Malmesbury
We wanted to get out an about on our motorhome for a few days, so we planned an 11 night trip taking in Bladon Chains, Henley Four Oaks, and Warwick Racecourse. It was the imminent expiry of our year-tickets to Blenheim Place that triggered us into action!
We also wanted to have a ‘nostalgia’ trip to Henley and Marlow as were stationed at RAF Medmenham for three years back in the Seventies. As a bonus, we got to meet David and Margaret Klyne!
Weekend Club bookings can be a problem and so we found ourselves with nowhere to go on a Friday and Saturday! Catherine solved the problem by consulting ukcampsite.co.uk, which is great for finding non-club sites in UK and Europe.
We’ve been following the Anglo-Saxon history programme on BBC4 and so chose Malmesbury, and Burton Hill Caravan & Camping Park. “Two nights? Not a problem. Looking forward to seeing you”
Malmesbury, and the campsite, proved to be delightful.
There’s a path down to the river
which leads to the steep hill up to the town centre
and Malmesbury Abbey.
It’s a bit difficult getting down and up if you have mobility limitations, but Cath made it by taking it very slowly with frequent breaks. There is a town bus, but not at weekends. As an added bonus, there’s a Waitrose supermarket within walking distance of the campsite.
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Nice to have the two stories complementing each other, pleased to hear you all met up. The Anglo-Saxon programmes have been good, surprising how many places have connections going back such a long way. I've driven past Malmesbury many times but never looked around, another one on the list! Many thanks Chasncath, happy travels.
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Hi Chasncath
It was good to meet you as well. Burton Hill seems like a nice little campsite, must put that on the list.
David
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