Our Bizarre Visit to Gloucester, England

[@LostinthePond]

CORRECTION: Edward VI, not Edward IV. Let's just call him the child king.

[@WolfGratz]

Although that nickname could also be Ed V. Not necessarily a lucky name really, especially when one considers Ed II

[@FireCracker3240]

So, can we call him "Little King Eddie"?

[@manchestertart5614]

@@FireCracker3240 don't do that, thank you 🙏

[@FireCracker3240]

@@manchestertart5614 What, too soon? 😂

[@FireCracker3240]

@@ChrisPage68 😂😂😂😂

[@firdowskalu1]

As an American I been living in Gloucester for 4 years and I love it.

[@jasondickson8712]

Enjoy.

[@markdavies8946]

That doesn't surprise me. Gloucester is a step up from most places in America that I have seen... and Gloucester is a step down from most places in UK.... in my opinion

[@Stuloveridge]

What exactly do you love about Gloucester

[@johnthebeloved6598]

@@markdavies8946 what an incredibly rude thing to write. Insulting to Americans, and those from Gloucester and surrounding areas. Gloucestershire, Warickshire, Worcestershire tend to be very beautiful and extremely productive counties.

[@markdavies8946]

@@johnthebeloved6598 steady on John! Who made you the top reviewer of TripAdvisor? It's my opinion said without directly insulting anyone so I don't see why you've got upset.

[@ianjack6868]

Remember that Gloucester is an industrial city, and although the docks have been developed recently it is still not a tourist destination in the same way that York is. The reason why Gloucester is a port is because it stands at one end of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, connecting the city to the Severn estuary. I cannot believe you did not visit the cathedral when you are there though. It has one of the finest Norman naves in the country and a most magnificent organ perched on top of the rood. When you are there you know you are not in London because they don't charge you £20 to go in like they do at St Pauls or Westminster Abbey. In fact they don't charge you anything and it is only a 2 minute walk from your hotel too.Next time you visit the Cotswolds why not stay in the Cotswolds? Stow on the Wold and Moreton in Marsh are both beautiful and probably much closer to what you are looking for.Incidentally, the nasty part of Gloucester near the railways station and bus station was "redeveloped" in the 1970s, and all the historic buildings in that part of the city were destroyed. Believe it or not Kings Square received an award even though most people agree that it is absolutely hideous. Presumably you would have walked through Kings Square on your way to the New Inn and I agree, it does not provide you with an attractive introduction to the city.

[@jasondickson8712]

Build Brutalism, expect brutes.

[@rikkihill22]

As soon as he said "I don't like talking to people" I realised why they didn't like Gloucester. Gloucester IS it's people. You'll never find a more unique, friendly, funny and ever so slightly oddball bunch of people. You have to be to think up a centuries old tradition of chasing after a cheese down a hill that's about as steep as a cliff.

[@debbiewilcox8890]

Yep 👍

[@elizabethkate3207]

I couldn't disagree more. I grew up in the FoD and later moved to Gloucester and I don't like Gloucester. I have been in many situations where I did not feel safe, especially as a young woman at night. I cannot wait to move away from this shitty city

[@rikkihill22]

@@elizabethkate3207 90% of medium to large cities you wouldn't feel safe at night in the city centre. In fact I'd struggle to name one in the UK that is entirely safe these days. I'm sorry you've not met anyone that you feel is worthy of praise in a city of 150,000 people but maybe rather than writing off that many people you should open your mind a bit, put out more positive vibes and then attract more positive people. I wish you luck in wherever you move to.

[@WolfGratz]

I once banged my head on a beam at Warwick Castle - I was distracted reading the sign that warned me about the beam. Hurts doesn't it.

[@ChrisPage68]

People were much shorter back then.

[@WolfGratz]

@@ChrisPage68 LOL. Probably not Edward IV though who judging by his armour was most likely well over six foot - taller than our Lawrence.

[@nickm8810]

I did the same I'm only 5 11

[@WolfGratz]

@@nickm8810 At least I am not alone. I wonder if we could get up a class action. I'm told i haven't been the same since. But then I wasn't much before either.

[@karencooper3428]

🤣

[@carolynmariegard9738]

Do you remember the old nursery rhyme: Dr. Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain. He stepped on a puddle right up to his middle and never went there again!

[@badhamian]

3 gems of Gloucester. The Cathedral, The Quays (Docks) and The Rugby Club (Kingsholm) Enough history to make it an interesting place.

[@krclips832]

and Fred West if you're a Real GLOSLAD

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Pray in medieval cathedrals, drink beer in Tudor pubs, take afternoon tea in Georgian dining rooms, dine in Victorian restaurants, sleep in 21st century hotels

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Cath Robilliard Sound advice!

[@Quarton]

Hahaha! Great advice! :-)

[@RyanWindridge]

My hometown Gloucester 👌🏼

[@finleyballinger5276]

Yessir

[@amosstarkey485]

Same here

[@1stAmbientGrl]

@@amosstarkey485 'Scuse me... why is the uce in Gloucester silent?

[@krishnapriya2877]

Heyy could you plz help to find a job in Gloucester

[@CathyMiller0711]

I assume that folks from Gloucester England settled Gloucester Massachusetts? Definitely a seafaring city. "They that go down to the sea in ships"....

[@TheRavenMask]

Gloucester, ma also has a tall ships festival every year.

[@lukeeclair7736]

Gloucester (UK) has a large docks, at the end of a 16 mile canal starting at Sharpness on the River Severn. It is/was the furthest in-land port in the UK.

[@keighlancoe5933]

Yes they did, Gloucester was a major port city and very strategically important; we are quite far inland but we sit next to the mouth of a large River, so we've always been a seafaring city. The man who wrote the lyrics to the US national anthem came from my city, and so too did one of the Founding Fathers

[@stacyrussell460]

There's also a Gloucester in NJ. Also, a Gloucester County & Gloucester Township. And all three are not the same place.

[@EricW800]

@@stacyrussell460 there's one in VA also

[@elizabethceilidh6991]

That Sea Shanty group in the courtyard is El Pony Pisador from Barcelona. They frequently go to Britain for music festivals, and they frequently play with the Bristol sea shanty band The Longest Johns!

[@garibaldi54]

I live in Gloucester, thats not a good place to stay. I'm sure it looked interesting to you but you shouldn't expect a good standard of comfort in whats basically a city centre pub and a very old one at that.

[@sirperybLakeney]

Edward VI not IV, and yeah, Gloucester Cathedral has some of the finest examples Perpendicular Gothic architecture anywhere.

[@LostinthePond]

ARGH! Just watched it back. Can't believe I said Edward IV. Just added 25 years to the life of VI.

[@ChrisPage68]

@@LostinthePond He would be grateful for the donation. 🤣

[@karlijnlike4lane]

I know these are a little back-catalog (probably pre-pandemic) for you guys, but as a relatively new Ponder and someone who shares & admires Laurence's sense of humor, I find I'm getting a lot out of these earlier, less formulaic vlogs involving travel, & it's lovely to see the both of you together. Just watched the Grimsby ep before this one - I relate to recognizing the very hyperlocal smells of home; & I appreciate getting the very specific perspective on English places of a native Brit who has also lived a very long time in the US. Like many Americans, especially on the east coast, my roots are (documentedly) about 50 percent in England - among which is a colonist four centuries back out of Wootton-Under-Edge in Gloucestershire, so I was curious. I also totally forgot it was a port, even though I'm sure Dickens shouts it out at some point. I think (if possible) you might get a highly popular video out of interviewing both Laurence's and Sarah's family members, the former about Laurence's pre-emigration life, & the latter w/r/t early impressions of him. (Unless you've already done that, in which case, thanks for doing that!) Enjoy you a lot, always a bright spot in my day.

[@bentleyr00d]

Charles Dickens described Gloucester as "a wonderful and misleading city".

[@София-д3р7д]

Misleading how?

[@Theringodair]

Ah Dickens.

[@francesatty7022]

Best kind of city, in my opinion

[@stacyrussell460]

Seems like he's also describing the town of Gloucester City in NJ... lol

[@nickm8810]

Dull as hell know

[@ronklaus7408]

You live in Chicago. Isn’t people yelling at each other a very frequent event? lol

[@ChrisPage68]

It's different if it's in an English accent.

[@TheHiddenStudios]

PageMonster Especially if it’s a strong Gloucester accent, to an untrained American ear it might sound something like an angry pirate, particularly with all the ships about!

[@dawnyockey1475]

@@katemorgan8551 I think it’s a Chicago Italian thing! Hence my brother in law and family

[@FlynBrian]

The innkeeper wasn't a gent names Basil Fawlty, was he?!

[@angelachouinard4581]

Couldn't help it, was the irst thing I thought of, Fawlty Towers.

[@debrawhite751]

He didn't mention the war, did he?!?!

[@MrMartibobs]

To be honest it's more like Al Murray's pub landlord. Miles downmarket from Fawlty Towers.

[@lawrencegough]

Seagulls...yup that’s Glos. Even worse at the docks. How did you not go to the cathedral, from the New Inn?!

[@karencooper3428]

Seagulls are not such a problem in glos, having lived elsewhere, but the docks, yh

[@rikkihill22]

I thought the same, its like a 2 minute walk from the New Inn 😂

[@jasondickson8712]

@@karencooper3428 I once got royally shat on by a seagull by the Hooper Monument. Damned bird scored a bullseye.

[@jasondickson8712]

@@karencooper3428 And then I got dive bombed on top of the Kings Walk multi-storey. Squawked in my ear as it went past. I nearly messed my pants.

[@bimscutney1242]

I’m 6’5” and when I first looked at the picture of the Tudor hotel I instant,y thought, “Oh no. I’m too big for that place.”

[@MikeWellington-x9y]

I frequented the New Inn many times when I was a soldier posted to the Gloucester area. I loved the pub and the people who frequented it (mostly).

[@stacyrussell460]

I'm just glad you pronounce Gloucester properly. Used to live in a town by that name in NJ. Some of the ways people try to say it is painful.

[@Solemn_Kaizoku]

What's painful is having to say it the "right" way (according to locals) when you care anything about phonetics 😉

[@cenewton3221]

"It had a kind of a 1980s look to it with Tudor era safety practices." LOL! Too bad you didn't have video to share. :/

[@nickm8810]

Basicly it's a Tudor building with 80s furniture

[@ajxilo._1686]

HAHAHHA

[@manchestertart5614]

Visit Gloucester Cathedral for some culture. There's the tomb of King Edward II. The Cathedral was used as a set for the Harry Potter's school, Hogwarts. There's the Three choirs festival too. In Tudor times people were shorter, no wonder Laurence banged his head on the beams. If you want to see English Country life watch, This Country on KZbin (or elsewhere) 😉😂😂😂

[@370530e]

Is it my imagination or does the effigy on Edward’s tomb have an uncomfortable expression on its face?

[@TruthfullLuke]

You know that moment where you comment an then scroll down after lol, yeah you are right! I'm not particularly religious but looking up at the interior made me believe they had divine intervention as it Was built many years ago an the mind boggles how they done it! I think gloucester is full of history an plenty of haunted pubs an hotels to check out! I get a good vibe in gloucester an I know bad places an Gloucester ain't that bad at all, sure you get the odd bad area but that's life ain't it, glad you've seen an appreciated the cathedral, like I said I was gobsmacked with it an it was free, sure you can donate in a box if you like an I liked the candles you can get with a small donation an light it for someone's memory or just paying respects to the amazing place that it is! This couple really missed out an they was literally a stones throw from their hotel!

[@tamaracarter1836]

@@TruthfullLuke The cathedral is amazing isn’t it? I think those cloisters must be the most beautiful in all of Europe; with that outstanding mid-14th century fan vaulting (earliest fan vaulting in existence). Then of course there’s the “Great East Window” (created 1350) - one of Europe’s finest and the size of a tennis court (it was the largest window in the world at its time of construction), incredible early Perpendicular interiors (notably the gossamer thin stone supporting the choir vault), a very large collection of early misericords (14th century) etc etc etc. Such a beautiful building!

[@adambennett805]

If you want to go to Gloucester and stay near the port, I'd stay at the newly built Travelodge at Gloucester Quays

[@ibosquez5238]

Thank you Adam. Great advice.

[@adambennett805]

@@ibosquez5238 hope it helps

[@ibosquez5238]

@@adambennett805 It does, thanks.

[@salniclam]

I'm from Gloucester Massachusetts so I totally had to watch this

[@ReiYuriko]

Sally I’m also from Gloucester Massachusetts!

[@RyanWindridge]

I living in Gloucester Gloucestershire

[@47thstreetsupplyco]

How do you, pronounce Gloucester?

[@francesatty7022]

@@47thstreetsupplyco gloss ter. Gloucestershire is pronounced "glos ter sher" (if you can pronounce Worcestershire, it's the same - wus ter sher)

[@francesatty7022]

Im from Gloucestershire in England! I don't live in Gloucester, but near

[@lordleonusa]

Gloucester has docks, every City that has docks has a seedy end.

[@williamscoggin1509]

It is outrageous if they would even be trying to rent a room out that was in that disastrous of condition.

[@sarahr6174]

You completely missed Beatrix potter's House of Tailor of Gloucester museum 👎🏻 if only you walked up the same road a bit further... ☹️

[@ladyjane8855]

Are you sure the hotel wasn't called Fawlty Towers?

[@trishayamada807]

Lady Jane you mean Farty Owls. LoL.

[@ladyjane8855]

Love a good anagram! 😁

[@davehoward22]

Flowery twats

[@tibsie]

As a British person you should already be aware that *everywhere* in Britain has something to offer tourists, except perhaps really tiny villages in the middle of nowhere and even then they are probably worth a photo or two. A stark contrast to the US which (when you get away from the big cities and designated tourist attractions) is filled with cookie-cutter towns that lack any distinguishing character whatsoever.

[@Ionabrodie69]

How very true...😂

[@Maranatha7557]

Then there’s the Grand Canyon . . .

[@thudthud5423]

Interesting thought: Since the United States of America originally came from British colonies, one might say that America's "pre-colonial history" can be found in England. But, most Americans can trace their heritages to many other countries, so...never mind. Seagull talk (untranslated examples): "Frank, how are you? Have you been to France? How was that trash you ate? It looked tasty. I was thinking of going to the beach? Want to come?" Seagull talk (non-translated examples): "RAAA, RAAA, RAAA, RAA-RAA, YEAAA-YEAAA-YEAAA-YEAAA, RAAA, RAAA, RAA-RAA-RAA-RAA-RAA-RAA!"

[@Ionabrodie69]

I’m assuming that the name Thud thud comes from your one brain cell clattering against the shell that is your brain..?

[@Ned47628]

The trouble with Gloucester is it has constant new development but little investment in existing development. The Quays is very nice but has taken away shoppers from the city centre which is now struggling. In the 1960s the centre was remodelled and many ancient buildings demolished. These 60s buildings are now looking very tired.

[@Haybalemelonhead]

It’s 1:00 in the morning here in England and yes I should be sleeping but I don’t care

[@TonchoBluegrass]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWOxdJyEgMl2j7c what are we talking about?

[@davehoward22]

Dweezil zappa? 5.00am in england

[@Quarton]

Anytime is a Good Time in England! :-)

[@LostsTVandRadio]

Sadly, Gloucester has never properly capitalised upon its amazingly rich history that spans from Roman times to the present. So many influential people were born in or lived in the city, and major events have taken place there through the centuries. The 1960s and 70s demolition and rebuilding programmes were the outworking of dreadful town planning policies and unfortunately the post-industrialisation period of the city has seen great wealth-creating industries replaced by out of town retail sheds. Nevertheless I still have a great fondness for the place.

[@sirsmartypants7086]

I always pack earplugs with me when traveling, you never know when your going to have someone playing loud music in the next room or a pack of seagulls outside your window😃

[@krankenhosen]

Things to do in Gloucester: Go and stand in the Shed at Kingsholm, and watch the rugby; Visit the Cathedral and try and catch a choral or organ recital, the acoustics are amazing. The cloisters are absolutely spectacular; the docks; shouting at random people in the street, it's great fun and it scares the tourists.

[@mizrahman4673]

Gloucester is such a dead city but it's my city and we love it

[@nicky_nike]

Born and lived in G for 55 years. Was great. In the 1980s and 1990s 10,000, mostly aeronautical jobs, dissapeared. GAC, a large aircraft manufacturer and the huge Walls ice-cream factory closed down. The RAF Personnel Centre moved out. The Bank of England moved out. Being a huge agricultural area, we were famous for our Farmers Market, which also has closed. It lost it's reason for being and is now a dump, like most towns and cities in England. We left in 2005. England is being destroyed on purpose.

[@desertrose9483]

Such great stories about your experiences in Gloucester!! Your adventures with the hotel room(s), were definitely unique. I'm glad it worked out okay in the end!! 😊

[@ruthm4749]

My mum used to sing me sea shantys, I don't know how she remembered all the lyrics.she was amazing.

[@MrWill13245]

Don’t ever disrespect my home town of Gloucester

[@markdavies8946]

Why not?

[@MrWill13245]

@@markdavies8946 u because you came to Gloucester at one of the most busyes times of the year when a festival was going on so there will always be rowdy people at that time of year so don’t disrespect my city

[@markdavies8946]

Hmmmm ok. Alot of anti social crime in Gloucester. Leads me to believe that's not just around the festival time. Maybe you should promote people being nicer to each

[@MrWill13245]

@@markdavies8946 well if u don’t like what i say then don’t reply back coz i am telling the f**king truth about Gloucester end of

[@markdavies8946]

@@MrWill13245 I don't mind what you say, I'm learning about Gloucester. You seem passionate about this City. Just some advice, when covid is over, travel.

[@kevinthorpe8561]

Always lovely to see your lady Tara

[@1414141x]

I've lived in Gloucester just over a year. Like a lot of smaller cities it is a mixed bag. It has a lot of history, both ancient and recent - the beautiful cathedral has been a focal point for 100's of years for pilgrims. More recently the victorian Gloucester Quays where you say the tall ships. There is a long canal into the Gloucester Quays and this joins the river severn about 18 miles south. The canal was an amazing feat of engineering being 30' wide and 20' deep and was made so that bigger ships could travel up the Bristol estuary and then into Gloucester, the river being unavigable for bigger ships. The railway station is opposite a residential area which has a high percentage of younger people and is a bit run down - so you do see some 'characters' hanging about - mainly drug addicts. So all in all Gloucester has both rough and smooth. Cheltenham was a spa town and victorians went there to take the 'waters' many years ago. It is more upmarket than Gloucester, but also a lot more expensive. It has the Cheltenham horse races there which is a popular venue for horse racing types. I prefer Gloucester though. The New Inn you stayed in is a beautiful old building with a lot of history. It could be fantastic but unfortunately its full potential is not being realised by having investment in it. I had a meal there and was not impressed. Shame really.

[@joannamcpeak7531]

Gloucester looks very interesting!

[@kimberleyr8952]

I'm from Gloucester and your observations are entirely right. The place is a bit grotty, particularly around the train and bus station, but it has some gems such as the Docks and Cathedral, so definitely better to stay in Cheltenham. As it was the Tall Ships weekend, did you manage to see the Cheese Rolling nearby in Brockworth?

[@rjduncan1901]

Kimberley R and Gloucester rugby, and jdr karting 😂😂

[@margorusky9765]

Wow you are from Gloucester ,I am will be visiting this city next month

[@francesatty7022]

Cheltenhams great if your interested in more Georgian era stuff

[@turnip5359]

All the money is poured into the cathedral and quays/docks area

[@amosstarkey485]

Coney Hill

[@artistinlederhosen]

the cathedral is epic.

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

I love how you and your wife have your own style. Love the glasses.

[@tomyemm2415]

Its a shame they didn't put a red carpet out for these guys 😂

[@debbiewilcox8890]

Yes and no “elevator” in Tudor building...

[@Ionabrodie69]

Don’t know why they come back to Britain if is so bad... stay over there . It annoys me intensely when Brits who emigrate to Other Countries then persistently put down their home country..it’s like he is trying to crawl up America’ s arse.

[@tomyemm2415]

@@Ionabrodie69 I couldn't agree more. Who are they anyway? Lol 😂

[@stephensodzi1957]

90% of Gloucester is "rough and ready"🤣 I love the place, but once I leave, I don't know if I'm coming back🤣

[@jasondickson8712]

I felt the same when I moved away, just a half hour's drive away. Always feel happy when I visit, though.

[@ligeckos2226]

My home town , been living in New York for 11 years now , great videos

[@chrisball3778]

Pretty much everywhere in Britain has gulls. It's kind of a myth that they only live near the sea. Many are opportunistic scavengers and will happily live inland, especially in towns and cities, where there's lots of trash to eat. There are pedantic people who enjoy lecturing others that 'there's no such thing as a sea gull'. To be extra pedantic you can one-up those people by telling them that although there are indeed gull species that live inland, there are also some, such as the kittiwake, that are true seabirds and are rarely found far from the sea. So what are those then? They're sea gulls, that's what they are.

[@jademusic1211]

Thank you for sharing your experiences in Gloucester, Laurence and Tarah. I haven't been to England (yet!), so it's nice to learn about some of these places. And I'm sorry you had such a rough time, at first. xx

[@jrt818]

I have just quickly learned all the names and locations of the counties in the UK. Now comes the slow and tedious process of learning how to pronounce them.

[@michellemarsh319]

Good luck 😂

[@finduncs5731]

Gloucester ! The place of wonderful fields, the best pubs and great communities

[@secolerice]

I would have been at the Tall Ships Festival and the Cathedral! When I lived in San Francisco, I participated in a sea shanty sing along on one of the ships and hauling of the sail. It was wonderful! I am very much into folk music and would have loved to sing with the people in the courtyard! I do miss the sea being land locked in Colorado!

[@MrMartibobs]

It is astonishing that Gloucester doesn't make more of the wonderful New Inn. It's one of few surviving courtyard inns that would have hosted travelling players. It's quite likely that Shakespeare's acting company performed there. I have seen a wonderful team of professional actors play there, and you can see clips of brilliant famous actors doing scenes on Michael Wood's 'In search of Shakespeare'. But mostly it's just treated as any old run-down pub. Shame on the city council.

[@MrMartibobs]

Gloucester docks is pretty good though.

[@Je.Suis.Flaneur]

OOOOOoooo a galleried coaching inn. Nice!

[@del-boysnostalgiatvads7416]

I’m a Gloucester boy born n bred! 👌

[@1273mel]

bred 🙄

[@turnip5359]

My condolences

[@emmahenleydavies01]

SAME

[@matthewbell2617]

Same bud born and bread in gloucester

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

@@1273mel he must have been baked there.

[@FireCracker3240]

Tarah, I'm totally with you on the earplugs. I wear them every night at bedtime because my upstairs neighbors walk very loudly, and I can hear every squeaky board and nail. Yeah, good times.

[@JonnyRicter]

FireCracker3240 isn't that the worst?! I have one of those upstairs too.

[@anitah4590]

I bought some when in a San Francisco hotel with noisy air con on a flat roof outside our window. Now they come in very handy when my hubby is snoring!

[@LJBSullivan]

I've tried can't sleep with them in

[@FireCracker3240]

@@LJBSullivan I sleep on my side, so I put only one in. The other ear is against my pillow so it's muffling the sound that way.

[@DegenerateNerd]

Gloucester VA here, so obviously had to watch lmao

[@JennWiffen]

Hey fellow G-town VA peep! I clicked this video for same reason. Lol

[@azurephoenix9546]

Douglas Adams taught me to always bring my towel when I travel, and I always do. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@garyi.1360]

I can't recommend enough to anyone visiting the Cotswolds to stay at the Inn at Fossebridge. It's a charming inn with a fabulous charming restaurant and pub.

[@paulacarr122]

When you first brought out the ear plugs, Tara, I thought they were hard candies. I was wondering if you were going to throw them at the seagulls.

[@chairde]

I live in GLOUCESTER county New Jersey, USA. Yes we have some areas that are rough also.

[@johndoe-wv3nu]

Gloucester, MA...same

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

But no charming Sea Chanty music?

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Gerald O'Hare Hello from Northern New Jersey.

[@chairde]

Gloria Stroedecke , Haha no but the Delaware bay and Delaware river are nearby and they lead to the ocean.

[@kmad2835]

Lol. I live on Westminister Rd. Our subdivision is Banbury Cross.

[@gw2955]

First video I have seen of yours, but good lord. You think the cathedral "might be worth checking out". It's fantastic. Maybe you should have popped in for a bit. I don't know, maybe explored the place before giving it a review. You stayed in a 14th century inn and are complaining about the plumbing and electricity. Maybe try more modern accommodation next time?

[@LouisOrr27]

Should go again but go when there is a rugby game, as a season ticket holder it’s a truly great atmosphere

[@david-lt9wj]

Bristols really nice....down at mud dock......

[@rontocknell3592]

I know a really old inn being called 'The New Inn' can be a bit confusing. When they'd finished building it in 1450,they were at a loss what to call it. So, for a while, they didn't call it anything while they wrestled and argued with ideas such as 'The Miner's Shovel' or 'The Cooper's... er... thing for making buckets with...'. Anyway, while they were deliberating, the locals started calling it the NEW inn because... well... it was new. The other inns were a bit older but this one without even a name yet was opened last week... it was the NEW inn. Well, when the committee for figuring out a name for the newly opened inn finally emerged two weeks and several barrels later, the chair of the committee who probably had a name like Grenling Cobbles or something said "We've decided to call it 'The Goose & Gander'." "Call what 'The Goose & Gander'?" the people said, though probably not in unison. "The inn" said the Chair of The Committee for figuring out a name for the newly opened inn. "Which one?" spake the people. "Wocher mean 'which one?' you daft buggers! THIS bluddy inn! The one you're throwin' up on the floor of right now! This inn wot we just finished buildin' you daft sods!" "Oh, you mean the NEW inn?" the people said. It was at this point that Grenling Cobbles had a brilliant idea. The local signwriter, Mylar Gurzle, charges a whole farthing per letter. He calculated that 'The Goose & Gander' was 25 letters longer than 'The New Inn'... maths wasn't his strong point. So the committee quickly agreed to go to Plan B and The New Inn was born. No doubt hoping for a nice little earner here, Mylar Gurzle pointed out that it would not always be new (after he'd painted the sign of course). After a few more inns have been built, 'The Not Quite As Old As Some Of The Older Inns But Not Quite As New As The Newer Ones... Inn' might be more appropriate. The committee thought about this for about two seconds then Grenling Cobbles said "Nah. You're all right, mate. This'll do us". I can't believe you witnessed somebody shouting at somebody else! That's UNHEARD of!! When was this? I haven't heard anything on the news about this. Who would have imagined that? In a CITY, of all places! I can only apologise on behalf of my fellow townfolk. With regard to the wiring in the New Inn, Tudor electricians were notoriously shoddy... possibly due to the fact that electricity had yet to be harnessed. The good news is that it has now been refurbished. The BAD news is that what you saw WAS the refurbishments. The Tudor electricians had left exposed bits of string because they didn't now anything about electricity. The refurbishments in 2019 replaced the exposed bits of string with exposed bits of wire to bring it up to date. Anyway, congratulations on getting out of Gloucester without being eaten. Not many manage that. Street cleaners have been complaining about clearing up all the remains every morning for years but nobody bothers to do anything about it.

[@mariearthurs406]

Gloucester has a lot to offer, yes it’s a bit rough round the edges. I live in the centre of Gloucester and the seagulls are arseholes nest on our roofs but after a couple of yrs you kind of not notice them x

[@karencooper3428]

Have you seen any other cities lol

[@WolfGratz]

Worcester also has a load of seagulls. One kept entering my mum's hotel room when she stayed there for the cricket one year. And the various gulls and wildfowl at Bath University are notorious

[@karencooper3428]

@@WolfGratz been there too, it's not far, again weston, Burnham, Bath and Bristol, all worse

[@WolfGratz]

@@karencooper3428 We used to stay at Bristol sometimes cos my dad's family spent the war there as my grandad worked for BAC which the Luftwaffe were fond of bombing .

[@karencooper3428]

@@WolfGratz I grew up a few miles from bac, dad worked for rolls Royce

[@juliachurch6567]

Lawrence, “I don’t like talking to people.” WHAT?

[@deanacincotta2236]

I wonder if The New Inn was so "inconsistent" because they had a huge fire less than a year earlier than your visit? It's definitely a possibility 👍

[@Maranatha7557]

“We ran pretty sharpish.” American translation: “We ran for our dear lives.”

[@MichaelTheGamer10]

Being from Bristol, occasionally visit Gloucester. I don’t know if your big fans of shopping but Gloucestershire Quays is good for that.

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

So fun that the buildings are soooo old in Europe and the rest of the world.

[@queenrosered]

Poor Jane Grey...The 9 Day Queen. She and Guilford Dudley (her new hubby) were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Henry Vlll's heir, Edward Vl, was a sickly boy and his 2 half-sisters (Mary by Henry's first wife, the Catholic Catherine) and Elizabeth (his daughter by the ill-fated but Protestant Anne Boleyn) had been declared "bastards" and therefore were supposedly not in the line of succession. At young Edward's deathbed, one of his closest advisers (Duke of Northumberland) had the weakened young King sign a document naming Jane's mother (who was also kin or cousin to the King and would pass on the title in favor of her eldest daughter, Jane, whom the Duke insisted marry his son, Guilford in hopes that once Jane Grey was installed as Queen, his son would be named King) as his successor to the throne. Of course, this didn't go over well with the other nobles nor with the general populace. Anyway, as I've said, poor Lady Jane Grey was a pawn and would die for it after being held in the Tower, when Princess Mary mounted an Army to take what she considered her rightful place. She would then throw England into a quagmire due to the fact that she was a staunch Catholic and by that time, England was Protestant and Mary would come to be known as "Bloody Mary" because she had so many people who wouldn't accept a return to Papacy brutally executed, most often death by burning at the stake. Anyway, after just a few years, she died of an illness, childless and Elizabeth l (Mary's half-sister by Henry Vlll and beloved by the people) became the anointed Queen and reined for MANY years! (That's the short version, lol) I'm an Anglophile and a lover of European history! I love ALL your vlogs Laurence! Thanks again! :) PS: All this by way of saying, there is quite a LOT of rich English history regarding The Tower! If those walls could talk.....

[@mikesaunders4775]

A good posting. You have a better grasp on English history than most natives.

[@nancywysemen7196]

i would have been so disapointed with hotel room. but delightful architecture. thanks for walking those steps for me.

[@adambennett805]

I'm from near Gloucester and know the walk from the station to that hotel. It is kinda rough to be honest, I prefer Bristol as a city as I live in between there and Gloucester

[@nickm8810]

I live in glos work at the asda near by and it depends what time you walk around the only 2 places id avoid are Barton street or Coney hill

[@ksilk4224]

RAMMSTEIN are my fav band Gloucester is a dump, lived in tredworth just off the highstreet for 10+ years, moving down south was my best move. To anyone who lives there , don’t hesitate to venture out. Once you realise how crap Gloucester is you won’t go back.

[@turnip5359]

@@nickm8810 and Eastgate street (the bit with the clubs)

[@lead111]

the trainstation to the new inn is one of the nicer bits of the city

[@arguspanoptes9510]

So for all Americans who thought the pronunciation was Glow-sester it's not. It's Gloster. You're welcome .

[@nickm8810]

Made me cringe the way they pronounced the city I grew up in

[@so_bendy]

What hotel did you stay at? The New Inn? - *EDIT* Yeah I just saw you stayed at The New Inn as far as I could see. You're honestly better off at a B&B in Gloucester or just a regular Holiday Inn etc. And the seagulls? Try living in one of the apartments at the docks for 2 years hahaha. Did you not even go to the Cathedral? What the hell were you even doing there?

[@kathyastrom1315]

I think I saw that hotel courtyard in a Shakespeare documentary with Michael Wood! And yes, Edward VI preceded Jane Grey-Edward IV was the Yorkist Wars of the Roses king and brother of Richard III.

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Kathy Astrom I love Micheal Wood documentaries. My favorite is the Beowulf.

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Are you sure you weren’t staying in a Tudor style Fawlty Towers?? 😉 I’m glad it wasn’t a harrowing experience. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@debbiewilcox8890]

No they are just a couple of wet wipes

[@tettyfelarious2304]

The Cathedral is one of the best bits about Gloucester. There are plenty of good pubs you just have to know where you’re going. The fountain inn is a nice traditional pub in town but if you go overnight I recommend avoiding the New Inn and staying in the Judges Lodgings down near the Docks

[@rjduncan1901]

So I actually live in Gloucester and have been living in Gloucester all my life these guys have not done Gloucester at all like yes you have the docks but you also Gloucester rugby, the queys waterways museum the war museum got the sea cadets that parade in the evening and go rowing in the water like theirs so much got eastgate shopping centre, jdr karting and lasertag soo much so you need to do it again put stay at the premier inn or the hotel next to the station !!

[@nickm8810]

I'm from gloucester and stayed in almost all the hotels near just because if you are going to attic with two or 3 mates cheaper then taxis and I'd say the centre hotel is the best in town

[@12abcd34efgh]

I like how u included jdr karting 😂 but it is still fun

[@LittleSquishie]

As someone who is from Gloucester I know exactly what hotel you stayed at and your right xD in the eaving when you go to the end of the city center street (northgate, southgate, westgate and eastgate street) they tend to get a bit rougher as the night goes on xD u believe the new inn is down northgate street and that's where people tend to gather at the end of an evening

[@Albanwinter]

Those seagulls probably weren't mating. They were just being themselves. Loud, obnoxious and rude.

[@tonylarussa4046]

Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen after Edward the VI NOT the IV.

[@niamhenyaberry6424]

should of gone to the cathedrale is absolutly beautiful

[@philash824]

I’ve only found your channel recently, so I’m slowly working my way through your videos. It’s a shame you didn’t get to visit many of the museums there, the Gloucester regiment museum I found was particularly interesting, especially the circumstances on how they eared their back badge

[@melissamcqueen582]

Good vid guys. I just wanted to say how much I like Tarah's speaking voice and her old fashioned af style. 😍

[@ayliea3974]

Ha,ha,ha! Gloucester is where I lost her!!! Those are the kind of things I say to embarrass my kids! Love it! Thanks for taking my thoughts across the pond tonight. First time I laughed all day. That's sad.

[@hannahclarke872]

Hey I live in Gloucester! DO stay in Gloucester- just not at the New Inn!

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

We have stayed in the same Inn a few years ago. 7 mins in you describe it as chaotic which is exactly how we found it. The staff were lovely and the rooms were quirky, but it was as if the staff didn't know how to run a guest house! It was a fun weekend though.

[@baxterplayyz3025]

I’m from Gloucester there are very dodgy places but the best bits are great

[@rogink]

I was intending on walking up the canal parallel to the Severn to Gloucester. The idea was to camp each night. Probably not a bad way of keeping socially isolated, but I'm trying to keep as local as possible, and I live 100 miles away on the south coast. I guess it's got to be another year.

[@fivish]

Why did you not visit WINDSOR? Its quite close to Heathrow airport.

[@jamescullis7768]

Fair assessment to be honest.. Id update it by saying... The New Inn Is meh.. historic yes, but needs serious money spent on it.. The area between the hotel and the Railway station is currently being regenerated. The Quays and the cathedral (filming location of Harry Potter) are probably the most 'visitor friendly' There are plenty of things to do in and around Gloucester, As will all towns and cities, there are always unsavoury characters. Best advice is to stick to the West and South 'gate' streets. Gloucester has the furthest inland docks. and the second largest tidal bore in the world. The seagulls are a basically residents due to landfil which is about a mile or 2 from the city centre. Anyway, Glad you pretty much enjoyed the city, my home. There are other places to stay, branded and un-branded. I enjoyed your video ✌

[@HexValdez]

I live in Gloucester. It's heaven.

[@megaloblabber2948]

Does anyone else think Tara looks super American.

[@TruthfullLuke]

Don't let the people shouting put you off as Gloucester on a whole is actually really nice, town centre not so much but try Luton Town centre an Gloucester will seem like a paradise lol, that place you stayed in is haunted an I will stay there at some point as I'm into all that, cathedral blew my mind an worth seeing

[@loutowers6529]

I knew Gloucester was a port because of Gorton's of Gloucester frozen fish sticks and fish patties. Their logo was a fisherman in a rain slicker.