Stuart Scattergood, 36, and his husband, Andrew, 57, gave up their home and the pub they ran, got rid of their cars, furniture and over 17 bags of clothes. They bought a £10,000 motorhome and have been on the road for the last two years - with their pooches, a 15-year-old Shih Tzu called Pixie, Soda, a 15-year-old labrador collie cross and Luna, a six-year-old Shih Tzu Chihuahua cross. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
The two ran the Belle Vue Pub near Scarborough , for four years before Andrew jokingly suggested they should buy a motorhome. His joke soon became a reality and both decided they'd done enough with the boozer - turning it from "not being very good" to award-winning. The couple - who rented the pub from a landlord - handed in their six-month notice and began looking for a new transportable home.
They sold all of their belongings - including chairs, tables, sofas, white goods and some of their Doctor Who collectibles - to afford their new motorhome. Stuart and Andrew even cashed in on their two cars - a Mercedes and a Range Rover - getting back £4,000 for the pair. They also donated 17 bags of clothes to charity to free up some much-needed space in their motorhome.
After raising close to £10k they bought their new RV in February 2023 and hit the road with their three dogs - hoping their sav.