Dorset's Jurassic Coast - The Two Churches of Kingston

I am exploring the beautiful village of Kingston in Dorset that over looks the impressive castle remains at Corfe. But I am here to have a look at both churches - one of which is now in private hands.
Kingston is situated about two miles south of Corfe Castle and five miles west of Swanage. The village of Kingston is situated on a hill near Swyre Head, the highest point of the Purbeck Hills. The village is surrounded by woods and stands at a height of over 400 ft (120 Metres) above sea level and can be seen from far away.
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[@rogerjones624]

This is fast becoming your best series of videos, informative, and in one of the countries most stunning settings, already planning the next family visit.

[@rebelroads3545]

The behind the scenes of Mark and Richard are hilarious I can't wait for the full release. They were like a couple of cheeky school boys on the vobes show tonight I haven't belly laughed like that for a long time.

[@MrGreatplum]

Ricky Brian - that’s in Cornwall - this is when he was in Dorset a couple of weeks ago!

[@RichardVobes]

Excellent Roger - hope you enjoy your visit. Glad to have been of survice.

[@RichardVobes]

Yes - the videos are a week behind me - in Cornwall at the moment and Cumbria next week! It's all go!

[@RichardVobes]

It's mad - I don't often know where I am!

[@ramibu239]

Another great vid Richard! Kingston was such a lovely little village. I thought it amusing when you said about St James that is beautiful but ugly. I literally had just said that about the village. Cause all the buildings were that same gray stone - as beautiful & picturesque it looked - I thought how dreary it must all looked in mid Winter. When all the trees are dormant & the sky is gray, everything must just look - well, gray! St. James was quite stunning though. I'd like to find a still photo of that round stained glass window & see if I could make an afghan pattern from it! The 2nd church - yes it would be fun to live in an old church like that! 💒 Not sure I'd want one w/ a graveyard attached to it though!😬

[@RichardVobes]

I think there can be beautiful things that illicit both ugliness and beauty.

[@louduva9849]

@@RichardVobes *elicit

[@Red_____________]

Beautifull view !!!!!!!

[@RichardVobes]

Amazing view!

[@lindakane7771]

Another great video. I must visit the area again. St James was huge and lu es up to uts name of Cathedral of the Purbecks! I still prefer smaller churches though and the old, wild churchyard with the cow parsley was the best part! Thanks

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, I agree. Older churches are far nicer and more humble.

[@WestcountryYokelOnYoutube]

Lovely part of the country mate glad you stopped for a visit

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Austin - by the way looked at VW camervans, a new one would set me back £42K - sadly I do not have that kind of money!

[@georgetimperley8906]

Wow that village is great, there is a really nice railway station at Corfe, its very nice indeed. That man is lucky to own that church. It must be grand inside! Butiful village. Great video Richard 👍

[@RichardVobes]

You will like tomorrow video then George - I go to Harman's Cross Railway station! :)

[@FlashStorm3425]

Such a beautiful place! Thank you very much for showing it!

[@RichardVobes]

So pleased you enjoyed it.

[@TheRamblingsofBry]

That church might as well be a castle, a wonderful looking building. The best way is to know nothing about an area, and just see what you might find....glorious views.

[@RichardVobes]

I often know nothing about an area - so that's all right then!

[@davidkitchen7941]

Great video. I had a pint in the Scott Arms a few years back. Stunning views from the village across to Corfe and beyond.

[@RichardVobes]

How lovely - hope the ale was top notch!

[@timspooner59]

I guess the water pump used to feed a horse trough. Another amazing village

[@RichardVobes]

Yes most lightly and anyone else who needed water - it is very high up on a hill so getting water must have been difficult.

[@dedestephens4229]

The stone cottages are every bit a beautiful as the cotswalds. I love your passion for the churches even though you say you aren’t religious. The churches there are always so pretty and many ornate. Image having to bring all that stone up the hill to build the church. Hard work. I haven’t seen much of England that isn’t gorgeous. I’m not keen on the larger cities. Again, thank you very much for taking me.

[@annenewton5403]

I’m amazed that you can live in such an old historic Church , what about relatives who want to visit the graves? I’ve just found your Jurassic coast videos and am loving them.

[@MrNas42]

What a lovely village and a curious arrangement of churches. The Victorian one looked very High in more ways than one and unusually gloomy inside (unless your camera didn't adjust from the bright sunshine outside.) I liked the look of the redundant Chapel of Ease more!

[@RichardVobes]

Yes it was quite gloomy inside, despite the splendour.

[@frechstudios3129]

Great video!

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you very much.

[@davidbooth3285]

I headed down to Dorset,for a cyder drinking convention! Well that was my original intention! But then I found,I got a big shock! I couldn’t find one single yokel in a smock! That’s gone and shattered my every deep rooted myth! But I do know to be careful,when walking backwards on a cliff!?!

[@RichardVobes]

Ah yes those cliffs and those yokels! :)

[@trecker59]

Lovely vid Richard

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Peter.

[@kezzaba1]

We camped at a site just below Corfe castle about 20 odd years ago. All I remember was sitting in the car eating breakfast with doors open and a swallow flew straight past me, in the passenger door and out the drivers door!

[@RichardVobes]

Wonderful!

[@georginacox3909]

That black gate as you went in . Gosh.Jewellry.

[@RichardVobes]

I know - it was awesome!

[@georginacox3909]

Thank you

[@georginacox3909]

D- Day planes flying . On Google

[@RichardVobes]

Lovely!

[@georginacox3909]

Thank you

[@malcolmcog]

I love the view towards Corfe castle ! What a lovely country we live in ! Don't get villages confused with towns or vice versa or else the internet police will be on to you and lock you up in the intenet jail !

[@RichardVobes]

Don't I just know it!

[@robmellor2960]

Bet you the locals built the village with the remains of Corfe Castle. :)

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, I am sure they did. That sort of thing went on all the time.

[@SidBonkers51]

What a lovely looking village Richard. I googled 'St James Kingston Dorset' and found this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Church,_Kingston,_Purbeck its known as 'The Cathedral of the Purbecks' so your remark about it looking cathedral like was spot on.

[@RichardVobes]

I am thrilled that I got something right. So glad you liked it Sid.

[@stephenhowlett6345]

Well yet again I thought I knew Corfe castle quite well yet I never knew those other two churches were there. I’d have loved to ask that owner of the church what happens with the bodies buried in the church itself, surly you can’t just dig them up and they even inter some in the walls so that’s intriguing. I know the church next to the castle and the tiny museum around the corner and the steam train station just up the road. Last year as I came out the church I noticed a small fire upon the hill and a few minutes later it was an inferno with fire engines everywhere even up on the hill itself and I managed to film a fair bit of that. Not to many miles away is a really nice church and the small graveyard which is 5 minutes walk from the church lays in a small grave with not to much to mark it out for such a famous man as T. E. Laurence or Laurence of Arabia. His little cottage is hardly a cottage at all it’s so small with I think just one tiny window and no electricity so he was a real eccentric. Once again a perfect little episode with a church that wouldn’t look out of place in Transylvania.

[@RichardVobes]

I wish I had visited Lawrence's grave - just reading a book about him at the moment! Thanks for extra information!

[@stephenhowlett6345]

Richard Vobes in Wareham there’s a museum with a section on Lawrence , lots of photos and letters and stories. Well worth a visit when your in the area and the rest of the museum is good as well.

[@newspaniard]

When, did you say, are they converting the big one into a mosque?

[@marksadventures3889]

Spot any wurzzles yet?

[@RichardVobes]

Not yet!

[@georginacox3909]

The stone looks like Pluto a bit

[@RichardVobes]

I don't know Pluto, other than the Disney character! :) (And the planet!)

[@georginacox3909]

Thank you. Good Morning.

[@georginacox3909]

Morning. On planets channels

[@MrGreatplum]

A beautiful Purbeck village. Not a huge fan of that Victorian church - it’s quite austere and was obviously not built at the most flamboyant time of the victorians. It is huge as well!

[@RichardVobes]

A stunning place to live nonetheless.