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  Our first week end away in our van since buying it end of last year, was to Ninham camping site . It's 1.3 miles from home, I had to go past the site to get the van out of storage , thats 3 miles away !  But we were on a learning curve , last week we were at lower hyde at shanklin , about 3.5 miles from home , luckily I've got a sat nav !   Again we were on a  learning trip  ,  now I feel I'm ready to take the caravan anywhere !  Next stop France !  By the way Lower Hyde (park resorts) were charging £ 7.50 per night ,last week , and I think thats the case till end of july . The lovely Welsh lady ,who was on the next pitch , was not impressed as she had booked and paid for her holiday months before!  But like scarletsfan says when your  sat outside your unit with a drink you could be anywhere ! 

             Phil

Distance depends on what time we have. Yesterday we went to Leek for 1 night (Wedding receiption) which is 25 miles. Cheepest hotel room of the night - £18.40! Met a couple who were there for the weekend and only came from Stoke.

Scarletsfan, where are you staying in the Alps. We're off next weekend, staying at Les Domes de Miage near St Gervais les Bains - arriving 2nd August and leaving on 13th. Can't wait.

In the past we have traveled ,to south coast ,scotland ,wales too many sites to remember ,but we find that we dont travel great distance,s as mutch now ,

Some sites that are only a short drive away from home are very good ,and have the feeling of been hundreds of miles away ,

I do not have a limit as to how far I would travel with the Caravan....

Just drove 968 miles on Friday/Saturday back from Austria. Considering further next year!

Would tow absolutely anywhere, providing someone would give me the petrol money!!  

Wouldn't go more than about 100 miles for a weekend though.  If you go much further it would be too late to put up the awning.  Going virtually straight to bed on a Friday night and having to pack up on a Sunday only really gives us one play day.  If I could get away Friday morning then that might be a different matter.  We have gone just up the road to Conkers, or down the way to Kingsbury, so I can get back to play for our Sunday morning service (being a church organist) while the wife does the packing away - it's a really good system.

For a main holiday, in the past, have been all over Europe: France, (Provence), Italy, and Germany all in the same holiday.  Now I am retired we restrict ourselves to the UK (mainly Cornwall or Pembrokeshire) at least until the mortgage has finished.  (Wife still works so are confined to school hols.)  Then with that extra cash, I'm positive I will feel the urge to part with some of that cash to P & O Ferries.

Quote: Originally posted by Lassie on 25/7/2010

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Distance depends on what time we have. Yesterday we went to Leek for 1 night (Wedding receiption) which is 25 miles. Cheepest hotel room of the night - £18.40! Met a couple who were there for the weekend and only came from Stoke.

Scarletsfan, where are you staying in the Alps. We're off next weekend, staying at Les Domes de Miage near St Gervais les Bains - arriving 2nd August and leaving on 13th. Can't wait.

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Du Lac Bleu on Lake Annecy.  Not due to arrive there until 21st August, but leaving the uk on 19th.

........I prefer to stick to the old traditions and travel no later than till the sun is just setting over the yard arm...then there is other business to attend to....

Phil.