Great British Road Journeys - Cornwall - Launceston to Newquay Ep. 42

[@ianhart4990]

Love the slag heap 'your mum' quip! 😂❤

[@andymerrett]

Never gets old :)

[@CantEscape1.4M]

@@ianhart4990*ur mum*

[@jazzhands7771]

​@@andymerrettUnlike your mum 😅

[@buggs9950]

The other week I saw a "think bike, think your mum" sticker which instantly made me disappointed I'd not thought of it before.

[@seanstewart8942]

😅 snap 😂

[@eight-two]

Sunday isn't Sunday anymore without another Great British Road Journeys episode.

[@linedwell]

It's the modern version of Bullseye and the top 40

[@stuartmiller6725]

So true!

[@Vtarngpb]

It’s about as British as a Sunday roast 😉

[@chrisbrown6168]

Absobloodylutely

[@madpixie2]

A Korn reference and a 'Your Mum' joke! You are spoiling us Jon. Great video as always in an area i know well.

[@David_Crayford]

Ahhh... thanks. Didn't recognise them.

[@ALMELMUSIC]

Jon is defo a metal head

[@KieranMonday]

My friend and i developed a drinking game where you sit on the park overlooking the house on the island, any time you hear someone mention the house and island you take a drink, it gets dangerous very quickly in the summer

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

You omitted Cornwall's highest point - Brown Willy.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Is the second highest White Willy?

[@xr6lad]

@@JohnSmithShieldsPart of the Labour Party quota system. For every 5 white Willys you need 1 brown willy.

[@wteff8586]

No need to call him that just because he omitted Cornwall's highest point :D

[@TheCaptScarlett]

and omitted to mention the china clay works were home to 1970's British sci-fi - Dr Who, Blakes 7 etc

[@kernowforester811]

Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, is visible from Bodmin Beacon. For the jokers on here, it is not an English language name. It is anglicised Bron Winneli, meaning the hill of the swallows. I know it as Bron Winneli. From Bodmin.

[@buggs9950]

You were in Lanson John? If I'd known I would've made you a cuppa. I have a kettle specifically for that..

[@grilnam9945]

Having grown up in Cornwall, I think I can say you did a “Proper Job” with your description

[@richardsholl5977]

Indeed - no gushing praise for the place. 👍

[@StuFliesAroundCornwall]

For so long I have awaited an Auto Shenanigans episode in Cornwall! You haven’t disappointed - except it’s pronounced Lanson

[@timecircuits88]

The 'your mum' joke was so savage, and completely unexpected, I haven't laughed so hard in ages, I love it! Thank you so much for making these vids, you are a national treasure.

[@l.breckon6012]

I went to the Jamaica Inn on holiday once. Nice pub and enjoyed the museum. But when we say down at our table a guy sold a massive pack of illegally imported cigarettes to his mate for £20 on the table opposite. So, the inn is still living up to it's reputation. 😄

[@tobyjackman3212]

It's a crap hole 🤣

[@tradeplatetravels]

Let's take a moment to appreciate how good Jon's photography is, especially the drone shots. Great work sir!

[@dutypaidrock]

..."a.k.a your mum" - I spat my tea out and woke up the baby laughing at that. I don't even care. Also involuntarily cheered the KoRn reference.

[@jazzhands7771]

Same 😂

[@peterbradburn9115]

Well done on visiting Jamaica Inn without mentioning the Daphne DuMaurier novel that made it the hellhole tourist trap it is now 🤣 Good work on the clay mountains of Bugle, or Bew gulais, as the locals would like it to be called 😉

[@TheDalaiLamaCon]

Living and working here in Cornwall is a privilege. BTW, my mate and I concluded over 20yrs ago that the obelisk at Bodmin is really the tip of a giant Mothership.

[@tonys1636]

Many of the old slag heaps from the old Tin, Copper and Lead mines have suddenly become very valuable as Lithium has been found amongst them, now being recovered from some that are accessible by road, an unknown mineral until the 20th century. Plans being drawn up to reopen some old mines that can be. Lesson is waste is not always waste.

[@randallflagg9498]

LOL An autoshenanigans video is one the last of places I would expect a random frame of Korn to pop up but here we are.

[@colinjolliffe]

I had my most frightening journey on the A30 from Bodmin back to Devon. The temperature dropped from 9 degrees to 1. The road became a sheet of ice. My 4 wheel drive car snaked down the road for about a mile. My hands gripping the wheel and my bottom gripping the seat. In total, I passed 16 cars that had crashed, some in the central crash barrier, some down the bank at the roadside and some into each other or a lorry. I've driven professionally and personally for 40 years and I have never experienced anything like it before or after.

[@maybenot6075]

That's happened to me twice the worst coming back from Egremont in cumbria, it went from a solid 8degrees to minus 2 within a couple of miles after going past bootle then started snowing (not forcast either). Honestly if I wasn't driving our subaru forester me and the kids would have been stuck up there with everyone else! Ended up pulling a family in a land rover out as they'd tried to go around a crashed car & gotten stuck! Not seen anything like that before, by the time we got down to the duel carriage way that goes from Barrow to the m6 it was 9 degrees again.

[@vespadavidson2315]

@@maybenot6075wonderful pun duel ... not dual. 😂👍

[@paulsengupta971]

Did they ever find the seat cushion?

[@xr6lad]

@@paulsengupta971. Well they dated for a while and he wined, dined and sixty nined it.

[@TheCaptScarlett]

Serves you right for going to Devon

[@danq.5140]

The 1939 Alfred Hitchcock film "Jamaica Inn" was filmed at Jamaica Inn and around Cornwall.

[@abitrich68]

I didn't think you could top the Secrets of the Motorway series but this is unbelievably good. I doff my cap to you sir, amazing work. Thank you Jon

[@ian-mucarruthers441]

Quietly equating Newquay with a clay mine. Lovely. Top sarcasm award for this one!

[@heptanesykes]

I visited an old tin mine when I was last in Cornwall. Despite being disused for over a hundred years, it was still full of old tins.

[@RhodeysRacing]

I didn't expect to hear Gran Turismo 4 intro music on a Great British Road Journeys episode, but it is a welcome addition all the same 🙂

[@1_5RCBiker]

Newquay Spaceport was the home for Bloodhound SSC when it did its runway test. Also, the EJ200 jet engine for it was tested there in a HAS ( hardened air shelter) so is very NOT a waste of time. My name is Jon (no ,really!) thank you for reading!

[@tomkirk5557]

Newquay airport/the runway is not a waste of time but the Spaceport absolutely is. Great video Jon and well researched. I was on the Tregargus Trail today as I live in the neighbouring village.

[@jacksonmacmanus1001]

1:10 one thing that does happen in Launceston is the Launceston Steam Railway, a 2ft Gauge steam railway using mostly former Dinorwic Quarry locos

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

Returning eastward from Cornwall in the late 70's we went over a brow on the A30 to find a Land Rover towing a caravan had broken down just before the crest in the westbound lane. Nothing could get past it because the road was busy and they couldn't see oncoming traffic for the crest. The tailback was 14 miles !

[@freesaxon6835]

Auto Shenanigans is always on my `first view' list its cheerful, relaxing, & informative with a great deal of effort packed into 10 minutes

[@jennythescouser]

That Island House reminds me of Agent X20's house in Gerry Andersnon's Stingray

[@ianhart4990]

Fun fact: i was at a stag do in February 2004 in walkabout in Newquay lol Fri night 1 a pint! A tenner went a long way 20 years ago! 😂

[@johnlewan1114]

"AKA your mum" Your delivery is awesome, and I count on a good laugh every week.

[@simonandrachelperchard5779]

It's so reassuring that you can come back to the usual welcome and farewell from John, makes me feel like the world is ok again 😊

[@ptonpc]

A beautiful piece of country, I like how you edited out the sound of banjos being played.

[@stephenyates962]

How to make a vast, empty space sound interesting? Just send Jon, in his trusty SAAB, with his 1923 Michelin guide book, period correct maps, and whatever he seems to find, like a quarry

[@jaycee330]

2:00 Oh, look...Jon's going Bodmin.

[@TheSonsofFalstaff]

My neck of the woods. Nice one.

[@PeteCourtier]

Wasson pard?

[@lukemallory7832]

The Jamaica Inn was once owned by novelist Alistair MacLean, of Where Eagles Dare and Guns of Navarone fame. This audience strikes me as the type who would find that interesting. Regards from a fellow Saab driver.

[@KallistiUK]

Oh blimey look its a flying car at 3:04!!! Check out the white car in the middle casting its "shadow" on the road underneath it!!!! (Its actually a black car following behind but i HAD to rewind to check it!!!)

[@YourLocalGP]

Every weekend I'm reminded of another thing I enjoy about this channel. Today's it's Jon's accurate use of the subjunctive.

[@ReubenAshwell]

Cornwall is beautiful, been there many times to see family there. :)

[@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364]

That island house is really cool another great video John hope you have a great week ⚓️🧲👍😁

[@MrBreadman1966]

There was a more recent BBC version which I gather was slated due the actors mumbling their words throughout the series...

[@rover-t]

Another great video. I remember sat in the back of an Austin A30 on the single lane A30 about 50 years ago. Took days to get there from London before the M5.

[@Sirdoolan]

Ooooh so close!

[@AdieJ62]

Aha! Jon randomly migrates to Cornwall this week. Too much to see for one episode though. Missed out the obvious double entendres around Brown Willy and Fat Willy's Surf Shack. Also missed the famous "Nearly There" trees at Cookworthy Knapp, overlooking the A30 near the Cornwall border. It's true, there's not a huge amount to do in Newquay...apart from surfing, exploring the many beaches and small coves, hiking the coastpath, sea fishing (still a major industry for the region), sailing, delving into the area's rich history...and relaxing in a local pub. Errr, yes, I live in Newquay.😁 Lovely drone footage Jon, especially of the clay works.

[@robinwells8879]

Holidayed near Launcestershireton in August and thoroughly enjoyed it. Very gorgeous. Really loved the mining history all around. Best bit was if the weather was crap on the south coast then it was fine on the north. Many pasties were harmed in the making of that holiday.

[@Adam-rn8gb]

Mate this channel should blow up. Love your work ♥

[@ManxAndy]

I’m thinking , wow the Cornish are a bit strange, but then , we say hello to the Fairies crossing a bridge in the isle of man 🇮🇲…so I’m back in the room….cheers Jon..👍😍🇮🇲

[@theclassicso8094]

I look forward to your videos every Sunday morning. Thank you so very much.

[@sirrodney3443]

Always good, thank you.

[@551moley]

Nice one, I live in the "Alps" and I can see the Airport and Space port building, many moons ago I worked in the Gnome bay at RAF St Mawgan.

[@eurosonly]

That gran turismo 4 soundtrack really hit the spot.

[@Dacheerio]

a korn reference is the last thing i expected to see on this channel lmao

[@LeanneMunro-c5e]

Correct about Korn. The trees just behind you at the park used to have ‘Korn’ graffitied on them 😂

[@Grantly]

All Day I Dream About Auto Shenanigans.

[@sirloinestakegames7866]

Moon Over the Castle ❤

[@TheCaptScarlett]

7:10 "other than getting smashed on a stag-do" - you've homed in on the dive of a hotel we stayed at for my brother-in-law's stag

[@tobyjackman3212]

This _is_ the best video I've ever seen about anything

[@OliB150]

Can’t believe you didn’t stop and show us Cornwall’s Brown Willy!

[@skatman3278]

Possibly the most underrated channel on KZbin

[@smsecker]

Moon over castle....😎👌

[@MemskiBobSki]

my Dad worked with Derek Johnson aka Acorah. Dad said he was lazy. no wonder he progressed to seeing things no else could.

[@DomGaskell]

0:39 in and I’m already laughing at the digs. This is going to be a good one 😄

[@AL71B]

I laughed when you called Cornwall a “vast wasteland”…but then later we got to that quarry. Maybe you were right. 🤣🤣

[@jeremyjames4964]

Nice to see you down my neck of the woods, plenty of roads down here you can take the piss of.

[@kernowforester811]

Cornishman here. I drive the A30 often for work related visits. By the way, Launceston is pronounced 'Lansun', a contraction of the actual Cornish name 'Lan-stefan', the church enclosure of St Stephen. Part of the town is still called Lanstephen. Still see old road markers with 'Lansun'. Do you pronounce 'Bicester' as bye sester or bister for comparison? Anyway, the A30 is the route of the old London road, still being dual carriagewayed along parts of its route, needed to cope with the level of traffic. Bodmin, meaning the dwelling of the monks, was the only town in the Domesday Book in Cornwall. I walk my dogs often up on the Beacon, past the Gilbert Monument, the Beacon nature reserve and the woodland is an excellent facility for locals. I have never heard anyone call the monument an obelisk, even though technically it is, we just know it as the Gilbert Monument.

[@cpuuk]

I was holidaying in Cornwall 18 months ago, the A30 was being dug up for widening, and some genius had blocked off every off-ramp exit along it for 30 miles so the locals were not impacted- it was the road through hell.

[@richardsholl5977]

@@cpuuk yes - that’s how much visitors are despised, even though the economic boost to the county is so important.

[@Immovablelava4]

ayyyy Cornwall gang!!!

[@iancharlton678]

Love Cornwall………. Grandparents retired near Penzance, childhood cheap holibobs……. further connections with Pendeen, then Snozzle (St Austell) - lots of faves……… Trewellard Meadery - my favourite eatery of all time 🎉 Given me an itch to visit again, maybe fly my drone a bit - that would be fwicked 🙂🇬🇧

[@ianhudson2193]

......you'd think if they'd got that far, they'd have at least completed the stage to Lands End!🤷‍♂️

[@MrGreatplum]

Excellent as ever, Jon. I remember in my uni days stopping a couple of times at the Jamaica Inn - at the time it had a very weird display of taxidermy with stuffed cats in a classroom setting etc… I’m not making that up am I??

[@Psychomania_explores]

Potter’s Museum of Curiosities. There was some absolutely bonkers exhibits including taxidermy displays of a kitten wedding, a squirrel gambling party, a full size bear (think Steptoe’s living room) a stuffed two headed lamb, and a hand of glory, thought to be the preserved severed hand of an executed man. Oh I miss that place 😄

[@MrGreatplum]

@ - that’s the one, thank you!

[@The_BenboBaggins]

Ah, the timeless 'your Mum' joke - 10/10!

[@David_Crayford]

Had The Mission playing in my head when you mentioned Wasteland.

[@cheeseontoast123]

Used to live near an old section of the Old A30 many years ago. Myself and a buddy of mine managed to squeeze my Citroen AX on to the portion that sits between Blackacre and the Old A30 East Car Park (Wasn't always called that!) near Fraddon/Indian Queens... Managed to drive down it from Blackacre to the car park.. then set off a firework or two... It was quite loud and fun! Ah! Childhood memories! There are so many amazing places to go in Cornwall that are off the beaten track.

[@Mike-H_UK]

Oliver Lodge made lots of exciting discoveries in radio. I'm surprised that Ringway hasn't issued a video on the subject.

[@Saint_Dan132]

that's the stuff ooo a cornish pasty now i know what i'm having for lunch

[@paulkrenz9593]

Another fabulous episode

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Welcome to Cornwall me 'ansome!

[@Peterisgb]

Ha, I know where you are on the intro. I grew up in that town. Started life in Launceston and ended up in Penzance near lands end. Launceston was the capital of Cornwall before Bodmin took over. Now Truro. Bodmin use to scare me as a kid.

[@NewCastleIndiana]

5:55 Oh mate! I see a future in Auto shenanigans opera!

[@SkeletonSyskey]

Love the sneaky "your mum" mention

[@1robertsnelling]

The house next door to The Island House going the same way rock are falling in to the sea.

[@peterwoodley7473]

Don't forget the cream tea and the beast of Bodmin

[@MarcUK]

Bodmin Prison. Never been there but last December I saw a bloke's youtube video where he stayed there. Was really nice inside. :-)

[@jrbbopp]

This video is awesome! Cornwall really is beautiful when it's not being quarried away. And those ruins look like a lot of fun to explore! Oh, and I won't be renting out that house. I just read "And Then There Were None." With my luck, the bridge'd break in a storm and we'd all be picked off one by one…

[@richardgale1287]

That was the first Christie I ever read (still called 'Ten Little -------' then). If you didn't known, 'And Then There Were None' is usually associated with the slightly larger Burgh Island in Devon. Interestingly, Burgh Island also has a stone hut for spotting pilchards and sardines.

[@jrbbopp]

@@richardgale1287 I read the US version (found a copy of the original 1940 US edition with "ATTWN" - it was only later that I learned the 1939 UK title). But I do remember the island was off the Devon coast, but I didn't know the name of the island that inspired her, so thanks for that!

[@fransarmy1]

Thoroughly approve of the Korn reference 👏🏼

[@Dan23_7]

Some Fwicked drone shots in this episode Jon. What are you flying? I went to Holywell bay for a holiday in 1993, it’s not far from Newquay. We went to Newquay for an afternoon out and I remember being transfixed on that house on its own rock. Also the bugs and campers all around as it was slap bang when Run To The Sun was on 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@d9dga]

5:58 For anyone thinking this music sounds familiar... It's the intro music for the Gran Tursimo game 😉

[@HairyStuntWaffle]

always good to see someone coming down and not talking about the Eden project. There's another place like the hidden valley the other side of st awful as well called Luxulyan Valley, that's pronounced Luxulyan.

[@AutoShenanigans]

ah well... you might not like next weeks episode so much :D

[@relentlessshillstomper114]

You sir are also worthy of my sub. Take it.

[@jazzhands7771]

🎉

[@dd-yg3cx]

I can remember travelling down the old road to Jamaica inn . I was a fantastic place in the 70s .

[@richardharden1991]

Really sorry to find out abouts Dozer. He was beautiful. I enjoyed watching him on your videos. Love to you both. X

[@R08Tam]

That was really interesting

[@bigstu4700]

Today I learned that the Walkabout pub chain is still going.

[@parcel2025]

Johns turning into a very knowledgeable historian.

[@rollinwithunclepete824]

Thanks, Jon! Alps of Cornwall ... har har

[@chrishartley1210]

I visited the china clay works some 50 odd years ago as part of my engineering course. It's fortunate that you mentioned its size as the video does not really convey the enormity. After watching last week's episode I thought Lee Moor could have been the place I visited but I can see now that this is it. At the time both were operated by ECC.

[@ItsQuiteCool]

I can see our old flat on Westgate Street in your drone shot of Launceston. I figured you'd visit us and the A30 on your Great British Road Journey, not much going on here, but I'll never get sick of seeing the castle every day 🙂

[@David_Crayford]

That was a bit special. I will have to watch again for the scenery. The epic Volvo truck advert location and the operatic music in particular. Can you get broadband on that remote house?

[@EdgyNumber1]

5:55 Moon Over the Castle. Nice! 👍 _(Still prefer the original Japanese GT1 intro though.)_

[@davidbusch8912]

Love the outro music

[@MYCROFTonX]

Lunch is almost ready... Roast Lamb... wickedsweetawesome.

[@gerrimilner9448]

Well, the bench with mice and butterflys was quite fun

[@whyyoulidl]

Thanks