The Long Man and The Seven Sisters

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Tweedy Outdoors

Tweedy Outdoors

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@chrish5319
@chrish5319 5 ай бұрын
Excellent, loved this, in spite of or perhaps because of the "terrible camera work" which always seems to produce some beautiful images. Thank you.
@awatt
@awatt 5 ай бұрын
I like these authentic little videos. So different to everything else out there.
@davidclare4983
@davidclare4983 5 ай бұрын
I loved this video! Who else but Tweedy would make a makeshift camp on the cliffs because his train was cancelled. Thanks again, Tweedy!
@grahamstannard1243
@grahamstannard1243 5 ай бұрын
What a great looking adventure and it brought back lovely memories of my time living down in Worthing. I walked a bit of the South Downs Way and along the beach of the Seven Sisters, including the bit of excitement of getting to the Birling gap before the tide came in. That night I camped under the stars in just my sleeping bag near Beachy Head. Woke up after sunrise surrounded by rabbits having their breakfast.
@WC21UKProductionsLtd
@WC21UKProductionsLtd 6 ай бұрын
What a great day this was. I looked a bit like a lobster at the end of it - “cor what a scorcher” as The Sun would have said! I genuinely felt terrible about abandoning Tweedy to the night, but then I remembered I’m always watching him sleep in ditches and hedgerows! What a relief to see that he made it out the other side OK! Some lovely shots of the following morning and the beach river crossing was epic! Cheers Tweedy - good to “work” with you again!
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Mr WC21! Yes I'm still a bit red faced a few days later - I really should have taken a hat! Fortunately I had come fairly well prepared - I think I had initially considered a wild camp so brought along the bivvy bag etc "just in case" - and even had the foresight to bring the Pocket Wellies, anticipating I might end up somewhere around the Seven Sisters and there's that sometimes challenging river crossing at Cuckmere Haven. There was even a bottle of Gevrey Chamertin in the backpack which sadly remained unopened! Despite the slight disappointment of not finding any Harvey's I enjoyed the Long Man bitter and by the time I headed off into the darkness from the Tiger Inn I decided I'd probably had a sufficiency. It was indeed a pleasure "working" with you again and I feel despite the constant temptation for japery your video thoroughly covers the subject matter to a high intellectual standard! It felt like we just had a fun day out but very satisfying to see that hopefully enduring artefact of it!
@JimBagby74
@JimBagby74 5 ай бұрын
I love it when you guys work together. Not only do you make a good team, but we get two videos!
@Mathemagical55
@Mathemagical55 5 ай бұрын
You needn't have worried, with a pair of pocket wellies and a tweed jacket a man could climb Everest.
@WC21UKProductionsLtd
@WC21UKProductionsLtd 5 ай бұрын
@@JimBagby74 thank you Jim - you supplied me with the exact words for a “scene” in the video on my channel…!
@stevenholt4936
@stevenholt4936 4 ай бұрын
Excellent. A bit different from your Burgundy and English sparkling wine videos. I am learning that Tweedy is a man of many parts. When I lived in London (45-50 years ago or so) I would occasionally spend days tramping around neolithic sites: Avebury, Silbury Hill, Uffington White Horse, and the Cerne Abbas Giant (not neolithic, you say) etc. I usually took the train there and thumbed a lift home (after a pint or two of Wadworth's, if it still exists). Now I am safely back on my home patch of northern England: Lakes; Dales; Bowland fells and the Howgills. And drinking good wine rather than beer. I shall look out for more of your Tweedy Outdoors videos. Thanks for putting in so much time and effort.
@hedleythorne
@hedleythorne 6 ай бұрын
Superb forward thinking with the foldable wellies. A real shame that Mr WC21 slummed it in a hotel rather than enjoying the expanse of a starry field; work in progress I assure you! Splendid video.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@hedleythorne Thanks Hedley! I had the benefit of hindsight - in that I had crossed that river a couple of times before, barefoot. So much easier with the foldable wellies! I get the sense Mr WC21 is very comfortable with his policy of drawing the line at wild camping and I don't blame him! I do love spending a night in the open air under a starry sky but I've never managed a decent night's sleep. Although recently I have found a "tactical nap" of no more than 3 hours when I get home works wonders, and by late afternoon I can just about function as a normal human being again.
@infoscholar5221
@infoscholar5221 Ай бұрын
You do a wonderful job of highlighting the beauty of England and Wales, brother. I hope to bring my wife there, and visit some of these places, where our ancestors are from, once we retire, in the next few years.
@ianharvey2777
@ianharvey2777 4 ай бұрын
Another lovely thoroughly enjoyable walk. Well done negotiating the Seven Sisters, it is quite the energy sapping hike but worth it to look down on the meandering river Cuckmere meeting the sea.
@tonyfranks9551
@tonyfranks9551 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the memories of catching mackerel off of Cuckmere Beach and a cook up. A good pub at the top of the hill.
@MartySulls
@MartySulls 5 ай бұрын
Tweedy. You are fabulous in every way. Even watching your 'B roll'. And as you wend your way across our majestic planes (or hills) is a tonic for the soul. I noticed that you had a dark night of the soul contemplation in recent posts. But I feel ensured that you must continue in your noble quest. Decency and tradition will prevail. "evening ladies".
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Marty! Yes I think I have recovered from that brief funk of the previous video. There might have been a bit of low grade grumbling about the conditions in this video but it was purely superficial stuff. There was genuinely a point in this outing where I would have quite happily gone home, but the rail network clearly had other plans for me! I'm glad in a way, as that was a memorable walk along the Seven Sisters the next morning.
@MartySulls
@MartySulls 5 ай бұрын
I am basically a harlot. I have little friction within this world. I'm happy to enthuse my ways within this silly superficial threshold. THAT said. I think they are all C***. @@tweedyoutdoors
@barryconway
@barryconway 5 ай бұрын
splendid crossover: pubs, wc21 and Tweedy in a field (terrible nontent). carry on.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Barry! Not sure whether "nontent" is a typo or perhaps you've created a new word there?!
@barryconway
@barryconway 5 ай бұрын
⁠sir, it was a furiously clever play on words and a reference to the bivi bag (terrible pun, sorry)
@Chilternwildcamper
@Chilternwildcamper 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved this what a treat to watch. "Tiny bit of Tweed splash there but I can live with that" - can't get gems like that anywhere else on KZbin.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thank you - yes it is a bit hard to imagine anyone else on KZbin saying that!
@WalksInCamera
@WalksInCamera 5 ай бұрын
Excellent stuff. A good mix of sights, pubs, beers and coastal path walking! I have visited the Long Man pub in a previous guise, staying in a nearby guesthouse in the village. Love the area!
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes I agree it is a great area - on a previous visit to the Long Man I instead went to the Plough & Harrow in Litlington which I also thought was very good - and when I was walking the South Downs Way a few years back I stopped off at the Smugglers in Alfriston. Beautiful scenery around there too.
@MattMesserPics
@MattMesserPics 6 ай бұрын
Wonderful, informative and always refreshing to see those collabs of the two of you - Wish I could have been there! I think the British countryside always wins hands down no matter what you compare it with. I am now going to copy paste this exact comment for Mr. WC...except for 6 little changes...
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@MattMesserPics Thank you sir! I of course agree about the British countryside but I think you and I might be a bit biased! I'm not sure if you've seen the movie Blood Diamond? It's a bit harrowing and gory in places and not the sort of thing I'd usually be into but it does have a very poignant ending scene with Leonardo DiCaprio on a hill, clutching handfuls of red earth, saying "I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.". Of course in my case that would be chalky soil!
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 6 ай бұрын
Hi Tweedy. Such an enjoyable video. Your collaboration with both @Tweedy Pubs and @WC21(UK)ProductionsLtd never fail to deliver and delight. This was no exception. The Long Man has a fascinating history and I concur, a drunken monk was probably the culprit in its inception. Having recently suffered the throngs of coach loads of Far Eastern tourists at Birling Gap and Beachy Head, I can now see that a 4am visit is the way to go. Keep up the great work. 👏👏👍🍺😀
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew! Yes I certainly did have the place to myself, and it was glorious to see this iconic bit of coastline in this light. I hope the footage I recorded has done it justice!
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 6 ай бұрын
@@tweedyoutdoors Rest assured you captured the Seven Sisters in beautiful light. So much so I’m chomping at the bit to return.
@christinesimpkin570
@christinesimpkin570 5 ай бұрын
What a fabulous video, Tweedy 👌 Loved your unexpected night under the stars, so to speak, and your early walk, demanding as it was 😊 The paddle wearing the overboots was a tad tense for we viewers! (and for you I would think) Superior to Galoshes! Thanks for the unique and enjoyable entertainment Tweedy and Mr. WC21 👌
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@christinesimpkin570 Thank you! I really had made my mind up to just go home after Mr. WC21 and I had dinner at the Tiger Inn - it had been a great day out but I was a bit worn out from the heat as you can probably see in the video from my bright red face! ...but then I checked my phone for the train times and they were all cancelled! I think it might have been related to that global IT glitch we've been hearing about the past couple of days (although the trains were fine again the next morning). In hindsight though I'm happy I had that impetus to spend the night outdoors! Quite special to be able to see the Seven Sisters in that light with nobody else around.
@christinesimpkin570
@christinesimpkin570 5 ай бұрын
Yes, I can imagine it was very special to see the Seven Sisters in that light. It was a privilege even to see them in your video . Thanks as always 👌
@4seasonbackpacking
@4seasonbackpacking 5 ай бұрын
Interesting theories. I enjoyed the episode. Lovely hike along that bit of coast.
@davidberlanny3308
@davidberlanny3308 5 ай бұрын
Hi John, What a great video this was, blends perfectly with Mr WC's. Interesting theory on the origins of the old man, I would like to think that they are older than that, but who knows!! The camera work was excellent the views magnificent even at night. You even went back in the river with those wellies on to get the classic KZbin clip👌👌 I read somewhere that you even had a bottle of Gevrey in your rucksack which didn't see the light of day or night!! As an aside, the KZbin gods prompted me to watch a video from the Bourgogne Wine Board describing the geology and geography of the Gevrey Chambertin area, well worth watching. All the best!!
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@davidberlanny3308 Thanks David! I did indeed have a bottle of Gevrey Chambertin with me during this escapade which remained unopened throughout (I am addressing that unfathomable oversight as I write this). I became terribly thirsty while we were out in that oppressive heat around the Long Man, so when we finally got to the pub the eminently quaffable Long Man Best Bitter was quaffed with some considerable expedience! As a result I decided later on in the evening the Gevrey Chambertin should be kept to be better appreciated at a future date. Which turns out to be today!
@davidberlanny3308
@davidberlanny3308 5 ай бұрын
@@tweedyoutdoors Enjoy🍷🍷
@Martin-rg3rf
@Martin-rg3rf 4 ай бұрын
Well done crossing the river Cuckmere and while shooting the video!
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 4 ай бұрын
Thanks! I think those "Pocket Wellies" are really useful for situations like that, I'm surprised I haven't seen them more often on KZbin!
@eddavis1832
@eddavis1832 6 ай бұрын
Well done fording the river at the foot of the Seven Sisters…wonderful morning views from the England Coastal Path, as well. You were blessed with a nice day or two. Great to see Mr. WC21 rocking the tweed shorts again. Is that a bit of apparel in Tweedy’s future? Lovely video…paired with my morning coffee…Thank You…CHEERS! 🍻
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Ed! I think that crossing was a bit easier than usual given the tide but still a fun challenge at that time of the morning! I've never really been a shorts person myself - I don't have the legs for it!
@WC21UKProductionsLtd
@WC21UKProductionsLtd 6 ай бұрын
@@tweedyoutdoorsneither do I!
@leemorris1360
@leemorris1360 6 ай бұрын
Good morning, Tweedy I found watching your pre dawn/ early morning walk along the clifftops and coast very satisfying and calming ☺️ I love the fold up wellies - I did not know you could get such "overboot" footwear, so something new I have learnt this Sunday morning 🤣
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Lee! Possibly more relaxing to watch the video (for me too) than it was actually being there! As I mentioned in the video I'm reminded every time I come to the Seven Sisters of all the ups and downs, it can actually be a bit of a tough walk, and it was surprisingly hot considering the time of day. I think these "Pocket Wellies" are designed with music festivals and the like in mind... I haven't seen anyone else here on KZbin using them in this way for river crossings when out walking. I think they make a lot of sense! Even though my walking boots are supposedly waterproof, they only go up to my ankles, so obviously any body of water deeper than that will just flood in from the top. These overboots almost go up to my knees, letting me wade through much deeper water while keeping my feet dry. Much lighter and more compact than a conventional pair of wellies! They first featured on my channel when I was walking / camping on Dartmoor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6XYqnhtn9SJoMk
@leemorris1360
@leemorris1360 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the link, Tweedy. I will look up the folding wellies 😃 As you say, walking boots only go to the ankles, and all the waxing / dubbin doesn't help when the water is too deep !! .... and l hate wet socks and feet !!! 🤣 Have a good Sunday 🙂
@philcollinson328
@philcollinson328 6 ай бұрын
Wow!. I'd not long finished watching Longman on Mr WC21's channel and thought it must have been a nice day out in the English countryside and you both went home. I'm amazed to discover you ended up on such an intrepid adventure. I think I'd have remained in the pub.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
The temptation to just remain in the pub was very strong indeed! I really enjoyed that Long Man Brewery Best Bitter, and it obviously felt like the appropriate thing to be drinking given our reason for being in that neck of the woods.
@gordonmculloch4904
@gordonmculloch4904 6 ай бұрын
Great idea to carry a bivy bag in the event of missing your train. Keeping a pair of folding wellies in your backpack is so handy too. 👍
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
It might have sounded a bit contrived but this is really how it happened! I had initially set out thinking I might camp out, but after a few pints at the Long Man then the Tiger it had got dark and I decided to just get the train home... Then discovered that was no longer an option!
@JustcallmeKathi
@JustcallmeKathi 6 ай бұрын
Great collaboration (watched @WC21UKProductionsLtd's video as well) and we learned that cancelled trains can be a stroke of luck - because otherwise there wouldn't have been improvised wild camping in marvelous landscape.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Kathi - yes those train cancellations were absolutely a blessing in disguise! I think I do occasionally need a bit of a push to spend a night outdoors. I'm (almost) always glad that I did in the end!
@JustcallmeKathi
@JustcallmeKathi 6 ай бұрын
@@tweedyoutdoors I think wild camping with minimal equipment often looks a lot easier in the video than it is in reality.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
@@JustcallmeKathi This time it was comparatively straightforward - the weather helped, with no chance of rain and very warm weather I could probably have coped without any equipment at all! Other times it does feel like a lot of effort and I wonder why I bothered!
@colin5021
@colin5021 6 ай бұрын
I grew up a bit farther along the cliffs towards Brighton. The Seven Sisters and Cuckmere is still my favourite view of anywhere. But to be fussy Mr T., "Cuckmere" is pronounced "cookmere'.
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the correction!
@ysgolgerlan
@ysgolgerlan 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the nice video, good to see you rough sleeping again. 👍
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Ysgolgerlan! One of my most minimal "wild camps" (if you can even call it that) ever - just a bivvy bag, a very thin quilt, and a couple of inflatable pillows. If the weather's good and the ground's not too stony you really don't need anything more than that!
@DaveandBuddyOutdoors
@DaveandBuddyOutdoors 6 ай бұрын
Entertaining stuff Tweedy, I'd just like to apologise for not commenting much of late, (life's a bit "lifey" at the moment, barely got time to fart 😅) May just look into getting some folding wellies myself.. Cheers for sharing Take care All the best D & B 👍
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@DaveandBuddyOutdoors sorry to hear you're in the thick of it D&B! I do think the Pocket Wellies are useful! Although the previous time I did that crossing I just did it the old fashioned way, took off my boots and socks and walked through barefoot. That's all well and good when you can clearly see what you're standing on! I found the pebbles a bit painful on the soles of my feet too but maybe I'm just a bit of a wimp!
@juleswombat5309
@juleswombat5309 6 ай бұрын
Walking in the dark up to the Seven Sisters with little to No Light. What could possibly go wrong !
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
@@juleswombat5309 Indeed! I know these videos often look a bit gung ho but I assure you I actually have an extremely keen instinct for self preservation!
@twigglesuk7346
@twigglesuk7346 7 күн бұрын
Oh my word. You just slept in a bag on a cliff. With slugs and nearby sheep droppings. This is my worst nightmare even watching but bravo !!!!!!
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thank you! I'd prefer fewer sheep droppings and slugs too, but I was forced to improvise on this occasion. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but when the conditions are right, the sense of freedom with wild camping is amazing.
@mattentwistle70
@mattentwistle70 5 ай бұрын
Yes, looks idyllic but is a heavy slog along the sisters. Nice work crossing the estuary, must invest in some foldable wellies 🤔
@knight2255
@knight2255 5 ай бұрын
Is this the same neck of the woods that the Victoria tree V is at?
@tweedyoutdoors
@tweedyoutdoors 5 ай бұрын
Not too far from there, yes!
@thevocalcrone
@thevocalcrone 5 ай бұрын
I was drawn to this video because of the title "seven sisters' and "LongMan'. I'm Australian and have worked with Aboriginal people, and am aware of an Aboriginal Dreaming story that speaks of seven sisters (stars- a constellation known as Pleides found in the Taurus constellation.. anyway.. the interesting comparison is that their myth speaks of the seven sisters fleeing from a man that wants to marry one of them but it is a 'forbidden love'. the myth has it that each night they can be seen in the sky with the man (big dipper) chasing them. and there we are .. in England they have another version of seven sisters but this time its with a Long Man. edited to say your Longman looks to me not like a King but like he is holding spears.
@iainmc9859
@iainmc9859 5 ай бұрын
Crossing the river in silhouette rather remiscent of a 1970's Hammer Horror Frankenstein movie. Its been more than half a lifetime since I walked along the Seven Sisters, two things I learnt (considering most of my walking has been in the Scottish Highlands) there is no water in the valleys due to the limestone and the ground is very hard, worse than igneous areas because it just bakes solid. Can't see The Long Man being Norman propaganda, just too minimalist, maybe I just want it to be lost in the mists of time. The isn't a St Samson recorded in the area is there ?
@annenewton5403
@annenewton5403 2 ай бұрын
Ha ha it’s pronounced cookmere haven, I live near by .
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