The first outing of 2017 and we’re back at the Railway Inn. Well it hits the spot on the grounds that: it is easy to get to, has large pitches with 16A EHU and water on pitches, so handy for winter. And it also has a pub on-site for Sunday lunch, handy for Cath’s birthday.
The battery on the ‘van had drained over Christmas, as we didn’t get away in December, so reversing onto the pitch when we got there was our only option. The pitches are large and generally level, so no problems really. I changed the battery straight away and began our normal set-up routines. Weather was being kind, cold but dry – you can’t ask for much more mid January! We enjoyed the rest of Saturday and settled into the evening.
Sunday came and a walk in Druridge Bay Country Park was the order of the day, so off we headed following breakfast. All of the time we have lived in the North East we’ve never been here before. A lovely walk around the lake was available to us, at around 1.5 miles in total. We soon did this and then headed for the visitor centre, where the history of Northumberland was shown and how the area was developed, very interesting. Inside this building were toilets and a cafe as well. Following this we headed for the beach, where we watched the dog walkers whilst admiring the beauty of the place.
Back at camp I washed the ‘van down, as she was very filthy following the last outing. A new dent has appeared, one which was caused in storage, but that’s a story for another post. Dinner was calling us at 2.00pm, so we went to the pub and enjoyed our Sunday lunches. Sunday went and Monday morning came. Weather still very good, we packed up and headed back to storage. It’s always great to start the year ‘vanning again!
The site is a very nice one. Large pitches, good EHU and water on most pitches. Grey water disposal isn’t the best, but suffices. Toilet block is perfectly adequate. No it’s not club standard, but for the site it serves well. The pub on-site is also a thumbs up with very friendly owners. There is also a small play park for the youngsters. The site is right beside the railway track for Acklington station, so trains can be heard, but you get used to them and lets face it, it takes around 5 seconds for the train to appear and disappear! Looking forward to returning.
- Date: 21st January 2017
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 20
- GPS: 55.308148, -1.650764
- A1068 > B1330 > B6345