Category: Van Life

The 7 Best Things to Do in Hay-on-Wye


Looking for things to do in Hay on Wye? Me (Joel) and an old friend of mine, Rob, headed to Hay on Wye for a bit of a lads weekend to catch up and enjoy a bit of kayaking. Rob came down on his brand-new Royal Enfield Himalayan and I went in Bumper, of course. We both came from the Midlands and unfortunately, Rob got caught in severe traffic and heavy rain, which led to a rather wet and late arrival. So wet, he could wring his gloves out Ha! But despite that, we had a cracking weekend catching up over a few beers, coffees and paddles on the River Wye. Read on to find out more about the town!

The 12 Very Best Things to Do in the Lake District, England


The best things to do in the Lake District, England – 1. Visit Ullswater 2. Wander at Aira Force Waterfall 3. Visit Pooley Bridge 4. Climb Helvellyn 5. Windermere 6. Ambleside 7. Visit Wray Castle 8. Derwentwater 9. Galleny Force Waterfall 10. Explore Inside Honister Slate Mine 11. Warnscale Bothy and Dubs Hut 12. Climb Scafell Pike

The Very Best Belgium Road Trip to 15 Destinations


We went on the ultimate Belgium road trip in our trust camper, Bumper. Belgium is the perfect place for a road trip in a camper van or motorhome. Why? Because it’s small enough to get around in a short space of time and it’s full of beautiful towns, cities and things to do. Read on to find out more!

How to Complete the National 3 Peaks Challenge in 24 Hours

National 3 Peaks Challenge

As I type this, it’s a week on from our National 3 Peaks Challenge. This time last week we were en route from Ben Nevis to Scafell Pike in Bumper. The National Three Peaks Challenge was harder than I expected and I think I’m still feeling some of the effects from it…or it could just be work, who knows! Ha! I did the National Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for Kirkwood Hospice. To find out more about the challenge, read on!

The Beautiful B3306 Road Trip Cornwall

I read about this great little road trip on the north Cornish coast here and thought we’d give it a go. We lived in Plymouth at the time so it wasn’t not too far away to go for a quick weekend away. Stacey is from Cornwall but has never driven the road before. I’d go as far to say she’s seen more of Cornwall since we’ve been together than during her entire existence before we met.

An Awesome Scotland Road Trip Part 2

Scotland road trip

A Scotland road trip Part 2! Welcome to part two of our Scottish road trip. Read to the bottom to find out how many miles we drove, how far we walked and how much we spent. We mentioned the blistering temperatures when we walked up Ben Nevis. Undoubtedly, we had the best of the weather on our Scotland road trip, with nothing but sun and warmth. Apart from at the top of Ben Nevis, of course.

A Weekend at Autograss Racing – An Outsider’s View

Autograss Racing

Have you ever been Autograss Racing? No? Nor us. Life is all about new experiences, right? I (Joel) have a philosophy of “don’t knock it until you’ve tried it”. You don’t really know what something is like until you’ve tried it, like fishing. Fishing looked boring, but I couldn’t categorically say it was boring until I tried it. Trying it confirmed it was boring. Sorry, fishing fans! Ha! Anyway, we went to an Autograss racing weekend…