2025 A short overview of our camping year.
Goodbye 2025
Iona is on the Tissington Trail
Trip 14 ,Sept/Oct , WashBrooke Farm,Fenny Bentley The Stepping Stones We arrived after 2 hours, I do hate driving through Derby but we made it without getting stuck in the wrong lane. Our chosen pitch was ready and although we were at an angle of 2° we left it and did not bother with the ramps. …
Iona finds the Tissington Trail
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 …
Iona finds the Nidderdale Greenway
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 …
Iona does The High Peaks Trail
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 is at the Moor BAHT’AT
Trip 12: Ilkley RFC. July 2024 The Pitch The Rugby Club from Iona It is a long drive here and there were several holdups on the way. The final 500 yds crossed the bridge over the river Wharfe, no one wanted to move over for us so I just pushed on. My drivers wing mirror …
Iona goes to the Peaks
Trip 8: Lee Meadow, Middleton Lee Meadow is a farm in the Peak District to the north west of Carsington Water. When we arrived there were only three other units on site and the owner told us where the best place was for a motorhome to park. We have an access track on one side …
Two Months Off. (pt1)
2023 A brief resume For us our 2023 adventures have come to an end and now we prepare like many for Christmas at home then the New year which soon starts with the Motorhome Tax, Service and Habitation Service, new insurance. But before we start on 2024 here is part 1 of the reminders of …
Iona heads to the Peak District.
Trip 9: Darley Dale & Matlock The day started with rain before we had left home but everything was already packed into Iona. It took us 2 hours to get to Darley Dale and the journey was in and out of storms. It was still raining when we arrived so we just parked up and …
Iona visits Derbyshire
Trip 11: Poplars Farm, Hulland nr Ashbourne. The view from the van The weather forecast was not very encouraging but it was going to be a bit warmer. This trip we are staying at Poplars Farm campsite, a couple of miles from the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne. This is a 5 pitch site with 3 …
Iona’s Travels 