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Dolittle Campers
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Welcome to David and Clare's Van Life Adventures! We're a fun-loving couple who are passionate about exploring the great outdoors and living the van life. Clare's "kind to animals" philosophy has led to many unique and exciting adventures, earning her the nickname "Dr. Dolittle." Our channel chronicles our journey living full-time in our campervan, Varney, with our furry companions, Tessie and Lilly. Join us for a humorous and lighthearted take on the joys of van life and travel.
Don't forget to subscribe and come along for the ride as we explore the best of the UK!
#vanlife #campervan #travel #nomadiclifestyle #fulltimevanlife #vanlifeUK
Don't forget to subscribe and come along for the ride as we explore the best of the UK!
#vanlife #campervan #travel #nomadiclifestyle #fulltimevanlife #vanlifeUK
Is Van Life in the UK Really THAT Expensive?
In this UK Vanlife video, we challenge ourselves to see if van life in the UK is as expensive as it seems, by setting a £500 budget for a week-long holiday. Starting in Chester, we share our expenses as we explore various locations. From fuel costs, shopping, tolls, and campsite fees to indulgent moments like beer at a floating pub and lunch at a smokehouse, our spending quickly adds up. With candid humour, we reflect on the cost of UK van life compared to traveling in Europe.
ABOUT OUR CHANNEL
Our channel is about Part Time Van Life with Dogs. We cover lots of cool stuff such as Overnight Park up's, Travelling with Dogs and places to visit in the U.K.
Dolittle Campers are Part time UK Van Life couple David and Clare who along with their Cockapoo, like to take their viewers on their adventures with them. Travelling the Country in our VW T6 converted Campervan we show you the top Van life highlights and tourist hotspots in the U.K
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LINKS
dolittlecampers.co.uk - Our Website
Https://vloggerbox.yolasite.com - Our other UA-cam project (a rival to Gogglebox)
GET IN TOUCH
Contact us on Dolittlecampers@outlook.com
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
Get updates or reach out to Get updates on our Social Media Profiles!
Twitter: CampersDolittle
Facebook: dolittlecampers
Instagram: dolittlecampers?hl=en
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 The Challenge
04:42 Lunch time
07:09 Getting out of the Car Park
09:48 Snowdon
11:45 LLandudno
14:20 Spoiler Alert
17:40 Day 6
20:00 On that Bombshell
ABOUT OUR CHANNEL
Our channel is about Part Time Van Life with Dogs. We cover lots of cool stuff such as Overnight Park up's, Travelling with Dogs and places to visit in the U.K.
Dolittle Campers are Part time UK Van Life couple David and Clare who along with their Cockapoo, like to take their viewers on their adventures with them. Travelling the Country in our VW T6 converted Campervan we show you the top Van life highlights and tourist hotspots in the U.K
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PLAYLISTS
ua-cam.com/play/PLbT7CqUJFAE7fnL_IrLunVMUvoGucxVdP.html
ua-cam.com/play/PLbT7CqUJFAE4-ZTd4ikhFqt5bUa6OETTg.html
LINKS
dolittlecampers.co.uk - Our Website
Https://vloggerbox.yolasite.com - Our other UA-cam project (a rival to Gogglebox)
GET IN TOUCH
Contact us on Dolittlecampers@outlook.com
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
Get updates or reach out to Get updates on our Social Media Profiles!
Twitter: CampersDolittle
Facebook: dolittlecampers
Instagram: dolittlecampers?hl=en
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 The Challenge
04:42 Lunch time
07:09 Getting out of the Car Park
09:48 Snowdon
11:45 LLandudno
14:20 Spoiler Alert
17:40 Day 6
20:00 On that Bombshell
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I have just subscribed because I totally agree with the direction you want to take. I’m so fed up of the negativity. I want to see you having fun and inspiring me. I think the algorithm just promotes the negativity 🤷🏼♀️
Hi, thank you for subscribing and commenting. We dont take ourselves too seriously and find the fun. We hope you enjoy more of our videos 👍
Thanks
We too are trying to match the Reds and failing (not miserably but happily). We spent the last month in UK, France, Belgium and Spain. £2200 spent. Biggest spend is campsites with only 6 nights out of 31 at free places. Oh and that includes pet passport. So hoping to improve on that this month with more free park ups
Haha the Reds are very good at the budgeting but hey as long as you are enjoying the travelling 👌 thanks for watching and commenting 🤩
Gosh thats more than Ireland but parkups are a lot easiers. £500 a week is quite expensive and you are not living it up
Hey, thanks for watching. We did have a couple of extravagant breakfasts and couple bought meals but we didnt live it up. We are clearly not that great at budgeting 🤣 thanks for watching, hopefully we do better next year in Europe 🤩
I love Llandudno but didn’t realise you can stop over at the cafe. Do you have to prebook? Love the waterfalls you visited. I’ve just totted up our stay in Wales this week. £156 site fees for 7 nights, £150 food inc top up at Aldi shop, fuel £80, coffee & cakes £15. Total £401. We’ve been cycling, paddle boarding, kayaking and open water swimming. We have two days left and plan to spend more time on the SUP, kayaking and swimming as well as walking to a waterfall from our site. We may have more coffee and cake 😂. Thank you for the challenge I’ll see if I can do it again on our next holiday. Take care Gill
Wow that is a great budget. You have done amazing there. We rang the cafe first but it transpires that as long as you arrive before they close at 5 you don’t have to pre book. Thanks for watching 😊
Now that's the way to go, set a budget and then blast the hell out of it 😂. Destination Europe next year, have a brilliant time ❤
Thank you. We are only going if someone takes us with them though 😂
Hi guys 👋 we couldn't stop laughing at how quickly you were off budget 😂😂 We did think the campsites sounded really expensive though, but the second breakfasts were definitely pushing you over the line 😂 Fun vlog, thanks for sharing Julia and Gary ❤️
Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed and laughed as we didn’t want to take it to seriously and we enjoy making people laugh 😂
Great video as always. I avoided the M6 toll recently as I found it was only going to save me 4 minutes. Always set my satnav to avoid tolls. We did a 2 week tour in france ast year thoroghly reccomend it. We only used one campsite, a municiple one, cost us 16 euro including all facilities and electric hook up! Found some lovely park-ups!.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I genuinely thought the toll was 6 or 7 quid which I would have happily worn but that’s a crazy amount of money 😂
Chester is gorgeous, isnt it? Glad you stopped at Llanfairfechan; my parents had their honeymoon there in the 50s. There's a stunning waterfall nearby which we recorded for a future video which you might enjoy. N&Nx
Yes I think it’s now our second favourite City in the UK after Edinburgh. Although Cardiff is great too so it’s a close call. Aww lovely place for a Honeymoon 😍
M6 toll really annoys me. We no longer use it but the traffic on the non toll road is horrendous 😮
I think if it was a bit cheaper I would use it again. The trouble is I am usually in a company car with a fuel card when I go through so never usually take notice of the price but now that I know how much the van costs I will avoid.
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Wow 🤩 you guys are doing Europe next year 🎉🤩 amazing news! You may not want to when you find out our spend 😂 absolutely loved this vlog and so pleased you managed to get a replacement beer glass, legally 😂 fab guys 😍❤️ 😘 xxx
Yes we are going to Europe. I have agreed it but only with one Caveat - I’m only going if someone takes us under their wing. Can you recommend anyone? 😜 xxx
@@DolittleCampers yeah sure, H&M are very experienced with travelling in Europe 😜😝🤣🤣🤣 XXX
Ah ok we might have to see them this weekend instead then to make plans 😂 xxx
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Oh dear oh dear, great vlog, but you two are hopeless with a budget! 😂😂 The trip looked fab and that restaurant where the girls got brisket was fab! I think we need to give you some lessons in budgeting before we let you loose in Europe 😂
I blame the price of beer 😂 if there were more Wetherspoons in North Wales we would have been ok. Also if there were more Wetherspoons we wouldn’t have had to take the dogs in and buy them Brisket 😂 thanks for watching 😍
Also, there are quite a few Hickory's around as it's a chain, not exclusive to Chester. Great food
Yes I know. They told us that in the restaurant. We will hopefully visit another one soon 😊
But you didn't HAVE to use the toll in fairness 😂
No I wish I hadn’t. I’m sure it used to be much less than that and I only realised once we used it. Lesson learned for next time 👍🏻
Hello both, looks like you had a good week even though you blew your budget. Some great scenery up there in north Wales. Where in Europe do you fancy ?
Yes we loved it in North Wales. Not really thought about where to go in Europe. It will be a maximum of 2 weeks so I don’t think we will be able to go too far. Thanks for watching both 😊
how much for that second brekkie ????? oh well at least we got 3 points COYH
Should have seen how much Clare spent on a second breakfast in Shrewsbury 😂
Another lovely video. Shame about the budget but at least it’s pushed you to do Europe next year 😂
Thank you. Yes exciting times ahead 😍
We always love seeing your Van parked up with a great view 😊
Thank you 🤗
Thank you for this great IOW tour.. Loved your reviews Especially Shanklin Chine 👌
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. We loved making this video 😍
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We were chatting with Wills and Rach from Postcard And A Pint recently and they said to check you guys out. So here we are! We're thinking about trying vanlife so this was great timing! Cheers!
Aww that was lovely of them to recommend. I’ll be honest we have an awful lot on our UA-cam channel. Feel free to message us on Facebook or Insta if you need any help and we can signpost you to any appropriate videos 😊
That pub grub looked fantastic, hope the tractor folk didn't keep you up too late 😂 Good effort with the beer, never had one last until pudding 😂 we think if that was cider David would not have been having breakfast or lunch the next day 😂 Not heard about the radio show before so will check it out, looked a great fun trip away 😁
Haha yes if it was cider it’s far less filling than beer. Tbh I would have had the 3 beers if it was after dinner and I had chance to let dinner go down. We didn’t get that luxury sadly as had to go back to the van to check on Laurel and Hardnut as we left them there. I actually never drink booze with dinner at home, I have a soft drink then booze after (even applies to wine). You should give the station a listen. The music is great 👍🏻
Was nice to meet you guys in Portsmouth Sunday and thanks for the shout out and well done claire for remembering our names
Great to meet you too. Thank you for saying hi. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your weekend 😊
Hey lovelies ❤ great video had to laugh at the knickers comment 🤣🤣🤣 !! I recognise that pub I probably used to go past that on the way to work everyday !! The food looked gorgeous ! Mark said you can probably see France from Portsmouth 😜 we will try and tune into you on your first airing on Caravan radio if just depends where we are, but all the best guys we know you will smash it 🥰😍 oh that dog wash is a brilliant idea 💡!! 🥰😍 LY guys 😘 xxx
lol that’s the sort of Geography based insight I expect from you not Mark 😂 just you make sure you have an internet signal on the 8th at 7pm (8pm French time) and somewhere around 6 o’clock for Debs time 😂 miss you both LY xxx
@@DolittleCampers 🤪🤪😆 can you explain that with a blackboard and chalk please 🤣🤣😬 xxx
Lovely video guys, we really enjoyed it, both places looked well worth a visit, so glad to see the girls getting their sausages. That hovercraft looked so interesting to watch. So who were Frank and Sybil??? 😂😂 xxx
Glad you enjoyed it. Funny thing is we were watching yours at the same time ❤️ they were my fallback names in case Clare forgot Neil and Jackie’s actual names 😂 a great example of me thinking on my feet 😂 xxx
I agree beer over breakfast is the better option but not sure I would have been able to just watch Mrs H scoffing without joining in. Been a good few years since I was in Pompy and unfortunately the best place in Southsea has long gone, that's right Joanna's otherwise known as the Royal Naval school of dance. Loved the trip around.❤ Bryan and Dawn Mr&Mrs_H_on_tour
I know I’m glad I still got to have breakfast in the end 😂 we didn’t realise until the other day that you used to frequent Portsmouth. We love it down there. Thanks for watching and commenting 😍
I was hoping for the colour red 😂
beer for the win
Stella?
Great to see these two lovely places all in one video 😊
Glad you enjoyed 😀
It was a cracking weekend 😊
It definitely was glad you guys came along too 😅
When we go to the Isle of Wight we stay in Sandringham hotel in Sandown.
That’s cool. We have never stayed in a hotel on the Island yet
St Boniface down is the wooded slope.
I tried out St Boniface down in Bonchurch/Ventnor when I first looked at it years ago I thought it was going to be well dark inside but looked at images on internet it was lighter than it looks.
I've never been to the Isle of Wight from Portsmouth I've always ever been from Southampton.
It’s a shorter crossing I believe
@@DolittleCampers No from Southampton to East Cowes (car ferry) it's 55-60 minutes crossing.
@@DolittleCampers Wightlink car ferry (Portsmouth to Fishbourne) is 40-45 minutes crossing.
You were on Wightlink St Faith.
We have been on St Faith a few times
We go from Southampton to East Cowes on Red Funnel.
We have never tried Red Funnel. We use Tesco Clubcard vouchers so always go with Wight Link
Great tips guys....I think the air fryer, fan and rainbow stool might be our next investment. Great ideas. The tandem looked so much fun with you all.
Thats great 👍 Yes it was fun, we have taken the tandem out again since and the girls love it! Thanks for watching! X
Simple and enjoyable video. Thanks guys.
You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it
One of the best videos I've seen about the Island, great video ❤
Wow, thank you! Such a lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Great video! Loved the doggy bits on the bike❤ those girlies are gorgeous. Ahhh too vanlife items! You KNOW we covet a set of those rainbow stools!!!! Agree an air fryer is essential! Looked like a great site! One we must visit ❤❤❤
Aww thank you and thank you for watching. You must have taken a break from Europe for us ❤️ just remember “though shalt not covet thy fellow UA-camrs stools” 😂 yes you do need to visit 😍 just about to watch your Vlog 😊
Great vlog lovelies ❤️🥰 had to catch up during lunch as still doing DIY at night 😭 and I hate missing out!! 😂 Mark won’t be happy but he will have to watch it later 🤣 well done Clare on your park run! 👏 loved the doggies on the bike can’t wait to try ours 😳🤣 LY guys ❤ see you soon !!! 😃😘Xxx
LY and miss you 2 millions ❤️ poor Mark. Make sure when he catches up he does it on another account so we get another view 😂 xxx
@@DolittleCampers 🥰🤣🤣🤣 xxx
Супер, очень красиво🥰
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant guys , very well put together . Thanks for spending time with us Helen and Martin
Thank you. Likewise thank you for a great weekend. We look forward to the next one wherever that be 👍🏻
Looks a great site with some great areas to explore. Plenty of thing going on the whole weekend. Tandem for 4, may have to see if tinkabella fancies a basket on Dawn's bike😂😂😂. Fantastic to see you all out and about as a family. Love Bryan and Dawn
I think the Buddy riders come in different sizes 😜 thank you both for watching ❤️
Love the medallions and waffles in the air fryer? quality 😂.. Genuinely didn't know you can cook bacon that way. Gotta take my hat off to you, educational vlog without meaning to be.😊
Mate you can cook anything in the air fryer as long as it fits 😂 every day is a school day. We are like the adult version of Play days 😂
It was great to see you all on the tandem and I’m sure the girls will be fine after a few uses. Max loves going out with us in his carrier unfortunately since Hermanfest my gears have had a problem and I’m waiting for them to be sorted. I’ve got a date of 13/8 for collection. Take care Gill 🌈
Thank you Gill. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you get your gears sorted soon so you can get out with Max in the bike. Take care too 😊
Great to see you found a way of getting out all together. A lovely watch 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant
🤣😂 You said “Alexa enable radio caravan skill” and mine started playing 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼
Brilliant 🤣 saved you a job. Hope you are enjoying caravan radio 😁