The Ultimate Wales Road Trip | Welsh Coast 400 - YOU HAVE TO DO THIS! Route & Tips - Van Life UK
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- The ULTIMATE Wales Road Trip! In July 2022 we did the Welsh Coast 400 - a road trip from North to South Wales over 7 days taking in some of Wales best locations! As far as road trips goes YOU HAVE TO DO THIS ONE! It completely took us by surprise with its incredible scenery, mind blowing beauty and gave us one hell of an adventure! If you're curious, looking to go on a Wales Road Trip or are looking for tips or suggestions, WATCH MY VIDEO!
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We did The Welsh Coast 400 in our Vauxhall Vivaro camper conversion but the trip is also great for caravans, cars or motorbikes!
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Our 12 Day Route...
Day 1: Home to Llandudno to Conwy to Aber Falls to Snowdonia
Day 2: Snowdonia to Barmouth to Shell Island
Day 3: Shell Island to Ynyslas to Aberystwyth
Day 4: Aberystwyth to Newquay to St Davids
Day 5: St Davids to Tenby
Day 6: Tenby to Rhossili Bay
Day 7: Rhossili Bay to Barry Island to Brecon Beacons to Home
MUST SEE PLACES:
Llandudno | Conwy Castle | Snowdonia | Snowdon | Watkin Path Falls | Aber Falls | Shell Island | Barmouth | Aberystwyth | Newquay | Strumble Head Lighthouse | Mwnt | Blue Lagoon | Green Bridge | St Govans Chapel | St Davids | Freshwater West | Tenby | Saundersfoot Bay | Rhossili Bay | Barry Island | Brecon Beacons
I know this is a year since you made this video, I’ve just seen it, and got to say, to recuse a dog of that age, and seeing the way you treat your animals, you just have to be great people, and the animals of this world need more people like you. ❤️
That’s very kind of you to say 😚
Enjoyed seeing you do something I've secretly wanted to do - hire a camper van and ...go! There's something about driving towards places, experiencimg them and driving away. Passing through.
Awwww she’ll probably get her strength back once she’s been on the beach bless her 🐕🦺🦮🐾👫🏻
I loved this! You really got brilliant weather. I did the Welsh coast a few years ago... it was freezing and rained every day. Planning to repeat the trip in my new van next month... and hopefully it'll be sunny. Anyway, great video... and I LOVE the fact that you've taken on board an older dog. She's beautiful. Respect to you!
Thanks for watching its greatly appreciated - she’s settled in with us so well 🐶
Really enjoyed watching this morning with the family, wind and rain howling outside here in sunny Brighton 🙄 looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thanks for sharing this with us. 👍👍👍
Thanks 🤩
Thanks for this amazing film. Loved watching it. Yesterday we went up to Cadar Idris. Very hard walk, my legs are hurting like crazy today, but it was so worth it. Definitely the big highlight of Wales for us. Half way is a beautiful lake, where we went for a swim.
Today we’ll have an easy day in Barmouth. Love from the Netherlands
Have a wonderful trip 😀
just found you by accident and watching one of your old videos ( I'll try to catch up on the channel so expect lots f comments) this was a great video and you have inspired me to revisit Wales. Top work and really good fun to watch. Good on you for doing like us too and rescuing a senior dog and giving it a forever home. Much respect- Kenny
Thanks Kenny that’s much appreciated 👍
Wonderful footage editing, creation, editorials. Keep being amazing man.
Thanks a ton! Greatly appreciated 👍
Hey Robbie I’m slowly going through your amazing videos. Just wanted to know what Camera tech are you using for your various footage? You may have already mentioned this somewhere if you have a link. 👍🏻 keep up the good work.
Cheers from Canada! Heading to the southwest coast of Wales in July for my Son's Graduation. Swansea Law School. Thank you for the great video and tons of idea for places to see!
Wonderful stuff, congratulations on your Sons graduation and I wish you a great trip 👍
21:16 That may have been a blessing in diguise if you where looking to get in the water. There's some strong riptides and currents off Ynyslas Dunes so swimming and paddle boards are not allowed.
You can swim further up the beach in borth to around where the golf courses end though.
That’s interesting, in the summer I’ve been swimming there with 100’s of other people doing the same thing - I recall some sand bars appearing at low tide making the water safe (almost cut off from the main sea).
@@robbieroams Was that further south of the river, away from the parts of the beach roped off for Ringed Plovers?
It's safe(r) to swim there and the further south you go, near the golfclub and then futher south where Borth village itself is, the more popular it is. The largest number of swimmers tend to be around the Lifeguard building.
Pools are formed by sandbars on Ynyslas beach, which are safe to splash around in further from the sea itself. However it's strongly discouraged to swim in the sea itself, as the currents and tides can change quickly. I've seen one or two swimmers occasionally out there but I'd think 100's would have caught the attention of the reserve staff or the coastguard.
Oh nice, now I have to start saving for my next visit to the UK. Only just returned from the NC500. Your book was our daily guide. Thanks again.
Thanks Sander how was your NC500 trip?
We have just whatched this and really enjoyed it. You asked where we like too. Llyn peninsula north wales. From Nefyn down to Pwthelli including Abersoch. Morfa nefyn, Aberdaron, hells mouth (3miles long) all beautiful areas. Have you been to any of those areas too? We are Buxton in Derbyshire. Many thanks.
Buxton is a wonderful place! And yes also love the Llyn peninsula, happened to see the Northern Lights there earlier this year ☺️👍
Excited to watch this!
Thanks guys enjoy 😀
Only looked at part of video, unfortunately with sound off. Do you say in the video or the book where you can park for the day when visiting the places of interest. A lot of car parks have barriers and you have to park within bays. All would be helpful in days out with my dissabled wife in our 6m camper. Thanks.
I come from South Wales and lived in Australia for the last 17 years. I've been to all the places you covered and you were very lucky with the weather. One area that you missed was around Dinas Head and the Gwaun valley but its hard to fit everything in I know.
Unbelievable watch, really enjoyed that. The video is really well shot and edited together, brilliant. Some of the artwork on that dobby grave was superb, love seeing stuff like that. I remember we visited the Green bridge about 3 years ago, absolute mission finding it. Took us hours if I remember correctly haha. Fish and chips Looked absolutely spot on as well. Snowdon / snowdonia really is a stunning location, as are all the beaches you visited though.
New subscriber, new like. Well deserved. 👍🏻🏔🌊🍟
Thanks guys really appreciate the feedback 👍
Thank you so much for your tips! I have followed some of your ideas 💡 and it was very helpful. ❤🙏
Thanks all the best 🙏
Great video! Just purchased your Road Trip Wales book.
Thank you Andy 🙏
This just 'occurred' on my radar. Brilliant road trip,but I'm a bit biased. So Mwnt is pronounced like..errr....punt in a Northern accent!
My children's father, grandfather, grandmother and so on a few generations were born and lived in Abereiddy as did I when first married. If you think the wall was high to dive from, check out Red Bull cliff diving in Abereiddy. They held the world champs there twice before most of the beach and carpark was washed away in huge storms. Thank you for doing Wales such a wonderful service, diolch. 🏴
Diolch! I have to admit I’m terrible with the Welsh pronunciation but I’m learning!
Smashing! We went to Elan Valley last year, amazing dams and scenery. You can drive around some of them or cycle all.
It’s a fabulous place isn’t it 🤩
First time I've seen your vlog. Well it didn't disappoint, stunning views beautiful beaches. Looks like wales is a must. I've been to a few places north and south Wales, personally I prefer the North. Thankyou for sharing. The brecon beacons are used by the military for exercise. Ones more thing, adorable dogs. ❤
That’s really kind of you, I’ve told the dogs 👍😂
Next time your in Tenby drive down to south beach where you can drive down to the beach carpark and take the dogs straight onto the sand where there’s a long walk, no steps excellent for older dogs with a restaurant, ice cream 🍦 shop, coffee bar and toilets/restrooms
Thanks for the recommendation Mark 👍
Great viewing over a wet and windy Christmas, bought the book and looking forward to some dry weather 👍
Thanks Andy, fingers crossed on the weather front 👍
Just ordered the Wales and Scotland guides with the Scotland map, Wales one is out of stock. Been to NewQuay last month, via Rhayader and Elan valley, Llyn Brianne, theres an amazing pass there with the Devils Staircase,.
Llangrannog beach.... Ceunant waterfall, tiny place further south called Trefin, totally worth the drive. Way back via Furnace falls and Dolgoch falls.
Tenby last year, via Brecon Beacons, forest with waterfalls near Tallybont Res, Then Henrhyd Falls
...I live in Burton on Trent, lol
Not too far from us then 😀👍
Tenby is absolutely stunning ,
I agree 👍
My husband’s family is Welsh. We are planing a visit in 2023
Have a great trip!
Just been on ynyslas beech for a walk & saw some van conversions & looking to see any of the you tubers I follow: seems we missed you by a couple of weeks 😊 Enjoy your travels
Maybe next time? 😀
Just watched your Wales trip and really enjoyed it! But you missed out big time on some hidden gems in Carmarthenshire! I’m not just saying it because I live here either 😅 Maybe it’s best we keep it hidden.
Just about to go and do South to North, thankyou for the locations
There are so many great locations, have a great trip!
A doggy pram for Gem would be great. We have one for our little lahsa apso
Good idea 😀👍
Really enjoyed the video. My wife and I are retiring this year, so any ideas of where to visit in our campervan are great.
Many thanks
Fantastic I wish you all the best in your retirement 😀
Enjoy watching..but I think the camera could be on the place's you visit. rather than you..
Missed best beach .. three cliffs Bay on gower ... Next time..
Hi Robbie, firstly an apologize for only just finding your channel. It was absolutely brilliant to hear the phrase about going around the Wrekin I would expect that only a few would have come across it before. As I now live in Hampshire if I tried to use it down here nobody would know what I am on about .
If I had the chance I would move back up there. but my wife being a softy southerner wont contemplate the idea.by the way at one time i lived not all that far from Rugeley power station . Those were the days.
Many thanks
DAN👍👍👍
Hi Dan, thanks so much for watching that's much appreciated. All the best :)
Good video if you go to Newquee again there is a great fish and chip shop called the lime crab so good
I will definitely go back to try this place out thanks 🙏
Fantastic video llgollen is a fab place in wales and trreador bay
Beautiful places 👍
Hi Robbie.. I am planning a couple of road trips this year. Wales is deffo on the bucket list my friend 👍. Ooh and you know how during long boring travel on motorways you can get proper giggly or just numb. Well your new travel vlog word has entered my and my Paulinas vocabulary.. Sort us out a parking space sweetheart?. Kk the TINTERWEBB says second left. Haha. Same thing on the motorway.. Shiit who plotted this route. That TINTERWEBB hates us fkker. Haha 😂 😁
Haha I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not but I’ll take it 😂 I hope you have some great trips 👍
That's my neck of the woods. It's a shame you didn't get some food from Cafe Môr at Freshwater West.
A wonderful part of the country 👌
good ngiht. Like.total outstanding . ))
Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much for all this super info on your travels! 🤩.. just starting out here after converting my van .. and travelling as a solo female .. I appreciate this vid so much!
Would you mind me asking what cameras/drones you have used for your incredible footage of the views please? ☺️
Thanks for watching I use the Mavic 2 Pro and Sony A73 and A7R5 cameras :)
You drove right by us I think, the pub near Shugborough 🎉
That’s right I live in Rugeley just down the road 😀
@@robbieroams ha we’re right next to you then! Will have to arrange a coffee/beer that’s not a cocktail btw.
I’ve just received your Road Trip Wales book as I plan to visit this year……then I discovered your UA-cam channel by accident! I had no idea 😂. Loved this Welsh trip footage and will probably do part of the route this year 👏🏻👍 (with my Welsh husband 😁). Which roads were the scariest to drive? We have a Fiat Ducato motor home and I’m a bit concerned over the narrowness of some roads….I’m a bit wimpy 😂
That’s a coincidence haha. I would probably say the narrowest roads are the isolated ones for example on The Gower Peninsula and certain parts of Pembrokeshire but honestly they really aren’t too bad. If you are sensible and use passing places and such you’ll be fine 👍
Great beaches not mentioned...Whitesands Bay; Oxwich and on Anglesey forest meets sand at Llanddwyn. in Welsh a w sounds like u so Mwnt is like Munt in English
Thank you 🙏
Great video, I am going to Wales soon and you have given me some great ideas of places to visit. You walked up to a chimney-type structure with your mum and the dogs, could you please let me know what it is called and where you started from? Thanks
It’s Pen Dinas started from the path opposite Aberystwyth Holiday village it leads down to the sea front (you can also start it from there) 👍
Keep up the good work
Thanks Harry 😃
Light houses, go by the land its built on. Cause the cliff is so high, you dont need to build a tall light house. Or a cloudy day ships might not see. So it does need to be a certain height.
Nice!
Perfect perfect perfect. Yes you posted a year ago and hope your still checking msgs. Just bought a Disability motor home. Very rare to find one totaly made and not an adapted motor home. Wheelchair bound and Many Many hotels and cheeper options arn NOT disabled friendly.... Yes wheelchair access but not catering for mine ans so many other folk with chanllanged conditons. So... Onto our Motor home. Its September now and we cant wait to pic it up. Yep price huge, but small price to pay to not have hasle of hours phoning hotels. All new to us so whatching your video ( this my first one ive clicked on) You mention Shell island. Oh how we miss the Tent Camping there. Many visits... brilliant. We have everything we want in our new home but no idea where to go. Im jotting down your route. We are in Hereford so can journey easily the same as you. Just different starting point. The thing i love most... We have Blue Mirle Sheep dog. ( Colie). Partialy sited but she doesnt know that LOL. I cant move onto the sand.. But to watch her bound around in areas dogs allowed is great. So seeing your video with places dogs allowed is prfect. Doing couple short runs out to get feel of our home. Also to learrn what we need and do. Usualy have Lucy in a cage in the car. Shes happy there. Theres 4 Ancker points in our home so we can safely put her there. No window for her to look out of though. Only front two seat belted chairs so cant put on a seat. How do you travel with yours. ..... Writting this at beggining of your video so may see answer further on. Im really hoping you have more journeys we can add to our list. Il subscribe now so hopefully they will pop up... Re rescue dog. We had puppy 'Colie' 6 weeks old who obviously was in this world before as we never had to train her. She just new everything. Then when she was 10 we got a rescue dog 'colie.' Badly treated. she was 2, 3 or 4. We called her doom and gloom..... in a nice way. rarely wagged her tail but was very happy and Jess Tought Sally everything. So no training there. Except Sally Never been in a house and got confused. Often sitting in doorways. Both lived until 17. Holidays were limited then. No idea how long Lucy life will be as Blue merles cause defects when crossed with another Blue merle (shes 7 now). so we are going to get out as often as we can. Retired early and ready to go. Soooo sorry for telling all my history. Just hope you can get a picture of first timers not having a clue except from camping. And now has to be wheelchair friendly places. Im active, self propelled (sports chair) so that helps. So if you can through in areas that maybe ok for some levels of abilties id be greatfull. Many thanks.
This is so great to hear on many different levels. I wish you all the best with your future trips and hopefully Lucy will have many good years yet 🤩
Great video. We’ve just got our very old camper back on the road and have been deciding where to go first. It will be our first time with our 1 year old pup so wondering if Scotland is a bit too ambitious for a first time.
Do you have any videos about your van setup and just keeping dogs in the van with you? Any tips etc.
Thanks 😊
Hi Vicki, just a few tips off the top of my head. In the warm weather make sure there’s good ventilation options such as a window open when driving. There are some fairly powerful USB fans that do a good job too. Having blacked out windows and actually closing curtains or blinds to keep the sun off really helps. Our dogs love a dog bed to sleep on. Always keep spare dog poo bags in your passenger and driver doors. Keep a tick comb & small dog first aid somewhere in the van. A brush and towel is also handy incase they end up filthy. 😀
Awesome video, I'm sandwiched in the middle of Gower and Pembrokeshire so I get best of both worlds in summer
You are in an incredible location there 🙏
Same here we are lucky
Think some TV company needs to get you on the box.. made for this kind of stuff
Haha thanks mate they’d be editing out a lot of what I say 😂
@robbieroams what was the camp site call where u stayed at shell island. Great videos
Hi Lee it’s actually just called Shell Island 👍
Amazing information will really get on to this wales trip asap can I ask where you stayed
There were a number of campsites across Wales 👍
@@robbieroams I recently bought your book but I haven’t had it yet
Enjoyed your film but can't believe you missed out cardigan
Next time! 😀
Great video, will you be doing a top 10 like you did for nc500
Absolutely, it should be done in the next couple of weeks 👍😀
Liked subbed and commented, Old Owl 🦉 Alaya.
Thanks for subbing 😃
High fab video thinking about doing this next week, what make and model is your drone please it is awesome ?
Hi thanks for watching I use the Mavic Pro 2 👍
Hi Robbie,
Tomorrow my wife turns 40 and I would like to give her a surprise road trip in June. We’re both very much Great Britain lovers (we’re from Bruges, Belgium) and years ago we did already a bit of Cornwall & Devon. I saw your video about Cornwall and it’s itching to go back there! But now I saw this video and started to doubt. We only been in the area of Banger so Wales, especially the south is new for us. But, what would you recommend more, Cornwall or Wales??
Hi! Very good question. How much of Cornwall & Devon did you see? How long will the trip be? Most of South Wales is very beautiful so it’s a difficult decision. If you had 2 weeks I would do 1 week in Wales & 1 week in Cornwall 😄
@@robbieroams well, my thoughts were the same😃. I planned 14 days, so 1 week the south of Wales and 1 week Cornwall-Devon and Dorset (looks beautiful to).
Another question. I would like to purchase one of your books. Do you know if with brexit there will be extra taxes on it?
Thanks for the lovely videos and your help, I appreciate it.
Round the wrekin?? Telford based? 🤔
We’re in Staffordshire not too far from Telford 😀
Is there plenty of people around at Aber falls? Is it safe for a solo
Female traveler to walk?
There were a few people about but it wasn’t particularly busy. The path is generally very open though. I would perhaps go at a weekend if you’re worried 👍
Why does your partner not appear ?
She’s not too confident in front of the camera 👍
Mwmt=Mumt
Thank you 🙏
Wouldn't be so bad if could see what ya looking at .an not you holding ya hat .more of you than the view. Bit pointless
Pretty useless, you missed Portmeirion, Barmouth, Aberdyfi, just to name a few! Should have call it flying visit to some of the Welsh coast instead of The ultimate wales road trip. What ultimate about it, pretty disappointing really!
Give over 😂 it’s impossible to go to every single destination (we did go to Barmouth and mentioned Aberdyfi, Portmeirion isn’t dog friendly).
To help you out a bit with Welsh pronunciation, I will skip the LL sound as that’s a tough one but a U in Welsh is the same as i and is pronounced like the i in pit, so Llandudno is pronounced Llan-did-no.
The wy diphthong is pronounced oo-ee and when pronounced, pronounce it fast, the cheat pronunciation is wee so Conwy is pronounced Con-oo-ee and the cheat way is Con-wee
The W is pronounced like the oo in book so Mwnt is pronounced like Munt rhymes with well, you know, the C word, the ŵ with the circumflex above it is pronounced oo like in pool and the word pool derives from the Welsh word pŵll and it’s also the reason why Scousers say words like book and look and cook etc with an oo sound and why they say K with the Welsh Ch sound rather than the K sound because the Scouse accent is heavily influenced by Welsh as the Welsh were a big part of building Liverpool, the name Liverpool itself being of Welsh origin, but if you go to the parts of Liverpool which are the Scouse parts, many of the road names are Welsh or are named after the builders who built developed the area, they had so much work building there that they didn’t have enough men so they imported a load of Irish builders to help out which is why there ended up being a large Irish population in Liverpool.
There are a lot of misconceptions about the Scousers and their origins and people often equate the whole of Liverpool as being Scouse in the same way that some people equate all London as Cockney
Thank you I’ve certainly improved since I made this video / I do really appreciate your help 👍