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Hello,

We, both newbies, have both booked time off work (last week of March) and are going to venture out in the caravan for the first time!!  What did you do for your first trip? stay local?  Club site? 

I am in the Manchester area and my initial thought is to not go to far,  Blackpool or somewhere similar.  The issue appears to be establishing sites which are open between 18th - 21st March...
I am also a little nervous of towing too far for the first trip,  so want to try and avoid windy country roads if possible... just until I get used to towing.

Any advice on where to go?

We're just back from a CC. CL site (Caravan Club Certified Location) Lovely wee site called Little Stubbins in Garstang. It would be ideal for your first outing

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results3.asp?search=little+stubbins&by=sitename

Hello, yes we have joined the Caravan Club.  I have just had a look at the CC Blackpool site but unfortunately it doesn't open until 27th March which is too late for us.  We are looking at goign away on the Wednesday 18th,  returning Sat.

I like the look of the Troutbeck site,  but I think it may be a little too far for our first trip.  Am playing it safe in case i forget something,  which knowing my luck will be the case,  I can pop back!

I live in Rochdale and my first outing was to the CC Meathop fell site at Grange, access is very easy and it is open all year. It is a very easy tow with no problems at all for a novice. Another very easy trip to a CC site that is open all year is to lady margarets site at Chirk just south of Wrexham, also you could consider a trip to Clumber park CC site ( M62 the A1 and very easy to get to )

All of these sites are extremely accessible, no more than one and a half hours towing from Manchester  all are open all year. All three will be very quiet duirng the week and will all be nearly full at weekends.

Hi,

You could try Burrs Country Park which is a Caravan Club Site in Manchester.

Also recomend Chester Fairoaks real easy towing and not far from Manchester.

Good luck with everything

Hi,

you could also try the plassey leisure park, eyton,wrexham beautifull site and not far from you

Quote: Originally posted by janus on 08/2/2009

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I live in Rochdale and my first outing was to the CC Meathop fell site at Grange, access is very easy and it is open all year. It is a very easy tow with no problems at all for a novice.

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Sorry Janus I totally totally disagree

Never in a million years. This site was the 3rd I ever visited and it scared the hell out of us. No way on earth could you describe the approach as easy. Single track, tight corners, No visibility of what's coming down when your going up.or vice versa. Deffo a no for a first outing. Ok it wouldn't bother us now but not for a first trip.

Quote: Originally posted by The Face on 10/2/2009

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Hi,

you could also try the plassey leisure park, eyton,wrexham beautifull site and not far from you

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