2011 Adventures

I saw that shiny yellow thing in the sky again today.

Who's already got a holiday in their Kombi booked?

We are looking at the possibility of a trip up to Scotland in April or May (not booked any thing yet).
Any "Brazilian Bay Friendly" sites/sights you can recommend along the way?
Scooby

Yes absolutely. Castlerigg in Keswick. You won't want to leave. Have a look in the 'Out and About' category.

Thinking of doing Lands End to John O Groats

We have took advantage of a late easter this year combined with the royal wedding. Finish up on the thursday before good friday and start back on the 3rd may after the BH. Booked into Sandringham for a couple of days then Pinewoods @ Wells next the sea. Will then follow the Norfolk coast round to Aldeburgh.
Now looking at Northern Spain via ferry to Bilbao then drive back through France. Cant wait

i will be spending the whole summer in my new van touring the UK coast. Roll on April.

The very mention of Castlerigg got my attention. Fantastic spot. Castlerigg Farm or Hall?

Our plans curtailed by first little one due at the end of July. Both being teachers we had planned 5 weeks of touring in Lily. Will have to wait until summer 2012 I think. A few weekends away before then though, New Forest (Roundhill) most likely destination, along with impromptu getaways before Mrs gets too big for our 3/4 width Rio bed!

Castlerigg Hall.

But if you just want a weekend spot - an hour and a half away from you is West Fleet Farm. Have enjoyed going there twice now.

www.westfleetholidays.co.uk

Where is West Fleet Farm then? Not anywhere near Fleet I assume, which is just 10 minutes down the road from me.

It's just west of Weymouth.

Eastfleet Weymouth for us soon as it opens. Tim

Gower peninsula in May, then main trip of the summer is back to the Emerald Isle (visit all the relatives, and drink gallons of tea!), three weeks touring and praying we actually see some sun, which can be very rare over there!!

booked in to go to shropshire area and then into breacon beacons ,any good campsites to go to at the breacons? may call in to see you all 9/10/july

Did the Lands End to John O'Groats last June which was brill. The starting line is only a short hop for us. Back up in West Scotland again this June. Then London, Blenheim Palace and Longleat voyage in August. Another trip yet to be arranged inbetween those two....happy days!

Captain Haddock wrote:

Did the Lands End to John O'Groats last June which was brill.

How long did you do it in. Looking at doing it this year, maybe 2 or 3 weeks. Starting in Portsmouth though, got a 6hr drive to get to the start line

Up n down in 15 days staying at 5 Caravan Club sites on the way. Did have two consectutive nights stay at some locations to make sure of catching the World Cup games. Weather last June was glorious. Great trip.

a week in cornwall (gwithian) booked so far, but will be doing norfolk, the new forest and definetly suffolk, plus fancy looking at something a bit further north for a change!

eddy

Finally decided what we are doing this summer after months of debate

For the first time in years we are setting out from the UK

Sunday crossing to Dunkerque stay in a Hotel BB in Lille sunday night for an early get away monday then Metz onto Munchen to see BB King at the Tollwood festival and drink lots of beer Koningssee the Berteschgarten and Hitlers Eagles nest for a few days in the Bavarian Alps 1 day crossing austria through including putting Daphne onto the Autoschleuse Tauernbahn - an 11 km journey by train through an Alpine mountain then Krk islands in Croatia for a week or so then back through Northern Italy into provence and then up through alsace and eventually back to Dunkerque and Dover

Should take about 3 and half weeks - but then last year we totally changed our plans at the last minute