A Brief diary of a Motorhome named 'Iona'
Trip 7: June 2025,Otley RFC, Otley The weir next to the old mill site We arrived at Otley and although it was very busy we managed to find an empty pitch near the amenities. After lunch we sat and read and then decided to take a walk. I planned a route along the river Wharf …
Trip 6: May 2025. Mr Moo’s Ice Cream Parlour, Skipsea,Yorkshire One long drive and we are at Mr Moo’s . There are several camping fields from fully serviced with showers etc to a basic rally field, that is where we are wild camping. There are not many here and in the first field where we …
Trip 5 , April 2025, Jasmin Camping, Sutton on Sea After quite an easy drive we arrived at Jasmin campsite and we were met by Sian who told us all the details and we picked a site at the end on the row. It turned out they were not expecting us but luckily I had …
Trip 4: April 2025, Kilnsea,Spurn Head. It took us 2.5 hours to get to Kilnsea including a quick rest break. We were soon set up although I do wish we had a windbreak with us for a bit more privacy. We walked to the coast and passed the pub and out onto Spurn. The idea …
Trip 3: March 2025 Waterloo Farm campsite,Market Harborough, Leics. We checked in and were given a choice of pitches to choose from. We drove around and settled on the pitch I had booked. It appeared to be fairly level so we parked up and the van was 1° off level which is not noticeable so …
Brancaster Harbour Trip 2: March 2025. Deepdale Backpackers Brancaster Staithe, N Norfolk. On the way to Norfolk we stopped at a public weighbridge to check Iona. The weighbridge said we were at 3420kg . I am a bit disappointed, I was hoping we would have a bit more spare payload. We got a ticket for …
Trip 1: February 2025 Cotgrave, Nottingham. Day 1: We arrived with a few minutes to spare before we were shown to a pitch. Apparently they are busy so we have been allocated what must be the smallest pitch on the site. It is about 9m long but only 3m wide and our van is 2.5 …
Trip 17: October 2024. WashBrooke Farm, Fenny Bentley We found our pitch but it was quite steep and we broke a ramp trying to get level. The warden allowed us to change our position which is better and we managed to pitch without the broken ramps. We are still -1° out but we can cope …
Trip 16, September 2024, Bilton Park, Harrogate We got settled and had lunch. We walked along the old railway trail (The Nidderdale Greenway) and then into the housing estate looking for a pub. We found some shops, well a barbers, a convenience shop and Chinese take away. We walked through the estate which is a …
Trip 15: August 2024, Lees Meadow Farm, Middleton We arrived at 12.30 and started to fill up the water. Richard met us and pointed to our pitch and then he said we may be better further up the row. Once the water was filled we headed for the pitch but it was too uneven so …
Iona’s Travels 