Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April 2024 This weekend, Fufu has taken us to the pleasant market town of Otley on the River Wharf, near to Leeds. We are staying on the practice ground of the Old Otliensians Rugby Union Football Club, which is being used as a temporary holiday site by the Yorkshire Region …
Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st April 2024 Dent is a pretty village, situated in Dentdale, a narrow valley. It has a very long history as a settlement and until, the local boundary changes in 1974, it was in the west Riding of Yorkshire. Nevertheless, despite being in Cumbria, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National …
Thursday 28th to Sunday 30th March 2024 We have taken Fufu away for Easter to the northern part of Morecambe Bay, on the River Kent estuary. Our campsite is at Carr Bank House Farm, Hazelslack, where we are attending a meet of the North East Lancashire District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club. Our …
Saturday 2nd March 2024 This weekend, we had met up again with our motorhoming buddies, Jeeves, Michelle and their cockapoo Layla, at Broadholme Lane Caravan Park, which is around 30 minutes walk from Belper town centre. Belper Market Square (no market today) The market town of Belper was a centre for nail making since the …
Thu 22nd to Sun 25th February 2024 After our return from Spain in January, we have had a short break from motorhome trips, but had put our name down on the waiting list for the Camping and Caravanning Club Lakeland District Association meet at Waterfoot Caravan Park, Pooley Bridge. As there had been a cancellation, …
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Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th January 2024 Over the next three days we made our way north through France, staying a little north of Chinon, then in Le Mans city centre and finally in Lion sur Mer, on the English Channel coast, before catching the ferry back to the UK on Saturday morning. The weather is, …
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Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th January 2024 Leaving Sarriguren in Spain, we were then effectively retracing our steps to the French border. Border? ...what border? it seemed that all of a sudden we were in France, where we headed to the Atlantic coastal town of Capbreton to overnight on a large aire. Capbreton (Monday) Capbreton is a …
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Sunday 7th January 2024 Having made the decision to avoid the trip across the Pyrenees, we headed back towards Pamplona, stopping off as usual whenever we found a place to explore. Our destination for the night, was Sarriguren, an almost newly-built suburb of Pamplona, which has a motorhome aire. Jaca Our first stop was Jaca, a …
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Saturday 6th January 2024 We again spent the day travelling northwards to cross the Pyrenees. The plan was to overnight on a large Aire at Aínsa, then in the morning, setting off to Bielsa, on the D173 and taking the tunnel just beyond, to emerge in France at Aragnouet. We had planned to stay the night near …
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Friday 5th January 2024 We spent the day travelling in a northerly direction with the intention of heading for a route over the Pyrenees. On route to our next overnight at La Granja de Escarp, we called in briefly at Alcañiz to pick up some provisions. Alcañiz Our first glimpse of the town was from a …
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"See-u-Later" 