Summer Wine and US geography

[cciaffone]

Maybe I am being a bit harsh here. Sorry.

But leave Holmfirth walking toward Holme. You go up
the hill to Upperthong, cross the Greenfield road, then
down into a valley, across a river, past a house or two,
then up a hill to a tiny village. Then across the fields,
past an empty schoolhouse, and down into Holmbridge.

Then you go back up hill, left past an old farm, down the
lane and into the fields where all you see are a few horses.
You then cross many many empty fields before coming
down the hills to an empty road above the Bilberry
Reservoir. From there it's several miles to the village
of Holme and The Fleece pub. Probably ten miles all told
without seeing more than one or two folks and some dogs.

You have a pint or two at The Fleece, and cross the main road
for the trip back to Holmfirth on the other side of the river,
where you see fewer buildings, and only see a few people
in Holmbridge.

It's quiet. It's desolate. And it's beautiful.

 

[barmpot]

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It's quiet. It's desolate. And it's beautiful.

Why do you think I am still living here, although originally coming from Sussex, after all these years ....

 

[cciaffone]

You are very very lucky!

Many Americans cannot quite understand how isolated
and remote are many parts of Yorkshire.

Here in central North Carolina, one village (city, actually)
now touches another. Chapel Hill runs into Durham runs
into Cary runs into Raleigh, etc. There really are no isolated
parts left. If there are, they will soon be over-built. Truly
Nasty!

chuck

 

[Dutchcompo]

Instead, you leave a village, hike across the moors,
and up a hill to the top. You look about. All 360 degrees.

Take a GPS and map with you.
Years ago we went for a walk around Holmfirth.
We had only a description of the walk.
When on the moors it said walk to the lonely tree south-east of you.
We did only see the fog.
And a hole in the ground with bones and wool.
But we came were we wanted

 

[codfanglers]

You really REALLY have got to go to Yorkshire.

It is NOT that you can see one village from another.

Instead, you leave a village, hike across the moors,
and up a hill to the top. You look about. All 360 degrees.

You see Nobody. If you see a building, it will be an
old stone barn falling down. If anything moves, it will
be a rabbit or a sheep. That's all!!!!. Nothing Else.

You are alone. And it's quiet.

But another mile or so and there is a Pub with great beer.

Yes we get it. Holmsfirth and much of Yorkshire is a special place. With me having little kids at home and my wife in school it sadly won't be anytime soon that we will be able to travel. Until then it is fun to think of US locations and not necessarily look for an exact replica of Yorkshire in the States, but what lacations might be good settings.

The way Chuck and DutchCompo describe the moors makes me think of what Scotland might be like. Are there similarities there, anyone? Just curious.

 

[manfromoswestry]

The NJ seaside towns of Ocean City, Wildwood, Brigantine or Atlantic City could be a good substitute for the UK seaside town of Scarborough, where the 2-parter was filmed of "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon".

 

[Blue summer]

The way Chuck and DutchCompo describe the moors makes me think of what Scotland might be like. Are there similarities there, anyone? Just curious.

Most, if not all of the North-West of England is pretty much dotted with sparse, remote moorland.
From Lancashire, through to Yorkshire and on to the Lake district, the geography is very similar, rocky, windswept moorland, very tranquil and beautifull.

Parts of Scotland are also very romote and desolate as i found out in 1991, on a visit to friends in Dumfries, just over the border from England, when after driving for hours and not having seen another living soul, house or vehicles, i realised that i had to do the same amount of time and mileage, to get back to where i started out from!
I'm sure there are places in the US that look similar to areas in Yorkshire, except for the buildings, the houses and now defunct factories, like any other place on earth, these are the things that define a country, it's cities, towns or villages, it is their stamp of originality.

G ; )