WALKS IN DORSET at WAREHAM (THE RIVER FROME & RIVER PIDDLE) [4K]

[@Clinton-p7z]

Another magical journey Dave taking in the River Frome and River Piddle. What really caught my eye was the house overlooking the river. to some extent it reminded me a little bit of John Constable's painting of The Hay Wain in my minds eye of course, although it was a stream really in the painting as opposed to a river. Scenery super as ever. Thanks Dave and of course Logan.

[@suethomson152]

We stayed in that hotel near the mill beside the bridge. Had lovely visit to StMarys and the Priory. The windows in that church were fantastic. I took many photos but sadly had a computer meltdown and lost the lot. Wareham is a lovely village. Did a little boat trip up the river also.. thank you

[@ianmears5824]

I was lucky enough to live at the Old Granary which was owned by my Dad Cecil Mears this was 60 years ago and I enjoyed going back down memory lane thanks Dave

[@DaveFord]

What a lovely place to live in. Thanks for watching.

[@catherineshipley5799]

Lovely, enjoyed your walk.

[@jeanblemings5352]

I went to Wareham many moons ago and walked the walls. Also have walked the Purbeck Way (?) from Corfe to Wareham. That first church was a bit special!! I loved the Lawrence memorial and I would definitely have given it house space! Nice to see Logan having such fun towards the end. Thank you for another very interesting and well researched video. I really enjoy your films.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Jean. Yes, that effigy of T E Lawrence was certainly impressive for sure.

[@mikedempsey1496]

Thanks Dave and Logan for an enjoyable walk. Lovely old town Wareham.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Mike & indeed thank you for watching.

[@christinegibbins6105]

That brought back lovely memories of camping at Reg Cliff, must be back in the 80's. Loved walking the river from the site to get bread and milk. Thank you both. Take care.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Christine. :)

[@keithjoseph5671]

Another delightful walk the countryside off England

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Keith.

[@keithsykeshome]

Thanks Dave and Logan - enjoyable video in a terrific area! My wife and I watch on KZbin from Melbourne, Australia and always enjoy your channel. Nice to see you 'pop up' on Facebook too so I left a comment. Seriously thinking of returning to the UK to live and your channel is feeding that urge. Cheers, Keith

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Keith. I hope that you enjoy the future videos in the series. Thank you both for watching.

[@colindowkes7061]

Thank you Dave and Logan for another great video.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Colin. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@adrianhudson1116]

Great video, lovely and peaceful. Wareham has become my favourite place to get away to for a few days. I live not too far away in Sussex and I just love going to Wareham and dawdling along the Frome with my flask and sandwiches. I'm going next week and you've given me ideas for a few things to look at which I hadn't noticed before. Thankyou

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Adrian. So much history to Wareham - a fascinating town to explore for sure. Hope you get to enjoy some more great walks there in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@yolande2296]

What a great walk. We will follow in your footsteps this summer. Lovely mix of history and wildlife so thank you for making the film 😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. I hope that you have great weather for your walk later on this year. Thanks for watching.

[@RogerB747]

Another great walk, Dave. I really look forward to them

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Roger.

[@loubess7]

Bravo! Loved my visit to Wareham in 2014 and hope to return.

[@DaveFord]

I hope that you have a great time when you visit again!

[@stationmasterschoice-walku1307]

Catching up on some of your walks, Dave. Most enjoyable, especially as Jackie and I cruised up to Wareham from Poole earlier this year.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Bernie. I imagine cruising around there was a lot of fun!

[@stationmasterschoice-walku1307]

@@DaveFord It certainly was!!

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Thanks Dave and of course, Logan. I’ve been to Wareham once or twice in my life and although it’s still possible to drive through, it’s much quicker to use the bypass. My most memorable visit was on a lovely summers day aboard a boat from Poole quay. As you said, there is a market at the quay on Saturdays. Indeed, the day I visited, there was indeed, such a market running.. what I didn’t know was the bank which runs alongside the river. It looked delightful and of course, the south bridge is a joy to behold. We’re off to Ireland next weekend for a short holiday, so the next video may well have an Irish flavour to it. I attempted to film a walk along the Itchen Way into Winchester from the north, but it so uninteresting, that I haven’t done anything with it

[@DaveFord]

I hope you have an enjoyable & safe trip to Ireland Lionel.

[@wiseowl6354]

A very enjoyable and informative video. Thank you both for sharing. ❤️

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. It is a fascinating town to visit and the river walk is very pretty.

[@francishuddy9462]

This is a really excellent film 👍 I visited Wareham last month (November, 2022) and this is like being there, walking around. I only stopped for about 2 hours, from a train journey, Weymouth to Poole, day trip. I made sure I visited the famous church, St Martin on the Walls. Therefore, this is my favourite part of this film; it really captures the eeriness of entering the little Saxon church, with the Lawrence effigy / sculpture in the distance. But, the quay and the River Frome is really excellent, too.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Francis. There is certainly plenty to explore around Wareham - a super place to visit for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@spasmpeter]

Hi Dave, i live in poole and explore many places locally by mountain bike as i have knackered knees and can't walk that far these vids are awesome you should defo have you're own TV show as it's interesting and good history

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. I can sympathise with you about knees!

[@marknjohnson5925]

Thank you Dave and Logan. Very informative and extremely interesting. We are moving to Stoborough shortly and this was just what we needed. Thank you x

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Mark. I hope that your move goes smoothly.

[@festivaljapan]

Amazing Video. I'm your fan.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks and indeed thank you for watching.

[@phillwainewright4221]

Interesting point about the River Piddle - It's also known as the River Puddle, hence the names of villages along it ... Tolpuddle, Affpuddle, Bryantspuddle, etc. However, there are also Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide.

[@DaveFord]

I did read a story (I don't know if it true or not) that some of the names were changed from "Piddle" to "Puddle" because Queen Victoria was visiting this area as a young girl, and the locals thought that the word "piddle" might have been slightly offensive, so they changed the names to "puddle."!

[@allsearpw3829]

A great place to spend a few hours ,far from the maddening crowds , when spending six weeks school holidays , with my grandparents ,happy days .

[@DaveFord]

It is a lot to explore around the area for sure!

[@GroceryBagAngler]

I frequently fish in Wareham, Massachusetts, the second Wareham I'm assuming. I lived in Suffolk for 2 years in East Anglia.

[@DaveFord]

I believe that Wareham in the USA was named after Wareham in Dorset?

[@beckysharpe7268]

Very interesting as I'm visting Wareham tomorrow. Corfe Castle is fascinating, but I see Wareham gives it a run for it's money. A town wall, museum and a beautiful Saxon church. Where will I begin?

[@DaveFord]

I hope that you have an enjoyable visit .... and that the weather is good for you!

[@dafadowndilly8919]

I know I have come to the party late but are there any plans to visit Dorset again? I am not sure which county you are based in or how practicable it is for you. Cheers for another great journey.

[@DaveFord]

There will be many more videos of "Walks in Dorset" on the channel during 2024 (including a new one tomorrow!).

[@willallen7757]

The performance platform would have been perfect for Hyacinth Buckets water side supper with riparian entertainments.

[@DaveFord]

Yes Will - I can just picture that scene!

[@foreversingle1975]

At 3:10 I grew up just the other side of the hedge! I got married in lady St Mary's.

[@DaveFord]

What a lovely town to grow up in Jon and indeed such a splendid church for your wedding. Thanks for watching.

[@foreversingle1975]

@@DaveFord we say frome with the o like oh!

[@foreversingle1975]

@@DaveFord was st martins open or did you have to get the key?

[@DaveFord]

@@foreversingle1975 St Martins was open when I filmed

[@marcuswardle3180]

When was that? I grew up in Northmoor, went to the Purbeck just after it had opened. Worked on the Westminster Industrial Estate. My sister was married at Lady St.Mary's and both my parents are buried there.