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just booked for next easter (yeah we work well ahead!), to stay in Truro for a week.

We leave near Preston and would ask for any recommendations for a one night stop over en route please. Somewhere along the M6, perhaps as far down as south Birmingham? Our kids can't do that long in the car! Approx 3.5 hours.

CC or affiliated would be good??

any ideas please?

mark and kirsty

Don't know your reason for staying near Birmingham but thats not very far from your home, about 100 mile at a guess. Why not try and get a bit further. Theres a club site at Tewksbury which is just a very short distance from the M5 junc 9. Thats about 150 mile from Preston so is nearer half way to Truro.

harryb

Simply called, Tewksbury Abbey, Tel. 01648 294035. Just follow signs for Town Centre and it's right behind the Abbey. Easter will be popular so book early.

harryb

Quote: Originally posted by River-rat on 02/8/2007

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Hi M & K. try the Tudor caravan park, close to Jn13 M5 south of Gloucester,

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Del,

Interesting post but where is it.

harryb

I have done Cornwall many, many times from just north of Manchester.

Best travelling time IMO is Friday from mid afternoon on. Very heavy traffic on M6 + M5 near Bristol but otherwise OK especially South of Bristol.

Our standard format has been to motor all the way down ( breaks as & when required ) to somewehere just after Indian Queens ) normally just before Perranporth and deck down on an A30 layby or CL if your lucky enough to get one for just one night.

Then onto your booked site Sat morning to miss the A30 carnage.

If you travel down Saturday the traffic is a nightmare and you be unlikely to get there by teatime. I had this confirmed by a friend who went down last Saturday and was stuck on the A30 for hours & hours.