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Travels with Darley - Season 2

Series: Travels with Darley
3.4
(7)
Episodes
5
Rating
TVG
Year
2016
Language
English

About

In TRAVELS WITH DARLEY, Emmy-nominated host Darley Newman travels with local residents and guides to inspiring, adventurous, and even quirky locations. Each episode introduces viewers to diverse cultures and traditions and what makes each location truly unique through local food, festivals, art, music, history, and adventure activities in natural and urban locales. The local residents are the true stars of each episode, as they lead Darley through their world, revealing a richer and more authentic sense of place that can only be experienced when you travel like a local, not a tourist! Shot on location in high definition by multiple Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography Greg Barna, destinations in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the USA are highlighted in this beautifully filmed travel series!

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1. England: Manchester, Liverpool & the Lake District

30m

The best places to eat in Northern England, where The Beatles got inspired, hip neighborhoods and soccer history is revealed as Travels with Darley discovers the cities of Manchester and Liverpool and the charms of the Lake District. Darley joins local guides to visit The Beatles Story, Strawberry Field and Penny Lane in Liverpool. In Manchester, she takes a walking and taxi tour, soaking in the city's history and modern culture in the popular Northern Quarter and at the National Football Museum. In the stunning Lake District, Darley enjoys a culinary adventure in Cartmel, visiting a Michelin starred restaurant and tasting the area's best sticky toffee pudding and local cheeses. In Grasmere, home to Dove Cottage where poet William Wordsworth wrote many great works, Darley tastes sweet treats at Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread, completing a diverse tour of Northern England, combining food, culture, countryside and cities.

2. Northern Wales: Isle of Anglesey & The Coast

30m

Combine breathtaking coastal farms and beaches with heart pumping adventures on Europe's fastest zipline and inside a haunted castle in Wales. This part of the United Kingdom boasts gorgeous landscapes, historic castles and abbeys, modern day adventure attractions and a unique language and culture best experienced by traveling with the locals. Darley meets Gareth Wyn Jones, a sheep farmer with a huge following, and learns about life on a Welsh farm in one of the most beautiful coastal locations on the planet. On Anglesey Island, where Prince William and Duchess Kate lived during his tour of duty as a search and rescue pilot starting back in 2010, Darley walks the Wales Coast Path and visits a town with one of the world's longest place names. She dives into local cuisine and products produced on this island, making for a salty experience. Next, viewers join Darley for a ride along the Menai Straits in a high speed RIB boat and visit two castles, including one that is reputed to be haunted. Finally, Darley flies high for an adrenaline pumping adventure on Europe's longest and fastest zip line. The trip through Wales ends learning surprising the surprising history of Valle Crucis Abbey and listening to the inspiring Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir.

3. Northern England and Wales

30m

Visit stately castles and stunning landscapes in Northern England and Wales. Laugh with the real life Calendar Girls and explore Harry Potter film sites and other film locations. Emmy-nominated TV host and traveler Darley Newman leads viewers through Castle Howard, which served as the backdrop for the 1981 TV series and 2008 film version of Brideshead Revisited. This castle and its story may remind viewers of Downton Abbey and the fictional Crawley Family. Next, venture to another movie location, Goathland Station, the set for the fictional Hogsmeade station in Harry Potter films and the police drama Heartbeat. Exploring the dramatic moors in Bronte Country, viewers get a window into the locations that inspired the Bronte sisters to write famous literary works like Wuthering Heights. Plus, a unique library vacation, Saltaire and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

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