114: Goodrich Castle, Welsh Bicknor and Coppett Hill (Wye Valley and Forest of Dean 2018)

[@fehmiabbasi4874]

Hi Patrick very nice video. your voice and music makes soothing combination in the background. thanks for sharing

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for the great comments, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed this and thanks for watching. Cheers, Patrick :)

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Fantastic video again 😊

[@solitaryrambler]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :)

[@CountrysideWalking]

I'v just watched your film on the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. The views on your video had beautiful peaceful scenes. Just as lovely was the music. So soothing with haunting piano melody. The last time we walked in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean was some time ago. We didn't stay in a youth hostel there but have done elsewhere in the past.

[@solitaryrambler]

Awesome, thank you for watching this and pleased you liked the music again. I did a load of films in the Wye Valley in 2018 and spent an absolute fortune travelling and staying down there several times that year :) Glad I got them all done though, but any new films will be made closer to home in the foreseeable future. Thanks again :)

[@anndeakin1508]

Goodrich Castle and walk was an Interesting walk not one that I have done loved river views a my trip for those that live in this region of the country.Thanks great Trip..

[@solitaryrambler]

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[@nickhall7894]

Another wonderful film. Thanks Patrick. What a lovely part of the country.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for your great comments Nick glad you enjoyed this. Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@richardchan9595]

Amazing footage as always! Thank you Patrick!

[@solitaryrambler]

Thank you too Richard! Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@PipkinsUK]

I don't know how I've missed out on your videos over the years but one of them came up in my YT recommended list yesterday and since then I'm completely hooked on seeing some more. Keep up the good work Sir, your videos are a joy to watch.

[@solitaryrambler]

Wow, thank you for the lovely comments! That is very kind of you. Many thanks for watching 👍

[@pete7179]

That was wonderful Patrick,I could watch these all day,and have done,great to see you again and share your company,even though only for 20 minutes,I was only this morning thinking of your films wondering when the next would be and looking forward to it,as always beautifully shot,evenly well paced,lots of information,that lovely soothing presenting style,and great musical accompaniment,thanks for sharing and for all the hard work put into it, All the best,Pete.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks as always Pete for your wonderful comments. It's great to know that my hard work is worth it in the end. Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@luparabianca229]

Its nice to see fresh open country without a blot on the landscape, for how long I wonder. A great and relaxing video that takes you out of the troubles of this age. Grazie.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed this Lupara, many thanks for taking the time to watch. Cheers, Patrick :0

[@jeffallinson8089]

What a lovely film, I really enjoyed admiring the spectacular scenery. This is an area of the Forest of Dean that I am unfamiliar with so it was great to see. This will be on my list when we are finally free of Covid and I have to say the music accompanying the film was lovely.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Jeff. Although it was over 8 miles the walk was generally flat so not too strenuous. Pleased you enjoyed the music too, many thanks 👍

[@ericgeorge5483]

That was SUPERB and the musical accompaniment is definitely one of your finest, being quite haunting in places, I loved it. The view at 14:14 is mind blowing, what a lovely area. I have visited the Forest of Dean on a few occasions over the years as I have relatives who live in Gloucester and it is always so peaceful and tranquil. Thank you for your hard work and effort.

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks as always Eric for your kind comments. That view at 14:14 was pinched from another film I made a couple of days after this one, but yes it is mind blowing isn't it. Thanks again for taking the time to watch :)

[@jimhalfpenny19]

Another of my postal routes in the Ross area . I used to make Courtfield the last drop when it was a Catholic retreat . The tea and cake the Father's gave me was well received . Thanks , Patrick 👍

[@solitaryrambler]

I remember this was a nice walk to film (as were all of the Wye Valley and FoD films I made that year). Thanks Jim for watching and commenting 👍

[@kellyshaw7271]

Brilliant as always and a castle thrown in too can thing's get any better than that. What a gorgeous place the Wye Valley is and not a bad eight mile walk. Thanks for your time and effort i find your films pleasant and relaxing to watch. onwards and upwards with your channel i hope you keep gaining subscriber's they really are missing out. Keep up the good work and i look forward to watching your future rambles.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Kelly it was a real bonus to shoot the castle because it was closed when I first arrived, so I didn't think I'd get time to do it by the time I finished the walk, but thankfully I did. I'm lucky to have gained another 250 subscribers since February so I'm happy with that. Thanks as always Kelly for watching and for your nice comments. Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@elizabethandrogercourt8055]

Lovely walk around another area which we have so memories. Used take our girls when they young to Goodwich Castle. Thank you for your interesting comments. Roger was born at Lydbrook over looking the river.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks as always for taking the time to watch 👍

[@snacklofter]

I was just wondering yesterday when we would be treated to another upload and voila today we have one! Thank you. atb snack.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad I was able to obliged there snack thanks as always for watching. Cheers Patrick 😃

[@frankfitzgerald5832]

What is it they say saving the best to last ....fab overall Video Wonderfully relaxing Thank You once again .....Patrick.....Frank & Lee ...

[@solitaryrambler]

I love the whole walk the castle was a bonus at the end really. As always Frank and Lee thank you for watching. Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@stephendixon3498]

Just watched this . Absolutely fantastic !

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for your kind comments and for watching! 👍

[@delmiller4184]

I loved following you on this walk as it brought back memories of my stay in the area in 2019. I did one lovely river walk and visited both Symonds Yat and Goodrich Castle. It was such a lovely area. Thanks Patrick.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Del, many thanks for watching :)

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

Some lovely countryside scenery yet again in the Wye Valley area, Patrick. A nice walk along the banks of the river, and the old railway bridge looked as if it might be worked on for restoration, maybe. Like you said, grand to see the canoists going along the river. It looked really great on Goodrich Castle, what a fine ancient building that is, as well as the village itself.There was a Great Western 'Castle' class steam locomotive named, No. 5014 'Goodrich Castle' by the way Patrick. Many thanks for this presentation, it's been interesting.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks again Ffranc. I'm sure that bridge was being renovated, so by now I expect it's open again. Glad you liked the castle. One benefit from my point of view of being an English Heritage member. Thanks for watching 👍

[@vivienberry1]

Thank you for an absolutely wonderful journey, as usual the video was excellent and commentary so informative, its a beautiful part of the country lots of history and you captured the scenery so well I got lost in the moment for a while as I always seem to do when watching any of your videos. Well all I can say is its been a pleasure and hope you'll upload more soon. Take care wherever you may venture Patrick...All the very best, Vivien

[@solitaryrambler]

Always great to receive your lovely comments Vivien. Really pleased you enjoyed watching this and there will be more when I get around to editing them. Many thanks again for your kind words and for watching. Cheers, Patrick :)

[@johnbrownboots9884]

Lovely video and music. lots of memories of my camping back of Bennets garage, ross on wye.Punting from there to Goodrich, biking up to the castle, having to "break in" at dusk to retrieve my gloves left at the top of the keep. cannon balls just inside the port cullis. But all back in the fifties. Staying at the YHA at Bicknor. Cider ninepence a pint in the pub.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thank you for your kind comments and for watching. Glad it brought back some good memories. Cheers, Patrick :)

[@regvarney5582]

Lovely walk you had there Patrick .Wish the wonderful Wye Valley wasn't so far away!

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed the walk Reg, many thanks for watching. Cheers, Patrick 😃

[@jason60216]

That was a brilliant film,the information,the music,fantastic patrick,hope your well :-)

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Jason and many thanks for your kind words and for watching 😀

[@WyeExplorer]

Thoroughly enjoyable Patrick. Once again I never saw this upload - I check nearly every day. Any way, glad I'm here now. That hostel walk sounded great. I could hear the joy in your voice. It's really nice to bring that back. I saw so many familiar sights here. A few years back I camped at the base of coldwell rocks, which as you can imagine was misty and magical in the morning. Like you mentioned the view from up top there is a famous one. No doubt you've got a snap from up there as I have. You certainly got the miles in - Coppet Hill is a good one. I've wanted to camp there to. I will do one day. Hey I see roaring meg there Patrick. That used to be in Churchill Gardens in Hereford. I would sit on it - good to see it there and you finish the walk off so splendidly. I trust you're well. All the best. Mark

[@solitaryrambler]

Hey Mark, I knew there would be familiar sights again for you in this one. Yeah I've got strong memories of that old hostel walk, perhaps because it was the very first one I did after joining the YHA. So you camped below Coldwell Rocks, yes I can imagine how great that would have been for you to wake up to. Yes I thought I might be pushing it with the miles for this walk and the time it always takes me to stop and film like I always do, but I'm so glad I did it as it's a fab one as you know. Didn't I see you sitting on Lydbrook Bridge in one of your earlier films? Nice to know Roaring Meg was once in Hereford. Funnily enough I watched another of your earlier films last night, which was part one, so I'll watch part two this evening and I'll leave a comment once I've seen that. All the best to you Mark. Cheers, Patrick :)

[@WyeExplorer]

@@solitaryrambler It's good to hear they're strong memories Patrick. Priceless that! Just to stand feel and reflect! Coldwell was good as was your 8 smiler. Ha ha! Paul used to say that. I was on that bridge visiting a film location in Shadowlands. It was a good! Hey thanks for going back on mine there. The River Edw it sounds like. That's such a fond memory. Well, I've nor forgotten we'll get together one day. All the best me old mate. Oh yeah Roaring Meg I have good memories of that - it was good to see it.

[@andrewwhelan3428]

Hi Patrick. The bridge at Lydbrook is open to pedestrians but not cyclists. Great walk today especially spotting and photographing a wild deer in the shadow of the observation platform at Symonds Yat East

[@solitaryrambler]

Hi Andrew, thanks for watching as always.

[@МинистерствоГБО]

Very interested video.never been walking around this area. I been in Goodrich few times. It seems to me it will be good footage from drone.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks again :)

[@mawebb88]

2nd viewing. Excellent.

[@solitaryrambler]

Nice one, thanks for watching! 👍

[@j.e.schoon4339]

Another gorgeous walk. Usually, we are among the ones up there at the Yat making those iconic pictures, but always wondering what it would feel like to be walking down in the valley.

[@solitaryrambler]

It was a real thrill for me walking in that view from Yat Rock. Many thanks for watching 😃

[@anndeakin1508]

Great trip again 30th August

[@solitaryrambler]

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[@lieutenantawol1579]

Just checking this out because I'm from the Goodrich family

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@hughanus9051]

I’m very sad to see the old post office/ shop go