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Hot tub

You can’t get a moments quiet in the Hottub, if it’s not the babbling Brook, it’s bird song!

The Blackthorn Camp

A little snippet of a Horsedrawn holiday Just a few dates available so book now to avoid disappointment Wanderlusts.co.uk

Wanderlusts Horsedrawn holidays Only a few dates left available so book asap to avoid disappointment. Wanderlusts.co.uk (Beautiful singing by Paddy Rogan during our appearance on Robson Greens Weekend Escapes on iplayer now)

Only the next two weekends still available for our a Wanderlusts Horsedrawn Adventure this summer, after that it’s mid September… See bio for contact details. #lastminutebooking #gypsycaravan #lastminute #holiday #adventureholiday #rewildyourchild #backtonature #vardo #wanderlust

It’s very heart warming when you get guests that keep coming back. One of these lads has been coming on Wanderlusts Horsedrawn holidays since he was 11 or 12, he’s now become a jockey, training at Newmarket, riding race horses, age 16 now they both say they’ll keep coming back for their Horsedrawn adventures.

A few more of @eszterhalasi pictures depicting some of the contrasting aspects of growing up off grid for my boys. #offgrid #wanderlusts #nomad #horses #offgridkids #photography

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Hungarian Gypsy photographer Eszter Halasi After meeting meeting at Appleby horse fair a couple of weeks ago, she asked if she could come and document our lives as part of a multi media project, for Travellers' Times and a book she’s working on… We spent an intense couple of days being photo documented from dusk till dawn! I’ll keep posting a few of her pictures over the coming weeks #wagontime #ontheroad #behindthescenes #travellers #nomad #horses #horse #gypsycaravan #vardo #photography #wanderlusts

Just been to Halifax to see my old friend Anth @anthonyanderson45 at his circus @circusextreme Can’t believe it’s 30 years since we joined the circus and the different journeys life’s taken us on, yet it always seems like yesterday… If you get the chance, get down to Halifax this week to see the show or follow them on here to see their tour dates. It’s an intense and brilliant show!

On the road to the fair… #applebyfair #horsefair #ontheroad

Yoking up and leaving Appleby horse fair on Sunday lunchtime. Hundreds of people had already left. There’s always a few folk that look for the negatives and comment on images of the fair. This video shows fair hill from one end to the other. Fair hill is the area that most Travellers camp on and mostly tourists don’t go. I would argue that it’s also where you’ll find the least mess. I’ve sped up the video , so you only need to take a minute to watch the 10 minute walk out. Try and focus on the negatives. What do you see? Particularly one of the most popular issues, the rubbish, look at how much rubbish you see and try comparing to any festival site on the last day. Remember this is not an organised event, but the coming together of thousands of individuals, families and friends and horses! #applebyhorsefair2023 #applebyhorsefair

This weekend’s guest was opera singer Adam Christie with his family.. On Saturday morning we couldn’t work out what the noise was, but the cows and sheep in neighbouring fields started bellowing and bleating and the horses went trotting to the gate to see. Adam later explained that he had to do voice exercises everyday for an upcoming concert. It was incredible to here and see the response of the animals. Later that day on the road as he followed the wagon he started singing and the horses left him for dust! By today, they had worked things out, striding along side by side with his booming baritone… Here he is singing Robert Lewis Stephenson’s The Vagabond. “Give to me the life I love, Let the lave go by me, Give the jolly heaven above And the byway night me. Bed in the bush with stars to see, Bread I dip in the river — There’s the life for a man like me, There’s the life for ever. Let the blow fall soon or late, Let what will be o’er me; Give the face of earth around And the road before me. Wealth I seek not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I seek, the heaven above And the road below me. Or let autumn fall on me Where afield I linger, Silencing the bird on tree, Biting the blue finger; White as meal the frosty field — Warm the fireside haven — Not to autumn will I yield, Not to winter even! Let the blow fall soon or late, Let what will be o’er me; Give the face of earth around, And the road before me. Wealth I ask not, hope, nor love, Nor a friend to know me. All I ask, the heaven above And the road below me.” #opera #thevagabond #theopenroad #ontheroad #wanderlustsgypsycaravans

Experimenting with this antique French clockwork spit jack I picked up at a car boot sale recently, it’s stamped with the date 1844. It was all jammed up when I got it, but a little oil and it’s running like clockwork....A small ree-range chicken seasoned with a little paprika and harrissa and the delicious Blackthorn Salt @blackthornsalt Home grown courgette (@nadiatahari ) and parboiled newish potatoes sizzled in the oils below....It was delicious!You can’t beat eating by the fire what you’ve cooked on the fire! (Except when someone else cooks)#fireside #fire #spitroast #homegrown #wanderlusts #campfire #antique #theoldways #slowfood #slowcooking #slowdown

A different perspective.... #ontheroad #wanderlusts #wanderlust #cumbria #eden #gypsyvanner #gypsycobs

Wanderlusts Fire Irons are back in stock. Ideal for cooking any meal over any fire or charcoal, with any pots or pans. Order yours now from [email protected] Or send us a private message.

Who’d have thought you’d never ridden before @nadiatahari #equestrianescapes #horseholiday #wanderlust #wanderlusts #ontheroad #eden #cumbria

Turn the volume up.... The fellside “drag piper” of the Eden Valley... @wanderlustsgypsycaravans Horse and cart rides with a difference for @intothewoodscumbria Glassonby Festival. The horses took it in their stride with Paul Renison of @renisons_farm in full drag on the Scottish pipes... and a full load of kids on the back.... #heavyhorses #cobs #wanderlusts #festivalfashion #festival #horsedrawncarriage

Earlier this week I got a call asking if it would be possible to take a lady’s granny out for her 80th birthday as she’d always wanted to travel in a Gypsy wagon. Really I didn’t have time, but couldn’t resist such an opportunity to give someone the chance to fulfill that dream! They drove all the way down from Inverness for the experience. She had a wee shot at driving too which she said made her day. A real privilege. Sometimes it’s just the simple things that make it all worthwhile.. #horsedrawnholiday #equestrianescapes #bucketlist #wanderlust #wanderlusts #gypsy #gypsywagon #fulfilyourdreams #simplethings