Beast from the East not set to return over Easter

RowenaBCAMC
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edited March 2018 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Good news for Easter - according to today's weather reports, including an article from the standard, the Beast from the East is not set to return and snowfall should only be over hills in the North and not across the whole of the UK. 

We may still get some rain but travelling to sites should hopefully not be disrupted due to snow. What's more here are some great ideas of things to do on a rainy day to keep everyone happy and occupied over the Easter holidays:

Visit England Rainy Days

Visit Scotland Rainy Days

Visit Wales Rainy Days

So don't be put off by the weather, if you've not already booked, check our late availability on Club Sites and CL late availability discussion.  smile

 

 

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  • papgeno
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    edited March 2018 #2

    Since we live in the hills and in the North I'll take your optimism with a pinch of salt.

    The last lot was only supposed to be a dusting but it dumped 6 inches on my drive.

  • Pliers
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    edited March 2018 #3

    Another hill dweller from the North here!

    We'll be driving home from Norfolk tomorrow, should get back before the snow arrives......😊

  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2018 #4

    Have a safe trip home pliers.  Stay safe and warm all you hill dwellers 

  • young thomas
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    edited March 2018 #5

    Michael Fish comes to mind....wink

  • Bazalab
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    edited March 2018 #6

    Being serious, and I hate to be boring but it is not only the elements; consider the the ground conditions!

    We are on a club site in the south west without hardstanding and the site is saturated now. It was bad enough when we arrived 12 days ago but so much rain has made it very difficult.

    Don't blame the wardens, not their fault but do call them first, if they havent called you already, just to check accessability.

    Do hope your Easter break wherever is a good one!

     

  • cyberyacht
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    edited March 2018 #7

    It seems we've swapped the beast from the east for the pest from the west.

  • DSB
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    edited March 2018 #8

    That's good news Ro.  In fact, anything that says the snow is not returning is good news in my book!  😀

    We're not out for the Easter weekend, but hope to go out the Sunday after Easter for a few days.  Haven't decided where yet though.

    David

  • paul56
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    edited March 2018 #9

    I know I'm odd but I quite fancy the Beast to come back! Might get another days skiing in at http://www.yadmoss.co.uk/  in the North Pennines!

  • papgeno
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    edited April 2018 #10

    I'm not usually a prophet of doom but here we are with a couple of inches of snow and counting.

    We are at 200 meters above sea level so we are in the hills but the centre of Huddersfield is only 80 metre and it's bad there.

    Are we really in the North, there's another 200 miles of England before you get to the Scottish border. A more accurate description might be "midlands" as it's the same distance roughly to London.

    Apparently the main snowfall up here is on the Eastern side of the Pennines and the forecast is for it to turn to rain this afternoon.

    To anyone travelling from east to west across the Pennines today be aware most of the trans-pennine routes are currently either closed or extremely difficult.

    Stay safe.

  • papgeno
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    edited April 2018 #11

    PS I should have said routes round here specifically the A57, A628, A635

  • Chrystal
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    edited April 2018 #12

    Wrong Ro, we woke up to an inch of snow today. N Wales.

  • KeithandMargaret
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    edited April 2018 #13

    Rowena - do you have a relative called Michael Fish ?

    Please stick to Caravan and Motorhome matters in future.

    It's lucky I bought the wife a snow shovel for Christmas - she's certainly finding it useful.

    cool  cool  cool  cool

  • notite
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    edited April 2018 #14

    Rowena don't take up weather forecasting please lol, Snake Pass, Cat and Fiddle and Axe Edge all closed in North West Derbyshire this morning.

     

  • Kennine
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    edited April 2018 #15

    Strange, I could swear that the white stuff falling from the sky and lying on the ground as I look out my office window is snow. --  It surely can't be ?. laughinglaughing

    K wink

  • paul56
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    edited April 2018 #16

    Easter Monday, 4:10pm

    Still got two inches of that non-existent snow lying in our back garden Rowena....

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #17

    Plenty of the white stuff on the M62 over the Pennines as we came home ...... loads of fog too, and plenty of half wits with no lights on at all or just DRLs at the front.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited April 2018 #18

    No snow in East Yorkshire, certainly no beast from the east or even close👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2018 #19

    Still 11C herelaughing

  • brue
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    edited April 2018 #20

    And here in South Somerset. laughing

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2018 #21

    Rain nearly all day in S.Cumbria, and chilly with it, but there was snow down to low level on the Lakeland Fells. Some will have been washed off but there'll be plenty on the high tops still.

  • papgeno
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    edited April 2018 #22

    We've still got a lot of lying snow but because it's been persisting down since late morning there's a lot of standing water on the roads some puddles extending all the way across.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2018 #23

    Has anyone else seen the front page of the Daily Telegraph? There's a large pic of a caravan with awning with snow on the ground!

    Wow caravans making front page newssmile

    Has anyone read the paper (I've just seen the front page on the BBC) what site is it, and of course is there a heater in the awning? It looks like a Bradcot awning?

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