Campout VanLife
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Peter Vaughan (Campervan Magazine)
12:00 - 13:00
Buying a campervan - The do's and don't's
The Roaming Radford's
13:00 - 14:00
Inspiring European Travel
The Urban Motorhome
14:00 - 15:00
Living in a van fulltime
Jon (Life Beyond Bricks)
15:00 - 16:00
Van maintenance
Saturday
Life Beyond Bricks
11:00 - 12:00
How to sell your house and prepare to go fulltime living in your van
Vanlife Eats
12:00 - 13:00
Cooking Demo - Lunch
Wandering Bird
13:00 - 14:00
Europe - Everything you need to know about travelling to Europe
Life Beyond Bricks, Hollie Londors, Siobhan Daniels & Wandering Bird
14:00 - 15:00
Solo female travelling workshop - Join the growing movement
Touring With The Kids
15:00 - 16:00
Full time vanlife with kids - Why you should visit Norway
The Roaming Radfords, Life Beyond Bricks, The Urban Motorhome, Wandering Bird, Peter Vaughan & Motorhome Matt
16:00 - 17:00
Vanlife panel chat - Q&A
Sunday
Vanlife Eats
10:00 - 11:00
Cooking Demo - Breakfast
The Urban Motorhome, Life Beyond Bricks & Wandering Bird
11:00 - 12:00
The Digital Nomad - How to earn money while travelling
The Roaming Radfords
12:00 - 13:00
How to build a YouTube channel - Our Journey to 30k Subscribers
Motorhome Matt
13:00 - 14:00
Recording his podcast live with a special guest - [Topic] Is the future of campervans electric?
Blue Fix Energy
14:00 - 15:00
Self-builds - Is lithium a drop-in replacement for AGM or lead Acid Leisure Batteries
These Girl Vans (Hollie Londors)
15:00 - 16:00
The story behind the growing community of solo female camping
Meet The Speakers
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The Roaming Radfords
Since 2007, The Roaming Radfords, with their 3 son’s, have travelled extensively by motorhome through the UK, Europe and US. They set off on each trip with only a rough destination in mind, allowing the roads they take and the places they stop to evolve as they meet new friends along the way.
When you can see them:
Comparing the vanlife hub all weekend plus:
Friday | 13:00 - 14:00 | Vanlife hub
Saturday | 10:00 - 11:00 | Wellness Sanctuary | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vanlife Hub
Sunday | 10:00 - 11:00 | Wellness Sanctuary | 12:00 - 13:00 | Vanlife Hub
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Peter Vaughan (Campervan Magazine)
Peter Vaughan, Group Motorhome Road Test Editor for MMM magazine and What Motorhome magazine Editor. Peter has been writing about motorhomes since the age of 14, has a love of touring France and is mad about old Italian sports cars. Peter gives advice on how to find the right campervan for you, covering topics such as layouts, types of motorhome, base vehicles and engine options, winter camping, weights and payloads.
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Wandering Bird (Kat)
4 years ago, Kathryn Bird quit her job as an air traffic controller to tour Europe in a motorhome. Along with her (slightly bewildered) husband and Mac their cocker spaniel, they've spent most of that time on the road (give or take 2020.) She is passionate about encouraging others to have their own adventures, whether it's a 3-month tour or a quick weekend trip down the road.
When you can see her:
Friday | 16:00 - 17:00 | Wellness Sanctuary
Saturday | 13:00 - 14:00 | Vanlife Hub | Saturday | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vanlife Hub
Sunday | 11:00 - 12:00 | Vanlife Hub
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The Urban Motorhome (Darran)
'Since 2017 Darran has lived full-time in his motorhome rarely staying on campsites. Instead, he finds the majority of his parkups on streets, industrial estates and urban car parks. Over the last 6 years Darran has seen many ups and downs of full-time van living. Gaining a wealth of experience he successfully parks where most wouldn’t dare. He’s picked up many tips and tricks that keep that trademark cheeky smile on his face.
When you can see him:
Friday | 14:00 - 15:00 | Vanlife Hub
Saturday | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vanlife Hub
Sunday | 11:00 - 12:00 | Vanlife Hub
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Life Beyond Bricks (Tash & Jon)
Tash and Jon have been motorhoming together since 2014. They loved it so much that at the end of March 2019 they sold their house and hit the road full-time with their 3 gorgeous cats. As avid history and outdoor lovers they have extensively toured some of the UK’s most amazing places. More recently Jon, Tash and their cats have ventured out to explore more of Europe in their Adria Sonic.
When you can see them:
Friday 15:00 - 16:00 | Vanlife Hub | 16:00 - 17:00 | Wellness Sanctuary
Saturday | 11:00 - 12:00 | Vanlife hub | 14:00 - 14:00 | Wellness Santuary | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vanlife Hub
Sunday | 11:00 - 12:00 | Vanlife hub | 14:00 - 15:00 | Wellness Sanctuary
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Vanlife Eats (Mark & Sophie)
Hey! We are Sophie & Mark, two very passionate cooks who love to cook in our beloved campervan and best of all we love to cook for other fellow vanlifers and show off just what is possible to cook in a tiny van kitchen.When you can see them:
Saturday | 12:00 - 13:00 | Vanlife hub
Sunday | 10:00 - 11:00 | Vanlife hub
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Motorhome Matt
Who is Motorhome Matt?
Referred to as “BBC Radio 5’s motorhome consultant” on Wake up to Money 5 live, Matt Sims runs multiple award-winning businesses around motorhome hire, sales, storage and accessories.
What is the Motorhome Matt podcast about?
With advice, industry insights and an impartial view into the world of motorhomes, caravans, campervans and travel, the Motorhome Matt podcast is a lighthearted look at the can of worms that is buying, owning, using and selling a leisure vehicle.
Why should I listen to him?
Do you have questions that you felt were too stupid to ask? Well, on the Motorhome Matt Podcast no query is out of bounds! Matt knows the reason for his success is always asking the questions that everyone is thinking – yet no one is saying. With years of experience in the motorhome industry, he has helped thousands of consumers navigate the trail to owning, selling and using a motorhome.
When you can see them:
Saturday | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vanlife hub
Sunday | 13:00 - 14:00 | Vanlife Hub
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Siobhan Daniels
Solo Female Travelling Workshop | 2pm Saturday
Siobhan (63) retired from the BBC three years ago, after a 30 year career working as a Reporter, Presenter and Producer in local News. During that time she overcame many challenges including working full time as a single mother. At nearly fifty, when her daughter had gone off to university, Siobhan took a gap year from work and backpacked solo around the world. This remarkable trip changed her forever, and she began to develop her plan to one day travel the UK, the idea of the motorhome came later! By her mid-fifties she felt burnt out, whilst battling with menopause symptoms, she was also facing ageism and bullying at work. Siobhan knew she needed to find her escape plan. In 2019, aged sixty, she took early retirement, sold her belongings, bought a motorhome and embarked on her solo trip around Great Britain! She now passionately champions positive ageing, constantly calling out ageism and ageist stereotypes, and refuses to accept the narrow stereotypes of retired women. Siobhan now uses her blog, Instagram, published articles and public speaking activities, to challenge and change the narrative around ageing, to inspire as many women as possible, to step out of their comfort zone and follow their retirement dreams. Since Siobhan embarked on this journey she has had to face her fears, weather severe storms and of course the pandemic challenges but she cannot emphasise enough how fantastic this experience makes her feel. Fully alive! In control! At one with nature! And totally inspired to get her message out there, to young and old EMBRACE AGEING!
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Hollie Londors (These Girl Vans)
Solo Female Travelling Workshop | 2pm Saturday
These Girl Vans - The story behind the growing community of solo female camping | 3pm Sunday
Hollie bought a campervan in October 2021 having never driven a van before. She travels around the UK with her two children and their dog, leaving her husband behind to work. She feels strongly about empowering other women to feel confident to travel and has recently created a community called 'These Girls Van'. The women support each other with vanlife and camp together at different places around the UK- arriving as strangers and leaving as friends.
Touring With The Kids
Full time vanlife with kids - Why you should visit Norway | 3pm Saturday
In 2019, Ric and Keira sold their house and spent 6 months travelling Europe with their 2 kids. Wanting more adventure, they left the rat race once again in 2022 for a life on the road with their now 3 kids and dog in their self converted van. Always on the lookout for outstanding landscapes, they are big fans of Scandinavia, having travelled through all 4 countries as well as reaching Nordkapp, the most northerly point of mainland Europe twice.
BlueFix Energy (Mark & Luke)
When the COVID pandemic hit us, Luke’s phone stopped ringing for his property maintenance business and Mark, at that time was looking for a new venture, something different from his 25 years in IT, networks and commercial electrical work. Mark had started selling and supporting Victron equipment to the van life community including Luke. Luke, AKA Lukes Van Life! had done some super tidy installations and was getting noticed. Mark and Luke were working more and more together when Victron Energy got in contact and asked if they could film one of Lukes installations, it was decided that Mark and Luke would team up and BlueFix was born.
When you can see them:
Sunday | 14:00 - 15:00 | Vanlife Hub
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