Americans Explore Yorkshire Dales Waterfalls

[@DRFrame62]

Aysgarth Falls is super famous for appearing in Robin Hood with Kevin Costner! We saw it when we were un The Dales and it's really gorgeous!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@DRFrame62 I had no idea! That's a fun fact!

[@StephenandAndie]

What gorgeous drone views! And so much beautiful stone!!! Also, cheese-cheese-cheese!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

🤣🤣🤣 Thanks! Ian got some great footage in the Dales! I have it on my list today to catch up on your videos! Thanks for watching🩷

[@ChrisShelley-v2g]

At the age of 80 my grandad took off and climbed Aysgarth falls with the rest of the "adults" desperate to try and stop him, my younger brother and myself were close by but he didn't need our help, he'd always been active and age wasn't going to stop him on this occasion, he continued on until he was 95, thank you for bringing this memory of him back in such a wonderful way ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@ChrisShelley-v2g oh goodness, I love that story! I hope to be that energetic and active at his age! Thanks so much for watching my video and taking the time to comment. Cheers! Dara

[@StephenandAndie]

Ooh, the vintage Triumph!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Pretty car!

[@StephenandAndie]

No thanks to rock climbing, but YES to that amazing stone architecture!!!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I'm with you!

[@Jerri-ellen]

wow watching your videos makes me want to travel to the same places. Wallace and Gromit insert so funny. enjoying this

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I love Wallace and Gromit. And CHEESE! Thanks for watching, Jeri-ellen!

[@AfzalJamilaFood]

Excellent wonderful and beautiful girl like and beautiful views good work great video thanks for sharing my friend ❤❤❤continues

[@christabuchanan5889]

I loved this video! So beautiful ❤

[@jackjames3190]

BLESS you for not naming and shaming the poor food restaurant - if you have nothing nice to say then say nothing at all - this makes me love and admire you ALL THE MORE x ❤❤❤🎉

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@jackjames3190 haha thank you. I did have to mention the STP because Gary was very happy to have it! ☺️

[@Andy_U]

Hiya. Those stones sticking out from the walls are called 'through stones'. Before cement, lime mortar was used which moves, allowing moisture in and out. Through stones create stability in the walls and help "lock" the building together. How could Ian NOT go for Wensleydale Cheese? Smh. Stay safe. All the best to you.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@Andy_U THANK YOU for explaining that to us, Andy! I'm on a plane to CA right now but I'm hoping Ian (who's staying in Texas) reads this comment because he was so curious about that! Ian and I are compatible in most ways... but sadly he does not love cheese as much as I do! 😢

[@cathyb46]

Or Wensleydale icecream son in laws family have a dairy farm not far from the falls and its made from their own milk, the rest going to make cheese.😬

[@StephenandAndie]

Wow, the view of Muker! And the tussling sheep. 😁 How beautiful!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The sheep butting heads was funny. But we LOVE frolicking lambs! It's our favourite thing to see when we drive by green fields ;-)

[@Nastyswimmer]

8:10 - they're 'through stones': stones that run through the wall to bind the inner and outer faces together and poke out on the outside to support scaffolding used to build the wall higher.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@Nastyswimmer oh! Thank you for that explanation!

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

Aysgarth falls, where Morgan Freeman’s character in Robin Hood, said ‘Only in my dreams have I imagined such a place.’

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632 Great quote! I love that everyone knows Aysgarth Falls, even though I had no clue they were famous! LOL

[@lizbignell2820]

I recognised Aysgarth falls immediately. I always think the name sounds almost Arthurian.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@lizbignell2820 oh yes it does! 🗡️

[@mikesaunders4775]

Its Norse.

[@JUANORQUIO]

WoW! That’s Incredibly Awesome! Absolutely Stunning And Breathtaking Adventure! 🫶🏻🤩❤️✨

[@sidney4329]

When you said you had to make an unscheduled stop, I thought, oh no, the sheep curse is real! But then you said it was for waterfalls. That's a relief! These videos make me homesick for my ancestral homeland. It's beautiful!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh, I am so glad you enjoyed it! Yes, that waterfall was definitely worth stopping for! And I didn't even know it was famous 😉

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

It really is dalelicious. A beautiful region. One must always stop for cheese. Sheep jokes redacted. I haven't got any closer to a sheep than the dinner table in years but growing up my grandfather had a huge station, ranch, and I think he had something like 10,000 sheep. And hundreds if not thousands of cattle too. Plus wheat and sunflowers. The other grandparents had dairy cows. Dad had potatoes and dairy cattle too. Yep, kind of fun growing up in the bush. Not as green as Yorkshire, but their sheep a kind of scrawny. I was going to say we didn't have castles but decades after dad sold the farm some bloke did put a castle on it and turned it into a BNB. I shot a video about our visit to the farm, and castle, a couple of years ago - remind me to edit it. 😆

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@ShaneNixonFamily EDIT THAT VIDEO! I want to see it! I think those sheep are scrawny because they just wander about the moors and I'm not sure how closely looked after they are...🧐 Wow, your family had a lot of livestock! Did you eat beef or lamb most often in your family?

[@RichardWells1]

Don't you just love the Yorkshire Dales - beautiful scenery, great camera work and super soundtrack. I'm with you on rock climbing, Dara! Give me a waterfall any day. (Well driven, Ian, around the sheep!)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@RichardWells1 yes, we are in love with the Dales as well! Except for the rock climbing. I will pass on that 😉. I know there are many waterfalls we didn't see this time. Will have to chase them on a future trip! 🩷🌊

[@PostcardAndAPint]

Sorry we're so behind! We went to London last week, so playing catch up! The Dales are so beautiful. Lovely drone shots. Oo Wensleydale! Cheese. You found some gorgeous falls. There's some stunning scenery in Yorkshire. Cheers 🍻

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

No worries! I'm way more behind than you! Just watch whatever interests you... whenever you have time. No pressure! But you do need to plan a proper trip to the Dales someday ;-)

[@arnoldarnold4944]

How beautiful

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, such a lovely area!

[@jillenglish5878]

Aysgarth Falls were used in the film Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, for the fight scene between Robin and Little John, and Hardraw Force was the location where Marian sees Robin bathing. I think the stones sticking out of the wall are possibly throughstones.

[@griswald7156]

We had a Triumph spitfire in Magenta…

[@griswald7156]

What would a Trump Spitfire look like?

[@FeinDining]

We were so happy that you not only evoked the TLC song, but actually started singing it 🎵

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@FeinDining hi friends! I can't believe you actually watched a video of mine in which I sang! That's hilarious!

[@FeinDining]

@@MagentaOtterTravels We like to watch you eat, we like to watch you sing -- and that's basically the only two things we do in our videos. But you bring ADVENTURE and the OUTSIDE WORLD to the party, so we'll eternally tip our proverbial hats to you ♥

[@robertwatford7425]

Thank you for that, very soothing. And I love Gary's enthusiasm. I hope he increased his Twitching Count considerably :-)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@robertwatford7425 he did! If you haven't already watched the video of us going to Flamborough and Bempton Cliffs, watch that one next. He gives a recap of all of his life-listers there. That video actually happened the day after this one 😉

[@ValsLooneyKitchen]

I love watching this. It took me away and gleefully to the Dales!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks, Val!

[@GENerationXplorers]

Hi Gary and Debbie! Great bit of TLC! Boo to the food. Reeth looks like quite the vantage village! I had a hike with a very good Mexican friend of mine who also wanted to catch a sheep, he made it look very easy! Cheese please! Wow those are some falls! Great pics guys. Well done Gary. West Burton looks very well maintained. Used to do a lot of rock climbing, might rent the gear next time we are in Garda! ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@GENerationXplorers you are so much braver (and stronger) than me! I will leave the rock climbing to you! Did your friend ever catch a sheep?

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Indeed grandma's story as hogwash 🤣🤣🤣! Leen likes to spot the birds too on trips. We still have the Dales in view for our UK trip. Waterfalls are amazing- we love them too. Lovely footage again Ian. Pity about the food disappointment. Can't win 'em all. I'm saving this route It looks amazing. Have an amazing weekend in your new kitchen. 🧑‍🍳👌🇳🇱🙋‍♀🥝

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@IamaDutch-Kiwi oh yes you will love the Dales!!

[@AidanEyewitness]

An excllent portrayal, as usual. I love the early Triumph Spitfire - 1963. I owned one from the 70s for a short time, it was my first car. It needed a lot of maintenance!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@AidanEyewitness that's pretty fancy for a first car!

[@MsK7Seas-z2e]

Dara my comment is gone What's the beautiful road trip in England! I enjoy the architecture, old houses and arched bridges through the trip. Stones? Your highlights really shine those that are forgotten or missed. Hmmmm Bird watcher? I am bad about names. The rock formation is remarkable...I take a hike rather than rock climbing for now...haha never know Well done Dora . superb! Sorry my internet is weak and had to refresh it until Starbucks opens haha I have been searching your channel by Magenta Otter through my history, but somehow I could not find right one. I am glad I found your upload. As you know, I am having a little difficult time myself going through the natural disaster from flooding to Hurricane Milton.A tornado touched down Cocoa Beach and took power line with it. Milton has weaken from category 5

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

So good to hear from you! I'm SO SORRY that you've had to move out of your Carolina home and now there are storms in Florida!! I hope your in-laws are OK! I agree with you... hiking is great but no rock climbing!! Stay safe, my friend!

[@MsK7Seas-z2e]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Thank YOU Dara,　Appreciate your prayers. I cannot upload videos at right speed. Too slow to watch through even 1 vid...I am refreshing often when Support the UK premiere...

[@Jerri-ellen]

No rock climbing for me but I like to look at the rocks lol

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Cliffs are stunning! I just don't want to be on one ;-) haha

[@MrCoxy38]

Aysgarth falls is where Robin Hood was filmed with little john the stones on the side of the cottages appeared to look like Flemish bond is style of building to tie all the brick working together you see it a lot more in Victorian brickwork

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@MrCoxy38 that is so interesting! Thanks for sharing the context. The problem with unplanned stops is that I don't know anything about where we are, so I really appreciate you educating me!

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Congrats on 13K!!! 🎉🎉

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@WITYTRAVELS thanks so much! I was wondering if anyone would notice.😉

[@user-TonyUK]

Did anything look familiar with Aysegarth Falls? They appeared in the Kevin Costner Film "Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves, and not from Aysgarth is the Waterfall Kevin Cosner took his Shower with Maid Marrion watching from the Top of the Falls. Access to the Waterfall is via the Village Pub as the Falls are part of their Garden area.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Sorry I missed this comment! I didn't remember the scene from Prince of Thieves, but several other viewers mentioned it. How fun that I bumped into this filming location by accident and had no idea!!

[@clarew7702]

I think the war memorial might be an old market cross? Looks more like the style of one of those

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh, that's an interesting idea! I hadn't thought of that.

[@The_Brit_Girls]

Thanks for a bit of "TLC!" 🎤🎶 Never knew that sheep had that problem when chased!!! 😲🐏🐑🐑😬 A gluten-free STP 👍 Rock climbing is definitely NOT for me either! 🙅‍♀ Fun video - thank you! 🤗❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@The_Brit_Girls the sheep story is hogwash 🤣

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

You need to see Mill Gill Force, about a mile's walk from Askrigg in Wensleydale. It is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Dales, with a drop of around 70 feet, and best seen after rain, but for some reason it's not well known. By the way, do you know that you drove right past the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Carperby, where James Herriot spent his honeymoon ? (Greta Garbo's signature is also in the guest book, from when she was entertaining troops nearby during WWII)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@Kevin-mx1vi dang we should've stopped at the Wheatsheaf!!

[@ProTantoQuid]

The Ingleton Falls Walk is suely a venue for the enthusiast. Plenty of KZbin videos to show why

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@ProTantoQuid we shall have to check that one out next time!

[@tonycasey3183]

You will have seen Aysgarth Falls before if you have seen Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves because it is the location used for the fight scene between Robin and Little John. The bird with the bird with the yellow on the tail will have been a Grey Wagtail. Look out for the black and white version with no yellow on it - the Pied Wagtail. I have never seen or heard a Marsh Tit in that area, so you could have had a fairly rare sighting. Did you hear the Marsh Tit call? Was it like a squeaky "t-t-t-t-teee" sound or a "p-tew, p-tew, p-tew" sound? If not, it may have been a Willow Tit - I have definitely seen those in Upper Wharfedale and they have a distinctive, high-pitched "pew pew pew pew" song that is similar in timbre to a fork squeaking on a glazed plate.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@tonycasey3183 thank you so much for all the bird information! I will tell Gary he needs to read your comment!

[@lynnhyland4151]

If you like waterfalls get yourselves up to ingleton waterfall trail North Yorkshire you won’t be disappointed.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@lynnhyland4151 thanks for the recommendation!

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Wasn't expecting to hear about "sheep diarrhea" but here we are.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@WITYTRAVELS I wasn't expecting to be talking about it!!!😳🤣

[@Poliss95]

That dinner looks like the ones I make out of leftovers the next day. Sheep = No camping. Love Dippers. Saw them at Haydon Bridge in a waterfall. (avoids mentioning magenta car) Rock climbing = Marmite & Sun Pat Peanut butter The Swale runs round the Isle of Sheppey. The islanders mistake it for a river but it isn't.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Nice marmite and Sun Pat comparison! The restaurant seemed to just warm up pre-prepared food... it didn't seem homemade 😞

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Dara, I'm starting to catch up with your vlogs, the Yorkshire dales, looks really nice, I recently bought a new television and the colors really pop, the green car (because of my autism I don't care for British Racing Green, I think its a horrible color) is a 1963 Triumph TR4, I'm going away tomorrow (10/17/24), I won't be commenting until I get back on Tuesday, I've tried to Americanize my comment, the best I can, this is Choppy

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

No need to Americanise for me, Choppy! It's always nice to hear from you whenever you have time to watch a video. I hope you have a safe and fun trip wherever you are going! Cheers! Dara

[@paulguise698]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Hiya Dara, Me and my friend Michael went to Holborn, London, we had a great time, were going again in 2 years time, we've still things in our History bucket list, still to do.

[@idristaylor5093]

As I understand it the Wensleydale factory was looking at going out of business but they got in touch with Aardman Animations, who make Wallace & Gromit and were rescued.

[@andypandy9013]

Er, not quite! The factory was going to be closed (by Dairy Crest? 🤔) but there was a buyout by Management and others. The Wallace & Gromit films sure gave Wensleydale Cheese (which no, by law, can only be produced in Wensleydale) a very welcome boost though. 🙂

[@idristaylor5093]

@@andypandy9013 It would appear the YT channel I got my information from "improved" the story. As they told it it was co-marketing that generated the cash that saved them. Thanks for the clarification. 😀

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

So interesting about the cheese laws... I have heard that with several kinds of cheese. Like Single Gloucester, among others. But Caerphilly is not even made in Wales anymore! It's made somewhere in Somerset I think. And of course cheddar cheese is made everywhere, not just in Cheddar!

[@olive_red999]

Hi dara, hope you are good inshallah Did you feel any difference in the supermarket icecreams in uk vs usa ?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@olive_red999 you know, we don't really buy ice cream at the supermarket! But Ian likes to get gelato at the gelato shop as often as possible. And he definitely prefers European gelato!🍨

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

Definitely a no, on the rock climbing, also no on bungee jumping and leaping out of an aeroplane! I have a huge need for survival! I also don't leave negative reviews either to places where I've stayed or eaten. I tend to think everyone can have an off day and things don't work out that great, I prefer to just not give a review and let people try the places out for themselves.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I agree with you on all points 😉. I'm trying to live as long as possible... without broken bones!

[@Poliss95]

Bird, or Burd as in girls was in Shakespeare so I'm told.

[@TheCornishCockney]

The lines of stones sticking out are for when you get locked out,you can climb in no problem (that’s a lie I’m afraid)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@TheCornishCockney that is a very clever lie! And it sounds quite plausible

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

That Gary is a suspicious character 😉. He has far too much energy for my liking wandering the English countryside with binoculars. Clearly a US spy. Best keep an eye on him. 😀

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@andrewdoubtfire4700 yes, you are very wise to be suspicious of Gary!

[@andypandy9013]

That "Mailman" was a "Postman". 😉 BTW, did you tell Gary that over here Bird Watchers are known as "Twitchers"? Finally, if you were chasing waterfalls why did you not include those in Richmond? 🤔

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@andypandy9013 ha ha, yes when I was watching back the footage the word "mailman" sounded really wrong to me as well! Yes, we did call Gary a Twitcher when he was there with us! It is such a funny name! I can't answer your waterfall question. To be honest, the trip was kind of thrown together at the last minute, and we ended up driving all over the place from where we were staying. Ian put together a trip with a few places he had been wanting to go ... and I just insisted that we go to Falling Foss to meet up with my friends Nick and Jill (that day was shown in a previous video) and I wanted to finally tour the Yorkminster. That is an upcoming video! Gary and Debbie wanted to go to Bempton Cliffs and Grassington. We had a lot of priorities!

[@andypandy9013]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Ah! I see!! What did Gary think of the name? I was brought up in Richmond in the 1960s and 1970s and can thoroughly recommend the Falls if you get the chance. 👍 Finally, a hint. I know that you have been coming to the UK for some time now but we don't tend to put "The" in front of the names most (but not all) of our famous buildings like York Minster. For example "THE Buckingham Palace" just sounds wrong to our ears. 😉 I am really enjoying your videos and looking forward to upcoming ones. 🙂

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@andypandy9013 thank you, I always appreciate hints! I usually don't say the in front of Yorkminster. No idea why I did yesterday! Lol

[@andypandy9013]

@@MagentaOtterTravels My pleasure. And it's two words: York Minster. 😉 The term "Minster" is an Anglo-Saxon one for important churches or missionary teaching churches and predates the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Minster dates to 627, some 400+ years prior to that very famous date in our history. BTW, You may be interested to know that next year sees the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, just over the Yorkshire border. It was the world's first steam powered railway and rightly hailed as the world's first "proper" one. A series of events is planned. Search for SandDR200. 👍😃

[@cookiemonster1409]

Hi Dara Sorry to leave this here, but I don't have another way to contact you My dad Arthur passed away recently at home, his funeral notice is online from today, there will be a service at Cheltenham cemetery but a later memorial at the church on Saturday 2nd November

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh, I am so very sorry to hear that! He was such a lovely man! I'm back in Texas now, so I won't be able to attend the memorial. But thank you for letting me know!

[@cookiemonster1409]

@@MagentaOtterTravels it will be live online but we don't have the link yet

[@robertomoi2044]

Are sheep rude?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Not at all. But some Englishmen make rude comments about Welshmen and sheep, I've learnt. I'm not sure if they do that in Yorkshire as well, and I didn't want to find out! ;-)

[@johnclements6614]

I would think it likely that there would be bad consequences for the sheep if it was chased whilst pregnant. The rest of the year they are also likely to get injured trying to jump over hedges or fences etc.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@johnclements6614 very true! It's especially bad when dogs or other animals are aggressive and upset the ewes, causing them to abort their lambs. I think grandma made up a year round story for her own reasons 😉

[@andypandy9013]

One of my late relatives kept sheep. He told me that every sheep's sole purpose in life was to end it in the most improbable way. 🤣

[@DarrenTurner-d2i]

Wanting to catch a sheep is just weird, it's not his property to start with.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@DarrenTurner-d2i never take Gary literally... he's a jokester.

[@jamesbeeching6138]

Great video Dara...So does Gary have a book or phone app to keep track of his birds????? Also do you hire a car when you come over here or do you own one???🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@jamesbeeching6138 we have an old used car we bought a couple years ago ... because rental cars are SO EXPENSIVE! Especially when you stay 3 to 5 months! Yes Gary has apps... hopefully he will respond.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Gary uses an app called iBird. He now has 336 birds on his life list! He told me that in a text so that I could answer on his behalf since he's trying to keep a low profile and won't talk to people on KZbin ! 🙄

[@jamesbeeching6138]

@@MagentaOtterTravels lolz!! Tell him the pied wagtail is a really common bird in Britain....Often seen in carparks and school playgrounds...They "hunt" insects that sunbathe or get caught in the open on the concrete or tarmac!!