Tour de Tolkien, Birmingham, England
For all those interested and fans of Master J. R. R. Tolkien. While our stay in the UK, we heard of places where the master used to stay or get inspired during his lifetime and we couldnt miss the opportunity to visit them ♥ I dont regret anything! (except the hungry hobbit - the store closed for good already when we got there :( )
His books inspired film-director Peter Jackson and the movies are very well known now as The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings ♥.
Highly recommend to every Middle-Earth/The Hobbit/LOTR/Tolkien fan :) :)
If you have any questions, do not hasitate to leave the comment or contact me :)
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Our Adventure on the Birmingham Tolkien Trail Part 1
On the 26th August 2017, we went on the Birmingham Tolkien Trail (Moseley Bog, Sarehole Mill, and Shire Country Park) to celebrate our third birthday.
Music: Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni -
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Van Life UK - Tolkien’s Trail, camera or camcorder, that is our question.
A meander through JRR Tolkien’s Trail in Hurst Green, the heart of the Ribble Valley, Lancashire. We pose a question regarding how we record our vlog footage and speculate over our forthcoming move into van life.
River Next To Sarehole Mill - Birmingham- Hobbiton In Lords Of The Rings
River Next To Sarehole Mill - Birmingham- Hobbiton In Lords Of The Rings
made using iphone 4
Publication for sunshine music 4U
Implementation: Adrian Moraniec
The Mill was once rented to Matthew Boulton before he moved to Handsworth to build his famous Soho Manufactory. The local landscape also provided inspiration for the stories of JRR Tolkien who spent his childhood here.
Highlights at Sarehole Mill include:
The northwheel, mill gears and grinding stones on the first floor. These can be seen working on demonstration days.
The bakehouse with the original breadoven from the 1840s, large enough to hold 80 loaves of bread.
Signpost to Middle-earth - a new exhibition at the mill explores the connections of JRR Tolkien with Sarehole Mill and the surrounding area. The Mill is part of the Tolkien Trail, which follows the childhood footsteps of the author and the places that influenced his writing.
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Walk through Shire Country Park
One of the highlights along the Tolkien Trail in Birmingham, England.
Tolkien Bus tour Birmingham
Our `unexpected journey‘ will highlight the area around Sarehole Mill which is said to have been the model for `The Shire‘ the home of the hobbits and Moseley Bog which is recalled in Tolkien’s description of the `Old Forest’ last of the primeval wild woods where `Tom Bombadil’ lived.
The route will take us past his home in Moseley where he could take a tram to King Edward’s School in the centre of the city and progresses to St Anne’s Church where the family worshipped when Tolkien’s mother became a Catholic...
Following Tolkien's Trail
I fell in love with hiking recently. I don't know, there's something magical about wondering in the wild and soaking all these beautiful sights in. Pure love
Music: Rosyln by Bon Iver & St. Vincent
Perrotts Folly
Perrott's Folly is a landmark that inspired the writer JRR Tolkien. It's been a major focal point in Birmingham for 250 years and was opened to the public for the first time in 25 years.
Tolkien towers . Wieze Tolkiena . Birmingham . Edgbaston .
THE HISTORY TOURIST On The Trail Of Tolkien
THE HISTORY TOURIST On The Trail Of Tolkien
- Following in famous footsteps throughout history
The History Tourist programmes are the passion of their writer and presenter, Martin Parsons. By following less well-documented journeys that historic figures have undertaken, he aims to bring history to life and make it accessible to everyone.
From Sarehole to Oxford to Silchester, this history trail follows the life of author J.R.R. Tolkien, writer of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, whose work is still bringing pleasure to millions of readers and cinema-goers today...
Inspiring Tolkien
Inspiring Tolkien is a short video showing some of the beautiful places in Birmingham that helped inspire author JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit & Lord of The Rings books.
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Tolkien's Birmingham 1 - Early Years
J R R Tolkien spent much of his childhood in Birmingham. See the places which influenced his writing.
Produced in association with Birmingham City University.
Tolkien's Birmingham 2 - Local Landmarks
See the places which would have meant a lot to Tolkien as he grew up in Birmingham.
Produced in association with Birmingham City University.
JRR Tolkien and the Birmingham Oratory part 2
JRR Tolkien - part 2 by Honey Malone
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Journey to the Rock House
Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses, England
How safe is Eastside Park? | 360° video | Inside The Story
Eastside Park in the city centre has been a popular hotspot for drug activity and knife crime. In this 360° piece, I try and add a visual to Birmingham Live's coverage of the area over the last year by taking you around the areas of the Park that have been used to hide away drugs and weapons.
We are lucky as a police sweep was happening while I filmed.
For the full story, follow insidethestory360.wordpress.com
'ON THE TRAIL OF TOLKIEN' with Martin Parsons - a film for the National Trust by Honalee Media
Interest in the story of The Vyne Ring has been re-awakened by a new exhibition at the National Trust's historic Vyne Estate, which asks the question: what is it that inspired author JRR Tolkien?
Martin Parsons sets off On The Trail Of Tolkien to find out, following the author's story from Birmingham to Oxford and beyond. The journey examines Tolkien's early life around Sarehole Mill, visits the city's real-life inspiration for The Two Towers and soaks up Tolkien's influences in Oxford: from the academia of Exeter College, to his meetings with CS Lewis at the Eagle And Child pub, to the Tolkien family home in Northmoor Road.
The story of Tolkien's connection with The Vyne Ring is also explored with historian Mathew Lyons and Professor Michael Fulford of Reading University, as Martin joins the archaeological dig at Silchester where the famous 'cursed' gold ring was discovered...
A film for the National Trust by Honalee Media.
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nationaltrust.org.uk/vyne
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Geocaching in Birmingham at a place that inspired JRR Tolkien