The Lake District: Romance and War in England's Greatest Wilderness

[@geographicstravel]

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[@MosheMaserati]

Why does this Wren thing just seem like a scam to me?

[@charliemills6955]

How did you pin this comment 4 days ago

[@ryleysim9374]

I live here thank you so much for talking about Cumbria and the lakes

[@hanka8790]

@@MosheMaserati More like greenwashing.

[@jamesboyle5435]

There’s technically only one lake in the Lake District. Bassenthwaite lake.

[@scorchedearth8661]

I’m from NY and visited the Lake District three times. I traveled there by train from Manchester. It is absolutely beautifull. The towns you pass by tell a story. How the scenery gradually changes from the home of the Industrial Revolution to a paradise is something you will never forget.

[@kayseacamp]

Oddly enough that's how I feel about the Finger Lakes region in NY. That region will forever have my heart it's so unbelievably stunning. I def wanna see the Lakes District in England tho.

[@edwardhoulton8725]

@@kayseacamp you are very welcome with us. It is a beautiful quiet old place.

[@Axonteer]

come visit switzerland and be blown away.. by the beauty of the mountains and the prices of everything xD

[@YouuuuuuTosserrrr]

Isn't it, though :)

[@hufflepuffbee8384]

Yes!!! As you go past Manchester and Preston old industrial powerhouses, past the historic capital of Lancashire, Lancaster and then onwards to Kendal and Windermere the journey must’ve been incredible

[@theredjediknight]

I have lived and worked in the Lake District for many years, one major problem often overlooked by policymakers and romantics is the lack of basic NHS and Social Care services, poor bus services, if poor road, rail, and broadband services. There is also extraordinarily little in the way of decent employment opportunities, outside the public sector, the BAE shipyards, and Sellafield in Whitehaven on the West Coast of Cumbria. Also, another major factor is the loss of EU farm subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy, with the UK government being extremely cautious about its post Brexit arrangements for agriculture. Housing is grossly expensive, pricing many young people out, many must leave for the likes of Manchester, Liverpool and further afield, thus affecting the future of the farms and the landscape of the Lakes, Please do not get me wrong, there are many good things going on in the Lakes, whilst there are people who come to visit, it will continue to delight and mystify visitors from across the world.

[@lyleslaton3086]

Welcome to Kentucky in the United States.

[@josh8764]

I live here and can confirm all of this is true. Sadly going to have to move away until I’m older when I can afford it

[@pansprayers]

@@lyleslaton3086 jumped right into the Narccsistic Suffering Olympics there, didn't you? It's not a competition, and nobody needs to be reminded that Kentucky is a hell hole. You could help change that by getting the politicians like McConnell out that made it that way instead of complaining.

[@renesnow3799]

Like Lyle said your description sounds like basically every US town more than 2 hours from a major city. I think the similarities are because you can't have cake and eat it too. If the Lakes had all those things it wouldn't be wilderness anymore. Even Yellowstone has almost nothing to support itself or the people who live there full time.

[@fleabagmonkeyface2320]

@@renesnow3799 I live in the Carlisle(city in cumbria) and majority of issues still apply, we're a holiday location they dont care about the people who actually live here

[@gregorairey9945]

As a local of the Lake District my opinion is rewinding at its current level is not a threat to sheep farming, the majority of that pressure is coming from lack of income due to the poor price of produce. Great video as well, very much enjoyed!

[@Carvetii]

cumbrian born and bred myself penrith guy

[@gregorairey9945]

@@Carvetii same here

[@duncancurtis1758]

The 90s were horrendous for the Lakes as was 2001 with foot n mouth.

[@MannsWoodlandPerspective]

Is it a bit odd that it's a nature preserve made by sheep grazing? Lol

[@gregorairey9945]

@@MannsWoodlandPerspective that is to do with the history of it, the local dialect of Cumbrian is very different to English, the sheep, the people and a fuck ton of geology make the lakes what it is

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - The bliss of solitude 5:15 - Chapter 2 - What wealth the how to me had brought 8:40 - Mid roll ads 10:20 - Chapter 3 - Lonely as a cloud 13:40 - Chapter 4 - In such a jocund company 17:25 - Chapter 5 - In vacant or pensive mood 21:15 - Chapter 6 - Continuous as the stars that shine

[@buxeessingh2571]

15:28 - invasion of salt and pepper shaker exterminators.

[@bradlevantis913]

At some point I have accepted that Simon and his team can make every video interesting. Thank you once again for teaching me about something I never knew I needed to know

[@Svensk7119]

Agreed! Don't ever remember hearing of the Lake District before. It was bucolically appealing and salve for a rural heart.

[@beth1862]

The lake District captured my heart, mainly the northern lakes. I've never fallen in love with a place so quickly! And I live in Wales so I see a lot of natural beauty, but even Snowdonia doesn't make me feel the same way as the lakes do.

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

Truly an enchanted land

[@cdfdesantis699]

Thank goodness we're now understanding how much nature means to the human species. For 1000's of yrs., we've fought it, tried to tame it, abused it, tried to avoid it, & tried to destroy it. But homo sapiens is a PART of nature, so whatever we do to it, we do to ourselves. Appreciating nature & our place in it inspires & enriches our entire existence. We must cherish fresh air, clean water, & green trees - for, in truth, our very lives depend on them.

[@resileaf9501]

Absolutely agreed. If there is no nature, there is no world.

[@louise-yo7kz]

Well said

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@resileaf9501 You're so right. Earth would be a sad & empty place without birdsong, blooming flowers, & the rush of water down a mountain stream. Thanks for your comment.

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@louise-yo7kz Thank you so much! It's good to know others, like you & I, care about the world we live in. Thanks for your comment.

[@peterlavelle3261]

should do an episode on the Peak District... in particular the Derwent/Howden/Ladybower Dams and the underground water supplies to Sheffield/Nottingham/etc. - theres definitely a MegaProjects video worth of content! Dambusters, sunken village etc

[@A_p_T53040]

Indeed. Not many know about the beauty and massive engineering work.

[@danielgardiner1812]

I live on the coast of Cumbria in a town called workington, I feel blessed to have this land on my door step

[@callans123]

me to

[@zippymk13]

I recently completed the 214 Wainwrights, all in the lake district and all worth the climb, I go there all the time and nothing beats the solitude you can find when climbing the peaks, get the right weather and the views can be stunning.

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Have you done sharp edge on blencathra? Very nice knife edge arete.

[@zippymk13]

@@dylannnnnnnnn On my to-do list when this covid lets me.

[@rachelavincent]

I love the Lakes and I enjoyed identifying the different places shown. My home from home, Wast Water, was so heavily used in the edit that it made my heart sing. Thank you, Jen, for letting me see my heaven. 😊

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

Wastwater and wasdale head in particular is just absolutely incredible.

[@jamiearnott9669]

I was born in Cumbria. It was great having this environment and pretty scenery within reasonable distance growing up.

[@ca9968]

I grew up hiking all over South Africa and I will say that Helvellyn is one of the most amazing hikes i`ve ever done!

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

Incredible mountain!

[@danniejones2032]

This show introduces me to places I have never heard of, thank you.

[@uncleghandi5771]

We've got the Peak District as well but isn't quite as exciting.

[@1991jwp]

What a beautifully written and produced video. I actually felt moved by this one. This might be the best video on any of Simon's channels. I never thought I'd be able to choose a favourite, and I never in a million years would have expected it to be one on the Lake District. The closest I ever get to the Lake District is driving across the A66 on my way to Scotland, but now I think I need to visit properly.

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

It truly is an incredible place.

[@sonnymartin9134]

I live Egremont, I’m 10 minutes away from Scafell Pike. Nice to see my local area on your channel Simon!. It really is breathtakingly beautiful.

[@Gmackematix]

Egremont? Are you any good at pulling funny faces?

[@amb163]

Glad for this video -- my dad was born and raised in the Lake District, in a village called Ravenglass.

[@criffa5958]

I grew up in Kendal, some 12 miles from the Lake District. Very lucky to be able to look out my window and see the mountains and the fells

[@Gmackematix]

What's for pudding Mum? Not mint cake again... 😊

[@Brian-om2hh]

If you lived in Kendal, you're in the Lake District if you travel halfway to Staveley.....

[@Beryllahawk]

Gorgeous. What a wonderful video! I quite liked how you also used lines from the poem as your chapter titles, a nice touch indeed. The story of the Windermere Children had me sniffling, too. Maybe more could have been done, but that those poor kids were treated with such kindness - after seeing such hell - feels like an example of the best that humans can do and be. Of the beauty in us, and the healing it can give right along with the healing and beauty found in those valleys.

[@truebluemiata]

Fascinating Simon. Please consider a series on the national parks in other countries and continents. Thanks!

[@Axonteer]

i second that. for smaller countries he could talk about them in one video (like switzerland, we have many but compared to the world... our country is the size of an average national park xD )

[@danielhenzphotography]

@@Axonteer yes, indeed. Would love a video about our one national Park as well.

[@danielcasson7979]

I live on the edge of the lake district national park (Cockermouth), and it really disappoints me that people cant respect the fells and mountains that are within the park.. litter and doggy bags scatter the fells, thats the true and sad reality.

[@josh8764]

I live near Whitehaven it’s the same crack down this end people just don’t care it’s appalling.

[@tss9886]

There is room in the lake district for both sheep and rewilding. This is particularly true as there are fewer sheep farmers. Designated areas for the different regions could be established with farmers paid to support Wilding of areas near them thus supplementing their income.

[@jstantongood5474]

Excellent. Always a pleasure to see Simon speak of England.

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Why does Simon describing the geological history of a small part of England make me want to watch Time Team?

[@Stevenchefjones]

Best program ever made in England.

[@choughed3072]

@@Stevenchefjones we've made many good TV programs but what sets time team out from the rest is Phil wearing cut off denim shorts.

[@Stevenchefjones]

@@choughed3072 hahah more for me helen geek just been super excited by the history and being so humbled by it.

[@ChopBassMan]

Suggestion: (First a disclaimer - I've been addicted to caffeine for 45 years) - please do a video on caffeine. How Europe and America, once they were addicted to tea and coffee, did really horrible things to other people's in order to maximize profits - how the consumption of caffeine literally switched western populations from massive alcohol consumption to massive caffeine addiction which helped propel "the enlightenment" and capitalism at the same time it conditioned us to abandon our circadian rhythms to be able to adapt to the world of mechanization. The coffee and tea plants are insidious hijackers of 90% of the world's population. They may not be the only thing bringing civilization slowly to its knees, but they are in the top running.

[@samwilliams9919]

“Those Windermere peaks look like the perfect place to cry”

[@Brian-om2hh]

You have to find somewhere to park first. If that doesn't get you crying, nothing will.....

[@Brian-om2hh]

That happens a lot when you can't find anywhere to park.....

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

I live in Cumbria and I really never knew how famous the lake District was. I know I am very lucky to live here but it does get boring on rainy days. Busy in summer as well.

[@milton1969able]

Flippen heck Simon you can't talk about the Lakes and not mention Alfred Wainwright :o

[@spindelnett6315]

I live in the northern Lakes at the foot of the Pennines, home of the Helm Wind. We're away from the tourist hordes there, but as the holiday season ends, I can jump on my motorbike and wind around the lakes, waters, forest and mountain roads, grateful for my luck in living here. Legions of neolithic archeology in the area too.

[@nathanielsavage7932]

Saying hello here from Keswick 😃😃😃😃

[@acepilotson3331]

I’m surprised there is no mention of the Lake Districts most important contribution. It is home to many incredible dog breeds including the Parson/Jack Russell, Lakeland Terrier and other of the “Fell Terrier” breeds. The greatest breed from the area is the Patterdale Terrier.

[@llamasugar5478]

I’m a fan of the Huddersfield Terrier. 😉 Mainly because they were beloved by one of my all-time favorite TV characters, Willie “Compo” Simmonite.

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

Jack Russell beats the Patterdale imo

[@semaj_5022]

I'd have to argue that the most famous poem in the English language is either Poe's "The Raven" or Frost's "The Road Not Taken." The one in the video by Wordsworth wasn't even mentioned in my English Lit class back in school, and we went through a *lot* of poems.

[@markdturnock]

Must be a British/American thing. I went to school in UK and we did this poem to death

[@semaj_5022]

@@markdturnock Very probably. I realized that as I was typing my comment, but since there's just way more English speakers outside the UK than within, I figured I'd stand by what I said. I bet for people who went to school near the Lake District, they never heard the end of the poem lol

[@Gmackematix]

@@semaj_5022 There's also way more English speakers outside the US than within.

[@semaj_5022]

@@Gmackematix Yeah, since Britain went and colonized half the planet, the language stuck around after they left. They're mostly in the Indian subcontinent and Nigero with the rest mostly scattered throughout England's former colonies.

[@Narvask]

I'm from Little Langdale, so good to see this video. I live in the Outer Hebrides now so swapped one stunning place for another.

[@danielcasson7979]

whats with the large scrapyard near langdale, in specific, the farm as you drive down from blea tarn, its an absolute disgrace to langdale, the farmer needs to get that cleaned up.

[@jamesteasdale5969]

Beautiful place which I’m lucky to call home. But there’s only lake in the Lake District, Bassenthwaite Lake, the rest are mere’s, waters or tarns.

[@josh8764]

Technically there’s longlands lake but it’s about a mile away from the Lake District border😂

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

What is a mere? It is a lake.

[@jamesteasdale5969]

@@JohannSebastianWainwright it’s not, it’s a mere. Still a body of water but it’s a mere. The only lake in the Lake District is Bassenthwite lake 👍

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

@@jamesteasdale5969 the definition of a mere: ‘A mere refers to a lake that is shallow in relation to its size.’

[@JohannSebastianWainwright]

@@jamesteasdale5969 a mere is a lake. End of.

[@Gmackematix]

Eventually Wordsworth realised that clouds don't always "wander lonely", they form big groups of clouds which turn the place dark and rain on everything and spoil people's day. I'm surprised it took anyone living in the northwest of England any time to see this. 😊

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Five minutes in...I'm moved already...this right here is one of your best videos Simon...I got goosebumps already

[@edwarddixon7618]

Great video. It would be nice if add about the rain forest within the lakes. As people don't realise that we rain forest in the UK.

[@danirons1853]

I’ve have heard of the Lake District. Often wondering about it. It is indeed beautiful.

[@Brian-om2hh]

You've never heard of the Lake District? Where have you been? Almost 20 million people visit here each year now......

[@newingtonrock4562]

I visit twice a year to walk on the fells and will do until I'm too old to. It truly is a beautiful landscape

[@Ricky_Bobby2314]

The Lake looks very peaceful.

[@alex0589]

The hard right turn from peter rabbit to the holocaust is the most british thing ive ever heard in a narration

[@danielevans5286]

The Romans had a pretty significant presence in the lakes too…

[@jamiearnott9669]

Yes the largest remaining Roman structure still in existence - Hadrian's wall is nearby. I should know because I used to live near there.

[@danielevans5286]

@@jamiearnott9669 their presence in the region is hugely significant as well. Roads, old forts and ports are still there now.

[@jamiearnott9669]

@@danielevans5286 of course, most roads are based on Roman originals and a third of towns and cities - like Carlisle, Chester,London,etc.

[@danielevans5286]

@@jamiearnott9669 I think the Lakes being apart of this system is really important. I loved the video, but it kind of missed that.

[@b.griffin317]

Odd Simon doesn't mention Rheged and Urien.

[@nlwilson4892]

To be fair, there's a lot he doesn't mention, loads, but it would have to be at least 4 times as long to cover all the history even briefly.

[@carlramirez6339]

I live in Penrith council area in Australia, which was named after a place in the Lake District.

[@Georgia-qk8qo]

my parents got engaged at the top of scarfel pike, my dad chucked the ring at my mum and then they went back down (it was so windy they could barely stand up), theyre married 28 years this year

[@Brian-om2hh]

Scafell. No letter R

[@dewiz9596]

My girlfriend and I skirted the Lake District in 2015. . . by bicycle. I recall the Shap pass. The descent into Kendal was. . . well, decent. We had started our day in Carlisle, and lunched in Penrith. Riding on the left side of the road was, to put it mildly, “disconcerting”

[@Brian-om2hh]

Riding on the right side of the road would have been even more dangerous.......

[@jasonpapworth4428]

No mention of Alfred Wainwright?! 😮 shocking.... I just hope that means we'll get a full video on the great man.....

[@brikwil]

This is one of the most enlightening videos I have enjoyed for quite a while. Thank you!!

[@keiththorpe9571]

10,000 BCE: Hey, fellas, let's settle here... Five minutes later: DAMN, IT'S SO FRIGGIN' COLD...ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY...WE'RE HEADING SOUTH!

[@twocvbloke]

The lake district is a lovely place, just needs more trees though, I like trees...

[@hufflepuffbee8384]

Agreed me and a friend went to orrest head recently and as we saw the Viking enclosures we both said it would be a lot nicer if they go rid of them and planted trees 😂

[@Brian-om2hh]

If you like trees, I suggest you try Scotland.......

[@resileaf9501]

Beautiful place. Would love seeing it live someday. The pandemic has really made it difficult to make travel feasible in the foreseeable future, though.

[@alexandrebacci6589]

Simon and team, your most poetical and best ever video. Congratulations 👏

[@andersjjensen]

You think that it's strange that the people who produced IKEA also produced Vikings who had a communal sense of the land and a pragmatic attitude towards making laws that worked for people first and foremost and rulers second?... The idea behind what IKEA should be is the very first page of that play book. IKEA sought to make new furniture and household items available to everyone. Not just the upper middle class. Suddenly a newly wed couple of the working class could afford a home in their own style instead of living with hand-me-down furniture for the two decades. The pragmatic idea of flat packing, but with assembly instructions even borderline illiterate people can follow, to keep cost down is as communal thinking as it gets... It's pretty much Viking thinking in motion: "This works. Let's do that!" :P

[@robmiller6890]

@8:23 you quote 'John Dalton (1709-1763) the poet and Librettist' who said that the Lake District was 'alarming', but you show us a picture of John Dalton (1766-1844) the chemist/physicist., who loved the mountains so much, he measured the height of most of them with his barometer even before the ordnance survey engineers put on their hiking boots. Both J.D.'s came from Cumbria, but you might be hard pressed to find a photo of the earlier poet. Other than that tiny mistake, I really like this video and have saved it. I want my son to see it, before we go to the Lake District together next year.

[@nathantyson5265]

I live in the Yorkshire dales. Not too far from the lake District. It is truly breath taking. So is the Yorkshire dales, should you ever get the chance to visit.

[@swirrllfolfsky9803]

20:50 I recognize that bridge. It's on the northern side of the map in Forza Horizon 4, a really fun racing game on Xbox One

[@everydayhero5076]

I am so glad Simon wasn't in charge of naming periods of time. We would have got periods of time named "The time when everything could kill you" and "War, famine, pestilence, the past was the worst" and who could forget "The really, really cold, dark and scary time". I'm glad he stuck to naming like 17 KZbin channels instead.

[@Svensk7119]

Genial fluffballs. Love it! Hey, Simon, why did you Change your shirt twice? 😉 Tax Inspector comment was hilarious. Thanks for introducing me to that poetry. If I had ever heard of Mr. Woodworth(mssp?) I had long forgotten him.

[@paulelverstone8677]

As someone who spent 6 largely happy years living not far from Ullswater I can happily confirm; get it on a good day and it's as beautiful as any other place in the world. Of course, being the Lakes you can't always guarantee that day... ;o)

[@artielikesthings]

If you're wanting another similar topic, might I suggest Scotland's highlands? Some incredible geological stories, historical battles, massacres, and the tallest mountains in all of the UK!

[@TheNotoriousMIC]

Agreed places like Skye and glen coe easily gives the lakes a run for its money and hasn’t been trashed by people yet ether.

[@nixpuk75]

That was a lovely one Simon and team. Thanks 😊

[@ryanboarman5910]

Visited in 2017 and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been!

[@the-chillian]

Poets like Wordsworth, and the guide he wrote, must have been enormously influential almost immediately. The Jane Austen novel _Pride and Prejudice,_ published in 1813, assumes its readers would immediately view a month-long trip to the Lake District as delightful.

[@skyeseaborn1170]

Well done Simon. I always enjoy your well planned, and precisely executed presentations.

[@ronniesbrain]

I am 73 years old and this is the first time i ever heard the Wordsworth poem.

[@philipbrookes1078]

The Lake District: a jewel of the northen england the real england

[@PatrickStarfishman]

I love in Cumbria and worked for the national trust in many of its locations. I have also deeply engaged with the locals here, not wanting to be some outsider who came to take and never give back as so many other have done. I have a unique view on the ending argument and I think I can offer a lot of insight into the discussion that you ended this video with. Should you ever want to revisit this topic, I would be very happy to discuss the topics with one of your researchers.

[@danielcasson7979]

what do you do within the national trust in the lakes

[@PatrickStarfishman]

@@danielcasson7979 I don't any more. I was involved on on the ground in management on the commercial side.

[@Davem69]

There is only one lake in the Lake District and that’s Bassenthwaite Lake - 5.3 square kilometres, Windermere is a mere and there are collection of other waters and meres and tarns google them

[@tommypark2522]

I've been there to climb scafell and it's amazing

[@Carvetii]

yep my home county of Cumbria and i wouldnt live anywhere else.

[@texashale65]

Hey Simon, I would really love to see a video about how the Aglos and Saxons came to be in England? I have a rudamentary understanding that the Britons invited them to help deal with the Scots and Picts, but I would really like to know more. Who the Anglos and Saxons were, and how it came to be that they would dominate over most of England. Also, since you mentioned the Vikings, how they also came to stay and influence the country.

[@andriesoliviier9529]

And there is another item for my bucket list... At this rate I'll need to ask Simon for his immortality formula.

[@nlwilson4892]

It isn't entirely correct to say that the Windermere Children didn't get any therapy, they did art therapy and that has been found to be highly effective with children that have suffered trauma.

[@jonathanhowson6420]

Brilliant Simon. I grew up here :)

[@matthewkite5110]

The Montana of Europe!!

[@pricepostingandsaulposting849]

I have lived in the lake district for 10 years now and it is absolutely the best place to live in the UK sadly however tourism is a blessing and a curse here. The area's natural beauty is disturbed by ignorant tourists that destroy our home, leaving litter everywhere and parking on roads not fit for cars, the latter of which destroys the natural landscape. I am not saying all the tourists are like this but it is a real problem here.

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Also it is dangerous and it sounds stupid to say but alot of city people just get lost and then the rescue teams have to spend 48 hours of hell in snow or rain or ice and even heat and it can be nearly fatal. Falling off edges like sharp edge or just some cliff can be easily fatal and horrendously easy to do.

[@twrea1118]

According to the WREN carbon calculator, I'm worth 4 burping cows a year. And my teachers said I'd never amount to anything

[@EAcapuccino]

1 of Britain's finest I adore it, did Duke of Edinburgh silver there in 2009 💕☺️👌

[@ianmax69]

Thanks Simon thats one of the wonderful videos you have done Many many thanks Ian

[@masterchinese28]

I love that a poet has the name Wordsworth

[@rnd.0m458]

My house is literally in the thumbnail, that caught me off guard

[@danielcasson7979]

so you live in keswick!!!!

[@acepilotson3331]

That’s cool. 😂

[@lukea997]

Would love episodes on the Yorkshire dale and North York Moors national parks tbh on all of them

[@MBx19v]

Ah it's good to see where I grew up on here.

[@Dave_Lad]

Where abouts ?

[@MBx19v]

@@Dave_Lad born in Barrow but spent 0-10 in Coniston before moving to Dalton (so not quite the lakes)

[@DarkWolfseternalfire]

Same, I'm from whitehaven, but spent most of my youth in the lakes as its only an hours bike ride until you're in the middle of the national park

[@MrStringybark]

Looks cold and bleak to me. I half expect Trolls and Orcs on giant lizards to come racing across the ground. 😁

[@Brian-om2hh]

It can get a bit cold in Winter, but if we're out working in it and it does get cold, we put our shirts back on.........

[@MrStringybark]

@@Brian-om2hh 😂

[@threestepssideways1202]

Oh they do, we call them tourists.

[@rewnz6632]

A video on the place I live, fantastic

[@benainsworth6995]

A little known fact is that Cumbria was its own kingdom for a while, it was only incorporated into Scotland after the last Cumbrian king Dumnail was killed in battle by the English and Scots

[@benainsworth6995]

I’m not a professional historian so pls don’t roast me

[@seanascala2947]

Absolutely Fantastic!!

[@timothypeterson4781]

"You can offset your environmental footprint by giving us money!" Ahh.

[@haitolawrence5986]

Exactly. 🤣

[@stefanavic6630]

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnd....... it's gone."

[@hugepumpkin8094]

Going there tomorrow, never been in winter before and it looks like there will be interesting weather

[@Brian-om2hh]

In the Lake District we get Winter, followed by 6 months of bad weather.....

[@a.ftp4207]

I'm going glamping at the lake district near ulverston next week weird how this video popped up

[@toric6005]

Lol my only point of reference for the Lake District is, “Oh, that’s where Lizzy Bennet wanted to go, but didn’t in Pride and Prejudice!”

[@TheRealMarxz]

as much as I wanted to visit the Lakes district on my trip to the UK... the traffic reports were horrific, like 1 and 2 hour tailbacks on most attractions and roads... bugger that for a game of Australian Tourist!!! instead I spent a very satisfying and relaxing week on the Brecon Beacons

[@sarahstu5742]

IM FROM HERE 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@VJLA369]

You should do a video on Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada and the Group of Seven.

[@fredlandry6170]

I’ve been there as a child very nice place.

[@oscarellenius2007]

I think Epsom should be on the short list for an episode.

[@20310288]

Could you do a Geographics on the Tumen River (the river dividing North Korea from China and Russia)?

[@paulthrutner9114]

Fun fact: There's only one lake in the Lake District(Bassenthwaite) the rest are "waters and mere's)

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And tarns

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@@katashworth41 no just one

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I’m not saying tarns are lakes, there’s more than one.

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@@katashworth41 ahh fair enough👍🏿

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Amazing