April - Easter at Rolvenden

We have just spent 4 beautiful days at a Temporary Holiday Site, which was set up at Hole Park, Rolvenden.  As you can see, a basic field with just a water tap and an Elsan point, but it was a lovely setting and very peaceful, especially after the hectic week we had just had.

 

The gardens at Hole Park were at their very best, with wisteria in full bloom and the woods full of bluebells.  We walked 2-3 miles each day in different directions, including a yomp across the fields, through the cows, over a couple of stiles and a fence without a stile!  Quite amusing seeing 2 senior citizens trying to climb over the fence

Our view across the camping field

Hole Park House

March - Wiltshire and Dorset

Now that we have had the heater and the tow-bar sorted out, we thought that we would visit the Motorhome Show at the Bath and West Showground and see what nice things we could pick up! 




We drove there on Thurs 31st Mar and spent most of Friday and Saturday just wandering around looking at all the stalls and drooling over the new motorhomes that require a lottery win or sell the house. We were mainly looking for external blinds, but they did not have any suitable, so we will have to order them from the internet once we are home.


On the Sunday morning in beautiful sunshine, we left and drove down to West Farm in Verwood to spend a couple of days with friends who also store their caravan there.  We collected Big Bertha from her barn, tested out the new tow-bar and electrics (luckily everything worked OK) and made our way home. We are getting used to driving the campervan around now and were quite impressed with the ease of towing the folding camper.


Next day, back at home we did the exciting bit, putting the canvas back on and the beds back in, as well as all the other bits and pieces we have had indoors during the winter. Then we tried it out, by sitting inside with our cuppas in the sun!!  We also had a chappie come to enlarge our gates, so it is now a bit easier to get on to our driveway towing the folding camper behind the campervan. Previously we only had about 4 inches clearance, so had to breath in! It is only a couple of weeks until Easter when we are going to try a rally site at Rolvenden  for a few days. Then at the beginning of May, hopefully, we are going to Goudhurst for a week, taking another couple of our friends with us.