Another editions of our annual Hardwick Parks camping weekend, sadly this time without Lottie and Freddie T as they were on their D of E expedition. Like 2024, we managed to get the alcove again which gives us our own little area and provides some shade from the trees as well as hanging opportunity for […]
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Week long beach holiday in Groede in the Netherlands for the family, and a weekend with lots of cycling between Dunkirk and Groede for me! Saturday morning and we set off from home with the Knopps and the caravan in tow for Dover ferry terminal, I changed into cycling kit while on the ferry and […]
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Sept 2023 : Diddly Squat
Final outing for the caravan for 2023 we went for a weekend away to the small Caravan and Camping site right next to the Diddly Squat farm near Chipping Norton with Rachel and Roberto and their new camper van. On the Saturday we completed a Treasure Trail around Chipping Norton which was good fun!
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Aug 2023 : CarFest 2023
Everyone had such a nice time last year that we decided to go again to CarFest once more. We bought ‘big early’ tickets which meant we had access to the site from Thursday afternoon which we took full advantage of. The first night had a silent disco which we missed out on last year so […]
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Aug 2023 : Reims
Last stop on the Tour de France! One night in Reims and again a great little campsite. Campsite had a pool and a small restaurant but they didn’t let us steal any Orangina glasses.
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Aug 2023 : Dijon
On the way back from the Tour de France we stayed at Dijon for one night. The campsite was nice though clearly used to high turn over with most people seemingly staying for one night. The site was on the river so we cycled up a short way to the lake and went for a […]
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Aug 2023 : Taninges (Morzine)
As part of the Tour De France holiday trip we spent 5 nights in Taninges with the plan to do a bit of cycling in Les Gets/Morzine and generally see what Morzine is like in the Summer. Thursday 3rd We arrived in Taninges around 1pm and dumped the caravan at the campsite with the bikes […]
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Aug 2023 : Lyon
On the journey between Ile d’Oleron and Taninges as part of the Tour de France we stopped for two nights in Trevoux near Lyon. Tuesday 1st Travel day from Jul 2023 : Donzenac we arrived at the campsite at around 3:30pm and were told to select our own pitch… facilities were basic, but sufficient. The […]
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Jul 2023 : Donzenac
As part of the Tour De France 2023 trip, we stayed for two nights in Donzenac on our way in between Ile D’Oleron and Morzine. Sunday 30th We traveled from Ile D’Oleron to Donzenac reasonably trouble free. Motorway slowness around Bourdeux caused us to take a bit more of a scenic cut through the route, […]
As part of our summer Tour De France we are spending 8 nights on Ile d’Oleron. We have a pitch among the trees and managed to squeeze the caravan tightly along one side leaving a nice front garden area. Saturday 22nd The journey from St Malo to the island was long but fun. We used […]
We kick started our Tour De France summer holiday with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo. Due to booking late, there was only one cabin remaining which was a three berth, but bonus was one of the window’d cabins which included continental breakfast delivered to our room in the morning! We started to […]
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Jul 2023 : Hardwick Parks
Caravan holiday at Hardwick with the Bovingdon group. Arrived late on Friday night after a swimming social event in Chesham, Saturday did ringo rings and kids hired paddle boards, Sunday packed up and cycled back.
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May 2023 : Cosgrove Park Milton Keynes
First outing with the caravan in 2023, long bank holiday weekend due to the coronation, did paddleboarding on the lake. Snuck out for a pre-breakfast run on the Sunday morning which was nice but ate lots of flies. We’d booked “powerboating around the lake on a sofa” for the morning which Amy did twice because […]
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Aug 2022 : Car Fest
August Bank Holiday weekend we took the caravan to Car Fest!
Catching up with the children we spent a week and a half on the Strand Campsite in Groede. Weather was very hot some days and rainy others. Most days we spent some time at the beach, some time at a beach bar and then evenings at the campsite restaurant. Getting to the campsite I decided […]
Weekend camping very close to home with the Bovingdon crew. Lovely walk to Ashridge on the Saturday but other than that, sitting around drinking, chatting and bbqing.
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Oct 2021: Cotswold View
Final caravan holiday of the year to revisit Cotswold View campsite near Oxford. Charlie also brought his caravan and Natalie and Rachel both hired glamping pods. It rained all day Saturday, but that didn’t dampen our spirits!
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Aug 2021: Hurley Riverside Park
Lovely weekend away in the caravan with the Styles’ and their cousins. We did a lovely 20km bike ride on the Saturday to Marlow and a 6km paddle board session on Sunday. On Monday we packed up and chilled.
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Aug 2021: Holmsley
We had a non-electric hookup pitch in Holmsley Campsite in the New Forest, which was lovely. Initially I was concerned about not having electric but all worked out fine since they allowed generators to run for a few hours a day and that was enough to keep everything charged, phew! We did lots of cycling […]
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Aug 2021: Stonehenge
We took the caravan to meet up with my Dad and Nat and Rachel plus families and dogs! The campsite was called Stonehenge Campsite and was rather basic. Had lovely bbqs, lots of good chats and a nice fire pit.
Returned to Hardwick parks after a year skipped due to Covid, had the caravan with us this time and the Carrols joined us for the first night.
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Apr 2021: Greenhill Leisure Park
First holiday of 2021 after lockdown eased
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Sept 2020: Hertford
Last holiday of the summer 2020
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Aug 2020: Lee Valley
Caravaning with the Styles at Lee Valley
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Jul 2020: Groede
Two weeks in The Netherlands
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Jul 2020: Chertsey
Short break without children to test out the caravan