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 …
Kettlewell is a beautiful village in North Yorkshire and it is our home for the weekend. We are staying on a temporary holiday site, organised by the Huddersfield and Spen District Association of the Camping and Caravan Club, just on the edge of the village. After setting up in the designated field, we decided to …
As a change from our usual trips into the countryside, we had been invited to join Alison’s son Mark, his girlfriend Emma, her mum and partner, for a meal on Saturday evening at a Chinese restaurant, near Rochdale. Rather than return home afterwards, it made sense to take our bed with us and stay overnight …
We parted company with our friends Jeeves and Michelle on Sunday morning, deciding to make the most of the day by visiting some local attractions on the way home. Valle Crucis Abbey The abbey is not far from where we had visited yesterday at Horseshoe Falls. It is seemingly surrounded by a caravan and camping …
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We planned to meet up with our motorhoming friends, Jeeves and Michelle at Llangollen. As the weather has been quite wet, Jeeves was concerned that if we stayed on a squelchy field as per our original plan, his Hymer might get stuck, so he suggested staying on the car park of TNR, a firm which …
We finally made it to Great Budworth, albeit only for an overnight stay on our way to Llangollen for the weekend. This was a weekend meeting of the Camping and Caravan Club, BCC Cheshire Section. We did not know what “BCC” stood for and later found out that it was the British Caravanners Club Section, …
On our way home from Crooklands, we visited Sizergh Castle, near Kendal. The home of the Strickland family since the year 1239, it is now in the hands of the National Trust, but the Strickland family still live there in one of the wings, having been in occupation for over 700 years. Coat of Arms …
This weekend, we had decided to try again to visit the Camping and Caravanning Club temporary holiday site at Great Budworth, near Northwich, Cheshire. Our previous plans had been cancelled, due to Alison being ill. On the day, with the effects of storm Evert making us wonder if the site would be waterlogged and the …
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Leaving the site at Clapham, and not wanting just to return home straight away, we decided to visit the small market town of Settle. Every weekend, the town is a Mecca for bikers and cyclists, who traditionally have visited the "Ye Old Naked Man Cafe" on the high street. It is a pictureque town with …
24th July 2021 After a full set of new shoes (tyres), Fufu has taken us to Clapham. Although, the village of Clapham is in North Yorkshire, our camping ground is actually in Lancashire, in the Forest of Bowland, on the other side of the A65. The site is a temporary one, organised by the Camping …
