Author Archives: 88Trucker

The first outing of 2016 and of course the outing for Cath’s birthday (60th!). So requirements are hardstanding and pub on-site, last year was Mickleton but this year I though we’d return to ‘The Railway Inn’ in Acklington. We’ve been … Continue reading →

Due to an unexpected turn of events, we ended up actually having another holiday for 4 nights at the end of this year, bonus! I chose this time to try a fairly new CS site along the A69, namely Brockalee … Continue reading →

The final outing for this year sadly, due to work commitments. It would have to be one of our regulars as we are out of season, so taking the leader-board by storm is Finchale Abbey, the first site we’ve visited … Continue reading →

Our final week away for this year and this time, we would be heading for Shropshire, seeking out the Severn Valley Railway. A 7.00am start saw us heading off for the ‘van, which we duly collected and from their started … Continue reading →

Well this was an interesting weekend away, it all began on Friday night … A telephone call from the campsite booked on Wednesday (Pecknell Farm CS) stated an overbooking had occured on their behalf resulting in a non-electric pitch only … Continue reading →

Saturday: An early start with no work to attend to, yippee! We packed the car, a little more equipment this time with the new awning and chairs .. and table. We picked up the ‘van and made short work of … Continue reading →

Back to a normal caravan weekend away following the Tour de France! This weekend, we were heading for the small village of Haswell in County Durham, home to the first mine pit. The journey there was straight forward and not … Continue reading →

The France folder, the spreadsheet, the sat-nav, all prepared as usual in our yearly ‘France’ routine. This years trip would see us heading further South than ever before, to the department of Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, to Millau! A reasonable start to … Continue reading →

Our final weekend away before France and another pub site was chosen in the small village of Bolam – that’s Bolam in County Durham not Bolam Lake, Northumberland! The site is easily found, just off the A68. It is located … Continue reading →

‘You’ve done it this time’, was the cry of Cath as we pulled onto the campsite! The campsite was a field on the farm which had 2 or 3 EHU points scattered about with no defined or marked pitches as … Continue reading →