Well last year I was a little bit (translate that as a whole lot) rubbish with the blog. I have to confess I was having too much fun and relaxing on holiday in the campervan to remember to make notes on what we'd done and where we had been. So here is a quick run down of where we went and the details:
Trip 13 30 April-4th May Beadnell Bay
We've been a few times to this site. It's a little basic but kept well and always with fantastic hosts. It's a great base for cycling to Seahouses and exploring the Farne islands. This time we were fortunate enough to see baby birds being born and lots of puffins.
Trip 14 29th and 30 May Blackmore campsite malvern hills
We used this site as a stop off on our way to Cornwall but it's a fantastic site. Really well set out with lots of walks nearby. There is also. Great pub in the village which has a lovely beer garden. We cycled to Great Malvern. It's highly worth a visit, especially if you make the climb up the hills behind the town, stunning stunning views. However I wouldn't recommend cycling there, oh my word the hills nearly kill you!!
1st-6th June Dennis Cove campsite Padstow
This was the highlight of our year. This little campsite is just on the edge of Padstow right next to the camel trail. Perfect for exploring lots of places without having to drive anywhere. The weather was amazing and we crammed in cycling to camel valley vineyards for a tour (and buying lots of wine) visiting Prideaux place, visiting rock, exploring Padstow, more cycling of the Camel trail, a Rick Stein cookery course, Rick Stein's restaurant and plenty of fish and chips. Now can you see why I neglected the blog!!
Trip 15 2nd-4th July Dent
We've been to Dent before. It's another great site in a much quieter part of Cumbria. There is stunning scenery all around the site and plenty of great walks. This time my cousin and her family were staying nearby so we had a lovely evening in one of the local pubs enjoying good food and spending quality time with them.
On the Sunday we all went to the forbidden corner at Leyburn. A fantastic folly play park ( that's the only way I can think to describe it)
Trip 16 23rd-25th July Dunstan Hill
This is another one of our favourite places to go. Its staggering distance to embleton sands and dunstanburgh castle. There are plenty of places to cycle and walk, our favourite being the ship inn at low Newton on Sea for crab stotties and a pint.
Trip 17 20th-22nd August Rosedale Abbey
This was our first time at Rosedale. The village is beautiful, there is a great pub to eat in and we had the added fun of the Rosedale show. Though we weren't so enamoured by the campsite. We will probably use it again but it was so busy with both statics and tourers that it was noisy and the facilities were constantly in a mess. It very well could be because of the show but teenagers drinking and shouting from the top of climbing frames doesn't seem to go with sleepy village in Yorkshire!
Trip 18 28th-31st August Boot
And again one of our favourites. A bit tricky to get to but well worth the slow and hilly drive. This campsite is so well run and brilliantly placed. The boot inn is great for a pint, dinner or even breakfast. The walks are spectacular and if you do the walk to eel tarn, the newly taken over woolpack inn is a treat half way round. I definitely recommend at least one trip on the eskdale to ravenglass railway and an explore of Muncaster castle.
Thanks to mobile technology I'll be blogging much more often this year when we go on our adventures.
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