I’ve decided that I would prefer to plan my trip and book all my sites in advance. That way;
- I know where I am going next, as do my family
- I guarantee a pitch at the sites I want to stay on
- I can select how much distance I want to travel (and how much time I will drive for) from site to site – for example, I don’t yet like the idea of taking my caravan through a petrol station, so will try to make sure I fill up when I am not towing and only travel the miles my diesel tank will manage!
- I get a couple of days (minimum) at each place to make the most of my time there
- I can choose specific places I want to visit and find a site based in that area
I LOVE history, especially social history and have been a member of the National Trust for a number of years now. There are so many places that are too far away from home for a day trip, so a lot of my adventure will be based around places I want to visit. I checked through their website and handbook and made a few decisions based on that.
I also asked for recommendations from friends and family (please send more once you know where I will be!) and then marked both of these up on a fold-out map of the United Kingdom, taking all of the above into consideration.
Which lead me too:
- A campsite close to home for the first couple of nights so I can get some help from family to set up and they can rescue me if anything goes wrong!
- Lincolnshire – there is an antique/vintage shop I’ve followed on Instagram forever that I’d like to visit and I’ve heard Lincoln is lovely – plus it’s near to the coast and I love the seaside, plus a couple of National Trust properties nearby.
- Next, further up North to Yorkshire, near York, Whitby, Castle Howard, the North Yorkshire Moors and a few other places worthy of a visit
- Move slightly to the West to the Yorkshire Dales, and perhaps a little into the Lake District
- Going down now (no offence further North – I will get to you one day) back to the Peak District, especially near Lyme Park and Buxton
- North Wales now, only ever been to Newtown in Wales, so new territory to me
- Over to the Middle to meet my family for a long weekend of camping together in Derbyshire
- Then back west to Shropshire – somewhere I visited as part of a school trip a very long time ago!
- South Wales next – Tenby being a place I’d like to visit and surrounding areas
- Finally, a couple of night in Gloucestershire before making my way back home.
Phew – that should do for now!
One (wo)man and her (cara)van 