Arriving At Stroud Hill Park | Tranquil Parks Tour 2020

[@buccaneerbeth3452]

Lovely Vlog .....I have an A/C unit in my Caravan ...best thing ever ....Don’t hesitate ....fabulous addition to any M/H /Caravan ....Safe Adventures xx

[@carolryan9056]

Nice to see Stroud Hill site again, we stayed there in our new Broadway Motorhome and ended up at the local hospital as hubby injured his finger, he trapped his finger in the hinge on the large fold up table. (Take care opening the tables) The site staff were wonderful and helped us at that worrying time. You both do a great job even during the extreme hot weather, providing us with such interesting and informative videos. Looking forward to Duxford. Take care, C & S xx

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Ouch, bet that hurt!

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Hi both, ooh I jumped when the truck moved into your path, must have been a little scary. Good site, lovely lake, felt for you both with it being so hot and little Poppy trying her best to find a cool spot. X

[@PoshcatsCamping]

We enjoyed our visit last year. We took a day trip to St Ives and had adult beverages by the river 😉 One small point, Stroud Hill charged £2 per night for a tow car unless you leave it near the gate. We found that a little unusual as caravanners didn’t experience this. 🚐 Trev

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for that, didn't take the car, so useful to know, but a bit unusual.

[@mrmrst9020]

Hi bob and Jenny we have the same front roof skylight as your a good tip to stop the sun and heat coming into your Motorhome and does work and keeps it a lot cooler even when it 37 plus degrees is to cut a thermal screen to fit your sun roof sky light 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

That's sounds interesting, where does that fit?

[@mrmrst9020]

Bob Earnshaw I’ve cut the thermal to fit in and put four suckers and popped them straight to the inside of the sun roof and slide the screens back across job done I think I should do a Video of it really does work a treat and does keep you cool when really hot and warm in the colder days Glen

[@debsbird8693]

Thanks guys we are really enjoying this tour one of our favourite sites is a tranquil parks site at eye Kettleby lakes. With regards to air conditioning we had a Truma unit fitted in our van last year I persuaded Peter we needed it for the doggies 😊 it’s a big investment but we are pleased with it - I have to say we were very grateful for it last week in Dorset - we have also been to Europe and it has been welcome respite from the heat - looks like our trip to Europe in September won’t be happening so busy trying to find a couple of sites where we can take ourselves off for a few days - safe travels 😊

[@lynnmic1417]

Bob we have aircon fitted in our van and when we change it will be the first thing we order. The one we have is roof mounted and is about 40kg and you loose a skylight we have been looking at a new van and want to get an under floor one fitted it’s lighter and like our current one will also heat the van. It’s a must you won’t regret it but you also need to take into account what supply you have on site as it can trip the power if you have too many things running(like we did the other day on a 10 amp supply).

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, we are a little put off by the price - £2.5k

[@lynnmic1417]

www.dometic.com/en-gb/uk/products/climate/air-conditioners/motorhome-and-caravan-air-conditioners/dometic-freshwell-3000-_-151914

[@m4ty4shaw]

Aircon is interchangeable from van to van provided you have a 400x400mm rooflight for it to drop into.

[@jacquelinetaylor8683]

We have a roof mounted A/C unit the Dometic fresh light. It replaces a roof light but still retains the roof light within the A/C unit so there is no loss of natural light. They rumble a bit at night so we tend not to use it at night. It also has to be taken into account that they do eat in to the pay load as they weigh quite a bit. Ours came with the van but they are a considered purchase at £2 grand. If you had blown air heating it would have been handy just to have used the the unit for just blowing the air around in the van.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We do have a roof fan and that helps a little.

[@richardspeight9520]

Good idea, never thought of using the blown air only

[@jacquelinetaylor8683]

@@richardspeight9520 just don't have the hot water on if you want cold air from your heating system. It will blow hot for a while until the water temperature has dropped

[@leewarren7150]

We was their last weekend. Very hot to 🙈 we stayed the other side of the lake by the house it’s in a gravel court yard about 5 pitches think only used when site is full. Nice because plenty of room between pitches. Would definitely try to book one of these pitches again

[@JohnnyBurr]

A really hot site then 😂😂 DUXFORD Awesome place, looking forward to that video👍👍

[@m4ty4shaw]

I fitted the truma avanta comfort myself 2 years ago and never looked back. Its a huge benefit when having dogs as it helps them alot. I use it alot more than I thought I would. Go on buy it, think of the vlogs you could make about your new gadget. Off to stroud Hill in a couple of weeks.

[@CaravanChitChat]

Looks a nice site that, and not that far from us. It has been ridiculously hot hasn’t it, we had a very hot stay at Morn Hill, luckily I was working in an air conditioned office in Southampton while Vicky was cooking alive in the motorhome, Tuesday night when I got home it read 38c inside 🥵

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Now it's 12degrees and pouring down!

[@swdman1234]

Try asking your friend, Aileen?,if she can get a coolcoat for Poppy and Tara. They are blue in colour and you soak them in water then they evapouration process will cool them down, they really do work as we regularly use them at dog shows. Guy.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We already have one from Aileen, but guess what, we forgot to take it!

[@anthearichardson1697]

We recently went to The Old Oaks at Glastonbury for the first time, one of the Tranquil Parks. Absolutely beautiful and immaculately kept. Very spacious, well spaced pitches with lots of open space and gardens. We had one that had partial shade from trees in various places throughout the day. The facilities block (which we didn’t use) has individual shower/toilet washrooms. Lovely local produce from the site shop, including eggs from the resident hens, takeaway food options most evenings, a fishing pond and woodland walks. We don’t have a dog, but they also have a dog shower and doggy paddling pool. Would thoroughly recommend it.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, A Bus and Beyond went there, does look nice.

[@Motorhoming_Fun]

Thanks for a update looks a nice site, not to far from me ideal for a local weekend away 👍😎

[@lindahiggins9295]

Jenny looked absolutely shattered, looks like heat getting to her and Poppy hope you managed to all stay cool. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We cooled down eventually!

[@lindahiggins9295]

Bob Earnshaw that’s good, take care of yourselves. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@jamescampbell9521]

Nice to see your hookup cable was totally unwound as it should be thank you

[@isaiahreuben9251]

you prolly dont care at all but does anyone know a method to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.

[@swdman1234]

No wonder there were loads of traffic cones(wish I had the patent for them) the state of the potholes. New van has aircon, did a good deal when we ordered it new. The Defender has a remote app where you can switch on aircon/heater to chill it down before getting in. Our old dogs really appreciate it even though they are Spanish Water Dogs and bred for the heat!Guy.

[@chazsach6594]

Why not try one of those small portable air conditioners between £35 to £55 as a stop gap. Any port in a storm approach.

[@HereWeTow]

Wow that was hot 🥵 Lets hope we see some nice weather in September. The Tranquil sites are always lovely 😊

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes some slightly cooler weather hopefully.

[@raymondmcdonald355]

The very same thing with an HGV happened to me many years ago on the M8 in Glasgow city centre, except that time he hit me, it all happened in slow motion

[@TheMotorhomeMiles]

Sorry to have held you up with the Hanson Cement tanker at 6.31 😳 (not the silly Turners curtain spider that cut you up ) I was actually checking in my mirrors to see if it was you 😂 Keep them coming 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, it's always interesting to hear from people you meet on the road. 😁

[@eugeniaskelley5194]

I love watching your videos, but I am so use to driving on the opposite side of the road I don't think I could drive in England. I would end up driving on the wrong side. Lol

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It becomes easier driving on the other side of the road the more you do it, but you have consciously tell yourself which way to go at junctions. Having said that, I found someone coming towards me on a Scottish road a couple of years ago! Probably straight out of the Car Hire place!

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

Oh my gosh when the truck pulled right over i thought he was going to go left , i have been a nervous wreck since a car did that to us the other week and crashed into my side. :( so glad all was ok. Temperatures have been high down there, i would just invest in one of those freeze type fans as like you said we don't get this weather a lot, did poppy not have her cooling jacket. stay safe and enjoy :)

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes it made me jump, but all OK. I forgot Poppy's cooling jacket - only time we needed it!

[@jkee7017]

We invested in a portable fan to help with the heat, keeps the air moving even though hot air. My dogs enjoy laying in front too stay a little cooler. Really enjoying this tour. Did you get the rain last night?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Oh yes we got some rain!

[@jaynehook2520]

Oh no I cringed for you when the lorry pulled out, so scary when they don’t look properly before manoeuvring, glad your all okay xx

[@tracysimonsadventures8863]

Are you planning on stopping at Wheathill Touring Park - Shropshire Thats a nice Tranquil Park

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No, last one is Longnor Wood.

[@tracysimonsadventures8863]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo nice there too, dog area looks over the valley.

[@stephenhaggis1065]

First view of your channel, very enjoyable but you haven’t sold camper van life on tranquil sites to me i am afraid

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I'm not trying to sell anything, just videoing what we like to do. We are all different.

[@tracysimonsadventures8863]

When we stayed there we where on the raised tier in front of the tennis court. Have you any idea what the concrete round folly is in the top field. We have just ordered air-con from (Cool my Camper) its the twin portable unit at £600, good thing is its not fixed so you can take it off when not in use.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No idea what that's for, kept meaning to ask!

[@johannesturner4767]

Hi Bob & Jenny, Its been nice to meet you both! I'm a newbie & have booked my first pitch on 9/9/20 at South Lytchett Manor, Dorset, just up the road from me. There for 9 nights then A 8 week tour before returning home to Southbourne to plan my next tour. I think I've watched everyone of your vids & have found them very informative & enabled me to glean a lot of knowledge!!! Thanks for that. Please don't think i'm being flippant but I feel you spend a lot of your air time, videoing your journey on the road travelling, which can become a bit boring. Because of your vast experience i find myself waiting for your next snippet of knowledge so I can learn from it, rather watching miles of road stretching out before you both & Poppy!! Maybe, it might be an idea to concentrate on site facilities, surrounding area's points of interest & your general knowledge of equipment etc. Now i've started my journey, I hope we bump into each other, so I can shake your hands or bump elbows or what ever we do now days, and you can relate some more of your experiences to me. Regards, John.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, I think, but sorry you find our journey a bit boring. One of things I've always done is try to show how we get to a site and the approach, something many of my 13,000 subscribers seem to find useful. Plus, for us the journey is almost as important as the site.

[@ohiokat2135]

Hi Bob and Jenny! I'm a new subscriber from across the pond (in Ohio). I just want to thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures. I dream of the day that I'll be able to visit the many places your videos have allowed me to see. I do have one question as an American viewer and owner of a travel trailer (caravan): Do any of the caravan club parks permit campfires? For me, it's odd to not see a campsite (pitch) without a fire pit ring like we have here in the state and privately owned campgrounds.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, many do but usually only when they are raised off the ground.

[@robertwsrwick398]

Have you not truma cold air blowing around?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No this has Alde heating and the Truma blown air has that advantage.

[@robertwsrwick398]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo ok apologize for the mix up

[@kevandrews6418]

Hi bob and Jenny hav to say the pitches are a bit small a good job u not got the car u would hav at to keep in the awning why do some campsite only allow 10 amp when u pay for the electric it not as they giving it free kev

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I know, one of my bugbears is 10 amp hookup, especially in winter.

[@bobmckayfreedom]

The total cool we have was great in the van ...and now we use it in the living room ....air con in the van would be great but at 40kg, a skylight lost and £2.5k wow

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, we might be investigating, but it's now 12 degrees and raining! 🤔😊

[@bobmckayfreedom]

Even better when you use ice cubes on it too

[@bobmckayfreedom]

Bob Earnshaw it freshens the air too...stops getting stuffy

[@SueElliott1]

You’re in my neck of the woods now 😁

[@nwguyuk]

Great video as always both. I did feel sorry for you both in that heat! I was away in my caravan two weeks ago and it hit 31°C outside, only difference been I had air conditioning fitted last year - absolute bliss and highly recommend. Yes it’s an investment, but remember for a small cost, it is easily swapped between vehicles, so can last you many years and many different vans. I chose a Telair model, as it was £1700 fitted and can also work as a heatpump too. So it can be used year round. I do also highly recommend the portable www.coolmycamper.com for c.£600. I had one of them before I chose to fit the roof mounted unit. Only down side is that are heavy and bulky to set up and you have to remember to put in the van if it’s going to be hot! Stay safe (and cool) on the road, and keep up with the great work!

[@blasterstumps7318]

Sorry it was so hot guys. A fan might help in those cases. Hot over here as well, 95 today. Have a suggestion for you. Show your route using a map before you show the travel. For those of us that like to follow your adventures, being able to see your route first would mean quite a bit. Otherwise it kind of amounts to a lot of verges going by. As always, we enjoyed the video. Thank you both. Give Poppy a hug for us.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I show the road signs so people can see where we are going. Plus, we don't usually trust the Google maps route, often sends us down the really narrow roads.

[@blasterstumps7318]

​@@BobEarnshawMoHo Okay, thanks. We going to try to get road maps of Whales, England, and Scotland. We will try to catch up with your location and map out as you go then. Road signs can help us then. We should have an idea where you are then. Sorry, we are across the pond and don't know a lot about your area.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No need to apologise I need to remember that not all my viewers are in the UK! Google Earth or Google maps may help.

[@kevinwhiteley2245]

Bob and Jenny you are making me sweat, just by watching your videos. Spend a week at one site and just have a rest and relax.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We're just glad summer is back to normal - raining!

[@HarryJ-xe2hf]

Hi bob, man city played well last night!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Not..

[@Tom-852]

harry j Who do you support?

[@HarryJ-xe2hf]

@@Tom-852 The champions!!!👌

[@Tom-852]

harry j L.F.C. then?

[@HarryJ-xe2hf]

@@Tom-852 Of course who do you support then?

[@Tom-852]

I’m enjoying this tour

[@FPVsimon]

Close one there you pair 😬

[@shadow4603]

HI i ask a couple vids ago about the North coast 500 i am doing it soon can u do a video on the route ect please

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I thought I replied to you then to say I have never driven the whole NC 500 route, so I couldn't do a video on the route. Have a look at our friends video herman hits the road kzbin.info/aero/PLJgpuB_d0W54549W6JC5GY-BW6x5AdvBv and this one from the Travel Trolls TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKG5c2hqeK54mc0

[@mpaws]

Please can you tell me what satnav you use?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It's the Avtex Tourer Two and you asked this on the Long Acres video and I replied, Caravan and Motorhome Club Members get a 5% discount, see www.caravanclub.co.uk/offers/club-shop/ Non members can find the unit on Amazon (Affiliate Link): amzn.to/2Rr0VLS

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Here's the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vYq5lnjsiWbKs

[@mpaws]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Thank you

[@donbrown8001]

I think I'd have gone home with it being that hot! Too hot for our dog with a poorly heart. Personally I can't agree with your comments regarding the last site you were on in Lincolnshire - for us it seems ok for a couple of nights but no good for longer. Always enjoy your videos but we can only watch them when the dogs asleep as he barks madly at Poppy !

[@keithroberts4559]

Only 37c,harden up Englishman🔥🔥😂😂

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It's a much more comfortable 13 degrees and raining. That's more like English summer!

[@lolavan7750]

You do look hot and bothered. Must say this last week has been the only time I've used and been glad to have Habitation air-conditioning.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

That is our dilemma do we spend a lot of money on air conditioning we only use once or twice a year?

[@suetaylor6623]

37degrees!! Strewth, you're hotter than me in Brisbane! (23deg)

[@marctaiji5052]

Bob & Jenny. You’re only a 20 minute drive from Huntington Life sciences, a research organization that conducts cruel experiments on animals including dogs. If you’re passing by, please tell them that what they do to defenceless animals is horrific. On a happier note, did you see how ‘tipsy’ Dan was on Travel Trolls earlier as he and the lovely Mazzy of the ‘Travel Trolls’ tour around Ireland. They’ve been here almost 8 months now, we can’t seem to get rid of them 😂

[@markmangan8586]

😊👍