Touring UK without having to book
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Let's talk about the uk.
Personally, if I want to "tour" I get a lot of pleasure in pre-planning routes, looking up sites and then, guess what, I book the sites and stick to a schedule because my time is limited to maybe two weeks, three at the most.
If going abroad with lots of time to wander, yes, it would be nice to just turn up and find a pitch. But in the uk, with less space, some crowded holiday times my touring is pre-booked.
I could wander but I don't need to, having seen a lot of places already, my tours are a bit more precise. I want to see something, somewhere, so I aim for certain places.
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At least as long as that. What’s your point as I’ve not said anything about the length of tow?
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I do, Husky. I’m very happy for others to spend their holidays in whichever way suits them and can’t understand why they don’t view other people’s choices in the same way instead of making derogatory remarks laden with innuendo.
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I've no idea but could find out for you if you wish swifty?
I don't do touring, I generally go somewhere and stay for a few weeks, usually within a day's towing (about 4 to 6 hours), If I was to do that sort of journey then I'd probably stop off for a few 5 day layover along the way.
But that's not my point, my point is do whatever you want, tour however you want but don't label and insult others who don't do things your way.
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I agree, it is fun to choose a site then plan a route with possible stops, motorway or otherwise, along the way.
I have more freedom now but still book a site to ensure a stress free stay.
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I agree 100% with that, brue. Our system is simple - we choose an area for a main stay of, maybe a week, and book the most attractive looking site in the area. Then we work out a route and book a couple of stops on the way and a couple more on the way back, often using CLS in areas where we probably wouldn't otherwise think of exploring. It's not so very different to what others would have us believe is the nirvana of touring "over there" (their choice, perfectly OK by me) but then accepting the UK norm of booking when over here.
Each to their own; I get a bit fed up of the frequent implications that it's so much better "over there". It's only "better" if it suits you more, otherwise it's simply "different".
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I would think the answer is yes but you'd have to be a free spirit going where the pitches are at any one time. We often see people turning up at cub sites, most of the time they get a pitch but when it's busy we have seen them lose out.
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If you count in the two clubs and all their CLs/CSs plus all other non club sites there's plenty to choose from in most areas. I probably wouldn't want to do it with a very large M/H or a twin axle caravan, especially down our narrow UK lanes but some might and I wouldn't want to be looking for a site late in the day.
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I work on the principle that there is something worth seeing nearly everywhere. 10 years ago I would book a series of 3 and 4 night stops generally and chop and change if I wanted longer somewhere or less time or even miss a site out. Now I I have slowed down and book a series of 5 nights but may still chop and change
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Our stays are fairly short, some we want to leave fairly quickly, others we wish we could stay longer but we can always return. As you say there is something of interest everywhere, I think we've covered a lot of the UK but can still find "new" places. It's touring with some planning input first.
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" I have a larger comfort zone than some but I dont think I am qualifies as "free spirited " enough to risk it with a large caravan knowing how thin on the ground sites in the UK are "
Good point. And that is surely a crucial factor in why even the "freeest spirits" when travelling abroad do as the rest of us do and book when travelling "over here".
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goodness me, how offensive.
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The same time it takes us to drive from the North of Scotland to the South of England I would think
We can do it in 2 long days with 1 overnight stop, however we rarely do that these days as we have more time and it could (if just touring UK) take us 3 weeks to cover the same distance.
Just like over there we can get to the Med with 2 overnight stops from Zeebrugge but on the other hand it could take us 6 weeks.
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Cornwall to Dunnet Bay in 4-5 days in the MH but at least 1 day longer when towing. That’s a journey of near 800 miles with much of it not on motorways.
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Personally, I don't these days like to tow for more than a couple of hours at a time, 3 at a pinch. So if we're going further afield I'll plan my route to stop of at another site, very often a CL, for a night or two. I can see no pleasure in slogging on for hour after hour and arriving tired on site. But that's just me - easily irritable as Mrs M would no doubt say!
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