Another cheeky weekend away, again Northumberland was chosen, namely a CL site located on the outskirts of Morpeth, in a little village called Longhirst.
Weather was a little wet as we hooked up the ‘van from its pond side location! However as we headed up the coast the weather turned for the better and glorious sunshine was to be had! On the final approach to the site, we encountered the dreaded ‘Road Ahead Closed’ sign! The final approach road to Longhirst from the A197 was closed and a diversion was in place. This we duly followed keeping a close eye on the sat-nav to make sure we both agreed with the direction chosen. But without any problems we soon arrived at the campsite.
Nice wide entrance and large handstanding pitches were the order of the day. With nobody about I selected one of two empty pitches and put the ‘van on. Pitches were nice and level so we soon set about our usual routines. During the course of this the owner arrived and greeted us. She pointed out where the facilities were and I paid her the remaining balance. Afterwards, we relaxed with a drink and sandwich.
Weather still fine, we were tempted to go out and maybe take in Morpeth or go for a walk, but instead we just relaxed inside! The wind picked up a little towards the evening so we rescued our flip flops and battened down the floor tiles! Saturday came and went and soon we awakened to Sunday morning with intense sunshine pouring in through the Heki. With all this sunshine we got up early and had breakfast. Following this we headed to church, superb views along the coastal route. Upon our return, we were due to head into Morpeth, but simply forgot and returned back to the ‘van and continued to enjoy the weather!
Facilities on the site are basic but perfectly adequate. CDP is located inside a small outbuilding. Grey water disposal is down a manhole covered drain. In the outbuilding there is also a toilet and sink. Apparently there is free WIFI there as well, but didn’t try this as we used our own as usual. Although the signal wasn’t great on ‘3’, so access was a little slow.
Monday morning and again the weather was glorious. Nice to pack up in good weather, makes such a difference and a pleasant change! We headed back via a different route which was a little quicker and soon found our way back to storage. Where to put the ‘van this time? As it turns out we were asked to put her on any pitch on our usual stretch, so this we did. We should remember where she is for next time, as it is next weekend we our out again!
- Date: 25th April 2015
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 2
- GPS: 55.198134, -1.624553
