Author Archives: 88Trucker

Another cheeky weekend away, so a local site was required and so I chose Woodside Ridge, grass pitches but the weather has been okay so shouldn’t be a problem. We picked the ‘van up and headed South, we soon arrived … Continue reading →

Our destination for this weekend would be North again, this time to a little farm CS site just past Alnwick in Chathill. The journey there was smooth and hassle free. The site is not far from the A1, so access … Continue reading →

Saturday: We left home at an unusually late hour, seeing how the site was only a 2 hour drive away. We picked up the ‘van and headed West. There would be no stops on this occasion, there really aren’t any … Continue reading →

Our first outing since France and we’re in the middle of the school holidays, so somewhere near and adult only was preferable. The Granary ticks all the boxes so it was the site of choice for this weekend, the first … Continue reading →

Saturday: Our usual early start saw us pick up the ‘van and head South. The route to the tunnel would be a little different this year as we would be using Wetherby services, our new preferred option for first stop, … Continue reading →

Another slight variance on the cheeky weekend getaway. We had to attend an event on Sunday afternoon, rather than the morning – so a local site was chosen, namely Old Hartley, as this is now our nearest site. We collected … Continue reading →

The trip this weekend would take us back down memory lane, not because we’ve been there before, well yes we have, but not with the caravan. The site chosen for this weekend was Percy Wood Country Park, the site that … Continue reading →

Our first journey away from the new storage site, another cheeky weekend, this time back to the familiar ‘Potland Cottage Farm CL’ in Longhirst, Morpeth. We’ve been here a couple of times before, it fits the bill with hard standing … Continue reading →

Another cheeky weekend away, so back to a firm favourite of ours, namely ‘The Croft Campsite’. This small 15 ‘van site is one of the best smaller scale campsites in the area. Once under the jurisdiction of the Camping & … Continue reading →

Our first ever trip in our caravan back in 2011 was to Doe Park near Barnard Castle, 6 years later we’re back, but at a different site – namely Pecknell Farm. We picked up the ‘van in the rain, waded … Continue reading →