Ground conditions
Hello All , Since April I've been travelling from the I-O-Wight all along the south coast , through Kent , Essex , Norfolk and am currently in Lincolnshire . In all this time I've been watching the weather and have noticed that the North has had a lot of rain while for me in the south has been sunny and dry . My question is this :-
Can anyone update me as regards to the ground conditions in Yorkshire - specifically the Yorkshire Dales - as that's where I'm heading for in approx 3 weeks , given the Dam situation in Whaley Bridge . I realise that Whaley Bridge is not in the Dales but I'm wondering if the North continues to get rain whether to change direction and try elsewhere ?
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When there is rain it tends to mostly come in from the atlantic via the west as Carol is forecasting today, so it depends how far inland the low is pushing,we live in east Anglia and is one of the driest parts of the country, where is the lake district?and what does it need to keep them topped up but as the weather forecasters admit ,they cannot give accurate weather for the Uk as we are an island
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W5, the Yorkshire Dales is rarely perfect(weather wise) mostly damp(usually) it does however make up for it in stunning beauty. Accepted that don’t really help-this may👍🏻
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If it site ground conditions you are referring you, these are likely to be very area specific. I would think it difficult to comment unless a site had been visited recently. Personally I am always wary about grass pitches after a wet period (lots more comming Friday☹️) unless I know the site. Fortunately our favourite site in the Dales (Hawes) is all hardstanding and that would be my surface of choice currently.
If it's off site, it's all down to the correct gear, decent boots, gaiters, walking pole and wet weather clothing.😀 Plus of course map and compass if venturing onto the hills.
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We always try to get a hardstanding. We were in Yorkshire in June, although our weather was reasonable but it had been very wet the week before we set off. Even the CL we used had hardstandings.
David
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If you change direction and head elsewhere you might want to avoid the SW, weather warnings here for heavy rain and 50+mph winds this weekend. Boardmasters Festival near Newquay has just be cancelled which won’t please 55,000 people!
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You should be looking for sites with hardstanding, waz. There are plenty of CLs, if you use them, with H/S and club sites should be relatively quiet so getting a H/S pitch should be no problem, especially if you arrive mid week. In 3 weeks time the school holidays will be over in most places so you should not have much problem find a site.
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Our part of Yorkshire, the South has been very dry Waz. It’s a huge County and has very variable weather. Two things we always do when touring on the hoof so to speak, drill down the local weather with a reliable website (not BBC Weather!) and then simply phone the site you fancy if it is grass and ask the owners what the ground conditions are like. We had a week on a small private site near Bridlington early July, all grass, no issues whatsoever, even for large motorhome! The higher up you are, altitude wise, the greater the risk of rain as well, so Dales can get a tad frisky!
If you want a lovely Dales CL, with HS, try Seat House not far from Skipton. Has loos and showers as well. Up a hill, so won’t get flooded!
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Thanks everyone , I suppose it's just good common sense at the end of the day to just go for H/S pitch and dress accordingly when going out in wet weather and asking the site directly before booking .
So thank you all , especially takethedogalong , thanks I'll give them a ring ,
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There are more hills in the north, primarily the Pennines, so those areas get more rain especially when the weather fronts are coming in from the west. The rain falls on the vast areas of moorland and it can take days, even weeks, to reach the streams and rivers.
What Waz says above is the way to go. Think positively, and admire the north for what it offers. It's a great place to be. The moorlands in particular look grand when it's raining or misty.
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