With the next outing in the ‘van looking too far away, we decided to sneak in another cheeky weekend away! With work commitments we had to stay close to home however, so we chose to check out the caravan club site Old Hartley just up the road!
A popular site found on the cliffs of the North Sea looking out at St Mary’s lighthouse. It is a little different from the usual CC sites in that there is still a lot of grass around and not much tarmac. Indeed to get to most pitches you have to drive on grass. All pitches however are hardstanding on gravel. The site slopes quite a bit, so all pitches need levelling somewhat apart from maybe the pitches near the front.
We arrived on were greeted by the warden who seemed somewhat eager to get on his dinner break! After checking in and correcting my mistake of only booking one night rather than two, we were given the keys and told to find a pitch. This we did and number 26 was the lucky spot! Due to the layout of the site, a lot of the pitches are drive on drive off, so not much reversing required here. We were soon on the pitch and armed with the Uniko and stack-a-pads were pitched, levelled and ready for the weekend.
Stephanie decided that she would like to join us for this weekend, so after sending her some directions, she duly turned up, spread out on the seat and relaxed, doesn’t take long to do in the ‘van! Following a curry for tea and a good movie, the night rolled away and into Sunday we went.
Sunday morning, what a view! Stunning sunrise over the North Sea, clear blue sky. Following some breakfast we departed company with Stephanie who was heading home for the day, whilst we went to church. After which we returned back to the site and hosted Deborah and my dad for a brief visit. The weather a little breezy meant we couldn’t sit outside unfortunately, but plenty of room in the ‘van, so no problems! Relaxed for the rest of Sunday and Monday soon came. A relaxed pack-up, good weather always helps here! We got chatting to a couple in the ‘van opposite who were interested in our caravan, as they had just purchased the same model and were collecting it soon. It was nice to chat again with fellow caravanners, seems a while since we’ve had the opportunity to do so despite our frequent outings! It was during the conversation I realised that we were no longer the newbies and we were the ones giving advice on pretty much everything. I suppose after three years of solid touring, the time had to come! Following this, we hitched up and headed back to storage.
- Date: 12th April 2014
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 26
- GPS: 55.075922, -1.464375
