, and you are an engaging pair of travellers. I adore the Cotswolds, made wealthy from the wool trade, and now honey coloured homes for wealthy Londoners! Good to see you enjoying your stay.

[@Lily-Bravo]

I'm in one and I'm not rich.

[@davidrowlands441]

I'm glad you're enjoying your trip. I think we take old buildings for granted in Europe. 👍

[@Inaflap]

In the 1970s, those steam locomotives, including 7820 Dinmore Manor, stood rusting in Woodham Brothers scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. They were going to be cut up and melted down. It's great that so many of them survived and have been restored. If anyone is interested in taking that same train ride, then search "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway".

[@jonathangoll2918]

I'm delighted to see you were on my favourite hill, Cleeve Hill. I lived at the bottom of it for part of my childhood. It is the nearest hill to London over 1000 feet. The siting of the Rollright Stones ( or the King's Men) is significant. It is on an ancient boundary; even now this is the boundary between Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. Back then they seem to have believed that, at boundaries of any sort, the spirit world was particularly near.

[@sianashley-tait7496]

Loving your vlogs so far, Joel, I'm happy that you are enjoying the uk scenery 🇬🇧👍🤗

[@Foxhunter49]

There are many beautiful views in the USA, the big difference between the two is that the fields and varieties of crops in the UK is way more various and smaller, hence the patchwork quilt look from the higher grounds.

[@Anne.08.Elizabeth-o8y]

This video felt so heartwarming. I have to admit that I teared up watching it. The reaction you had to the rolling hills made me sob. It made me realise the things that I take for granted in this country. I'm able to watch the sunset over these hills every evening, and yet I somehow still find things to complain about! What a beautiful way you've shown our country in. I won't complain any longer (sorry, British nature unfortunately), but our country is truly spectacular. All of this amazement from one small isle. Thank you, wonderful video. I have subscribed, so keep it up!!!! :)

[@tamlamotownmagic2646]

Hi Joel, I worked in Moreton-in-Marsh for over 30 years, a beautiful place to work. I'm sure you enjoyed it. The stones are known as the Rollright Stones.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

This was awesome man! I’ve lived in the Cotswolds since 2007, went to school in burford, I’m 23 now and have been feeling down recently but seeing you appreciate these places that I take for granted and drive through all the time is nice ☺️ -Matt

[@russelljohnson2148]

I love how you described those hills on the horizon as a “mountain range”, Joel. Awww you make me laugh😄 I’ve been to the Cotswolds and I remember Upper and Lower Slaughter very well. Ed didn’t take you to Bourton-on-the-Water then? Ahh unless it’s in Part 2🤔 That’s a beautiful place, too. Yes, Britain prides itself on narrow and winding roads. In fact, we maybe the only country in the world that has the narrowest public highways. Some of them are so narrow that one car has to, somehow, give way to the other when they approach each other. These are found in deepest depths of our countryside and they’re called lanes. Like you, I prefer quiet, countryside settings than cities. I’d love to own a cottage in the country.

[@lindylou7853]

When they closed many train lines in the 60s and 70s, lots of people formed groups to save the lines and the old steam trains. Often the volunteers run fun days for kids - typically Thomas the tank engine - or WW2 events where the volunteers and the passengers dress up in WW2 costumes.

[@lyndarichardson4744]

Great Vlog Joel, glad you boys enjoyed the Cotswolds. How kind of Ed to show you round !

[@arghjayem]

02:33 Those aren’t townhouses. Townhouses typically have 3 or more floors, whereas those house are Victorian two up two down houses. They’re terraced houses that have two rooms upstairs (2 bedrooms) and two rooms downstairs (two reception rooms with a separate kitchen at the back). Most these days have had to have extensions and conversions to add space, a bathroom etc. 05:11 That is a river, however small it maybe. The River Eye. It’s more of a river than the LA river, which is barely even a stream these days. My neighbours dog produces more of a flow than the LA river!

[@iainsan]

Really pleased you're both having such a good time.

[@darrenalevi3006]

a great British Gent your tour guide is, well done Ed represent good British hospitality, Hope you enjoyed Cotswolds

[@enemde3025]

Shout out to ED for making you guys feel welcome. You see, we Brits are not ALL bad !

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Well of course we aren't. There are tens of millions of people in this country, only a fool would think we're all bad. Most people in most countries are great. It's always a small minority that lets the rest down.

[@Gambit771]

What issue do you have that you think most Brits are bad people?

[@enemde3025]

@@Gambit771 I don't. Some American videos tell tourists not to talk to people in the UK as they seem to think that we won't talk back or welcome them. I'll talk to anyone.

[@janettesinclair6279]

Great guy Ed to take you both out for the day and give you an amazing experience looking round the area and places of interest! Loved your film, it all looks beautiful.

[@kevanwillis4571]

JRR Tolkein often went to Moreton in Marsh and the Bell Inn which is believed to be the inspiration for The Prancing Pony pub in his books.

[@jackierichardson901]

Thanks for sharing your journey boys England is known for its rolling hills and I don’t think we appreciate how beautiful it is look forward to your next blog thank you take care x x

[@ItsJps]

Our pleasure!

[@KempSimon]

@@ItsJps - You should have broken your train journey at Oxford and spent a couple of hours looking around the oldest University in the English-speaking world.