THESE places are WORTH seeing in south eastern England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We spent 48 hours exploring south eastern England and these places are worth seeing: Canterbury, Dover and The Seven Sisters!
ℹ️ links
Canterbury Cathedral www.canterbury-cathedral.org/...
The Canterbury Tales www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2383
The Lydden Bell www.thelyddenbell.co.uk/
White Cliffs of Dover www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-...
Battle of Britain Memorial www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/
Seven Sisters www.sevensisters.org.uk/
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00:00 hi
00:23 welcome to the city
01:14 all about the Cathedral
06:43 Westgate Gardens ASMR
07:22 want to disconnect from the world?
09:17 the best view
11:13 battle of Britain memorial
12:13 this place is worth the drive!
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~about clowder library~
Hi! I'm Abbie, a bookworm and cat lady. My husband (Jeff) and I got rid of everything we own (except my books lol) and left sunny California (with our quirky cat Tedward) for gray skies in England. On this channel you’ll find bookish (hauls, reviews) and travel (vlogs, tips, expat life) content!
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[@jasonsmart3482]

Thanks you for doing a quick review of the Battle of Britain Memorial, its something that we in Capel le Ferne are very proud of. Hope you had a wonderful day.

[@Lemmi99]

The original Augustinian Abbey/cathedral was outside the city walls. The Normans moved it to its present location. The ruins are still there and you can do a virtual tour of the building as it would have been, St Martin's church, a short walk from the Abbey, was built in the late-6th-century, and is the English-speaking world's oldest church still in use. The Belle Tout lighthouse was moved a few years ago as coastal erosion was threatening it. It was a brilliant feat of engineering. To echo a couple of comments on here, and as I said on a previous video, you really have to visit Portsmouth and surrounding areas.

[@iankelly5387]

I love your videos, I almost wish they didn't end! I'm glad you like my country and you get to see some of it. Get yourself to Dorset and check that out please

[@denisrobertmay875]

Your father, a Navy Man would probably like a trip to "Pompey". Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Gosport Submarine Museum, Southsea DDay Museum and "Old Portsmouth" are all worth a trip. The literary connection is that Portsmouth was Charles Dickens birthplace ( and of Austen's Fanny Price) The wider area features in "Shardlake, Heartstone". My local village, Wickham, has a Mill constructed with timbers from the captured USS Chesapeake, the next village, Southwick, was SHAEF for DDay.

[@cherylcallahan5402]

*Clowder library Listening S Eastern England from Mass USA TYVM 💙*

[@chrisfinlay3274]

What a lovely video.

[@clowderlibrary]

😊

[@archiebald4717]

England is beautiful!

[@neilw4005]

Great vlog, so glad you managed to fit in some of our little bit down here and enjoyed it as much as we locals do. As others have said, still loads more to see across Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire, if you're ever back down here again. Have fun wherever you're off to next.

[@Bob10009]

You made it to my neck of the woods 😊 not many tourists seem to head to the S.E. But as you found, it has as much beauty as the rest of the country. Dover castle is big and really needs a full day to see it all 😉

[@clowderlibrary]

I would like to go back and go inside the castle next time!

[@AndyKing1963]

Great video. I scared my Dad to death when I was a kid - he thought I had fallen over the cliffs at Birling Gap, but I was on the beach looking for minerals. Happy days.

[@clowderlibrary]

Definitely something I would have done as a child 😅

[@AndyKing1963]

@@clowderlibrary I'd be tempted to do it now :)

[@raiskis1]

Nicely done. Thank you.

[@Sue474]

Gorgeous video, full of beautiful sights and fascinating info - and what a surprise to see that you drove through my home town (St Leonards-on-sea between Hastings and Bexhill)!

[@charlestaylor3027]

I've found a place you'll love for Afternoon Tea in Edinburgh - Colonnades at the Signet Library - it is in a library. You eat surrounded by books.

[@clowderlibrary]

I’m definitely going to write this down!!!

[@chipsthedog1]

Yay my part oef the country! I live on an island about 22 miles from Canterbury. I hope you had a great time.

[@clowderlibrary]

We had a lovely time 😊

[@Nick_r]

I live a couple of miles from Birling Gap and never tire of going there 🙂 The Dover Cliffs have a sentimental attachment but the Seven Sisters are in a different league as a spectacle.

[@plong6246]

Great video, as usual. Definitely worth a trip back to see Dover Castle and take the tour of its wartime tunnels used extensively during WWII. The castle itself is great too and you can visit a Roman lighthouse there, which is said to be the oldest building in England. On the way there or back, visit Battle near Hastings and tour the site of The Battle of Hastings where Anglo Saxon England was crushed by those dastardly Normans. My wife and I did this last month when we had a short stay in Whitstable (we live in Southampton, so not far from you).

[@clowderlibrary]

Oh wow!! I’ll keep these in mind for our next trip down!

[@karencarvell5178]

I think you would really enjoy Bourton on the Water near Cheltenham. It’s small but soooo pretty. Loving the vlog x

[@clowderlibrary]

I’ve been to Bourton on the water!! It was very lovely!

[@downsman1]

I thought you might enjoy a visit to the Seven Sisters. They're so much more stunning than those green, scrubby things at Dover. Keep up your travels and the great vlogs. Enjoy the good weather while you can......................................the ancient Englishman.

[@Brookspirit]

Your dad would like Portsmouth, lots of Naval museums there, and take a trip to the Fleet Arm Museum near Yeovil.

[@johnhanson8377]

I would suggest a visit to Portsmouth, where you can visit HMS Victory (and remains a Royal Navy vessel} and the remains of the Mary Rose. that sank in 1545 in the Mary Rose Museum. If you are panning to travel further, I would suggest you visit the City of Chester, and the a Must Snowdonia National Park in North Wales/, the pretty village of Bedgellert remains my favourite place to visit. further North you can visit the Lake District and then head East to City of York which is a must. Happy travels.

[@chrissouthgate4554]

Also Warrior (Large steam Ironclad). A WWI river monitor. A short boat trip away is the Gosport Submarine museum. Behind Portsmouth is Fort Nelson, part of the Royal Armoury Collection (loads of Big Guns).

[@barrymiller3385]

I was born in Canterbury and went to school in Dover so you're on familiar ground. Kent is full of wonderful places to visit and I know you can't visit everywhere but you missed a treat by not going to Sandwich. The "canal" you mentioned is actually part of the River Stour.

[@clowderlibrary]

Dang! I missed the home of the sandwich! I’ll add it to my list of places to go next time I’m in the area!

[@neilboulton9813]

@clowder library the story is the term sandwich came from the lord of the same name. He was winning at the gaming table at his club and he didn’t want break his streak and go to dinner. So asked for the steak to be put between two slices of bread and brought to him at the table and hey presto the sandwich and arguably the takeaway was born! So now you know who Subway have got to thank.

[@charlestaylor9424]

Your dad might like to see Brookwood cemetery in Surrey. It has a huge memorial to the US Forces there. Also areas for UK military, Jewish and Polish airmen and German airmen who died.

[@clowderlibrary]

I’ll let him know!! One of his favorite trips ever was to Normandy.

[@AndyKing1963]

@@clowderlibrary Your Dad should visit Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium it has almost 12,000 graves and is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world. It's near Passendale

[@druidswillow1052]

Hi Abbie, Tedward needs grounding immediately, You've definitely got the knack of filming you ought to work for the Canterbury Tourist Board, Those gardens looked so relaxing and you torment us yet again with a lovely Sunday roast I'm back to the fridge again you're not helping my diet lol Cheers Jim, Surrey X

[@clowderlibrary]

Tedward is a little rascal sometimes! -I would love to work for some kind of tourism board! That would be a dream job !

[@weedle30]

You are in the Heart of Kent! Please tell me you had some genuine Kentish strawberries!! I love my home County of Kent - my son’s university graduation ceremony was in Canterbury Cathedral; Dover Castle is has to be on your next visit and try to pay a visit to Hever Castle, Leeds Castle, Bodiam Castle (we have a LOT of castles in Kent!!) hope you are having a good time 😊

[@Sue474]

Bodiam Castle isn't in Kent, it's in East Sussex.

[@weedle30]

@@Sue474 oops! I meant to type Scotney! The reason WHY I typed Bodiam was because dearest husband had just been on a walk to Bodiam Castle and was detailing his pub lunch (in great detail 😳🙄) that he had in the Castle Inn! ….but it is quite close to Kent 😉 “whistles 👀👀”

[@weedle30]

@Mikey moo I’ve chanted a mantra “Bodiam Castle is in East Sussex not in Kent, silly silly me…” 122 times, I am building a replica of Bodiam Castle using those annoying “one ers” Lego bricks as that IS VERY TRYING! 😫 as a homage to it and I have ingested both the RAC and AA route maps of East AND West Sussex in the hope that I can be classified as a human SatNav for those areas, to prevent others from confusing castles in Kent and Sussex - so hope I am now forgiven…..😲🫣

[@denisrobertmay875]

Hampshire strawberries are much better and nearer Salisbury

[@weedle30]

Without wishing to be a pedant 🧐🥺you are actually touring SE England 😉😊- Eastern England is the area where the ancient Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire etc are - South Western England (the left hand side of the map of just England 😉) comprises places like Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire - it’s all a bit confusing really! But the map of England is broken down to the nth degree on the compass points! All dating back to when England was “born” and those ancient residents were very territorial about “their land space and domains”!

[@clowderlibrary]

I fixed the title! Thank you for letting me know!

[@denisrobertmay875]

It is a little more complicated. Salisbury, Wiltshire is definitely West Country. Winchester, Hampshire was/is the Capital of Wessex. Hampshire is definitely Central Southern England but most modern definitions make it SE England.

[@glynnwright1699]

I have been on the Seven Sisters when there was a thick sea fog, in which case the rope is a timely reminder not to fall over the cliff!

[@clowderlibrary]

That makes sense!!!

[@nevillemason6791]

Sadly the town of Dover has lost many old buildings and has many built since the 1950s. Many buildings were badly damaged or destroyed in World War 2. From 1940 to 1944 large guns (firing up to 15 inch diameter shells) bombarded the town from fortifications on the French coast.

[@mikeh020011]

Hi, If you make it the Lincoln you should visit The RAF chapel at Lincoln Cathedral and The International Bomber Command Centre which overlooks The city of Lincoln.

[@martinconnelly1473]

BBMF and Tattershall Castle as well? Tea at the Woodhall Spa Tea House in the Woods on the way to or from Lincoln?

[@amnril]

Well….. subscribed, I’m loving your travels so far. I’m intrigued as to whether you’ve made friends with any UK people, if so, I’m wondering if your slight American accents will change over time.

[@clowderlibrary]

Making friends has been the hardest part. Not that people aren’t nice but usually the conversation is “oh, you’re American? How long are you visiting?” And then that’s it. I never see them again lol -I don’t think I’ll pick up an accent but I think I’ll definitely bring home British vernacular like “bin, rubbish, takeaway, etc” !

[@amnril]

@@clowderlibrary We are a friendly bunch on the whole but most of us Brits don’t throw themselves at people or be clingy, friendship develops over time. Your cat is hilarious, ours would go mental if we tried to put a harness on her and took her for a walk. Enjoy the coming months and your travels, I won’t recommend anywhere because there are too many (but don’t ignore Shropshire!)

[@charlestaylor9424]

Coming next you discovered sticky toffee pudding?

[@clowderlibrary]

Honestly one of the best desserts I’ve ever eaten in my life 🙌

[@neilboulton9813]

STP is the best dessert, especially with custard!

[@charlestaylor9424]

STP is very good but Cranachan beats it.

[@dannyholden6042]

So how are you liking you're first English summer so far?

[@clowderlibrary]

It’s surprisingly more hot than I was expecting 😅-but it’s been fun!

[@Greenwood4727]

when you read Canterbury tales did you read it in Modern or Middle English, I always bring up this when i speak to people who are grammar correctors, because the language is so different it actually feels different to modern english i am not sure why but it feels more real

[@clowderlibrary]

I don’t remember. It was 17 years ago 😬 so I am due for a reread!

[@Greenwood4727]

@@clowderlibrary well now you have seen th place you could have recreated the journeys ;) sort of but i prefer the middle english version as i said

[@leroytrio5227]

Did you really leave your cat for almost 2 days? Did someone feed it and change its water?

[@clowderlibrary]

He has a water fountain that cycles fresh water and he had plenty of food. He was fine

[@itsonlyme9938]

I think it might have been used in Harry Potter ?

[@clowderlibrary]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was!

[@Greenwood4727]

And i always have to mention this cathedral was built without access to MODERN tech, it was all done by people, the carvings done by people, we look at modern skyscrapers and yeah but we have all this modern tech to help they used wood and stone, I am NOT religious, but i see these are glories to the HUMAN power to build such works

[@leematthews6812]

We might have had a bit more to show you if Henry VIII hadn't destroyed so much! 😊😊😊

[@neilboulton9813]

Don’t forget all the houses and castles destroyed in the civil war + half of Canterbury (amongst many others) was bombed by the Luftwaffe in the 2nd World War.

[@Nick_r]

I live a couple of miles from Birling Gap and never tire of going there 🙂 The Dover Cliffs have a sentimental attachment but the Seven Sisters are in a different league as a spectacle.

[@clowderlibrary]

They are stunning! Really wish I had more time so I could do some walking paths!

[@Nick_r]

@@clowderlibrary If you do make it back. Walk past the meanders down to Cuckmere Haven or pop to Seaford Head and walk to the Coastguard cottages for other stunning views of the cliffs.