Stealth Camping in London's Famous Tourist Hotspots
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Join me this week as I stealth camp in the heart of central London's tourist hotspots! Explore iconic landmarks, bustling streets, and hidden gems under the cover of night. Experience the thrill of vanlife amidst the vibrant energy of the city after dark.
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Hi Will you said that you were going to put a link to the spaghetti bolognese recipe in the description, I would really love to try this recipe!
Hi @@thomaspagephoto apologies I forgot to add it but its here 😁 - www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/best-spaghetti-bolognese-recipe
@WillsWhereabouts thank you much appreciated! Keep up the good work! 👍
@@WillsWhereabouts well that's pretty expencive recipe you got there.
The idea with the little radio is genius
Buy a little radio and have it on when you leave the van, that way anyone who comes near your van will hear the music and will think that someone is inside.
That's a good little van life hack, love it!
Amazing simple idea
Someone may break in being a good Samaritan.. if no one answers then they could be thinking is someone uncontious in the van
Good idea that. Gonna do that myself
But it's meant to be stealthy....🤔 Maybe pre-record a "phone conversation" so it sounds like you're inside on a call or something?
Believe it or not but back in the 90s, me and my husband went to London from South Yorkshire for 3days to celebrate our silver Wedding anniversary, during that time, (we were staying at the Victoria Palace Hotel in Victoria) we walked from our hotel to Westminster and we’re standing at the traffic lights waiting to cross to the houses of parliament when a small loaf shaped van came hurtling across the bridge and failed to stop at the traffic lights, it overturned in the middle of the road, bearing in mind there were policemen around ( we saw them) it took my husband to run into the middle of the road , stop any on coming traffic so that he could give any help needed,he got the driver out and single handedly tipped the van back up right, the driver was shaken but fine, we didn’t hang about once that had been established, we were on holiday, nor did my husband want a fuss ( not that he would have got one lol ) he was built like a brick 💩 house at the time lol he’s in his seventies now, same build but no where near the same strength, to say I was very proud of him that day is an understatement but I just wanted to share one of my favourite memories of or 25th wedding anniversary 🎉👍🥰🐾
Nice story
luckily it wasn't carrying a bomb 👀
@@stemster972 very good point but we were just a couple of “ yokels” on holiday in London and he did what he did out of concern for others but I get it, that could so easily have been the case 🫣, I’m still very proud of him though 👍
The embassy is Norway. Btw a country you can freecamp as long if you aint parking your car next to someones house
urban myth and wrong.
@@artful1967 legally yes - but realistically the chance and consequenses of being caught is minimal. at least in the rural places
Love the warden telling the Sprinter COACH to move on 😂
Dear William, I was glad to watch this video because it was always my dream to do stealth parking in London (where i’ve never been yet). I am traveling and living in my LR Disco IV for 7 years now around Europe, doing things that you do (except cooking) and i love it.
I believe, this lifestyle will include more and more people since the housing crisis is bashing up people all around western world.
I wish you all the best, and kudos
Another good place to park is Temple place behind Temple tube station. Literally on the embankment, 5 mins walk to Covent garden, Leicester Square and 1 min The Strand. Free after 18:30.
I'll have to give that a go next time
David: it's not named THE Strand, it's just STRAND
@joline2730 its commonly known as the strand, most people call it the strand, although technically it is strand. On w.i.k.i it also says strand or the strand
@joline2730 please don't take my man
@@daveericson8447 my name is Jo - not Jolene ‼️😀
Get a box of baking soda & keep in fridge/freezer. It soaks up odors. Replace every couple of months. Cheap. Works. Thanks for showing London. We miss it so much!! Can't wait to return. ❤ from Atlanta, GA
Thanks for the hack for the fridge, will have to give this a try
I have missed stealth camping and Mary. Awesome video thanks Will
Yes!
Fab video Will, love it! Have extended family up in London, and my brother worked on some of the drawings for the Shard, and the engineering that works the cable car over the Thames, both of which i visited with family 2 years back for Mum's 80th. Had a fab time.
I don't have as much time to watch TH-cam vids as much now, but you are amongst my favourites when I do. You never disappoint 😊 thanks Will 👌
my relative works in the shard
I drove down that road and back every working day for 15 years. You picked a really safe spot (by Central London standards). There is a lot of police activity around those streets because of the Houses of Parliament but also because of St Thomas's Hospital. Many of those sirens you heard would have been ambulances.
nice to have a packed lunch at st thomas and good loos
Did you know that Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside. What you can see is The Elizabeth Tower.
Booooo
Tourism, Vanlife, and cooking video. You are spoiling us.
I work in London so know loads of park ups, the biggest problem is if you don't know the areas well you could easily come back to find your van broken in to or my worst nightmare, just gone. It's weird but sometimes I feel it's safer not to stealth park and make it obvious you're in the van.
well said most days cars are smashed or stolen now in london
@@beaulieuc8910 I wonder why... 🤔
Sounds like a Shithole.
@@beaulieuc8910not most cars lol that’s impossible 😂🤦♂️
I am from about five minutes away from Putney Hill - I was totally not expecting to see you there! Putney is in fact quite noteworthy - just before the bridge on the Putney side on your right, you will have passed St Mary's Church, the site of the Putney Debates in 1647. The bridge itself is actually the second Putney Bridge, opened in 1886 to replace the first (a little further northwards) bridge which opened in 1729. It's also the start point for the annual Boat Race. The bridge was built following an incident where Sir Robert Walpole wanted to cross the water on his way back to Parliament (the crossing was, at the time, served by a ferry) but found the ferrymen on the lash at the long-demolished Swan Inn!
Loved seeing you back in Mary! This is what you’re best at in my view, keeping it simple, keeping it real, just you, the camera and a bit of cooking. I know it must be hard finding new places to stealth camp but this was really cool and a stroke of genius. I know what you mean about disappearing into your own little den when outside is chaotic, and you shut that world out and relax. Also a bit daunting with the traffic wizzing by, but glad you managed to do it and could share a different experience. So funny when you remembered that the Queen is dead. I think it’s been a while! 😆
I live very close to there, and there’s lots of permit holders parking on back streets that will be a lot quieter, if you plan to visit over the weekend.
Was cracking up when you mentioned the Queen, then remembered she’d passed. The blessing and the kiss, lol
And i think most brittish still cant help singing " god save the queen" after all she was the queen for 70 years, that is roughly two-three generations. So i cant blame them.
It's the Norwegian embassy. Actually, one of our country most important ones🙂
I keep reminding myself about the Queen too.
Who can blame you, she did reign for 2-3 generations of common wealth. 70 years
Hey wills l have even stealth camped at the city of York train station here in the uk
Not bad. We used to live in York and recently went to visit. We ended up paying over £75 for the night to camp at the Joseph Rowntree Caravan park. We unfortunately can't get away with stealth camping as we have a 7m motorhome.
Lmao RIP Queen … you are so hilarious Will
Hi there Will, what a really enjoyable video in Mary, I would totally get lost in London, I think London is much better at night than in the day time. Most iconic places are all lit up. There’s also not much traffic around. That was an awesome place to park up for the night. Thank you Will. Xx🤟🏼✌️👍💕
Onion answer: once peeled, chop in half and rinse under water, then carry on chopping….no tears. Simple hack!
Good to see a stealth 😊.......nice one brother
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I still think you should do a stay on lindisfarne Holy Island in Northumberland. When the tide come in you can't leave the island, well not until the morning anyway! Great to see Mary again!
I know the road you parked in, an old friend had to go up there weekly, used to park in those permit holder bays, said the cost of the ticket was cheaper than paying for a official parking spot nearer the office LOL.
hah yea I can imagine this
Well-done will,I only drove through London one time and that was enough to put me off for life😊
Thank you very much for walking around London, and stealth camping there!
Little Tip; If you leave a tiny bowl of Bicarb in your fridge it will remove & prevent smells. Interesting about Sterling regards age of people & of camper, i will try them for a quote when mine is due.
One tip, cut the bacon with scissors, far easier and much more convenient. Scissors is very handy and underrated in the kitchen
Perfect for cutting pizza 🍕 👌
Or just not eat dead pigs. Cus that’s fkn vile
Oh Will....what a lovely video today. I have always wanted to tour London.....but havent the chance until today.....so I thank you so much for that. I did realize that there are no sky scrapers like the US which I can easily do without. London is just so much older looking and not subject to change anytime soon. You did a great job of finding a central place to stay so we could see most all the great places. I'm glad you didn't have any problems with parking your van there and your dish made my mouth water yet again!!!!! So yummy........will have to make it soon. Sorry you didn't have any of my famous apple pie to eat for dessert. Anyway.......thanks again for a great video.......stellar performance from the one and only Will on wheels!!!! Now get some good rest for next week. Hugs.....
There are a lot of skyscrapers in London. Do a google. He was just not in the downtown business area.
put open baking soda box in the fridge to get rid of the stench just keep it mounted someway so it doesnt spill while driving
I believe that was the Norway embassy
It was indeed
That’s like me as a truck driver I close that curtain up front and turn my diesel power generator on and forget that the rest of the world exists. And that little generator is my white noise over all the other trucks running all night at the truck stop.
Ha ha. I stayed there the night before Remembrance Sunday! Went for burger and a pint in the pub down the road 😂
Used to go round the back of Buckingham Palace,driving national express coaches
Fair play…a white top *still* white after spag bol! I salute you Sir! Great video👍
Take your left over Bolognese ,get three slices of bread...make into breadcrumbs....mix in to the left overs....make some meat balls or burgers....quick easy burgers...
Same just any mince 500g x 3 slices worth breadcrumbs...add whatever you want into the mi x...then shape to burgers or meatballs...!
Someones been watching Stealth Camping with Steve havent they.....
I agree London is absolutely beautiful at night. I enjoyed this adventure I have never seen aney of the places you showed us in this video.
You been under a rock
I was shouting at you no you can't park right near the London eye 😂😂😂😂😂
That was ballsy. I tried stealth camping in New Forest in August. I was nicely parked out of sight. And I looked up and there was creepy gut Martin warning me to move on. I was not happy to be evicted. Remember I am 70. But I truly loved your London park up. ❤️
Need to make some “no tools or Bolognese left on this van overnight” stickers for the back to deter thieves.
We stayed in the premier in you passed just before the left turn. It’s a shame you couldn’t get parked down there as that’s pretty much ideal location behind the eye
you keep calling the clock tower big ben but the bell inside is big ben lol
When you chop those onions just breathtaking through your mouth not your nose and they won't affect you . Great vid as norm
That strange feeling, leaving your van there is called 'van anxiety'... I get it everytime I leave the van.
I've been thinking about Van life. Good content. Subbed cause of the spagbol. One of my favs, lol.
A suggestion for the spaghetti Bolognese: Sear the ground meat until it achieves a crisp, golden brown through the Maillard reaction. Subsequently, add the onions, celery, carrot, and rosemary.
Mate should have done pie n mash or shepherds pie or jellied eals 😂😂
There are a lot of quieter side roads around there in Lambeth North, especially around the train viaduct and the pineapple pub.
Cook the tommy paste off for a few mins when the mince is cooked Will
You should have brought in Ben for a cameo in this video when you drove near the Big Ben 🤣
03:11 looks like marble arch
10:48 a german dude asked me a little while back why i said ‘i used to travel a lot, mostly though into europe’ knowing i’m from london.
i tried to explain to him why we use this terminology but he said we are hypocrites because the uk are a part of europe.
12:10 you cook in your van then go out reeking of onions and garlic. that’s not a pleasant smell
13:50 i got the same potato peeler
and just to add you’re a hot to trot dude you are! 😍
It's Wellington Arch...
Not surprised by the sirens, stayed at a hotel at Lambeth and Kensington years ago and heard them all night. Think they had a branch of police near by.
Just found your channel. London beautiful hi from Alabama will watch again
Shoutout Charlie Pauly 🤘🏻😁 I watched that video haha
Put a small container of coffee ground in the fridge and that will get rid of the food smell. Great to see a stealth camp video for a change and the Spaghetti alla Bolognese looked delicious.
Fresh or used coffee grounds?
That's the spag bol recipe I use, and it is fantastic.
First time watcher, I really enjoyed your video! 1 thing - when I make anything that contains cooking onions, I find the stench sticks onto my clothes, my hair, my surfaces, everything. How do you manage the stench when cooking in a van? Does it not smell everything up? Take care friend 😊
Be sure to pay the congestion charge aswell as the ulez
Stardrops....to clean the frige...use it neat....then rinse etc...
theirs a pub on the corner opposite worlds end
i had to fight several heart attacks during the creation of that abomination of food. i like your van.
Ahhh Will I’m round the corner from Buckingham palace we could have had Fajitas !!!😂😂
kudos for driving through central london aha!
That’s actually the Elizabeth clock tower. Big Ben is the bell that chimes the hour.
Back on true form and an awesome video I enjoyed.
bolognaise looks amazing but PLEASE put a damp cloth under your chopping board ! I get the fear every time u chop lol x
On behalf of all Italians. Thank you for not snapping the spaghetti 🤣
I break the pasta before putting it in the pot! :-D
That's not good, my Nonna will be mad at you.
Great video mate , but i feared that you'd end up losing something..Van broken into or robbed of your camera.
Take care pal
This is the type videos that I love to watch! Hey Will if you will get a small can of coffee and open it and leave it in your frig it works wonders on removing bad smells from it,
Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Those shades on the front window and side windows are amazing.
As a Londoner born and bred I also try NOT to drive in the City or parts of the East End as the charges are disgusting, people are arses ( Generally ) and it can take hours to travel just a few miles!
TOURISTS.. DO NOT DRIVE IN LONDON!
Stick half an onion in the fridge for the smell
Only just started the video. But so glad to see you doing a stealth camp again will mate. Watched Charlie's the other week so buzzing for this one to. Great to see you back in the van again.
Don't forget the congestion charge + ulez
I really enjoyed this stealth adventure! Fellow camper van owner here, and also now a new subscriber.
Definitely no garlic in a Ragu ala bolognaise and thicker pasta like tagliatelle as well so the sauce can stick better.
great stealh, nice to see you back on form
This is why we can't park anywhere, but you got your content well done :D
hey will great Vvlog....... sorry you couldn't park close to the londone eye as Charley did but hey text him say I am here need a park lol...... your park up is brilliant well done..... parking in the meddle of London is amazing, well done and OMG that spag bog looks delicilious. did you catch up with Charlie?. that would be good if you did on utube.well done slept in van in central london.
Nice to see you back😀 it seems such along time since you posted last, enjoyed as always
Good to see another stealth camping video. For me that’s what makes the channel
I'm all about LDN stealth camping.
Maybe some more UK cities in the future 😉 🇬🇧
That Was Fabulous!! I Would Love To See Something Like This Again. Myself And Probably Others Would Love To See Beautiful London. Thank You So Much!!!
Next, stealth camping at the Buckingham Palace, or Piccadilly Circus.
Will is kind of dashing. ❤️
Chessington! my grandad used to live on hook road in the Georgian house just up from hook & Chessington library, it's called orchard court.
Nice one will great van stealth camp london is a bit mad nice and close to those landmarks cheers atb
Whenever I see videos like this, I'm really jealous because it looks super fun. But then I always ask myself, where's the toilet?
I expected the only fools and horses music 🤣 Brilliant!
Real Stealth Camping is in a Van Van ....No windows ...No front windscreen curtains .No indication of accomodating anyone...Clean Tidy and simple(Like Me)....This has been and is my Modus Operandi for many years....All Europe and beyond ...European cities need Crit Air stickers...(Easy).Euro 5and 6 OK.....Continue to Live The Dream Folks.......
Great to see you back in your own am doing what you do best
I had the pleasure of standing guard on Buckingham palace
Awesome video!! That spaghetti looked great!! I am excited to start stealth camping in cities!!
Toss the spaghetti in a large knob of butter and a teaspoon of marmite. And it needs to be wholemeal spaghetti :-)
Awesome video and a little toot around London again awesome and I can't wait to try out the recipe that u provided. Thanks for sharing Will your video, cheers mate!