Exploring Wales in a Go-Pod Ft. Hogs Head campsite, Abergavenny (Brecon Beacons PART 2) | VLOG 9
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- February 2024, Winston (my dog) and I are continuing our 24-night tour of the Brecon Beacons in South Wales in my Go Pod micro-caravan. In this episode, we go to Clydach Gorge to see the ironworks and give you a tour of the Hogs Head campsite in Abergavenny.
Thanks so much for watching.
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PART 1 - • Starting a 25-DAY wint...
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Previously in Part 1
00:35 DAY 5
01:08 The plan for the day
01:52 Clydach ironworks and gorge
06:35 What's in there?
09:02 The exploration continues
10:15 Another tunnel?
12:35 Food, relaxing, and working in the pod
13:59 DAY 6
14:19 Chilled morning in the pod
14:52 Plans for the day
17:20 The campsite - Hog's Head
21:44 DAY 7
22:09 Our next campsite
23:09 Coming up in Part 3
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I love the way Winston tail goes round in a circle when he runs ahead of you, its so funny
It's his propeller 😅
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
I believe Winston has to have the most happiest tail I’ve ever seen. The tail goes around like a propeller, and he just seems to enjoy life together with you. Lovely to see you both together enjoying each other. 🙏🏻🫶🏻♥️
I don't think he has any control over his tail 😅 It just moves no matter what 😂😂 He is generally a happy doggy though 🐶❤️
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Thank you for making Winston the star of the show😊safe travels🙏
I think he does that on his own 😅🐶❤️
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Easiest way to pronounce Clydach is Kludak, that's near enough right. Nice to see you both in South Wales, it's where I live.
Thank you 👍🏼 I would have never of guessed that pronunciation 🙈 south wales is a lovely area! Thanks for watching and commenting
So enjoyable, we're pleased to have been on this journey with you. Totally agree about being out on Saturdays. The colours at the waterfall were so beautiful. And loveable Winston, wonderful as usual. So nice to see he has recovered from pulled muscle. Keep living your dream❤
Yep, I try not to do anything at weekends or on bank holidays 😅 Winston is back to normal now and we've been on some great walks together (to come in future vlogs). Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
A lady who happily moves a worm out of harms way.....hard-core 🤘
I think I’m just making up for when I was a child and I cut them in two using a spade to see if I would then have two worms 🙈🙈🙈
@RoseannaSunley Wow yeah, I remember doing that too.
On reflection, I never hung around long enough 'post chop', to see if either half did actually survive? 🤔
Have we as children, unknowingly multiplied the Uk's worm population?!
@@storminnorman2537 😅😅 I don't know if they survived either 😅 If we did create more worms, the birds probably got them - especially the ones that decided to crawl around on gravel 😅
They should pay you 5 pound for the honor of having Winston and his happy tail at their park!
Well, he is a star, after all 🐶😎😂😂 They should have a red carpet for him. 😅👍🏼
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Well done I live close so it’s pronounced like …. clid A ch the ch is like your clearing your throat 😂🤣😂 obviously iv spelled it in English or wenglish 🤣 well done good luck 👍👍👍🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢
Thank you! The spelling of Clydach looks nothing like how you guys pronounce it 😂😂 But I'll try to remember that for next time 👍🏼
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Was looking at the site after watching a bit of your vlog, came to the part about pricing and £5 a night for a dog, no thank you, I just don’t get the whole surcharge for a dog thing.
I’m following this trip with interest as I’m after a few ideas for the coming season for a few nights away.
Stay safe and enjoy your time away with the star of the show!!!!
Yes, I said exactly that at the end of the video. I'm not a fan of surcharges. £1 per dog per night, I can stomach, but I found £5 per dog per night very very expensive!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope we help with your upcoming trip!
Thanks for another great vlog. You didn’t chicken out going in there as I know I would not have gone in. I agree with you about the dog charges. I have a small Shitz-tzu dog and many sites now charge for him. I don’t like having to pay for him but I wouldn’t want to be without him. I know you feel the same about Winston. Personally I think site owners are just out to make a handy few quid. Keep the vlogs coming I enjoy them.
In fairness, I thought I went quite far inside in tunnel. (Although it probably felt further than it actually was 😅). I don't like the extra charges for dogs. Some charge an extra £2 per night which I can accept more than £5 per night. But like you, I wouldn't leave him at home.
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Super, informative video yet 👏. It's a joy to see you and Winston having fun together ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Yeah I too wouldn't risk that tunnel...No, I'd send the wife in to take a look..y'know see if its safe for me.
😂😂 Chivalry at it's finest 😅
Great video again. £40 per night fully serviced this time of year seems expensive even more than CAMC sites. Extra costs for dogs annoys me unless there are dog facilities like enclosed dog walk, dog shower
I thought it was expensive. Nothing wrong with the site, but it didn't justify the premium price. I'm not a fan of all the extra charges for dogs, awnings, toilet tents etc. I much prefer to pay for a pitch and as long as I stay in that area, all good. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Sounds like clidak (clydach
Ohhh I would have never guessed that pronunciation. 😅 Thanks so much 👍
I love your vlogs your presentation, content, editing and personality shine through long may it continue.
Totally agree with this lovely comment..David Gilmour
Appreciate that. Thanks so much!!
Thanks so much!
There's something calming about enjoying the inclement weather from your cosy van.
Gentle rain is lovely. 🤗 Heavy rain and high winds is terrible and I can’t sleep; it’s like being in a tin can 😅
That applies to caravanning as a whole.
If you go to Ystradfellte, especially after all the rain we've had, you'll get the most amazing waterfalls. Happy to show you around if I can arrange the time; I'm in Chepstow.
Thanks so much for the recommendation, but we've moved on from here now (my vlogs are about 2-weeks behind where I actually am), but I'll make note should i ever be back in that area. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Really enjoy your content, a relaxing watch after a stressful day at work, helps me to reset, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I’m not fond of hills either but have no choice if the dogs heading up exploring, have no choice she dictates and some of the scrambles I’ve done 😂 camp sites are getting crazy expensive, I will go and try the one you went to Knighton way at some point . It’s so muddy everywhere you go at the moment roll on summer . This place looks interesting though for sure, years ago there was a semi closed tunnel in Beddgelet it’s now open buy it was like half mile long and pitch black all you could see was a dot of light in the distance. , always interesting looking at adventure and finding new places
I haven't been touring for very long, but even I have noticed the increased price in campsites. It is starting to become an expensive way to travel!
I don't think I have had a day where it hasn't rained 😂😂
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Hi Roseanna, looking forward to your next installment…I wish you had explored the tunnel to see if there was a batcave and access to Wayne Manor!
I self-built a campervan just before Covid, sites were charging an average of £25 to £30 per night. The same campsites are now at an extortionate £35 to £40 per night, which seems to be the norm. Dogs/ visitors at £1 extra seems the average… (£5.00 per dog is a bit of a rip-off!) I’ve now sold the van and will be going on days out as it is not justifiable to me, to spend a day fishing/ night sleepover at £40!
Maybe I did find the bat cave but I’m sworn to secrecy … 😶
Campsite costs have been going up. I’ve been quite lucky and got sites at £20/£25 per night. I had a brilliant one in January with an elec hook up for £10 per night, but these sites are becoming harder to find.
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They once made washing machines, fridges, and Toshiba 📺 in Wales when I was young, not forgetting the famous coal mines. Lovely video again, well done Winston on your recovery.
I did not know any of that! Thanks so much for sharing! And thanks for watching our video. Glad you enjoyed it.
The tunnels look like old railway tunnels and the pathway's were the old railway lines 🤔.another great video and keep them coming and enjoy your adventures 😁
I think you're probably right 👍🏼 Glad you enjoyed our video. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You made me laugh saying you only think of sheep when you think of Wales!
In the 1800's South Wales was the world's biggest producer of iron & a century later produced one third of the world's coal from the mines.
By 1851 we were the world's first industrial society in which more people were employed in industry than agriculture.
❤️🏴❤
😱😱 That’s incredible. I honestly had no clue about all that history. Thanks so much for sharing! And thanks for watching our video. 🤗
Another engrossing vlog. Well done on reversing blind at the second site. Really enjoyed watching tonight. Looking forward to next time. Take care Rozz and Winston 😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm still feeling smug about that reversing 😇😅 Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@Roz.S Top driving. Now chill out and enjoy your evening. Take care Rozz.
Great video which was really interesting for us as we stayed at that campsite a couple of years ago. Were you a bit spooked that it is not gated like most sites are? When we were there there was a helicopter flying low and circling the site at midnight. We were imagining they were looking for escaped convicts! 😅
The showers seemed to have got better because they didn't have doors just shower curtains.
The waterfall walk is great and I was able to walk behind in heavy rain. It is much more approachable from the other side. Great vlog thank you. 👍😍
Nope, I’m not bothered by no gate. Tbh most of the sites I have stayed at don’t have a gate, it’s only really the camping and Caravanning clubs one that I find have a suitable barrier.
I think the shower block is new as there are other rooms signposted as showers but are locked.
Thanks so much for the tip on the waterfall. It didn’t look like we could get to the other side from where we were but good to know for next time. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, glad you liked our video 👍🏼
Brilliant video Roseanna 😊 x
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Love the channel keep up the good work ✌️
Appreciate that. Thanks so much for watching and commenting 👍🏼
I would have bottled that tunnel too 😳 😂
Far too scary on my own with no light 🙈
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Looks like an old railway tunnel Roseanna
I think you're right 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Looking forward to the next one second campsite looks amazing 👍
It was a great site! I loved that pitch with the stream behind it. Stayed there for 6 nights, so it features in the next few vlogs 👍 Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Winston scares me sometimes but ive noticed how smart he really is ❤
He's a very experienced hiking dog, having been doing stuff like this most of his life. I wouldn't let just any dog wander around like he does, but I know I can trust him.
@@Roz.S he's awesome ❤️ both of you are 😁
Winston living his best life for sure!
It's my job to give him the best life that I can 🐶 And Winston loves his adventures and exploring.
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I see the lad is enjoying his time with you and the adventure. I am also enjoying it has well . THANKS
Those tunnels look like they may be rail way system to get iron ore
Winston always has a great time!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed our video.
Thank you for another great vlog. The iron works looked really interesting. Good to see Winston running freely again.
It was a really interesting spot.
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Another great Vlog, excellent entertainment for a Wednesday evening. Looking forward to the next installment.🙂👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Hey Roseanna and Winston, I see you guys and I know it’s gonna be a good video! Your hair looked fine young lady and you naturally glow, so do you Winston. Alb….Cam xx💐
Appreciate the faith in my videos 😅👍🏼 Thanks for watching and commenting.
You made the right call not going into that cave! Besides we all know that if it can’t be filmed and documented on RUclips, it didn’t really happen. I was more impressed by your courage in hop scotching those slippery stones whilst carrying your phone to get to the caves entrance…Tech Boss Level Bravery!
Winston and I are pros at stepping over stones to cross water 👍🏼🐶
Thanks so much for watching.
@@Roz.S I have really enjoyed watching your videos of you and Winston exploring your part of the World. But also your very practical and wise approach to introducing Winston to new experiences along the way. He is a special boy. In this day and age of brash self promotion, refreshingly your channel doesn’t have the slightest whiff of that! I look forward to watching your next adventure with Winston. Maybe it will inspire me to have an adventure of my own on day soon!
@@EYEMISSSEINFELD Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I really appreciate that. Our next adventure is currently underway and I'm working on the first video now, hoping to get it ready to be published tomorrow. Thank you very much for following our adventures.
Loving that last pitch!
It was an awesome pitch!
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your hair looks like princess leia,s from the star wars films
I've not watched Star Wars 🙈🙈 (don't shoot me 😅) but thank you 😇
And as per the normal loved it you both take care x
So great to hear! Appreciate you watching and commenting 👍🏼😀🙌🐶
Sensible decision ... Not chickening out ... But I bet Winston perked up when you mentioned the word chicken 😂
I was walking around the campsite tonight with my actual torch (which is much brighter than my phone torch) and I was thinking about that tunnel and how I wish I had that torch with me 😅
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You had to mention weeing in your Previously in Part 1, didn’t you😂.
I think you made the right decision not going into the tunnels. I was half expecting Morlocks to start coming out.
I enjoyed watching you two exploring those old industrial sites.
I couldn't leave my peeing problem out of the intro! 😂😂
In fairness, I think I went quite far into the tunnel, although it probably felt further than it actually was. 😅
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙌
The hole is in very heavy rain if water rises water can go trough hole rather then push wall over
Ahh thank you so much for answering that 👍🏼
Great as usual good to see Winston moving well
Winston's doing great for his age 👍🏼 Sometimes a little stiff, but that's to be expected; he's still excited to go which is the main thing. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Thanks for sharing; it brought back old memories as I had relatives living on the opposite side of the gorge in the hamlet of Black Rock . Have explored those same tracks . Really enjoying this series of videos.
It's a beautiful place of the world to explore! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you're enjoying our videos.
Maybe the hole in the wall is for dogs or wildlife to get in and drink?
They are good badger-size holes 🤔 But did they think about those types of things back in the day when they were building this 🤔 Not sure. It's certainly a good suggestion, though. 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cracking the reversing 😊
Glad Winston is doing well.
Your in my part of Wales, best time of year to avoid to many people.
Really enjoying your videos 😊
Had a lovely time there. I'm enjoying having the place to myself. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
The adventure of the caves really brought out the color in Roseanna's cheeks. I will have to rewatch the video in awhile to see what the other commenters can say what the caves were for. Dogs cost extra because the campsite knows dog owners will pay. Poop in the grass might be used as a justification. Very nice video.🙂
Well, that's true. I wouldn't leave Winston at home for the sake of £5. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏼
She wouldn’t leave him anyway because the love they got for each other! Just like me and my buddy! I didn’t give a monkeys about the money because you can’t buy special memories together. I am not having a go just saying money is not every thing, love and special memories are way better and that. 👍🏻 any where I went I got what ever he wanted walk in country pubs order steaks one for him and one for me! Because having a real soul mate not just some joker 😊
Excellent girl,,,
Thanks so much! 👍🏼
I'm attempting caldar Idris overnight at the lake this weekend have you ever done it,,was it hard ?? 😳
@@davidwilson-zs5xd I haven't done it, but it has been on my list for some time. I think the degree of difficulty would depend on the route you take, but I would go well-prepared for a challenging incline 👍🏼 Hope you get some great views!
Wow. That last campsite was beautiful.
I loved that pitch!! I stayed there for 6 nights and it's coming up in the next vlog 👍🏼
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Another great video xx
YT just recommended your channel to me, your vids are relaxing. I love the brecon beacons. I wish I could do what you do and work on the go, but I work in a hospital and I think some patients would struggle to access the go-pod lol.
Glad to hear you’re enjoying our videos.
I think you could put a Red Cross on a pod and use it as a mobile treatment room 😅👍🏼 One person at a time could come in and take a seat 👩🏻⚕️👍🏼
Thanks for watching
I don’t know if it may be a regional thing,but I’ve always heard it pronounced, cli (hard c li as in lid ) duck gorge.
Yes, I can't pronounce it 🙈 A few Welsh locals have corrected me. I'm always pronouncing thing wrong, especially when I'm in Wales 😅😅
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 👍🏼
Another great vlog as always Roseanna ! Glad that boys tail is back in full propeller mode ! Keep doing what your doing 👍
Winston is doing great, thank you. Back in full swing now 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@Roz.S 👍
Looks an awesome place to explore , i wouldnt have gone in even with a big torch ....not after watching The Descent ! 😮
I’m not good with scary movies 😱🙈 so I probably wouldn’t have went near it if I had watched one either 😅😅
Put a camera on winston back when hoing through the tunnel
You wouldn't be able to see anything; it's will be pitch black.
Just discovered you and your first vids I found are from where I live ! Glad you enjoyed and you’ve captured stunning footage x Winston is amazing for his age
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for watching 👍🏼
Winston is just the best 🐶👍🏼
Some interesting content Roseanna,Clydach Gorge is an amazing area. The tunnel is walkable but a torch is handy as there is a bend in the tunnel and you can't see the light from the other end. And yes the other tunnels exit very near to the garden of the house you saw. Your pronunciation of the place names made me smile.
Thank you for filling in the gaps of my adventure 🤗
I don’t know how to pronounce any of the names so I’m just saying them as I think 😅 but I’ve been very wrong 🙈
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi Roseanna, those ruins looked great. I would have loved to explore those tunnels. Winston enjoying his adventure as always. Looking forward to part 3. 🙂🐶
They were a very interesting find. Winston is having a great time; he's sleeping well at the moment following our hike this morning. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@Roz.S on an unrelated topic, did you used to do gymnastics? The only reason I say this is that RUclips recommended a video titled Roseanna Sunley, in which someone was doing gymnastics on a pole to music?
@@galaxywhispers1787 A past lifetime.
very good videos, interesting treks. Hope you get some sunny days soon. Pssst....get your work done, thats what lets you go on these adventures. Be safe pretty lady
It's hard to sit at my laptop when there's a big wide world out there waiting to be explored!! 😀 ...but you are right, I need to be able to pay for these adventures 😅
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Lovely vlog💕.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Brilliant vlog. So glad it didn't end up a 'found footage' video with you disappearing off into that tunnel 😁
South Wales looks amazing I've only ever been to the North but I'm now inspired to visit. Thanks for sharing
ooooohhhhh wait until you see what's coming in the future vlogs!! You'll definitely want to visit South Wales! The best is yet to come! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Super video as always your editing is spot on , amazing how you get Winston to walk and wag his tail in time with the music track , ( hahaha ) 😘 You found some very interesting places to take us to on this part of the adventure,thanks for sharing and being so down to earth about everything. Congratulations on superb reversing by the way and quite rightly sounding pleased with yourself. Best wishes to you and Winston 👍🐕🦺😘
@@ericlacey6593 Winston tails goes with any music beat 😅 Glad you enjoyed our video, thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Hi Roseanna. As keen tourers ourselves, we have really enjoyed watching your video diaries. However, we find the background music so distracting, especially when you are talking about where you are or what you have been up to in the day with Winston. Is this something that you will continue to do?
You visit such beautiful places in nature, with lovely sounds, which are then drowned out by the music. I know you have to cater for everyone, but just thought it was worth a mention, as just hearing about your day and the natural sounds on your adventures would be much better.
Hello, thank you so much for the feedback. More than anything else, I make these videos for myself; I enjoy making them, and I like to look back on them. I do sometimes wonder if I overdo it with the music, and I may tone it down a bit in the future, but there will always be music because that's what I enjoy. I do sometimes get the audio levels wrong, and I don't speak clearly enough when I'm recording, which I'm working on improving.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts. I'll take it on board 👍
@@Roz.S appreciate your quick reply. All the best on your next adventure 👍
Wow that looks amazing. 👌
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Another great vlog, really enjoyed that. £5/night for Winston is a lot, I’ve normally paid £1 per night for Chester when camping and that annoyed me! 😂 Hope you carry on having a good time 👍
I'm not a fan of any additional costs either, but £1 per night for a dog I could stomach; £5 was a bit steep!
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Love the plaits!
Thank you 😇👍🏼
wales was full of industry another awesome video clydach gorge is beautiful. follow a465 take you allway to swansea to the west
I had no clue about the Welsh Industries, so it was great to learn more.
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the campsite you end the video on with that mediocre parking ;) - awesome location!
One smooth reverse into position 😎 Haven't been able to do the same thing since 😅
That campsite was one of my favorites of the trip 👍🏼
Thanks for watching.
The site looks immaculate, and excellent shower/toilet facilities. But I still can’t understand the £5/ night extra for a dog? Do they walk and feed your dog for that, and clear up his poo? Never mind, still a great place to stay, thank you for another brilliant video.
It was a lovely site, and I had no complaints, it was just expensive. But, then again, all campsites seem to be going up in price recently.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed our video.
Thank you.👍
You're more than welcome. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Brilliant video again thanks,lovely walk nice campsite I don’t understand charging for Winston they should be pleased to have a superstar staying there 😃👍looking forward to part 3 👍
Totally agree! 🐶😅 ..although I'm slightly bias.
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@@Roz.S your entitled to be bias Winston is a very special little men such a gorgeous little dog I love his videos keep following him with the camera lol 😂.thank you beautiful 🌹love your videos really look forward to them ,
Greetings from 🇨🇦… avid follower of Winston AND you, of course! IF I MAY - For What It’s Worth, this ol’ enough to be your g/dad, um, “disagrees” with your assessment of your hair. ADDING, it is my firm belief that being “properly cautious” is IN NO WAY “chickening out”. Sincere CHEERS from here! 🥳👍
"Properly cautious" is a great way of putting it 👍🏼
Thanks so much for watching our video and for commenting.
Brilliant video as ever, Diolch, as we say in Huddersfield. Welsh for thanks, pronounced Dioc, Mum was from Abbertridwr, It’s Abergavenny pronounced Abb Er Gav Eny, see free Welsh lesions as well. You are very attractive, BUT even you cannot compete with a Helicopter Tail. Honestly I do come here for the reviews but mainly for Waggles. Great to see Winston living his best life. I am going to come back as a dog in the next life. Have you looked at the Greener camping club. They run small campsites in South Wales, mainly Pembrokeshire , but Carridigion, The Gower as well. They have gorgeous sites but they book up really quickly, which I suppose is a good sign. Please keep up the great vlogs we do appreciate them. I am writing this as I sit in my campervan at Sandringham in Norfolk after walking on the coast Winston would love it Thanks❤
I've since learned how to pronounce Abergavenny and say it properly in the next video (I think 😅).
Don't worry, I am well aware that Winston is the star of the show 🐶😅
Winston and I have stayed at Sandringham Camping and Caravanning Club site a few years ago when we use to travel in a tent. 👍🏼 We do need to go back at some point.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy your trip!
Can’t believe you didn’t go right in to that tunnel 😂 seemed an expensive site for time of year £5 per dog is at least £3 too much ☹️Would love to get a job where I can work remotely like you, the freedom you have is amazing
I did go a little bit into the tunnel .... I just quickly turned around and came back out 😅
The freedom I have is great, and I wouldn't change it, but being self-employed and working on my own from different locations does have its challenges.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
the opening with the track are actually part of the old train system and are tunnels. we used to camp in the tunnels as kids 😀TBH £5 per dog would put me off and the price is steep
You use to camp in the tunnels! 😱😱 I'd be terrified 😅
The price was expensive, and I wouldn't usually pay that, but I was struggling to find a campsite open in that area.
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Have a look at a Sony RX100 mk 7 save carrying your fairly bulky Canon. The Sony will slip into your top pocket but the quality is outstanding for both stills and video. Lovin your Becons trip
Thank you for the recommendation 👍🏼. The Canon I've got is an M50, so it's not that much bigger. I always use my phone though because I've not learned how to use the Canon properly. Plus, the phone is just quicker. So, I've been leaving the Canon at home. I still need to sort out a good setup for recording and vlogging on the move. 🤔
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Great video. It looked about as wet as it has been here in France. We've had a daft amount of rain the last 2 weeks. Hope you've not had any problems with flooding in that part of the world.
Bonne route.
Yes, we've had so much rain! A lot of the fields have been waterlogged and some parts of the UK have experienced flooding. Fingers crossed, we've had our lot now. Hope you've managed to stay dry in your part of the world.
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@@Roz.S We live near protected wetlands about 45km from Paris. Went for a walk last Friday. The river level was high and had overflowed onto à couple of paths. 😬
Great to see Winston up to hiking again and there were lots of things for both of you to explore. I’ve done a lot of camping and caravanning but not for a long time, but I did think that site was ferociously expensive despite what it had to offer, and I wouldn’t be paying for the services of a ‘site broker’ either. I am though looking forward very much to the next vlog in your Brecon Beacons tour.
I don't like booking through Pitch Up, but I was struggling to find campsites in February in the area I wanted, so in the end I had no choice and I did wince a bit when I paid that price for a pitch.
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@@Roz.S I’m wondering if it would be worthwhile at the end of this tour for you to rank these four sites, especially as they’re quite close together.😊
@@markwilliamson2864 I probably wouldn't rank them, but I could give a personal favorite and which one I would choose to revisit 👍🏼
Thanks for another great video, I don’t get the five quid charge for a dog, most sites we use charge one pound. Shame you had to pay the full price for a serviced pitch but I suppose your hands were tied. Looking forward to the next instalment 👍👍
All the pitches were fully serviced. I suppose it was nice not to have to walk to get water, but other than that it doesn't really benefit me.
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You were standing on areas for water, there may have been a pipe diverting from the falls to that area.
Roz, thanks for such diverse and interesting videos. Am looking at a Go-Pod, but think just too small for me and two Border Collies. Am curious, how do you plan your walk routes, using maps, or navigation e.g. Garmin?
Yes, a Pod may be a tight squeeze for the three of you. Winston can only just turn around inside, and he's a lot smaller than a collie.
With regards to finding and planning walking route, I use the app AllTrails. :)
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@@Roz.S Thank you for the quick reply and helpful information, much appreciated. I may be living in a micro caravan for a while over the summer, so your videos have been a treat! 🙂
I might be tight but if I have to pay for a dog I would ask what the site offers for the price. Has it got a dog walk on site and not just a strip of grass where you can let your dog use as a toilet. Has it got a dog wash does it give out free poo bags............if it doesn't have any of these I don't see why owners should have to pay more. Love Winston and his waggy tail.
That is a fair request 👍🏼 The site I was on in this video didn't have anything specific for dogs, other than bin to put your dog's poop in. I do wonder if they have to pay more in insurance though 🤔 That said, it's not going to be £5 per dog per night more 😅
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Great video thanks. I am with you I just cannot see why they charge for a dog and I have 2 😥
If you stayed there, that would cost you an extra £10 per night 😱 Very expensive. I don’t get the dog charge; not sure how two dogs cost them £10. Anyway, thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad you liked our video.
£240 for six days pitch? So, that’s around £12,000 for a years pitch up… that’s more than my mortgage, council tax and water rates for an entire year! Wow.
Prices at campsites are getting crazy!! I usually aim to pay no more than £20 per night for a pitch with elec hook up, but that's becoming much harder to find. I've seem some site advertising at £60+ per night 😱😱
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Its about insurance, if your dog bites someone, or chases another dog or sheep. Even if they bark all night and disturb other guests... your dog is great...but who knows the types of dogs can be brought there. There is a risk for the site owners.
I agree about the insurance cost, but the insurance can't be that expensive to warrant an extra £5 per night on top of an already expensive £35 per night fee. I still think it's a bit steep. Most other campsites that charge extra for dogs only add on an extra £1 or £2 per night. Anyway, we still had a lovely time 😀
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Yes very expensive for the area!!! Also Paying more than £1 for dog is not good
Yeah, I thought it was expensive. I did have it to myself though 😂😂
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Hello ! These tunnels looks very much like railway tunnels to me , both shape and size ... could they be from and old railwayline, or maybe planned but not finished line ... as a worker in the norwegian state railway company for 40 yrs + ( just retired ) they look like built for steam locomotives ?! 😀
I think you're right. The tunnels were all black on the inside; looked like from a soot. 👍🏼
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Great vlog but sit very expensive for time of year roy
It's the most expensive site I've ever stayed on. Nothing wrong with the site, and I would stay again, but it doesn't justify the premium price. Thanks for watching our video and commenting.
You are welcome ❤@@Roz.S
Come on don't be a chicken ❤🎉😊
I did go in! ..but then came out twice as fast 😅😂
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Could you pull the bed half way out for Winston and still have the table up for you to work at or is it all or nothing?
Unfortunately, I can't. I can pull the slats out half way, but the cushions go lengthways. He's got plenty of room to lay on his bed on the floor, the problem is that he always wants to sit with me so he tries to squeeze onto the cushions while I'm working. Sometimes he can get comfy, and sometimes he can't.
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If you ask google how to pronounce a word its usually pretty good x
Thank you. But I usually don't know I've pronounced something incorrectly until I'm told about it. And even if I Google it, I'll probably forget after 10min 😅
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I think the extra money for the dogs is, assuming they have them, to cover emptying dog poo bins which is a filthy job. If there are none then they are just cash cowing people.
There was a dog poo bin, but my dog doesn't poop that much 😅 For six days, I paid an extra £30, which is a lot just to empty a bin 😅 I'd empty dog poo bins all day long for £30 a pop 😂
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Disuse train tunnels
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