Join myself and @Martin Zero as we venture high up onto Saddleworth Moor in the hunt of a mysterious and strange tunnel. We take a look inside and try to solve the mystery of the syphon tunnel and why it is there. We also take a look at the surrounding area, including the Dovestone and Chew Reservoirs and an old abandoned tram road.
@daleHarrison933 жыл бұрын
so sad to think that little keith bennett is still up their
@nirgunapa56Ай бұрын
An amazing feat of engineering and labour. We rely so much on what the Victorians did for us for our water and sewage and transport. Thanks for making the journey and showing us this.
@richardclegg78463 ай бұрын
As a drystone waller, I'd like to applaud the men who built that tunnel and the incredible work skills in the masonry
@shirleylynch75293 жыл бұрын
That was great. Thoroughly enjoyed that trek. Thank for taking us to places we would never ever see ourselves. Really appreciate your bravery .well done to you Martin and James.
@cannyuk3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing something I never would have known about otherwise Darren
@MJARTBYDAY2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are just showing people how beautiful that part of England actually is .. Now you can say that you actually went through that very long tunnel with the pipe lol. I enjoyed thank you for sharing your experiences with us all ..
@havingalook23 жыл бұрын
That was VERY interesting. But that tunnel that seemed to NEVER end was very creepy - so well done you lot for tackling it.
@seany84uk3 жыл бұрын
Uh oh not them two again haha :) only 15 mins away from my birth place of oldham :) It would cost a lot but worth restoring that tramway. It would make a good tourist attraction
@martynbuzzing33273 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video, it’s not just a tunnel and pipe, someone built that. Brilliant!
@hyper2high3 жыл бұрын
I do like how you super impose the old image over your videos👍thanks Darren
@mercyfulrelease43233 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film - there are so many examples of structures like that tunnel - well made, probably last for ever. Many thanks
@GMMilambar2 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment that Martin Zero had covered this.. Then I realised.. He was with you. "Welcome BACK.. to another video."
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Yes. A grand day out.
@limpjaffacake Жыл бұрын
Lovely area around here, i explored the nearby Fletchers paper mill last year, closed since 2001 and left the same ever since! you can see it at 0:29 on the left in the background
@gilles1113 жыл бұрын
You're correct. The 2 valves at the pipe in the tunnel are air leek valves to prevent an airlock in the higher placed pipe in the tunnel. The temperature in tunnels, caves etc. (without traffic) is constant at 12C. Nice video!
@yorkiepudd74043 жыл бұрын
Darren, Martin & James what an awesome collaboration in a great location dont egt better then this. Cheers guys.
@richardhalliday64693 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, back then they certainly took pride in their workmanship, the stonework on those portals is magnificent, by the way, Salts mill has been out of bounds this week as they have been filming the new Gentleman Jack , Saltaire as you know lends itself to period dramas with its wonderful architecture, rambling ... anyway, I enjoy the Martin collaborations.
@kangaroo0923 жыл бұрын
Amazing views, wonderful music, wonderful edition... For a wonderful place and a nice allegory of my life (light at the end of the tunnel ;) )
@adamtrue7691 Жыл бұрын
I love to jog up to Chew reservoir and back down again. Theres also WW2 plane wreckages dotted around the area as when the planes hit the peat they just sunk into the soil and where left there. Theres also the stone cut shepherds hut which was chiseled into the rock face.
@ThePserafin1007 ай бұрын
Well done , thanks for sharing 👍
@nixtax35263 жыл бұрын
Love this place, great place for a walk. There used to be a derelict house at the top of the track , just under the dam wall. Great vlog mate a cracking intro.
@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF3 жыл бұрын
You picked a good day for the scenery there guy's, that sky was fantastic and again showing us something we wouldn't normally see.
@sarahcrowther62673 жыл бұрын
Darren....those two are always up to something🙂 a couple of naughty boys. Aww so glad you all had a good day. 🥰🐶🐶🐶
@brianartillery3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Having watched Martin's video, I was wondering when you'd post yours. I love how you marry up archival photographs with the modern terrain. I find it very satisfying - especially if, in the interim, the landscape has undergone dramatic change of use. Thanks for sharing! Nice one. And top marks for continuing your piece to camera despite having a snowball on your head! 👍
@stephenchild23103 жыл бұрын
Wonderful scenery and a well presented and interesting video. That's another of your finds added to my "to visit" list. Thanks.
@ianbennett14913 жыл бұрын
I love your video's. Saddleworth is in the Historic West Riding of Yorkshire.
@hedgemist6913 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, sounds a lot more exotic than Oldham, but it has been a part of Greater Manchester since 1974.
@ianbennett14913 жыл бұрын
@@hedgemist691 it has been in Yorkshire since the doomsday book.mentioned in it.G Manchester is not a county.
@michaelmiller6413 жыл бұрын
Yes, I did enjoy that! Especially the snow capped head!
@clecklass2 жыл бұрын
You walking through the tunnel reminds me of me and my mates crawling through a tunnel under the M62 motorway when we were nippers. That area of Northern England is sometimes referred to as "the Lake District in the heart of Saddleworth" because of its spectacular beauty. It's one of my favourite areas for hiking.
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@magdelayna3 жыл бұрын
I was here a few months ago - although i went the other way around which starts at that old quarry - theres some really interesting rock formations called the Trinnacles further on. You end up climbing a big waterfall on the way up,i think it was something like a 20 mile trek and it was dense fog hehe.
@bobingram69123 жыл бұрын
There's light at the end of the tunnel so why is it taking so bloody long to get to it!!!!!! All that beautifully built stonework and no one to appreciate it, thanks for contorting yourself to show us. Great overlays and the opening shot to the Simpsons!!👍🏻😧
@thomaswinter55483 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning is saddleworth especially in summer your lucky to park mind you what a brilliant video Darren!
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@CoyoteMTB772 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard at whatshername when she popped up 🤣🤣🤙
@topping9112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking me somewhere I certainly wouldn't go, down that tunnel! Love your videos and follow Martin as well. Well done the 3 of you
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony. Glad you liked it.
@bigmonkey9998883 жыл бұрын
Hi Darren, well mate that was certainly different. Learn something new every day! Steve
@mickbawn68153 жыл бұрын
Interesting film ,thanks..
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick.
@missmerrily48303 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed both this and Martin's video! Both have unique perspectives.
@rontanser93693 жыл бұрын
I’ve just watched the Martin zero video and then I’ve watched yours so well done to both of you for making them almost different and both very interesting
@michaelrender15843 жыл бұрын
Another interesting video Darren thanks 😊 for that 👍 looks like you enjoyed the day 😀 👍
@richardclegg78463 ай бұрын
You should have claimed the waterfall to the top . It's like Lord of the Rings up on that ridge
@grantbassett20483 жыл бұрын
( Some sort of a fancy man hole) 🤣..haha. Great video, and great company. plenty of effort with a great Climax. Part of my Sunday viewing 😉 . Cheers Grant.
@grantbassett20483 жыл бұрын
( Inverted Sythen)👍
@Wedgedoow3 жыл бұрын
Not to far from us, never been up there but do know the location, very interesting stuff Darren.
@stephenw29923 жыл бұрын
Love the scenery, and some nice infrastructure as well.
@tomsurbanexplore3 жыл бұрын
Think I been there on YTS many years ago the view is stunning good video 👍
@suzieh49623 жыл бұрын
You have truly become quite the film maker. Quite a professional job, liked the intro and liked the editing. Thanks for yet another excellent film of your journey.
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Suzie, I appreciate that.
@rwalton1593 жыл бұрын
Really interesting Darren. Thank you
@beverleywoods3 жыл бұрын
Great video.... beautiful views .
@NOWThatsRichy3 жыл бұрын
Interesting area once again Darren, you've definitely mastered the drone now!
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not. I didn't use it once in this video.
@WmDavidHarrison3 жыл бұрын
Interesting as ever ... and it keeps you fit!
@peterthornton23963 жыл бұрын
Brave man walking down that tunnel mate
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't too bad. Just awkward
@davidhector11973 жыл бұрын
Another well presented and informative video.
@Dwaine-ej7nm3 жыл бұрын
Great video and the clouds at the beginning looked like the start of the Simpsons 👍
@OutandAbout13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ,thanks for sharing 👍
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@douglasthompson2963 жыл бұрын
Thanks Darren for your version of the explore, I have watched both MZ's and yours now and both are good with different elements to them. Bet the brew and biccies came in handy to revive the spirit's. Always a long running debate on MZ/James brew making ability, skimmed versus semi/full fat milk. Cheers matey, DougT in Mancs
@TheMoonchester3 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO I NEED TO GO AND VISIT SOMETIME
@lewismcdiarmid56993 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant I love these videos
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks lewis
@lewismcdiarmid56993 жыл бұрын
@@AdventureMe I’m hooked!!!
@anthonyellis9872 жыл бұрын
You should wear snow on your head more often - it suits you! Great Video.
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
It did. But bloody freezing
@leew21993 жыл бұрын
Bloody superb
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lee.
@JD-wn3cc2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Really surprised the tunnel isn't gated off though
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too, but it is quite remote.
@xpyres21302 жыл бұрын
Really interesting as usual 🙂
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate
@oldmanvlogger92593 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing that, now I don't have to!!
@lucyhenshall81163 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, just subscribed!😃
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! Thanks
@davidclemmett4372Ай бұрын
The reservoir had a lot of issues with fishers. well where there is water an all that, how ever Leeks, that may well be the Welsh, sorry my hearing isn't good these days :-)
@MartinFarrell1972 Жыл бұрын
Even though the footage was sped up you can see it's a long tunnel
@quickclipsbyjmj3 жыл бұрын
How's your back now, Darren? Thanks for adding the photos of the area from days gone by. This time, I have preferred your explore to Martin's version. Perhaps because it's much more concise. I am imagining your silence, walking through the tunnel, during Martin's explore, was due to you feeling uncomfortable with the size and length of the tunnel. I couldn't have coped stooping at 5ft 8 (same as you). Stunning to see how well built the tunnel is.
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
By the time we reached the tunnel, I was exhausted and ready to sit down. So a 560 metre clamber wasn't fun. I was aching for days afterwards, but it was all worth it in the end.
@MartinZero3 жыл бұрын
😟
@kevinparkin54383 жыл бұрын
Hi Darren well all i can say is long walk and bloody longer tunnel not bad but as you know I prefer the railway one's see you next week
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
It sure was a long walk.
@UKAbandonedMineExplores3 жыл бұрын
It's the arty version of Martin's video :)
@simontay48513 жыл бұрын
Are these resovoirs still used to supply water to Manchester and/or other towns in the area. I hope so.
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
Yes they are, drinking water for all.
@iankr3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Great video. What video editing software do you use?
@frogandspanner3 жыл бұрын
I hope you planted the Yorkshire flag up there. Saddleworth Moor is part of the West Riding, but the Mancunians have been occupying it since 1974.
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
We drank Yorkshire Tea instead with two Lancastrians, that will have to do for now.
@a11csc3 жыл бұрын
super vid boys
@ObelixMagnetFishing3 жыл бұрын
And I'm 7 feet and so I don't even venture into that, aside from that, I don't even get up that mountain, halfway through I'm already dead.😉😀🙄
@suesmith43663 жыл бұрын
Fantastic loved it, certainly would not go in it. 😱 how long did it take you to get through the tunnel ? I’ve seen an explore through here, he found items on the pipe inside re spell casting and you found the sheep’s scull 😱 🤔
@AdventureMe3 жыл бұрын
About 45-50 minutes to get through.
@suesmith43663 жыл бұрын
Wow I couldn’t do five mins in there 😮 It was good, and the old photos of them building the dam. 👍🏻
@suesmith43663 жыл бұрын
@@AdventureMe That’s ages 😱 don’t know how you all did it 😮
@jasonrandall51482 жыл бұрын
In the video i Didn't see any Rescue safty equipment around the site just in case a member of the public should fall in. ???
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Around what, the reservoir? I think there were some things in a small hut at the top.
@sarahillingworth27183 жыл бұрын
I'd get claustrophobic in that tunnel lol
@jimhammond63953 жыл бұрын
Top video has normal Darren
@Moonsovermissouri Жыл бұрын
I bet that trek would have been easier on scooters or bikes. I couldn't walk up that slope to save my life.
@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын
Yes probably. If I'd had mine then I would have used it. But the last mile or so was on moorland.
@PupRiku2 жыл бұрын
A beautiful place...yet full of tragedy too. It's forever going to be linked to two of the absolute worst people to ever live.
@AdventureMe2 жыл бұрын
Yes that's true.
@dannyp4332 жыл бұрын
All that tunneling and still didn't find any diamond :(