Criminal Vanlife in the south of England

Join us for part one of our mini tour of the south of England filmed earlier this year. In this episode we visit Hastings and Eastbourne, find out what we get up to when we find Criminal Activity !
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[@michellesivyour7808]

The hole in the wall that doesn't go anywhere is a boot scraper. Put your foot on it and scrape the mud off your boots or shoes prior to entering the house. It's a great idea which can still be found in the porches of many old houses.

[@motorhomediscoveries]

The building you saw was Former St Mary-in-the-Castle Church, Pelham Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex, England. Built in 1828 by Joseph Kay as the centrepiece of the residential Pelham Crescent. Now an arts centre. I was born in Hastings but live further along the coast now. Lots of history in Hastings hope you enjoyed it. Safe travels 👋🚍

[@SusanTurner-yo9lf]

Just found this one, Hastings looks lovely, great shops and the crime museum looked great , spooky seeing the original acid bottles - love true crime!

[@sharonfarrant4596]

I did giggle at the rat hole!!!! 😂it’s for scraping the mud off your boots/shoes before going in the door. Many many house still have at the door steps all over the country

[@NorthernersonTour]

very posh indeed❤️

[@annegreen9851]

Great fun watching you two on your daily adventures 🎉

[@NorthernersonTour]

aww thank you anne xx

[@user-zw3bg9vr5g]

❤Hastings is an interesting place.Mark enjoying those prawns he needs to go to a chemist and get his cholesterol checked. Aw look at Marks happy face clutching his Chinese looks yummy.Wow some nice cars there.Boys and their toys😂i wouldn’t be going on that wheel in the wind.❤Hope you find a good place to sleep lovelies.❤

[@trapper561]

Really enjoy seeing what you are getting up to , so glad the van is sorted ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you xxx

[@chrisalston6872]

Hi Lisa and Mark, some history of the property with the blue plaques there was and old church and then this was built on the seafront under the original castle grounds. Hastings - St Mary-in-the-Castle-The repairs to the castle in 1824 reflected an increasing interest in the picturesque. In 1825, the land along the shore below the castle hill was developed as part of the resort by the Earl of Chichester who owned it. At its centre was Pelham Crescent, so called after the family’s surname. The architect, J Kay (Colvin 4th ed p600), was experienced in the laying out of new residential developments and had worked for the earls at their seat at Stanmer (4 p93). At Pelham Crescent he placed a proprietary chapel at the centre with a curved terrace of houses each side. These have canopied balconies and distinctive semi-circular attic windows. The chapel was named after the church in the castle, which presented no problem, as the earl owned that too. Though the chapel was complete by 1828, the houses on the western side were still unbuilt in 1836 (ESRO Par 369/4/2/1). The crescent and in particular the chapel are built against the hill, so only the facades facing the sea are visible. They are approached up a series of ramps, which Richard Morrice suggests derives from the Roman temple of Fortuna Primagenia at Palestrina, south of Rome (4 p111). Kay had access to more than one reconstruction of this. Under the chapel were burial vaults. The front of the church, though classical, is less obviously Roman. Above a pedimented Ionic portico, flanked by big windows, is the flat front of the upper part and behind the portico a deep recess containing two more pillars.

[@ChristinePayne-jj5eg]

I've only just found your blogs and I love them , so down to earth and your both so funny, so I've subscribed. Can't wait for your next blog.

[@NorthernersonTour]

hiya Christine welcome to the channel and thank you for subscribing. Stay tuned lots more coming as we head back to Europe❤️

[@martinfield1484]

Great video stayed in hastings years ago in my converted Bedford cf ambulance doesn’t look like it’s changed much You could of bunked down for the nite on the top of beachy head great views up there Keep the good work up guys lovin your channel x

[@NorthernersonTour]

Thanks for the info and the lovely comment ❤️❤️

[@user-zw3bg9vr5g]

❤They don’t make bridges like that anymore. We felt the same way when caravanning.Looks lovely there. Oops Marks found food😂Little Cheeco went up those stairs like a bullet. Well done getting a bargain Lisa. Enjoy your meal. Safe travels lovelies.❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you xx

[@Dave64track]

Great vlog enjoyed the tour around Hastings love all the history and the old buildings that goes with it.

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks dave xxxxx

[@davesdaze]

Hi Both. Hastings is lovely. The thing in the doorway I think is a boot scraper. Those prawns made my mouth water. Hope u both well. How's puppy. U should have got an Irish wolfhound ha ha. Keeps u warm in winter. Great drone shots as always. Catch up with u in next video. Best wishes David and Beverley Norfolk

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks david and bev xx

[@ActionAndyTV]

Love your journey. Keep up the amazing work my friend 😍

[@NorthernersonTour]

Thank you! Will do!❤️❤️

[@erroleasey1692]

Love you two , glad to see you back ! wish you all the luck selling your house & going full time in the van . If ever in Norfolk recommend Breydon Water , great location & reasonable price , we’d love to meet up with you & have a Chinese & a beer love Errol & Jen xx

[@NorthernersonTour]

well if you spot us on the road give us a shout marks always read for a chinese ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻

[@michaelawinkfield8762]

My home xx 😊we moved to Hastings from Yorkshire 22 years ago it's a great place to live xthanks for great video

[@NorthernersonTour]

you are very welcome we loved it there lovely town❤️

[@rosamundoleary8120]

Hi guys x Couldn't believe it your in my town. Well that little fire place haha is where victorians wiped there boots before going indoors incase of poo or mud haha. I live next door x Love your videos. Your so funny keep up the good work x

[@angelahazel3966]

Love you guys your so brilliant thank you for videos ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you ❤️❤️🐕

[@ginastannard9614]

Hi guys , you’ve had me in fits of laughter tonight watching this video . Mark you are a northern version of my old man , your hilarious , never change ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

Glad you enjoyed it❤❤❤

[@denisebell8422]

Watching all your blogs one by one your hubby makes me laugh 😂 ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

he has that effect 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🫶

[@catcrazy6520]

Love watching your vlogs cheer me up first thing in the morning!

[@NorthernersonTour]

That’s lovely to hear. Thank you for watching❤️

[@mariajefferies8555]

I just watched A is for Acid, with Martin Clunes playing Haigh. When I visit uk in 2024, Il be going to visit the crime museum, as it’s right up my street eh 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼love your vlogs

[@NorthernersonTour]

Yes I I have seen that film too

[@lizleonard3681]

Hi both enjoyed your video hasting shops look interesting 💖💕👍👏

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you xxx

[@viv-i-vangoesforth]

well, I almost thought Mark had found a chinese chippy within 30 seconds of the vlog-which would have been a world record lol. Still , a great tour of Hastings as an interlude and then (drum roll please) Mark bags a chinese chippy-and a reasonably priced one at that so.....bonus😄 Loved the cars at Bexhall. I'm an automotive photographer and I love vintage cars and love to photograph them .I'd have been in my element here :) I might be wrong but the guys on the water at Eastborne were Kite surfing. LOVED Mark's "golden shower" remark on the peir. Its a good job I wasnt having a brew at the time. Gotta love our Northern sense of humour lol. a brilliantly put together video. I cant wait to see what you get up to on the magical mystery tour. As ever, much love and respect to you both - Kenny

[@NorthernersonTour]

kenny please don’t encourage him lol ❤️❤️❤️

[@MartinKennedy636]

Another great video guys keep it up. It's amazing what you can see where in the countryside when you're out and about like you to her magic

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you xxx

[@jwilson2042]

Eastbourne was where all the senior citizens used to go on their coach trip holidays. My late aunt’s sister used to live in a flat on the sea front. I used to love going there to catch up with her. You ought to try Weymouth too while you’re ‘dahn sahf’! I lived there for a couple of years in the late 70s and my late husband and I thought of it as our second home.

[@NorthernersonTour]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️

[@rebeccathomson6005]

Hi guys, love your vlogs! the surfer was using a hydrofoil - you 2 are great together and like Mark I enjoy Chinese lol........ 🐶🌍🏖🗾

[@NorthernersonTour]

hi rebecca thank you for letting us know what that was called it’s amazing never heard of it ❤️🫶❤️🫶

[@SteveandJulie]

Brilliant vlog great seeing the classic cars i had a rover sd1 vitesse they were 3500cc v8 engine worth a few bob now.take care x

[@NorthernersonTour]

oh yes bet you still wish you had it ?😘

[@lynnescaddan8919]

That seas choppy, it looks lovely tho. Stay safe on your travels

[@susanhoward864]

😮 Lisa your face when Mark said about dogs weeing on the pier 😂😂😂 hilarious

[@NorthernersonTour]

he pushes the wrong buttons susan 😳🤣

[@sarahparker5936]

That made me chuckle on a Sunday morning 😂brilliant vlog ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

fantastic xxxxxx

[@WanderingWallys]

I'm watching a few old videos of yours 3:51 😂 Nice one Mark bagged a Chinese too get in thy belly. Golden showers in Eastbourne Frikin epic love your channel.

[@NorthernersonTour]

oh it all goes off on our channel 😂😂😂

[@angelahazel3966]

Aww love to baby. Hope baby dog is on the mend bless him ❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

He is loads better ❤️❤️🐕

[@lyndondavies3551]

I always look forward to your vlogs ,you and your husband are like a comedy duo ,your content is also vary interesting . I used to run all the old grannies down to Eastbourne in my younger days . I’m from a place called Sidcup .From my house I can get to all off that coast within the hour . I’m not sure if you can get to a place called Dymchurch from where you are I would always take my children there when they were little.it’s very small .My kids couldn’t fleece me for too much money. There is also a mini railway that passes through there . Lyndon .

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks for the info lyndon and your lovely comment ❤️❤️❤️

[@xaienee]

Love Hastings, its a brilliant place to go, i was up there today as i live right near it, lots of cool places

[@NorthernersonTour]

yes we really was suprised at hastings i thought it was gonna be old and boring ….. wrong

[@xaienee]

@@NorthernersonTour i love it there, more to do and see than people assume!

[@nikkimckenna340]

Great vlog as usual you guys do make me chuckle xx

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks nikki love you tooxx

[@maxinew4703]

Great video as always, I am keeping my fingers crossed you come down Cornwall way and I bump into you 😊 xx

[@NorthernersonTour]

we have been to cornwall loads not the best place for motorhomes but we may return xx

[@joshalmat2806]

My goodness! Each video is better and better.... I love how you edit each video.... truly amazing. I will say.... your channel is the best motorhome travel vid on youtube at the moment! Top job! Please, please keep producing such great videos!

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you Josh for watching and for the lovely comment, we do try

[@bevclements3328]

Those holes by the front doors are for you to clean your shoes on the metal boot scraper, I do love your videos ,you two are great.xx

[@stanleywhite6190]

Hi both the little door you thought might be a dog flap is a boot scraper.

[@kenredgate3690]

Yes , Mark is right , all along the Kent coast the strata is chalk based so the channel tunnel was carved through chalk . The French coast has exactly the same chalk cliffs .

[@NorthernersonTour]

arghhhh thought they where the same 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@iankingm0idk699]

great VLOG as usual. keep them coming.

[@NorthernersonTour]

Thank you! Will do!

[@samm4265]

I think its called wing surfing, elements of windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing they are amazing to watch.

[@NorthernersonTour]

never knew that thanks xxx

[@aljones9412]

We really enjoy your video you are really informative and funny . The hole by the door is for clean the dirt and mud of your shoes you see them on a lot of old houses

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you for letting us know. It seems to be the hot topic of this Vlog at the moment. Everyone seems to know apart from us. 🤣🤣

[@Seasidesurfer]

The hole at Wellesley Court by the door has a blade across the bottom and it's for putting your boots into the hole (wearing them) and scraping the mud off the soles of them before you enter the property. They are common in many houses and halls built in the 17th Century onwards

[@NorthernersonTour]

that makes more sense❤️

[@MAJAYTEST123]

was about to say the same thing - beat me to it lol

[@sevenpointfive5450]

Correct and very rare to see

[@dianekenyon586]

A great video iit looks nice in Hastings and glad mark found his chinese it looked devious x

[@NorthernersonTour]

Thanks so much❤️

[@natwood5034]

New to this channel... ITS GREAT!

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you, nat keep watching there’s lots more to come make sure you hit subscribe

[@dianebaker5243]

Hastings looks a lovely historic place to visit. 🥰🥰

[@NorthernersonTour]

it really is❤️

[@chrissycanvasart]

Loved this vlog was great and educational. Hugs 🤗 💙

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you chrissy

[@chrissycanvasart]

@@NorthernersonTour 😘

[@NorthernersonTour]

@@chrissycanvasart ❤️

[@ellenkellett6529]

Hi folks I love Eastbourne better than Hastings, that hole in that shop wall is for scraping dirt off your shoes, great vlog see you again 😊

[@NorthernersonTour]

I see we think it’s the opposite, but each to their own. Glad you enjoyed the Vlog. Thanks for watching❤️

[@Yvonneb_]

Another great video xx

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks, Yvonne❤️

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

No one informed me you came across the border lol 😂 Nice around there not far from my manor, about an hour away! Awww look at marks face when he got his chinese 😂🤗❤ i've been in that chippy and the doughnut shop behind ya, sods law i'm ooop norf and you’re daaan saaaf 🤦‍♂could have popped in great chinese near me too Mark 😉.... Funny ol place Eastbourne 🤔... Top job on the van! Safe travels me lovelies! X JP

[@NorthernersonTour]

jp we ain’t daaan saaaf this was a few month ago ❤️ we might of seen ya at the weekend but ya never got back to me

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

@@NorthernersonTour OH! What?! Did you email me then!? I haven't got one from ya!!!! X 😖😖😖

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

@@NorthernersonTour Just been through my emails and junk folder can't see owt? 😢😢😢

[@DA11NOON]

Great vlog guy's 👍

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks stan, miss seeing you around here

[@kerryhogg4677]

Another great video ..thanks for the giggles 😅x

[@NorthernersonTour]

you are very welcome

[@palmer3977]

A nice no nonsense honest review.

[@NorthernersonTour]

what did we review

[@palmer3977]

@@NorthernersonTour The towns you visited.

[@georgieboy1958]

I used to buy fish from the trawlers as they came in in the 70s

[@cm66uk]

The "mini fireplace/dog flap" is a shoe cleaner, would have originally had a metal grate to scrape your shoes b4 going inside..

[@nessah23]

Hurry with next vid.makes my day x

[@NorthernersonTour]

we will tune in tuesday xxxx ❤️

[@nessah23]

Thank you 🥰

[@leighlagden7712]

If you're staying in the area sovereign harbour North Eastbourne is very nice beautiful all round the marina and you can park in the ASDA well worth a visi .

[@NorthernersonTour]

that’s nice to know Leigh

[@lynnescaddan8919]

That place sounds lovely, Blackpool is great but there's too many eateries & arcades. Eastbourne doesn't look very disabled friendly.

[@fay791]

😂😂😂😂Mark thinking it was a menu for a chinese ,O Lisa a was in stitches 🤣🤣🤣❤️👍

[@NorthernersonTour]

the man has a one tracked mind 🤦‍♀️

[@fay791]

😂😂😂

[@rolexvangucci]

Brilliant but Eastbourne in June was Turd Town… terrible place xx

[@stuartcase1472]

Hole in the bottom of the door, is a boot scrape . Cleaning mud off soles of your shoes

[@NorthernersonTour]

others beat you to it. I now know that the Hall is scrapping mode off very clever invention

[@joshalmat2806]

What software do you use to edit your vlogs? The quality is superb!

[@iangee3311]

The little nook in the doorway was a bootscraper. The metal bit is missing.Historically streets everwhere were unmade and often muddy.

[@NorthernersonTour]

yes, as we found out, nobody houses in Hastings

[@mickh4636]

Welcome

[@colinlarby8003]

that hole by the door is a boot scraper

[@nigelchapman1565]

The guys in the water were Foilboard surfing looked like they were powered by kite type things although some have motors

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks for that never seen that before xx

[@Porsche987]

At 9:50 mins: It was a boot scraper, to wipe the mud off of the soles of your shoes. Although a bar was missing xx

[@NorthernersonTour]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊

[@nessah23]

Oh dear.. he’s like a magnet to the word ,Chinese,🤣 x

[@NorthernersonTour]

he is lol xx

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

First watch this later debs xx

[@speeddemon8786]

I live here it’s called St Mary in the castle

[@NorthernersonTour]

oh thank you for that info it’s a lovely place

[@helenm2169]

10:00 used for wiping your boots on xx

[@malcblakey7828]

The little doorway that you said you seen at the side of the front door is to scrape your boots on I think lol…Colleen…

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks for that colleen xxp

[@Nationofpalantir]

Where you heading to? We are in the euro tunnel Thursday morning 6am. Probably head to Portugal

[@NorthernersonTour]

not sure yet ian i want to go germany way to croatia /italy. mark wants spain again 🤔

[@Nationofpalantir]

We actually planned Croatia but after looking at the cost of some sites decided to leave it where it is. Seen some at €200 😥

[@NorthernersonTour]

@@Nationofpalantir really wow wee try to off grid as much for that exact reason the few that have recommended it have said it’s cheap there unless they mean general things x

[@kevinbayliss5525]

It’s for cleaning your boots

[@brendangallwey2729]

I think you might want to check the result of the battle again😂

[@EddieHulme]

Norman army won the battle against the Anglo Saxon army. It was the begging of a major settlement of Normans throughout the land. Though Norman families already ruled most of the country back then.

[@NorthernersonTour]

thanks for that information❤️❤️❤️

[@davidgunn3947]

you get palm trees in north west Scotland

[@NorthernersonTour]

do you 😮

[@user-rp5vs1xs8q]

The comment is for scraping your boots in the olden days

[@NorthernersonTour]

yes we have since had lots of messages thank you xx

[@tlsum9475]

😂 he's hilarious with the obsession with chinese😂 love it

[@NorthernersonTour]

dos my head in

[@amynashnash2979]

Where did you stay in bexhill?

[@NorthernersonTour]

we where on a rally at a school xxx

[@tlsum9475]

Did you get black pudding with your breakfast? 🤔 I think wether spoons has stopped it..😮

[@NorthernersonTour]

no black pudding

[@sandymcfarlane382]

The high Kirb was for letting the gentry out of the house and carnage

[@NorthernersonTour]

wow, they thought of everything didn’t they😳

[@catwalk1958]

They are called lift foils❤

[@NorthernersonTour]

thank you we have never seen them before ❤️

[@12_feet_a_travelling]

The ‘hole’ is for scraping your shoes before going indoors.

[@NorthernersonTour]

yes for subscribers of now let us know this thank you❤️

[@palmer3977]

The battle of Hastings 1066 was in a place now called Battle.

[@NorthernersonTour]

correct ❤😊

[@juanbbien]

About 7 miles from Hastings

[@alfiegrove7233]

very rough in Hastings, county lines has ruined it

[@NorthernersonTour]

I take it you mean at night time as during the day we found it very pleasant

[@alfiegrove7233]

@@NorthernersonTour yes sorry during the night it’s rowdy, but during the day it’s very nice

[@greenjacket66]

it's for scraping the shoes

[@NorthernersonTour]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@nasty.nick.p]

It's for scraping the mud off your boots

[@NorthernersonTour]

yes it is xxx

[@780jodie]

its to clean ur shoes on lol

[@dreadedscotslass]

Lisa, Can you PM me a link to the dry robe you have as I've been looking at them online but dunno what size I need 😂

[@NorthernersonTour]

hi Sharon, we don’t have a link we bought direct from dry robe. Mine is a medium and it’s quite large on me as you can see

[@paulmaxen704]

Its a bootscrape.

[@michaelhartley2893]

A not a long known fact of the battle of Hastings it would have been completely different king Harold had to march after beating the Northumberland and when they reached Hastings were not fit for battle and so last

[@NorthernersonTour]

wow thanks for that michael 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@juanbbien]

Yes Harold had been doing battle at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire and then had to take his army 277 miles back to Hastings on foot, they must have been exhausted.

[@wanderingwilcoxs]

£100 to a charity of your choice if you get mark on one of those surf boards 😅

[@NorthernersonTour]

I think your money is safe🤣🤣🤣

[@joshalmat2806]

Oh.... the cliffs at Dover are white because they are made of chalk.

[@NorthernersonTour]

I am, and now we know the cliffs are made of chalk

[@an04ker]

Down south. Who wants to go there

[@NorthernersonTour]

🤣🤣🤣some beautiful places

[@kzedd60]

How is chico doing? I

[@NorthernersonTour]

amazing ❤️❤️

[@kzedd60]

Amazing!❤

[@kzedd60]

That was my stroke. 😂

[@kevinyoung6729]

Sorry but the Normans won the battle not the English.

[@NorthernersonTour]

hi kev yes since found out i was given bum info thanks for watching