In the 35 years we have been caravanning and latterly motorhoming we have never been away in January. We have often been away in November and December which can be just as cold. I was pretty determined that we should give it a try although should I say that the decision was not universally popular!!! At least at this time…
In May 2015 the National Civil War centre in Newark opened its doors to the public, and, on a rainy Sunday afternoon too wet for walking, we paid it a visit. Having parked by the river opposite the railway station, we did the short walk into town. On arrival at the centre we were greeted by a very helpful steward who…
The 85 mile journey from Tours was easily completed on a Sunday morning with only light traffic and as the clocks had gone back an hour that night it meant we completed our beauty sleep an hour earlier than normal so had an earlier start. This meant I was in the boulangerie getting fresh bread for lunch with no queues and…
The only brand new caravan we ever bought was in 1976 - an ubiquitous Sprite Alpine. I'm still not sure how we managed to afford it. I seem to recall the sale of a bull was involved. 1976 is maybe remembered best as the "long hot Summer". But when we went on holiday in May it was still "cool late Spring". With two young…
We travelled to Norfic and found a CL Site close to were we needed to be. This was Our first outing with Devon Way, Our New replacement for Old Betsey. The CL Site was a couple of miles outside Norwich. On arrival at site We looked for a plot by driving around as it was a unmaned site What a Shock the further in We went…
We regularly holiday in Europe and have always taken out Red Pennant insurance and until last summer never had cause to use it. We were travelling through France en route to the Dordogne region when the automatic gearbox on our car began to play up. We tiptoed the last 20 or so miles using the tiptronic function and set up…
Heading southwards, we ventured into Somerset to visit a coast we'd never been to before - Berrow & Burnham-on-Sea, south of Weston Super Mare - and stay at Hurn Lane Caravan Club site. Like many English coastal areas, it attracts many tourists and not surprisingly the place has numerous caravan and camping sites. The…
The Caravan Club at Gatwick is exactly that...at Gatwick, the airport, located beside the runway! Now, not surprisingly this means noise. We had read reviews from other members that warned of the expected noise levels of the planes as they take off so we were prepared for it although when we arrived were surprised by how…
Back in the early ‘eighties’, Chas was posted to RAF Brüggen in West Germany as S Eng O, 31 Squadron. So off we went, the whole family (Chas, Cath, Fiona (8) and Fraser (5)) to live in married quarters on the base. It was a fun time for the family, but at the height of ‘The Cold War’ Chas’s job was pretty demanding. Like…
We got up this morning to a lovely bright and sunny morning here on the Caravan Club site in Brighton. All the pitches around us are occupied, some by motorhomes and others by caravans. It's hard to believe that people put their caravans to bed for the winter, when you see so many people here enjoying the great outdoors.…
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