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TheMuppetKnight
TheMuppetKnight Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited June 2020 in Introductions #1

Just saying hello, Andy & Ceri here, new to the scene, have been doing cruises for the last 10 years and decided to try something new, currently just renting motor homes to see what we like, managed to book a few nights in Chedder at the start of the reopened season (all we could find at this short notice) got to start somewhere.

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  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited June 2020 #2

    Welcome to CT Andy & Ceri, Cheddar's not a bad place to start, make sure you get some local cave cheddar! Good luck with the adventure, you might get hooked! smile

  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited June 2020 #3

    Welcome to the Club & CT  A & C !!  There will be lots of Newbies out there later this year  ~~  Most of 'em  long term members but have forgotten  how it used to be and now learning how it Must be in future !!  Somehow I think there will be oodles of us checking on what we should be doing, so keep that camera handy for lots of "Sillies" are bound to take place.

    Enjoy yourselves & let us know how you get on !!  There is just the one mandatory thing to remind you of  :--  ENJOY YOURSELVES !!

  • no one
    no one Forum Participant Posts: 216
    edited June 2020 #4

    Welcome,

    We had Chedder booked at Easter, maybe next year.....

    hope you enjoy Motorhoming we are now hooked after a first year of what next!

    ENJOY

  • bandgirl
    bandgirl Forum Participant Posts: 440
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    edited June 2020 #5

    Welcome.  Have a great time on your maiden voyage to Cheddar.  Not been to that particular site, although have visited the gorge and Wookey Hole many moons ago.  We’re off to Glastonbury towards the end of the month.  Had a booking for 4th July, but haven’t been able to access our caravan in storage to prepare, so the owners kindly moved our booking.

  • AnnB
    AnnB Forum Participant Posts: 226
    edited June 2020 #6

    Good idea to rent first.  Can get some idea of the type of touring you prefer.  It’s a lot of money if you make a mistake buying your first van.

    We started of with a panel van (VW Topaz) and loved the freedom it gave us to drive, and park anywhere in it.  However after 3 years we decided to go for something slightly bigger and bought a 5.75 metre coach built.

    Next time, wallet permitting we will go back to a panel van (no more than 6 metre) as those dry stone walls in the Dales can be a bit intimidating for the slightly wider coach built.

    have just been in ours, filling up tea and coffee, cleaning etc, ready for our first trip since January..can’t wait.

  • Kasspa
    Kasspa Forum Participant Posts: 359
    edited June 2020 #7

    We to commence our 'maiden voyage' on the 4th, had quite a trip booked until COVID but at least can pick up midway on what we had planned, hoping the experience of driving those big red things in London many years ago will help make the experience not too daunting.....

    We have camped for many years & always said we will do this in retirement & have jumped in feet first so to speak.....

    I can see Saturday becoming something like the film 'Convoy'smile

    Stay safe everyone.

  • tricia11
    tricia11 Forum Participant Posts: 131
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    edited June 2020 #8

    Have a lovely trip to Cheddar, lovely site and village , nice walk from back of site to village, would not recommend road way, a very sharp corner ,a bit scary on narrow path. Enjoy 😊.

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