SHOCKED by towns attitude to VAN LIFE! | Cornwall, UK

[@AlwaysAway]

Would you opt for a traditional Cornish pasty or Chicken Tikka? 😝💖

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

None. Vegetarian here😊

[@AlwaysAway]

They had a veggie one too 😄💖

[@raccoonruby86]

Traditional, all the way!

[@Stephen-up3sd]

No need for binary thinking - traditional for breakfast, tikka for lunch! Sorted!😊

[@AlwaysAway]

@@Stephen-up3sd Yes Stephen!! Thats the correct answer 😂

[@nigelroberts502]

Great Video. Brings back a lot of memories as my late father lived in Tintagel for a number of years. We used to stay at Headlands. You can guarantee that it rains whatever the season. The road from the top is a bit narrow for some larger vehicles, so easier through Boscastle. Keep up the good work.

[@AlwaysAway]

Thank you! Ah lovely 😃 we went through Bocastle on the way out and it was a much easier route 😊💖

[@CB-sx8xh]

I travelled around New Zealand's south island in a camoer van and saw quite a few pubs with signs out on the road inviting campervans to stay overnight in their parking areas. I think it was worth their while with the extra meals and drinks they sold.

[@AlwaysAway]

Lots of pubs are starting to do that here now, as long as you buy a meal, definitely a good idea! 😄💖

[@mickeyiael9013]

❣️💌❣️🫶 Absolutely stunning but there is no way I'd be okay being so high up in such precarious places. Thank you for being so brave and allowing us to tag along!

[@AlwaysAway]

@@mickeyiael9013 thanks, it’s so pretty there!! Just don’t look down 😂💖💖💖

[@aprildangelo7457]

We always use Tintagel as a daily base while exploring all the area of 30 mile radius, like you say showers are brilliant and no shortage of eating, drinking places, after a few days we go to Mevagissey campervans £10 fees very welcome, no showers or toilets but plenty around harbour and great places to eat and drink and great base to explore the lower part of Cornwall, safe journey's.

[@AlwaysAway]

It’s the perfect base! 😃 thank you 😊💖

[@bartekkubicaku-bitsa9802]

This cliffs and bridge is fantastic! Should be on thumbnail, but the quality of this video is insane! 🤯

[@AlwaysAway]

Tried to get them into it but couldn’t get it to look good haha - thanks so much! 😃💖

[@jennamahaffy9553]

Happy new year🎉🎉🎉 From what I saw London had the best fireworks around the world, I hope you got to enjoy them❤

[@AlwaysAway]

@@jennamahaffy9553 happy new year!! We had some good ones! Watched them in the TV 😄 hope you had a great NYE! 💖💖

[@arthurg7894]

The cinematography in this video is *chef's kiss* 😍

[@AlwaysAway]

Hehe thank you so much! 😄💖

[@saintuk70]

Vans have become so popular over the last decade or so that they have become an issue in a number of places, over what was the traditional caravaning. The negativity is kinda to be expected. The NC500, as an example, has become a nightmare - heavy demand on local infrastructure and services, without too many tourist £££s actually being spent in the area.

[@AlwaysAway]

@@saintuk70 While we can’t speak for everyone who travels in vans, we personally make an effort to spend locally wherever we go-whether it’s in shops, cafés, supermarkets, or other businesses-contributing to the local economy. In this video, for example, all the vans parked in the King Arthur car park were supporting local businesses like the pubs, souvenir shops, and attractions such as the castle, which has an £18 entrance fee. If the UK followed the example of some EU countries and invested in proper infrastructure like you say, it could benefit both local communities and tourists alike.

[@TRPGpilot]

What is the difference between a a van and "traditional caravaning"? I

[@saintuk70]

@@TRPGpilot you didn't find folk in caravans just parking in random places and staying.

[@touringaroundwithrosie]

That looked like one hell of a climb to that castle 😂 stunning views though! Rosie really enjoyed this video too haha 😂

[@AlwaysAway]

It was 😂 worth it though! Haha give her a pat for us 😂💖

[@chrisyravenconlin]

Awesome! I can’t even imagine being there myself and seeing those views! I know Canada has some amazing views right here in my own backyard, but they don’t have the history.

[@AlwaysAway]

It’s the most incredible place! You can really feel the history 😃💖

[@stevemcgowan3017]

my wife from st austell.She used walk her kids down to spit beach near par i think.We go back cornwall camp off grid.did stay at tintagel car park once noticed was cheap.Worth going camp there for shower etc.😊

[@AlwaysAway]

@@stevemcgowan3017 oh lovely! Definitely worth it for the showers 😃 never seen an aire like that in the UK!

[@CK_MAKE]

Wow so high up and the cliffs are so steep! The fog makes it look magical! Oh an I love the two frames at the end! :D

[@AlwaysAway]

Hahaha I had fun making that ending, Dom hated it 😂💖

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

I really liked the incorporation of the old drone footage ❤ It looked very pretty there I have to put it on my list (the never ending one)

[@AlwaysAway]

@@UnboundedArtandCrafts thanks! I never got to use it so it was so nice to finally show it, thought it was so pretty 😄💖

[@raccoonruby86]

Cannot tell you how jealous I am of the pasty, the beauty of the landscape, and hearing the gulls! I miss the English seaside. I do not miss the price of it all though...£19 per person is insane, especially if you have 5 kids like I do!

[@AlwaysAway]

That’s what I miss whenever I leave the UK! There’s just something about the English seaside 😄 but the price definitely sucks haha, even half of that would’ve been a lot! 💖

[@morpheium203]

This was truly beautiful! I agree the fog added to it so much! Exactly the kind of videos I meant when I said it would be very cool to see how you two view parts of the UK! I don't know if you colour graded this but if you did great job! PS- I had no idea you guys take such beautiful pictures! saw a couple on insta and the colours are AMAZING! not sure if you've ever considered selling prints?

[@AlwaysAway]

@@morpheium203 thanks so much! I only colour graded a tiny bit 😃 and thank you!! We did think about it ages ago but weren’t sure how to actually do it, definitely something I want to look into! 😊💖

[@morpheium203]

@@AlwaysAway I got too excited and commented before finishing the video but omgg the shot at 7:53 with Dom walking through the archway and then the Wizard's door was so stunning to look at! As someone who draws mainly fantasy art, I could spend forever in that place noticing how the stones have been laid lol and just taking it all in really! Thankyou to the both of you for this lovely treat of a video before the year ends :)

[@AlwaysAway]

Awh thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! It’s the most magical place, it’s meant to be king Arthur’s birth place and has a very whimsical feel about it! The perfect place for drawing inspiration 😃💖

[@blueharrington1893]

🎉Happy New Year from Az🌵cheers 🥂have a great year thank you for sharing kanpai 🍻

[@AlwaysAway]

Happy New Year!!! Cheers 🥰

[@halcyonandon]

Tintagel looks so pretty! Shame Cornwall is so tricky in a van. I guess it is best to stay away from the super popular places and try and find hidden gems instead. I could go for a pasty now haha

[@AlwaysAway]

It's a shame, it'd be okay if you want to pay for campsites but they're just so expensive! Haha that pasty was amazing

[@Stephen-up3sd]

You captured the ethereal atmosphere very well - great stuff! ❤👍

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks Stephen! 💖💖

[@karindv9477]

Beautiful footage! ❤ Gosh, bridges like that make me nervous. Maybe the thought of a double bridge makes it a bit better. 😳 I'll try a pasty, I've never had them! Lol love the ending. 😂

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks! Haha yeah it felt more stable 😂 You defo should try one! And hehe Dom hated it 😂

[@Sybl68]

Another great video thanks guys! It's a shame you've had to move but glad you found a decent spot! That castle trail looks stunning, especially in the fog! Out of curiosity, has the solar power been any better? Feels like the greyness has been marginally better lately?? 🤞😊

[@AlwaysAway]

Thank you! The castle is so lovely there 😄 and it’s been a tiny bit better, especially because we’ve been driving a lot more so it’s charged the battery from that, we haven’t had much luck with sun lately 😅💖

[@keepitreal1547]

Those Cornish villages are set up for the tourist & the prices of everything says it all. The idea of campevanning for most, is seeing places on the cheap, £6.50 for a pastie is definitely out for most people.

[@AlwaysAway]

We thought it was expensive as well but it was a very good pastie 😂 And they had practically sold out around mid day so lots of people visiting were buying them, and lots of tourists were in campers staying in the same car park as us.

[@Cruzbeast69gaming]

Another awesome vlog! Love the views. It has a Lord of the Rings vibe.

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks so much 😄💖

[@madefortravelling]

I used to live in Cornwall the locals are never that happy about tourists any time of the year just ignore them and say if it wasn't for us Cornwall would be worse off

[@AlwaysAway]

Even the family we’d been house sitting for said they get some hostility even now although they moved there 20 years ago 😅

[@StoneAgeProductionsAdventure]

@@AlwaysAway Its the same for Devon's coastal touristy places. Tthe locals are fed up with people who don't live in the area buying property there and renting it out as holiday homes. This destorys the local community as there are less people living there as fulltime residents. It also makes it a complete ghost town outside of the tourist season with less residents to do things like shop and support the local community. Locals often end up leaving as a result because it makes it harder to afford to live there as each season passes or simply because it gets to the point where there is no local community left outside of the tourist season, just empty holiday homes.

[@AlwaysAway]

I read the book ‘Homesick: Why I Live in a Shed’ by Catrina Davies, amazing book, and she explained the situation there perfectly as she was living with the struggles it caused down there. It’s a real problem!

[@StoneAgeProductionsAdventure]

@@AlwaysAway Aye and now we are seeing it happen to some of the Scottish Islands sadly

[@AlwaysAway]

@ that sucks 😔

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

I have extreme fear of heights and it's beautiful there but I couldn't do!

[@AlwaysAway]

The bridge is a bit scary! You can enjoy it from the beach at the bottom instead 😂💖

[@jalmoza5]

Tikka, without a doubt

[@AlwaysAway]

Yess! Good choice 😝

[@writewatson]

If I was ever ACTUALLY in Cornwall, I’d have a traditional Cornish, because, well, I’m there. Anywhere else: tikka.

[@AlwaysAway]

Fair enough, got to have that authentic experience!

[@jenhaller1322]

Do you think people in UK look at people living in vans as "Travellers" or Roma? Sorry I don't mean to insult anyone. I just wonder if the prejudice against travellers/roma/gypsies is in UK?

[@AlwaysAway]

There’s definitely a lot of prejudice towards travellers in the UK, however they’re more often associated with caravans than motorhomes and campers, so I think it’s rare that people look at those in vans and presume they’re from the traveller community - they definitely get wayyyy more negativity than we do. The views on campervans are very mixed, because a lot of people just look at us as a nuisance 😅

[@ArianneAvalon]

They look at us and think freeloaders living for nothing. Trouble is they have no idea how hard it is. If i could swap my motorhome for a house i would do it in a heartbeat.

[@belindax4897]

It may be that it’s a tiny bit of jealousy as these people are not paying council tax etc. I for one wouldn’t mind giving it a go.. maybe…..

[@henchy3rd]

You can’t blame the locals(the born & bred ones) as large vehicles on those narrow roads is just ridiculous, it’s almost as bad as the Lycra brigade(cyclists) hogging the whole road.

[@AlwaysAway]

Didn’t go down any narrow roads in St Ives, only the main roads where double decker buses were driving. I wouldn’t dream of driving down the centre of St Ives 👍

[@henchy3rd]

@ went there for a lads holiday last year & caught a couple of busses..it’s absolutely mad as the roads are so narrow & sunken, plus they don’t half go fast.

[@Heinz76Harald]

0,50 GBP per minute in a non-service shower? sure, count me in for 3 hours at least

[@AlwaysAway]

Might turn into a raisin