Author Archives: 88Trucker

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 →

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 →