3 October Edinbvrgh 2016

A good day visited the Royal Yacht Britania then up to Princess Street and the old town and Royal Mile.

2 October 2016  Edinburgh

Travel up this morning from Berwick  arrived 1200 got the bikes out cycled to Leith to see where the royal yacht is then on up to Princess street a good 2 hour cycle. Will bus down to the Ocean centre later.

20^{th –} 26^th September 2016 Bamburgh

Arrived at Bamburgh after dropping the car of and travelling across the A69. Campsite got busier as the weekend approached quietened off just before leaving.

Managed to run together to the beach at Bamburgh then same day took the cycle route 1 to Seahouses back along the seafront. Next day cycle route 1 to Holy island a great day out 4 ½ hours cycling with a lovely bacon buttie and coffee on the island.

A day off exercise with a 1 ½ hr. walk to Bamburgh beach and a short evening walk to Budle bay. Next day run to beach again and a cycle along the coast road to Seahouses for a coffee. Visited the Grace Darling museum and here grave in the church yard opposite.

26th – 2nd October 2016

Arrived Berwick booked in to Seaview site, walked into town. Next day run along the seafront at Spittle then walked to the harbour lighthouse and a Costa in Berwick.

A very different and interesting cycle down to Holy Island from Berwick compared to from Bamburgh, coastline footpaths complete with cow plats and the ex owners of them in fields but a good cycle with a couple of rain showers.

5 August Keswick

Back at what we call home Keswick after a truly wonderful trip into Northern Europe we have enjoyed stunning scenery wonderful campsites lovely people great weather a totally enjoyable trip north for a change. We failed to reach our objective Russia only due to the fact we did not plan the trip as we don’t often know where we are going and when we are getting there and lack of knowledge of “things” we are now equipped to make the trip again via Germany, Poland and up to Estonia at a later time. We also enjoyed chatting to locals in non tourist areas and have learnt so much about the countries a fab 8 weeks we thoroughly recommend trying it.

4 August Harrogate show ground

Another super day a walk to Knaresbrough and back with Maureen’s friend Olive for lunch n chat great. WOW has our trip taken us to the worlds end.

3 – 4 August Harrogate Showground

Arrived Harrogate to catch up with Friends before moving back up to The Lake District a lovely lunch and afternoon with Linda and Ray (thank you) today Maureen’s friend Olive.

Last 2 days of our Scandinavian trip back from checking out ready for a bigger trip, a wonderful trip not what we planned but fab anyway we now know how to overcome a few obstacles that appeared due to lack of knowledge. The campsites people and travel through Denmark Norway and Sweden was great.

The places we visited and the route below.

30 July 2016 Riverside Stratford on Avon

Left Poole heading for Oxford unfortunately on arrival booking in and hooking up we found a small problem, the bus service into Oxford had changed and it appeared to my tired mind a huge problem with timings and bus routes so I asked the lovely Maureen if we could leave. Arrived Riverside Stratford on Avon  for 4 nights our third visit this year, it seems to be well placed in England to reduce our travelling times when leaving or entering England from home. Caught up with all our laundry and been into town for a walkabout in the market.

1 August 2016 Riverside Stratford on Avon

A run this morning then a trip in to Stratford on Avon for coffee and cake.

2 August 2016 Riverside Stratford on Avon

Into Stratford to have a look round the retail park a spot of lunch then back to the site move in the morning to Harrogate.

29 July South Lychett Manor Poole

Bus into Swanage this morning with a real life pirate ship looks good for sailing on.

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back on the bus to Corfe castle.

nearly got on the steam train Swanage to Corfe

27 -28 July 2016 South Lychett Manor Poole

Drove down this morning after coffee with family then caught a bus into Poole for the afternoon.

28 July 2016 South Lychett Manor Poole

Bikes out this morning for a 4 hour cycle to Bournemouth and back a great cycle coffee in town then back to site another good day.

23 July 2016 Green Pastures Southampton (the New Forest)

24 – 27 July 2016 Green Pastures Southampton (the New Forest)

What a busy road down to here traffic jams all over for no reason just bad road management on roundabouts. (Hell at this time of the year). Called in at Southdown motorhomes to buy some more new cleaning products and saw a barbie and paella pan we wanted so bought it. Arrived pitched up got the bikes out and cycled to the farm shop for some burgers to try our new Barbie out. Works great not  that we are burger people but will be handy for fish and stir fries etc. Cycled down to check out a steam fair to come and see in the morning.

Cycle this morning down to Metley Marsh Steam festival.

Great morning out nice to see all the attractions so much to see old cars, motor bikes, steam trucks, tractors, craft stalls, bric o brac, food and more.

Patsy and Paul arrived from Spain spent some good quality time with them went for a run then out for a meal good food and company.

We have decided if we can find a new site to move the reason is if I was to write a campsite report for this site ….

The site has very little rules partying goes on until 0030 children play close to motorhomes with balls Frisbees. The toilets 2 of them and 2 showers with a further portable shower block outside are dirty the worst ever. We have had enough and are booking out and moving on to Poole in Dorset.