Go West for Summer – Part 3

Thursday It was another wet and wild night last night- we even had some thunder and lightening! Again we had winds ofup to 40mph- needless to say Jazz was on our bed again! Ruby is coping so well with the wild weather – we are toasty inside despite having no heating. The bikes are ok […]

Go West for Summer – Part 2

MondayWe were up and away from Knights Folly Campsite by mid morning. We were sad to be leaving the site as it was lovely- however it's always exciting to be moving on elsewhere to see new places. Our journey took us down the M4 and over the Severn Bridge, at which point we entered Wales […]

Go West for Summer 17- Part 1

WEDNESDAY Ruby the Campervan is parked on Court Farm Campsite, Twigworth, Gloucester- a lovely landscaped C&CC Certified site with shower, hook up and loo- best of all it’s only £15 pn. We set off from Newark around 10:00 and had a smooth journey to Court Farm, apart from the weather which was just grim. Happily […]

Twixmas 2016: Northumberland, Part 2

New Years Eve Continued We retraced our steps back towards Otterburn for a quick stop at the site of the Battle of Otterburn, where there was a picnic area and info board, along with a large stone from the battle. The wind was absolutely savage so we didn’t stop for too long! We made our […]

An Autumnal visit to Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire

The nights are drawing in and the leaves are turning golden brown. There is the faint smell of smoke lingering in the air and it feels acceptable to draw the curtains, get the Jim jams on and watch strictly back to back. Autumn is here and al out rolled into winter! I feel like I’ve […]