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France – Chateau Bien Assise

Another early morning start and we were heading North. Chewing the Autoroutes up we finally arrived in Calais and booked in at Bien Assise. This is a super campsite literally on the doorstep of the Eurotunnel. We were shown to … Continue reading

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France – Chateau de Fonrives

Château de Fonrives was our second destination, in the Dordogne region of France. This was going to be an 8 hour journey, so an early start was required. Staying with the Autoroutes, the journey was straight forward, with a few … Continue reading

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France – Des 4 Vents

This year’s trip to France was going to be a little different in a few respects. Firstly, we were going to be towing something considerably larger than the camping trailer of last year. Our crossing this time would see us … Continue reading

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Catterick Caravans – Warranty Work 2

Lower bed locker door, no joy, apparently other parts have to be ordered. Front chest lower drawer, wrong part has been sent by Lunar? Will need to re-order and fit at another time. Not a very successful service, let’s see … Continue reading

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Rowntree Park Caravan Site

The very popular Rowntree Park Caravan Club Site in York was our agenda for this trip. It is sited right in the centre of York, so you can literally walk from the site into the town centre along the river … Continue reading

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Abbey Wood Caravan Site

Our next outing was scheduled to quench our thirst for West End musicals. Now that we had our caravan, we could camp near London and take in the shows and sights at leisure without being strapped for time as we … Continue reading

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Awning Purchase

Following much deliberation over which awning to purchase, we have finally purchased our desired awning, namely the ‘Bradcot Olympian’. We chose this awning for the following reasons: We wanted a full awning Versatile window arrangements Fibre Poles Colour We will … Continue reading

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Catterick Caravans – Warranty Work

As previously mentioned, the only fault we could initially find with our Lunar Clubman ES was the nearside bed locker, which wasn’t closing properly. This had duly been noted by Catterick Caravans and a new locker door ordered. I was … Continue reading

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Fallowfield Dene Caravan and Camping Park

Our second outing in the caravan and we’re off to Fallowfield Dene Caravan and Camping Park in Hexham, Northumberland. With it being Easter, a lot of the sites were already fully booked, but we managed to get a pitch on … Continue reading

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Doe Park Caravan Site

Well our first holiday in the caravan is here and we’re off to Doe Park in Barnard Castle, County Durham. The site came recommended to us by one of the Lunar staff, when we were at the NEC last October. … Continue reading

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