Trip 13: Beech Tree Farm, Sutton on the Forest. We set off for Ripon and the drive took us 2.5hrs. We arrived at the Lockside Caravan park, the entrance was quite tight but we squeezed through and found the stewards. Due to the rain the sloping grass field was wet and the stewards told us …
Iona visits Hunstanton
The drive to Hunstanton was uneventful and when we drove through Hunstanton along the ring road. We saw a caravans pitched in a school a little further on we drove past more Motorhomes parked so we turned into a sports ground. I was here that we were flagged down and asked if we were loooking …
Iona goes Looking for Vikings
Trip 11: Our second trip to York where we stay on a rugby pitch and it is easy to walk into York along the river. We chose a great level pitch next to another motorhome so we have plenty of space by the gazebo. After lunch we sat in the sun but by 14.30 I …
Iona goes Sailing
Trip 10: Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club, Bridlington. We stopped at a local garage to fill up the auto-gas, then we headed north towards the Humber bridge and on to Bridlington. This will be our third visit to the Royal Yacht Club site but it is only 250 yards to the sea and beyond. The …
Iona is only away in Essex
The majority of the trip to Little Walden was on dual carriageway from A1 to M11 and then across country to Safron Walden. The site is basically a field by some ponds and on a slope. Luckily it is not very busy and we were offered a fairly level pitch which worked out well for …
Iona goes to Rutland
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’s Travels 