6 – 7 June 2019 Buxom (Derbyshire)

Long drive for us 2 ½ hours short motorway stretch. It’s expensive now on the M6 Toll £8.60 now the Caravan club don’t get discount but still worth the short cut.

Arrived at 1200 and as usual we were given a pitch we had not asked for….. a Serviced pitch, this time they said it’s an electrical thing. I isn’t going to use any more electric on either pitch. We have started to monitor this changing pitch types as it happens far too much. Sometimes you can’t book a standard pitch as they are all taken on the bookings but we have never been on a site yet that has standard pitches full???? On arrival.

Walked into Buxton through the woods, a great walk, coffee and a walkabout then back to the site, tea then a lovely surprise, a fell race outside the site to Solomon’s Temple. What a lovely way to finish the day.  We even managed time to do some washing as Stratford site is not good for washing so we need to catch up before we leave Buxton.

7 June 2019 Buxom (Derbyshire)

The weather looks threatening so we skipped a run today and walked into town where we got soaked to the skin again, luckily it doesn’t happen often.

5 June 2019 Stratford on Avon

We have had a good stay and have enjoyed our running and cycle and trips into town. The campsite is OK but has its bad points.
Good for walking into town, and river taxi, the toilet cleaner is really dedicated to his job well done.

1.To Avoid damage to cars and caravans ball games are not permitted in the touring areas.
Children were playing football tennis and other ball games at all times even in front of the wardens are were not stopped.

2.Pets must not be left un-attended in your caravan.
Unless you’re a warden.

3. We request that noise is kept to a minimum between 11.00pm and 0800am
   There was 1 grownup with 2 girls making a noise until 0130am right next to a wardens tent and within 50 meters of 2 more site wardens accommodation and no body stopped it.

The washing up area Is normally open at 0600am but at 0930 it was still shut. There was a woman with all her washing up and Barbecue from the previous evening filling the hand basins in the toilet block with pots and filling her bucket from the shower. The wardens managed to open at 0930. People where washing there barbecue’s in the water points.

There has been an expensive pair of shoes laid on a pitch for 4 days and not removed by staff until the 5 day and was joined by a small padded jacket for the last day they must have been lonely.

Still we have had a good time here, the water taxi people are FAB.

4 June 2019 Stratford on Avon

Good run this morning up to the monument we both knocked 2 minutes off our last run up. Walked into Stratford for lunch and coffee and decided we need to see Aladdin.

We are members of the Picture house down here so despite trying to get in as 2 unescorted 5 year olds (yes really) it only cost us £5.00 each and we had the cinema to ourselves.  What a great film makes John Wick look bad (which it was.) Boat back to site as the weather has turned a bit damp.

3 June 2019 Stratford on Avon

Cycle day today through town and out onto the Greenway to Long Marston not one off the best cycles but at least exercise. A bit bumpy and at times a doggy walking area. The railway carriage cafes are closed down we are not surprised in the 12 miles we only saw 7 cyclists.  Walked into Town after lunch and boat back in the evening walked up to the monument again.

31 May – 2 June 2019 Stratford on Avon

Good steady drive, only 7 miles of motorway. Site very busy as still Bank Holiday. After lunch walked into town for a walkabout and coffee, caught the ferry boat back.

Next day went for a run to the Obelisk. This obelisk has ties to the Lake District, the dedication is to a man who owned bobbin mills in Staveley.

Today walked into town again, checked out the canal towpath with regards to cycling, walked down the river bank towards another cycle we want to do called The Greenway. Market on today, as it was yesterday and day before.

Love the shape of this tree

30 May 2019 Cheltenham and Gloucester

Washing day again then into Gloucester for a walkabout then back to the site for lunch then bus into Cheltenham for afternoon coffee.

Its strange here (near GCHQ) we have had to get up twice to use the toilet and both times were 0007 (Spooky) HA Ha

27 May 2019 Cheltenham and Gloucester

Slow drive up avoiding the M4 M5 route. Got here at lunchtime just in time to go down to see The Tall Ships but decided not to bother as we have seen bigger ships than was here it was mainly a fun fair and a lot of stalls. We went for a Costa in Next Store at the Keys fabulous Cheese Cake the best ever.

28 May 2019 Cheltenham and Gloucester
Trip into Cheltenham for a walkabout then returned in the evening to the cinema John Wick 3. Rubbish film to much graphics and fighting weak story line we should have gone to see Alladin.

29 May 2019 Cheltenham and Gloucester
washing first thing then down to Gloucester via Churchdown to visit the Jet Age Museum. Then back for some more Cheesecake YUM YUM!!!

We decide to have soup and sandwiches for tea so I can write something funny. Soooo! We are having soup and 2 sandwiches 1. CheltenHAM 2. Gloucester cheese. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

26 May 2019 Chippenham

No buses today so out with the bikes and into Chippenham then cycled back to Kington Langley to get another silly picture The pub was more miss than hit Shame.

After lunch another cycle into town to see more cloggies we have enjoyed our stay here.

24 – 25 May 2019 Chippenham

Cycled into town in the morning for a lookabout the up and coming Folk festival tomorrow. Then caught the bus in later in the day.

25 May 2019 Chippenham

Bikes out this morning to cycle up to Tiddleywink (yes honestly). Then bus into town to watch the cloggies.

Below is a sign that all campsites should display it would make it so the staff think we are helping rather than telling them they are not doing there jobs properly.

This is the second site we have been on that has a Cat1 dog on Rottweiler! again.

23 May 2019 Chippenham

A short drive up to Chippenham small Adult only site a 10 min. bus journey if you can get one. We stood waiting for 30 mins. for a bus that only comes once an hour and it Blobed. So we went back for a shower then caught another.  Chippenham not bad for our first walkabout we will cycle in tomorrow.

The shower block has lovely pictures on the walls see below (click for larger view)

For those of you that have not seen a Policeman for a while below is a picture of one growing? or hiding!