Kestrel Lodge campsite in a storm | VW California camper van
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- čas přidán 2. 12. 2023
- This trip, we have the campsite to ourselves! Storm force winds and rain did limit our ability to take advantage of it but Kestrel Lodge campsite in north Lake District national park, near Keswick and Bassenthwaite is a real hidden gem!!
Our small VW Camper van did feel a little smaller during the bad weather but it didn't stop us exploring the local hills and woodland, whilst marvelling at the beautiful autumnal colours and small waterfalls.
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I’m glad we’re not the only nutters who get away in the van despite the weather !
It’s the best time of year! 😍
Not if you’re looking to top up your tan but winter camping always comes with atmosphere 👌🏼
You do realise that Jack’s the video star, you two are just the supporting act 😂
😄😄 of course we do!
I just hope he doesn’t start directing my editing strategy next, or it’ll just be him from start to finish!!
I went to the Lake District after my wife died in 2013. So pretty. We rented a home in Hawkshead near Ambleside and trundled around in a little Renault for two weeks. Such pretty country. There were two nice pubs in Hawkshead. Lovely people. I’d move there in a minute if they’d have an old man.
There’s room for everyone in the Lake District.
No matter which pub you choose in the Lake District, they’re always welcoming. The atmosphere is so homely and inclusive 🤩
This is the first video of yours I’ve watched and I had a good chuckle. On a rainy day in the camper you could teach your dog some silly tricks, or make up some silly games to play with him.
Thank you 😁
Teaching our dog anything is like platting snow, he’s far too clever for us two idiots 😂
Mac n Cheese were a go-to when my kids were little. A little ham, onions and garlic did the trick. Another thing to try is black beans. Great stuff
You can’t go wrong with mac n cheese 😍
We love going away in bad weather! Hunkering down with a brew, biscuits and the pooch :) we love playing games, Yahtzee is our favourite, Dobble is great, we also have a travel connect 4, dominoes, travel benga, banagrams - anything two player and travel size 👌🏼 love you guys and your videos!
Bloody el Samantha there’s no chance of you getting bored with a branch of toys r us in the back of your van 😄😄
Good idea though, we really should look at games, I’d imagine drunk games are even better 🤪
Thank you 🙏🏼
🤣🤣 that made us laugh haha! We do only stick to a couple of faves, dobble is great after a couple!
Great video ,thanks you two 👍🏻
Thank you!! 🤩
That IKEA Garlic Press is the very best there is.
Ace, we are just nicely back from Tenerife and the weather was a bit better 😉 looking forward to getting back out in the van now for some trips 👍
Yeh Tenerife would’ve been a tiny bit different to what we experienced 😄😄
Tis the season for camping now 👌🏼
You guys are working hard for a Fjällräven sponsorship next 😂 Lake’s are stunning whatever the weather, we parked up in Wasdale Head one night a few years ago and really thought the van might blow over! Another great vid 👍🏻
😄😄 we’re at least 40,000 subscribers off being noticed by Fjallraven.
Sometimes, knowing the weather is bad yet your van is allowing you to still enjoy your surroundings is a blessing, especially in a remote area such as wasdale 😍
@@Professionalmoochers 39,999 now 👍🏻
@@mikelambrou4462 😁
Top entertainment as always guys. 👏
Cheers Alan 🤩
Great video! Want something to do?
Try a small board game... Very enjoyable. We'd suggest "Lost Cities", "Jaipur" or "Kingdomino", "Ticket to Ride". All very easy to learn, around 20 min in length per game so you won't get bored, don't take up much table space and pass an evening.
That’s actually a great idea, there’s millions of board games which we never consider.
We’ll take a look 👌🏼
I just found your guys channel, binged all the videos and so happy to see another one so soon! Thanks for the great content, I’m saving for a camper so one day I can do the same! 😊
Brilliant! Thanks for joining us, glad you’re enjoying it 🤩
In our opinion, it’s worth saving for!
Luckily, you don’t need anything expensive to start enjoying it, something reliable and you’re on your way 💪🏼
Hello fresh meals are really good, but you gotta love Spam 😍
😄😄 absolutely!
We always have it in the van and hardly use it.
Luckily a remote campsite in a storm forces you to get it out 🤩
Its so funny that you're the poster couple of Hello Fresh.....someone has a sense of humour! 🤣 Site looked great and you're luck y it wasn't this weekend up there!
😄😄 we’re just here to freshen things up for them!
North lakes isn’t effected by snow this weekend, we’re here now and it’s all higher up luckily 👍🏼
I love a bit of bad weather when I'm in the van and that location looks ideal. It's a bit odd but I didn't receive a notification for this post!? I'm sure CZcams are testing us 🤨. There is a lad in our office who loves Lego. He is obsessed with the stuff and spends a fortune on it and, to be honest, some of the stuff he builds is fantastic. I've often considered buying some for the van for those isolated trips but I'm pretty sure I'd end up with far less pieces than I started with after Raffy had eaten a couple of bricks and others had rolled under various fixtures. Great vlog guys.🤘
Cheers Mal!
That weather would be much more enjoyable in your palace 😆
Downside is, that site don’t allow vans your size.
CZcams has updated recently so maybe you need to click the notification thing again.
Lego is a definite no go! I don’t have the patience, like Raffy, Jack would certainly eat some and I know I’d end up standing on a piece in the morning 😖
Could you imagine that early morning Lego surprise!! 😂 Upon reflection, I think I agree with you. As I mentioned last time, I'm no longer receiving notifications for your vlogs. I didn't notice your reply until I checked for another vlog this morning. As such, I don't get a notification for a replies either now. Certainly something wrong with YT at the moment. Anyway, happy travels and ensure you guys get another vlog like this out soon, particularly if I can't get our Dumbo van up there. Cheers both. See you soon.
@CampervanHabitude I experienced the same recently, I’ve just bought a new phone and everything comes through now so it may be your phone.
Cheers 👍🏼
Ahh, that's interesting.
@CampervanHabitude if it’s an old phone, I know EE offer a free MOT which can fix any issues, I just bought a new one instead 😄
Unlucky with the weather.
I used to study forecasts before I went the lakes and sometimes they were close , but it's so unpredictable there.
At least you had an experience.Nice food and beer .
I've been in Snowdonia and you can get some shocking weather there .
Yeh the forecast changes almost every hour here, it’s pointless.
You just have to get on with it don’t you 😁
Thanks guys for making me laugh out loud again! The Lakes and The Dales are my favourite places and you two give me my fix when we can't make it up there. We have a caravan so not as easy to get away for winter weekends especially when it's windy! Thanks again!
Thank you 🤩
I wouldn’t fancy towing a caravan in bad weather conditions myself, upside of having a small Campervan is it’s similar to driving a car so we’re lucky that we can continue to get away in winter ❄️
“Wonder why Hello Fresh got in touch with us” hilarious 😂😂 . Good to show what it’s really like in winter guys.👍
😄😄 thanks Ann 🙏🏼
We have and use both the internal sucker window blinds and the external blind as well. We learned our lesson at Sango Sands campsite at Durness with high winds. If there is any grit and / or sand blowing about, it gets under the external blind and makes a large roll of sandpaper with the wind flapping it. It caused damage to our paint work that we had to T- Cut out. It also doesn't blind the light continuously in the wind, whilst flapping. Now we only use the external blind in predicted still, dry and cold weather and the internal blind other times.
That’s a good shout on the sandy/windy conditions!
We’ve now realised, this blind is just a hindrance in strong winds.
Luckily, the VW California comes with its own internal blinds so we’ll be using them in forecasted winds.
Downside is, the condensation but we can live with that 😁
Shithead and Rumikub. Please don't think that's a nickname we've come up for you two but these are the 2 games that keep us entertained in our van. Great vlog as always, will have to try that site. Cheers.
Thanks knobhead 😄
I think a game or two would be a great idea, shithead sounds ideal for Sarah 😉
Absolutely love that campsite…..stayed there in our tent in October last year, only two other people on site and it was amazing
Brilliant!
We’d love to revisit but, stay in a yurt.
We’ve got plans to walk the Cumbria way one day too (when we’re fit enough) so would definitely stay here 👍🏼
I love a lock in at The California Arms. Only issue is the walk to the toilet after a few beers. 2 options to keep occupied on a wet day is a board game’s compendium or an Anker Nebula Capsule projector 😊
😄😄 yeh, the toilet walk gets a little too often the more you drink too!
Board games is a good shout, been tempted by a projector but they’re not cheap and, we use our MacBook for CZcams etc so the jury is still out on that one 👍🏼
That looked like heaven for a location. Great quiet site for out of season and one for the list. Guessing it was just as windy inside the van 😉
It’s always windy inside the van with jack & Sarah 😉
It’s the perfect place to get away from it all sue. Access road is long so you don’t get passing traffic or any other disruptions 👍🏼
Hi looks like challenging weather!! We were hit by snow this weekend......liked your vlog as I really really struggle this time of year and sometimes need a reminder that you can have a great time despite the uk weather 😐
Of course you can. Best thing to do is find a campsite with high quality toilet block which is well heated and, a nearby pub.
That way, if you don’t want to be stuck in the van you can get out and still be warm.
Braithwaite village club site near Keswick perfectly fits that bill 👌🏼
Blimey you were unlucky with the weather!
Still can’t beat winter camping though.
We play scrabble when cooped up.
Glad we don’t have a pop top to worry about any more but still get the rocking during storms, we had 70mph gusts this year 🤢
We were possibly lucky with the weather too, certainly makes your surroundings a lot quieter 😁
Lack of poptop is a key factor for us considering a larger van.
It’s nice to have the same space despite the weather… one day hopefully 🤞🏼
@@Professionalmoochers very true, lovely to get a site to yourselves 👍🏻 we only changed from a Cali due to back injury but it has made life sooooo much easier with a fixed bed, huge garage & a bathroom, loved our Ocean but this is a game changer 👍🏻
@@Goldenretrieverandacampervan it’ll no doubt happen but, maybe when finance interest rates have settled down a bit
@@Professionalmoochers at least the calis hold their value 👍🏻 just do what you both want & when you want , the world will wobble in return 👍🏻
Great video as always. I do like the way you just get out there and get on with it :-) We're new to van life and haven't done a winter in our van yet, but it does make me think we should just get on and do it! Really like Dalesbridge campsite, stayed with them a few times and it's really good in the summer months when Ross opens the bar and they do the pizzas. We're heading there for new years eve so looking forward to that. The pub at Austwick serves lovely food and is dog friendly as well.
If we didn’t get out and get on with it, we’d be twice the size we are now 😂
You definitely should winter camp!
Find a campsite with really good, well heated facilities and it makes camping so much easier.
Dalesbridge is great, we sampled the bar and the pizza 👌🏼 someone was putting their pizza order in for new year while we were there 😄😄
Aww lovely video guys. Made me miss the lakes.
Currently in France no rain but its cold! 💜xx
We’d kill to be in France right now!
But, Keswick takes some serious beating 😍
5 a day right there in that beer Alan. Conversation- you must be joking 🤦🏻♂. Our normal view of Skiddaw tbf 🤦🏻♂ Jack had a whale of a time there.
Never thought about my fruit intake! I’m almost a healthy influencer 🤩
Jack LOVES a remote forest as he gets to go off lead and the amount of sticks and smells blows his mind!
Though its cold, I quite like getting out, even if it's a short drive up to the peaks for us it's allot more peaceful and atmospheric, sometimes I just sit in the van and poke the telephoto out and snap the wildlife, regardless it's just nice to have a change of scenery. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
PS. Are you sponsored by Fjallraven? I've always fancied a wool beanie but I have a big 63cm head and wondered if that brand comes up nice n large in the hat section?
Completely agree! Bad weather certainly comes with its own merits, atmosphere, peace & solitude and, a very different landscape.
Unfortunately not, Fjallraven have no idea who we are but my bank balance knows who they are!
I have a couple of their beanies, the woollen one in this video, is called Byron. This one is a larger fit and wool naturally gets a little looser over time so it’d be worth trying one on 👍🏼
That IKEA Garlic Press is the very best there is.
That IKEA Garlic Press is the very best there is.
😄😄😄 you have a keen eye!
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