The Pennine Way 'from the air'

This 45 minute video is ‘The Pennine Way from the air’, which was filmed for the 40th anniversary of the trail in 2005. This film was produced on behalf of the Countryside Agency by Navigator PR and Marketing Communications.
This is far superior to the 'Aerial Britain' version available on DVD.
Sit back and watch the ultimate Pennine Way journey as seen from the air. Hopefully this will inspire many more people who are planning this epic journey and help to support the trail.
www.alfredwainwright.co.uk/

[@2ianspenninewaychallenge5]

Brilliant footage with voice of a fellow Barnsley man!

[@alanhesketh9265]

Absolutely fascinating video. I did "The way" in 1974 and 1975, nothing has changed much, except many youth hostels have sadly closed down. I have a personal letter from Alfred Wainwright typed in '74 and hand signed saying well done. :)

[@StevenKalinowski]

Just returned from this hike. Amazing. Worth flying to Britain to do. This video does a great job of showing what the landscape feels like.

[@wandalloyd2206]

Beautiful video, must walk part of it someday. Thank you so much ❤

[@daniadejonghe4980]

Very beautiful... and heartbreaking at the same time, considering that this was all forest at one time.

[@salus1231]

hmm, I don't think that's true.

[@maryfrancesmcall8707]

Lovely Just Beautiful. ❤

[@caspereno1]

Watched your Pennine way videos, and enjoyed them that much me and my brother decided to walk it.We did it this winter and got to Kirk Yetholm on Feb 6th..One of the greatest experiences of ny life thus far..It was very difficult, especially high force gales on the 10 miles of Hadians Wall toRapishaw Gap, 3 foot of snow on Cross Fell, and Torrential storm over the cheviots...The refuge hut was a welcome sight indeed..Stayed in that place for 16 hours till the storm abated.Got to the Border Hotel for opening time...This walk is a mecca for all walkers..Thanks for posting. :)

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks for the comments and glad you enjoyed the videos. So you went for it? That is awesome! It sounds like you had some crazy weather, 3 foot of snow on Cross Fell, I bet that looked cool. At least the weather holding you back gave you some great memories on your journey. Congrats to you and your bro, that is even more of an achievement. You might have caught the bug like we did and do more. We did the Coast to Coast last year and I am itching to do more.

[@caspereno1]

I think If I walked another 100 long distance walks, nothing will compare to arriving at the Border Hotel to complete this epic walk for he first time..We're on about going from North to South next year..Thanks again Chris. :)

[@Chris-B.]

Same for me too, nothing will beat this walk. Oh and good luck doing it in reverse :)

[@lazerdog2438]

Did this trip in 1976, a bunch of us 16 year olds. No real sense of the awesomeness this trip has. Now understand the significance.

[@anndeakin1508]

A great working path with views over lakes ,moors,villages,waterfalls friends made.A path that all warkers should try

[@hitthegroundrunningproduct2183]

Certainly a "must watch" for anyone contemplating doing the walk. Also brought back many happy memories of my walks along the Pennine way. Really well made, thanks for sharing the fruits of your work.

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

YORKSHIRE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@DavidHartley88]

“Stoodley Pike..” Love Ian McMillan.

[@Mike_Franklin]

Fantastic. I had this on a DVD from Country Walking magazine I think... Ni idea where it is now. Glad I found this.

[@Chris-B.]

Spot on. Yeah that's where it originally came from. They also released it later as a stand alone DVD to buy.

[@edpotter3833]

What a great video piece. I completed the pennine way in 23rd sept 2020 and watching this from the air was a great reminder of my achievement!

[@bobjackson4720]

Beautiful country & presentation.

[@tazs971]

Great film, good to see my favourite trail from the air, thanks!

[@Chris-B.]

No worries Taz. I totally agree with you, it looks great from above.

[@LikeWeDidOutdoors]

Very informative, though I'm daunted by it my sights are set on this walk, until now I didn't appreciate how much splendor is packed in the whole way. Breathtaking and it's only a video, to be there must be BIG

[@Chris-B.]

LikeWeDid Outdoors Thanks for your comment. I cannot recommend this walk to you enough. If you check out my other video of the full Pennine Way walk itself, it might give you a flavour of what to expect :)

[@TheConstantHiker]

Fantastic video! It was great to see it all again from the air and it brought back all of the feelings and memories from my 15 day traverse in 2015. My last day was a 'memorable' 10 hour solo slog across The Cheviots in horrible conditions. It was nice to see what I missed. Thank you.

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks for sharing your experience too. I did it a couple of years before you. The Cheviots were hit and miss for me too, but they cleared up towards the end :)

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

NOW THATS SOME HARD WORK 💪🏼💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@hamishjoerogers4011]

Love the aerial shots. Will be my third time this winter. I hope everyone enjoys them fells edit: does anyone else get motion sickness watching this?

[@ronnieg6358]

Once in a lifetime? Done it 4 times no5 next year !

[@Chris-B.]

Awesome stuff. I really want to do it again too. Also, the Pennine Journey. Damn, I may have to retire before I have time to do it all.

[@pygmygiant]

Blimey, well done! I’m doing my first next spring

[@johnneville403]

Wonderful video! So inspiring,

[@pygmygiant]

Thank you for posting this! It’s a really great resource and makes me excited for my trek next year.

[@Chris-B.]

I am so pleased it is helping inspire you on your own expeditions ahead. Let me know how they go :)

[@Chris-B.]

Hope you managed it :)

[@jaschenski]

Lovely video which brought back plenty of memories, I backpacked it in 13 days in 1994, but have walked / backpacked over most of it again since then at various times. "The end of the Pennines is in sight" at the end - err, actually, these are the Cheviots. As Tony Hopkins points out in his guide, a true 'Pennine Way' would continue northwards to Brampton area after Cross Fell, year-before-last I backpacked this section too after the dry summer, going southwards. Unfortunately one of my favourite sections has now been completely trashed - the 'green road' on Cam Fell has now been converted to asphalt to allow access to felling the distinctive Cam woodlands you can see from the trail, and, nearby, asphalt has been laid to allow an easy walk for people doing the Three Peaks, completely ruining the character of the hills, though its enhanced accessibility no doubt brings in plenty of cash for the promoters and the area in general, as well as the burden on the planet of all the car journeys made to do the event.

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks for sharing your memories Justin. 13 days is a pretty quick time :)

[@lanapoulliot7682]

Gorgeous

[@thomur11]

Superb. Cant wait to walk it next year

[@Chris-B.]

If you get the weather you are in for a great experience.

[@MrBestdays]

The best vid to date.

[@aleahkeyfacturan795]

Ang lawak lawak nmn dito I enjoy watching nice sharing this.

[@robertr9862]

very nice!!!

[@alteradzy]

Great Video! I will be doing it in a weeks time!

[@Chris-B.]

Glad you liked it. If the weather holds up, you will have a fantastic time :)

[@Kulla1berg]

A fantastic video, even for a Scandinav is the path on my bucket list. I am note sure but I think you can set up your tent everywhere along the path

[@salus1231]

pretty much

[@zdenkasvobodova1906]

Amazing way.

[@michaelwhittaker5432]

Snoopies chuck wagon ! he would be parked up there every day of the year apart from Christmas day we used to go up on a Sunday for a feed back when the pubs shut 14.00 till 19.00 on a Sunday ( oh yes they did if your under 40) Such happy memories camping those moors in the P.G days ( pre gortex)

[@mozdickson]

Please --- Do not leave Wet Wipes, anywhere. Leave no trace. THANK YOU!

[@GreenBananaz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@williambell8282]

The 'Wessenden alternative' from Black Hill my be sensible but it was not as much fun as the direct original route through 'Chop Suey' bog which involved hopping from tussock to tussock to avoid almost certain death!

[@allan4054]

cant beat the pennines

[@Chris-B.]

allan craig Couldn't agree more :)

[@thefalcon256]

Great video mate.

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks Ade. I was looking for this video to upload for a long time.

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks :)

[@coreynicholas331]

Its been on the agenda for about 5 years now, but when the day comes, something always cropts up which doesnt let me start. 1 day I say

[@drewastolfi6840]

Looking forward to walking this in June 22

[@mozdickson]

How did you go?

[@drewastolfi6840]

@@mozdickson by plane, train and on foot, lol. It was great.

[@TheDeJureTour]

Holy tree-less Batman!

[@vmaxerv4]

Great video yes its somehow addictive - done it three times north to south planning again for 2018 How was this filmed by drone? - bloody well done

[@magural666]

This video was filmed by an operator in a helicopter :)

[@bullettube9863]

Who narrates this wonderful video? It sounds like Fred Debnah or is it just the accent? Anyway,,,a great narration for a great video!

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks for your kind comments. The narrator was Ian McMillan :)

[@mikesaunders4775]

He's got the right voice for the narration,but no Yorkshireman worth the name would give metric measurements.Come back Fred Trueman.

[@bullettube9863]

@@mikesaunders4775 I had to look him up as we don't follow Cricket in America. He seems to have been of good character with a wonderful voice, and there are several KZbin videos of him out there. Yes, we could use his calm voice today! I'm sick of announcers who think I'm deaf!

[@allan4054]

any advice when the best time of year to do the walk is when camping

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks for your question AL. I would suggest completing the walk between the months of April and September. Especially if you are camping, you will get the driest days (although not always guaranteed), and longest days between these dates. The cold winter months do not necessarily put me off, it is mainly the shorter days in winter that are a concern. There are some long moorland stretches, and you need as much daylight per day as you can.

[@asukasohryu8897]

36:17 Game of Thrones traumatic flashbacks

[@williambell8282]

Up Grindsbrook still gives the best authentic Kinder Scout experience rather than Jacob's Ladder which skirts the plateau..

[@toymachiney]

I'd love to do this in a one go but time off work is an issue lol

[@jacksprat3100]

bloody guitar

[@andrewrowley80]

Whats the name of the guy narrating please?He really sounds like my boss at Ringway Infrastructure

[@Chris-B.]

Apologies for the late reply, I will get his name for you and post later today :)

[@caspereno1]

He's called Ian Mcmillan the Barnsley Poet..

[@Elfwald]

Ian McMillan, a professional Yorkshireman.

[@droggathome]

Sounds like Sean Bean

[@lewissmith5924]

Is that Paul Shane narrating?

[@thomasmatthews80]

subbed :-)

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks Tom. Subbed you too. Will watch your content this evening :)

[@thomasmatthews80]

@@Chris-B. many thanks. Trying now to improve my content with some bigger hikes and better edited videos so watch this space. Just need some better weather 😉

[@Chris-B.]

@@thomasmatthews80 Great videos Tom. It reminded me of my PW journey in 2013. I still have to edit my Dales Way video. Did you use Wainwright's PWC book?

[@thomasmatthews80]

@@Chris-B. no guide books used, I'm a complete beginner but trying to get more experience. thanks for viewing. more coming soon

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

Does anyone know the music please ?

[@Chris-B.]

I am away for a couple of days, but I will find out upon my return 🙂

[@mikesaunders4775]

For some inexplicable reason its Irish.

[@richardhancock2771]

Is that shaun bean who tells you about it

[@mikesaunders4775]

Why the Irish music?

[@dstirl]

Just wondered whether it was filmed by drone or helicopter. Anyone know?

[@Chris-B.]

I don't thik it will have been filmed by drone as it was filmed 13 years ago.

[@dstirl]

Well spotted, Chris :)

[@Chris-B.]

Thanks, yeah it it all looks too high, fast and smooth for a drone. Maybe somebody will be crazy enough to do it one day :)

[@MrBestdays]

I have had this vid for some years, long before drones took to the sky.

[@williampowhida572]

You need to kick the sheep off and replant the forest that once ruled the landscape.

[@elwolf8536]

Only in the lower vallies trees don't grow on the tops

[@mozdickson]

@@elwolf8536 yes, a typically naive ":back to nature" comment! No idea that grazing often assists healthy ecology.

[@davidbeardsley9394]

Intensive sheep grazing isn't helpful though is it?

[@josephinnedickinson]

No subtitles! making this video inaccessible for deaf viewers

[@Chris-B.]

Apologies. They weren't available on the copy I uploaded.

[@Backwardlooking]

Unfortunately spoiled by wholly inappropriate Irish music.