Winter wild camping in West Sussex.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video we show that winter wild camping in West Sussex is easily doable. We wild camp at Duncton viewpoint, visit Boxgrove Priory in West Sussex, take a look at the Weald & Downland museum from the air, we tell you about King Canute at Bosham and take a walk around Bosham and a walk around Chichester town centre to see the christmas lights.
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0:00 Introduction
0:43 A272 River Arun
1:55 Duncton viewpoint West Sussex
2:54 Stag Chilli Pie
4:49 Goodwood racecourse
5:26 Weald & Downland living museum
6:38 McDonalds Chichester
7:32 Boxgrove Priory
10:45 Shore road
11:37 Holy Trinity church
13:11 Market car park Chichester
15:09 Chichester Cathedral
16:27 China Royal Chichester
Always pickup a few free papers in town, when it's heavy rain, then put them on the van floor when you step in, dry off you shoe soles, put all the damp papers into a sealed plastic bag. Helps cut down the condensation, when you put your heater on. There's also an anti-fog product you can buy called rain-x that you put on your window interiors, that stop them fogging up. If you leave your windows open behind the rain guards, the van will dry out pretty quickly without fogging up.
Solid tips Hugh. 👍
Glad to see you out and about, views were stunning. 👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴👍
Thanks Linda 👍😊
Nice video 📹. What a beautiful part of England even in bad weather. Cheers 🍷🍺🇬🇧👍
Thanks Chris. Yes it’s easy to forget how beautiful the scenery is on your own doorstep 👍😊
Awww the Weald and Downland museum . We used to go there a lot when I was a boy 😊
We went to a Food Fair there a few years ago. A very interesting place 👍😊
Cool
Another great Vlog Ken and Carol. Some superb drone footage and as always some great historcal facts about the local area. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Grumpy Bear. Glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
Glad to see you out again great drone shots lovely views
Thanks Collette 👍😊
wonderful stuff, brings back many memories. Many thanks to you both. Stay safe, all the very best, Jack.
Thanks Jack. Glad we could bring back some memories for you. Take care 🙂👍
Another super video thanks for sharing....looking forward to the next one xx
Thanks Sue. Glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
nice to see Sussex on your way and with your commands and info's, we like that, we like to see more !!
Loved that guys, nice watching here in the dry,lovely churches, thanks for sharing 🙂
Cheers. Thanks for watching Douglas 👍😊
Was able to enjoy your video n travel trolls whilst having supper. Thank for sharing!
I miss chi so much. Had a time of my life for 5 yrs there. Thanks so much for taking me there again.
Thanks for watching Rajeev. Glad we could bring back some good memories for you 👍😊
Chichester is such a lovely place. It's many years since I was last there. Very interesting vlog. Thank you
Thanks David. Chichester is always worth a visit no matter what the weather. 👍
Hi 🙋♀️ Carol and Ken. Lovely to see you back on your travels again. Interesting places you visit and drone shots 👌.xxx
Thanks Charmaine. It was great to be out on the road again, even in the rain 👍😊
Another great video Thank you
Thanks Matt 👍🙂
Wonderful video as always , love seeing the lovely villages & scenery although it does make me homesick 😊
Sorry about that Wendy 😊 Thanks for watching 👍🙂
Great video guys, especially the drone footage. Nice to see you out and about again. Take care.
we like is also
Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
Hi Ken & Carol, I would just like to say that I have watched a lot of your videos now & what you produce is always a delight to watch. You show us some beautiful places to visit, the videos are always very informative & always so positive. You both also have wonderfully calming voices, especially Ken, when he does the voice overs; this, coupled with the video content & creativeness - the drone shots especially - always with perfectly chosen music to accompany them, creates such a wonderfully relaxing & calming mind - so ‘thank you both so very much’. I love to watch how the van functions & how you have adapted to get maximum benefit from such a small space. 10/10! Thanks again both & I look forward to many more 👍
Thank you Angie for your lovely comment. Glad you are enjoying our videos and we hope to bring lots more when we are free to travel again 😊👍
Great to see yous out and about Ken and carol will catch up on the rest of the video when I get home better viewing on the big screen 📺 cheers
Thanks Rod. Hope you enjoy it 👍😊
Nice to see others doing videos of West Sussex ❤️
Thanks for watching. Your van is coming along really well 👍🙂
Great stuff just finished watching the lovely vlog. Keep it up, lads. Stay healthy and Stay safe.
You too. Thanks for watching 👍
We've started many a walk from that viewpoint. Lovely film.
Thanks Helen 😊
Goodwood health to you both. keep the vids coming, they are very inspiring.......
Thanks Mark. Good health to you as well 👍
Watchya Ken. The foster home for old buildings Sounds interesting, Glad you avoided a Soggy Bottom ( Pie ) ? Albeit got Soggy Feet ? Another smashing vlog ATB to you both xx Stephen
Cheers Stephen, thanks for watching. Keep safe and warm, especially if you’re out on that bike 👍😁
Nice video, thanks!
Cheers Steve 👍🙂
Great video , well balanced music,commentary and video. Stay safe and keep warm.
Cheers Daz👍😊
Just subscribed after watching this video!...really enjoyed this , in your sweet little red camper,thank you.
Thanks for watching and subscribing Denise 👍😊
luv the video always
rain 🌧 or not , I like viewing the shops etc
take care , keep warm.
Thanks Moira, glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
I know those roads well. I ride my Motorcycle round there quite often. Some lovely twisties.
Yes, lovely scenic roads for motorcycling 👍🙂
What a charming town Bosham is! You two are great ambassadors for West Sussex. Now I want to visit (although maybe in the summer!). Great video (as always) and you always choose and edit in perfect music too. I'm looking forward to continuing on the adventure!
Thanks Ethan. We always forget to appreciate how pretty the villages are and what amazing scenery there is around where we live. We hope you can get to visit one day 👍😊
I was nicely reminded of rainy December walks in another English town.
Glad to bring back some nice memories for you Eric. Thanks for watching 👍😊
Nice reminder of our visit to Sussex about 20 years ago, we where staying at a caravan park in Selsey, I remember we visited Chichester and the Royal military police museum there, must try and pay another visit to the area sometime, many thanks for another enjoyable video.
Good to hear it brought back some nice memories of your trip. I like it when that happens. It was a sad day when the Army left Chichester. I think that museum has gone as well now. 👍
There you go again starting of the new video trying to expand my waistline with the same dish again, your doing it on purpose, keep going though cause I'm loving it, you have also introduced me as a photographer to a new destination in " Bosham " it looks a nice photogenic place on a dry day, will definitely explore very very soon, look forward to episode two, regards, colin.
Cheers Colin. Sorry about your waistline 😁 Bosham is well worth a visit, especially when the tide is in 👍😊
excellent drive around, love the wild camping, going to attempt it on the NC500 into new year. Like the drone shots, get mine back up in air soon.
Thanks for watching. Have a great time doing the NC500 👍🙂
good update on you trips out
Thanks Lee 👍😊
Hello from the states. Very good video, nice editing, very professional. That area seems beautiful, and historic. I would love to explore that old monastery.
Greetings to you, Duane, in the USA. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your kind comments 🙏😊
I now look forward avidly to each new video you produce, so no, I am not surprised to see you having a McDonald's breakfast! I really enjoy your videos for many reasons and I enjoy them responsibly 😊
That is the way to do it Ian. 😁👍
Wonderful journey Ken & Carol, I so enjoyed your trip, narration and history of the areas. Every time I watch your videos my desire to have a drone increases...to the point of checking Amazon 🤗 Once again thanks for taking us along! Yes I lived in Chichester, Pennsylvania but we pronounce it as Chi-(long i) Chai...Chester. Loved everything about this movie ❣️
Merry Christmas 🎄
Hi Jackie. You certainly should get a drone and the new Mavic Mini 2 would be perfect for you. Seeing as you have a farm it would have several uses besides film making. You can use them to inspect roofs, check on livestock, look down on woods and all sorts of good stuff. With a bit of practice I don’t think you will have any problems learning to fly the drone at all and you have plenty of space at the house to do it safely. Once you get confidence that you can fly it ok then the rest quickly follows 👍
Love your videos😊
Thanks Anita 👍😊
Hi came across your channel last week and have been watching your videos every day , have now subscribed , great stuff , thank you for sharing 👍😀
Mike
Thanks for subbing Mike. Glad you are enjoying the videos 👍😊
My favourite county, West Sussex. Next door to me really as I live in Hampshire. Beautiful areas all over. I must visit more! 👍
We are both lucky to live in the South, good weather, beautiful views in both our Counties 👍
Enjoyed that, Chichester in the cold rain. Britain at it’s finest. Good to see the SODT bakery van out on deliveries ! Regards AJ
Thanks AJ. It is a shame the weather wasn’t better as we wanted to film more of Chichester, especially around the Cathedral 👍😊
@@LifeistooshortCK A visit to the canal is worthwhile, there is a small museum and nice coffee. Canal narrowboat trip is worth it.
@@alanjackson4646 a canal boat trip sounds like fun. We didn’t know you could do that in Chichester so thanks for the tip 👍🙂
Love your little van. I’d love one of my own. My daughter went to uni in Chichester such a beautiful area.
Thanks for watching. Chichester is indeed a lovely city. Hope you daughter enjoyed her time at university there.
What a fascinating place Bosham, had no idea that King Canute story had any substance. Chichester also looks great, no luck with the weather though.
Cheers Mike. Weather has been awful here lately and more rain in the forecast for next week! Hope you are both well 👍🙂
Awe it’s over already!!?? Great video. Even with the foul weather it was fun to visit that part of England with you both! We got 3 inches of snow here in the state of Iowa, USA. It was so pretty seeing everything blanketed in white. Enjoy your weekend, Mary
Thanks Mary. No snow here but more rain forecast for the coming week! Greetings to you in Iowa, stay safe and warm 👍😊
Love your videos, love the fact you go explore no matter what. The wife & me are new to the camper van life so we’re wondering what camera/camera equipment are you using. Many thanks for taking us on your adventures during lockdown 👍
Hi Chris. I have a video on the channel about the cameras I use but there have been changes since I made that. Main cameras are Sony RX100 vii, DJI Pocket 2, DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone and Rode Wireless Go MKii microphones. 👍
Merry Christmas and happy new year ☃️☃️
And to you 🎄🎅🏻⛄️
Well that was very enjoyable , the next time i am back in the UK i think I may take a trip to Bosham it looks very interesting love the old church , you said one of the oldest in England must be going back to Anglo Saxons times. I was born just outside Newent if you are back in that area some lovely old churches there Pauntley Church is where Dick Whittington was born , also Upleadon church has Saxsons parts also a beautiful Tudor tower which is quite rare and last but not least is old St Mary's in Kempley very interesting place pink walls on the outside and all the inside walls are covered with frescoes , Dymock is well worth a trip to walk the wood to see all the Daffodils and then later the bluebells . Keep the videos coming love them in the morning with my coffee. Take care .
Thanks Shaun. Yes, Holy Trinity church in Bosham dates back to Saxon times and is also depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry because King Harold visited the church before his ill-fated trip to Normandy in 1064. We have made a note of the places you have mentioned and will hopefully get to visit them when we are next in that part of the country so thanks for the tips 👍🙂
Lovely video, 1st I've watched but not the last! I live in this exact area and it's just glorious. May I suggest that if you go to Chichester for breakfast again definitely try Charlie Harper's brassiere at the end of East Street (post Corona)! Looking forward to watching more!
Hi James, thanks for the tip re Charlie Harpers 👍
Very nice content .
Cheers Alan 👍😊
Great walk about in Bosham but the locals must have been wondering about the two odd folks walking around town. The town seemed to be deserted. Amazing to see so many folks out in the shopping area of Chichester in the rain storm. Glad to see the lock down has been lifted but we are back in it here in the states. Stay safe.
We may well be in it again after Christmas. The vaccine is being rolled out now so lets see what difference it makes 👍
Beats being stuck in the house. 👍😄
It certainly does 👍😊
Ahoy Pirates! :D Back at it, yeah! The name Chichester got me laughing, it sounds so funny! XD Bosham is a good one too! :D Thanks for the wonders and the swans again, cheers to you and spread the courage to grab our balls and go out even in the heavy rain! :D bear hugs, Kata
Cheers to you Kata. You always make us laugh with your amusing comments 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK I am going to keep that habit. ;)
Goodness me I used to be the village cop in duncton back in 1978.
Now living on the isle of mull.
Not been back there for many years
That was the year I joined Graham 😏. Good to see your still drawing the pension 👍
If you wait on good weather in UK you wouldn't get anywhere .
Good to see you back on the road
Too true Ross, thanks for watching 👍😊
Ha, first van life / wild camp video I've watched where I can say "I've driven down that road / parked in that carpark" lol.
Cor Ken at 14’ 39” you look terrified!😱
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I enjoy the music you attach. Could you attach a list of your music? Thanks
Thanks Barbara. The tracks in this video are:
01:09 Black Fading Clouds - Enzo Bellomo
04:25 Hammer and Felt - Beneath the Mountain
05:33 A Period Drama - Seth Parson
08:16 Downstream - Muted
10:50 After the Storm - Cameron Mackay
13:41 Christmas Lights - Luna Keller
another great video, what's the heat like in the van when its so cold outside and do you leave it on all night?
Thanks Yvonne. When it is cold outside we do leave the heater on all night. It is thermostatically controlled and was about 13°C that night inside the van, 1°C outside.
That little unit seems just perfect for the two of you.. With he new strain of COVID you two keep your powder dry and stay safe. Things are going to get hard again. We are going into a month lockdown here.
Thanks John. Sorry to hear you are back in lockdown, whereabouts are you based?
@@LifeistooshortCK I am from Canada. Pembroke ON retired military. Lost father to COVD in first wave. I like your relaxed content and in the UK you have history just down the road or around the corner. My wife and I road travel mostly in the warm season. Here it is mostly snow and trees with a few moose thrown in for fun. I may quip that sunny weather in England comes in liquid form bu you have caught some very good visuals. Be safe guys.
@@johnbastien3872 so sorry to hear about your father, our condolences to you and your family. We are grateful for our relatively mild climate here in the UK. We certainly couldn’t cope with the amount of snow you get. Stay safe and hopefully you can get out on the road next summer.
loved it all, as usual. the xmas tune was esp lovely. who was the singer?
Thanks Colin. That was Christmas Lights by Luna Keller.
@@LifeistooshortCK oh, thank you for replying.choice.
My cheap McDonalds breakfast is susage egg & cheese McMuffin & large French Vanilla Iced Coffee. Total (with tax) $3.17. All iced coffee sizes are $.99 at the moment & less chance of burns;-)
Wow, much cheaper than over here. Our breakfast meals with hash browns and coffee were £4.19 each.
Now you've gorn an' dun it and made me proper homesick. Chichester area is home to my family. Mostly all gone now. Of my generation there is just two cousins left , one in Chichester and one in Littlehampton. I love Singleton Weald and Downland Museum. It puts a lump in my throat every time I watch the repair shop on the TV. How are you getting on with your wooll duvet ? I have the mattress cover on my bed as well. Hope you find it as cosy as I do.
The wool duvet, pillows and mattress topper are ready but have yet to see action. We will test them on a really cold night. Pretty confident its a big step up in comfort though. Glad we were able to remind you of that area 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK if I was " down 'ome " as my granny used to say, I doubt very much I'd be walking along the beach with my sleeves rolled up on Christmas morning this year though 🤔🤣
Nice northerly view there but also a great spot to eat a Kebab from the Petworth Kebab van. Quality food, reasonable prices. Interesting local history including an accessible nuclear war monitoring post just a 250 m walk uphill from there and a super church 3 mins south on the road. (better place to sleep). The local windmill is a nice walk and includes one of the best green tunnels in the Uk. Interesting fact.... There are more brothels in Petworth than any other town in the southeast of England.
I think the only thing I was aware of Stu was that Church you mentioned. You can tell me in the next episode if its the one you meant. We saw a windmill near there but couldn’t see a way to reach it. We will have to go back and see it. I love a good kebab so I am distraught to learn we were near one and missed out 😁. Now you tell me about the brothels 😏👍
Have you fit a diesel heater in the van ? I'd like to put 'something' in my NV200 but a diesel heater has always seemed over the top for the size.
We don’t have a diesel heater, it is a propex lpg heater with an underslung lpg gas tank.
How cold was it during the day? It's interesting that Pennsylavia adopted the Chighester name but pronounces the first syllable ad "chai"
Hi Mark. It was about 5 degrees C during the day but felt like 1 degree due to wind chill.
That's interesting, as a local I can tell you that People here call Chichester 'Chi' ( pronounced as in 'pie' ).
Do your curent restrictions allow for nights away from home??
Yes
Just a memory from another life had an encounter with a guy from Isle Of Wight who was making a purchase of some records in a prominent music shop.H e was using an instrument that was not his own which I am sure you understand what I mean. He following this had a residency for a period of time which was not his choice at the pleasure of the state......
I certainly do know what you mean John. 👍
hi
Hi 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♀️
You went past Ted's. Farm shop
Hi Kim, where was Ted’s Farm shop, sorry we didn’t notice it?🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK 1.16 on the right. I used to shop there although it is expensive
Whoops. I forgot it's now called Heath End Store but we will always call it Ted's!
Wild camping = Tent, Sleeping bag, Airmat, small stove, food, first aid kit , and anything you care to carry in your Rucsac, not a specially adapted van, How on earth can you justify calling the title, Wild Camping, last time I walked and camped along the Pennine way ,over Kinder Scout I didnt have the pleasures of McDonalds or a Sainsburys, everything on my back, however yes I must agree its a very interesting video, and very informative, but one thing it certainly is not is " Wild Camping "
I couldn’t agree more but that is what people call it and if you want the video to be seen you have to use the term that people search for. The only other names I have heard used are boon docking or freedom camping but they are not well used. Anyway the fact there is a big red camper on the thumbnail makes it pretty clear what its about so I doubt people are expecting a tent on Dartmoor 😏😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Thanks for such a quick reply, don't know about Dartmoor, not been there , I take your point about using the Term "Wild Camping", your choice of course, if you would like to take a look at Austin and Lucys channel "2 feet forward" thats what I see as Wild Camping, although in their videos in the last 12 months they bought a campervan but prior to that they were foot slogging it, and cycle camping, I am going to subscribe to your channel and like your videos as they clearly well put together and I think maybe in 4K which I like, I wont mention " Wild Camping" again, but sorry I just had to be an obnoxious old moaning sod who was at one stage passionate about travelling with a tent, now not far off 70, disabled ( Left arm and shoulder, not legs) ' I have two YT Channels but not a
lot done this year, relying on public transport, but not using it since March 23rd, another channel you might both enjoy is " Walk with Tim ", I think you would find him interesting, anyway thanks for replying , Mike West Bromwich
We watch walk with Tim. I don’t mind you challenging the name of the video as you were polite about it. Some people are not so I just ban them from commenting. I have wild camped but not since I was in the Scouts years ago. I do enjoy a number of true wild camping channels though and I am always on the lookout for more. I will check out yours and the others you mention 👍
Pitty for the weather.
I suppose it is to be expected in England in the wintertime 😊☔️🥶
Why build a town in submersion
A good question. These villages have just grown that way. Twice a day the road provides extra free parking for the locals but it can get very expensive if you don’t move it in time. 😁
There is a blanket ban on overnighting in National trust car parks and also drone flying is banned covered by bylaws are you advocating breaking the law or do you have SPECIAL permeation, I have asked many times and always refused.
Maybe thats your mistake John, if you ask permission all the time you are very likely to be told no. In my view asking for forgiveness is often a more successful policy. Not aware we actually stayed in any national trust car parks on this trip but we have done so in the past. As for blanket bans on drone flying I have no idea what you are talking about there.
Forgot to add the last I heard the National Trust is also about to trial allowing people to stay in their car parks following a successful campaign by a national motorhome group.
@@LifeistooshortCK In your videos there is obvious drone footage over NT properties did you take that footage or not , or maybe was edited by third party they are excellent by the way but are presented as your work so you must know .
@@johnandjackietidmarsh7433 you seem intent on insulting me John now why would you want to do that.
@@LifeistooshortCK Apologies I did not mean to offend my gripe is with the NT not you as we have a licensed drone and use NT car parks often and as our style of campervaning is very much like yours we find your videos well made informative and useful. My point is I would not want to overnight or fly my drone were not permissible, too many would be busybodies NT jobsworths or even Police to spoil ones day . Keep up the good work am just about to view all your continental Vids
@@johnandjackietidmarsh7433 staying overnight where its not permissible is a personal choice. The risk of a fine is just an occupational hazard that sometimes I am prepared to take. I draw the line at the risk of being clamped.
As for flying at NT properties I accept you cannot fly without permission ON their property but there is nothing to stop you flying adjacent to their property. Once in the air as long as you abide by the drone laws I see no problem at all.
The best shots are often some distance from the subject and filming in 4K and zooming in the edit gets me close enough for my needs.