Author Archives: 88Trucker

Our centenary trip, could anything go wrong with all of this experience behind us? Well yes it can, for the first time ever I drove past the site entrance! For this landmark trip, I decided to head for a weekend … Continue reading →

Back to Durham Grange for this weekend’s getaway. A straight forward journey down the A1 and then you’re there! We were warmly greeted by the wardens and then left to select a pitch. We chose a pitch by the dog … Continue reading →

Our first getaway of the New Year and we headed for the Railway Inn, as it ticks all the boxes and has become a favourite for Cath’s birthday. We picked up the ‘van in the freezing weather, the snow had … Continue reading →

A new venture for us after 7 years of touring, we’re spending the New Year weekend in the ‘van! With the dynamics of family life changing with children growing up etc., we’re in the position to get away for the … Continue reading →

Saturday: With a short drive ahead, we had a relaxed start. Picked up the ‘van and headed South for York. The drive was pleasant, most of the A1 is now complete making the journey very smooth and delay free. I … Continue reading →

Saturday: The earliest start to date – 5.00am and in complete darkness. A bonus with the new storage site is that you can quite safely collect your caravan in the dark due to the floodlighting. This we did and proceeded … Continue reading →

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 →