‘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 such. As we pulled on however the owner showed up and told us to make camp pretty much anywhere near the bottom of the field. The field is fairly flat at the top, but slopes somewhat from the middle down to the bottom. Even without our trusty spirit level, I knew that Mr Yellow was going to be required!
We decided on our spot and levelled the ‘van out with Mr Yellow and the tyre saver from the Milenco set. Legs down and utilities set, we were soon relaxing again, this time facing a field full of sheep and lambs, beautiful! The weather was starting to improve as well, maybe we will be able to get the table and chairs out this weekend?
Sunday morning and a knock on the door from the owner, offering eggs and selling the farm shop and tea room to us. Something we decided to take up at dinner time. We headed over to the farm buildings and found the shop opposite the cow shed! It was well attended with a number of customers. We were offered a table after enquiring and were soon selecting from their rather comprehensive menu. We both selected the turkey main and we didn’t have to wait too long before it was presented. Washed down with a nice red, it was a very nice meal indeed. I just love having a meal and then walking yards back to the caravan!
With it being a bank holiday weekend, we were staying an extra day and what a day to stay! The weather was glorious and following some time outside (woohoo – must be a first this year!), we decided to take a trek on some of the many public footpaths around the area. The one we chose took us on a 3.5 mile circuit from the farm, around the reservoir utilising a disused railway track and back to the farm. A very picturesque walk and thoroughly enjoyable on such a nice day. Following a couple of films, we soon relaxed down for the evening.
Tuesday morning and the weather was awful. Typical, time to pack up in the rain once again. It had been raining all night so a lot of the roads were water logged so some dodging up large puddles made for an interesting drive back to storage. Back at storage and a new spot for our ‘van once again, this time on the row at the back of our usual place.
Despite initial thoughts it was a great weekend. The campsite has a toilet and a shower which are perfectly adequate. One drinking water tap and at the bottom of the field, the CDP. Considering it was a bank holiday weekend it was very peaceful. Upon arrival, there were 4 other units there, two left on Sunday, the other two on Monday. Plenty of space for all!
- Date: 2nd May 2015
- Nights: 3
- Pitch #: 54.698592, -1.395244
- GPS: 54.698535, -1.395028
