A cheeky weekend away so had to be near enough to get to church on Sunday. Along the A69 is always a good option, so I decided to plumb for Wellhouse Farm Camping & Caravan Park.
Advertised with 45 pitches as a mixture of hardstanding and grass, the wet weather that loomed over us for the weekend shouldn’t prove a problem, as long as we got a hardstanding pitch. But therein lies the problem, all the hardstanding pitches are taken up by seasonal tourers. The only ‘touring’ pitches I could see were a few grass ones in the centre of the road circuit. Not best pleased with this, we made one attempt to level the van, found the angle we required but couldn’t reverse onto the Uniko due to the mud, so I took another run around the circuit and this time drove onto the Uniko forwards which worked and got us smack on level. Did I mention it was very muddy here?
The rain continued, no management in site so we finished setting up. Later on in the evening, a woman came knocking on the ‘van, obviously the site owner and requested payment. A pleasant lady, who said no problem to us wanting to stay another couple of nights longer, as they weren’t that busy! Our payment card was filled in and we placed it in the window. Fish & chips for tea, Saturday evening TV, the rain kept on raining and the mud kept on getting muddier! We were both loaded with colds as well. Still, we were caravanning!
Sunday, off to church. Had to jiggle the load in the car, which in the mud was no easy task, did I mention the mud? Upon returning to the ‘van we settled in for a relaxing day with a nice Sunday lunch. The rain had now turned into hailstones. I think the planned walk would best be cancelled, so a few films later we were heading towards another bed time.
Monday, I was going to leave Cath in the ‘van whilst I went to work (and also to pick up the new boiler). So before I left I decided it would be best to replenish all the water levels in the ‘van. Wandering around the site I headed for the toilet block, usually a good starting place! There I found a tap, no markings – the only one I could see so used this to fill the aquaroll. There was a drain underneath this tap, so decided the wastemaster would be pointed here. Elsan point? A couple of laps around the block I couldn’t spot one, so emptied it in one of the toilets. Upon leaving the block, I spotted an old wooden shed and sure enough on one side, there was a CDP point. I know for next time! Passing the main gate I also spotted another tap labelled ‘drinking water’. I know now for next time for fresh water as well! (although I didn’t care for the long hose on it which dangled in the ground mud. Have I mentioned the mud?
After a long day at work, I arrived back on the site to grab a couple of hours before we hit the sack again. First think Tuesday we were up again, I replenished the waters and was off to work. Stephanie had decided to visit the site as she was off work. I believe some gaming took place on the Playstation, a walk was undertaken and they even managed to sit outside for a bit in the sunshine. I returned again following work, watched some NCIS and then hit the sack once again.
Wednesday, time to pack up. A somewhat slower process due to the cleaning involved! Luckily it was a lovely bright morning, so making use of the tarmac road as a base, I soon had everything cleaned up and ready for storage again. Hitching up proved interesting, as I underestimated the boggy ground in front of us which also dipped down from the tarmac. Even with 18 inch wheels and a 4×4, the tug struggled. Only by driving along side the road did I manage to get her out of there and back on tarmac. So a different angle was sought which left some wheels on terra firma!
A pleasant drive back to storage site and we left the ‘van there, ready for us to collect her again in a week and a half! The mud had been thrown onto the front of the ‘van from the car, so a little wash down was in order before we left. At that, it was the end of our tour of Well Muddy Farm!
- Date: 10th May 2014
- Nights: 4
- Pitch #: 54.994765, -1.933516
- GPS: 54.994574, -1.933915
