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 …
Paphos, Cyprus
2nd - 8th May 2023 In a break from the normal motorhome blog, we flew to Cyprus for my daughter's wedding. This is not meant as an account of that day, however, but being the father of the bride, I had the pleasure of escorting my daughter Rachael to the ceremony and making a speech …
Malham, North Yorkshire
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 …
Montpon-Ménestérol – A Sad Farewell
9th April 2023 It seems only yesterday when we decided to buy a plot of land in France and have a house built in a not-so-touristy part of the Dordogne. In fact, this was in 2005 and now the time has come to close this chapter of our lives and sell-up. Our trip this time …
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Park
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 …
The City of Ripon
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 …
Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham
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 …
The New Year in York.
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 …
Harrogate, Knaresborough and the Nidd Gorge
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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Caton, near Lancaster
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 …

