What are you all up to

Another grey, miserable day here today - so I thought I would brighten things up a bit by sharing a photo a friend sent me the other day.

I know of two or three other people on here who might appreciate it……..

and apologies to all those not fortunate enough to live in God's own County😀😂😇

Tin hat on…….I'm off to take Meg to the Vet's for her annual health check and jab.

Yes, I remembered that you went to Seton Sands last year, and that you thought it was fairly good, so we stayed there for several nights last September to visit some friends. DD and the boys joined us, but only for 2 nights, a school holiday weekend when Daddy had school work to do. They enjoyed the pool and the pond dipping, and had an afternoon at NTS Newhailes, a great play area there, so they were keen to go again. It is good for there to be some indoor activities for them as the weather can be unpredictable.

It is however quite pricey between April and October, and more expensive this year than last year. As Daddy will also be going, we are just taking the van over on the 6th and picking it up again on the 12th to move along the road to East Fortune, which is £11 per night cheaper, though at £30 is far more than we usually like to pay. We could have booked their CL at £21, but decided to splash out on a serviced HS on their other site.

Daddy originally wanted to go to Oban, but that was in the wrong direction for us, and quite a wet place usually, so he was persuaded that Edinburgh would be the safer choice!

So we will be moving on just before the Easter weekend, suppose we had better get our next site booked soon. Just trying to decide where we should go before heading to North Wales to visit my former work colleague for a few days. Looking for a couple of CLs in Yorkshire and maybe the Peak District that offer hard standings, preferably serviced, which are not too far off our route.

Thanks TTDA. We will be coming down the A1 so looking for a CL within around 20 miles from the A1 , south of Catterick and north of Sheffield. We have a possible at York, the one we used last year, but have not enquired as to availability as yet as it would be nice to use a different site.

We do not need any facilities, we always use our own shower etc, but at that time of year do need a hardstanding big enough for our 8m twin axle, ideally without having to drive over any (or much) grass. And preferably a serviced pitch to cut out humphing water around, as at age 82 my strength is not what it used to be. We do not use an awning.

We are then heading west to North Wales, just a little beyond Chester, hopefully to Crab Mill Farm CL, just off the A55 .

Possible route would be heading west from around Sheffield/Chesterfield level. We have been in and around the Peak District and Derbyshire a few times before, we have stayed at sites near Matlock, Leek, Belper, Chatsworth and Buxton, but that was several years back. The most recent, about 6 years back, was Tax Farm CL near Matlock, others were CAMC sites, so that must have been more than 10 years ago!

We are also CCC members, so a CS is also a possibility. It seems more difficult to find out prices for them, and little detail is given on the CCC website as far as I can see..

Price……ideally not over £25 if serviced, less if not, absolute max is £30.

Not so sunny over in this neck of the woods OneP. Enjoy your first trip away and I hope your brother is now in better health. Best wishes to you OH as well.

A cold, Dreek day (you've got to love auto correct which had that down as Greek day, if only). OH had her car in for service this morning. We decided to use a local garage instead of trudging to Chester first and last thing in the day. A very acceptable 11.00 drop off and full service by 13.00, reasonably priced as well with no extras. Just the last of our appointments this week. Had my regular kidney appointment yesterday. A mixed bag of results.

We may have a couple of free days next week so will try to get away somewhere close by although the "mixed bag" mentioned above necessitates me being available for some appointments hence the "close by". But they may not happen so quickly.

@KjellNN - have you tried this for serviced pitch CLs?

I am sorry to read about your Aunt and SIL @Takethedogalong but pleased to hear that your SIL is doing well and that she should be home soon.

@KjellNN have you thought about Cherry Tree Cottage site at York, as their pitch are large, but not serviced, here's the link https://cherrytreecottagecs.co.uk/

If you want to stay close to the A1/A19 there is Wiske Moor CP, a CL at Northallerton, or Spring Thyme near Catterick, but this may no longer be a CL. Other options could be Low Hall Farm near Bedale which has large pitches, or Old Path House Farm at Patrick Brompton, Bedale. I will have a think on about suitable ones in the Peak District for tomorrow.

@Oneputt hope all the main repairs are now done with, and that you have a good trip down to Hampshire. How are your brother and SIL doing, fairing well I hope.

@KjellNN of the CLs in the Peak District on the serviced site map the only one we have stopped on is the Crich Lane one which is fine, although the short road down to it was a bit rough but that was quite a few years ago. The Lakeside Meadow CL looks very good, as does Broadmeadow Farm.

I managed to get most of the inside of the caravan cleaned this morning between dog walks, so hopefully I will complete the tax tomorrow. It has been a fair bit warmer, or at least less cold, today although it is still very and cloudy but thankfully the chill wind has dropped.

Very cold here today but I went out and washed the cars they were filthy covered in salt from the roads was just going to wash the Volvo but ended up doing the Mini too it’s white so the dirt shows up on it.

@DEBSC good luck for tomorrow hope all goes well

After a few hours of sun yesterday, today is grey again.
OH has been checking out sites and has now booked one at York. Our last year’s one only had grass pitches left, so we will be going to Foss Dyke, which is near the Designer Outlet. She is now looking for one in Derbyshire/Peak District for 5 nights.

TTDA…..Waleswood looks very nice but, yes, also beyond our budget at over £40. Will just be the 2 of us, so we are happy with something more basic. There are a few possible serviced Cls, but we need to factor in electricity costs as several are now metering electricity and charging for anything over 10 kWh per night. Broadmeadow Farm looks good though.

Also considering the CCC site at Bakewell, no facilities, no serviced pitches, but well priced at £23.50. Only drawback might be the access, reviews are mixed.