Your Caravan & Camping Stories

Naturist Camping....Give it a Try

Heading towards winter but in the spring why don't you try naturist camping ?
You might ask “What’s so special about camping naked” and the answer is everything. If it’s warm enough you don’t get all hot and sticky putting up the tent. It’s relaxing and comfortable inside the tent, not having to find clothes to put on all the time (especially if you need the toilet at night),and with the trees, grass, wildlife and the stars, you truly feel at one with nature. To put it in a nutshell it’s like li...

Tour de France

We have just launched the Dare 2b Yorkshire Festival of Cycling to be the Hub for everyone wanting to attend the Tour de France in Yorkshire from 4-6 July next year.
We have the largest camp site in the region with a variety of different pitch options.
The Festival lasts 3 days with cycle rides, hospitality, evening concerts and of coarse the Tour comes right through the middle of the Festival.
Have a look at www.festivalofcycling.org

Riverside Caravan And Camping Park, South Molton

New for 2016 Country Club being built ready for next season with restaurant and bar

Toyah Wilcox up live and close 8th and 9th July 2016

for details for all 2016 entertainment and special event weekend visit our website on www.exmoorriverside.co.uk or phone on 01769 579269

somerset bliss

just got back from spending a week at the 'OLD OAKS' (under 18yrs need not apply :D ) campsite.
Clean, the toilets & showers could be used to show a few hotel chains a thing or too nevermind campsites, can't wait to go back, lovely & quiet except 1 couple that couldn't grasp the concept of talking quietly at night time for the 2 days they were there but the site itself is 5* each pitch is more than big enough & it's only 1.5 miles away from Glastonbury & a great central point to explore the sur...

how i got in to caravaning after 20 years away.

It started 12 years ago when i was invited to a fishing trip in Holland as someone had droped out of the group and they had paid for the cottage, so i joind the group and had a great time over there and was invited back the next year aswell so once again i was in for the trip, but the 3rd year no one could go so i packed my camping gear and set off forHolland found a camp site called Weergors and had a good week met loads of people from the uk who said they visit every year and a retiered coupl ...

My best camping holiday


Last year my family and I took a camping trip to Tuscany. We lived at a luxury campsite with very good facilities and with funny activities for the kids. We had rented a mobile home with a cozy terrace, kitchen, airconditioning and so on. We were surprised so well this mobile home was furnished, we did not feel that we were missing anything, it was perfect for our family.
We have for years dreamed of af camping holiday in Italy. We have only been on charter trips, but we wanted to try something...

First Time out with Grandkids

Hello.
After a few times out with our caravan the three Grand children asked if they could come with us well we agreed and booked a site,which was on a farm.Loaded up and off we set. Got there and they helped to set up in there own way as the eldest was only 12 well just finished pegging out the awning when the wife said teas up as I took my first sit of tea the youngest grandson saw a chicken and said quick Nan catch it we will have for dinner.Well I nearly chocked with laughter. We still have ...

READING FESTIVAL FIREWOOD STALL WORKERS FIRE

here is the workers having a fire ,



note we have a fire extinguisher as we have a camping area behind campfire wood stall,


the big woodshed will be back at leeds hopefully 2014

French Hell!

This year we, me and Marion, decided we would have 7 weeks in Spain and Southern France. All was well until week four when we turned up at our pre-booked site at Les Flot Bleu site at Vias Plage. This site is close to Beziers ion the Med French cost just north of Spain.ia

london

I live in the scottish highlands, planned a round trip of uk, everything went fine until hitting london as we came into london from kent. we noticed a sign saying you are entering a emmission zone ? i arrivved at my destination in croydon. i ask my relatives and friends ? never heard of it was the most replies.
fortunatly i had my lap top at the house i logged in to see what this emmissions zone was about, boy was i shocked, it is huge, way out to heathrow area in the west then right across lond...

Marilyn

Talking about Dark sky Camping Slimbridge in Gloucestershire is brilliant for seeing a lot o Stars.Also a nice Campsite Tudor Caravan Park,next to Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust and the Canal.Took our Motor home there.A remote place but next door to a lovely Pub which sells Good Food,Also a Cafe /Shop by the Canal. Excellent for Bike riding along by the Canal or Walking.Very Peacefull. Has a New Toilet block.

The camping is getting better.

I am new to caravanning and towing, this is my first season. After 2 pretty good trips close to home, we went further a field to Somerset, the site we chose was The Old Oaks at Glastonbury, from the very start I knew that we had made the right choice, the staff were very helpful, the site and views were second to none. This is an adults only site which we both wanted as we are getting on a bit. They welcome dogs on site and have a nice enclosed area for dogs to run, at the entrance to this are...

sheepcoat valley in brighton

im new to camping in fact last august 2013 it took my son and daughter and myself nearly 2 hours to assemble the new 8 person tent but what fun we had.sheepcoat valley a great location for the brighton marina and just a brisk 30 minute walk to the famous palace pier.sheepcoat is home to caravans and 3 levels of tent fields with very clean toilet and shower blocks and excellent helpfull friendly staff.im hoping as now im trying to have a more relaxed and slower paced leisure time that the people ...

Camping Accessories

This our first year of towing a caravan and we have enjoyed every moment, but one thing I do not understand is why people spend a lot of money on awnings and never use them apart from storing tables and chairs. During the day the happy campers are either off site or sitting outside, as soon as the sun gets low they are off inside the caravan to watch TV. We have an awning and enjoy eating most of our meals in it, yes we do sit outside in the lovely sun we have had but in the evening we go back...