Attempting To LIVE IN A VAN IN LONDON (Hampstead Heath)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
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Our first time ever stealth van camping in London. We chose to head to the incredibly whacky and a little creepy in places: Hampstead Heath.
Hampstead Heath stands out to us as one of the quirkiest places we have camped in our camper van conversion, whilst doing vanlife in the UK #VanLifeUK #HampsteadHeath
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We visit Boy George's house, a shrine to George Michael, Mary Poppins locations and some dark history of Peter Pan.
The previous London episode to this one was this • We Stayed At BOTH OF L...
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The previous London Episode is here
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Stay out of London and you got to pay for the roads it’s mad up there now crime gone mad
I live in London, and you’ve both found some fantastic gems for us to visit. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Love, love, love the content. 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much Terry, you are way too kind ❤️❤️❤️
You’re both amazing! 🥰🥰🥰
Loved this! The layers of history in London is staggering - so much to explore.
YeH we barely scratched the surface of the area we were in let alone the rest of it
Apparently in the 50’s during the filming of The African Queen parakeets escaped the london film set.Jimi Hendrix also released two mating Parakeets in London back in the 60’s so this is maybe how they came to end up in the south of England 😀
You said Awsome and I say so was this two-parter. Thanks for giving me a chance to join in with your great London visit. I will be back for more.
Thanks George, really appreciate it mate
I think you two really outdid yourselves with the London two parter. Hugely entertaining and fascinating stuff. Keep up the great work guys.
Ah shucks thank you 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing, really enjoyed watching this video better than tv see you soon guys 💚💜
Pleased you did 🤩💚
We knew you two would find a way to make ur London visit engaging and interesting, while the dark, rainy weather just adds to the atmosphere. The City is so richly layered in history, culture, architecture, and natural beauty! To the best vanlifers on youtube, thank you!
We are both really pleased you enjoyed the series 😀
So lovely to see places i recognised. You did well getting away with two nights. Glad you had a good time x
Yeah it was a great spot 🤩
Fab video! Love all the gothic scary stuff in London. Your meal looks delicious!
Fab vlog as always! You must try to go back to Highgate Cemetery it is a fascinating place. Feeling hungry now watching you scoff that lovely dinner! Take Care 😘
great video not sure if you are aware Carl Marks is buried in Highgate Cemetery among lots of other famous people. Dick Wittington storey is linked to Highgate Hill. Rod Stuart is around Highgate as well
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Great episode. My best friend's husband is related to J M Barrie. They have all his first editions. I didn't realise how much he wrote until I saw them all together. Nice to see different parts of London, when normally it would be Buckingham Palace, Harrods etc. Shame about the weather, but now you know you can go back in another season and stay again. I didn't think there would be anywhere to park for free. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Stay safe and happy travels xx
Pleased you enjoyed it, and wow factor about the JM Barrie stuff 😀
Another fantastic video! Just so enjoy you guys, you do such a great job. Thanks again.
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Hello Mr and Mrs Day, great video , you've picked a lovely part of London, so much history is there. I used to do deliveries in Hampstead Heath and I've seen the back of Johnathan Ross head and Ricky Gervais crossed the zebra crossing in front of me just up the hill from snappy snaps. Sigmund Freud's house is down the main road hill towards Belize park which is near where Liam Gallagher lives. Shame about the ulez charge every day, rip off. Safe travels.
Ah nice info thank you
Loved it another great video , George Michael is buried at Highgate Cemetery shame it was locked .
Ah we didn't know that
Oh my goodness!!! I was at St John’s last week making a video about Kay Kendall - you were standing just in front of her grave when you were talking about Peter Pan! So brilliant! ❤ love Hampstead Heath!
It was lovely & so interesting 💗🕊🕊🕊
We liked Crystal Palace camp site. Right in the heart of the town. It has has great independent bars and shops. Camp site is wonderful, similar to Abbey Wood. Great Views of the city and its parks are great too. Brixton and Dulwich close by. Hope you can explore more of the South next time. But London is an epic city, there’s so much to it and it keeps changing. We are now lucky to live in West London on the Elizabeth Line and that is a great benefit too. And we are still trying to get to know it more. So many green spaces too. See you next time. Safe travels. 😊
I would love to see more city park ups...Great video loved Boy George's house...too bad he wasn't around....Loved the video
Guacamole has to be one of the all time yummiest dishes. Great video, lots of fun. That mushroomy meaty stuff looks good.
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This old Londoner is very glad you were pleasantly surprised by London, Liam. I lived in Hampstead among the rich and famous back in the 70s. I was neither rich nor famous. It was just a nice, safe place to live and an easy tube ride to work each day. Funnily enough, at the time my (musician) boyfriend lived in Erith, next door to Abbey Wood, and I have to say back then we would never have put Abbey Wood and glamping into the same sentence! Love your vlogs - these days I live in Sydney, Oz, but I really enjoy vids about England. 😀
Love the video, Smiled with you all the way through 💓😊
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Great 2 part mini series. London is an awesome place to explore, it doesn’t have to be expensive if you step of the tourist trail . So much history . And yes you should do more videos like these . Thank you for sharing.
Pleased you liked it 😀
Mick Jones from The Clash was playing with his band in Dublin in 2008 and I LOVE The Clash, so I waited for them to come for sound rehearsals to try and meet him. Long story short, he invited me in for the whole sound rehearsal and to hang out with himself and the band until the gig began. Then, he left myself and my mate free tickets to see himself and Paul Siminon play with Gorillaz in the o2 arena and invited us backstage to hang out with the band after. I love you Mick. Stellar guy.
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Well....what can I say that hasn't already been said? You just keep giving us JOY in abundance. Thank you.....what a great double act. Stay safe xx
Glad you stayed in one of the nicer (and posher) parts of London, alot safer. Safe journeys 😉
It's a really fab & interesting place...
Very Good Entertaining Video. I am thinking about opening a Pub in my Local Graveyard. That way there would be plenty of Spirits in it. Ok! I made that up.
Yeah, London’s a real mix. I love listening to the parakeets. I remember when we first started hearing them quite a few years ago now. Their numbers have grown enormously. The only downside is that they’re extremely territorial so the sparrow numbers are much lower than they used to be. If I remember right, I was in a park near Croydon when I first heard them. Strangely, on that same day, and in that same park, my friend and I saw a pair of much bigger red parrots with either blue or yellow chest feathers. Can’t remember. Long time ago now. Glad you had such a grand time here. Stay warm. Stay happy 🫶🏻
🙏💚 thank you
im glad you had such a nice experience in london,,it can be a bit hectic and unpredictable but its never boring here,so glad you found a nice place to camp,😁
Great video there are some great quiet streets which are great for stealth camping in Hampstead particularly at weekends where the parking restrictions end at 13.15 on a Saturday through till 8.30 on a Monday morning. The only downside is the ULEZ so you need a Euro6 van or electric.
"stealth camping" .. you mean sleeping in the van ?
Lovely times
In London town !
touching rendition
Of ' Karma Chameleon ' ,
Lliam + Janine !
the harmonica accompanying ,
Playing in the background ,
In my mind :) !
Restaurants quite Dear £££
In London town !
My Sister Susie ,
Now on Vancouver IsLand 🇨🇦
Lived in London town
for two decades !
Anyhow , just Sharing a bit :)
Great London Series
+ Thanks for the nice Chats
by the side door of Morgan !
Namaste
Much Love
Best
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WOW.. so much to discover...Got to Love London.
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We have really enjoyed your London tour Thanks for taking us along .
Pleased you did 😀
Hope to catch up as soon as I feel better from COVID ...My husband has it too now...sending ❤️ guys ❤️
Rest well
That was a great insight into what London has to offer! Glad you found somewhere safe! ❤
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Great London videos, you had fun, thank you 😀 London is amazing, so much to see and do 😀 Loved your camping ideas 😀
Great video as always. Guys .glad you exploring London.
It really is a magnificent City.
So many places to visit.we have had some really great times in London we parked and got our bikes and rode everywhere and at this time the tour de France was there we rode behind
Also we would go out around central London pub crawl and get taxi back to lovely posh road. Get dropped then walk along to our van. Funny times. Don't know if you know.all the museum in London are free. And they are fantastic. The science museum in Kensington. Is amazing. Beautiful place.also the British museum. Also national art gallery. Tate modern art gallery Notting hill and Portobello road. Are great to visit to.hope you go back to London there are so many places to see.. if you don't want to pay the charges. Park out side the zones and tube in. you can get a Oyster card.
Omg i used to be a photographic printer at Snappy snaps in Derby 28yrs ago..when i was in my late teens..wowzers time goes quick..
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Absolutely loved your London videos, there is something magical about it, thank you for sharing …awesome ❤
Pleased you enjoyed them
Lived in Hampstead for half my life. Adore it, and London generally. Come back in the summer and go swimming in the ponds on the Heath. Such a special place.
Having lived in London for a few years (a while back mind you!), it's fascinating to see it through your eyes, really enjoyed the two videos.
Thank you, pleased you did
Great vlog as usual! Very informative and a joy to watch. Thanks guys, great seeing you not only doing vanlife but enjoying it too 👍
With regard to Parakeet's there is a large colony in Redhill Surrey, next to a pond in Frenches road.
Just in case you're interested 😁👍
OMG the tower bit on Boy Geroge's house makes me think of Count Olaf's house in Series of Unfortunante Events with the tower with the eye magnifier glass and where they hang Sonny in the cage from!
Your videos are always entertaining but you have surpassed yourselves with these two London ones. More more more like this PLEASE xx
Aw thank you, so pleased you liked them
Used to live down the road from there years ago there are some great pubs there, they are like country pubs, the Hollybush, Spaniards Inn and The Old White Bear they are all lovely tucked away in the tiny back streets of Hampstead. Its really pretty there! Love Hampstead plus the Heath is amazing have fun guys xx
So true 👌
Really enjoyed your London adventures and totally amazed that you were able to stay in your van there. Xx
I love to visit old cemeteries and look at all older tombstones. Some of them are amazing.
Yeah I can see why
This two-parter was amazing! Thank you.
So pleased you liked it 😀
So glad you enjoyed your trip to London! I'm a housebound Londoner and I loved watching and learnt alot. Anton Walbrook was magnif in the film The Red Shoes. ❤. All the best 🥰
I'm glad you enjoyed London and found it a lot less scary than you thought. You'll have to come back soon as there's a lot more to see.
Can't wait, loved it there
Celebrities are so old hat, (apart from that lovely family from the band, who don't count as they're musicians) you're the new kids on the block now! Well done you two, you had to trump me and stealth for two nights in London when I only did one way back in the eighties, with my Mamma.I really felt like I was there with you on this one it was really fun to watch.❤️
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This series was amazing!! I live in the states so I only know what you tell us about the areas you're going to and in the beginning when Liam was really nervous so was I 😂
I'm so happy for you guys that it turned out this wonderful. What a great adventure you'll never forget🥰
Thank you for your ongoing support from so far away 🙏
binge watinging ur vids right now, loving the content, the vibe and the energy of ur vids, thanks for an entertaining night after a 16 hour shift!
Loved it - thanks - made my Saturday night watching and that Mexican looked real good! ❤
Wow. Memory central for me. I lived in an amazing hostel in Fitzjohn Avenue (up the top of the hill past snappy snaps and
turn left) in the naughties. Peter Cook used to drink in the boozer up the road.
Brilliant!. Well done you two ❤️
Ah wow 👌 🤩
That was a lot of fun to watch,guys. I really enjoyed sneaky mode in Laaaandan town. good job! repect and regards- Kenny
Thanks Kenny ✌️
Love your videos. London something different for you guys. But still great. Keeps me going to get my next van and convert it,full time later next year. You're an inspiration. Thank you.
Yeah it's been a massive eye opener for us, we have really enjoyed it 😀
You keep raising the bar absolutely fantastic video thanks 👍
Pleased you liked it mate 👍
Well Morgan + 2 that was a great follow up to episode 1. Not many people can go to watch their 'heroes' & then get invited for 🍵 😁👍How big are those houses..?? Bloody hell I bet they take some gas/ electric to heat..good job they get a 'cost of living' payments 🤣🙄 Great park up. Who would have thought that Central London would be somewhere to stealth camp? Loved the karma chameleon sing a long but don't give up the day job!!!🤩Great vlog as always 👍 stay safe..stay warm & keep Morgan moving along 👌
Great to see you having a good time in London. We have parakeets in Birmingham i often see a flock flying over the garden x
What fun you bring!
WOW!!! I cannot believe you just mozied right past Boy George's home! Unbelievable!
I love London. I lived in East London, not far from the Woolwich Ferry crossing for 20 years and it’s an amazing place to live. I now live in Sunderland and can you believe our local park is full of parakeets! Great video.
Wow it sounds like parakeets have gotten everywhere
do they taste like chicken ?
Love this, will definitely be visiting Hampstead Heath when I move to London next year. Thank you for another great episode. Hope you return to London again. ❤
Have fun
Fantastic video as always guys, love Sunday’s and Wednesday’s 🥰
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well done like you most will be surprised by this adventure and how well it turned out , best regards
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Probably 2 of the most enjoyable since I’ve subscribed 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Really pleased you liked them
You guy’s are just absolutely amazing, your vlog’s make our week👌
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Every place you go all of the Cities and villages you go and beautiful beaches are All Awesome, I really enjoy Liams and your enthusiasm to your adventures ,Janine. Plus I enjoy watching Liam and you fix food and cook!safe travels and take care😊🙃🙂
Thank you 🙏🚐💚
Good to see people enjoying their best life, an enjoyable watch.
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Having worked in the City of London over many years now living in Norfolk, I am amazed at what you have achieved and one of the most expensive areas in London well done, a really interesting video you both should have a series on television thank you.
Pleased you liked it as much as we did 😀
So happy I found your channel,love all your videos! Lots of love from Nova Scotia Canada ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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I recently wild camped InHampstead Heath and have done so few years ago no problems. What you have to watch is there are private security cars driving round in certain areas Finchley Road side of Hampstead. I found a quiet road with fence to park up no pavement opposite side no houses either no problems just North of Hampstead Heath station near Royal Free. I should have videoed it but too busy involved with body work course I was doing. Keep smiling
Another fab video you guys make me smile really enjoyed the London videos look forward to the next one loved the dancing lol xx
Haha knees up off the ground
Wow wow wow! The best series yet! I cannot even choose which bit of the series is my favorite, but it just might be Liam's jig at the Poppins house! Hilarious! This series is jam-packed full of so many fun facts, funny bits, glimpses of a life well-lived, cooking shots, recipes, I could go on. Please do tell, guessing you used your onboard shower and toilet for this stay in Hampstead Heath? I live in Heath...Ohio USA! Thanks Both, brilliant vlog!
Thank you, we are both so pleased you liked it 😍
Loving your content guys.
Your videos are so good.
Love your free spirits
Making memories is all we have
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Totally agree with you
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I’m looking at London in a whole new way because of you two. Thanks guys xxxx
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That was a brilliant watch! Thank you xx
Thanks for watching
Another good one guys. Keep them coming. Michelle.
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My family has been enjoying all your adventures and really loved both stealth and campsite camping in London, proper.
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Yet another great vlog. My daughter lives in Camden and she’s always telling me of different places she goes to. Looking forward to wherever you end up next x
Camden is Ace
@@ThoseHappyDays never been sadly. Maybe one day 😊x
Wham on snappy snaps was a well good pun. Nice one for making these videos only found and subscribed to your channel yesterday.
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Brilliant video xx thank you xx
Pleasure 🙏
That was amazing, tour 😊 and the stealth mode
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Great tour, thanks.
Hi new subscriber here! I can't believe I've not come across your channel before, love what what I've seen so far. Will be having a good watch over the weekend.
Thank you 👍
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Boy George has just left the jungle. Still in Australia I guess
Maybe on his way back to his mansion now then
couldn't handle being camped up with a genocidal maniac probably
How entertaining you both are, full,of really good info too x
Great videos! We stay at the camping & caravan ing site in Crystal Palace when we come to London. Highly recommend 👍
Yeah will check out when it opens again thank you
Hola! 👋from New Mexico🌵🌶️ yum yum What a dinner after 35,000 steps Wow! I so enjoy the vlog. Learning so much! 💖💖
Pleased you enjoyed it 😀
Brill ...brought back memories of the 80's when we worked in London 3 days a week ,from Brum , sleeping in the back of a roller shuttered Luton van . Wash in the under ground toilets ,cafe full English then back on the site till 9 pm !
When did stealth camping in vans start ? Did we begin the trend in 1980 ?
You probably did haha
Wow!! Just stunning!! Thanks guys!!❤
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What another fantastic video 😃👍 looked like you really enjoyed your time in London nice change from the costal locations however I think Boy George’s career is safe 🤣🤣 don’t give up the day job 😂❤️
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Love this video, would love to see the beautiful birds. X ❤
We tried to catch them on camera but they were so quick haha
PS thank you for all the information on Peter Pan and Mary Poppins.
You 2 are fabulous x
No worries, we loved it 😀
Another lovely blog. I haven’t been to London for so long (aside from a hospital appt - but that doesn’t count 😉) It’s a lot different from Scotland, I loved the hustle and bustle and caught a show. I was very young but remember to this day, how incredible it was. You managed to show a quieter side to London too, which is steeped in history. I am glad you had such a great time.
Hopefully all this makes up for all the earlier tough times of the year. Your ending this one on a high ❤️ Thank you both for taking me on more adventures, from my bed 😬🤩 x
I live in London and I haven’t been to Hampstead for a few years but definitely will do thanks for showing us around
Such a cool place 😎
Love it. Like you mixing it up between stealth and campsites.
Yeah might check out a few more now
Great to see that you managed to find a free stealth park up in the big smoke. Lots of interesting sights to see in the area as well despite the weather. I particularly liked the chimney sweep dancing in front of the admirals house! 😆
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