Trip 16: Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. This year there are more hard standing pitches but we are on a grass pitch near a hedge. We did have a pitch under a tree but I persuaded the warden to let us move to the pitch next door that was treeless. We have electric hook up so the …
Iona goes to a Revival
Trip 15: Goodwood, W Sussex. September 11th 2019 ——————- Day 1: The Stopover @ The Dairy, Thame. 136.5 miles, 27.1 mpg, 44 mph, 3hr 6m We were given tickets to the Goodwood Revival in West Sussex as a Christmas present by our son, Richard. Goodwood is about 190 miles from home (3.5-4 hrs) so I …
Iona visits the Dales
Trip 14: Darley Dale. The campsite was easy to find and we could park anywhere so first we went for water, the water pressure was low at the first tap we tried. We chose a pitch near the first tap on the line. We are next to a caravan but we gave them plenty of …
Iona changes direction.
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’s Travels 