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I used to stay on a cl in Taunton think it was £10 per night, But as said above i set off once at 9 am on saturday to Newquay and didnt arrive at the site until 6 pm at night...Gutted to say the least.

So now i set off at around 6pm the night before from Manchester stop at gordino services for a starbucks (wife) then straight onto newquay get to the site at 12/1 pm park in the overnight area wind the legs down and go to bed no nightmare journey, If i get tired there are loads of laybys in cornwall to park.

Trip home is spend all day on the beach (weather permiting) go to the pub for tea back to the site van on and off any time between 8/10 pull on the drive between 2/4 am again nightmare journey done.

340 miles each way

Bessie       

There's one just off J11 of the M5, it's called Briarfields. Come off M5 at J11 southbound and take the first exit off the roundabout in towards cheltenham. go a few 100 yards to the next roundabout & take the first exit. Briarfields is just a few yards along on the left. www.briarfields.net

There's another site just off J13. It's called the Apple tree Caravan & Camping Site. www.appletreepark.co.uk Come off M5 at J13 Southbound & take 3rd exit off roundabout. Go to next roundabout on A38 & take first exit. Pass filling station on the left & site entrance is just up the hill on the left before traffic lights. Both sites are within 2 minutes drive of the M5.

If you run down the A38 from J13 southbound there a host of laybys where you could pull over for the niight. The best one for this in my opinion in about 4 miles from J13 just before the village of Cambridge, it's off the road on the left & within walking distance of a shop and a pub if you require either. 

Just continue along the A38 & you'll arrive back at the M5 at J16, simply take 3rd exit off the roundabout & you're back onto the M5 southbound. You'll also have cut out one of the major southbound bottlenecks at the M4/M5 interchange.

BB