Van life

januari 2022 - mei 2024

I started living van life in 2020 after the 1st covid lockdown was eased.
I’d got an eviction notice when covid broke and I just thought if I don’t do it now I never will. So me and Sam dog embarked on a van life adventure. Meer informatie

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- 30 jan. 2022 19:36
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Engeland Hogsthorpe Chapel Saint Leonards Chapel Point 53.243107, 0.33737553°14’35” N 0°20’15” E
Dag 1
Sunny winter beach
30 januari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
My van life travel companion Sam dog enjoying the winter sun on chapel ST lenords beach
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- 2 feb. 2022 18:52
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Hoogte: 299 ft
- Engeland Firbeck 53.399105, -1.179653°23’57” N 1°10’47” W
Dag 4
Roche Abbey Yorkshire
2 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After living van life for 12 months starting in 2020 I then got a seasonal job Day in 2021 for 8 months over summer and I’m now on the road again
Day 1 the start of the Yorkshire adventure.
Arrived at Roche abbey between Doncaster and Sheffield near maltby around 3.30. Walked round the Abbey ruins and along the river to a couple of small waterfalls. Then along the woodland footpath following the river. Me and sam were out for a couple of hours and walked 15.600 steps. That’s about 6 miles. Whilst we were out I discovered a level parking spot at the back of the woods. All cosy for the night. Hopefully catch a sunrise round the abbey with the drone in the morning.Meer informatie
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- 3 feb. 2022
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Hoogte: 141 ft
- Engeland Conisbrough Conisbrough Castle 53.483404, -1.22597253°29’0” N 1°13’33” W
Dag 5
Conisbrough
3 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Spent a couple of days in a side road next to the castle with some nice walks around the grounds and woodlands. Down the river taking in a viaduct then leading on to a basin in the river with a nice pub and canal boats. Conisbrough itself is a small town not many shops and a few pubs. Good butchers and a train station.Meer informatie
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- 4 feb. 2022 13:31
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Hoogte: 59 ft
- Engeland Sprotbrough 53.50948, -1.18659753°30’34” N 1°11’12” W
Dag 6
The river Don
4 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Moved on today. Only a short distance down the rd on the outskirts of Doncaster to walk along the river Don.
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- 5 feb. 2022 12:24
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Hoogte: 194 ft
- Engeland Barnsley 53.556812, -1.46381353°33’25” N 1°27’50” W
Dag 7
Barnsley
5 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Went to visit Doncaster museum today as it a grey cold and wet outside but it was closed for refurbishment so Left the outskirts of Doncaster and headed to Barnsley. Visited the market kitchen food hall in the glass house shopping centre. And had a walk round town before heading back to the van along the river and through Dearne valley park. Coming across an old canal turning basin and lock pump house.

Ruins of an 1824 coal mine pit head & engine house, site of the 1866 Oaks mining Barnsley main CollieryMeer informatie
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- 6 feb. 2022 11:32
- 🌬 5 °C
- Hoogte: 177 ft
- Engeland Barnsley Elsecar Rockingham Station 53.493963, -1.41930553°29’38” N 1°25’9” W
Dag 8
Elsecar
6 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
Yorkshire day 5

Another cold and windy day with wet intervals. Decided to leave Doncaster and visit Elsecar. Found a nice spot to park on the top of a hill overlooking the reservoir. Had a walk down the river and through the park to Elsecar heritage centre. The New Yard’s courtyards feature independent shops, artisan studios and an antiques centre full of treasures. I even brought myself a little tilly lamp for £10. part of the old train line and the oldest pump house Used to good to go app to get myself a £3 Sunday roast from a local pubMeer informatie
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- 7 feb. 2022 18:43
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Hoogte: 456 ft
- Engeland West Bretton 53.619949, -1.56759853°37’12” N 1°34’3” W
Dag 9
Yorkshire day 6
7 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Yorkshire adventure day 6
Walked Sam up to an disused colliery outside of Elsecar this morning. Looks like it’s been turned into a private residence then back to the van for breakfast before heading off
back to the outskirts of Doncaster as I’d missed monk Bretton priory that was on the list of places to go and as it was a nice day it was perfect for the drone. As it was quite and empty I took the opportunity to open up the van and air it out whilst I had lunch and Sam layer in the sun on the grass. This afternoon I moved up county to near Huddersfield and visited the Yorkshire sculpture park. £6 to get in and park and a great day out but if you park down the road in the village hall and use the public footpath that just so happens to cut across the sculpture park it’s free.Meer informatie
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- 8 feb. 2022 13:46
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Hoogte: 837 ft
- Engeland Kirkburton Shelley 53.613838, -1.6637853°36’50” N 1°39’50” W
Dag 10
Slow day
8 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Slow day today. 8 miles this morning back to the van for just after lunch then moved on to see the Emley moor transmitter tower. The tallest free standing structure in the uk. Then stopped at the services for a shower on the way to this evening’s parking spot parked on the hill top viewpoint and looking back down the valley as the clouds engulfed the massive spire.Meer informatie
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- 9 feb. 2022 12:19
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Hoogte: 453 ft
- Engeland Sitlington Middlestown 53.642558, -1.62124753°38’33” N 1°37’16” W
Dag 11
Yorkshire coal mine museum
9 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
After a windy night rocking the van on the hill top viewpoint I woke up to a overcast view of the towers I visited yesterday but it soon cleared up and me and Sam headed out for a walk.
After taking a few footpaths and 3 miles later I’d not found anything interesting!
Other than I couple of small rock faces I could do some easy bouldering on So Crossed the border to West Yorkshire. visiting the Yorkshire coal mine museum. Dog friendly Free to enter and walk round
(for the most part as you can pay to go down the pit )
I spent most of the day walking the grounds chatting to some old miners who still work on it and taking in a miners life. I’d checked my sunset app and 79% chance of a nice sunset so off to the castle at Sandal to see what I could capture.Meer informatie
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- 10 feb. 2022 07:54
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Hoogte: 69 ft
- Engeland City and Borough of Wakefield Eastmoor Towpath 53.700703, -1.46320553°42’3” N 1°27’48” W
Dag 12
Yorkshire day 8 Wakefield
10 februari 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Yorkshire Day 8
After waking up next to the canal ! i pottered about I got chatting to some of the hous boater’s about living alternative lifestyles. then me and Sam walked in to Wakefield and around town taking in the cathedral Then back along the canal past the boat yard and workshop. All very quite. So went back to the van prepared tea for this evening and had a coffee on the bench.whilst reading about long exposure photos. ! So decided to try some long exposure photography but needed a better location.Meer informatie
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