Join us, Carol & Ken, as we start a brand new adventure in our Consort Nova Motorhome called Snoopy.
In this series we are hitting up some of our favourite National Trust properties in South East England.
First up is Sheffield Park and Garden. We timed our visit well to see the magnificent waterlilies in all their glory on the ornamental lakes.
We show you around the cricket pitch that famously hosted a fixture against Australia in 1896 that was attended by 25,000 people!
After a tasty spiced cauliflower pasty for lunch we drive on to Rodmell to see Monk’s House, bought by the writer Virgina Woolf and her husband Leonard in 1919.
We show you inside this intimate home where they entertained many like-minded writers and artists.
Next, we head to Seaford seafront for our first night of the trip off-grid and Carol cooks up a one-pan salmon and prawn spaghetti.
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Welcome to our channel! We’re Carol and Ken, retired professionals turned van life enthusiasts. We share our adventures across the UK and Europe in our camper van, which we have just upgraded to a slightly larger model.
Our goal is to provide a relaxing, honest account of van life, with no scripted drama – just the real, day-to-day experiences of our travels. Many of our viewers find our content calming, and we hope you will too.
We’re passionate about wild camping and love to share our knowledge and tips, from staying cool in the van to choosing the right toilet. We’re always learning and look forward to sharing our campervanning experiences with you.
While we love the freedom of wild camping, we also enjoy supporting local businesses by indulging in delicious local food. Expect to see plenty of one-pan meals and restaurant visits in our videos.
We like historical sites, country homes, towns, villages, and the occasional city. We aim to share interesting facts and stories about the places we visit.
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This episode was filmed 8th August 2024.
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Welcome back Carol and Ken..youtube just not worth viewing without u guys .
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Hi, lovely to see where you went was my part of the world 👏 now living in Bulgaria. Brought back some lovely memories thank you ❤❤
Forecasting was definitely better when we were kids; Mum looked out of the window in the direction of the prevailing winds and declared, “get your big coat on!” 😂
Forecasting was definitely better when we were kids; Mum looked out of the window in the direction of the prevailing winds and declared, “get your big coat on!” 😂
It's nice to see you back Ken & Carol well it's been 10 years on here and love every mine off it any way see you both next time.
Hi fabulous video we are so fortunate to have to live in beautiful Sussex as the song goes good old Sussex by the Sea🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow what a beautiful place,the flowers are making me hungry for the summer months ahead. Thank you both so much for sharing,this will be on our to go to list 💗🩵
Hi Carol and Ken, really enjoyed this video.
Hope you are ❤️🩹 both well ??? I have a gead cold 🥶 grrrr.
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Hi fabulous video we are so fortunate to have to live in beautiful Sussex as the song goes good old Sussex by the Sea🙏🏽🙏🏽 Kevin is a friend of mine from school is in the year above me
The Best town in Sussex Seaford 😂😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I noticed you're cooking on electric hob, off grid. Did you go for the gas free option on the Nova? I've just ordered a Nova and am not sure if I should go totally gas free or just have deisel boiler and use gas for the hob (I'm not having an oven). What do you recommend?
The leaves are Gunnera leaves…thank you for showing us Monks House, it’s years since I went there. We stayed at Sissinghurst Castle Farm because I am a huge fan of Vita Sackville-West, Harold Nicolson her husband, Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Dora Carrington, the Bloomsbury Group, I’ve got lots and lots of books about them all..all Virginias books and all Vita’s 👍
I lived in Sussex for 30 years. MY dad used to go sea fishing in Seaford. Worked in Royal Pavilion for 12 years.
Not a fan of thousands and thousands of Van life videos zzzzzzz but I enjoyed this one.
After seeing some of your French travels I just had to go over to try the Calais beignets……and I must say it was well worth it yummy
Great to see you back and thank you for sharing the start of your journey around some National Trust gems in the South-east. We are currently weighing up whether or not to join the National Trust or even English Heritage, so seeing your video has helped us a lot! Thanks, Andy and Cameron.
Thoroughly enjoyed the program, just the sound levels are all over the place, by that I mean the music is too prominent compare to try to hear the voice overs
Great video, love Sheffield park. Virginia Woolfs house fascinating isn't it?
Best bit for me was when you met Kev in Newhaven Sainsbury's and he did a selfie with you both, for me, I'm his wife and a subscriber to your channel. Thank you both 👍
THANKYOU so much great info and video from Bunbury western Australia x x love
Watching as per on a quiet Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 and essential dunking biscuits 😋 👌 must have been sone sight seeing that cricket ground with 250000 people watching 😮😮 as for the boundary hitting that tree, from that distance, some bloody hit that 😳 😬 very relaxing watch, think another biscuit called for 😂🎉
Beautiful UK, oh how I wish I lived there! So much history and culture.
Reminds me of Sir Andrew Carnegie. Who when he became the richest man in the world bought Pittencrieff in 1902 for the people of his hometown Dunfermline.
If you ever go back to Scotland. It is well worth a visit.
As a child I have fond memories of the Glen.
Enjoying your vlog once again.
Happy 2025 🏴🇬🇧🇦🇺
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That was really excellent…..as per usual both. Just wondered why drizzling rain stopped you from dining out , as you are an example of being the out doorsy types . (?) cheers for sharing .