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.Please could i have some advice,do people travel through the night get most of the way then pull up on a lay by,or book a site for the night which would mean not arriving till very late in the early hours,travel early morning

night time towing is good as it not so busy BUT,it is not safe and could be against the law to park in a layby.best to book a site on the way down for a night then travel the next day.many motorhomes do this.

We usually set off around 6pm on the friday night , drive from bolton to Bristol services stop for a brew then set off and go straight through to Perranporth. usually pull up at our site around 1am and park in the overnight parking knock the legs down and go to Bed.

Get up fresh the next day and pull onto the pitch, nightmare journey done  330 miles in one hit, i've tried pulling into laybys and sleeping in them, trouble is because the wagons cant get parked up they drive past you honking the horns all night. we've also stopped of at Taunton on saturday night then set off early on sunday morning trouble is it took us till 6pm to get their.

Bessie         

Quote: Originally posted by Greendemon315 on 12/2/2013

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We just have an early start and go straight through, with usually one brief toilet stop.

Jim

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Hi Annie

Apple Tree Park near Stroud is a great stop off site. Only about a mile from M5 junction, reasonable pitch fees, great shower block and plenty of little villages nearby to spend a few hours.

We stopped there both ways last year travelling from Barnsley to South Devon.

I'd just like to thank ANNIE1971 for starting this thread, i have been reading it with great interest as later this year we will be embarking on our first tin tent trip to cornwall. (sheffield to north cornwall)

we have been a couple of times before in our wobbly tent days but this will be our furthest trip to date with our 'van