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What a fabulous walk, with interesting stories, some surreal woods and paths, a wonderful old pub, and finally what sounds like your Dad singing in one at the end! 💽💽💽

at 7:57 on your map, it looks like you're quite close to Beaconsfield. Isnt that where Chesterton lived? Great walk as usual!

Lovely walk John! Taking the road less travelled, that has to be a good omen! Cheers!

Thanku John for another intresting video. 👍🍺

I miss the smell of Smiths, mine closed down long ago.

I had a terrific time coming along (virtually) on your Pratchett wanderings. What beautiful countryside! I live in Stratford, Ontario in Canada, but I love England and have lived there twice during my uni days, and travel there as often as time and budget allows. A good friend of mine resides in Loudwater, and he is always trudging or biking around the Chilterns (who know? Maybe it was Peter biking down through that meadow with his friend!). He loves the Royal Standard of England pub and visits it often. Oddly enough, my parents were living in Beaconsfield, Quebec when I was born. Thanks, John! As always, I'll see you on the next walk... wherever that may be.

I'm starting to think these video's are ever elaborate explanation given to John's wife just so she would let him go down the pub for a pint.

Fantastic views along with the listen, thanks John. Regards

Great vid as usual John; Prozac to the soul.

I lived in Chesham for 13 years, moved away in 2021 and I miss the south Bucks countryside so so much. It is so beautiful.😢

I was 10 in 1987 and I was trying get spiders to fight eachother.

Such an enoyable walk John . Thanks for sharing . So great to be able to set off late afternoon at this time of year and get a really decent walk in before sunset ✌️

ha! i am lucky [?] in that, despite having all of pratchett's books, i have yet to begin reading them - adventure, dead ahead! terrific walk today, john - whenever you are out on an impulse, i always think of baggins, rushing out the door, in the hobbit. 😊

Thanks! Brilliant walk with breathtaking scenery. Always like the music as well, particularly the last piece🎉

I first met Terry when our local am dram group put on the stage version of The Wyrd Sisters. Terry came along and stayed on after the performance. We talked at length about World Of Warcraft, a game we both played at the tme. We spoke for nearly half an hour. Five years later he was doing a book signing and when I approached him he remembered my name on greeting. I was gobsmacked. A lovely lovely man.

Your videos are all so enjoyable...However, for me personally, the combination of You plus Creation is better than You plus Guests, or You plus buildings...Your country wanderings are both relaxing, energising, and a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day!

Pheasant! I lived opposite The Pheasant in Amersham (now flats). As well as Wycombe there was also one in Chalfont, now a vets i think

Thank you so much John for taking on that brilliant walk. I really appreciate you sharing your stories and memories. That pub and wall plaque was a pleasant surprise. I've been a walker from an early age but ill health has recently scuppered my long jaunts. Instead, I get the old feeling of adventure through your videos. Long may you march.

Wonderful, entertaining,feast for the soul.

Another great full walk how much was the ipa John a tenner

Thank you - that was a great walk. You should definitely do more of them around the Wycombe area and along the Wye towards the Thames, maybe. Maybe that bee was looking for Sniggs Alley.

I’ve been watching your videos for about 2year now. My husband and I look forward to your weekly videos. We really enjoy them and respect you as an author, film maker and psycho geographer. I’ve brought your books as presents for my husband. We also enjoy Ian Sinclair and I have brought many of his books also. I couldn’t watch this video to the end as you started advertising some company! I’ve got to be honest John I can’t watch your videos anymore if you are going to do sponsor adverts. It’s totally ruined your vibe/authenticity together with the viewer enjoyment. Very disappointing. I hope not all your videos are going to be this way now? If so I will miss your videos.

There is a Spriggs Alley near Chinnor about 10 miles west of Wycombe. Almost a coincidence.

Thank you John. Lovely country walk with good weather for a change. It did look a bit weird not seeing any red kites.

Wonderful - Ive had Pratchett in my life since '94... I still read his work. Burst into tears when I read his last book, "The Shepherds Crown". Profound moment, profound scene, and profound characters.

Delightful!

That was a nice walk. Beautiful scenery. Why did someone call it Sniggs Alley

What a beautiful walk at the perfect time of day, you just can't beat this green and pleasant land of ours , just wonderful, just magical......

I love these country walks.

Great walk John, you walked past my yard at Lude Farm, right by where the bomber came down.And I had my horse's at Pheasant Eye Farm by the Standard (I had a few Owd Rogers in there in my youth!) and Roundhead Farm where the double fence footpath runs down to Hogback. It was a sad do about the bomber coming down. Stan Howard (your dad must have known him) told me that his old man shouted him that a plane was crashing. We were always digging up live and spent shells when we carried out any digging around the farm. Oh and btw, you went to school with my mate, it's a small world! 😊

Beautiful.... Sniggs Alley has a look of a Holloway about it! #magical👌😉⭐

That was very interesting indeed, Thanks John.

Coming from Flackwell Heath I’m reliving all of my old haunts on this wonderful walk. Been there done that moments! As for the B-17 my father found a piece of the plane in his youth! Thanks for another great walk!

John Rodgers the Rolling Stones sold over 555 billion albums .

...then the bee went back to the hive and regaled his buddies with the wild story of how a giant trapped him in a great cloak!

I once packed greetings cards on the Cressex Industrial Estate at Wycombe

Hi John....Another GREAT ...and very original post....Personal...interesting...Great scenery...and free spirited...take care

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Oh, what a magical walk! One of your best. I didn't get around to reading Terry Pratchett until my 30s... I have a Bulgarian friend who learned English from reading Discworld books, must be where he got his sense of humour from!

Nice pint of Owd Roger in the Standard - the wonky beams add to the sense of intoxication. Good Omens was a book that made sense: something about the M25 (or was it Milton Keynes?) shaped after the Devil's pentangle. Early psychogeography. Thanks John. Best.

The jungle you walked through was Giant Hogweed, so don't get the sap on your skin, as it is an irritant.

A great walk as always.. Have a care going through the countryside, those nasty Giant Hogweeds are a nuisance with long lasting effects..😉👌

I should try Pratchett now I’m nearly 53… maybe. I have often wondered about the origins of your love of London, John, as you hail from Bucks. Do you perhaps have a link via ancestors? I suppose it must help that your kids are London boys?

Well yet another place I want to wander for days

Wonderful! I'm from South Bucks and watching this takes me back to my care-free youth, walking wherever and whenever. Thank you for this 😊

John, not connected before on your videos but been enjoying them hugely for many years. Todays walk through Hogsback wood and the adjacent suburbia in Beaconsfield new town just brought back my childhood as the wood was where my cousin made me a Bow in the late 1960’s ! The Royal standard was a stopping point on my childhood walks as well and we used to have to wait outside in those days. The woods were where we would spend the summers and the footpath was our route to the forest ! In those days you could also get to the wood along the top of the railway embankment behind the suburban frontages The library was there at least in 1971 so perhaps that is the building Terry referred to. Thank you

Local history is laden with importance in your retelling John that’s what I enjoy about your walks.

Have you done Sprig's alley? The Chiltern pub is The Sir Charles Napier.

Good video! Fan of the Belgeriad series!

prefer the 'synth drone' type of music, some of which is (kind of) used here.