Bridlington Yacht Club. We are going back up north, over the river Humber to Fraisthorpe just south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. We were very near here last year and it was a great seaside venue, only 300 metres to the beach. This year the campsite is even closer. Now that we consider winter has gone the …
Iona returns to Empingham Reservoir
All set up Our planned trip to Hatton Country World was cancelled due to last weeks wet weather and the venue is waterlogged. We have been stuck before on muddy grass so a wet rally field is a bit off putting. So we have planned to go to Lyndon top which is basically 117 acres …
Iona heads to Epworth
We have bought some Milenco Quatro ramps from a lady in Cambridgeshire. We need to pick them up the day before we set off for Epworth. This extra task will shorten the pre trip loading time so Sue has decided to load as much as she can on the Tuesday before we leave on …
Iona has a Change of Plans, now Derbyshire is in sight.
The view from our doorway We were going to Woodhall Spa. We have been there at least 6 times and to be honest there is not a lot more we can say about it. With 3 years of pictures already on our blog it will be difficult to find something new. With the van all …
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Iona goes to Leicestershire
After the bad weather we were looking for somewhere fairly near with electric, just in case the sun failed to shine and charge the batteries. We found Hill Top caravan site. This is a small site with minimal facilities and very little walking options apart from the village of Thrussington but for £9 per …
Iona finds a Secret Garden
With six inches of snow three days before we were due to drive to Wisbech, it was touch and go if this trip would go ahead. The drive to the Secret Garden Site was fine although I had added a way point to the sat nav route to ensure we missed a narrow …
Iona goes to the Races
Our first trip in 2018 is to venture South and East, our destination is Fakenham racecourse. Hopefully the weather will stay snow free, and we have seen the last of the storms that have covered the country in early February. The drive down was fine apart from having to stop at a lay-by to work …
The Final Preparations for 2018
Today was the first Habitation Service since buying Iona. This service must be completed every year to maintain the manufacturers warranty. It entails checks on the bodywork, seals, chassis/body fixings, electrics,12v and 240v, Gas for leaks and flame efficiency, fridge, damp checks and more. This year we decided to have a local mobile Approved …
Iona goes to a Theme Park
Drayton Manor C&CC, Fazeley. Trip 21, 24th - 27th October 2017 🌔🌓🌒 This trip was planned because it was on a Camping & Caravan Club Site, The Temporary Holiday Site was run by the Fenland District Association and it was only £11pn including Electric Hook Up. The Sat Nav took us there without any problem …
Iona goes to Great Steeping
The Limes Campsite, Great Steeping Trip 20, 10th - 13th October 2017 🌔🌓🌒 We set off for Spilsby and Great Steeping. We got caught up with roadworks and then the maize was being harvested for the local bio-digester. We arrived after just over an hour, via a rather narrow lane taking us past …
Iona’s Travels 