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teamdiabolo

01/10/2007 at 4:13pm
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Just wondering if it's too early to be thinking about booking up for Easter.

Easter's quite early this year, March 21st, is the weather likely to be too cold? Yeah, I realise it's nearly impossible to predict the weather in this country, but I was just wondering, based on your previous experience.

We're newbies, camped for the 1st time in September this year (we had fantastic weather ) so we don't have much experience to go on.

Cheers

Diabolo

Jan P

01/10/2007 at 4:19pm
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Well this year we had better weather at Easter than August!. We have always camped at easter. (Sometimes in the snow)

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teamdiabolo

01/10/2007 at 4:25pm
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Thanks Jan

I really fancy Ruda in Devon but the last time I went there was the late 70s with my parents.

From what I've read on here it can get a bit noisy in the summer.

Guess I'll be thinking twice about getting on the phone tomorrow booking a pitch!

Mrs. Bonce

01/10/2007 at 4:26pm
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I have booked provisionally as I want to stay on a site that only has 1 ehu and I want it. We have a caravan but have camped in the snow (Lake District 1994), freezing! The shhep came down off the mountain and huddled around the tents.

Fiona28

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We went to IOW for Easter last year and it was brilliant. Not sure about going in March but I am very tempted. It was such a good way to spend the hols.

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janso100

02/10/2007 at 12:53am
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Well ive booked the time off but not sure. The weather was great this easter but its a gamble for us to reckon on it twice on the trot.........The temp dropped to 2 degrees at night and the hot water bottle had to come out!!

jans

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02/10/2007 at 6:42am
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I am planning on going away for a few days just after Easter. Just take warm clothes and some extra bedding.
It is probably going to be the next chance we have to get away, and am looking forward to it already.

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Easter is one of the few bank holidays we like going away for, tends not to be too crowded, unlike those in May/August. As others have said just be prepared for some cold nights.

Scouter 40th

02/10/2007 at 3:13pm
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Go for it teamdiabalo, would suggest booking early Easter tends to be the first time most people go camping in the year, but suggest some extra blankets etc.

But enjoy, easter last year was pretty good.

Atherwitzend

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We camped at Eskdale this Easter and the weather was wonderful during the day but did get cold at night.

We also camped the same weekend in March that Easter is due to fall on next year. Were near Carnforth, Lancashire. We had cold but clear sunny days which were just lovely, and very cold nights. Must have dropped below freezing as there was ice on the inside of the tent. However we were well layered up, hats, decent sleeping bags etc and we coped fine, including 3 and 5 year old kids.

Wouldn't like to do the cold with wet weather too though.

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teamdiabolo

03/10/2007 at 12:13pm
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From what you're all saying I think we'll give it a try.

Any tips on how to stop the cold from below coming up through our sleeping mats?

we've got some thick self inflating jobs from Decathlon which are really comfortable and I guess a blanket over the top will help, but what should we put underneath?

Diabolo

Safeway56

03/10/2007 at 12:20pm
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Foil backed picnic rugs usually does the trick.

teamdiabolo

03/10/2007 at 12:32pm
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Cool, I'll give them a try. I had thought about foil backed roll mats but the rugs will be much easier to deal with.

Thanks very much Safeway

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