For the past 8 years or so I’ve always organised an Easter hiking weekend. This year was no exception as 17 of us made the journey to Beddgelert in Snowdonia, leaving London on the Thursday. I’d booked a National Trust property, Craflwyn bunkhouses for most of the group but the motorhome was also put to…
I found myself heading for Lee Valley Camping and Caravan Park because I had a function to attend in North London. This seemed the closest campsite and I wanted to overnight somewhere close as it was likely to be a late night. Based in Lee Valley Edmonton in North London the campsite is within the…
Having spent some time living in a motorhome now I thought I should reflect and compare it to living in a tradional home. So here follows my ’10 best things about living in a motorhome’. The 10 worst things will follow soon but I can only think of 5 at the moment! Lower cost of…
As hiking is one of my main hobbies I’m a regular visitor to the Lake District. In the past I’ve stayed at hostels or camped out wild in a bivvy bag or tent but since becoming a motorhome owner I’ll now be looking for campsites with electric hookup. For my first visit to the Lakes…
This was to be the longest journey yet for my new motorhome, over 250 miles North West to The Lake District. Parmeet, Blossom, Barney and myself left London at 2:30pm, finally arriving at The Quiet Site near Ullswater seven hours later. Tim had already arrived and was doing his best to support the local economy…
One of the first improvements I wanted to make to the motorhome was to install Gaslow refillable cylinders. Most motorhomes and caravans in the UK use Calorgas propane bottles, either in a 6kg size or a 13kg size. Calorgas propane bottles are usually an orange / red colour. Calor also sell butane in blue bottles…