Beautiful Beaches, Difficult Nights | Campervan Life in Pembrokeshire

After struggling to find somewhere to park my campervan for the night, Bella and I discover what becomes my favourite beach of the journey so far. But between the coastal walks, filming, editing and keeping everything powered off-grid, I’m realising I need to make more time to simply enjoy the life I’ve come here to live. This part of my Pembrokeshire journey takes us from St Davids Cathedral and the Bishop’s Palace to Marloes Sands, Raggle Rocks, views of Albion Sands and a visit to Dale. There’s beautiful coastline, a well-earned treat at Runwayskiln, an honest chat about ADHD and overwhelm, and another lovely beach where the signs make it clear I can’t stay overnight. As evening approaches, I head towards Freshwater West with a backup plan for somewhere to sleep. What’s the most beautiful beach you’ve visited and how do you balance capturing a moment with actually enjoying it? I’d love to hear in the comments. CHAPTERS 00:00 Beautiful places and the reality of vanlife 00:37 St Davids Cathedral, cloisters and a bee legend 02:48 The Bishop’s Palace and an ice-cream stop 03:52 Back to Bella and me searching for a park-up 04:48 Waking up in a roadside lay-by 07:47 Power, breakfast and getting ready at Marloes 10:37 Setting off for the beach and coastal path 12:11 Is this really Wales? Discovering Marloes Sands 14:34 Bella needs more of me so changing the plan 16:17 Raggle Rocks, Albion Sands and coastal views 19:35 Filming everything is slowing me down 21:35 Changing the walking route and heading back 23:14 The work behind life on the road 26:27 Cake at Runwayskiln and finding park-ups 28:00 Packing up and heading to Dale 28:50 A first look at Dale’s sheltered bay 30:27 A beautiful beach, but no overnight parking 32:32 Towards Freshwater West with a backup plan 33:29 What happens next? ABOUT NEXT CHAPTER DIARIES I’m Sara Burton, and Next Chapter Diaries follows me as I travel the UK coastline in my campervan with my dog Bella exploring places, having adventures and figuring out what my own next chapter looks like along the way. I hope sharing the beautiful bits, the unexpected bits and the everyday reality might encourage you to think about what you’d like your own next chapter to look like too. More VIdeos to watch    • Tiny roads and a 6m campervan,  2nd week o...      • Great  "A road" Lay By Park Ups in My Camp...      • Vanlife adventure UK Coastline Next Chapte...      • How Much YouTube Paid Me in My First 4 Mon...   NEW VIDEOS Thursday evenings: travel, campervan life, coastal adventures and Next Chapter Diaries episodes. BONUS and Sunday evenings: my tips, thoughts, practical Next Chapter videos and conversations. THE NEXT CHAPTER CLUB If you’re ready to work out what you want from your next chapter and start making it happen, you’re warmly invited to join us in the Next Chapter Club. It’s a supportive place to explore your ideas, get coaching and take those first steps alongside others figuring things out too. https://www.saraburton.co.uk/next-cha... FOLLOW ME: Find me in my posts on here mainly but I'm also sporadically (got to be honest) on: TikTok:   / sara_nextchapterdiaries   Instagram:   / sara_nextchapterdiaries   Facebook:   / nextchapterdiaries   Subscribe.. it’s free to you and your support helps me create more adventures. If you enjoyed the episode, please give it a like, a hype if available, and leave me a comment. I love hearing from you and always reply