1 August 2018 Cheddar Gorge
Up early, moving day Bath to Cheddar Gorge. As we don’t have to leave the site until 12.00 noon got the bikes out and cycled the Two Tunnels Greenway (thanks Linda and Ray for the info about this).
Arrived at campsite Cheddar gorge at 12.55. Lunch then a walk up the Gorge.
31July 2018 Bath
Walked into bath alongside the canal 45 mins. Went to the Odeon cinema to See Mission Impossible “Fallout”. Excellent film well worth seeing. We are amazed how it makes so much money when there were only 11 of us in the cinema. Evening walk up to the lock gates. Got chatting to some canal holiday makers.
29 – 30 July 2018 Bath
Nice steady drive to Bath. After lunch bus into town just for an initial look around. Campsite a bit like Trip Advisor warned us but we have been to worse and no how to manage on these occasions.
Washing up area very basic with only one sink and no hot water but we can see it from our van and can avoid the queues. The Elsan disposal point is situated so as yo avoid a build up of fumes as you can see from the photo.
In the evening we walked up towards to locks to watch the canal boats.
30 July 2018 Bath
There is an Owl thing going on in the town they look good.
Into town using the Park and Ride bus which is a 5 minutes walk from the campsite.
Had a look around the old Roman Baths. We missed this the last time we were here 7 years ago as we arrived in the evening and just looked at the Christmas Market.
An interesting town and a lot bigger than we thought.
This is the type of motorhome you need for wild camping but it would stand out at the moment as the grass on it is too green.
27 – 28 July 2018 Salisbury
Went into town for another walkabout and a bit of shopping. In the afternoon cycled down the side of the River Avon into town to call at the bank. After tea went for another walk around the Old Sarum.
Saturday caught bus again into town for a bit of sight seeing and some more shopping as we move tomorrow. No walking today as rain and high winds have descended upon us.
There has been a large presence of private security people in the town and area’s still closed off including the restaurant where the initial poisoning took place we spoke to a local and they said the town was still going about their business with no worries.
25 – 26 July 2018 Salisbury
Cycled down to Poole for a coffee as we only have a short drive today and are not leaving the site until 11.30. Nice steady drive from Poole on fairly quiet roads. Booked in then had lunch and then took the bus into town. Visited Salisbury in 2011 but still went to have another look at the cathedral. After tea went for a short walk to look at the Old Sarum the site of the original cathedral and ruins of the castle. Above is the view of the Old Sarum with Salisbury Cathedral to the right of the third tree. You can click the image above for a larger picture.
Thursday out with the bikes and we decided to cycle route 45 to Stonehenge. We were out about 2.5 hours which included lunch at the Bridge Inn (named after us).
Very hot day, difficult to cycle so just resting in the shade (32C).
A busy drive down to Lychett Manor Poole, we stopped of to see some friends in Highcliff. A good few days of Cycling round to Sandbanks and Holes Bay. Bus into town yesterday for a melt-about.
They know how to stop children playing in the toilets here (they play music from stage shows). Moving day a Cathedral town again must be our 15th this year nearly (all churched out).
19 – 21 July 2018 Brighton
Weather been extremely hot and spent a lot of time in the shade. Brighton is very busy at this time of year especially with loads of foreign school children. Campsite very busy also, we are now back into part-time campers. Lots of VW campers (live the life types) on the site. One motorhome put a tent up next to his van, moved in a single bed and a bedside cabinet!!!!
Managed a few cycles and a trip up to Eastbourne where we experienced our first rain for many weeks.
17 – 18 July 2018 Brighton
Our usual bus trip into town and cycling along to Hove in the extreme heat.
18 July 2018 Brighton
Just arrived on site the new Chemical toilet cleaner £2 and after lunch two new Air-streams arrived a new addition for customers to hire. (Allegedly they are owned by a company who manage the bookings and cleaning separate to the Caravan and Motorhome Club and lease the two Spaces from the club ? if true Wow not good).
These caravans cost a lot of money but the finnish on the body work is terrible pinched riveting! there is a real Air-stream on site and the thickness of the aluminium and finish is good comes from the days when things mattered and value for money meant something.
15 July 2018 Brighton
We is back in the UK. Good journey up to Calais got there early busy so no option for an earlier train. The drive down to Brighton was a nightmare as always lovely to be back with the British!
14 July 2018 St Quentin
Good journey arriving at campsite 10.30. Too early but the owner allowed us in. Had a coffee then cycled along the canal path to outskirts of St Quentin.
On the way back went to see the British Cemetery Saracourt le Grand. Very moving. Back at site sat in the shade watching campers Carpe fishing. Saw someone catch a whopper.
