September Camping
In the first week of September, when all the schools returned, I persuaded Graham to come to Hardhurst Farm in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire. What a good site! EHU for tents, an excellent farm breakfast that was gargantuan... couldn't eat all day after this.
The site benefitted from a pub selling stunning food about 3 minutes walk away.
Ultimately, we had to stay a day longer because I developed a bad back and couldn't move! That's my excuse anyway.
Hope is an excellent area; about 20 minutes walk to the village. A train station nearby, superlative walking on all sides. Highlight for us was walking to Ladybower and sampling the local hostelries...
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| New Outwell chairs |
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| Barnie had strange lights around him at this ancient pub in Hope... |
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| Another eerie light? |
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| Tea in the canopy? |
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| Astoria at Hope |
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| Camping kitchen... |
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| Me taking a picture of Graham taking a picture from a disused railway track in Hope |
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| Ladybower Resdervoir |
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| Outside the Astoria |
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| Weird... |
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| EHU |
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| Billy garden camping when we went home |
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| Put up the Velocity in the garden and ruined the lawn yet again... |
Disappeared , on my own, to Cae Ddu at Beddgelert at the end of September.
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| New Quechua bed at Cae Ddu in the Bear Lake 6 |
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| Bear Lake 6 at Cae Ddu |
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| I love this tent... it's first outing of 2012 |
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| The bridge at Beddgelert |
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| Cae Ddu at Beddgelert; great site- 5 minute walk into the town |
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| Llyn Dinas and short walk from Cae Ddu |
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| Went looking at caravans when I came back... |
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| Made some shoes for baby Robyn... |
On the Welsh Highland Railway near Rhyd Ddu!
2 comments:
Hi, i read your reviews about the vango astoria 800. I would like to ask you if you experienced also bad weather and if you have some problems with your tent (leakage or something bad). We would like to buy one but we cannot find many reviews. Thank you in advance!!!
Hi mamma!
The Vango Astoria is an absolutely terrific tent and I would thoroughly recommend it to you. I had quite wild weather in the lake district last year with mine; torrential rain , and I was completely snug. It is such an awesome tent - lots of room in living area and 4 good sized bedrooms. It is really easy to put up. I have put some pictures on www.ukcampsites.co.uk Enjoy! :-)
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