Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Over the month of October, there have been no trips with Fufu, our motorhome, who has spent the whole month parked-up forlornly on our driveway whilst we have been off galivanting abroad. Due to the Covid 19 restrictions, it has been two years since were last able to visit our house near Montpon-Ménestérol, in the …
We are staying for the weekend on a Camping and Caravan Club temporary site at Spital Farm Caravan Site, on the outskirts of Kendal but within easy walking distance and handy for local supermarkets and other shops. It is the first time I have stayed within spitting distance of a Carpetright shop, but the view …
Our final day of this trip, so after another walk around Hawes and a little retail therapy, we left Hawes Farmers' Aution Mart to explore a little further and drive across Buttertubs Pass. Looking back towards Hawes View towards Great Shunner Fell Buttertubs pass is known as such because of the "buttertubs" which are on …
Our walk took us from Hawes, up to the village of Hardraw, then through Shaw Gill Wood, rising up to the disused quarries on the side of Stags Fell before returning back the way we had come, to Hawes. The weather was changeable, with some horizontal rain showers, surprisingly strong winds and sunny spells, but …
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A late change in plan, due to the inclement weather and recent torrential downpours, meant that we have parked for the weekend at Hawes Farmers' Auction Mart car park for £10 a night which affords hardstanding, so Fufu won't sink-in axle-deep. Hawes Farmers' Auction Mart On arrival, we parked up in a large space between …
Giggleswick is the village just across the River Ribble from Settle. It has many old and interesting buildings, but is most famous for Giggleswick School, around which the village is built. View over Gigglewick Village Statues outside the main school building Giggleswick School Chapel Giggleswick School cricket pitch and pavillion Many houses in the village …
Leaving the campsite our route took us through Settle town centre and uphill out of the town to the south. We had never seen this part of the town before and found some more plantpot sculptures on the green. Hello Duggie View over the green We climbed up from the green through to Mitchell Lane, …
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We are normally quite hesitant to go away on a bank holiday weekend, but another Local District Association meeting of the Camping and Caravan Club, this time in Langcliffe, near Settle, together with the promise of fine weather, tempted us to make the trip. All set up with quick brew After setting up and a …
Determined to make the most of our last day on this trip, we left Kettlewell reasonably early and took the road towards Pately Bridge. Toft Gate Limekiln/The Coldstones Cut Toft Gate Limekiln and Coldstones Cut are about 5 minutes away from Pately Bridge on the B6265. The limekiln is near to the car park and …
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We planned a good walk for Sunday and decided we would set off along the Wharf Valley, upstream to the village of Starbotton, around 2.5 miles away. The weather seemed more settled and showed some promise. There were even some folk bathing in the river just downstream of the bridge. I am never tired of …
"See-u-Later" 