Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
27th May 2023 We have taken Fufu to the Matlock area of Derbyshire for the bank holiday weekend, meeting up with our friends, Jeeves and Michelle and their cockapoo, Layla. We are staying at a temporary holiday site, organised by the Derbyshire District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club, at Lees Meadow Farm, Middleton. …
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12th - 14th May 2023 We stayed for the weekend at Kirkby Lonsdale Rugby Club, at a temporary holiday site organised by the Lakeland District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club. Our thanks goes to the stewards for the warm welcome. Pitched-up alongside one of the pitches We had visited Kirkby Lonsdale and included …
Sunday 23rd April We have taken Fufu, our motorhome, to stay for the weekend on the Malham Showground, attending a meet of the Motor Caravan Northern Section of the Camping and Caravanning Club, which is really handy for the village centre. Our thanks goes to the stewards, Dennis and Carol, for the very warm welcome …
19th March 2023 As usual, on our way home, we chose to visit somewhere to extend the weekend Being in Ripon, the obvious choice was Fountains Abbey. But first we needed to get away from Ripon Racecourse, which if anything, had become more soggy with further heavy showers during our stay. Despite the grip-mats (which …
17th - 18th March 2023 Our pitch for the weekend was Ripon Racecourse, around a half-hour walk from the city centre. We were staying courtesy of Central Yorkshire District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club. As you can glean from the following photograph, the weather was changeable to say the least, and it was …
3rd - 5th March 2023 It is really nice to get back on our travels after a period of inactivity forced on us by various family problems, hence the gap in posts from the New Year. Interestingly, this has resulted in adjacent posts about both York and Lancaster; a sort of "roses" thing. Our site …
31st December 2022 - 2nd January 2023 It was really good to meet-up with Jeeves and Michelle for the New Year in York. The trip was originally planned two years ago, but had to be cancelled due to Covid. Jeeves had booked us on a small, 5-van site at Monks Cross, handy for the Park …
8th - 10th December 2022 We have taken Fufu to a Camping and Caravanning Club temporary holiday site at Bilton Park, between Harrogate and Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Out thanks to the steward Harry, for the warm welcome and assistance. Thursday 8th December - Harrogate On a decidedly chilly morning, we took an electric bus ride …
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4th to 6th November 2022 We took Fufu to the small village of Caton for the weekend. The Central Lancashire District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club had organised a bonfire meet there. Our thanks to Nick, the steward and everyone who helped make the weekend a success. When we arrived on site, we …
Sunday 23rd October 2022 On the final day of our Staffordshire trip, a rainy start to the day led us to look for a place to visit which offered indoor interest, so we chose Kedleston Hall, near Derby which is owned by the National Trust. The front of Kedleston Hall Built by the Curzon family …
"See-u-Later" 