Surrey Quays To Rotherhithe - Excellent Dawdle through London's Docks

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But the locals are foreigners!

[@fasthracing]

Locals?

[@fasthracing]

@@clivebaxter6354 You noticed. The new locals who were not local before but after they moved here they became then deemed to be local by other locals in the locality. Yes visit London to meet foreigners.

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Like that as well, don't like vlogs that just float by with or without music, need interaction with the locals

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@@clivebaxter6354 there's always been "foreigners" in London.

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Glad they help. I have to make them to help with my own mental health. Btw are you THE Scroobius Pip?

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@@Joolzguides Hiya, thank you for your kind words. No sorry, I'm not the real S.Pip :)

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[@ericduffield524]

Dear Julian, I live near Chicago. I love to visit London. I "found you" during our C lockdown and have enjoyed you ever since. I may never be able to see some of these "away from" Central London neighbourhoods, but Thank You! This video and walk was lovely. I liked your friend and her knowledge, and the orchard was lovely. 😊

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[@lesliepropheter5040]

Labors of love to be sure, thx Joolz my condolences to you and yours, RIP Queen Elizabeth, God save the King. I remember watching a video of you getting a wave from Charles at a gate (?) in London. You were successful !!!And so were we! Cheers

[@peterstephen9316]

I know living in London is mega expensive, but the culture, diversity, food, bars etc, is incredible. Plus can we have more of the fantastic mudlark lady please.

[@electrolinks]

Third. The adventure game. I had forgotten what it was called. I was 4 when this was aired so I must have seen repeats...

[@Ben_Ramirez19]

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Thanks. So glad to have viewers so far away😀

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@@Joolzguides Purely my pleasure, Joolz. Love all of your videos.

[@ultrakoichi]

I love this part of London. I don’t live there but I visited there more than 30 times!! I love walking around this Greenland docks. You missed out on Michael Caine’s birth place. There is a hospital with blue plaque close to Canada Water station.

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Dammit! I like Michael Caine too!

[@ccm1399]

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[@russcooke5671]

@@pigunderaroof the grass on my lawn is very tall. Not a lot of people now that 👌👌

[@russcooke5671]

I meant mow that 👌

[@einarbolstad8150]

Watching a Joolz video is always such a nice and relaxing experience, and interesting too. Add a bit of Norwegian history, such as in this episode, and it's even better.

[@mancroft]

Fascinating, Joolz. Thanks ever so. You really should do more vids about the docks and the river.

[@Joolzguides]

I agree!

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

This is just a terrific video Joolz. These places you visit around Rotherhithe, are just so interesting, with the old buildings and the cargo docks that used to be in the area. Although a lot of Rotherhithe has changed, it still looks brilliant. The food you were having certainly looked mouth watering, indeed. Many thanks for a very much absorbing production.

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Very interested Surrey docks fish n chips looks great video

[@Kari_B61ex]

What a wonderful area. I can see why it's one of your favourite parts of London.

[@TheLoneHaranger]

What a satisfying walk, Joolz. You do have a lot of fun in your perambulations, don't you? AND, double bonus, you met Monica. I love her fossicking, and history recaps. Watching your footage gives me a huge burn to travel back to London. Been there a couple times, in the '90s, but saw never enough!! Huge history, I'd need to live there 20 years to see half of it. Keep up the great work. Pip-pip!

[@scottscottsdale7868]

This truly is the best of the best video. Bravo!

[@DeeDerry]

I would have loved a bit on Albin and Sons Funeral Directors...Big part of the community around Rotherhithe SE16 Been there for around 200 years I believe 💯

[@ianrobert6239]

Excellent as always. London looks so much better in the Summer.

[@Joolzguides]

Tough to film in though

[@boohaka]

What a delightful area! I never knew as I’ve been out of London a long time!

[@MrMichaelsen]

What a Sunday gift to me. I lived in Deptford then Rotherhithe . It ewas the place i lived the longest in LDN. Thanks for this, Joolz

[@janebaker966]

That was SO good. I haven't seen you for a while so it was good to see your high standards maintained even excelled. Every time you visit a place I want to go there. When visiting a friend in London I often used to see the name Surrey Docks and wondered what place it was,now I know. I did not know there was so much interesting history in those places. I wonder what price that fish and chips was. Only what that chef thinks is a reasonable price might not match my idea. But it definitely looked worth a tenner.

[@rambleon3698]

Your show is a museum for the world Jules. Not everthing needs to be in a box. Love everything that you do. Keep well and strong.

[@lizaluk]

Very soothing fun background song thanks to the relevants

[@bulany11]

Hi Joolz, love all of your videos. This one, though, missed to show two historical artifacts. The St Mary's Church is still in possession of the two bishops' chairs made of the Temeraire timber. There are even bronze plaques on them.

[@Joolzguides]

I wanted to include it but the place was never open and I visited several times

[@UKCheeseFarmer]

Cuckold, the last thing I thought I would ever here discussed on Joolz Guides! Brightened up my day Joolz, thank you!

[@scarlettm86]

I live in Surrey Quays! Gutted to have not seen you both excited too see some history about my local area.

[@parisreid5792]

Hi from Gold Coast Australia. One of my favourite pieces Joolz, such a variety of presenters, and accompanied by Lil.

[@johannebaker9730]

Loved this one. My Dad born in Bermondsey and worked in Southwark for The Gourock Ropework Company who were involved in building the replica of the Mayflower before being bought out by British Ropes in the 1970s. Wonder if the building is now flats? Not sure where it was in Southwark but recognised a few of the buildings thank you xxxx

[@louis0121]

Another great video Jools... Never been back down to London since 1979...I visited my aunt and uncle who stayed in Pimlico flats where the program The Latchkey Children was filmed..

[@awakeningEmpath]

watched loads of your vids Joolz & I have to say you have a very likeable personality & sense of humour & your confident humility shines through, I expect our North American viewers find you a fine figure of an Englishman and the history itself thrilling

[@Joolzguides]

Cheers!

[@magicknight8412]

That part of London is totally alien to me, but I remedied that with a walk around there a few years ago. So much history to discover there. Had a pint in all of the pubs mentioned :)

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

As per usual when there´s a new Joolz guides video out. Chinese take out and a beer. Been a tradition for like the last year or two. Thanks for all the great sundays.

[@Joolzguides]

Glad to be a part of your routine!

[@paulgrieve7031]

Glad you finally made it to a pub at the end for a well deserved pint. What a fascinating video! thanks London is so interesting today.

[@salishseaquest7952]

Great to visit all the docks and get some new insight to their uses presently. Love to see the reclamations that have happened. Happy to see Monika on the foreshore once again.

[@Joolzguides]

She seems to spend most of her time down there!

[@salishseaquest7952]

@@Joolzguides For that, I applaud her loudly.

[@alanspooner3612]

Another joyful and fascinating tour. Thanks Joolz.

[@pearlhartney9]

Always happy to see one of your videos Joolz! Did not disappoint!

[@mheuman]

Thank you, Jules, for a deep dive into the Docklands. Each of your tours are a joy to watch.

[@miamijim5964]

I want to thank you Joolz, I used to live in Surrey Quays and I used to work around Soho back from 98 to 02... I don't get back to the UK much anymore but your recent walks have brought back so many memories, I had drank in the Phoenix basement bar many times and Beaujolais... as I used to DJ in Soho and then we'd pop in for late night drinks... keep up the good work mate... Jim.

[@russcooke5671]

I love the phoenix Not many Londoners even know it’s there.

[@stephaniecowans3646]

Another cracking good video, Joolz! My Sunday mornings always start with a plate of Welsh Cakes and mug of coffee while watching either a new video of yours, or binge watching earlier videos. BTW: I half expected to see you carrying a cricket bat instead of your cane 😆

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[@monotonehell]

0:36 Wapping! That's a weird coincidence, just four minutes before I started to watch this video, I was on Google Maps wondering about how those stairs to the left of Oliver's Wharf looked from the river, instead of from above. Otherwise I wouldn't have know that it was Wapping as I am on the other side of the planet. I got to Google Maps from a Jago Hazard video on Southwark... I need a life. 🤣

[@spuddy4845]

Rother is the old word for cattle, cows

[@susanmyers1899]

@@monotonehell I do that,walk all over place.Great to check out other places on the ground.

[@susanmyers1899]

So glad I came across your videos, great fun and full of information that I love,can't get enough. 😊

[@Mycroftsbrother]

Don't forget that Sherlock Holmes was supposed to have contracted Tapanuli Fever in Rotherhithe in "The Adventure of the Dying Detective". Another wonderful tour!

[@sarahhiscoke1801]

Yet again you never let us down. Another insight to our capital with your class and knowledge and always your unique style.

[@johnmact5548]

I have done that walk so many times as my best friend lives just around the corner from the ship and whale or the Handbag as it used to be called. And you ended up having a pint in the ship. A trip down memory lane. Thank you

[@maxinerussell7426]

Thanks Joolz!,😀once again another fascinating video tour. Loved it. Am now inspired to visit Surrey Quays and Rotherhide, so much history to explore and places for food and drink that I was unaware of. Keep the videos coming, you are a marvel.💯

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

Another fascinating adventure Joolz!

[@ANobodysHerstory]

So happy you filmed this. I used to live in this area and always wondered about all the history here with the docks. Great video! Thank you!

[@stefanboster5728]

Another quite excellent episode, full of fastinating facts!

[@stablefairy9437]

another great video. loved the orchard garden area which they had created and your mudlarking friend with her fascinating treasures. the whole video was enlivened by a song from the wonderful Little Lost Lou . The one thing I know Rotherhithe for was that the political activist Jessica Mitford stayed there with her husband Esmond Romilly, a nephew of Winston Churchill in 1937 where she gave birth to their baby. But there was a measles epidemic in the area at the time and the baby caught the disease and died at only a few months old.

[@markthomas5035]

Afternoon jools thanks once again for this amazing history tour of London keep em coming

[@garryferrington811]

I fell asleep on this twice. Thank you! I had been suffering with insomnia for three days, so thank you, thank you, thank you. As a matter of fact, seeing it after a good night's sleep, I think this is one of your best. Well-paced and very entertaining. Keep it up.

[@lennyp18]

Loved it! My great grandparents and their parents all lived in Rotherhithe and it’s lovely to see a little of it. And you got the Adventure Game into this one: doog yrev!

[@ctm1602]

love your vids Joolz they got me travelling through youtube through lockdown .. it was great to spend time in the greatest city in the world through your eyes , i have spent much time in Surrey Quays over the years and enjoyed this video . Chris from Glasgow North Great Britain 🇬🇧

[@vilstef6988]

Nice to see Monica and get a bit of a historical tutorial.

[@sih1095]

Always a real thrill to see an alert for a new Joolz guide.. Cheers dude.

[@Cliff-Joseph]

I ❤️all of your films. But this is possibly the most engaging of them all.

[@tombowers3681]

wow excellent video, again a place I would love to visit next time in London. Hard to imagine how peaceful and lovely it is there today compared to how it must have been before the war

[@markmorris2207]

I have never seen that first WW2 picture of the Mulberry docks! Thanks for showing it!

[@Bullseyearchery]

My father in law worked on sections of the Mulberry Harbour at Butterley Engineering, Ripley Derbyshire. It's all gone now. Keep up the excellent work Joolz.

[@brianjohnston1007]

Excellent as usual. Love the background music with the walk.

[@Joolzguides]

Glad you enjoyed it. It's by my sister!

[@jfilm7466]

All the old buildings take me back to the 70s.

[@jimfromleicester897]

I heard she's quite musical, our monica.

[@monikabuttling-smith5234]

You name the tune and I’ll whistle it! 😂

[@jimfromleicester897]

@@monikabuttling-smith5234 Touchè 👍

[@lotsofstuff9645]

Where can I get such a fancy Viking ship weather vane? Brilliant!

[@SunshineMix101]

😎😎😎 'Another great vid' Jules. Thanks for sharing! 😎😎😎

[@Joolzguides]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lotsofstuff9645]

Very interesting as always. As usual looking very smart in your trendy garb. Do you dress up so smartly day to day or just for the video? Do you think you would ever do a historical tour of the UK and just pick some of the best historical sites outside London? Or am I maybe asking for too much :) ?

[@Joolzguides]

One day although these do take a lot of work

[@North_German]

For me, that's one of your best episodes so far! What a lovely area. Compared to Berlin, London is a gem. Greetz from Germany.

[@johnmact5548]

My best mate used to live in Hope (sufferance) Wharf. Nice to see it again and another mate used to own that restaurant. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

[@dannymcmince]

Happy days...thanks Joolz

[@AtheistOrphan]

9:03 - The Adventure Game! Such memories. Moria Stewart’s finest hour.

[@stevebonds4698]

Great video again Joolz. Just wondering if you have ever done a video on restaurants or food in England. Stuff that has history to it. Thanks again. Your friend, Steve Bonds from Bay City, Michigan USA

[@ellascottagecompany2044]

Love that Superintendents Office building. Since the camera was pointed out am curious what it is you use. Another great video, thanks Joolz. 😊

[@Joolzguides]

Mostly cannon canon xa 50

[@marijanabilic9246]

Thank you Joolz..interesting video.,love Secret garden🍀❤️🍀💚🌹💚all that plants ... Have a pleasant afternoon from Bgd for all

[@sahilanant123]

A test cricketer being a tour guide when not playing haha. Nice jersey. Replacement for Zak Crawley. :D Greetings from an Indian in the Netherlands.

[@Joolzguides]

It’s a tennis sweater!

[@sahilanant123]

@@Joolzguides close enough 😅

[@TXMEDRGR]

I feel like I've been on a mini-London holiday. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Waqas4hmed]

Waiting for next video... 😁

[@Joolzguides]

Coming soon

[@michaelbenenson]

Fabulous guide - ta!

[@amcalabrese1]

Saint Mary’s Rotherhithe may have been where the London group of the Pilgrims spent their last night in London before heading off to Plymouth to pick up the larger group. Accordingly, the Mayflower Pub claims that they had dinner there the night before leaving for Massachusetts. When my family was moving back to the US from London, we had a going away dinner there.

[@ARM317]

do you know if there are other Mayflower historical markers in this area?

[@amcalabrese1]

@@ARM317 Hi. The only markers I remember were in the Church and at the pub. But it has been almost 9 years since I have been there.

[@ARM317]

@@amcalabrese1 thanks for your reply.

[@Moonrakerd]

Ive never been to the ship pub, I thought I explored everything, added to my todo list :D

[@Eniss22]

I loved in Rotherhithe for four years 2015 - 2019. I missed it. What a lovely informative video 👍

[@iyaboa8182]

Great video. I went to secondary school in Bermondsey during late 70s/early 80s. Recall some girls in school 'bunking off' to watch The Professionals being filmed at Surrey Docks. First job was a Summer job at the Peak Freans biscuit factory (hated it!!). So many memories..

[@russcattell955i]

love the musical interludes by li'l lost Lou.

[@jamesjohnmoss8130]

This is great, I love all your work, but this in my mind is one of the best yet. Thank you.

[@andrewlucas9282]

Love watching your guides Joolz and I always look forward to the next one appearing. Do you ever do maps of your routes. Maybe you could have them for sale so people could print them off and literally follow in your footsteps 👍

[@bleppebleppsson1169]

Aaaah! "The Mayflower Pub"! Been there four times when i use to visit a relative in that area in the 90's and early 2000's. Greetings from Sweden 'ol chap!

[@dexterfitben]

I love Simon's dry interjections.

[@peterlewis7292]

Hi joolz, Many thanks for another very interesting walk, now then you mentioned about apple theft, must be a phrase used in London, in the county we'd call it "scrumping", a great past time for all youngsters of my age😁 Thank you. Rgds, Peter.

[@steverileyretired]

Great Video, will you be doing a video about Erith, it has a pier which has train track on it, I think it was very famous at one time, thanks for you videos, i really enjoy them

[@azborderlands]

Was this filmed during the heatwave? Great info as usual 👍🏼

[@Joolzguides]

It was boiling

[@robbyduffy1]

I've lived in rotherhithe for 5 years and absolutely love it. I used to live in the canada dock pumphouse (you can see the chinmey at 12:07) . It's so green and historically significant. And there's alot of important work going on to take down printworks (Hamsworth building) and surrey quays shopping centre and build a bigger better complex in the next 4 years. My neighbours are selling their house (same model as mine) for about 500k so send me a message if you're in the market!

[@idaornstein1305]

Love the avenue of angry looking trees. Joolz guides are the very best!

[@BoulderingBobat]

My local ❤️❤️

[@Signals927]

As always Joolz a superb video to add to all the one's that I have followed you on.

[@nelliemelba4967]

Like the (very old) TV Times advert "I never knew there was so much in it!" Literally! Excellent walk and talk, Jules. Loads of info I didn't know!

[@kellydalstok8900]

It was a pleasure to revisit many of the places I saw during my walks in the area during my visit in 2017. When I walked past St. Mary’s Church the bells didn’t stop tolling for ages. You were lucky.

[@guymorris6596]

Simplicity Restaurant looks awesome.

[@Rj-tz5kb]

Greeting from Holland:D

[@terryblack2219]

Thank you John so many memories come back from the 80s and early 90s when I was a dispatch rider for a living… I notice all the telephone boxes are gone along with the selection of cards that used to be them in those days! I also remember in the evening at the piano club character building… to say the least ..thank you… and I would certainly buy a mug !

[@oliviaginsbourg6541]

it IS a bit beyond repair now . love it . standing in front of a couple of stones that used to be Edward III s castle 🤣😂🤣 amazing information abiout present and past riverside life i lived near kew bridge and the City Barge pub as a child and loved mudlarking victorian porcelain