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05/8/2021 at 12:03pm
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Hello folks.
I've recently accepted i should be using a mobility scooter to get out and about and am thoroughly enjoying the newly discovered ability to, well, actually get out and about and spend entire days out exploring.
So much so that i have bought a second hand ambulance (cause it has a handy scooter loading ramp) to let me explore much further afield.
Lots of my trips tend to be very last minute for a variety of reasons.
It's been a while since i have done much in the way of travelling and camping, but this never used to be a problem. I'd pick somewhere i wanted to go, find a nearby campsite, phone them and book a pitch and then go. Or maybe just book a local travelodge if i didn't want to mess around putting a tent up.
That doesn't work any more. For several reasons:
Campsites/travelodges etc are often fully booked. All of them.
The ambulance isn't bus sized, but it's also not car sized. I need to find car parks without height limits etc to park in.
I'm needing a bit more time to get ready / get sorted and home etc so one day trips have turned into three (out on day 1, trip day 2, day 3 go home).
I'm hoping the nice people here have been there and done that and might have some handy tips as to how i can make going away easier. ie:
How do i go about finding somewhere to park a 6m long, 3m high floresent yellow monster? Idelly overnight, but it's still relevant just for popping into the local town etc. (I do have a blue badger if that helps.)
How do i go about finding last minute overnight accomodation? Ideally, a cheap field with a power connection. But a pretty woodland clearing with nothing or some variation of travelodge will do. (*)
Are there any Wild Camping or Vanlife tips/tricks etc that might be relevant?
Thanks in advance for your help :D
(*) = The semi complicating factor here is whilst i can easily sleep/camp in the ambulance, i have to evict the scooter to make space to put a camp bed up to sleep. This isn't a problem at a campsite pitch, but does mean i can't just stop in a residental street overnight for example.
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13/8/2021 at 4:17pm
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Hiya there, and thanks for getting back to me!
You could always look on UK Campsite (at the top of the page, under Campsite search) at the area you would like to explore for any campsite that suits you.
The UK campsite listings are old friends from a while back. It's been a long time one way and other, but I've found some cracking sites there.
A couple of things have changed since i was last properly active tho.
One is just the recent effects of lockdown etc - places are just much busier so ringing round the sites last minuite doesn't work so well it seems.
The other is my usage. Prevously, i wanted to relax in a field by a campfire with friends and beer - the campsite was very much the objective itself.
Now however, i find myself interested in exploring random tourist trap towns and places. The campsite is a tool to do this in a relaxed, cost effective and pleasant way. This actually narrows selection more than it seems.
...And the campsite is now only half the problem. I also need to find parking once i get there.
I'm assuming that people do take their campervans for a day at the seaside or into town, so hopefully? i'm not the first person to run into 'but all the car parks have height barriers on them' issue.
Hello, I wish you luck with your search, which would be more forthcoming if you were to put in which county you live. Do not put your address.
I'm midlands based and have a wanderlust problem so i'm open to pretty much anywhere in mainland UK. One of the reasons for being a bit vauge is..well, my plans currently are rather vauge and undefined and i was hoping a chat here would help me get them into action.
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13/8/2021 at 9:37pm
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The world does change.
We have been M.Home owners since 2003.
We have never wild camped and we have cycles. We always use sites and
site fees are not expensive if you look around. Dorset is expensive as is Devon, Cumbria etc. All sites have to be booked ahead. If you look around for a campsite near to you as a first time trial run out. You will be able to use your scooter, and sleep in your van. The scoot will remain outside over night. You need to charge it, so will need electric.
Even if you were to wild camp, the scooter would be outside. It would need charging. I suggest you find a site that will accept your van, and just go and give it a try. Your van, if not repainted from it's original purpose will be classed as a commercial and not many sites will accept that type of vehicle. I say go 'local' for now, see how you get on. Enjoy the van and use proper sites near to a small town or village.
The Midlands, (We are East Midlands) Your words, but not much help to us)covers a good many towns / counties...look on here for a site and tell them what you drive and that you have a scoot...just go if they say ok.....forget the cost. It may save a hefty fine for wild camping. I believe in planning, always do it. But you are imagining things that have not happened / will not happen if you use a site. Get out there. Sort a campsite, it matters not where, how far etc. Just sort it and go. If your vehicle is taxed and not in use, it is costing you money. You need facilities to wash, toilet and so on. They will be in with site fee not extras. I can not see your problem. Be off with you and just do it. It will be winter soon.
Good luck.
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