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Walking the Dengie Peninsula from Burnham-on-Crouch (4K)

John Rogers

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A walk along the River Crouch Estuary in Essex then beside the North Sea and inland to Southminster. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon for making videos like this possible Patreon: JohnRogers
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20 Comments

@nikkisteer6054 2 years ago

My grandparents used to live on Foulness. You needed a pass to get onto the island to visit them. About 50% of the time we'd turn up to the sentry box to have our pass checked, and there would be my Uncle, from the other side of the family, on guard duty!

@kbjames100 4 years ago

Hi John, I used to maintain the Signalling from Wickford to Southminster, because I walk from Wickford to Southminster at least once a month I see the ever changing seasons which was marvellous. Two of the team I worked with one was a twicher and the other was interested in history and archeology of the area, I became fascinated by the area. We used to go adventuring away from the railway to see what we could find.
Thanks John brought back memories from 10 years ago.

@AlexLangstone 3 years ago

Wonderful video of a much loved liminal place. By-the-way,, in local dialect, Dengie is definitely a soft g pronunciation.

@JohnBath-f8p 2 years ago

Flown over here mamy times over the last 9 years. And sailed it many years too. I'm originally from the Welsh mountains and lived for 25 years in the Peak District.
Yet there's something so special about the Dengie Peninsula that's kept me here for 45 years.

A truly remarkable landscape.

@suecondon1685 4 years ago (edited)

One year on Halloween I drove all over the Dengie Peninsula, through Burnham on Crouch and then out to the sparse haunting landscapes, creeks and waterworlds of that strange little area. There was woodsmoke in the trees and the occasional pumpkin, the chill of autumn gathering... This experience embedded itself forever into my psyche, attached to witches and woodsmoke and the devil's breath. Love this video John, one of my favourites.

@alisonmeaker1019 4 years ago

Hello my lovely. I have recently found your channel and have been enjoying every second of your walks .
I am disabled and unable to walk very far . I live in Newton Abbot in South Devon and only visited London a few time .watching your walks really gives me a sense of place a feeling of real London ,not the bit we see on the telly !
Your walks are magical and informative too
I get lost listening to your stories and facts . I genuinely feel I'm with you on the walks . It's an escape for me to be joining you on your walks x
Best wishes Ali

@IanDDalton 4 years ago (edited)

really enjoy your walks, walking for me is sanity in a digital world, I like to walk for an hour every day just to clear my head and hear the birds sing, and natures sights and sounds, for me walking is mother natures own cure for a lot of mental health issues, sometimes you need to take time and listen to the quiet!

@laurainewoods663 4 years ago

That walk was a tonic in troubled times. Thank you, John. To be reminded how lucky some of us are to be free to move outside without fear…

@robertgarvey5652 4 years ago

Such a dreamy landscape. There is much more to Essex than many people think.

@judithhope8970 2 years ago

Thanks for liking the Dengie so much, and sharing that emotion. I live in the most remote village in Essex, apparently, on the Dengie and love it here. You're right about the spirits, there is a magical atmosphere here. Have you been to st Peter's yet? I will check your videos. The atmosphere inside the chapel reaches even a non believer like me. Happy walking.

@mykola_kanyuk 4 years ago

Thank you for mentioning and supporting Ukraine, John, and big thank you to all British people for all the you do for us. We feel it here and are very grateful. Glory to Ukraine, God Save the Queen.

@thewalkingman777 4 years ago (edited)

To think you can get to somewhere as remote as this from Stratford blew my mind when I did Southminster north to Bradwell and then the coast back to Burnham. I can see you went a bit crazy like I did after not seeing people...I didn't see anyone at all for 6 hours and ended up walking along singing to my self 🤣 which is something I never do. Certainly a bizarre aura about the place.

@StephenGrew 2 years ago

Beautiful, ancient, deeply mysterious!

@richardpicking4459 4 years ago (edited)

The Dengie is a wonderful place. Close to London but feels so unbelievably remote it could be in the middle of the west country moors. There a road sign on a road in the middle of no where that simply says "to the marshes". Stumbling upon that on a foggy night conjures up interesting thoughts of ghostly pirates with cutlasses drawn.

@Dbdbdb5150 4 years ago

I’ve had a few excursions out to Burnham in last few years, some great walks. I bumped into John yesterday during a walk and had a wonderful chat with him. After watching him on YouTube for a couple of years it was like meeting an old friend. Thanks for making my day! 🍻

@StarWarsJay 4 years ago

Good stuff John. You know I always enjoy these. Did you know there’s a Denge Marsh at Dungeness, Kent ( where the concrete listening ears are)? Spelt slightly different, but pronounced the same. Where you shot this video is very similar to that Part of Romney Marsh/Dungeness. Makes me wonder if there’s a connection beyond the obvious.

@vesper.q4100 4 years ago

beautiful film..

@JohnEades 4 years ago

That was just wonderful, I always feel refreshed after watching one of your walks, a real cleansing of the mind from the world we currently live in... thank you John.