Vanlife Cornwall - Is it worth trying to wild camp anymore?

This week, we re-visit Cornwall and it is HOT and it is BUSY!
With regular stories of vans being un-welcome and overnight wild camp spots disappearing fast, I thought I'd go and see what all the fuss was about by parking up at some of Cornwalls hottest van spots.
First stop Newquay and with the Boardmasters Surf Competition and Festival going on at Fistral Beach, parking was always gonna be tight!
Just down the road, Hayle was another busy park up but well worth the effort, as were a few more that you'll see.
Watch as me and the dog do our best to dodge the hassle and have a good time.
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[@vanishvanlife]

"I'm not saying you can, I'm just saying I did" hahaha

[@OurVanTales]

🤣😉👊🏼

[@Helenlouisee]

Like little meerkats 😂😂😂 subscribing purely for that comment 😂😂 lol 😂 🤣 we moved to Cornwall from Bristol 7 months ago board of the city as we'd lived there all our life and wanted a nicer place to raise our kids it's such a beautiful place 😊 my bloke sold his van just after we moved but we should be getting another one in the next year so looking forward to some travelling next year 😊 we're planning to do a two week trip in the school holidays from where we are (Redruth) up to john o'groats and back 😊

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Helen, hope you guys get that van again and have yourselves some happy travels 🥰🙌

[@chow24]

Great video thanks UK Has gone expensive ..and ridiculous ..20 pence for a paper bag an absolute joke

[@OurVanTales]

Too right & it’s just getting worse…The corruption is just laughable now

[@HybridGt2052]

In the early 90's being able to park up my 72 bay on the road into Fistral was amazing, sadly it all changed from being the surf capital to the stag and Hen capital in the 2000's. I feel privileged that i was able to experience that. Its sad to see Newquay now, all but a couple of the surf shops and independent bars have gone and its full of tat shops.

[@OurVanTales]

Sounds great in the good ol’ days there Neil 👊🏼

[@rogrwileman358]

my wife and I did that when we got married back in 66 in an old Austin J2 van we just took our mattress off our bed great fun.

[@OurVanTales]

Sounds good to us…What fun! 🫶👊🏼

[@dazphilpott2876]

Just come across your channel I'm from Cornwall there is loads of places hidden away to park up down here away from the tourist locations. Looking forward to seen more of your blogs. 👍👌

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Daz mate 🙌

[@frazercooper8591]

Mate bloody awesome videos and your van is seriously on another level.newquay being my fav place.keep em coming

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Frazer mate 👊🏼

[@1964stanley]

Good video again Hayle is just down the road from our home so the pasty shop is our normal Sunday go to place and always busy that's how good they are!!

[@OurVanTales]

I have to admit, I was impressed….Their food was yummy! 👊🏼

[@bradventuresinvw6784]

Nice video mate. We live in Cornwall and van it all over. We love people who are respectful and leave no trace. Whoever’s going to run to the sun - seeya there!!!

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers so much! Love Cornwall so much….New Cornwall Vlog out on Sunday 🫶🙌

[@caravancol1]

what great videos, wish i could do this all the time in my VW!! maybe one day. hope to see you around cornwall sometime.

[@OurVanTales]

Thank you SO much! See you on the road 👊🏼

[@Patsagilitybits]

I live in Cornwall and we get people wild camping locally. Sadly most of them leave a mess behind them when they go. We don't mind the tidy campers at all but it's horrible to walk your dog in the morning and find rubbish everywhere when a van has been parked up. Please people, if you wild camp then leave no trace.

[@OurVanTales]

Absolutely - Leave no trace, in fact, leave it better 🥰🙌

[@steve-r-collier]

it could be council agents who deliberately leave the mess..problem,reaction,solution..we know how devious they can be to bring in new wild camping laws

[@Patsagilitybits]

@@steve-r-collier not around here. They'd be spotted a mile off and word would get round before they'd even left the scene.

[@heatherheron6694]

Hi me again ... That is one thing I learnt about Cornwall very quickly that you can one minute be driving down an A road and straight away pull off and be in in the narrowest lane with zero signal and how on earth do you pass ?!!! Keep promoting this beautiful county that I've called home for the past 15 years . Keep it real guys big respect 🙌

[@Patsagilitybits]

@@heatherheron6694 you pass on a wing and a prayer. There's usually a little layby or a field gate to pull into. Never try drive up the hill out of Herodsfoot. You literally have to put the car in first gear, say your prayers to the Almighty and put your foot down. Scary or what. I don't know what happens if someone comes the other way.

[@stuartmays]

young lad running that veedub , good for him man, that's amazing, good for him.

[@OurVanTales]

That’s a cool young man with a lovely old soul 🙌

[@LeeLeesAdventures]

Another great video you obviously visit cornwall regularly we visit Derbyshire its only one hour from us. Cornwall is about 5 hours lol. You really do put in the effort to get the shots i know what it takes, stay safe see you on the next one 🫶 michael & Kim

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers mate. Yeah, we LOVE the Peaks too! 🫶🙌

[@kevinwilding7825]

Very inspirational to watch as it's just me and my doggo, and sometimes need a kick up the jacksie to get out there in my little camper! 👍

[@OurVanTales]

That’s exactly what I love to hear Kevin…One man & his dog is such a great travel combination - ENJOY! 🫶👊🏼

[@jamies_adventures]

We can’t go past a Lidl without going in and getting a brownie now. All down to your channel! Another cool video.

[@OurVanTales]

Hahaha 🤣 They are a bit good aren’t they! 👊🏼

[@advanturemagazine]

Good times. Nice video! New sub signed up yeheww

[@OurVanTales]

Wahoo….Good to have ya onboard! 🥰👊🏼

[@vincenthooper7588]

Andy, I hope you don't mind me asking but do you have a full time job or have you sold a business that allows you to do these travels?

[@OurVanTales]

Hey Vince, no worries mate, I’ve been transitioning from my wedding photography business to KZbin & social media content creation this last year or so. So officially, I guess I’m semi retired 🤷‍♂️🫶

[@vincenthooper7588]

@@OurVanTales great stuff mate,I love your videos, I thought with all your tats you were a biker lol

[@daidavies6210]

DOGS on a Beach is my Pet HATE… They Piss and SH,1t on the sand , Kids like to play in the sand. Have some consideration, Find a Field to walk them in…

[@allbushnocraft3031]

The problem is people seem to have taken the wild out of wild camping. No one is there to move you if your wild camping.

[@OurVanTales]

I’d like to think that most morally minded vanlifers would move on without bothering anybody 🙏🏻

[@spazzymacgee5648]

Newquay has always been a nightmare, since the end of the 80's , even with all the wannabe surf dudes, they where the beginning of the end for newquay. It's never been chill here.

[@OurVanTales]

There’s certainly more scenic and tranquil areas nearby, that’s for sure 🙌

[@nikkiwilson3057]

Philps are the best pasties in Cornwall 😊

[@OurVanTales]

They are damn good! 😋

[@jackdobson1992]

Good to see Cornwall for the first time in three years Andy......and your vid was good to chill snd relax my brain whilst sitting on my Condo balcony in Koh Samui. Rainy season here but still paradise. Keep up the interesting content.....new subscriber x

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Jack, glad you could reminisce mate…Enjoy paradise my friend 😉👊🏼

[@keldean76]

thanks to your channel me and the wife are going away to devon today,we don’t own a camper van yet but hired one for her to see if she likes it 🤞

[@OurVanTales]

Best of luck on the road fella….Have a blast! 👊🏼😉

[@davidbloomfield4135]

Cornwall is our favorite place to go, so chilled, great vibe and beaches to die for...and pasties lol lol, that rat van was simply stunning, what a first car, we have all the mod cons in our vans and great looks and kit but secretly we just want that van.....

[@OurVanTales]

Ahh mate, I’d LOVE that van (at least for days out in the Summer 🤭)

[@hollanda4]

Just came across your channel today and already hooked. Your van is simply stunning and I really enjoyed the footage and soundtrack💚👏💥

[@OurVanTales]

Thanks Alan, good to have you onboard mate 👊🏼

[@asaandthemarchharepart267]

Brilliant one Andy. Wonderful to see we still have places to parkup in and around Cornwall. Awesome drone footage 👌 Maybe some have released they need the vanlife culture cuz they need us. Wonderful to follow as always, Safe Travels Both ❤

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers so much! 🙌

[@themagikian4237]

You have very inventive shots and slick editing man. Lovely story telling. You have good energy too, fair play to ya 🤙

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers so much, appreciate that! 🙌

[@thelifeofroley2253]

You guys are my best van Chanel by a longshot. The vibe is just right, and trust me I watch ALOT of van channels 😀

[@OurVanTales]

Hahaha Oh we LOVE this….Thank you! 🙌

[@thelifeofroley2253]

@@OurVanTales Get yourselves up to the Lake District, Do the B5289 from Keswick ring road. You will not be disappointed. We look forward to the Vlog :)

[@MrAnderson321]

Stumbled across this, nice one! What do you do to make money to do this life? (Come on, what’s the secret to your pearly white teeth?😄)

[@OurVanTales]

Haha 😂 Sold all my unnecessary possessions & freed myself from the shackles 🤭🙌

[@rob20452]

Great stuff really enjoyed to watch natural on video, the pair of you in fact, made Cornwall well worth a visit, I like the cold season more,.

[@OurVanTales]

Mate, I was only saying that today…Summer will soon be over & then it’s cosy season & easy parking! 🙌

[@denisebatters4198]

Another fantastic video 👍👏 will definitely do a Cornwall trip. Safe travels 😎😊

[@OurVanTales]

It’s a ‘must do’ Denise…Enjoy! 🙌

[@cheshirehomebrew]

Cracking stuff, you have another Sub, Cheers, David 👍🍺

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers David…Nice one mate! 👊🏼

[@billyandleanne]

Another belter Andy! Beautiful drone work too! So lovely to see you, looking forward to our next catch up😁🚐❤️🙌

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers lovelies…Looking forward to it 🥰

[@Tootsie63]

I'm new here, lovely vid! I also love Cornwall and I've put it second on my list of places to explore when I get my campervan next year, the first place being Scotland. I've been to Cornwall on holiday and housesat in St Agnes, its a fabby place :D I've subscribed and will carry on following your travels. PS. Who's your dentist? You're teeth are perfect! 😁

[@OurVanTales]

😁Dentist? 🤭 You’re funny Clare 🤣 Thank you and welcome onboard lovely…Now hurry up & get ya van! 🙌

[@rosiebentley4940]

Love, love, love Cornwall, is definitely my happy place! Just discovered your channel and hit subscribe straight away. Looks like you are having a blast, am trying to convince my hubby that we need to buy a van, totally sending this over to him!

[@OurVanTales]

Thank you Rosie 🙏🏻 Oh, you gotta convince him….it’s beautiful 🥰

[@cheshirehomebrew]

Do it,we bought our older T5 18 months ago, been to some amazing places you'd struggle without the flexibility of a van . Scotland twice, Cornwall,a few places in Cheshire and Derbyshire. Where next. Regrets??? Yeah, should have done it years ago.👍

[@callyakn718]

If you go to hayle, you must go to downtheline surf shop, best in cornwall!

[@OurVanTales]

We’ll try that next time for sure…Cheers so much! 🙌

[@shaunpreston3212]

Loads off places to wild camp in kernow like anything else you just gotta no where!🏴‍☠️👍

[@OurVanTales]

I make you right mate 🙌

[@ChrisSloanes]

Another great video mate. Your living the dream down there. Looking forward to heading down that way. Love that super minimal dub, bet he be a bit chilly in the winter haha

[@OurVanTales]

Mate, he has the coolest van BUT yeah, that’s a brave man to sleep in the back in the Winter! 🥶

[@transporter1975]

Next time your down Hayle try the Philps further down the road and grab a flakey steak 😋

[@OurVanTales]

Ooh. Flakey Steak sounds epic! 🙌

[@alandavies1054]

Me and my wife were down there the same time as you. The weather was beautiful…no place better than Cornwall when the sun is out…great video by the way 👍😎

[@OurVanTales]

Hey Alan, cheers mate, appreciate that! Yeah, when the weather is good, it’s simply beautiful! 🙌

[@angelafry977]

We was down on that beach in March stunning beach in Hayle sunny like you had

[@OurVanTales]

Its a true beauty !

[@JackAcid]

I was at Fistrel three days ago! But I'd parked in a great spot above Newquay for a few days with no bother at all.

[@OurVanTales]

Hello mate, good to hear it fella! 👊🏼

[@mitchellsteele3878]

Nice one Andy, what a beautiful county , absolutely stunning 👍

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella! 👊🏼

[@VwRosstorations]

Along for the ride....👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@OurVanTales]

Wicked! 👊🏼

[@Lyndsey1981]

Love you so much beautiful 🥰 could’ve washed the birds shit off the window 🤣🤣🤣

[@OurVanTales]

Ha, love you too beautiful, shit happens 🤭

[@Professionalmoochers]

Some serious culinary skills you have there 😂 Hopefully we can learn from such a skilled chef this weekend 🤩

[@OurVanTales]

🤭🤣 I know, I actually amaze myself sometimes…See you soon! 😉👊🏼

[@edwardvickers5506]

Love cornwall,when i was down there in my van there were lots of car parks that said no campervans or overnight parking so i reckon its getting increasingly difficult to park up.

[@OurVanTales]

Yeah, I was seeing the ‘No Overnight Camping’ signs all over….Such a shame but worth the risk here & there plus there’s plenty of spots if you’re prepared to be flexible 😉🙌

[@neilinnature]

Over the last few years I've noticed these signs springing up in many places down here

[@EnglishVeteran]

Used to live about a mile from Fistral Beach. The winters down there were seriously good fun!

[@OurVanTales]

Yeah, we we’re just talking about how cool it’d be out of season! 👊🏼

[@alessia0064]

Hi new sub here from Wigan, came over from Northerners on tour after seeing your van and beautiful dog on their vanlife eats vlog 😊.

[@OurVanTales]

Hey hi, big thanks & welcome onboard Alessia 🥰

[@Panslapper]

Being a long term surfer Fistral (and Watergate) was a local break for me throughout the 90s. I've seen some changes there in regards to Vans parking up that's for sure. No where near as free as things were for Van and surfers were back then to say the least. Still, love the place regardless and solid waves. Thanks for sharing buddy.

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella! 👊🏼

[@davidrodda8265]

I know exactly where that is. Definitely off the beaten track!

[@OurVanTales]

😉🙌

[@Arghyrou123]

How on earth did you bump in to Toby guitar. That kid is an absolute guitar legend.

[@OurVanTales]

I didn’t know at the time…Just met a great young man with an awesome VW 🤭😂

[@ballisticdan9135]

New to this channel, nice van ,nice guy, good vlog. Happy travels mate. Thx

[@OurVanTales]

Hey, cheers Dan, top man! 🙌

[@mbrider56]

Nice one Andy, Looked lovely down there, I used to visit Bude a lot back in the day, Loved it. We have very similar tastes in food, love a pot noodle, Irish stew, sweet n sour etc...lol. The guy with VW rat, wow, awesome eh? Safe Travels ✌🏻

[@OurVanTales]

Hey Paul, Yeah, Bude is wicked too..... Quick grub is awesome right? Cheers so much fella!

[@vandox21]

Great vid, just stumbled across it and am now a subscriber 🤘🏻we were there same time at crantock 👍🏻

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella! It’s a good park up that one…Great to have you onboard 👊🏼

[@paulallen3031]

Just stumbled on your channel, great video really enjoyed, wicked van dude👍

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Paul mate! 👊🏼

[@paulkennedy7742]

What a gret bloke you are, and loved the shots of Cornwall - been a while since I've been there. Thanks.

[@OurVanTales]

Thanks Paul, top man! 👊🏼

[@TristandKez]

I’m not saying you can, but I did 😂Another awesome vid 😎

[@OurVanTales]

🤣🤭 Cheers lovelies! 👊🏼

[@star-stuff]

Awesome video, so glad I came across it. Just sat here imagining driving about the country in that sick van of yours! I've lived in Cornwall my whole life but you've just made me wanna go & explore again. You've got a new subscriber here! P.S I want that van, & Philps pasty shop is the best, mine's a steak & stilton lol.

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers so much! Loved reading that 🙌

[@mrt4003]

Awsome friendly bloke. Awsome van. Awsome dog. Awsome video 👊🏼

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella! 👊🏼

[@lifesasprinter4409]

Just came back on Tuesday from a 3 week adventure in Newquay, my first time in Cornwall, visited some amazing places, stunning, brought it back watching the video mate, safe travels, ATB Dave

[@OurVanTales]

It’s so beautiful right…Oh, and you’d have had some amazing weather for it too 😎🙌

[@MC-ld4dy]

Just found your channel. Great content and really professional camera work, editing etc. Thanks.

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers, appreciate that mate 🫶👊🏼

[@MC-ld4dy]

@@OurVanTales I'm new to campervanning and looking for app recommendations similar to Park4night. Anything you recommend is appreciated. And apologies if you cover this in your video's. I haven't had a chance to view them all yet. Cheers.

[@whitevanandTshirtman13]

Good one again, shame about no dog beaches but the irresponsible owners ruin it for the masses.😡

[@OurVanTales]

Yeah, a real shame but fortunately, there’s still plenty of other beaches and not long now and we’ll be out of high season and nearly all the beaches will be dog friendly (and more empty 🤭)

[@TPCLS14]

Sat in my van in rainy Newquay wishing the sun would come out, lovely video mate x

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Tom…👊🏼

[@pudsboi5203]

Just stumbled across your channel, love it. Subbed 🤙

[@OurVanTales]

Nice one….Welcome onboard! 😉👊🏼

[@MrDanny1012]

In Cornwall this week and just seen Toby’s rat vw, I thought I’ve seen that somewhere before 😂😂 so just rewatching the video again 👍🏻

[@MrDanny1012]

Just spoke to him, nice lad 👍🏻😊

[@OurVanTales]

Such a top bloke & amazing van! 🫶

[@tutsywutsy]

I stayed on that car park at hayle 12 months ago it was £5.00 for the night but no one came to collect and all the ticket machines were covered up ,so we had free parking

[@OurVanTales]

It’s a good’en alright! 😉👊🏼

[@jamesdavis4820]

I love here

[@jamesdavis4820]

I live here

[@OurVanTales]

Such a beautiful spot! ❤️🙌

[@Framinator]

I've recently moved away from Cornwall. On my visits back to see friends and family I'm only now discovering Park ups in the county that I didn't know about.

[@OurVanTales]

You can’t beat that feeling of finding the perfect park up! 👊🏼

[@Framinator]

@@OurVanTales indeed sir. I keep some of mine secret for obvious reasons but feel free to pm me for one or two ✌️

[@KarenHT397]

Great video, I love the banter you have and the hugs you give out. The pasty shop brings back nice memories of hayle.

[@OurVanTales]

Thank you so much Karen. Oooh, it’s a great pasty shop 🤭🙌

[@callitkiss955]

Aw Andy I love your videos I get to see the sights of the world 🌎 your trip was lovely to watch thankyou for sharing such a lovely lil adventure look forward to the next one hun much love to you and blue xxx💪❤🌈😇🙏

[@OurVanTales]

Ahh, how lovely is that, thank you so much….Big love back at cha! 🙌

[@richardclarke1157]

Hi Andy, I drive the same sprinter as you, wondering if I could get a bit of info, how is your spare wheel attached and info on spot lights would be amazing? Richard

[@OurVanTales]

Hello mate, the spare is mounted on a rear wheel carrier from wheeliams.co.uk It mounts onto the door hinges but the new shape 907 Sprinter hinges are not compatible. You can buy fancy new hinges OR do what I did & simply buy some older Sprinter hinges on eBay to swap. The spotlights and the mounts are from rhodesvans.co.uk If you’re on Instagram, I’m happy to ping you some pics if it helps mate. Send me a DM 🙌

[@richardclarke1157]

@@OurVanTales hi again Andy from a quite hot and wet Malaysia, don’t know why I only came across your KZbin this morning and saw your van the same as mine, as don’t see many new Sprinter camper vans, did such a good deal on mine, but don’t really like front wheel drive but I’ve done nearly 40k miles, very well equipped but no spare wheel and carrier, I’m really jealous ,never new you could swivel the double front seat and did you get. The flair sides in the U.K I’ve got a wide rock and roll bed which is great but can’t really have a lay down in the afternoons, I have full kitchen with separate frezzer and fridge, by the way I’m looking for someone with a similar rig to drive to the nordkap Norway over Christmas , I did it 3 years ago in a 4x4 pickup staying hotels, but this time nearly all camping till I stink to much?

[@gavinowen8872]

Hi guys do you happen to know where I could purchase some of them cool camplife lights? Cheers 😎

[@OurVanTales]

Hey Gavin, yeah, if you Google ‘The Sunnyside Camplight’, you’ll get a variety of UK suppliers…They are wicked! 🙌

[@gavinowen8872]

Good man, thanks very much for the help.

[@jonandkatiesadventures6449]

We was down Hayle this week end was Gutted that we missed u

[@OurVanTales]

No way…A near miss. Beautiful tho right? 🙌

[@gordonmculloch4904]

Don’t they just love to ruin you holiday. 26:13

[@OurVanTales]

Ha, not mine, not this time….Saw the ‘lil sh!ts early 😉🤭👊🏼

[@h-dawg969]

Hey mate. Your right by mine there at that Fistral spot. What do you do about keeping it cool enough for the dog when it’s left in the van on it’s lonesome? My pup is just about approaching 6 months, & I haven’t left him in the van yet. I’m always sketching out about it getting too hot in the van. Summers over now so it’s not guna be as bad, but what are some solutions yourself or anyone in the comments recommends for keeping it cooler? Cheers

[@OurVanTales]

Hello mate, Bleu is rarely left in the van coz he hangs out with us BUT in the event that he just can’t come too, he likes chillin’ on the bed under the MaxxAir Fan which is nice & chilly 🥶. We’ve got a camera too to check he’s ok 👌

[@h-dawg969]

@@OurVanTales sweet. Fenton has a couple little usb fans and a cool May whilst we’re on the move, but never left him in the van yet. I just haven’t been in the water hardly at all this summer as I don’t wanna leave him on his lonesome. It’ll start getting better as it gets cooler into Autumn & Winter. Cheers for that. Is that field where u met your mates open to stay or is it there own private spot? Cheers

[@OurVanTales]

@@h-dawg969 It's actually a really quiet CL on a rural farm.

[@davetkd1]

Wouldn't call that wild camping. Lol

[@OurVanTales]

Fair play mate but don’t forget different formats simply share the same terminology 😉🙌

[@RSSPURS1]

Living the dream 😍😍🤙

[@OurVanTales]

Trying our best…🥰🙌

[@Billyboy571]

Hope all’s well Andy👌The Bongo’s in for welding next week🚐😱

[@OurVanTales]

Good luck with that mate, get ya ass back on the road! 🤞

[@Billyboy571]

@@OurVanTales Thanks buddy👍

[@dannyward673]

Yes fella living the life 👊🏼 love that.

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Danny mate! 👊🏼

[@brazthagod5840]

Currently in Padstow, as I watch this. Love van life videos.

[@OurVanTales]

Lucky you, we’d LOVE to be back in Cornwall right now….Enjoy! 🙌

[@brazthagod5840]

@@OurVanTales Thank you! Such a beautiful place, we have family here so it's a twice yearly visit. One for Mayday to see the Oss and our other visit in August.

[@Ghettosmurf207]

Philps pasty’s are the best,was there last month wild camping near by and went 🤙🏻😎

[@OurVanTales]

I have to say, I was pretty impressed myself 👊🏼

[@Ghettosmurf207]

@@OurVanTales yep,deffo go there again,also the ice cream shack next door had some immense stuff too so would deffo check them out if you haven’t already 😎🤙🏻 Love watching your channel keep up the good work ☺️🤙🏻😎

[@Ghettosmurf207]

@@OurVanTales we’re heading to Tenby in about two or more weeks to explore and so looking forward to getting back by the coast 😎🤙🏻

[@TouringCar.]

Lovely vid! The bit where your dog sneezes on you 😅

[@OurVanTales]

🤭 He’s a filthy ‘lil git! Cheers so much 🙌

[@TouringCar.]

@@OurVanTales they all are, loveable rogues!

[@paullawrence8572]

Love blue love your van and love your vids!! Sth London lad??👌👍

[@OurVanTales]

No, North but Lyndsey’s family is South so it rubs off 😂

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella! 👊🏼

[@TheDreamChasers]

Do u often put a corset on the pets lol

[@OurVanTales]

🤭 Oops, easy mistake 🙌

[@theadventuresoflario]

Great video, and what a stunning van...

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers so much! 👊🏼

[@vinnieharkin7250]

Love the van. Class 😊

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Vinnie mate! 👊🏼

[@geoffreyrharris7926]

Hi are you a Cornwall person. I moved in Newquay when Boardmasters started. The thing on the stars sometimes it's the spacestation putting there waste into space

[@OurVanTales]

Hey mate, no, not that lucky, just visiting 😉 I think we witnessed a real meteor shower according to the internet 🙌

[@Severon1965]

Good Gnashers

[@OurVanTales]

😁✌️

[@christopherpowell1880]

Nice van Andy!

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Christopher! 👊🏼

[@joni6183]

Loved it

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers Jon 👊🏼

[@dibdab699]

Just come across your channel. love it. Sorry to ask, but where's your van from ? Done yourself ?

[@OurVanTales]

Hi, we had a plan and and empty panel van…We had it converted by Trekk Vans in Carlisle 👊🏼

[@dibdab699]

@@OurVanTales Thank you. Will check them out.

[@daveclarke6986]

Wow Cornwell Beautiful🇦🇺👍

[@OurVanTales]

It’s a firm favourite Dave 🙌

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

As a resident of Kernow (Cornwall), I have considerable reservations about being free to 'Wild Camp' in a lay-bye near a beach. This is not Wild Camping and is not putting anything back into the local economy. Which is one of the most depressed in Britain. Kernow struggles with lack of industry, infrastructure and good, well paid jobs. Coming to the area, splashing about in the sea for a few days then going home is not going to address that. Ha, what about all the money we put into the local economy I hear you say? Yes, but where does the money go I answer? But before you all get irate, I'd like to point you to a new scheme comparable to a French Aire that is to be started in Falmouth where vans that stay overnight pay for facilities. And if some of the money generated were to go to reducing sewage, or promoting renewable energy would that not be a good thing???

[@OurVanTales]

I hear ya mate and agree that Aires are a great idea…The UK is embarrassingly behind the rest of Europe for facilities! I still feel tho that as a morally sound and polite member of society, I should have the right to travel and roam freely 🥰🙌

[@exploresandtosummit]

Great vid mate, Without giving your address away where in Essex are you from, Im sure I’ve met you before. Also you should do a tour of your van video, it looks so nice.👍

[@OurVanTales]

Cheers fella, Hertfordshire on the Essex border & a regular social scene round the Harlow area 👊🏼

[@exploresandtosummit]

@@OurVanTales thanks mate, I live near bishops stortford so yes just up the road from you👍

[@Framinator]

Great channel by the way

[@OurVanTales]

Thank you 🙌

[@Framinator]

@@OurVanTales Many, many van life videos around but not as captivating as yours

[@peromalmstrom7668]

As a True Cornishman, it is good to see another Happy Tourist enjoying Cornwall's beauty. Yet my heart breaks, with the mess left behind at many of the places you visited in this video (I've worked for free as part of this clean-up operation for over 40 years and every year it gets worse). It costs 5 million pounds + for Cornwall, per end of each season to clean-up all the tourist areas, especially costal areas and its beaches. As a Cornishman, why should my Council tax pay for this littering cleanup by the masses as well as 90+ hours of my free time each end of season along with many others working for free to clean-up peoples shit. It is why true Cornishmen and Cornishwomen, want a tourist tax and to stop all free park-up types, that is often where the biggest clean-ups have to happen. I've never seen a van life KZbin type volunteer their services for the clean-up, Em, I wonder why? If a Cornishman turned-up outside of where you grew-up and live, tipped a load of rubbish on your garden and expect you to pay for the clean-up, I reckon you would you not be happy. Nothing is free in life, as it's unfortunately the rule of life. The most expensive gift we can give someone is 'time'. So, please, please, please, gift the true Cornish people a little of your time and clean-up your mess and even those close to you who may have already left rubbish, when on holiday, as it will save the Cornish peoples a lot of money, time and effort to keep Cornwall beautiful, as it is being ruined by van-life types with this life-style explosion since the Pandemic. It has always been an issue during the tourist season, BUT 2022 IS TAKING THE PISS. Amazing why its not a real issue out of tourist season, when no tourists leave their filth behind anymore and the Cornish small community live in harmony with nature once again.

[@OurVanTales]

I hear you my friend, I truly understand your frustrations BUT also, in all honesty, I don’t know of ANY of my community who don’t do their bit in terms of litter picking at all sites frequented. Given that the finger is ALWAYS pointed at vanlifers, the first thing we do is tidy up around us, and the last, is always to leave no trace. The litter is nearly always from car occupants! No doubt still a tourist problem BUT thank goodness for so many of us van dwellers in the area to help tidy up! 🙌 Much love & let’s keep working together 😉

[@ballisticdan9135]

Hi I was born and bred in Porthleven. Unfortunately it's turning into an air b and b village which is sad for young local families who have zero chance of buying a property. Thanks for your efforts keeping our lovely County clean, you shouldn't have to but your efforts are very much appreciated. I think the van life community are conscious of the litter problems and do their best to keep things clean.

[@Motorhomelife_Adventures]

Where ever we visit we make an effort to clean up any rubbish even if its not ours, we stayed at Tintagel for a couple of days and did my usual look around and to my amazement there was no rubbish in the field we were staying at. :)

[@OurVanTales]

I know, it’s infuriating that the easy finger is pointed at Vanlife for excess litter when in the main, it’s Vanlifers that do the tidying! 😔

[@johnrichards5440]

Totally agree 👍 newquay headland just 6 weeks ago was full of vans ,they made a real mess of a beautiful place, lightning fires on the cliff tops ,urinating and the rest anywhere they chose ,and had the cheek to complain about the toilets being closed. I take it they've never heard of a portable toilet.

[@MoominJude]

As a resident of Cornwall , it is a nightmare here in the Summer. It needs tourism (people spending money) to survive, but believe me the filth, mess ,congestion each year is awful. We never get to the coast, there's no point trying. For a very small county ,having 2 million people descend here puts a lot of strain on the infrastructure. Anyway moan done , yes Cornwall has to have tourism, but all these videos promoting it just add to he problem and 'wild campers' have sometimes been filthy b******

[@OurVanTales]

I hear what you’re saying and I do sympathise BUT I can genuinely say, I only ever see us in the van community picking up after others. I’m sure there are a few culprits but compared to the cars - WOW! Thank goodness for responsible vanlifers looking after your beautiful county 🥰

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

Lol @corset, I call Louis his Bra. 🤣

[@OurVanTales]

🤣🤭🙌

[@overlandready]

Couple of things that your video has brought up, Wild camping is not legal in England or Wales, it also is specifically with a single tent, no vehicles. So legally you can't "wild camp" anywhere in E & W, whether anyone challenges you is another matter. As always if you do get away with it, leave the site in a better condition than you found it. :-)

[@OurVanTales]

Always leave it better…100% 👊🏼

[@PedroGonzalez11111]

Disagree wholeheartedly with your statements above, there are many places where it is allowed, tolerated but also forbidden. The difference as always, is in the detail and is contingent upon the landowner/local bylaws if council owned land.

[@lindaangove9010]

Hi I havent watched you before but live just a few miles out of Newquay. There has been a lot of trouble about wild campers because of the mess that’s left behind by some, certainly not all but you only need one bad apple…!

[@OurVanTales]

Hi Linda, yeah, I hear what you’re saying but it’s such a shame that vanlifers are so quickly held to blame in general when in fact most of us are busy tidying up after the messy car visitors 🥰🗑🚮