Trip 8: Lyndon Top, Rutland Water Lyndon Top is fairly local to home. It is only 30 miles away and most of the journey is on the A1. The site is set in 117 acres of grassland overlooking Rutland Water, a man made Reservoir. You can cycle or walk around the reservoir, we did it …
Iona goes to the Avon
Trip 7: Evesham RFC with the Central Area BCC. The drive down took us just under three hours with a stop to top up the auto gas. We were soon set up although I had to ask our neighbour to move his vehicle so I could get the wind break up. He groaned a bit …
Iona heads to the Cotswolds
Trip 6; Chipping Norton, May 7th 2019 First stop was at Bingham where there is an auto-gas garage that has just reopened after being demolished and rebuilt. There is more room to get the motorhome near the pump and we filled up and were soon on our way again. We eventually arrived at the Chipping …
Iona Heads North
Trip 5: Camp Hill Estate,Kirklington,Bedale This is our first wild camping trip of the year. The weather looks as if it is changing and it could be cold. After 2.5 hours drive we arrived at Camp Hill and followed the Estate roads around to the Adventure Centre where the campsite had been allocated a field. …
Back to Bonby, North Lincolnshire
Trip 4: Woodside Camping Site - March 26th-29th 2019. We were here in November but since then Simon, the owner, has added hard standing to most of the pitches. It is a quiet site with toilets. There are a few walks around the village and we are going to try one of the longest ones later …
Iona changes her mind
Trip 3, FourWinds,March, Cambridgeshire. This trip is planned for three nights. we set off heading to a campsite near St Ives in Cambridgeshire. We found the site but there was no-one about, the Orchard site was behind a barrier. There was a rally field with some hard standings but they were all taken up by …
Iona Goes back to Norfolk
Trip 2: Fakenham Racecourse. Our second trip in 2019 takes us back to Norfolk and Fakenham. The Temporary Holiday site on Fakenham Racecourse is arranged by Bedfordshire BCC part of the Camping and Caravan Club. We have been given a similar pitch to last year, away from the main traffic route in a quiet corner, …
Iona Starts 2019 in Norfolk
Trip 1 , 2019 With Iona Taxed, Serviced and Habitation checked we are ready to start the new season. For our first trip we are heading to Burnhan Deeping on the North Norfolk coast. We follow another blog and the couple had stayed at the Deeping Backpackers Campsite over the new year so we decided …
2019 Camping Season is here.
Iona has been taxed, the habitation Service and the Fiat Service are done. The replacement rear skirt has arrived at the dealership for fixing next month. The year has been planned with 21 trips which includes four nights at The Goodwood Revival. The first venue is Burnham Deepdale in Norfolk. Our first 2019 blog will …
Preparing for the 2019 Motorhome Season
Happy New Year. The new year has arrived. Iona is sitting on the drive waiting for the next trip. Our final trip of 2018 was using her as a bedroom on our son’s driveway while we spent a couple of nights with them over Christmas. Halfway through January and withdrawal symptoms are beginning to develop. …
Iona’s Travels 