A Day in Van Life on the North East Coast
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 เม.ย. 2024
- I spent a couple of days on the North East coast, I visited Seaham, Saltburn-by-the-sea and Robin Hoods Bay.
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Welcome to my Channel,
My name is James and I live full time in my tiny van, however this is not just a van life channel. I enjoy travel, food and drink and making videos 🙂
When I turned 50 I decided I’d had enough of the rat race and working long hours just to pay rent and bills, life was passing me by and I needed a drastic change.
FAQ
Where is Helen?
Helen has a responsible full time job and two children so unfortunately she can’t join me on every trip. I really wish she could.
What equipment do you use?
My vlogging camera is a GoPro Hero 9 but I also use my pixel 6a phone and Lumix G80 camera for other footage
For editing, I used Premiere Pro on an old laptop but I’m saving to buy a more powerful computer.
Do you have children?
Yes I have a 6yr old daughter who lives with her mum but I see her quite a lot. I don’t usually put her on the vlogs and if I do, I block out her face for privacy reasons. I also have a grown up son.
How do you fund your lifestyle?
I don’t need as much to live these days since going full time van life but I receive a small percentage of income from the ads that TH-cam put on the videos.
Why the sponsored videos?
I only accept sponsorship from companies I use and trust, this is my fulltime job and my income, it’s how I support my family. (I have Patreon if you prefer videos with no ads).
How do I contact you?
Please contact me here: james@bythecurb.co.uk
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Really like Helen, she adds a certain beat to your vlogs, but ones like this, that you do on your own are priceless, a different beat and beautifully shot and narrated. You are perfecting your craft 😊
Thank you :-)
Yes, your camera work is crisp and has a nice colour tone to it!@@bythecurb
You really don't realize how important your vlogs are. I am 60 born and raised in Barnsley. I have lived in Europe for the last 25 years. I miss Yorkshire and the Derbyshire peak district. Also snowdonia. I was a keen hiker. And rode my horses all over the countryside. You bring me so much pleasure.. hearing your accent. And seeing the places u visit in the words of a Barnsley lad. Loved the ghost vlog by the stocks bridge bypass. I kept my horses not far from there. If u want ufo sightings. Go to crowedge opposite the entrance of Hepworth pipes they are seen above the slag heaps of big whitley behind the pub. Quite often. I am full of useless info on forgotten history.. I can tell u some stories . Let me know if u need suggestions. ❤❤❤❤❤ And hugs from the volcanic region of Germany
Thank you so much, that means a lot :-)
You two feel like old friends. I feel as if I have known you for years. Good luck in all your travels.
You walked straight past Tommy’s statue at Seaham.
Runswick Bay is a nice little place to wonder about but keep it quiet.
Absolutely LOVED that. If that is "a mishmash", I'lll have some more please! That shot of walking up the pier and turning back to the lights, with that music was ABSOLUTELY MAGIC. I know exactly where my first trip will be once my camper is complete. James, there is levels to videography, thanks for taking us with you to these new heights. Hats off to you sir!!
Thank you so much 🙂❤
That was smashing 👍🏼xx
The view bk to shore from the pier was Picture postcard perfect 🫶🏻x
Love robin hoods bay.
Looked so calm and laid bk.
Great music to accompany your vlog too.
Thanku
Just perfect.
Never overthink your art we luv it all. 🖼xx
I could sit in a deckchair on Blast Beach, and just watch, and listen to that water rolling in and out ....for hours. I love it ...thanks James..👍🏻
Thank you, it was lovely
Always enjoy your vlogs, our cities are no good today, but your videos prove how the majority of this island is still beautiful, cheers James
Thank you 🙂❤
St Anne’s is lovely James. I go in the camper. It’s free to sleep on the coast road nice pubs beach n pier and Lytham a mile up road
Come to Sunderland James. Roker marina and Beach . Seaburn Beach . Whitburn beach along the coastal path to Marsden and South Shields. Absolutely beautiful coastline. Bring Helen to cause you can get a good pint or two !!❤
Definitely. They would love the Grotto 😉
Yes Marsden Grotto fabulous place went there because of Vera!
Loved the Katie Melua track - I appreciate the music you find for your edits. Really enjoyed this one James - beautiful. Thank you so much 🙏🏾 🫂
Ravenscare is one of my favourites. Raven hall hotel is like folty towers. It’s lovely. You can park up and walk the grounds. Views stunning. Walk across golf course to national trust land. See the seals. Walk to robin hoods bay. I just love it. Just sitting on the cliffs edge. One for you and Helen maybe. In summer we get a drink outside the hotel in the grounds it’s so lovely.
That documentary on Steven Clarke who vanished at Saltburn is a interesting documentary to watch in the van one night, both a weird and fascinating story.
As a lorry driver travelling all over the UK I always see signs for places that I want to see but can't. Plan for retirement is to go visit them all. A tip for you.... Baby wipes... Absolute life saver for a truckers emergency wash. Can even warm them up for extra luxury and put them in the fridge for the summer.
I swear by baby wipes, buy them in bulk. Thanks for the tip to warm them up though and put them in the fridge. Thats a genius idea
you can get 'em the size of tea towels now.. xx.
I went up to Whitby for my birthday 4 or 5 years ago, I loved it but I loved Robin Hoods bay more so! What a gem that place is!! So quirky and just such a lovely vibe, I truly relaxed me as I’m not a people person even though my job would state differently! Great to see the place again mate, top video mate ….Smithy
Thanks Smithy
Free parking is always a bonus. I would enjoy your time with your daughter. Don’t worry about filming in the school holidays 😊
Thanks James, great vlog,stunning views, love the east coast, I could watch waves all day 😊,hope you had a good time with your daughter 😀 yes love Bridlington ❤
Used to take my lad down beach 30 odd years ago and build stuff with the clay from the cliffs.. always got manky , gid memories... 😊
Superb vlog, James. I enjoy seeing the reality of van life such as the tart’s wash 😂. I really like how you say “we’ll do this” or “we’ll go there” as though you’re taking us along for the journey. It’s a really nice touch.
Can we take a moment to acknowledge the coal man in Robin Hood’s Bay. Like stepping back in time!
Thank you, you don't see the coal men much these days
Do tarts wash ? Or just get on the next one.
I remember me mum&dad,having a coal man,when I was a little girl growing up...we had a coal fire used to love seeing my dad making it&me mum sometimes..I used to av a go aswell&the others in fam....brilliant days❤
Do what you feel like, we love your video's xx
Beautiful place you make it so interesting. Enjoy time with your daughter .Thank you for these lovely videos .
I do like Robin Hoods Bay its so special and has that old fashioned feel to it. Great footage James as usual, it really is a wonderful life at times.
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Love u getting cozy 😊what I love to see in van life
The crows Nest pub just before Seaham Hall beach on the roundabout, is a good free overnight park up, good pub and they look after you. Good little night out along the front restaurants and bars. Also got a makers market at byron place on a Friday😊
I visited Saltburn for the first time today loved it, then I watched this vlog not knowing where you were visiting, but bi-heck you need good calf -muscles to get up that snakey road from the beach to town. I used the loo in the Spa Hotel and it is nice in there.
I started collecting sea glass years ago but it comes with its own hazards, you get addicted to looking at sand for it and end up getting a cricked neck ha,
enjoy your travels!😊👍🏼
Glad you liked Saltburn, it's lovely
Thank you James, its given me some good ideas of places to visit , when the rain buggers off 👍😀
What about Bridport, Lyme Regis, West Bay, Weymouth and Poundbury all in Dorset?? 😎
James, the bloke with t shirt and shorts on was probably a Posty!! 😃
That was a lovely video and Robin Hoods Bay was beautiful!!
Absolutely wonderful my friend thank you ❤
Thanks mate :-)
Enjoyed this, music was matched perfectly to what you filmed 👍🏻
Thank you :-)
Fantastic video James, love the coastline that you captured so well, as always thanks for sharing
Next time you go to Robin hoods bay walk up past fishshop the one at the bottom of hill there's a nice walk up through woods.its not as steep as up hill you'll come out onto old railway line turn right and you'll come out at church in village.
I’ve just got back from Saltburn. It’s a shame the water powered cliff lift isn’t running, but it’s lovely on the seafront.
Great Vlog James...For me, the icing on the cake was Wonderful Life by Katie Melua; Great choice 👍
Good to see you in Seaham James just a pity it was such a cold grim day take care and keep doing what you do !
Joe 👍
Lived in County Durham, for the last 20 years and loved Seaham and Saltburn. You didnt show, the little lift up the side of cliff fo take people down to the beach & back up for a small fee.. Never been to Robin hood bay, shame as looks so pretty. Living back Barry Island now, my home town of Wales where I grew up! Enjoy the rest of your little trip. 🏴🏴
50 yrs since I last visited Robin hood's bay
Great video James, never been to Robin Hoods Bay.
It looks lovely.
Thank you John
Thanks for sharing as always.
A coalman!!!!!! I haven't seen one of them for years.
Great video and great places.
Love seeing the east coast. Whitby, Scarborough, Cayton, filey. Its like a second home for me and my partner. Watching this just made me a bit homesick. Which is daft because I'm born and bred in Sheffield 😂
Robin Hood bay is so gorgeous xxxxx❤❤
This was lovely. Just perfect.
Brilliant again mate ! your visual scene shots are getting REALLY good keeping it real as always 😊👍
A beautiful piece of filming, James. Especially Robin Hood's Bay with the "wonderful life" soundtrack. Well done, mate.
Such an awesome version of wonderful life…big Katie melua fan
In Seaham, you were just a few miles away from Marsden Bay, South Shields to see Marsden Rock and the Pub/Hotel built into the caves at the bottom of the cliffs. Nice video.
James's Dad upon watching James's mum receiving the painting, "ey that's nice int it luv "
Also James's Dad upon receiving the beers, "Whey eh, that's brilliant, love you Son " 😂❤
Since finding your channel around a month ago, I’ve found it a very good resource for pre scouting some of the beaches that are a short drive for me. I live on the coast in Northumberland.
I always seem to head north but you’ve shown me some places like in this video and some from North Yorkshire that I must go to. I’m into photography and think I’ve jotted down around 5 or 6 places that you’ve put me onto. So thanks for what you do.
You're welcome :-)
Loved seeing saltburn, it's my happy place. Hope you're still thinking about coming to the Ribble valley at some point though 😊
You need to go to the 'Back Alex' in Saltburn. That pub is 100% up your street!
Loved the stroll through narrow streets. Laughed at Blast Beach escapade. Beautiful art pop up. These are the places of my ancestors. Wish my Mother had never emigrated to Canada in the 50's. I lost all this beauty in my life. Through you I get it back. Things we would have done and laughed at just like you do. Thank you James❤
Embrace the beauty we do not have here. The World is beautiful xxx
Lovely to see you go to Seaham. I walk on the Durham coastal path regularly & its history from mining heritage to nature reserve is amazing. Unfortunately those car parks are no longer free but still worth visiting. Noses Point is such a great spot 😊
Well done the councils of these places. They have made a real good job of smartening these places up.
There's a hell of a vlog for you and Helen, start with your feet in the water at Robin Hood's Bay and finish with your feet in the water at Morecombe Bay 😁
That would kill me!!
@@bythecurb use Dorothy 😉
Oh, that gave me great memories from 1986 when i as a Army Cadet completed the Coast to Coast walk. 192 miles , think it was. We finished in St Bee's head. Never did i imagine how it would shape my future.
Great town to visit James.. its the end of Wainwrights C2C walk.. nice one 👍🙏
That song at the end of the video, one of my favourite ever songs originally by Black (Colin Vearncombe rest his soul), and a pretty decent cover of it. Great video as always mate.
Wow that's brilliant Blast Beach, I loved it there especially as I'm a huge Alien 3 fan... Cheers James..
Love this pace its perfect
Moving to Brid in a few months, we will look out for you and say hello when you are there sometime.
Make sure you do :-)
You just walked straight past the brilliant statue of Tommy, the 1st World War Soldier, at Seaham. He's definitely worth a closer look James !!
I thought the same, would have liked a closer look
I know. I put a community post about it earlier today because I took some lovely footage of it and accidentally deleted it from the vlog!!
I was just about to say the same . . . . Shame Helen wasn't there. Mind you, she'd still be there reading about the bloody thing
@@bythecurb Aaahhh what a shame
I wondered who that was and I was surprised he walked past it. Let you off this time, 😉👍
I haven't been to Robin Hood's Bay since about 1960. We stayed at 'The Blue Robin' at the start of the walk across the Yorkshire Moors I seem to recall. Lovely memories of my Aunt and Uncle. 🥸
You must visit with Helen, KazKane in Skinningrove, Best Parmo locally, Tiger Inn pub in Easington is nice and for somewhere little posh try Jack and Jills not far from Guisborough
That looks like a lovely place.
Gorgeous video! I've only been to Robin Hood's Bay once and it left it's mark. I adored it. I have so many photos of the little alleys and blind streets and then when the tide went out - all those rock flats were fascinating to explore. We did go in summer, but many years ago. I remember it was busy, but mostly at the top. Only the determined went right down and then back up! Your little walk brought it all back. That was a lovely camping holiday. Jacs is a good painter. Her pictures were very nice. I'd definitely have bought one, really good prices. Your mum will love it.
When you pulled into the first car park at the start of the video and we got to see the rough grey sea and blustery dark sky... We've all seen the seaside like that haven't we? Often in August 😂 Those were interesting beaches, especially the Alien beach, very rough and bleak looking. I like how you posted that it used to be a dump and has been cleaned up. And then the Tories came and now it won't be very clean again I bet!
Loved it James. I hope you make another Bridlington video. We were up there one winter and went for lunch in a cafe on a windswept day. It was a fish and chip shop cafe. An old lady came in and sat behind me. She then ordered a piece of fish in a teacake. I will never forget that and I don't think my husband will ever forget the look on my face as I turned around to look at her. To me, midlands born, a teacake has fruit in it, a sugar glaze on top and you toast them and eat them with butter. But it's probably perfectly normal for you!
Have fun.
I agree. Teacakes have fruit in them. Sounds a very strange order that 😊
@@bythecurb Oh you have made my day! My husband thought it perfectly normal and we still have friendly arguments about what a "teacake" is to this day. So it must be confined to a very small area of Lancashire to think it's a plain bread roll. Battered cod in a teacake! Still worries me. They are strange around Littleborough, obviously. 😆
Yeah Robin hood's bay is a very special place,have a lot of memories from childhood holiday's there😌
Wow! I didn't know that about Alien 3! We off to Blast Beach! Fab video. Both me and hubby love your videos best on TH-cam.
Top vlog again mate! 👌🏼
So glad you came here. As you know I'm from sheffield born and bread but lived in seaham 10 years buzzing. So happy 😊 watch every video but dont always comment
Thank you for commenting. I like reading them :-)
Love robin hoods bay , used to loads as a kid
Loved this video James!
Just my barra!
I really enjoyed seeing the seaside villages and the painting is delightful.
Fab video James. Enjoy your time with your little girl ❤
Beautiful coastline, great vid as usual 👍
Another great video and i remember the band black who originally had the hit its a wonderful wonderful life looks very peaceful there
Great to hear your thoughts keep up the good work
Enjoyed the gentle pace of this one James, some lovely music in there too.
Hi James that was where we had a coffee and a sausage sandwich lovely view ,love robins hood bay really loverly , should of tried that fish and chips shop near the top loverly Ange keep good vlog❤ 😊❤❤
Thanks Ange, I've just had fish and chips and now im stuffed!! 😂
My favorite place in the world rhb thanks for taking us along👍
Great vlog. Some lovely accompanying music too. Loved the shot from the pier looking back at the bay, superb footage.
Hi James, love Robin Hoods Bay❤….Keep up the great work mate 👍
Amazing video James looks gorgeous there need to go to see for ourselves xxxxx❤❤
Nice one James. Good background music. Another great tour again
Another brilliant watch 👍😊
That road you are on (spa hotel) There is a video when it was all of snow. people in cars struggling together up the hill, but a bus does it in one hit lol....
Great to see all these different locations! Great advert for the Great British holiday! Love the music!
Really enjoyed Robin Hood's Bay. You've saved us a trip again. Excellent 👍😀.
Wow, those sea views 😍 I adore big seas, they calm my spirits. Never been to any of those places, would love to visit one day. Really enjoyed this ❤
Loved that video but tell Helen she was missed Xx I'm from the north east but now live in Somerset. You must go to Sidmouth, west Bay and Lyme Regis all three are all next to each other. Check out studland Bay too at some point, being from the north east I felt like I was abroad the first time I went to Studland. Fab vlog.
Another bit of the island ive not seen before. Blast Beach looked worth the trip - though I didn't have to walk it! Thanks for taking. Us on these journeys with you. I especially like these positive vlogs ❤
Another great blog James, don’t change owt, it’s a fantastic area, enjoy..
Robinhoods bay looks beautiful, but it looks like one hell of a walk back up. 🤣👍
Thank you for your lovely vlogs. It is nice to see places that I might never get too, although I have been to Robin Hoods Bay. I am from Newcastle and I love the north east coast.
These are my favorite places ❤ my stopping grounds for a great day out ❤
Grate video again James we go to Seaham for a walk
Loved this mishmash or not. Thanks James, really good quality a s well, keep it up.
Thanks for sharing , James . You always inspire me to get out and explore the great outdoors . The East coast is fantastic .
Liked this thanks just catching up as was away and had no signal where I was
Yes mate that's a beautiful part of the world thanks for sharing. Hope to see thee round Tarn ATB Kev
Agree robin hoods Bay is a very special place. Thanks for taking me along 😊
the sea sounded lovely at Blast beach xx.