A Brief diary of a Motorhome named 'Iona'
Trip 12: Maythorne Farm Campsite, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. This was probably going to be our last trip in Iona before Christmas. The weather was getting colder and more in-line with Autumn / Winter temperatures. Our destination for this trip was Southwell in Nottinghamshire. There is a Minster, a workhouse museum, Lord Byron stayed here and King …
Walking the Brampton Valley Way between Northampton and Market Harborough, taking in the Oxenden and Kelmarsh tunnels.
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 …
Trip 10: Sandringham Camping & Caravan Club site, Norfolk. Our Pitch by the woods This campsite sits in a wood/forest on the Queen’s Sandringham estate. The event, a THS, (temporary holiday site) was set up by a Local Camping & Caravan Club district association. We are joining it after the weekend festivities, which included a …
Trip 8: Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club, Bridlington. Wine o’clock on the beach? There were issues to this trip. There was a huge funeral at Lincoln Cathedral so we had to avoid the city centre and use the new Eastern bypass. The new route was much easier and quicker than going our normal route. Then there …
Trip 7: Barn Farm, Scalfold, Melton Mowbray Looking forward to this three night break mainly because the boiler was repaired yesterday and this will be a working test before our next trip north. It will also be the first time we have been away with the new solar panel monitor. I contacted the farmer to …
Trip 6: Bourton on the Water FC, July 27th 2021 I visited Bourton in the 1970s when there was a National Model Flying Championship at RAF Little Rissington. I remember the bridges over the river but that is all, so I am looking forward to our visit. This is also the first trip with two …
Trip 4: Everett’s Farm , Foulden, Norfolk. 🌤 Our travels take us from the Cotswolds to Norfolk. The campsite is on a farm next to part of Thetford Forest. When we arrived after travelling along some quite narrow roads we were met by Tina. We are the only ones on the site at present although …
: Temporary Holiday Site at Ripon Racecourse. Trip 2: May 17th ; 🌧☁️⛅️ 10°C The Covid 19 🦠 pandemic has slowed although there is an Indian variant causing concern in some areas. The restrictions have relaxed and camping is allowed along with other forms of holidays in this country. We have not been to Ripon …
Trip 1: April 2021, The Vines, Saltfleetby, nr Mablethorpe,Lincolnshire. The Vines, Saltfleetby. On April 12th the Government started to relax some 🦠 Covid 19 lockdown rules, the main one for us is that camping is now allowed with some safety rules. As we imagined, camping at the weekend is very busy. We looked at campsites …
Iona’s Travels 