#93 -Epic Wales Road Trip (Pt.1): Coast, Castles & the Echo of Uprisings | Changing Spaces

Changing Spaces – Through The Lens is where I explore campervan travel, heritage journeys, psychology, spirituality, and the freedom to create new stories at midlife. From 30-day transformation programs to travel reflections, this channel is about how changing spaces changes lives. A new series my on-the-road exploration of how places hold memory. I travel by campervan, film what I see, and reflect on the layers beneath the landscape—industry, migration, uprisings, class, and the quieter stories written into stone, coastlines, and communitiesLeg 1: Wales (August in parts) . Leg 2: Scotland (September in parts). Come along for scenes, stories, and the subtle shifts you can feel when you slow down and pay attention.Join me for Part 1 of my Epic Wales road trip—from Portishead and Clevedon to Newport—as I film coastal beauty and dig into the hidden histories shaping what we feel in a place: industry, migration, class, the Chartist uprising in Newport (1839), and the way landscapes seem to hold memory.I swim the Portishead Open Air Pool, cross the Prince of Wales Bridge, wander Clevedon and Clifton, and reflect on how architecture, street names, and coastlines whisper older stories—of work and wealth, protest and resilience.This episode weaves travel with reflection: why some towns feel light and others heavy, how industrial ports shaped communities, and how Newport’s Chartists left a mark on civic memory. If you love thoughtful travel, social history, and coast-hopping in a campervan—this is for you.Changing Spaces – Through The Lens is my ongoing series exploring how places hold memory. Leg 1: Wales. Leg 2: Scotland (coming soon).👇 Chapters, tags, and links below.👍 Like & Subscribe for the next leg (Cardiff, Barry, Llantwit Major, Ogmore-by-Sea, Bridgend… then Swansea).Books/thinkers briefly referenced: E.P. Thompson, Malcolm Chase (Chartists), Catherine Hall (empire & ownership), David Olusoga (Black and British), Margaret Humphreys (Empty Cradles), Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (The Colour of Love).#Chapters #WalesRoadTrip #Chartists #Newport #Portishead #Clevedon #CampervanLifeChapters / Timestamps00:00 Intro – what “Changing Spaces” is00:38 Portishead arrival & seaside vibe01:30 Portishead Open Air Pool swim02:20 Why I travel: noticing how places feel03:40 West Country wealth, estates & old economies04:45 Clevedon/Clifton—who owned the land & why it matters06:10 Class, inheritance & the built environment07:20 Coastline memories, hotels, manors & unspoken stories08:30 Reflection by the sea: memory, DNA, and place10:05 Crossing the Severn / Prince of Wales Bridge10:40 First impressions of Newport11:20 Newport history in brief (port, coal, industry)12:20 The Chartist Rising (1839) – Westgate Hotel13:15 What lingers in a city after protest & grief14:10 Industrial echoes vs. garden symbolism15:05 Why some places feel “dense” (personal & collective trauma)16:05 Sending good intentions; staying curious16:40 Closing thoughts & what’s next (Cardiff → Swansea)17:20 Outro & how to follow the series#Wales #WalesRoadTrip #CampervanLife #ChangingSpaces #ThroughTheLens #Portishead #Clevedon #Newport #Chartists #CoastalWalks #UKTravel #VanLifeUK #PlaceMemory #SocialHistorywant to work with me? [email protected] ✨ Patreon community (coming soon): behind-the-scenes, deeper reflections, live Q&A.#ChangingSpaces #CampervanTravel #MidlifeTransformation #ScotlandTravel #PsychologyAndSpirituality#mentalhealth #spirituality #wellbeing #love #relashionships #UK #campervan #solofemail #lovetotravel #tourism #photograpthy #digitalart