Camping

Sunday, January 6, 2013

September Camping 2012

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...

New Outwell chairs

Barnie had strange lights around him at this ancient pub in Hope...

Another eerie light?

Tea in the canopy?

Astoria at Hope

Camping kitchen...

Me taking a picture of Graham taking a picture from a disused railway track in Hope

Ladybower Resdervoir

Outside the Astoria

Weird...

EHU

Billy garden camping when we went home

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.

New Quechua bed at Cae Ddu in the Bear Lake 6

Bear Lake 6 at Cae Ddu

I love this tent... it's first outing of 2012

The bridge at Beddgelert

Cae Ddu at Beddgelert; great site- 5 minute walk into the town

Llyn Dinas and short walk from Cae Ddu

Went looking at caravans when I came back...

Made some shoes for baby Robyn...

On the Welsh Highland Railway near Rhyd Ddu!

August Camping

August started with a trip to West Wittering in West Sussex. We took our grandson Chris down South so he could fly from Gatwick (on his own to Bermuda!)WE stayed at Nunnington farm campsite. It was a short stroll into a small village with good shops, including an excellent butcher and a restaurant. West Wittering has a cracking pub called, I think, The House in the Home? Friendly service, excellent food and dog friendly. What more could a camper want?
The weather was also cracking...
Only quibbles, the pitches were small and everyone was a bit on top of each other... also on the tuesday, a group of travellers overcame the well kept cricket pitch in the next field and we were subject to loud generators rubbling from 8pm till 2am, barking dogs and arguing travellers! Having said that, the worst behaviour was from children on the campsite who were taunting the travellers children; name calling and goading them!

Chris's usual position in the tent...

Graham having a brew in the canopy

The view as we walked to West Itchenor

Chris enjoys West Wittering beach; they sell dog ice-cream! (Chris didn't have any of it, just the dog!)

Superb beach within walking distance of the camp site

Saw this fierce looking centurion near Chichester

Had to take him to Gatwick for his flight to Bermuda... made me cry ;-(

Barney in the pub in Chichester. This dog has a real problem...

Chichester cathedral

Pub at West Itchenor - this could be one of Keith Richards' locals if he ever lives at his nearby house at Redlands

Tent at West Wittering - very hot weather - the tent was on net doors for most of that week.

Airbeam...

Then... we were only back for one week when I needed to go camping again, this time just me and dog. Went to my favourite site of Baysbrown Farm... but had been very naughty girl yet another time... NEW TENT - the Vango Astoria 800 with canopy! It is like staying in the Waldorf Astoria... Couldn't resist this tent as it was an excellent price and so easy to erect; about 20 minutes...