What is life if we can't stand and stare, To watch your films to which there is no compare, A valley of beauty with flowers and trees so green, A river meandering in lost places we have seen, The soulful woods and natures treasures you seek, But none of which you selfishly keep, For you share these wonders in splended fashion, And treat the world and folk with such compassion, We owe you a great deal Wiltshire Man, And although you'd say it's because you can, We all know the dedication and commitment with touching care, It's simply a joy to sit and stare
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Hahaaa thats simply wonderful Mick:)
@MickSheldon-so4io
18 күн бұрын
Thank you🏕
@tonypatey5669
20 күн бұрын
It doesn’t matter where you go near where you live and even further out, it’s beautiful and has lots of history. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the effort and thanks for sharing. Tony.
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching Tony and I hope your doing well
@Richard-k2z
12 күн бұрын
Another great senic country cycle ride sandy very relaxing to view 😊
@annsmith8000
21 күн бұрын
Our wonderful and beautiful ‘Ridgeway’ where moods and scenery change day by day. Oh Sandy your awesome camera work I found once again as I start my morning here in NZ, Viewing that most gentle area of hamlets, villages hedgerows and majestic rolling downs is where part of my heart will be forever. I will be 76 in October and would need a magic carpet to take me back for one last visit or a rocket up my a-- hehehe. Growing up and in my youth I spent many happy times in and around this very special area so very many thanks for your work.....Cheers Robert
@WiltshireMan
16 күн бұрын
Glad I'm able to bring you the sights and sounds of the Ridgeway Robert. I would avoid putting a rocket up your a-- better to get on a plane:)
@user-nt6zd8ny3w
20 күн бұрын
A beautiful ride. The countryside is amazing round there. We live in such a lovely area. Shame about the wind. Still, it's an excuse to get out again when it's less windy. X
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
That was exactly my thought too :)
@martystacey4429
21 күн бұрын
I was with you all the way pal😉 A lovely mix of topics and a particularly moving and pertinent poem for todays times👌😎
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Cheers Marty, I hope to be out camping maybe on the next video. Yes we do need to make time to "Stand and stare" :)
@chrisburton9645
21 күн бұрын
H Sandy. Happy Wednesday. Plenty to look at in that vid. Maybe didn't go to plan - but had a different feel to it than you usual vid - and none the worse for that. Some new places you visited - I've started recognising some of the location from previous vids - but not those. And it got you out - the weather wasn't too miserable for that. Shame on the rest of us . . . 73
@freddygardner86
21 күн бұрын
Great Video Sandy. Going to head out this way on my bike the weekend I think
@keithchambers-oq6nb
21 күн бұрын
The title of your blogs certainly lives up to its name…. Thank you, I travel the Yorkshire Wolds in much the same manner, it too has many hidden gems if care to look..travel off the pathless travelled…like ridge way it has a road called Woldgate..
@eisvogel8099
20 күн бұрын
Again a beautiful video with places where it seems time stood still. Don't hurry and take your time to "stare". Thank you, Sandy for taking us along
@marcuskiritsis2076
21 күн бұрын
Absolutely beautiful scenery sandy, harvest time always reminds me autumn is on the way rapidly. How quick the seasons seem to change now, nights are drawing in again and I don’t feel like we have had much summer 😢. Love to all the family carmen and zeta ❤❤❤❤
@seanoreilly6774
20 күн бұрын
Great video lovely scenery new bike looks well.
@WiltshireMan
19 күн бұрын
I do like the Tempest, now around 1200 ,miles ridden on it
@chrissteer9215
20 күн бұрын
A lovely ride Sandy very enjoyable 🚴♂️
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Thanks Chris
@gordonsuddery4635
20 күн бұрын
Nice video as usual Lovely piece of country side. My best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️💪👍😉😀😁🐑🇵🇭🏴
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Thanks Gordon
@DanOpdal
17 күн бұрын
Beautiful scenery and old church. Thank you for taking me along, Sandy. Cheers!
@neanderthaloutdoors9202
20 күн бұрын
A nice bike ride in our wonderful green and pleasant land Sandy, a bonus seeing our English flag flying, rightfully, outside that Saxon church. All the best to you and your family mate.
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
I shall always make a point of recording and filming the English flags from now on Paul
@sleepyrider
21 күн бұрын
Lovely video, most enjoyable. Hope the planned camp comes off and you're able to share it with us.
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks, hopefully my next video will be a camping one, I could do with a nice camp
@angelanicholls9647
20 күн бұрын
Hi Sandy, beautiful scenery 🌳, love those thatched roofs 🛖 , I was out last week on my bike, and I was quite proud of myself for doing 4 miles 😂 🚵♀️ , not as many as you, though. Love the memorial of "Peter Wren"💧. Shame you couldn't fly your drone 😢 fabulous video, Sandy. ❤
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Angela, 4 miles is better than No miles. Well done:)
@nikkij1618
17 күн бұрын
‘Leisure’ is such a beautiful poem and I often think of those lines myself ❤ Sometimes I think our modern lives are just so busy and a hundred years ago must have been so much slower but I guess even in 1911 life felt hurried and too busy sometimes. So perhaps not so much has really changed??
@glynntipper9354
21 күн бұрын
Another brilliant video thankyou for sharing
@rosa2266
20 күн бұрын
Hi Sandy Thanks for taking us along 🚵♂️ 😊 Lovely Woolstone, Compton🏴, Stay Well and look forward to a camp out video if you get time🙏
@denisgrehan242
21 күн бұрын
Super ride and countryside Sandy. Looking forward to your camp. Great roads for two wheels.thanks
@RetroRatz
20 күн бұрын
We took a vintage VW transporter to Uffington on Tuesday. We are regulars to the White Horse pub at Woolstone. Love that area! Great cycle ride, well done Sandy 👍👉💎
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Tis a nice pub the White Horse at Woolstone:)
@reddirt5489
20 күн бұрын
Very beautiful landscapes and lovely architecture. Thanks for sharing!
@richardcharman6668
21 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed that video . Thankyou feeling very relaxed now after a hard days work
@FenTour
21 күн бұрын
Indeed makes my heart slow down at the end of a busy day.
@jimrowland6089
20 күн бұрын
The wind can cause a lot of trouble that you never notice inside a car. Still a beautiful area to enjoy in all the stages of weather. Nature is my best medicine.
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
In a car you are insulated to a great extent from the outside Jim
@JanetWilson-f2f
20 күн бұрын
Another lovely video thank you, l am hoping to walk the Ridgeway next year Jan from Bath
@WiltshireMan
19 күн бұрын
It's a lovely walk, I have hiked the Ridgeway 5 times, I now need to ride the route:)
@ashleyhoward8926
21 күн бұрын
Great stuff Sandy, you're looking fit. Well done & thanks for posting.
@paulmagus2133
20 күн бұрын
Beautiful, this warms my heart
@WiltshireMan
19 күн бұрын
We all need a bit of heart warming at the moment Paul
@RobLittleuk
16 күн бұрын
Lovely video, love that poem too. Just. Shame the light contrast was lacking at times.
@tracymcgregor459
21 күн бұрын
Another enjoyable video Sandy. I discovered your brilliant channel fairly recently and have been slowly catching up on your films, my particular favourites are your cycling trips as I enjoy the slower pace and seeing Wiltshire’s beautiful scenery. My Grandma was originally from Westbury, and I still have family in the area, so it’s nice to visit Wiltshire, albeit virtually!😊
@FenTour
21 күн бұрын
Another gorgeous video from you Sandy. I visited a few years ago, parked in Uffington, walked onto the Rideway, along to Wayland Smithy then down to Compton Beucamp, Woolston and back. We picked the moist amazing blackberries near Woolston, then made homage blackberry and apply pie when we got back… I must revisit.
@jeetts59
21 күн бұрын
Nice ride
@soniaoffer6289
20 күн бұрын
A lovely peaceful bike ride 🙂
@Trekon2
20 күн бұрын
Nice to see you back on the Ridgeway one of your happy places I think. I have watched a number of your great videos there with walking friends great times, thanks for sharing Sandy 👏 👋
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Yes, this is one of my "Happy places" :)
@davebarney3369
21 күн бұрын
Just been up Cherhill Monument and it was not particularly what you’d expect in August. My six week holiday is coming to an end. Camping tonight and next few days. All this is down to being inspired by your adventures! Thanks, Sandy 👍
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
It's good that you can get 6 weeks holiday Dave, but like you found it it goes by so fast!
@ostekuste3646
20 күн бұрын
Beautiful ride, Sandy!
@alexmorgan3435
20 күн бұрын
Love your videos Sandy. Excellent footage. Just to correct one thing you said. Queen Elizabeth 2 died in september 2022 not in 2021 as you said when sat on the bench. The years all seem to blend together time moves so fast. Lovely that you recited the poem Leisure by Willian Henry Davies whilst showing lovely British landscape. Just a point you can film something a view or building etc and give a commentary to camera on what you are filming without always having you in shot. We know how handsome you are. I felt this a few times. Just a thought. But I still do love your videos. Crikey the wind was strong today. I was out on my bike in the Fens riding to Cambridge and was pretty much down to walking pace on the ride out as it was full in my face. Hard going. Who needs hills when you have a relentless Fen wind. The return journey was better. Had a lovely strong tailwind for the second half of the ride taking me home. 60 miles in total. My legs are on fire now. Tomorrow friday morning 23rd August, big winds as a storm tracks across the UK from the Atlantic. ATB.
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
It's a habit I have got into Alex, the gopro's especially only pick up audio well if you are infront of them, stand to the side or rear and the audio sounds muffled
@noelmcnamee2975
21 күн бұрын
Great trip Sandy,great reflections too,thanks for sharing.
@user-ok4fh5ys8n
21 күн бұрын
Another nice vid, great scenery, music & cool cycling weather...... 'Ull' east yorkshire.
@colinstares6207
21 күн бұрын
We really are blessed with such wonderful landscapes n vistas right on our doorsteps, you’re looking much better now Sandy, stay safe out there 👍😎
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
I certainly am blessed to live in this area Colin, there is beautiful landscape in all directions within a 15 or 20 minute bike ride from home.
@Andyb2379
21 күн бұрын
I’m in Jersey at the moment visiting. The wind has been very gusty down here too. In fact very blowy across the headlands. It’s always a pleasure to see the open English countryside. Cheers Sandy
@peterpeterking1
21 күн бұрын
Very nice :-) The downhill looked fun. The first bit of music sounded like "come on feel the noise" by Slade.
@francismccrossan1669
21 күн бұрын
N̈ice to see you back on your bike nice views good video looking abit cloudy and windy but nice and abit of history very good stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thankyou Francis
@pootlingalong8928
21 күн бұрын
Just had to zip through it quickly but will enjoy in full and at leisure later. Love your films ❤️
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks, I was really pootling along on this ride:)
@jgbsweeper7325
21 күн бұрын
What a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.
@stevetaylor8446
20 күн бұрын
This video is awesome...Nice leisurely ride along our beautiful English countryside. The harvesters out doing their thing with a very narrow margin that they usually have ro get grain, hay and straw in before it rains. A manic time for our agricultural farmers. And the rain started here two days ago and is due to carry on until Monday here in the SE corner...hope the fields were harvested before it started here...the winds are right up and no drone flying here for the next few days or so. Glad you got out to capture some great footage...I love leisurely rides now I'm older. And thank you Peter Wren for the water stop! Im always diving in to graveyards to reach a water supply, put there so people can water flowers left
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Thanks Steve, Wasp XL nearly completed
@alanwetherelt7155
21 күн бұрын
Another enjoyable watch Sandy great to see your out and about, take care on your bike
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks Alan
@petereverett7993
21 күн бұрын
A very enjoyable ride and video. Good to see you are keeping well, was worried that you or Mandy might be unwell. Looking forward to the next camp.👍
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Hi Peter, yes we have been quite unwell actually but despite the illness I was still able to cycle 100 miles each week, I'm still not 100% yet but getting there
@davidpayne8413
21 күн бұрын
Another lovely video Sandy, have to say I do like it when you are out and about by bike, and not your motor bike, I'm anti pollution as far as its possible in this age; not that your trips by motor bike are any less interesting, as others have commented its great the detail about what you see and what you show and describe to us
@morganmarty
20 күн бұрын
Thank you Sandy for another great trip out, beautiful
@campfire52
21 күн бұрын
You managed to get out in that beautiful English countryside and have a great day for yourself Sandy. The wind is awful for flying your drone in but it doesn't exactly make riding a bike any easier either. Heavy breezes aren't going to slow a good man like you down though, you just hopped on and took off in spite of the conditions. Your efforts turned out amazing and you were able to provide us a very entertaining and enjoyable experience through your video. Thank you very much sir. I will see you on the next one.
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks Terry, the old legs are able to keep the pedals turning despite the wind or incline, I must be getting stronger:)
@SteveSeadog
21 күн бұрын
Shame about the wind, Sandy. I camped up near Hereford on Monday and Tuesday this week, and my tent took-off whilst I was pitching it. Lesson learned - should have had the pegs to-hand!
@martinnewman8819
21 күн бұрын
Cracking video Sandy, good to see you out and about bud. As for the wind, you know that for the best made plans the weather will have its say in the UK !. Still future plans being made is a good thing to spend time on . Look forward to seeing what they come to 👍 Regards Moose
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks Moose, our weather is certainly changeable
@BrianthatiscalledBrian
20 күн бұрын
Thanks again, Sandy, It does make you wonder what the poet would think of the world today, considering Stand and Star was written in 1911. 👍🙂
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
I think he would be disgusted Brian. There are still quiet corners of England that he would appreciate though
@michaelcase8574
21 күн бұрын
At least you got one in for yourself, Sandy. A nice recon mission for future times. You must have had your Wheatabix this morning to get up that hill. Cheers
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Hahaa, no I didn't have weetabix, this time it was bananas', nuts and dates :)
@neilwilkinson5415
21 күн бұрын
An enjoyable video as always. Shame the high winds kept the drone down. There is a Devils Punch Bowl not that far from me as well. Look forward to watching your overnight camp if it goes ahead. Thanks again.
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks Neil yes I have heard of other places also called "Devil's Punchbowl"
@garyking9908
18 күн бұрын
We have a devils punch bowl here on the oregon Coast USA
@michaeloldfield5491
21 күн бұрын
Lovely place sandy hope are better now I was told you have not been very well
@WiltshireMan
17 күн бұрын
I am still under the weather Michael but improving now.
@michaeloldfield5491
17 күн бұрын
@WiltshireMan glad you are getting better sandy go steady hopefully you can get out on camp soon
@ysgolgerlan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks for another nice video. 👍
@ldsphotodude49
20 күн бұрын
I enjoy your trips and adventures very much I hope to someday visit England. I was wondering if you fly your ultralight plane anymore? You were talking about flying the drone it made me think back to when you flew the motorized hang glider
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
I have retired from paramotoring now
@peterrobertson8141
21 күн бұрын
Another great video Sandy. Pity about the wind. Gale force winds and rain are causing havoc with my flying this Summer too. Living up north I’m used to flying in strong winds, but it’s nearly Autumn already and all but one of my longer flying trips have had to be called off due to weather so far 😢.
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Hopefully the weather will be quieter soon Peter
@Martycycleman
21 күн бұрын
Lovely poem well read😊
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204
21 күн бұрын
good see you put a vlog out on channel keep up the cool vlogs you share thanks lee
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting Lee
@victormonster4658
16 күн бұрын
👍👌
@mischef18
21 күн бұрын
Enjoyed this video bro, what were they harvesting in the paddocks. Safe travels. Ken.
@WiltshireMan
17 күн бұрын
That will be wheat and barley mostly Ken
@oscartravis5740
20 күн бұрын
I found online about Peter Wren, he apparently was knocked off his bike one Christmas Eve in 1978 on the way to read at a midnight service, hit first by one car that toppled him, and sadly killed outright by a second car. I wonder if he had lights on his bike? Nowadays he could wear a cycle helmet. Very poignant that.
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
I think he was a choir boy
@oscartravis5740
20 күн бұрын
@@WiltshireMan That's it. His mother was very devout and was behind a memorial garden and the water tap on the Ridgeway you filmed
@davebarney3369
17 күн бұрын
So very, very sad.
@johnchecketts1732
21 күн бұрын
Afternoon sandy mate hope you and all the family are well and okay, nice video mate how is the garden doing this year for you hopefully plenty of good crops,, I have not been on the radio for a while so hopefully your keeping the morse code going well take care of yourself mate
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Hi John I have a Morse sked weekly 3.538 around 19:30 local, listen in and join us. Garden was a waste of time this year, slugs snails and birds did their best.
@bolleolympus
21 күн бұрын
👍👍🌹🌹❤❤🌷🌷👌👌😊😊
@silktvPDR1
20 күн бұрын
Tomorrow is the day 😊
@WiltshireMan
20 күн бұрын
Ah haaa you have made a wise pirchase
@adventureswithfarmertroy
21 күн бұрын
Hi Sandy … 🚴💨
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
Thanks Troy I hope your ankle is healing well.
@smallandy75
21 күн бұрын
Any plans to cycle the ridgeway Sandy? All the best.
@WiltshireMan
21 күн бұрын
I'd love to cycle the entire length Andy but I'm short on free time at the moment, hence just day rides recently. It's on my list to do though
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