Bailey Adamo 69-4 Arriving At Bolton Abbey Caravan And Motorhome Club Site

We take the Bailey Adamo 69-4 to Bolton Abbey Caravan And Motorhome Club Site. A good chance to road test the Adamo on a good mix of roads. When we arrive, a nice relaxing walk from Strid Wood to Barden Bridge.
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[@garyminion9610]

One of our favourite places.

[@wendlit]

Absolutely beautiful setting 🍁🍂Love the magical music with the walk through the forest.

[@dianabelcher39]

Thank you for yet another nice drive with beautiful Autumn colours, I enjoyed the dog walks as much as Bob and the girls did.....

[@gereshomeE]

Beautiful! ☺

[@anjanettefoote3804]

Such a beautiful video the trees and colours are amazing thank you for sharing with us.

[@robertoxley4997]

Looks a lovely site, will be booking next year.

[@niaridley4213]

Definitely worth visiting for those beautiful woodland walks and streams 🙂

[@daveheath6297]

One of our favourite camp sites

[@petertalbot2453]

Enjoyed the video Bob & Jenny. Seeing Poppy thinking about chasing the ducks brought back an amusing incident when we last stayed there several years ago when it was still known as Strid Wood. Sitting in our van in the evening there was suddenly a large bang outside as something hit our van and I rushed out to see a dazed duck on the ground and a fairly large dent on the side of the van. I told the warden about this and he said so many people were feeding the ducks that they got overweight and couldn't take off very well! I hope you, Jenny, Poppy & Tara all managed to avoid any low flying ducks - and the Bailey you're testing at the moment!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, Ducks know a good thing. 😊👍👍

[@campervanhygge]

Hi there. We loved this site when we visited earlier this year. Lots to see and enjoy straight from the campsite.

[@gloc5155]

So beautiful, even in the rain. Thank you so much for sharing

[@siouxrandall2647]

Hi bob,Jenny,poppy and Tara,love the way the dogs know when you are arriving at a site,makes me smile,they are so adorable.Looks a lovely site,have a great trip,keep well and stay safe.🐶🐶😊

[@richardharibo]

Once again thanks for your sharing of your travels. All my family live nearby and it's great to see Bolton Abbey. The beautiful Yorkshire Dales!!

[@mikewilson19800]

I love an automatic, bought one 5 years ago & never looked back! They are so much better and more refined than even 10-15 years ago!

[@paulonthemove5543]

Bob, you have a great eye for picking out the scenery.

[@bwhite2974]

Great vlogs, we like the calmness of them and how you both take everything in your stride with out any real sense of panic like the rest of us! Look forward to watching more of your vlogs

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, "Don't panic Mr Mannering" 😀

[@jkee7017]

We love our Adamo 75 4dl we found the driving great, not really any lag time when you put your foot down. We were getting good mileage while in Scotland. The sleeping is so easy as well with the two drop down beds. We found the van very warm even in Scotland in October We never put the heating on it is so draft free. This one is a keeper for sure.

[@davecripps1618]

We have the 75-4i love it too 👍

[@edwardbarr992]

Lovely Site We turned left by the toilet block and took one of the bottom pitches and by pure chance got a great satalite signal through the trees!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Wish we'd known about that when we had a sat system in the van!

[@lindylouwilliams8331]

Lovely site, I hope you are enjoying testing out the motorhome, beautiful views & not too cold. You are all a joy to watch & I really enjoy your travels, take care Bob, jenny, Tara & poppy, xx

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, we're really enjoying our tour.

[@davecripps1618]

Ford transit 160bhp auto pulls so well 👍love the Adamo 😍enjoying the reviews

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Glad you like them!

[@mpaws]

Beautiful scenery. The Autumn leaves look stunning in the sunshine.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It really is beautiful this time of year.

[@mikepalmer7687]

Great video I’m glad I’ve ordered my new V line in 9 speed automatic

[@alasdairvincent6248]

I think it makes for a more relaxing drive, with the automatic, plus cruise control. This van looks like it pulls along very well. I am enjoying your review of this motor home. That looks like a lovely location at Bolton Abbey.Take care and stay safe Bob and Jenny and the girls.

[@davecripps1618]

All motorhome enthusiasts have their favourites and preferences, But I have to say we have owned Pegaso, kontiki and auto trail which are ALL fantastic motorhomes but we now own an Adamo 75-4i and it really is a tremendous motorhome, just enjoying the motorhome life tbh 👍

[@williehannon9306]

Beautiful walk. Had my first automatic for about 5 years , went back to manual. and only lasted a year. Love automatics. Switch off the stop/start as I feel its too hard on starter motor . Thanks for the wonderful videos as always.

[@MarkandNic]

Love our Automatic, makes such a difference not only on motorways but also on country roads 🤙

[@busterboy7505]

Hello Bob and Jenny, we just got back from Bolton Abbey today, really enjoyed it, unfortunately I have a really bad knee, I did make it to the same bridge that you did Bob but after that could not do anymore walking, but my wife loves walking so her and Buster went for a walk every day, she took lots of photos and videos to show me later. 👍.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

When done, hope the weather wasn't too bad. A beautiful place.

[@carolynandcocohaywood2638]

So glad you like the automatic, I love mine. Just make sure you put it in Park when you stop. If I could afford it I’d replace my manual car with an automatic too. Put 2 cushions up on the seat so Poppy can look out the window. Another lovely video.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Think we will ned to create a pile of cushions or a viewing platform, Mind you it's quite relaxing with them not woofing at other dogs!

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

My mum's got a automatic car, we always use it for the long journeys, makes the trip more relaxed. She says that she wouldn't go back to a manual.

[@Wheres_wanda_wandering]

Looks like you are enjoying the automatic, I don’t think it is for me, had an automatic rental car over 25 years ago and hated it. The walk with the dogs was glorious the river has turned a tough day into a better one, thank you. Take care Gill

[@andrewd8875]

Great Video Bob & Jenny. The comment it's very difficult to stay under the speed limit just cracked me. I really like the ford chassis. Keep going you do great videos and it's November. My new Van hopefully arrives this month from Autotrail. Fiat series 8. Hopefully. Hopefully. Hopefully. X

[@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot]

Good one Bob, great autumn colours coming out of your Gopro 10.

[@christinegibbins6105]

I too love my auto Discovery, not driven a manual for a good few years. Beautiful area and rivers. Dear Poppy, always in the lead!!! Thank you both for the video.

[@colinswindell]

Good to hear you like the automatic. We owned touring caravans from 1974 to 2013 and towed them with both manual and automatic cars. Automatics are so much better, particularly the newer ones. We should get our first motorhome in spring next year. It will be on the Fiat chassis with the ZF automatic transmission. From what I have read the ZF transmission gets better write-ups than the Ford transmission. It would be interesting if, at some time in the future, you have the opportunity to drive an automatic motorhome on the Fiat/ZF chassis/transmission combination so you can share thoughts on how they compare. In the meantime keep enjoying your time with the Adamo. Thank you for the videos. We really enjoy them.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, that's interesting to hear.

[@markmangan845]

😊👍

[@keefnbales]

Love your videos but I now have to turn the volume down as you arrive on site as my new boy runs to the window barking as he hears Poppy. The van looks great .... if there's a giveaway my address is .....🤣🤣🤣

[@robertricherby5947]

Great to see some content concentrating on the chassis rather than the layout. Not much of this content about, though I don’t suppose many would choose a van based on the chassis manufacturer? My new Fiat motorhome has the new 9 speed auto which I love. I wouldn’t have picked this as an option due to price, but there was a special deal on for £700. I don’t know how Fiat justifies the high price, which also requires an engine upgrade. Three years ago I bought a new 5 Series BMW and was only charged £1700 for virtually the same gearbox!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, that price for that Auto is strange, good that Bailey do it as standard.

[@simonbaxter8001]

We were there a few months ago. The walks through the woods to the abbey are brilliant. Did you notice the felled tree trucks with coins hammered into the exposed growth rings? The approach through those arches gave me a brief shock as we came round the corner and saw them (with caravan). lol. Great site, all be it very small. Wardens there were the most friendly ones we'd come across yet.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I did see the coins in the trees, there are more on the other side of the river, as I remember.

[@johnharris6691]

As an HGV driver, automatic trucks are the norm now. I would not like to go back to manually gear changing because it so easy driving with auto and less fatigue at the end of the day.!

[@prou5]

There, I said you would enjoy that gearbox & with cruise control to make driving even more relaxed. The first part of your video with a view of you driving in the bottom corner of frame shows you to have a smile on your face the whole time,I can see thoughts of a new van maybe floating through your mind 🤔🤔🤔

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

At least, I know I really want an automatic for the next one.

[@mitchellharrison5492]

Love the automatic. Our Merc Sprinter awesome auto . Pretty much all Oz Motorhomes are auto i guess because of our vast distances . Can’t really understand why you would want anything else on a large chassis and weight . Horses for courses i guess 👍🏻👍🏻

[@HitchUpAndTow]

Think I would like an Automatic, especially when I'm going on holiday and get stuck on the A30 days LOL

[@busterboy7505]

Great video Bob and Jenny, I take it that people towing caravans go through the same archway as you did, looks quite narrow?, we may be off to bolton abbey soon if we can get booked in.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, same way, it's wide enough, just looks worse.

[@gordonbyatt7846]

My van has all those features and I. Would never go back to manually so less stressful to drive

[@pamelamoo5306]

We collected our new Land Rover Discovery D300 R- Dynamic HSE Auto two weeks ago after having Discovery 5 SE for the past three years. The difference between the two cars is amazing. Towing back from Chatsworth on the M1 with all the heavy lorry traffic was an absolute breeze. I think it will take a few weeks to find a all the other gadgets and gizmos. Would be very difficult to go back to a manual. Enjoy your tour in the new Bailey. Would you be temped to change to an auto motor home? Best wishes

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, the next one has to be an auto.

[@michaelnicholson4933]

Pleased you like the auto Bob. We have a Ducato motorhome with the 160bhp and new 9 speed auto arriving March 1st. Regarding start/stop, you can normally switch this off until you stop the engine. Did the Ford not have one?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, there's a dashboard button to switch off the stop/start. I'm quite enjoying the stop start though.

[@TheMotorhomeMiles]

Didn’t have the Autotrail F60 for long but the automatic Ford base was very nice to drive Welcome to the dark side / future 😉 although I would recommend trying a Fiat 9 speed auto first if it’s the base before committing as compared to the Ford it’s cruise control is a bit primitive 🤔 Stay Safe 😜👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I would love to try the newer autos.

[@TheMotorhomeMiles]

Obviously ours was a 2020 with the new 9 speed auto box which is very good it was just the cruise control that let it down compared with Ford, Man, Mercedes & Volkswagens versions I found

[@davidsiddall3224]

On the Adamo you won’t be able to fit a tow bar due to the limitations of the Ford chassis, but you can up plate it to 4000kg, one of the reasons I sold ours, never thought too ask about towing at time of ordering expensive mistake.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, I just doubled checked with Bailey and they've confirmed that on the Adamo you can't fit an approved tow bar and the vehicle chassis is already at it's max plated weight, so you can't up-plate it.

[@davidsiddall3224]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo I thought you could up plate it to 4000kg but if Bailey say no then it must be so, Swift have a model with the same layout for 2022 and you can get it with the Fiat 9 speed automatic and capable of fitting a tow bar, I think Bailey could loose a few sales with the tow bar restriction. How are you finding the shower tray depth? We had to get ours level or it used to overflow, nice Motorhome though with lots of space. Really enjoying the videos thanks.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

@@davidsiddall3224 Haven't had a problem with the shower yet, but I take your point.

[@stuartforsyth4279]

Hi Bob do you think the sporty performance might translate to poorer mpg or too early to say?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I'm getting around the same MPG as my own van.

[@CaravanWithThatYorkshireChap]

If you’re having trouble Bob keeping to the speed limit due to the lively Ford engine most vehicles with cruise control have a speed limiter 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, it did take a little getting used to, now I'm gentle with the throttle.

[@cedricthorn3975]

Only problem Bob is the towing capacity with the Ford which is why we decided on the Fiat robotic automatic

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It has no towing capacity unfortunately.

[@davecripps1618]

Have electric bikes no need to tow 👍

[@lindahiggins9295]

Great video, would you ever consider trading your current Motor Home for a automatic with cruise control ?? Hope you enjoyed your stay. Stay safe all of you x

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I plan that the next one would be an automatic with cruise control. It makes such a difference!

[@lindahiggins9295]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo 👍👍👍👍

[@janepowell5679]

I hate the stop start on my car and always turn it off now. It’s caught me out twice waiting on a hill and rolled backwards which was very scary especially for the car behind me! I maybe doing something wrong but I just turn it off now 😂

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Think you need to keep your foot on the brake, or apply the parking brake or put it in park if stopped for longer.

[@janepowell5679]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo it was that split second between taking my foot off the brake and applying the accelerator when it rolled back. If using the stop start now I’d apply the parking brake for a hill start.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

@@janepowell5679 I see, best not to rely on it with a 3.5 tonne motorhome then!

[@martynholding302]

Hi Bob..really interested in following you on your travels in this van as it looks great. Can I ask you a question about the drop down bed ? Instead of sleeping crossways is it possible to sleep lengthways baring in mind were only 5ft 8 just to eliminate the need for one person having to climb over the other to go to the toilet..thanks

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No, it's only 5ft 2in, Jenny is 5ft 4in and I'm 5ft 11in.

[@martynholding302]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo thanks for that Bob.. enjoy rest of your trip 👍

[@brianinbrisbane6632]

At 05:35 Bob says., "mmmm". 😀😀

[@penmarch1]

Bob how do you secure the dogs in the Adamo ?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

They are travelling in their crates underneath the drop down table on it's lowest position.

[@TimmysFavs]

Bob clearly your enjoying driving an automatic, can you tell me please a bit more about the power output of the engine & also how many miles the Adamo had on the clock when you took delivery, thank you. I like the interior of the Bailey motorhome, I'm not keen on the look of the Ford cab. The site looks really nice.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It had around 750 miles on the clock. It's a 2.2 litre developing 160ps.

[@TimmysFavs]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Thanks Bob I only asked because we are in the process of changing our motorhome & it's got the new 9 speed automatic transmission & has a 140 bhp engine. The other thing I was wondering was about running the engine in? Although the Bailey has nearly sufficient mileage for that.

[@jamescampbell9521]

Have you put your order in for your new van ?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Couple of years yet maybe..

[@robertstevenson3126]

Is the mpg the same as the fiat with it automatic

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

My mpg on the auto Adamo is the same as my manual Ducato at the moment, but I will report back on the MPG on this trip.

[@PoshcatsCamping]

We never understood why people spend £70K on a motorhome and don’t get automatic gearboxes. I have been driving automatics for 25 years and although Ethel is manual, we much prefer autos. We took our Range Rover and twin axle caravan to Bolton Abbey through the stone arch and it was essential to get the rig lined up before going through. We had Sheila and Joe behind us and got through fine. I wonder if the big 8 foot wide Bailey caravans struggle ? We love this site. Nice dog walk along the Strid and down to the Abbey. 😃👍🏻🚐 Trev

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, agree with you and don't see why we'd need to pay an extra £3500 for the auto on a Fiat! Think the arch is 9ft 2in wide, so with care, 8ft caravans would fit through, as do coaches and the local bus apparently.

[@johnyoung1458]

. . i Hi Bob if you fill water hose before you plug in to motorhome you will find

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

...water will come out the other end? Sorry, know what you mean.

[@johnyoung1458]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo hi Bob no it only come out when you plug it to motorhome

[@dcs7077]

No lids on the toilets, so the flush spray goes everywhere.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Sorry to hear that. I can confirm this motorhome has a lid on the Thetford cassette toilet. Wouldn't want to use one without it!

[@wendlit]

The driving is very quiet on the videos.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It is pretty quiet.

[@neilbland1701]

Hello there Bob and Jenny. You know what, am rather interested in getting a Bailey Adamo 69-4, as I really like the layout, auto gear box, handling quality looks really good and oh my, it's rather sprightly on the dual carriageways and motorways, something until now, I haven't seen on the reviews of this motorhome. Lovely location you are at and thank you for showing us around, much appreciated. Onto filming, you using a GoPro Hero ? 10 is it?? I use a GoPro Hero 9 currently, and I can share with you a totally Hands-free mounting system, which I've actually got and the "Pro" kit is the best, especially with the chest mount which is adjustable and so easy to use. I have some vlogs in Llandudno in July using this and please feel free to look. Snap Mounts at :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6ukdZKViKZ9iLc Hope that helps.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes it's a Hero 10, I'll have a look at the video, thanks. Yes, I've seen that, I follow Air Photography. They do look clever.

[@neilbland1701]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo you're welcome Bob. Oh yes, it's very easy to swap over mounts, no messing with thumbscrews. I've also got Micro Windjammer on front microphone below the lense. In conjunction with Media Mod, works a treat. Tested on bike to 30mph and with snap mount, I put on roof of my car to 50 mph and 60 mph, no issues, no wind noise

[@susannordstrom5065]

Your going too fast bob , your scaring me

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

You can't drive fast in a motorhome! Please remember I always stay within the speed limits. It looks faster than it is because of the wide angle lens.