BOLSOVER CASTLE | Van Life UK

I spent a happy afternoon exploring BOLSOVER CASTLE in Chesterfield, DERBYSHIRE.
This was filmed the same day I visited Straws Bridge Nature Reserve and the Crich Tramway Museum (seen in last week's episode), so I was quite knackered!
Having missed the chance to climb to the battlements on my last visit here, I set myself the task of seeing them this time round, but then I accidentally found myself exploring the inside rooms too - which had been closed the last time I was here.
All in all, I had a really good trip, and that's why I felt this visit warranted a separate episode. I hope you enjoy it.
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[@charleslamb4189]

I love your videos kit, keep up the good work! May the love of God guide you in your quest

[@kitsworld]

Thank you, Charles. I'm so glad you like my content 😘x

[@susprime7018]

A very lovely visit. Vertigo, ghostly breezes and small tourists, the views were spectacular, thank you brave Kit.

[@kitsworld]

And thank you, my friend. Vertigo and weird wafts are fine by me, but tiny tourists terrify! But oh, yes, the views were amazing! Thanks for watching. 😘 x

[@barbaraboethling596]

A very cool castle! It's so fun to imagine the rooms furnished, and what the people would be doing and thinking. History coming to life, and not just one dimensional. It's been said you have no future if you keep putting the past in front of you, but I counter by saying studying history distracts us from the painful presenr, and teaches useful lessons of how not to repeat past mistakes. Rest up Kit...and thanks!💕😘

[@kitsworld]

Thanks, Barbara. 💕 Yes, I really enjoyed this one. Very exciting to imagine the residents of a castle hundreds or even thousands of years ago, and to see and touch the things that they routinely interacted with. I totally disagree about having no future if you look into the past. That sounds like someone just trying to be clever with their words and issuing an erroneous and banal piece of horseshit. You are right. Studying the past helps shape a better future. 👍 Plus, it's fun, interesting, and exciting! 😁 When I was in Egypt, I put my thumb in the thumbprint of an artisan who had been plastering the walls of King Tut's tomb! Thousands of years of history linked by two thumbs. Exciting doesn't even come close! 😁😁😁 Thanks for watching. 💕😘x

[@barbaraboethling596]

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[@theviolater7942]

Lovely day out at the castle. I love castles and history, I'm by no means a history buff but I appreciate our long history and it's amazing how many castles we still have standing today. Big shout out to the castle builders of old!! Props to you for moutaineering the climb up the stairs, I would have struggled with that too. Coming down would have been dizzying! Another great vlog!! Until the next one :)

[@kitsworld]

Cheers, mate. Glad you enjoyed it. 😊 I seem to find castles more interesting as I get older, and become ever more ancient and historical myself! lol. Yeah, they knew how to build things to last back then. I ached like fuck the next day! Those stairs were a killer - and I'm basically carrying the weight of another whole person up and down them, so yeah, plenty of exercise that day! 😁 See you next time. 😘x

[@ange.w.s]

Kit, you always make me giggle. 💩

[@kitsworld]

Thanks, Ange. Glad you approve. 😁💩x

[@debbiwithnoe]

That's an awesome castle. It's a weird feeling standing in a room like "....this is someone's bedroom!". I love visiting castles but I have a proper fear of spiral staircases 🤣 I'm okay when I get to the top/bottom but climb or descending them is not a fun experience, I always feel sorry for those stuck behind me haha

[@kitsworld]

Oh, Debbi, I love imagining the people who used the bedrooms in the past. All the illicit trysts and aristocratic nookie - marvellous. As for the spiral stairs, my only fear is the natural terror of anything resembling exercise! Lol. Thanks for watching. 😘x

[@gaiaathena-books]

"castily castles" 😂. Haha King Kong gates. The place is beautiful! Yay for getting onto the battlements and that it's a nicer castily castle now that you've seen them 🤣. Oh yes I stay away from strangers too. Oh ugh I hate the noise tourists make, they can be so noisy. Stairs make me feel (even) more exhausted too. The castle is beautiful outside and inside! Haha getting scared from suddenly seeing a mirror. Ah the privy! Haha. I like the fireplaces. That is a beautiful central feature! Oh wow you got quite high up indeed!! Nice paintings. Oh yes the unexpected things some kids do unnerve me too. You did a lot on this day (with the stuff from the other video being earlier this day)! That would exhaust me too. Haha Censored 😂. Great video again 😘 x!

[@kitsworld]

Ah, Gaia, thank you so much. 💕 Yes, it's a lovely castle, and I'm so glad you liked it. I knew you'd understand about the noise and the tourists and the unnerving children. People like you and me are much happier with quiet and stillness. But my need for adventure pushes me to go (slightly) outside my comfort zones - although having a safe space (home on wheels) nearby certainly makes that easier! 😉😁 Oh, yes, that was a busy day alright. I was very proud of myself that evening, but the next day I could hardly move due to muscle stiffness. Still, it was worth it. See you next time. 🥰💕😘x

[@drawntostories5940]

You are such a good natural presenter! With content consistently as good as this, you could be running your own documentary series on any big tv channel. Adventurous, informative, and masterfully put together. Everything looks and sounds professional. Did you try the toilet? 😄 Screaming kids are a pain 🤯

[@kitsworld]

Thank you, Jere. 😘 You know, I never - NEVER - saw myself presenting, or doing anything in front of a camera or audience. Being from a showbiz family, people always assumed I'd want to, but I never did. I was always much happier being hidden away in the dark, working behind the scenes. So no one is more surprised than me to discover that I'm actually very comfortable in front of the camera, and that comfort seems to come across. I'm really pleased that you like my content. Thank you. And no, I didn't poop in the castle. That would be rude! LOL. 💕🥰😘x

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

I have driven past signs to Bolsover Castle so often driving north but never visited so you have satisfied my curiosity. I can't believe how empty it was when you weren't being accosted by small children.

[@kitsworld]

Well, I'm glad I was able to show you one you haven't been to, but now I'm worried I may not have shown enough. There's so much more of it that I missed out. Oh, well, no doubt I'll be back. 😊 It wasn't that empty. I just avoided the crowds until they dispersed, and chose my angles carefully. One reason I was (seemingly) unreasonably irritated by the noisy tourists was that I had to work so hard to make it feel empty. 😉 Thanks for watching. 😘x

[@CestKevvie]

Hi Kit!! Wow, I've never been to a castle, that's so cool that you've experienced several!! Such a sublime castley castle! Ooh and there's art on the walls!!! It looks like they could use some restoration, though, or at least a cleaning! Those poor paintings are so covered in dirt we can barely see them 🥺 (I'm an art history buff if you didn't know) What was the functional purpose of that tiny little alcove you got trapped in? I relate to wanting to squeeze inside and check it out, but inside it's just a small circle? Was it built to be a place to eavesdrop from like Polonius? LOL @ the mirror! Ohh your bathroom theory makes sense. Oh my gosh, so many stairs! Props to you for climbing so high!!

[@kitsworld]

Wow, thanks, Kevvie. So lovely to see you! 🥰💕🤗 Yes, the whole place could use some TLC, but it's one of the younger and less needy of our hundreds of castles - some of them are over a thousand years old - so I guess the limited funds are distributed where most needed. Yes, I'm sticking to the bathroom theory for now. It seems to make sense. Or they may possibly have been simply closets for clothes or brooms or something. But I guess if I lived in one of those rooms that alcove is where I'd stash my shit bucket. 💩😁🧻👍 And, yes, I got more exercise that day than the previous couple of months! lol 😘x