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Longnor, Staffordshire, England
Our first trip after a break in lockdown, meeting Geoff, Jane & Jake for a long weekend at Longnor Wood Caravan Park. We’ve seen pictures of Chrome Hill in Trail magazine and this hill is a little gem. Very shapely and standing prominently in its surroundings, it looks an enticing climb. The views from the…
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Snead, Montgomery, Wales
Just catching up on some very belated posts. This trip to Daisy Bank Caravan Park was just before the Covid lockdown that disrupted so many travel plans. Lovely location and great facilities (heated floors in the showers). Highlight of this weekend away Geoff, Jane and Jake was the Stiperstones ridge. Scrambling can be so much…
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Sunshine and Snow on Conic Hill
It is so much easier to set off walking in bad weather from a motorhome. Instead of dashing from the car and pulling on waterproofs in the rain, you just step from the door and start walking. And today we had warm sunshine, wind driven snow and everything in between. Conic Hill is only 361m…
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Ben Venue
Woke early and, despite trying to prepare everything last night, took ages to eat breakfast and get on the road. The weather forecast for the afternoon was shocking, so we only had a short window to try and get up Ben Venue. The lower sections of the walk along the raging river and through the…
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Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine is beautiful – a stunning lake surrounded by snow capped mountains, fringed with woods. We noticed that the car park had designated bays for motorhomes, and what looked like service points too. We walked on the north shore and up above the tree line, and watched as the showers passed and bathed the…
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Herdy On Tour: Loch Lomond, Loch Long & Gare Loch
A wet day, we decided to go for drive. Just to see the views. First to Luss, on the shores of Loch Lomond. Practicing manoeuvring in car parks. Remembered to buy two tickets, one for each space Herdy occupied. Visited the pier (wet and windy) and the Coach House coffee shop (dry and tartan). Roads…
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Gouk Hill, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Bright and blustery day – so we walked from the camp site along the John Muir Trail to the summit of Gouk Hill with amazing views of Loch Lomond, Ben Lomond and snow covered mountains beyond. Beautiful track up through the forest with the sun shining through the trees. Dozens of trunks scattered like matchsticks…
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Balloch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Another Atlantic storm to make driving challenging. This time Dennis blowing a gale and flooding the motorway through the Southern Uplands of Scotland. We’re still novices, so no surprises that it took three attempts to get Herdy level enough on her ramps. Electricity, gas, water (hot and cold) and TV are almost a routine now.…
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Watermillock, Cumbria, England
We have no idea if The Quiet Site is more peaceful than normal. It’s set in an amazing location high above Ullswater in the Lake District. But this weekend all we could hear was the howling gale and hammering rain of Storm Ciara. Turned the van to face direct into the wind and left the…
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Ludlow, Shropshire, England
First outing of 2020 at another Morris Leisure site in Ludlow with Geoff, Jane & Jake (the dog). Much more skilled using Herdy now, we can even set the heating to stop us freezing overnight and wake up to a warm van. We went for a lovely evening woodland walk as the sun set and…
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