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29/7/2021 at 2:49pm
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Murvi Morello
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We hardly ever book anything and just tend to take off and see where we end up. We do this both here and in Europe. The difference now, of course, is Covid. Last year we went to Northumberland/Durham and winged it but ended up being disappointed as many sites were fully booked when we got there and the towns were very, very busy. This year, for the first time, we booked all of our sites before we left home and were also not entirely happy as we saw much better places/sites to stay at once we were there so I can't say which is the best course of action.
You've chosen one of the most popular areas in the country to go to so things may be more difficult than if you went to a less popular destination. One thing you will have to take into account touring in the SW in the summer is the traffic. The A303/A30/ M5 and even the smaller roads can be a nightmare, especially at weekends, so take that into account when calculating driving times. We live in the south west and have learnt if not to live with this then certainly to factor it into any outing. Checking traffic online before setting off can save many wasted holiday hours sitting in a traffic jam (again, bitter experience).
Regarding the camping I think this very much depends on when you plan to do it; who is going i.e. couple, family, ages; how fussy you are about where you stay such as what sort of area you are happy with (beach/farm/town/ etc) and what facilities, if any, you are looking for.
If you are going out of the school holidays/peak period you will most probably be ok winging it so long as you remain flexible. If you're planning to go during the school holidays then you'll struggle more.
Make sure you have lists of possible sites or some good online and offline guides that show availability. Ring in advance if you can but bear in mind that the mobile phone/mobile internet signal can be patchy, to say the least, in some areas especially parts of the rural south west (again I speak from experience).
Don't be too fussy about where you camp e.g. 'must be on the beach' etc. Smaller, inland sites or those in farm fields are more likely to have availability. Look out for 'pop up' sites. They tend not to advertise too much apart from a sign at the entrance gate but are often great value. Britstops and pubs may have space but once again ring in advance as some of these don't accept stayovers if they are busy in the summer.
If you have nothing booked don't leave it too late in the day to start looking. If the worst comes to the worst be prepared to book into a hotel/B&B.
Finally bear in mind that with Covid though many, many more people are camping in the UK and while many sites are fully booked some are also now having unexpected spare capacity due to people cancelling. We've just found somewhere for this weekend via a post on a campsites Facebook page saying they had unexpected availabilty.
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