Vanlife Escapades: Exploring South Devon's Beauty by Campervan
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Join us in the second part of our 3 week campervan road trip to discover the Counties of the South West of England. We leave Dorset behind and head into beautiful south Devon. We hide out in the Dartmoor National Park and discover the trails and historic sites of the area, before heading south to the coast to explore the wild natural beauty of this special part of the world.
We are Richard and Jackie and we live in the UK. We retired from teaching at the age of 51 in the summer of 2022. Our plans for early requirement include relocating to the Yorkshire Dales, developing our forever home and travelling the UK, Europe and eventually the world in our VW campervan Nelson.
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Richard & Jackie
Thank you for this wonderful vlog of one of Chris & my favourite parts of the country… such happy memories. ❤
Thanks Jan...it's all about the memories. Glad the images helped trigger those happy memories for you.
Take care. Richard & Jackie
Stunning videography, well done Richard & Jackie.
Thank you ☺️
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Welcome to our neck of the woods. It’s great to see some of these places we (sometimes) take for granted through fresh eyes.
You really do live in a beautiful part of the world Becky- we are loving exploring all that it has to offer. R
Those roaming ponies are so beautiful! What a place - the cottages, the history - makes for interesting walks which is perfect❤ Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks Sharon- we absolutely agree. We weren't sure what to expect from Dartmoor, but it absolutely blew us away with its rugged beauty. There were many aspects of it that reminded us of home in the Dales, but the wild ponies really were something special.
Thanks for the comment👍
Just checked into Karrageen Campsite following your recommendation.
Outstanding. 5*
Hope you enjoy it - I think it might be abit busier than when we were there with just 4 other vans 🤣hope cove was beautiful- have a great time
@@earlyretirementwanderlust Still very quiet and think the roads must put people off. Owners said it has been quite quite this year.
We are heading to Cornwall and will follow your route.
@craigfrood7710 the beaches around Constantine are stunning and we loved the park up at Treen that we could walk to Porthcurno - have a great trip 🚐
Fabulous video guys. The South Devon Coast is spectacular. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.
We are having a fab time and the rain has stayed away for 2 weeks now!! 🚐
Great vlog, looks a beautiful area. Looking forward to seeing your Cornwall section as we plan to be there in June. One thing id love to see is a bit more of your van living - cooking, household tasks etc. I know its probably tricky to film in a small van but its one of my favourite things about vanning, the everyday stuff!
Thanks for this lovely comment. We are slowly evolving in our UA-cam confidence and giving a bit more of ourselves to camera is one of our goals for this year. We think that we may focus on a more vloggy realtime style when we do our summer roadtrip to Europe. It's not an easy thing to do for two pretty shy people- but we will give it a go!
I guess we just lack the confidence that anyone would be interested in our day-to-day goings on😂😂😂
So lovely to see the places I visit regularly through someone else’s eyes 👀 isn’t it just fabulous 😊 the villages - pubs - ponies not forgetting cows and sheep 🐑 and then the coast 😊 I love it and so glad u r enjoying the trip 😉🚐 best time to come 👍🏻 and the roads 😂 u know there getting narrow when the grass is in the middle 💚
You live in a beautiful part of the country. We loved Dartmoor as it reminded us of home with such pretty little villages (and great pubs) wow we have found some narrow lanes 😵💫 but at least they are not lined with dry stone wall 🤣
@@earlyretirementwanderlust that’s true 🤣 glad You’ve loved it 😊 can’t wait to see where u ended up in Cornwall and then north Devon - I did a trip recently and it’s gorgeous too 🚐🐾
Hope Cove is my favourite place in Devon. Stayed there a couple of years ago and fell in love with place. Loving your videos. Thank you. x
We absolutely loved it there - an unexpected treasure ♥️
What a great adventure you're having, looks like an amazing part of the country. Never been but considering it now. You should get sponsored by the tourist board 😂! Looking forward to next week's video already😊
Ah thank you - we loved Devon and discovered some wonderful places. The Dartmoor ponies were a wonderful sight!!
Currently at the Karrageen campsite after your recommendation and it’s a brilliant campsite . Thank you!
We loved the family that run it - they were so friendly and hope cove was fab - have a great trip 🚐
Stunning scenery - I can see that I'm going to have to visit as I'm partial to a glass of cider!
The one glass of cider nearly finished Richard off 🤣 it was beautiful- Dartmoor was very much like Barden Moor.
Fabulous vlog as ever. I love places like this out of season when you can still enjoy some peace and quiet. Thank you again.
Have a great week and safe travels ❤❤.
Many thanks Alan- we are having a great time and loving the freedom to travel in the off season. The weather might not have the heat of the summer, but the places we are finding are quite spectacular.
We are also grateful for the off season pricing structure at many campsites😉
Marvellous, I'm an Agatha Christie fan and look forward to going to Burgh Island. You had a fabulous time. The campsite is one for the list. We too would visit off season. Enjoy Cornwall 😄🚐❤️ xx
I didn’t realise Burgh Island had any thing to do with Agatha Christie 😳 it was beautiful and fun being one of the first across just as low tide hit. Devon was lovely ☺️ 🚐
@@earlyretirementwanderlust Agatha Christie spent time there in a small cottage overlooking the beach, I think you filmed it. Evil Under The Sun with David Suchet and Hugh Fraser was filmed on Burgh Island. The tractor bus (my name for it) features in the film. I can't wait to go there for the day. The hotel is art deco, but probably very expensive, and not dog friendly. 🚐😄❤️
Hi Richard and Jackie, Hope cove is lovely, I was there at Easter last year with the family. There is a great walk across the cliffs from Hope cove to Bentham beach you might want to try next time you are down that way. SCO.
It really was lovely. There is a lot of places we still want to explore in Devon so will definitely return! Thanks for the recommendation 🚐😊
Great video we camped on that campsite son many times when the kids were younger fabulous spot !
It was a fantastic campsite - just what we needed. We loved Hope Cove and hope to return one day soon 🚐☺️
Such beautiful scenery…can’t wait for your Cornish adventure 😎
Thanks Anna- neither can we! The weather is getting brighter as we speak, so we are hoping for some SW blue skies🤞
@@earlyretirementwanderlust fingers crossed for you both! 🤞
Another brilliant video enjoying your wild guide spots so I have just ordered a couple of the guides. If heading to Cornwall Highly recommend The Hall walk in Fowey Polruan great views two fot ferry crossings and a great walk. Also have recently found a handy basic app called Next Picnic that finds benches and other spots for a picnics. enjoy your travels
Oooooh now Next Picnic sounds amazing. We love a good picnic and are always looking for nice places to stop and eat. Thanks for the tip-off...we are on it!
Thanks for the lovely feedback- it's always nice to hear. 👍
Do try Noss Mayo, you are already quite close to it, a real hidden treasure. Forget google maps in the south west, it’s bad news in parts of south Devon it just creates jams, paper maps with a larger vehicle is my recommendation;- old school but keeps you out of trouble.
Thanks for this comment David. You are not wrong about Google maps...and somehow particularly in Devon. Can only imagine what it is like in the summer months. As we said, we are quite used to narrow lanes in the Dales, but this was something else!
Sometimes old school really is the best option👍
Great video! We love that part of Devon too and have stayed at Karrageen. Do you know the name or location of the forestry commission park-up? I can’t find it! Thank you.
Hi, what editing software do you use for you great videos😊 Thanks
Hi we film on our iPhones 11 pro and edit in IMovies 🎥
@@earlyretirementwanderlust Great-Thank you