UK Starling Murmuration Feb 2024 Claud and Tim go camping 2024-02-04 | We take the short trip to Northwich, Cheshire in the hope of catching a glimpse of one of the UKs most spectacular sights…a starling murmuration, and it doesn’t disappoint. #murmuration #starling #ukwildlife #vanlife #fordcustomtransit #autocamper
Camper van CORNWALL 2 - campfire cooking in the rain and a trip to St Michael’s Mount Claud and Tim go camping 2024-03-14 | Part 2 of our camper van trip to Cornwall in May 2023. Here we cook a veggie shepherds pie on the fire pit in the rain, visit the famous St Michael’s Mount and take a last look at the majestic Pedn Vounder#campervan #campfirecooking #cornwall #pednvounder #stmichaelsmount #madogoutdooropenfireset #dutchoven #autocampers
Campervan Cornwall 1 - Pedna Vounder Claud and Tim go camping 2024-02-25 | Our first ever camping trip to Cornwall. We take a brief detour to Charmouth to do a bit of fossil hunting then head into Cornwall where we say at Treen Farm Campsite and take in the magnificent Pedna Vounder beach.#campervan #cornwall #pednavounder #minacktheatre #porthcurno #treenfarm #charmouth #fossilhunting
Campfire Cooking at Bank House Farm in the Peak District Claud and Tim go camping 2024-02-17 | A lovely sunny weekend camping at Bank House Farm campsite in the Derbyshire Peak District. We give a short tour of the campsite and cook a lovely breakfast of macerated strawberries and eggy bread and a dinner of veggie enchiladas with guacamole and mango salsa, all on the fire pit with out Madog Outdoor Open Fire set. If you’re interested in buying your own cooking set from Madog you can get a 5% discount using the exclusive code CLAUD5.
Off-grid Campervanning Ynys Mon/Anglesey North Wales Claud and Tim go camping 2023-05-23 | Another off-grid long weekend away in the Ford Custom AutoCamper. Here we revisit an old favorite, Llanddona Beach, where we bake bread and cook a shepherd’s pie on the beach in our Madog Outdoors open fire set. We find lots of Viviparous Lizards and enjoy a lovely sunset before chilling around the fire. The following day we visit the beautiful and peaceful White Beach where we find edible mushrooms before going for a curry and settling down for a final night on the beach at Pentraeth.If you are interested in the Madog Outdoors Open Fire Set you can find it here: madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount on any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#madogoutdoors #openfireset #campfirecooking #offgridcamping #fordtransitcustom #autocamper #llanddonabeach #anglesey
OFF-GRID EASTER CAMPERVAN WEEKEND LLANFAGLAN Claud and Tim go camping 2023-05-06 | Had a few technical issues with this video so the sound quality isn’t the best so apologies for that. We spend the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in our Ford Transit Custom Autocamper at Llanfaglan, just outside Caernarfon in North Wales. We walk into Caernarfon and admire the castle, have a couple of pints at the Anglesey Arms then cook tea on the beach before enjoying a fine sunset. We then head into Snowdonia to check out another wild camping spot on the river Gain.
ADDERS - in search of the UKs only venomous snake. Claud and Tim go camping 2023-03-24 | March 21st, what I consider to be the first day of spring in the UK, is traditionally the first day of the year I go searching for adders. Here, I take a trip to Cannock Chase in Staffordshire to look for and photograph adders, the UK's only venomous snake.
FREE OFF-GRID BEACH CAMPING, Llanddona beach, Anglesey (Ynys Mon) Wales. Claud and Tim go camping 2023-01-15 | We spend two nights wild off-grid camping on the beautiful beach at Llanddona, on the island of Anglesey (Ynys Mon), in North Wales (Cymru). We bake a cheese and onion pie in the dutch oven on the BBQ and enjoy a couple of lovely sunsets. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#fordtransitcustom #autocampers #campervan #wildcamping #freecamping #anglesey #wales #wildcampingwales #outdoorcooking #campfirecooking #dutchoven #madog #madogoutdooropenfirerset #madogoutdoors
Off-Grid FREE beach camping Wales - Pentraeth, Anglesey Claud and Tim go camping 2022-11-08 | Here we leave Maengwynedd and head for the island of Anglesey or Ynys Mon where we have two fab nights staying free on the beach car park at Pentraeth. We walk to LLanddona to see what the latest situation is re free camping there, we have a beach BBQ, find adders, lizards and some cool invertebrates and collect some wild samphire. All free and off-grid in our Autocampers Ford Transit Custom.#fordtransitcustom #autocampers #offgridcamping #anglesey #ynysmon #pentraeth #freecamping #wildcamping #wales
Off-Grid Family Camp, Maengwynedd, Powys, Wales. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-10-17 | We return to our favourite Welsh valley, Maengwynedd in Powys. Here, instead of our usual relaxing stay, we help the farmers out with the hay harvesting and are 'treated' to a visit from the kids.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#fordtransitcustom #offgridcamping #powys #wales #wildcamping #autocampers
CAMPSITE REVIEW - Cocos Wild camp, Powys, Wales. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-09-27 | August 2022 we spent three nights off-grid camping at Coco's Wild Camp, 180 acres of pastureland available for camping on a 400 acre working farm. This is our review. #wildcamping #cocoswildcamp #campsitereview #offgridcamping #powys #wales #fordtransitcustom #autocampers
Off-Grid Campervanning in Wales - Maengwynedd Claud and Tim go camping 2022-07-24 | A weekend at our favourite off-grid site in Wales, the Maengwynedd Valley in Powys. We test out our solar shower, bake bread and cook a couple of nice meals on the BBQ, check out some local wildlife but mostly just relax in the sunshine and around the fire.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#offgridcamping #fordtransitcustom #autocampers #campervan #wildcamping #freecamping #wildcampingmaengwynedd #maengwynedd #wildcampingwales #outdoorcooking #campfirecooking #dutchoven #madog #madogoutdooropenfirerset #madogoutdoors #outdoorbaking
CAMPERVANNING IN SCOTLAND - KINTYRE & ELIE Claud and Tim go camping 2022-07-08 | The latest from our most recent trip to Scotland. Here we leave Arran and spend two night free camping on Kintyre at Carradale and Machrihanish. Then, with storms and 60mph winds heading for the west coast we decide to head east and spend a couple of night free camping at the lovely village of Elie. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Set madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#campervan #wildcamping #freecamping #wildcampingkintyre #kintyre #carradale #machrihanish #elie #wildcampingscotland #outdoorcooking #campfirecooking #dutchoven #madog #madogoutdooropenfirerset #madogoutdoors #outdoorbaking #fordtransitcustom #autocampers
CAMPERVANNING IN SCOTLAND - ARRAN (part2) Claud and Tim go camping 2022-07-01 | Part two of our most recent trip to Scotland. Here we leave North Sannox and head west. We spend some time seal watching then accidentally climb a mountain before finding a superb wild camping spot on the beach on the west coast of Arran. We do some more BBQ cooking including a veggie toad in the hole baked in our Madog Outdoor Open Fire Set dutch oven, do some more wildlife watching and take an evening swim in the sea. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Set madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#fordtransitcustom #autocampers #campervan #wildcamping #freecamping #wildcampingarran #wildcampingscotland #outdoorcooking #campfirecooking #dutchoven #madog #madogoutdooropenfirerset #madogoutdoors #outdoorbaking #goatfell #glenrosa #brodick #imachar #arran #tickremoval #wildswimming #harbourseals
CAMPERVANNING IN SCOTLAND - ARRAN (part 1) Claud and Tim go camping 2022-06-25 | Our latest trip to Scotland in our Ford Transit Custon Autocampers Campervan. Here we spend a couple of nights in Southern Scotland before catching the ferry from Ardrossan to Arran. On Arran we stay at North Sannox where we bake bread and cake and cook a couple of curries, all outdoors on the BBQ using our Madog Outdoor Open Fire Set. We take a couple of pleasant strolls enjoying the beautiful scenery and watching seals and submarines in the sea. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Set madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#fordtransitcustom #autocampers #campervan #wildcamping #freecamping #wildcampingarran #wildcampingscotland #outdoorcooking #campfirecooking #dutchoven #madog #madogoutdooropenfirerset #madogoutdoors #outdoorbaking #goatfell #northsannox #arran #foxandwillow
CAMPERVAN ESSENTIALS - THE TRELINO S VAN COMPOSTING TOILET REVIEW. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-06-14 | We have had our Trelino S Van Composting Toilet for over a year now and so we thought we'd share our experience of using it. Spoiler alert...we love it!
Campervanning in Dorset and Stonehenge 2022 Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-30 | Three nights free or wild campervanning in southern England. We start in Charmouth, Dorset, where we go fossil hunting on the famous Jurassic Coast, before heading for the sandy heaths of Studland Bay in search of the rare and elusive sand lizard. We end the weekend free camping at the awe-inspiring Stonehenge.
Campervanning in Scotland. Part 4, Glen Orchy. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-22 | The final part of our ten night tour of Western Scotland covering Bute, Oban, Mull and Glen Orchy. Here we leave Mull and arrive at Glen Orchy where we find a nice little park up on the River Orchy. We cook dinner on the BBQ and try out the whisky we bought at the Tobermory distillery. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
Camp Quirky 2022 Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-17 | A Dog A Day does Camp Quirky, the UK's premier self-builder camper van festival.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
Campervanning in Scotland. Part 3, More Mull. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-13 | Part 3 of our latest ten night tour of Western Scotland covering Bute, Oban, Mull and Glen Orchy. Here, we leave Fidden Farm on Mull, visit Tobermory then settle at our next park up on the banks of Loch Na Keal where we see a stoat and rescue a lost lamb. From there we explore the rest of the island and spend some time at the beautiful Calgary Bay before settling at our final park up on Mull, between Fishnish and Craignure.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
Campervanning in Scotland. Part 2, Mull. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-08 | Part 2 of our latest ten night tour of Western Scotland covering Bute, Oban, Mull and Glen Orchy. Here, we leave Bute and, after a pub dinner in Oban, we take the ferry to Mull where we stay at the wonderful campsite at Fidden Farm. We cook a lasagne on the BBQ and enjoy a couple of magical sunsets, one of them followed by a pair of otters frolicking in the bay.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
Campervanning in Scotland April 2022. Part 1, Bute. Claud and Tim go camping 2022-05-02 | The start of our latest ten night tour of Western Scotland covering Bute, Oban, Mull and Glen Orchy. Here, after an overnight stay just outside Elvanfoot, we take the ferry to Rothesay on Bute and find a lovely camp on the beach at St Ninian's Bay where we do a bit of fancy cooking on the BBQ. From there we tour the island, taking in the Mount Stuart Estate, several other fine beaches and St Blane's Church before settling on our final park-up at Etterick Bay.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
BIRTHDAY BASH ON THE BEACH - CELEBRATING TIMS BIRTHDAY WITH TWO DAYS WILD CAMPING IN ANGLESEY Claud and Tim go camping 2022-03-27 | To celebrate Tim's birthday we plan to spend a couple of nights off grid camping on the beach at LLanddona, Anglesey but on arrival we are met with the dreaded 'no overnight camping' sign. Undeterred, we move on to the beach car park at Pentraeth where we get freaked out by the possibility of a very high tide, cook a lovely birthday breakfast on the BBQ, take a walk to LLanddona to see what's happening there, walk around the bay for a meal at The Boathouse and chill out around the fire pit.
VANLIFE - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING THE UK IN OUR CAMPER (part 4) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-11-10 | The fourth and final part of our two week tour of what was supposed to be Southern and Eastern England but ended up including Wales, in our AutoCampers Ford Transit Campervan. Here we spend two nights free camping in the beautiful Brecon Beacons then head up Cardigan Bay, stopping at New Quay before spending a third night free camping in the Cambriam Mountains just east of Aberystwyth. #adogaday #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife #breconbeacons #wales #newquay #cambrianmountains #aberystwyth #freecamping #outdoorcooking
VANLIFE - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ENGLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 3) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-10-31 | The third part of our two week tour of Southern and Eastern England in our AutoCampers Ford Transit Campervan. Here we visit Cromer so Claud can try the famous Cromer crab then we head north up the coast to Scarborough and Whitby. #adogaday #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife #cromer #cromercrab #whiby #whitbyabbey #outdoorcooking
VANLIFE - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ENGLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 2) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-10-20 | The second part of our two week tour of Southern and Eastern England in our AutoCampers Ford Transit Campervan. Here we visit Salisbury then spend three night free camping at Stonehenge. #adogaday #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife #stonehenge #druids #outdoorcooking
VANLIFE - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ENGLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 1) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-10-04 | The first part of our two week tour of Southern and Eastern England in our AutoCampers Ford Transit Campervan. Here we collect fossils on the beach at Charmouth, visit Lyme Regis and Corfe Castle, stop off at the Tolpuddle Martyrs museum and go snake and lizard hunting on the Dorset Heaths. #adogaday #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife #fossilhunting #smoothsnakes #tolpuddlemartyrs
VANLIFE SCOTLAND - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING IN SCOTLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 5) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-09-05 | The final part of our two week tour of Scotland in our AutoCampers Ford Transit Campervan. Here we head east to the Cairngorms where we stay in the mountains near Aviemore and visit the charming town of Ballater before heading home. #adogaday #scotland #aviemore #cairngorms #ballater #jedburgh #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife
VANLIFE SCOTLAND - TWO WEEKS TRAVELLING THROUGH SCOTLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 4) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-08-22 | Part 4 of our tour of Scotland. Here we visit a couple of Harry Potter spots around Glenfinnan before settling on our next park up on the shores of the beautiful Loch Morar. #vanlife #scotland #glenfinnan #locheilt #lochmorar #troutfishing #autocampers #fordtransitconversion #campfirecooking #harrypotter #hogwartsexpress
VANLIFE SCOTLAND - TWO WEEKS TRAVELLING AND FREE CAMPING IN SCOTLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 3) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-08-15 | Part 3 of our two week tour of Scotland. Here we visit Mallaig and spend three nights free camping on the beautiful beach at Traigh. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#adogaday #scotland #mallaig #traighbeach #harrypotter #hogwartsexpress #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #vanlife #campfirecooking #sunset #goldensands #beachcamping
VANLIFE SCOTLAND - TWO WEEKS TRAVELLING AND FREE CAMPING IN SCOTLAND IN OUR CAMPER (part 2) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-07-26 | Part 2 of our two week tour of Scotland. Here we make our next three park ups around Oban and Lochailort. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#scotland #autocampers #transit #dayvan #freecamping #vanlife #firepit #campfirecooking #sunset #seals #oban #lochailort #madogoutdoors #dutchoven
VANLIFE SCOTLAND - TWO WEEKS TOURING AND FREE CAMPING IN SCOTLAND IN OUR CAMPERVAN (part 1) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-07-21 | Part 1 of our two week tour of Scotland. Here we cross the border into Scotland and make our first two park ups at Clatteringshaws Loch and Glen Orchy. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#Scotland #autocampers #fordtransit #dayvan #freecamping #vanlife #firepit #campfirecooking #sunset #clatteringshaw #glenorchy #riverorchy #madogoutdoors #dutchoven #bakingbread #sunset
VANLIFE - FREE CAMPING ON THE BEACH AT PENTRAETH, YNYS MON, ANGELSEY, NORTH WALES (part2) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-06-22 | The second day of another wonderful weekend of free camping on the beach at Pentraeth, Ynys Mon, Anglesey, North Wales. Cooking breakfast on the BBQ, hunting for adders in the dunes, walking around the bay for tea at the Ship Inn and chilling around the fire pit watching the sunset.
SLOW WORMS AT HIGH TIDE - FREE CAMPING ON THE BEACH AT PENTRAETH, ANGLESEY, NORTH WALES (part 1). Claud and Tim go camping 2021-06-14 | Another fabulous vanlife weekend free camping on the beach at Pentraeth, Ynys Mon, Anglesey, North Wales. Hunting for reptiles, cooking on and chilling out around the fire pit and avoiding flooding at high tide. Thanks to joshwoodward.com for some of the music :)
HOW TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS ON A BUSY BANK HOLIDAY. VANLIFE WEEKEND MAENGWYNEDD, NORTH WALES (part 2) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-06-05 | Bank holiday weekend completely off grid camping in our van. Eggy bread and macerated strawberries for breakfast, baked spuds, steak and veg for tea all cooked on the fire pit. Walking to Pistyll Rhaeadr, the highest waterfall in Wales. Bathing in a mountain stream. Chilling round the fire with a few beers.
HOW TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS ON A BUSY BANK HOLIDAY. VANLIFE WEEKEND MAENGWYNEDD, NORTH WALES (part 1) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-06-02 | Lazy, peaceful May bank holiday weekend completely off grid camping in our van. Just sheep for company. Baking bread for breakfast and cooking Thai curry for tea, all on the fire pit. Boiling water using the Kelly Kettle. Chilling round the fire with a few beers.
VANLIFE WEEKEND FOREST VIEW CAMPSITE, CANNOCK CHASE Claud and Tim go camping 2021-04-26 | April weekend camping at Forest View Campsite on the edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. Baking fresh bread, cooking on and chilling round the fire pit, plus a bit of wildlife. Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.#vanlife #dutchovenbread #cannockchase #adders #pheasants #firepit #camping #outdoorcooking
VAN LIFE WEEKEND - YNYS MON (ANGLESEY NORTH WALES) Claud and Tim go camping 2021-04-21 | April weekend camping on Ynys Mon (Anglesey North Wales). Baking bread and cooking on the BBQ, beach walks, finding lizards and adders and chilling round the campfire.Link to Madog Outdoors Open Fire Range madogoutdoors.com/shopFor a 5% discount off any of their products use the discount code CLAUD5 at the checkout.
