COTSWOLDS. PART 1. TRYING TO FIND SHADE IN A HEATWAVE! A GREAT LITTLE CAMPSITE. VAN LIFE. MOTORHOME.

[@roaminginraymond]

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[@patriciayassin2983]

The colours in the sundown shots are sublime 😍

[@roaminginraymond]

Yes, they were lovely.. Will message you later when I get more time. Got updates on my sister.xx

[@TheBabblingBrookes]

Love the Cotswolds 😍 Tell Karl he always needs to take his camera…mind you I always have to remind derren to take his as well 🤣

[@roaminginraymond]

I know, I could see grebes in the distance and what sounded like terns. Shame really but a nice relaxing site so we'll probably go again sometime.

[@ManyFunAdventures]

That's a nice place to stay. Nice horsey too. You trying to feed him those dodgy Asda apples again? lol. 😜 Good to hear that your van is running okay now. Karl's done it again! Top man.

[@roaminginraymond]

It is a nice place. Pitch where you like and the owners are really nice too with their own camper. They came back on the Sunday afternoon and pitched next to us cos they didn't want to go back to the house.😆

[@suzybeetravels]

What a beautiful little site 😍. Looks like the perfect place to escape the heat and chill out 💜

[@roaminginraymond]

It was. As soon as I saw it on Google Earth and saw all the shade coming from the south I knew it was perfect. Be great to pitch on the opposite side in cooler weather too to get some warmth and solar.😊

[@blakes4ontour]

Love it when you have the campsite all to yourself!!! Hee hee hee! That little pony with the flies was making my eyes itch! Been so bloody hot down here!!! Just realised I've had my tee shirt on backwards all day!!!! Buooooyyyyy! Xx

[@roaminginraymond]

Lol, hope it ain't got a print otherwise you'd look like a right weirdo! 😂 I know, poor pony. The owners put a net thing on his head when they came back on the Sunday. Sounds gross but I reckon it was cos of the moisture.😝

[@mmintravel7926]

It was a bloody hot in August, horrible conditions and you couldn't get comfortable. We will all soon be moaning that it is too cold for us and wishing for summer haha.

[@roaminginraymond]

Ha ha, you're right. It was cold in the motorhome last night. I couldn't sleep properly.

[@Rob.1340]

Lovely peaceful spot you found there. Stay well and stay travels you three. All the best. 👍🐾🚐🐾😎

[@roaminginraymond]

It was Rob and so great having all that shade too. It was still hot, but much better.😊

[@myhuskyandme-zu4ew]

What a lovely site and great to see the bat's flying around even if it was fleeting glances. Looks like there's exploring to be had too on a cooler day.

[@roaminginraymond]

Yeah, we enjoyed it there. More to see than what we filmed. There's a village not too far away too and a restaurant type place at the end of the road.

[@VintageRVAdventures]

That certainly looks a nice quiet campsite, perfect for a break without having to listen to loads of people. The surrounding landscape looked lovely, just a shame it was way too hot that weekend, I recall that heat very well. Karl captured some lovely views with the drone.

[@roaminginraymond]

It was a really peaceful campsite and one we'd go back to for sure. The owners were really nice and down to earth. Just regular folk. And good tents can go to.

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

Very warm in August yes! Lovely little site and I liked the drone footage as always! Glad the DPF seems to be behaving now after the clean!

[@roaminginraymond]

Yeah, site was great in a heatwave lol.

[@ericlacey6593]

What a lovely quiet site for chilling out and so near the water park . Nice to see so much water especially as we have restrictions and hosepipe ban here in Hampshire. Thanks for your drone shots Karl , always great. Looks like you had a nice chilled stay ,thanks for sharing and take care. Byyyeee 🚐👍

[@roaminginraymond]

Yes, a nice relaxing site to get out of the heatwave. It's what we needed, especially for Nanook too. Enjoy the rest of the weekend Eric. Byyyeeeee

[@getawaygeese]

Aye the van in the heat is not an easy place to be …. Looked like. Nice quiet shady site at least Thanks for creating and sharing - stay safe guys

[@roaminginraymond]

You're welcome. It was that shady our batteries were dying lol. We'd go again though. It's good cos on a cooler day you can park by the paddock and get full soon pretty much.

[@vansforthememories]

Look at you two on a campsite 🤭😁 Thank goodness you were able to find some shade! I loved that little pony 🥰 Looked a nice relaxing few days! Thank for sharing xx

[@roaminginraymond]

Well needs must occasionally lol. Nice site though and we'd go again.

[@vansforthememories]

@@roaminginraymond it did look nice and not busy 😎 Em xx

[@roaminginraymond]

Yeah, nice to be at a quiet site.

[@CharliesVanlife]

Lovely vlog I love the cotswolds, nice drone footage Karl, the campsite looks good 👍 😀 enjoy my lovelys tc

[@roaminginraymond]

Thanks Charlie. Yes, a nice site and found last minute too but it kept us out the heatwave. It was that shady our batteries were dying cos of lack of solar lol.

[@CoastalBird]

Nice campsite, great that you were just alone out there and so peaceful. Liked that drone shots over lake and walk around the forest. I guess it was that horrible heatwave week! Hope all well, waiting to where you going next. Best wishes!

[@roaminginraymond]

Yeah, it was the horrible heatwave week lol. We had a nice few days a part from the heat as even in the shade it was horrid.

[@wanderingbychoice]

My kind of site, not spent any time in the Cotswolds, so must change that soon looks lovely.

[@roaminginraymond]

It was a really nice site and a good price too. Proper relaxing. The Cotswolds does get really busy though which is a shame.

[@coasttocoastcaravanning6138]

Looks really nice place there guys looks like you are having fun there great video jan 👌👌👌👌👌👍👍

[@roaminginraymond]

Thanks very much. Yeah, great price for the money and a really quiet location too.

[@kerryquinn6218]

What a beautiful campsite. Never actually stayed on a site but if they were all like that I definitely would. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.

[@roaminginraymond]

It was nice Kerry. As you know we don't use many, but we needed to be able to sit out as the van gets so hot and this was ideal.

[@DesmondsDonders]

Looks like a nice spot. It is Bats we are trying to capture with the BATCAM on the roof. Ok it is a trailcam. Have to remember it is there or someone will get a shock behind us.

[@roaminginraymond]

That would be great if you caught some on the camera. You could see them on mine but they were just a fast moving blur lol.

[@Wizardinthewild]

We didn’t enjoy the heatwave at all. Locked ourselves indoors 🤣. Nice little site.

[@roaminginraymond]

Karl doesn't mind it but I absolutely hate it. Over 22 and I'm melting!

[@christophermorgan9344]

Hi. Really enjoyed your video. That site is only ten minutes from my caravan storage and about 30 miles from home. I love it for a local getaway, been there twice now, first time was during the Cerney Steam Rally. Great little site and as you say, the owners are lovely people. I’d hate them to go full facility but a real toilet would be appreciated as I hate using my van toilet for no. 2s! Site can be a bit tricky to approach with caravan if you get someone coming the other way who is allergic to reversing but I and others have managed it. Look foreard to going again. Who knows, we might meet!

[@roaminginraymond]

Thanks very much. They are a lovely couple. They overnighted next to us when they came back from their own weekend away as they didn't want to go back in the house, which we found amusing. I can imagine coming down that road with a caravan would be much trickier. We encountered an idiot driver as we were leaving along the lane. We only found the site that morning and I Google Earthed it, saw the shade and Karl rang them. It was perfect for our needs and we will definitely be going back sometime as it is a very relaxing place with very little traffic about as you know. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the comment. Always nice to chat and yes, maybe see you there sometime.😊

[@richardhewitt.easyvanlife.6957]

My sort of place, just relax, not bad for £15 a night in August. They look like Vampire bats to me.

[@roaminginraymond]

Yeah, a nice relaxing site. I love seeing bats, they're so fascinating to watch.

[@richardhewitt.easyvanlife.6957]

@@roaminginraymond Keep your neck covered up, with Vampires about.

[@roaminginraymond]

Lol Richard. I will.

[@theellmersadventures]

Hello to you both and nookie how you all doing great Vids and god Carl make cleaning the dpf look soooo easy lol does Carl know how to replace the tow bar electrics from 7 pin to 13 pin or two 7 pins as caravan I'm getting has the old set up with two 7 pins electric and I only have one 7 pin on the tow bar please

[@roaminginraymond]

He's not hear at the minute but I'll ask him. But he probably would know. I'll let you know.🙂

[@theellmersadventures]

@@roaminginraymond ok thank you it's a pain I can still legally use the caravan with just the one 7 pin socket just the other one it to run the fridge on 12v and charge battery as we going along as we go to alot of sites with no electric lol

[@roaminginraymond]

OK, I'll let you know.🙂

[@theellmersadventures]

@@roaminginraymond how are you all anyway

[@roaminginraymond]

We are OK thank you Jamie. Karl said really you need to change the 7 pin of the car to a 13 pin. He said you can buy them off Screwfix. Then buy an adapter for 13 pin to 2x7 pin which you can get from Ebay. He said a single 7 pin is normally for towing trailers.

[@mminc4026]

Did you have any issues with the engine on that trip?

[@roaminginraymond]

Can't remember unfortunately as it was August last year, but Karl cleaned the DPF out in the September but we were getting issues again in January this year. He said he's going to do an update video.👍