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So i have to confess we have done really poorly this year on the camping front :rant:
We have only managed one measly weekend at Carsington water which was nice, but not the same as getting the big tent out and having a good week away somewhere far from home :D
We usually go 5 or 6 times during the better weather :confused: and love to go new places.
So inspire everyone what have you done? Have you finished for the season or are you hardcore? (We really aren't)
Frolikalki 14-09-2010, 22:45 Hi Adz,
We've not done much this year either, due to having to buy a new tent and being without for the first half of the season.
However, we have still managed to do:- Bridlington, Scarborough, Edinburgh, Buxton, and are going to Mablethorpe next week.
Will hopefully get a few more in before christmas (in 14 weeks time), but probably one more with the tent and then it will be with the folding camper, lol, more adapted to the winter weather.
cloudforest 15-09-2010, 06:21 We had 8 days at Glenridding in the Lakes in May. It snowed one night and the water in dogs bowls froze the next 2 nights. Daytime weather was great for walking but it was a good job there was a nearby pub to go to so we could get wr in the evenings.
4 very wet and windy days at Beddgelert in Wales in July and 4 lovely days at Braithwaite in the Lakes last week.
Might try and get a few weekends in yet before weather turns.
kimismum 15-09-2010, 06:52 hi all, we have done 5 days in whitby at spring bank, a week in wales in july and a weel in filey in august, thats us done for this year, bit chilly for me now
a weekend in the lake district and a weekend in the new forest.
Half a dozen 2 day hikes over the Peak District and North York moors.
steelhead31 15-09-2010, 08:47 Just back from 7 days, just outside Fort William, lovely little holiday park, with a good sized camping field, stunning views overlooking Ben Nevis. Had numerous overnight and weekend trips into the peak district... probably got 2 or 3 more trips to come through september and october before the season is over. Contemplating another weekend trip up to Loch Lomond.
Agent Orange 15-09-2010, 08:59 As above, just back from a week in Fort William. Best camping trip, yet. Might squeeze another trip in before the weather becomes rubbish.
megalithic 15-09-2010, 11:09 7 or 8 wild camps, last one 2 weeks ago on Grindslow Knoll. :hihi:
Sunrise with a temperature inversion.
http://i51.tinypic.com/3021bf7.jpg
Room with a view.
http://i56.tinypic.com/5bpliu.jpg
mglrgn31 15-09-2010, 11:48 not done much this year due to fitting around scouts and also 2 major operations that i had to have. we have done trentfield farm and also 10 nights near hadrians wall in northumberland. that was good until we ended up with a 6 inch deep swimming pool inside
iamwoody 15-09-2010, 12:30 8 days in london , a few times at birchover (barn farm), and several vw rallies .
Not done nearly enough this year.
Had a few cold weather trips to a camping barn including (I know it was last year) spending a white Christmas there with friends. Three trips to barn farm at Birchover and a couple to Haddon Grove. I'm off to North Yorkshire with Grim Reaper for a girls weekend at a Brewery a week on Friday, but that'll be it til next year.
Moving House and sorting all that out has taken too much time and cash, next year will be very different :)
7 or 8 wild camps, last one 2 weeks ago on Grindslow Knoll. :hihi:
Sunrise with a temperature inversion.
http://i51.tinypic.com/3021bf7.jpg
Room with a view.
http://i56.tinypic.com/5bpliu.jpg
Wow brill pics :D what a great view to wake up to!
LitleMermaid 20-09-2010, 16:06 Not done as much this year as we'd planned-we got a new tent for Christmas and were all raring to go, but this year has been manic, and we've been away loads on non-tenty trips so haven't had time for much camping. We've managed a couple of nights in Norfolk so we could rent a boat for a day on the Broads, and five nights exploring Scotland, staying about ten miles from Oban.
Done weekends at Hope and Bamford, also a folk weekend at Homfirth, 4 days at Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey (unbelievable), and the big one, 15 days in Usa in the Great Lakes. 1 night in a motel, then 7 in Northern Michigan, and 7 on an island called Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie in Ohio. Best experience? A mini-typhoon which blew tents away, but not our little 2 man bell tent.
HarrietStar 27-09-2010, 09:12 7 or 8 wild camps, last one 2 weeks ago on Grindslow Knoll. :hihi:
Sunrise with a temperature inversion.
http://i51.tinypic.com/3021bf7.jpg
Room with a view.
http://i56.tinypic.com/5bpliu.jpg
That first picture is absolutely gorgeous, I've just set it as my desktop pic to take me away from work!
Frolikalki 27-09-2010, 18:55 Just back from mablethorpe, and we had a really nice week. Sitting on the beach and received a text from sister who said sheffield had rain. Our weather was fine all week apart from one day (yes, pack up day) when it decided we'd had enough good weather and threw a gale force storm at us.
Tent stayed up and dry, and was still easy to put away despite the weather. Had to dry it out on the garden the next day.
If anyone is still going camping this season, I have some vouchers left - the ones from The Sun and the Daily Mirror - that give you camping at £1/95p per night for a basic pitch. (We used these, and then paid extra for larger pitch and electric, and got our week for a total of £14 including entertainment passes).
If they are of any use to anyone, you are welcome to them, just pm me stating how many nights you would like. :thumbsup:
cooljules 27-09-2010, 20:06 Just back from mablethorpe, and we had a really nice week. Sitting on the beach and received a text from sister who said sheffield had rain. Our weather was fine all week apart from one day (yes, pack up day) when it decided we'd had enough good weather and threw a gale force storm at us.
Tent stayed up and dry, and was still easy to put away despite the weather. Had to dry it out on the garden the next day.
If anyone is still going camping this season, I have some vouchers left - the ones from The Sun and the Daily Mirror - that give you camping at £1/95p per night for a basic pitch. (We used these, and then paid extra for larger pitch and electric, and got our week for a total of £14 including entertainment passes).
If they are of any use to anyone, you are welcome to them, just pm me stating how many nights you would like. :thumbsup:
oooo yes please :-)
Frolikalki 27-09-2010, 20:21 Hi Jules,
PM me your address and how many nights you want for and I will post them on to you.
Regards,
Trish
cooljules 27-09-2010, 20:28 Hi Jules,
PM me your address and how many nights you want for and I will post them on to you.
Regards,
Trish
thanks, will pm you later....i havent had a chance to get away this year at all cos of ill health but slowly getting better (as well as i will) so would be nice
Frolikalki 27-09-2010, 20:38 No problem Jules. Forgot to mention, they are valid until the end of November this year, so plenty of time to use them. ;)
Had a few days at Glen Nevis camp site, went on the scoot.Then down to the Lakes for a few days, camped at Ullswater, and then after a day trip round the lakes, camped at the football ground in Coniston.
jt
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