After looking forward to our imminent break to Forest Holidays for many weeks, we were rather keen to make the most of the day on Friday and set off in the early hours up to The Trossachs of Scotland. After four hours, three loo breaks stops, a loaf of brioche and and several rounds of ‘are …
This weekend we’ve been staying in an old style gypsy wagon, tucked away in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors. I’ll be publishing a series of blog posts about our stay here, but I really must share this photograph from my late night dog walk on Friday. We’d had a long drive and although …
Last summer we spent a week on the Norfolk Broads with my husband’s family, and it was one of the most enjoyable holidays we’ve ever had. This photo sums up just how relaxing it was as we meandered around the waterways at a snails pace, not really heading anywhere in particular. Even the boys seemed …
When you spend every day working at a computer and are feeling burnt out, Snowdonia is the place you need to take yourself off to for some serious relaxation. Beddgelert Camp Site is part of the Forest Holidays group and is set within a large forest area with pitches positioned in the available spaces between the trees. It …
Why sleep in a bed in a house every night of the year when there are so many adventures and experiences to be had elsewhere? For me, our house is somewhere we have to be based on account of going to work and school. What I really love is to be off away for the …
As I unzipped my tent at silly o’clock in the morning I found myself nose-to-beak with a hen. Yes, I was at Red Bank Farm. Red Bank Farm is one of my favourite sites. A quiet site, right by the sea, Red Bank Farm is a site I always recommend to friends. It’s location is Bolton-Le-Sands, just a few miles …
This summer one of our adventures was to a campsite in North Yorkshire. To help us on our way, Skoda asked if we wanted to take one of their lovely Yeti Outdoor cars with us – how lucky is that?! We were sent a Skoda Yeti Outdoor Elegance 1.2 TSI. My husband was a bit …
I’m something of a seasoned camper (salt & pepper flavour) but I still use my old faithful checklist whenever we’re packing up the car for a camping trip. (To read about our most recent trip to Clitheroe – in poetry – see here) It’s really easy to forget some of the obvious stuff if …
Ever wondered what camping is like in Lancashire? Ey up, we’re here in Clitheroe Pitching up our tent The footprint’s sorta mouldy One ot’ poles is bent The forecast did look gorgeous On checking yesterday But the sun went in And the clouds came out At the onset of our stay So venture into Clitheroe …