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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 20:00:36 GMT
Just watched Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson.
He's been searching out the Ickneild Way, bits of which I have walked. A thoroughly absorbing programme, even if most of the research and script seems to have been nabbed from Wikipedia!
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 16, 2016 7:15:50 GMT
Has he dug up a turnip yet, shaped like a 'thingy'?!
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Post by zigspider on Oct 16, 2016 11:34:57 GMT
Totally agree. Quite fascinating, though a little short on details, but that's what the format needs. Never knew about the flint mines.
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Post by chimneychain on Oct 16, 2016 12:22:18 GMT
He has a "cunning plan" you know
Darren
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 15:52:16 GMT
Totally agree. Quite fascinating, though a little short on details, but that's what the format needs. Never knew about the flint mines. If you are a sensible length and draft and able to get to Santon Downham it's a shortish walk to Grimes Graves, I'm looking forward to doing with our little un.
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Post by larkboy on Oct 16, 2016 16:49:43 GMT
My wife and I enjoyed the programme, we both did the Santon Downham, Grimes Graves field trips when at school and it brought back memories seeing it on the telly. We've just come back from a week in North Norfolk so have been to other parts of the Icknield way in the last week. We do like Tony Robinsons history programmes, they are always very accessible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 17:54:11 GMT
My wife and I enjoyed the programme, we both did the Santon Downham, Grimes Graves field trips when at school and it brought back memories seeing it on the telly. We've just come back from a week in North Norfolk so have been to other parts of the Icknield way in the last week. We do like Tony Robinsons history programmes, they are always very accessible. I'm a frustrated fenlander, of all the point's of the compass I have visited in the British Isle's I feel most at home to the east of Peterborough. Don't get me wrong, I love my county (but sadly not my county town) but these days, with even half a chance I'd up sticks and head for the land of the big skies. Your neck of the woods is cracking, so much so that you have to put up with us each summer
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 16, 2016 18:19:24 GMT
Lakeland and the Pennines for me, rough grandeur and wild camping. 'Wild camping' at the moment in fact, in the Cotton Arms in Wrenbury! Scampi & chips and Hunter's fucking Chicken!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 18:47:03 GMT
Lakeland and the Pennines for me, rough grandeur and wild camping. 'Wild camping' at the moment in fact, in the Cotton Arms in Wrenbury! Scampi & chips and Hunter's fucking Chicken! I did outwardbound at Ullswater as a 16 year old, yes it's rugged, but after a while all that rain and hills gets a bit tedious. Went back in my twenties, smoked up and down the Kirkstone pass - a job in its self given the lycra clad wallies thaf made for several mobile chicanes. I think I need to so some of the northern canals to see if the north has a better appeal by boat. I've worked and had holidays in Lancashire, Derbyshire, Scotland the potteries etc, once you've seen one hill you've seen em all Taff land is different, it holds a special place in my heart as until recently it was my motorbike playground. The south west is OK, good step from home so don't bother too much these days. The south east - with the exception of the south downs, not a chance, it's biggest problem for me us having to get near to London to get there. For a simple big earded rural lad you simply can't beat East Anglia
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 12:18:34 GMT
The south west is OK, good step from home so don't bother too much these days. The south east - with the exception of the south downs, not a chance, it's biggest problem for me us having to get near to London to get there. For a simple big earded rural lad you simply can't beat East Anglia Baldrick's best programme will be on here over the next year or so. Having walked from John O'Groats to Lands End twice (once on a 2000 mile walk a dog) I think the south west is more than ok. The North Downs are not bad either. Wibble. East Anglia?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 13:55:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 14:07:53 GMT
But there is no mention of ears.
You started it.
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Post by trollspindle on Oct 19, 2016 14:12:12 GMT
Totally agree. Quite fascinating, though a little short on details, but that's what the format needs. Never knew about the flint mines. If you are a sensible length and draft and able to get to Santon Downham it's a shortish walk to Grimes Graves, I'm looking forward to doing with our little un. I'm six foot or so and float quite well, do you think there is a chance I could do it?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 14:14:31 GMT
But there is no mention of ears. You started it. You missed some good posts a few months back. Have a look for Watership Alan on YouTube. All will become clear....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 19:01:43 GMT
Baldrick is marching along the Ridgeway tonight. I've done bits on my motorbike, no shanks pony for me on this one
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