Author Archives: 88Trucker

Saturday: An early start as we’re heading for a 6 hour road trip to mid Wales. With the car prepacked we headed off nice and early, picked up the ‘van and headed South. This trip would see us change our … Continue reading →

Well exactly 5 years ago on the very same date we first went to Durham Grange. We were new to it all back then, but have returned a little more seasoned! Weather wise not bad, some strong gusts of wind … Continue reading →

Weather looking a little wintry, I chose to head back to Brockalee Farm for this weekend, 16A and hardstanding, it ticks the boxes! A pleasant journey along the A69 soon brought us to our destination. Cath unlocked the coded gates … Continue reading →

The first outing of 2017 and we’re back at the Railway Inn. Well it hits the spot on the grounds that: it is easy to get to, has large pitches with 16A EHU and water on pitches, so handy for … Continue reading →

Saturday: We had a good journey to the site. All was plain sailing although the twisty windy B16357 kept me on my toes! We pulled into the site and were very warmly greeted by the owners, Gillian and Eddie. We … Continue reading →

Forgoing fireworks this year, we decided to get away in the ‘van again and head back to South Shields to Sandhaven Caravan Park. We were here last year, but due to illness we didn’t get to see much of the … Continue reading →

Our campsite of choice for this weekend would have to be near home for work and also adult only preferably, due to the school holidays beginning. So a return to Finchale Abbey was in order, our fourth visit! A smooth … Continue reading →

Saturday: A relaxed start to the day, easy and smooth pack, ‘van collection and off we went, South on the A1. And then just before Scotch Corner, we joined the queue! This was no ordinary queue, this was a diversion … Continue reading →

Well this one’s a little different, a wedding to attend to in Haltwhistle, how to manage this one for our weekend escape with the caravan? The wedding is on Saturday 10th September at Featherstone Castle, just a 20 minute walk … Continue reading →

A fairly new CS that I found whilst looking for local sites. I had discovered it last year, but with the A1 Western Bypass works in full operation I decided to give it a wide berth, as I didn’t want … Continue reading →