How to Travel by Campervan and Enjoy It
Learn how to travel by campervan with practical tips on routes, packing, overnight stops, budgeting and finding the joy in slower road trips.
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English Village Breaks Worth Slowing Down For
English village breaks offer slow mornings, cosy pubs, vineyard visits and countryside charm. Here’s how to choose one that truly suits you.
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12 Best Villages in Wales to Visit
Our guide to the best villages in Wales for slow travel, coastal walks, cosy pubs, local food and the kind of scenery that lingers long after.
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🚤 Narrowboat Cruise to Nantwich on the Shropshire Union Canal
A Slow Travel Escape Through Cheshire’s Waterways There are shopping trips… and then there are shopping trips that somehow turn into a three-day canal adventure involving swans, lock queues, ancient pubs, unexpected reunions, and enough countryside charm to make you forget what day of the week it is. That, in a nutshell, was our latest…
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🚐 Scottish Campervan Road Trip – Falkirk to Maryport in Nettie
Description Scottish campervan road trip through Falkirk, Stirling, Dumfries and the west coast villages is an unforgettable slow travel adventure packed with engineering marvels, historic castles, coastal charm and peaceful riverside stays. In this Scottish campervan road trip, we explore iconic landmarks like the Falkirk Wheel and Stirling Castle, wander through literary Dumfries, and discover…
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🍷 Sip of the Week: Easy-Going Loire Charm Afloat
A relaxed canal-side wine review featuring Les Calcaires Vin de France Pinot Noir by Pierre Chainier. This is an affordable Loire Valley red purchased at Sainsbury’s in Nantwich. This week’s Sip of the Week comes with a lesson. Always remember the name of the wine… especially when it’s this enjoyable. 😄 Introduction Enter Les Calcaires…
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Our Campervan adventure to Wonderwool Wales
Description:Slow road-tripping through Wales to the Wonderwool Wales Annual Wool Festival, with rivers, mountains, sheep and campervan charm. There are road trips. And then there are road trips through Wales on the way to the Wonderwool Wales Annual Wool Festival — which somehow feel softer, greener, and just slightly more sheep-filled than average. We’d left…
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Our Epic Roadtrip to See the Edinburgh Military Tattoo 🚐🎺
Vineyards and Villages – Episode 12 There are road trips… and then there is an epic roadtrip to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The kind that involves trusted old campervans, winding “B” roads, historic towns, Roman walls, sea cliffs, Scottish rain (of course), and one truly unforgettable night beneath Edinburgh Castle. With our narrowboat Spirit of…
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Vineyards and Villages Episode 11: Chester Narrowboat Travel Adventures
Chester Narrowboat Travel: Castles, Canals and a Forecast That Changed Its Mind Again If you’re researching Chester narrowboat travel, let me set the scene using the Vineyards and Villages platform. One minute it’s blue skies and sunglasses, the next it’s hats on, stove lit, and a quick check that the kettle hasn’t slid off the…
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We explore amazing English Villages by Narrowboat
INTRODUCTION Cruising through the English countryside by narrowboat offers a wonderfully immersive way to discover village life at its most authentic. In this journey, we explore the peaceful waterways of the Trent and Mersey Canal as it winds through the heart of Staffordshire, revealing historic market towns, cosy pubs, and timeless rural scenery. Along the…
