Some of the best village ramparts in France
Coast to Coast and back again
An eventful day out from Humfrey’s Farm Shop. We drove across Cornwall to Chapel Porth Beach beside St Agnes Head. Returning in heavy rain through Truro our wipers gave up!!
Carlyon Beach
The Britstop at the Britannia Inn was so good that we thought we would take it easy today and stay put. The weather has turned and is grey and gloomy with the threat of rain. It actually did rain quite a bit in the night but had stopped by the time we got up. We ambled over for yet another cooked breakfast at the hotel about 9am – just as good as yesterday’s one and slightly cheaper! By the time
Lanhydrock and a Deluxe Britstop.
What a difference a night makes. It was so quiet last night – no wind, no traffic no worries! We woke at 7:30 to bright sunshine and could look down on the mist in the valley below us. We treated ourselves to a cooked breakfast at the tea room before we set off which was lovely and well worth it. So far this has to be our top Britstop and we will be back! Just half an hour’s drive
Buckland Abbey and Bodmin Moor
Another rough night! This time it was the heavy rain that woke me every hour or so and not the wind rocking the van. Mr Miller kindly allowed me to fill up with water but we found that the fitting on the tap was too big for our hose and so I had to use the folding 10litre can to ferry water from the tap to the tank which is a fiddle at the best of times but not helped
Across a Rainy Dorset
What a rough night! Somehow our location was not as sheltered as we had hoped and the strong westerly wind buffeted and rocked Bertie all night. Probably even more so than the previous night at Maiden Castle! We decided to make a move up to the high ground on the top of Portland to have a view for breakfast! It is only a short drive but quite a steep one to New Ground. This area overlooks Fortuneswell (the main town
Portland Castle
The original plan today was to pop in to Portland and visit Portland Castle before going on to Kilmington and Millers Farm Shop. We had a relaxed start this morning taking advantage of the good internet to catch up on emails and work stuff. Last night in the New Forest the internet was very poor – the mifi did not connect at all and I only had a very basic signal on my phone. Although there was a little rain
Steaming to Swanage
We slowed down a bit today as we are within reach of one of our prime objectives – the Swanage Railway. We filled up the water tank again this morning as there was a handy tap within reach of Bertie without turning a wheel. Our route today just takes us to a park and ride by Corfe Castle so we had time for a short detour in to the edge of Bournemouth to see if we could find the house
Basildon Park and the New Forest
We were up and about in good time this mporning as we wanted to top up the water tanks and empty the loo before the car park got busy. We were on our way to Didcot around 9am! I had been rather looking forward to spending much of the day at Didcot Railway Centre which has all sorts of stuff about the Great Western and in particular Brunel’s broad guage track and rolling stock. However the visit was not to
Rainy drive to Claydon House
We woke early this morning – probably because we settled down very early last night! The day looks a little brighter as we roll away from Snetterton but that did not last and we drove most of the next 140 miles in drizzle and rain. Stopped at Tesco in Milton Keynes and refuelled and did a bit of shopping. Once back on the road it was not long before the Sat Nav had us off the nice smooth main roads
Off to Cornwall – the second try!
Just a short drive today as we are off to the see the horses at the World Horse Welfare place at Snetterton near Attleborough as they are holding a big fundraising show and event. They had kindly agreed that we could stop overnight in the car park so this is the first day of the new trip. Bertie is all sorted out by Appleton Engineering and his leaks are fixed, his wobbly mirror is secure and he has a new