You won't believe what we found in a river! Our biggest Mudlarking find ever!

Join Si, Tel and Mike as they return to the river where they discovered a HUGE stone ball buried right in the middle of the river. They return with winches, straps and a heap of determination to rescue the mystery sphere to get a closer look. More Mudlarking • What's in this 500-YEA...
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[@denisemeredith2436]

There is something strangely satisfying watching adult children messing about in the river. It is like watching an episode of Last of the Summer Wine lol.

[@woodrose50]

LOL, added to my thoughts exactly.

[@telseddon]

😂 brilliant....

[@sandypritchard6216]

Lol..exactly😁

[@ManticorePinion]

Check out people who fossil hunt in rivers, it's that exact energy lol

[@bettedonavon2168]

Deserves an outstanding award 🥇 for best problem-solving, entertaining vlog of the year✨❣️✨

[@bstapleton3908]

I thought that stone ball was covering the plug hole of the river. As soon as you moved it SWOOSH y'all disappeared down the hole. Lol

[@drunkdunc8738]

B Stapleton 😝 could be the solution to the rising sea level issue, just have to locate the bastard plug

[@Pluggit1953]

Could be covering the portal to a parallel universe.

[@egparis18]

I thought it was the plug too.

[@hooper4581]

👍like the way you think pal

[@chrisosh9574]

I was thinking the same, it would have made looking for anything else in the river a lot easier once it had drained out.

[@juliakonrad3665]

What a ball breaker of a job lol Your collective determination and perseverance and resourcefulness is gob smacking 😝

[@woodrose50]

LOL, the excitement of grown kids, the dedication. Love it!

[@Sifinds]

Haha. Thanks

[@Crocs4cats]

I’m just imagining Terry in his waders rolling it along the road😆 ‘Nothing to see here, people. Move along please!’🧐🤨😂

[@Sifinds]

Haha!

[@bryantmann5525]

😂

[@MoggiesTen]

I can't believe I watched the whole thing.

[@mortenriisberg]

Yeah, I was quite glad you can fast forward on KZbin as well.

[@merryceleste40]

King George Tel and his merry men got the ball rolling! Epic. Thanks for the laughs.

[@Sifinds]

Pleasure!

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

You guys do make me laugh :) Honestly, I thought you would have had a plan of what to do with it after you retrieved it, but no! The retrieving of it was the whole point I guess? Brilliant!

[@Sifinds]

Exactly that! We did it for the challenge and curiosity 😂

[@abbyfiction3136]

They could so they did!!

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Thanks for the video that's awesome. 👌 well done for getting it out!!😎🐓🐓🇬🇧

[@Sifinds]

Cheers dude 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@drunkdunc8738]

If Nicola knew you could manage that she would have got you to shift a concrete angel 🤣would have been a walk in the park compared to that mission👍👍👍🍺

[@cheryldurham3560]

Go back with her Simon to get the Angel 😍

[@jo15518]

@@cheryldurham3560 angel is gone !

[@cheryldurham3560]

jo15518 aww sad bc Nic really loved it.

[@jo15518]

@@cheryldurham3560 yeah, she done a video of her and a friend going back for it and it had been taken !

[@Sifinds]

We did offer but it had gone almost immediately ☹️

[@cockertoo8920]

Yay, love the Sunday mudlarking vids from Si and Nic x

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@giaatta9303]

Me toooo!

[@kellyhawes8901]

I thought you’d found another “ Iver stone”! After that extraction you boys could train for stone lifting!

[@happymack6605]

That giant ball would look ever so lovely as the center of a knot garden! Thank you for your wonderful video🤗

[@Sifinds]

Yes it would!

[@joannhempen8210]

Awesome Si!! Great Episode

[@normablake2748]

Hi, from Central Texas! When you guys were straining and pulling it up the bank...I was yelling at the phone "come on!!" So glad you actually got it out. I really enjoy your videos. Keep on digging! That Texas Gal !!!

[@Sifinds]

Haha how funny 😂

[@gdfggggg]

What is it with American chicks on this channel? Is Si a sexy bastard?

[@normablake2748]

@@gdfggggg well, this American "Chick" is 72 and since you ask, he is rather attractive and his accent, there's just something about it. Have a good one. That Texas Gal !!!

[@gdfggggg]

@@normablake2748 I knew it 🤣

[@davejohn2964]

😂 laughing when you kept saying it would be heavier when out the water😂

[@patriciastacpoole5928]

Well done guys! That was quite entertaining & a great laugh!! 🇦🇺👍🌻😂

[@ladyannet1]

Always wonderfull watching your Indiana Jones like adventures 🤣🤣 complete with Jungle background and noises. Lets see what Treasure we can find this time.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Aaaand..the treasure is.... sting nettles!!! The gift that keeps on giving! Ouch!

[@deborahlovett7984]

Great video Si.It had it all, high tension,I thought a mine was gona come up,suspence,fun,and a full body workout and terry's legs.lol.keep um coming.x

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Deb!! 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@kathisease9924]

Way to go! I would have given up when the first strap slid off. That is definitely one for the record books, congrats to you. Thanks Si for sharing. Can't wait until next week to see what else the rivers offers up.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Kathi 🐾🧡

[@marionlesage4794]

What some good ol’ fashioned British determination can’t do! Congrats on a job well done.

[@Sifinds]

Mission accepted 🇬🇧

[@connie3527]

Was that wonderful sphere that you worked so hard to retrieve, dislodged from it's original placement in the ravages of war? Was it cast off in demolition to make room for a new roadway, was it a decorative finial at all? One can only imagine what it is, where it was and how it came to be, resting in a river bed, watched over by doves and tickled by the water's ever flowing turbulence. I love this video. The anticipation was making me crazy, in a peaceful, thrilled to see Si in his waders, kind of way.

[@Sifinds]

Haha, great comment! Thanks Connie. 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@debraboyea7776]

You guys are so crazy! I love it!

[@donnabarke9650]

I wish I was there with you on the recovery,that would have been great 👵🏻D

[@pamalou2084]

Tried to lift it couldn’t even shift it, we was gettin’ nowhere and so we ad a cuppa tea! Great work lads 👏🏻👏🏻😂🇬🇧x

[@Sifinds]

pamalou208 Right said Fred... love that song! I played it on a 45 player when I was a kid. The record belonged to my Dad I think.

[@barbaraking6980]

Oh guys, that was absolutely hilarious, what a way to spend a day larking around with a bunch of mates, Brilliant :)

[@Sifinds]

Exactly the point! It’s all in the journey of discovery

[@olliesanders]

Your videos are brilliant Si and getting better all the time 👍

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Ollie 🐾🧡👍🏻

[@RMBlake007]

I would happily display that in my garden. I like the various colors & markings left by age & the river water.

[@cindinathans7590]

You guys make me laugh so hard! Great JOB!!!!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Cindi 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@NALEtheridge92]

I'm half-way through this badger and if it turns out to be some one's old yard ornament, I'm coming for you, Si!

[@padraicodomhnall2146]

High fives all round lads, great team effort!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Paddy! 🐾🧡

[@karenpacker8862]

Wow what a find!!!! Love the pics and all the determination!!!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Karen!

[@fiberotter]

That was awesome to watch!!!

[@Sifinds]

Glad you liked it for the sheer pleasure of being curious!

[@MB-zy4cm]

One of the best videos you've done 👍 I was shouting yeah!!! When rolled onto the path 🤣

[@Sifinds]

Ah thank you! Had a few negatives so I’m glad it pleased the majority x

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Is it tree root ends snagging the bags webbing that's holding it up under the weight? That stone 'ball' - it's part of a grand house gate entrance or front/top of house finery. The hole kept it in place on a stone wall sorta thing. Finnials? Yes!!!!

[@Sifinds]

Spot on Suzy

[@clockwork9827]

will look forward to more finding next week - incredible work there ! congrats, men !

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@lumemaa7]

Awesome teamwork, as always 💜

[@mariaflores4804]

These guys are great.

[@aicirtkciub9167]

What an adventure! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

[@mirkatu3249]

You boys. That was so much work to get that out of the creek, I'm truly impressed! And I enjoyed every moment, while sitting on my soft, comfy couch sipping a G&T. :-)

[@Sifinds]

Ah thanks. Something a bit different this week

[@shellandshilo]

Oh that was so exciting just wanted to jump in and help you the best treasure hunt I have seen ever

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Shell. That makes me feel great to hear that!

[@kimberlykline504]

The doves are saying “look at these 3 idiots”! Lol I’m totally enjoying this

[@bonnerdebbie]

I really enjoyed watching you satisfying your curiosity and getting it all the way onto the path. I am looking forward to seeing what else you find in the river. Thanks Si, Tel and Mike.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Debbie!

[@sisD]

I thought it might have been a bomb. Then hoped for something alien 👽. Good job guys!

[@Sifinds]

Haha! Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@TigerBudgie]

Dang, you almost found your own little planet there.

[@Sifinds]

Haha so true

[@patsyross1750]

Wow! My back hurt just watching you guys!!! Terrys complicated spade was born in the same year as me!!! Patsy old git 🤣 awesome video as usual si. Keep em coming. You ‘rock’ 💕

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Patsy

[@bronwynmcentee76]

Hell yeah, got to have photos. Congrats boys.

[@cynthiarowley719]

Nicola needed your team when she found her angel!

[@Sifinds]

We did offer but it got moved the same day 😫

[@TheTonialadd]

Good to know that I’m not the only one who will wear themselves out for a nice ball!

[@Sifinds]

😂

[@TheTonialadd]

Um... I meant a nice concrete ball...uh, Yard Ornament! Yeah! That’s what I meant! Cheers from Arkansas!😂

[@allen2905]

Enjoy your channel and Nicola. The longer I view your entertaining comments/finds the easier it is for me (US) to understand 100% of what you said. ☝️

[@woodrose50]

I find myself getting excited, what awesome ancient find will come up next.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@Katseye102]

That river holds promise to lots of unusual things!! Can’t wait to see what you find Si !!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@Chef_D]

Great show! Your detailed historical facts about the objects is fantastic! Keep on Larking...

[@karenbright3737]

You lads are hilarious! I’m glad you managed to recover the huge ball and it wasn’t a bomb!!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Karen!!

[@LLLL-ld5wh]

Gosh that was fascinating to watch! Thanks Si and team. Brilliant recovery mission successfully achieved. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Sifinds]

Ah thanks. Appreciate that

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Can't wait to see you upcycle that Si!!🤣 Brilliant video, thanks

[@Sifinds]

Haha. I wish !!

[@maureenmichel8761]

that was hysterical watching that, best giggle i have had in ages , hooked on your videos thank you.

[@amandabell8827]

I found two marbles and some pipe stems today! 😂 great video Si x

[@Sifinds]

Well done! Cheers Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@scottishgirloutdoors2662]

After floods and landslides last week I finally found my first whole clay pipe bowl, 2 of them. A few nice old bottles and some of the best plant fossils I have found yet. It's been a good mudlark and I'm sure there is more to find 😁

[@Sifinds]

Awesome!!

[@petramarishko]

This is waaay cooler than nowadays popular concrete countertops and sinks

[@gayle8153]

I had the feeling that was what it was....a finial off an entranceway to a mansion or something like that. Good job! Fun watching you guys wrestle that out of the water! An AC/DC song comes to mind....

[@carolyoung3793]

Love this it would make a great garden feature, brilliant find tfs xx

[@Sifinds]

Indeed it would 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@lenaepoppe6194]

Whoa that is a massive treasure 😳😍you are so blessed to have friends like that ! If I found anything like that it would stay right there and that's no lie!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

when I was a little kid, I didn't really understand what the Elgin Marbles were, I hadn't yet seen photo of them ... I pictured them as very large versions of a child's game of marbles ... exactly like what you just pulled out of the river! haha! Great teamwork, guys!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Marcel! 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@janelloyd4332]

Brilliant...what better way to spend your day than messing about in the river..well done loved the video

[@ErrolJones1]

Si, I’m running a little late watching your newest video, but I will say that this was probably the hardest find that I have seen you find. Also congrats on almost 50,000 subscribers!! I can’t wait for next weeks video. I will be here on Sunday morning, I promise!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Errol! Yes it was a fun challenge!

[@shwoou9448]

One year later, 90+ thousand! 😊

[@carolreynolds3650]

Boy, you guys were really on the BALL this morning, LOL!!! You get a big E for effort!!! When they say, "You never know what you're going to find",they're not kidding!!! Very interesting to say the least. I'm all worn out just watching you! Hope all are well & safe!

[@Sifinds]

That sounds like a better catchphrase than Forest Gump. ‘Life is like a Mudlark - you never know what you’re gonna find’!

[@rachelembletonpalmer5891]

I did my first ever mudlark 2 day s ago but didn't have much beginners muck ...now I don't feel so Glum coming home with 3 bits of different white tiles and a square peice of ceramic with a pale blue glaze on it just for its unusual dimensions and it wasn't tile but not off a dinner service Good muck Guys 🤩

[@susanknight183]

Great video, men in rubber trousers, and a massive ball, what more could you want !!🌍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌍

[@Sifinds]

You kill me 😂

[@giaatta9303]

Haha. The definition of tenacity. Great find. Thanks!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks G 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@paradolia7270]

all the trouble you mates went through impressed me so much I became an instant subscriber

[@Sifinds]

Welcome! Interesting name 😉

[@fairyGrandmother]

Well I'm sure glad it wasn't a bomb! LOL I didn't know river bowling was so big in the UK! TFS Hugs!

[@Sifinds]

Haha! Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@nuttyfroot]

I thought the same about an unexploded bomb! 😱

[@woodrose50]

By the way, thanks to you, Nicola and Tom, I discovered the series Digging up Britain, or something like that. Videos of Archeologist digging Anglo Saxon sites, and other places around ya'lls neck of the woods. This and ya'lls channels are the best history classes ever.

[@phyllisbowler182]

I watch those programs too they are called Mistic Britain and they are great fun and nobody seems to take things very seriously .I love that .

[@pattimessenger6214]

Gloria Cox : There are 20 seasons of Time Team here on KZbin. Same thing, they dig old historic sites in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland. I love it!

[@Sifinds]

‘Britain at low tide’ and ‘River Hunters’ are some more cool programmes to check out 👍🏻

[@suedefringe]

Thank you all for the show suggestions. Hoping I can watch here in the states !

[@woodrose50]

@@suedefringe they are on KZbin

[@marilyngianadda1167]

Well done boys! You had me in stitches! 💓

[@Sifinds]

Thank you x

[@jsuestreet]

I just knew you guys were going to get it out! I've seen Si dig a huge anchor out of the muck for Nic. That one i seriously thought you, Si, were no going to get it out ....but you did it! I have never seen one so determined. You did it Si! Wonderful guys! Onward and upward , you guys on this one Time for a beer.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks J! 🐾🧡 where there’s a will....

[@TwospotzArtAndCraft]

You wonderfully mad lot!!

[@Sifinds]

😁🐾🧡

[@etna206]

I was looking forward to this video!!

[@7bloodi]

Absolutely fascinating, and what a thrill! You guys are proper treasure hunters....im so envious!

[@dawnnaylor7064]

Amazing find. Love how determine you were. Congratulations

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Dawn!!

[@margaretphipps2939]

😂 😂 😂 just messing about on the river reminded me off a book we read in junior high Wind in the willows ( toad ratty & mole-y ) Thanks for the laughs xxx 🇮🇲

[@Sifinds]

Yes!! Thanks you 🐾🧡

[@bizzielizzie913]

GOOD MORNING! from New York👋😊

[@Sifinds]

Hey New York 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@gloriajoseph7031]

That looked like fun. Thanks for sharing.

[@peakyfinders8644]

Like watching the chuckle brothers...comical. 🤣

[@patty4091]

Well this was entertaining! Nice that you found a home for it.

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Nice in the garden all cleaned up I think.

[@Sifinds]

I agree! 🐾🧡👍🏻

[@suecollado8696]

💓Brilliant loved your view finder bucket... Sorry guys the ball reminded me of How many men does it take to change a lightbulb 😂 team work got it out though💓

[@Sifinds]

😂 cheers

[@sheiladickerson5198]

Awesome video Si!!! Can't wait for next week!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡

[@leilanidewitt7442]

You guys deserve a medal for pop perseverance 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@piggiesparadise1991]

Congratulations boys on your epic team work on getting your giant ball in your sack and onto dry land, it was amazing team work xx 😉🤣

[@lisadavies2545]

I love your energy Si you are so positive and supportive of your fellow larkers. .

[@staceytroffer8287]

Si, you are the most darling young man. I enjoy watching your videos not only for the really cool old finds, but because you are so fun and have such a great personality. Keep it up!!!

[@redwillow311]

... Anyone else hear the creepy AF "Oh Noo!" at 28:10? (I think it's either just the music that's playing in the background? Like it's got vocal parts instead of just the tune. Or it's those children running around! XD)

[@ruebrooks287]

Watching you all pull the bag up reminded me of the story The Enormous Turnip lol.

[@Sifinds]

Haha yes I remember that!

[@rosievasquez523]

Did a great job and that old guy he's smart

[@slydoll7877]

I would probably put a glass top on it and make a nice coffee table with it! Great bit of mystery!

[@Sifinds]

Great idea!!

[@guadalupeknippen2636]

Yeah! !!!!! You did it! 😃😃😃😃😃

[@pattimessenger6214]

That huge ball will make a fantastic garden feature! You could even make a water fountain out of it.

[@Sifinds]

Fantastic idea. The ones that bubble over the top

[@007Vixenful]

Lol... "All brown bread" dead! I had a few good laughs. Great video as always!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks V! 🐾🧡

[@shithelp5797]

Despite the dings and dents, it would still be a great architectural garden ornament!

[@sherilynn]

That looked like alotta fun!

[@Becca2334]

That was quite ballzy! LOL and a fun day to experience ❤️🌝

[@houndjog]

Hi guys! THANK YOU for what you do! LOVE IT!!!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Mudlover 🐾🧡