Joining a singles group for touring.
I am a widower and have toured for many years but dont particularly enjoy it by myself can be lonely.
I would like to join a group of like minded people who like the outdoors.
I know there used to be a singles club within Club members but dont know if it still exists?
Appreciate any feedback
Cheers
Denise
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Hi Denise. Our Solos group doesn't seem to be active these days but can I perhaps recommend >>> this <<< website as a starter.
Best wishes.
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Denise, it might be worth your while going back down this thread and looking up some earlier posts. They might well hold guides to other similar solo holidayers.
Also it just might even be worth sorting thro' the "Information Rooms" when on Club sites - all sorts of notices appear there.
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I was in the same position a few years ago and I joined the Loners, who I believe are now called New Horizons. There are several singles camping groups if you Google it.
Good luck, it can b miserable on your own.
Nora
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Hi Denise I posted a similar thread in the past because I caravan on my own now. The trouble I found, with the organisations that I contacted, was that they were reluctant on giving details of their meets until after you joined. While I appreciate the sensitivity of private personal data being shared on line I didn't want intricate personal details of organisers but merely when and where they meet to see if it was for me.
From the people I talk to I fear that these clubs/organisations are missing out on potential members, by not publishing their activities until you join, so can only assume that they have healthy memberships.
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When I ran a singles club I set up a webpage so we could just pass the web address to anybody interested. As well as details of the club, types of activity I had images of our meets and parties, activities weekends away, holidays etc. Also though I had a couple of previous diaries with members contact numbers removed where they had been used. If somebody was interested they could contact me through the web page, No need to provide current details so its a shame these groups don't do similar.
What did amuse me was there was one of our friends that did not want his picture on the web. I painstakingly removed his image from a number of photos and replaced the background. There was one series of photos that I had taken when we had hired day boats on various canals. He was on all of them and so I picked one that I had taken a distance away on the other side of the canal and compressed the image so that the image would not be clear if enlarged. When I sent the images out to those in the group for approval he complained that when he blew it up he couldn't recognise himself
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Brian
She does post on Facebook. I know a lot of people don't like using Social Media but the advantage of Facebook Groups is that they can be for a single topic whereas in a forum like this the posts tend to get lost as they are lumped in with everything else. Here is one such group https://www.facebook.com/groups/621595301616464/ There are probably more. This is not a recommendation from me just a result of a search.
David
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Thank's Bill ,,All the Best to you too .I hope to be using my Mo/Ho a lot more this year .
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This section of club discussions is has been very quiet for quite a long time now, not just because of Covid but because we were too small a group of people and living in all different areas of the UK. I was active on here in the past and am looking forward to getting out and about when this lockdown ends. Facebook has many single groups, some more active than others. Some are just a talking shop and some do organise meets. The groups already mentioned in the thread will be trying to meet this summer so it might be worth getting in touch with them to ask if they are intending to meet in your area.
Good luck to all other solo campers out there.
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Hello All solo Motorhome and caravaners, I have been a member for some years, I am single and have recently taken early retirement from my business and I am now looking to take a extended Road trip, maybe 6 months or so when things start to get back to normal!! Just wondering if any other member had embarked on such a adventure [Alone] or about too and has any advice / Tips. I am thinking of this country first then maybe abroad next year, I hear the route 500 in Scotland is well worth a visit but not sure how long to allocate to see everything.
Would Appreciate any feedback.
Thank you.
john.
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Hi John, Have a look at " Free Campervan/motorhome stopovers " group info on the 500 Scotish Tour .It's on Facebook.
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Hello John. Its a bit dead on this forum, but there are many other groups out there. The New Companions Camping Club are an active group who have a regular newsletter called the chronicle. It has information on meets for which the NCCC charge a membership fee. Many of the members go on extensive trips both in the UK and abroad.
There are also groups on facebook most of whom have huge memberships but not a lot of meets. They do, however, have members who have done what you are thinking of and are willing to give advice. One I am a member of is called Single Camping Caravan & Motorhomers.
The NC 500 route is well oversubscribed. The last time I did it was just before it became popular and I took about a month to do it as part of a tour with the NCCC. Some people do it in three days and see nothing. There are many other routes such as the NE250 and Heart 200. You could easily spend six months just in Scotland.
As well as taking part in tours with groups I have done a few extended trips on my own. I have found it is good to meet up with others from time to time as others give you lots of useful information.
Good luck
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I caravan on my own and did NC 500 last autumn. I would not recommend doing it with a caravan unless you're prepared to and competent at reversing with the van - there are long sections of single track road and it's very busy with people who are not prepared or can't reverse.
If you have a Moho, it's excellent, lots of overnight wildcamping locations that I was envious of, that were just not suitable for a caravan.
If a caravan, make sure to book your stops as it can get busy and places book weeks ahead. If I do it again with the caravan I would set up on a site some where central and do the road on a series of day trips.
Good luck!
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