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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- We are off further a field in the first half of 2024.
A new year means lot's of new adventures to look forward to so in this video we share some of our plans but also we need your help with sourcing a few more sites to book along the way.
Helen shares some of her new purchases for the caravan and Dave needs to get a few jobs done.
Hope you like the video and a Happy New Year to you all.
Cheers,
Helen & Dave
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Bargoed Farm by Aberaeron is the site with the hot tubs. Lovely site. Love the channel. Linda and Ray
Hi Linda & Ray, many thanks for watching and also for confirming the site name. Helen fancies the hot tubs, bit of a drive around the coast for us to get there but she normally gets what she wants lol. Best wishes to you both for a fab 2024. Helen & Dave
Hi, we are going to Northumberland in June and staying at Chain Bridge Touring site,just inland from Berrick on tweed which is part of the Tranquil Park group. We watched Mat Bakers Travels on C4 and it was mostly in the North East as a result we have booked 3 nights at CAMC Bernard castle. If you didn't watch the series it worth seeing. Happy Caravaning.
Happy New Year Janice, no we haven't seen that, so will search it out. We have found Tranquil Parks sites to be very good, stayed at a few now and had no complaints at all. Hope you have a fabulous trip. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Fresh Water East is a very nice CAMC site in South Wales, only about 250 yards from a beach. But no mobile signal on the site.
Thanks Mr.G, we will investigate further. ATB, Helen & Dave
Enjoy Ferry Meadows, its a fantastic site, try dropping down to Grafham water club site for your second stop, great walks around the reservoir. and 10 mins from St Neots, or the caravan and camping club site at St Neots. We travelled to Wales last year, and had a fantastic 10 night stay at Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park, on the Gower peninsula, its independant, and the views are amazing. Have an amazing 2024 travelling.
Happy New Year Jason, a few people have recommended Grafham Water and we have looked at it before but never been so may well take another look. We will also take a look at Three Cliffs because this is the sort of area we would like to spend a while because again the scenery, landscapes and beaches do look very nice. Appreciate you taking the time to share these and hope you have a good touring season too. Take care, Helen & Dave
St Neots is great site beware flooding though. Wyton lakes a private site just south of Huntingdon is also worth a look
Hi Paul, many thanks for the heads up on this. I had noticed it was close to the river Great Ouse and did wonder about flooding. We now the Wyboston Lakes area but have never been with the caravan so another for us to look at too. All the best and thanks again. Helen & Dave
Bioran Dubh Caravan Park port Appin. Very nice 5 pitch site with stunning views of stalker castle and surrounding Loch linnhe.
Cheers
David Bowie.
Happy New Year David, thanks for the heads up on this site we will investigate further. We love that part of Scotland the views are stunning. Thanks, Helen & Dave
Would definitely recommend going to Arisaig. The beaches are absolutely beautiful.
Hello Angela, thanks, that's one of our target destinations, it looks very special indeed. Watch this space. It sounds like you're talking from experience there :o) Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Dave & Helen, Really enjoy your reviews and ended up spending New Year at Clippesby Hall because of your review. As for Ferry Meadows a bit of advice do nor whatever you do arrive even 1 minute early. We had the most horrendous reception from the most unprofessional warden Ive ever met. Shocking treatment due to the fact that my satnav estimated the incorrect arrival time. Secondly another vote for Fields End Water or even closer to St Ives is Stroud Hill Park. Regards Jim
Hi Jim, thanks very much, hope you had a great New Year at Clippesby, we will be back there at some point this year we're sure. Thanks for the top tip on time arrival at Ferry Meadows. Just been reading a comment on another RUclips channel about another CAMC site with a very similar greeting, rules are rules but being spoken to like a delinquent is quite something else!! We have booked Fields End Water now thanks to yours and others for their recommendations. ATB, Helen & Dave
Go on Helen.... you milk it girl!!! Get that Dave Working!....😅😅 Happy new year to you both..
Happy New Year Roger, Helen needs no encouragement 😂 Thankfully she has a loving husband to fulfil the pink jobs too. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
I’ve never left the door open. But we left Milarrochy Bay at Loch Lomond one time and drove 3 or 4 miles along the twisty, bumpy roads to the next village and stopped outside a shop for some supplies for the journey home. I got out and had a look around the caravan while my wife was in the shop, looked through the window and there on the bench was the kettle. I thought I better move it, so went in and it was still half full of water! That would have been a bit of a pain to clear up after a 200mile journey home!
Happy New Year Ross! We can trump that one. We left a brand new glass electric kettle on the worktop and we also stopped in a lay-by but the carpet was covered in glass! I think we've made just about every mistake you can make lol. Best wishes and thanks for sharing that one. Helen & Dave
Fields End Water site, Doddington, Cambridgeshire PE15 0TY we thought was a good site. Fully serviced pitches avail and good facilities. Cheers and HNY
Happy New Year Clive, this one has come up a few times as well so we will certainly investigate further, thanks . Happy travels and best wishes Helen & Dave
Houghton mill nr huntingdon very good lovely village with some good pubs
Thanks Derek, that's about the 3rd recommendation we have had for here so will certainly look deeper into this site. ATB and happy new year, Helen & Dave
Happy new year guys, re hot tub ,on u tube a couple caravan and have a hot tub on pitch,watched a couple of your old visits, booked 7 trips so far can't wait. Enjoy your cleaning hope Helen mends quickly. Regards Vince
Happy New Year Vince, Helen is popping the pain killers until she can get a more permanent solution sorted but we’re looking forward to some new adventures this year. Best wishes, Helen & Dave 👍
Happy new year, me and my partner love watching you vlogs. Thank you very much.
Would it be possible for you to say in the title if the site you are visiting is for tents as well please. Thank you. Xx
Happy New Year Mandy, thanks for watching and supporting our channel. We will also do our best to point out where tents/camping facilities are available on sites too. Hope Happy Travels, Helen & Dave
Hi Dave and Helen, A Happy New Year to you both. It sounds like you have an exciting 2024 ahead. Sorry to hear Helen is still suffering with the pains in her arms and her shoulder s and the trapped nerve in her neck. Really feel for you. You made us laugh regarding the blue and pink jobs, we say that too. We like the west coast of Scotland and the Oban area is lovely, thank you for the mention and of course if you are passing our way it would be lovely to meet up with you. We are away from 17th to 20th May though. Tony says he would be happy to take you flying. Loved your video, take care x Julie and Tony x
Hi Julie & Tony and a happy new year to you both (and Archie!). Not sure yet when we will be heading to Scotland but maybe end of May beginning of June but if we head to your neck of the woods then we will certainly let you know. I think Tony's plane would need a bigger engine to get me up!!! I remember my dad taking a big guy up in a chipmunk from Neverthrorpe and full of fuel the tail wheel caught a telegraph pole on take off and the crashed!!! but thankfully the lived to tell the tale (It made the Derbyshire Times) :o) Non the less, it would be smashing to catch up with you so we'll let you know when we are your way. Purple jobs are the future!!! Wishing you many happy travels in 2024 and well done on smashing the magical 1000 subs, it gets much easier and quicker from here on in, promise! Best wishes, Helen, Dave & Bella. xxx
@@HelenandDave ha ha that was funny, im sure you would be fine in the plane. Yes its great we have made it to 1k but now having problems with imovie causing all sorts of editing probs. Which editor do you use Dave if you dont' mind telling me, not sure where to go next. I have a macbook pro x
@@gallivantinggalantes I use I movie too not experiencing any probs at the moment. I haven’t downloaded latest version though for ages. I get a bit worried that latest upgrades can have bugs even though they are supposed to be full of fixes. Use MacBook too. Hope you get sorted 👍
@@HelenandDave thank you. It keeps telling me I have 200gb in iMovie when I haven’t got even 5gb. I’ve deleted it and all the files, it has just lost me a video I was halfway through. Oh the joys 🙈
If your coming back through Bewick, try stopping at Chain Bridge caravan park..Cracking small site by the honey farm and the famous Chain Bridge.
Hi Phil, many thanks indeed for highlighting Chain Bridge, we will investigate further. ATB, Helen & Dave
Campsite recommendation near Cambridge is
Fields End Water Caravan Park
Benwick Road, Doddington
Cambridgeshire
PE15 0TY
Not been but looks lovely and reviews seen have been good.
Thanks so much for all the brilliant videos. Happy new year. 🎉
Thanks you so much Alison, and a happy new year to you. We will investigate further, might be what we are looking for.
All the best to you. Helen & Dave
Hi ya Helen and Dave.
We live just down the road from Ferry Meadows. Nice country park. I'm into my railways anyway if you've seen my vlogs. Nene Valley heritage railway is great.
After years of trying got my wife to Scotland a Couple of years ago, only Sterling, but she loved it. Love to go to the west side but like you say rain and midges means it's a no go. Used to run up to Fraserburgh a lot, lovely people and country.
We love Norfolk, go there most years.
Can't help with the cl sites near Ferry Meadows due to it's where we live, sorry.
Stay safe you lovely pair.
Have a fantastic new year.
Pete and Su.
Happy New Year Pete & Sue, many thanks indeed for your lovely comment. We are thinking we will head down towards St Ives after Ferry Meadows, we've had some great recommendations already. Did the Nene Valley Railway only once but thoroughly enjoyed it. All the best, Helen & Dave
We went o Cherry Hnton before Chrstmas for my 60th and the bus stop is a few minutes walk from the site to get into Cambridge. Local to the bus stop 2 pubs and 2 Indian restaurants . The one we went to was perfect!!
Hi Stuart, yes we visited Cherry Pinto site last year and really enjoyed it there and I'm sure we would go again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Helen & Dave
Thank you 🙏🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
Wow! That’s very kind of you Colin, now, Chewies for Bella? 🐶🦴 Fudge for Helen? 💁♀️ 🥮 or 👻🚢 for me? 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 thanks again 👍
Great site I’ve stayed at in Bedford area in between Sandy and Potton called Dirok it’s a CL site some great dog walks and takeaways pubs and shops in both towns that you are located 1 mile from each coffee shop short walk down the road and a vets
Hi Darren, happy new year! Thanks for sharing and one for us to keep in mind as we spread our wings a bit this year. These type of CL sites are very appealing. ATB, Helen & Dave 👍
Wishing you all the best for 2024 and....lots of caravanning fun🎉😊. And Helen, I hope your arms will be better soon!
Hello Michel and a happy new year to you too. We are looking forward to getting out and about in the caravan again this year with some lovely trips booked. Helen said thank you for your good wishes and she keeps taking the tablets for now until she can get some hands on treatment. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Hi dave Helen happy new year from me and Tina if you get to Lancashire anytime burrs country park bury it's a must caravan and motorhome club site steam railway and own platform lovely dog friendly pub food lovely dog walk in country park plus the old famous bury Market if you get fully serviced pitch you looking at train line
Hi Dave, Helen & Bella (the Magnificent), Happy New Year to you all. You were asking for recommendations for sites in Berwick-upon-Tweed area. We love a Private (but affiliated to the CCC) called South Meadows. It's on the edge of a little village called Belford. While there are no historic sites etc, there is a pub (The Salmon very dog friendly), Co-op, Fab fish & Chip shop and a fantastic Farm Shop all within walking distance! The Chip Shop is maybe 20mins walk. It's always our 1st stop on our way South and we've never been disappointed. 15 mins to Lindisfarne, Bamburgh/Seahouses and 20 mins South of Berwick uopn tweed. In case you fancy a change from the caravan club site!
Hi Michael, We will certainly take a look at South Meadows, thanks for highlighting this one too.It sounds really good and we do like the private sites. Hope you have a great 2024 touring season and stay tuned. Thanks a lot, Helen & Dave
Hi dave Helen happy new year from me and Tina if you get to Lancashire burrs country park bury is a must with steam trains running right in front of you with its own platform good pub dog friendly food lovely good walks in country park and the famous bury market
Hi John & Tina, happy new year! 🥳 thanks for the heads up. We certainly need to spread our wings a bit this year so great to get some different options & recommendations, thanks 👍 Hope you’re both well. Best wishes, Helen & Dave 👍
Happy new year - have a look at Three Cliffs on the Gower peninsula 👍
Hi Shaun, Happy New Year to you too. Thanks, we will check it out. ATB, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year Dave & Helen and happy travels 2024, it all sounds very exciting for you. We have a mere 10 sites booked so are left feeling a little jealous, shame work gets in the way 🫤. Looking forward to your forthcoming adventures . All the best, Rob & Gail 😀
Happy New Year Rob & Gail, they say it's all in the planning and it sounds like you are well on your way to another fab year away in the caravan. Work does get in the way and then suddenly you wonder how you ever found the time to go to work. Never been so busy lol!. All the best, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year and welcome back.....we missed you!
Cambridge Cherry Hinton Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite is a nice one we visited there September 2022.
Looking forward to your Scottish Tour that is definitely on our to do list!! Have fun 😊
Hello again Wendy, yes we stayed there last summer and really liked it. Nicely kept, great pub outside and handy for getting into Cambridge. We can't wait for our next Scotland trip, been a few times and it's another world, beautiful. Thanks again, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year to you both. Good to see you back again on the channel and looking forward to seeing your adventures of 2024.
A site we have visited in the Cambridgeshire area is St. Neots Camping and Caravan Club site. Lovely walks by the river and only a short walk into the town of St. Neots.
Take care both of you, and enjoy those "purple jobs" Dave.
Cheers Terry
Happy new Year Terry, the St Neots site has been mentioned a few times now so we will investigate further for sure because it sounds good. The purple jobs list is building lol. Stay tuned ha ha. ATB, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year Dave & Helen. I am a brand new subscriber who has come from Gaby Starbuck’s channel in which she mentioned your channel on her coffee morning.
I will be catching up on your adventures and I must say the caravan you currently have now is very grand.
Just wanted to introduce myself to you both and will look forward in seeing what you both get up to this year. Take care 😊
Hi Ben, thanks very much for subscribing. We were with Gaby last night at her grandmas birthday tea. Her and Tim have great channels and we hope you enjoy watching us too. Happy New Year. Helen & Dave 👍
Hello Dave and Helen I am a new subscriber I have come from Gaby Starbucks she has mention you both on her Monday coffee morning loving your channel
@@helenbosworth5950 Hi Helen, thanks very much, great to have you join us and we really appreciate it. We saw that Gaby had gave us a mention and we were with her later on Monday for Dave's Mums 96th Birthday. We really enjoy watching Gaby & Tim too. Fab YT channels.bStay tuned, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year Dave n Helen! Great to see you both again. Defo visit St. Ives in Cambs. Although I'm from over the border (Northamptonshire) where we say 'Nen' in Kettering for the River Nene, not 'Neen' as they do across that other side of the A1. Nevertheless, I lived in St. Ives for a few years, and I must say it is very Olde Worlde! The old Bridge over the Ouse dates back to 1415 (not quarter past two), and built within the centre is one of the smallest chapels in the UK (and the oddest place to build one) Chapel of St. Ledgers. There is also a Grade 2 listed 200 year old green door on the front of the local bakers! It is the famous green door on the entrance to the bakers. Plenty of pubs, restaurants and Bistros. There is also the oldest (purpose built) Inn on the banks of the Great Ouse just outside St. Ives, built in 560! Yes, the year 560! Also supposed to be haunted by a young girl who hung herself over a lover, wayyyyy back in 1050. There is also the a connection with President Washington, where his parents lived near St. Ives and travelled to the 'new world' on the Mayflower. And don't forget to take the guided bus from St. Ives to Cambridge. Have fun! Regards, Kev.
Oh, by-the-way, Kay and I have just been on our second caravan trip to Stretton Lakes, near Rutland, over the New Year and thoroughly enjoyed the peace and quiet, even though we rode a storm! We survived, thanks to your RUclips lessons, and we're defo hooked to caravaning! So looking forward to the Spring and Summer months.
Hi, Kev & Kay, many thanks indeed, you’ve sealed it for us, St Ives it is. We love the olde worlde stuff anything ghosts & spirits and we’re there! Thanks for the insight. Glad you’re enjoying your caravan and thanks also for the feedback, it’s good to know that some of our vids have come in handy. Happy New Year and safe travels, Helen & Dave 👍
Berwick sea view is a nice site, been there numerous times, Lovely view of the harbour from nearly every pitch. Good to take a walk around Berwick boundary defensive wall. It is a sign though that Berwick itself is a little run down and the area hard pressed for money, that the Wetherspoons on the high bridge has been sold to new owners. Not many shops either, Iceland has shut. When we were there, a net fishing team, with a small boat, was fishing for salmon, near the low bridge, from the town side to a sand bar in the middle of the estuary, at low tide, only for a seal to nip into the middle of their nets and eat their catch like a mars bar. Great entertainment for us but the fishermen were not happy at all.
Hello again Steve, this is the site we were thinking of. Seen a few vids on it and the views look great and we love trains so not bothered about any noise from them. Shame the town is struggling a bit, all to common these days but we would enjoy the walks non the less. Bet those fisherman were livid!!! :o). thanks again, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDaveThe trains don't bother us at all. The wife's snoring is ten times worse, wear ear plugs for that !
@@stevezodiac491 ha ha ha
Hi Dave,
I apologise 😁 the site I meant to recommend was Pembrey Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite.
Not Kiln Park .
Another senior moment 🤣
All the best
Ron.
Campsite in Wales
Ah, no probs Ron, thanks again for letting us know. 👍
Happy New Year Helen and Dave. We love watching your adventures. We are newbies ourselves and are grateful for your tips and info.
Keep smiling and being yourselves and all the best for 2024.
Happy New Year Tez and thanks for watching the channel. Hope you're enjoying your caravan adventures and stay tuned for more from us. ATB, Helen & Dave
Happy New year.
Mad Hatters at Ely is good and Water close Meadows Houghton/St Ives. I have stayed at both.
Happy New Year and thanks very much for the recommendations and we will check these out for sure. All the best, Helen & Dave
Happy New year to you both.
Have a look at Kiln Park it's in the area you are going to.
It a C&MH club site set in a country park with direct access to the beach.
Walking and cycling are excellent.
I used to go every year but have not been for some time now.
Thank you for the vlogs and safe travels.
Hello Ron and a Happy New Year to you too. thanks for the heads up on Kiln Park, we will investigate that one further too. Lot's of great recommendations coming in and we appreciate it. Thanks, Helen & Dave
Best wishes to both of you! Thanks for all your content. We bought our teeny tiny caravan last June and are still very much learning each time we go. We're based in The Highlands - and I have to say that we absolutely LOVED West Beach Caravan site which is based in Hopeman (East side) FANTASTIC restaurant, bar - even dolphins swimming by. We've been to Luss too - my husband got eaten alive - but I was going through chemo...so they never came anywhere near me 😂 We had also booked the one near Oban, but had to cancel ...so think we'll try that again. Harris is on our top 5 musts! Not sure where we're going this year - work gets in the way 😂
Thanks again for a great channel.
Hi Sharon, Happy New Year and thank you for your kind words. We love the Highlands and all of the areas you have mentioned and we just cannot wait to re-visit in the first half of this year, perhaps late May or early June. WE hope the chemo treatment you had as done the trick and we wish you health and happiness ahead. Caravanning, we find, just helps with getting away from the hustle bustle of daily life and there are so many wonderful places to visit in the UK, with Scotland right at the top of the list! Stay tuned and we hope you have a great 2024 touring season. ATB, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDave thank you 🙏🏻 currently in remission 😍
Will be looking forward to your review on it go into Ely on market day I think it is Saturday lovely place with nice market stalls
Thanks Colin, Ely is a wonderful place but we’ve never had an opportunity to have a good look round so will see if we can put that right. Thanks again, Helen & Dave 👍
Happy new year to you both! Two sites come to mind. CAMC site Freshwater east near Tenby which is close to the beach. New Lodge farm near Stamford is great. A good stopover on the way to Scotland is Green Aches close to Carlisle. Enjoy your trips away in 2024. We are doing a trip Ireland for 6 weeks this summer so looking forward to that.
Happy New Year Trevor and thanks for the heads up on these sites, we will investigate further, Stamford is lovely and somewhere we haven't been in a while. Bet you're really looking forward to the Ireland trip and we hope you have a great time. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Hi Dave and Helen and a happy new year to you both!!
We've stayed at Fields End Water caravan park in Doddington, Cambs and it's a lovely site, It's part of the Tranquil Parks group and is an award winning site. We're in south Herts and it makes a very easy and quick get away for us, the Waterside area of the park is particularly nice with a stunning facilities block. I'm not sure if the location is quite where you want but it's definitely worth a look.
Hi Rob, must say we've stayed at quite a few sites via Tranquil Parks and never been disappointed. Awe will checkout the location and see if this works for us. Much appreciated, Helen & Dave
Hi guys, happy New year. Sorry to hear Helen is struggling with her health, we fully understand her how she feels about her lack of mobility. It seems that Helen takes her role as the General giving you direction very seriously, she certainly very adapt at it 😁
Thanks for mentioning that you will add to your site reviews your thoughts on accessibility for those with disability issues. I think it's a very welcome addition.
My addition to your list of mishaps is the very common leaving the EHU cable connected, so very boring in afraid. I have seen vanners driving off the pitch with stabilizers still down on the back, and I am sure there are many others as well.
Hope all goes well for your various tours this coming year, it's a good idea to visit more than one site for each trip, makes it feel a longer time away. Even if it's the same amount of days as a one stop holiday is.
Keep up the good work (videos), we look forward to the next one, take care.
Thanks Roger and a Happy New Year to you both. Helen is very good at her job and if I ever produce that checklist I know for sure that she will be the one carrying the clipboard ha ha ha. Yes, the old EHU cable blooper is a common one, there is so much to remember but it normally goes a bit south when we are rushing to get away! Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Happy new year Helen and Dave a couple of recommendations for your wales trip on your way back home try meadow springs in Llanidloes and stanmore hall in Shropshire both excellent sites
Many thanks Lee and a happy new year to you too. Great to get recommendations, appreciate it very much and we will certainly investigate further. Thank you and happy travels, Helen & Dave
Hi Dave, Helen. Happy New Year. A couple of suggestions if you're heading to Scotland over the A66 and North on the A6. Green Acres Caravan Site just north of Carlisle is a gem and on the way back between Edinburgh and Berwich is a brilliant CL - Bee Edge Farm near Eyemouth is well worth a stop. Take care. Ally and Alan
Hi there Ally & Alan and a Happy New Year to you too. Thanks for the heads up on these sites, much appreciated indeed, love recommendations such as this. Hope you're both well and looking forward to more fun adventures in 2024. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Yes Greenacres is the best site we stayed on last year 5*
Hi both we can recommend South Wales Touring Park in Llanelli, we have stayed there many times it is a beautiful site
Hi Diane, many thanks for your recommendation, we will check it out. Great to get referrals such as this. Thanks again, Helen & Dave
We love South West Scotland and really enjoyed the New England club site, its so peaceful. We also plan to try a site called The Ranch at Maybole this year. We've just booked a week at Maragowan club site a bit further up.
Personal choice but we checked out Berwick Upon Tweed site and it looked pretty scruffy and overlooks a housing estate, we were not impressed but some people love it.
Rather than HoddomCastle we love Pow Foot. Infact we just love Scotland!😊
Happy New Year Cas, it’s hard not to love Scotland. We’ve looked the New England site before and it’s remote location certainly gives you a feeling of getting away from it all, so one we must try at some point. We stayed at Maragowan 2 years ago and it was handy for walking into Dochart which is beautiful. Our stop at Berwick would be one or two nights only to break up the journey home but we had noticed the area but liked the view over the harbour. Happy travels, Helen and Dave 👍
@@HelenandDave Happy New year to you both too.😊
Nice one Dave and Helen.
Looking forward to the trips. We’re doing part of Scotland’s West Coast this year - North Ledaig across to Mull then across to Ardnamurchan which we love so much. Then same sort of areas and back into Northumberland. Cant wait!
Can’t really recommend anywhere as we’ve only just started out. But Harris is a stunning place!
Ha - we do have a list for starting off. - so far so good!!
Really hope Helen can get some good treatment soon.
Safe travels guys.
Dave and Sue.
Hi Dave & Sue, Happy New Year. It's great to have plans in place and trips to look forward to and Scotland takes some beating. Helen has had to push hard to get anywhere with doctors and hospitals but finally she is getting there attention and hopefully soon a longer term remedy. In the meantime, she just keeps taking the tablets! Hope you have a great touring season and enjoy your Scotland trip. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
I watch you on my Telly and me an my hubby love all your vids, I can’t work out how to subscribe or like on my Telly, so had to do it on my iPad but rest assured we are watching everyone of them and maybe one day I might be able to figure out how to respond on my Telly 😊
Thanks for subbing Irene, if you've managed to subscribe and you have an account set up on your iPad, then you should just be able to go on the TV and log in to your account (I think it should be top right) using the same log in details as your iPad and that should do it. Then when you're watching on TV just hit the up button and you should see a title and comments box that you click by moving left and right on the control until the relevant boxes are highlighted. It sounds complicated but it's easy (when you know how lol). Either way, thanks so much for supporting us, we really appreciate it. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Happy new year Helen and Dave 🥂
Nice to see you both again 🙂
Thank you so much, great to hear from you. Happy New Year and best wishes, Helen & Dave
Happy new year try fields end water at doddington Cambridge brilliant site we stay on waterside highly recommended 👍
Hi Colin, many thanks for your comment. What a coincidence, we've just booked it. Looks very nice. Happy New Year to you and thanks a lot. Helen & Dave
Happy new year guys. We're off to Wales for our hols this year too. Going to the north near Portmeirion (where they filmed "The Prisoner" back in the 60's). Also want to take the train up Snowdon so we can have the highest cream-tea ever 😂. Hope you enjoy your trip.
Happy New Year Sooty, we have been to North Wales in the caravan but it was before we were doing RUclips. We loved it, took a few train trips around Snowden too and it was beautiful. Hope you have a wonderful trip. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
If you can tell me how to get rid of the filth on the sikaflex seals it would be much appreciated, it’s the only thing that lets my van down!
When travelling south from Edinburgh don’t overlook the north east coast of England, Bamburgh, Seahouses and Beadnell are must visits. The caravan sites aren’t the most exciting but the area is my favourite place in the world. Katie and I got married in Bamburgh Castle in September. Recommend Glororum caravan site about 1 mile outside of Bamburgh.
Hi Tristan & Katie, many thanks for the heads up on NE England. We were watching a RUclips video just recently from this area which is somewhere we have never been but we did like the look of and from what we saw we will investigate further for sure.
Stay tuned for the deep clean, the sikaflex areas always go black and I always seem to be able to get them cleaned up one way or another but it is always only ever temporary.
Take care, Helen & Dave
Hi both me again ...we stayed at Seaview caravan and moyorhome Park in Benderloch nr oban brilliant site overlooking the sea also a trip to oban distillery well worth it ...hny both
Hello again Derek thanks for the heads up on this one too. We will check it out as this is an area we want to stay in. Thanks again, Helen & Dave
We live 6 miles from ferry meadows this is a excellent site
the nene park is loverly for walks a nice café by the yacht area sells excellent cheese scones and is dog friendly. At the moment there’s a lot of flooding there but hopefully this won’t last long
Happy new year to you all
Thanks again Paul, I used to visit Peterborough a lot with work and stay in hotels in the Ferry Meadows area as well as playing the odd round of golf at Thorpe Wood. Again, close to the river, but hopefully by March things may have dried out a bit, fingers crossed. Take care, Helen & Dave
Hi both, Happy New year to you... Thanks for the video.. We live close to Margam Country Park if you need any local info to plan your stay etc..
Hi Colin, Happy New Year to you too and thanks for getting in touch. I have a niece (who is getting married) who also lives close by. We have booked the CAMC site at Gowerton so about 30 minutes away, we couldn't find anything closer. Thanks very much for your offer of help, we may be back in touch! ATB, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDave Yes that is about the closest... Compared to where you are they're a bit thin on the ground here.. If you have the chance there are some lovely bays to visit on the Gower peninsula..
Regards Col
Happy New Year Dave & Helen. We’ve stayed at Grafham Water caravan and Motorhome site towards the end of last year. It’s only about 25 miles from Ferry Meadows - (we’ve stayed there too, another lovely site) Lovely, well kept and quiet site. Good for dog walking, can actually walk around the reservoir.
Matt & Mark.
Hi Matt & Mark and a Happy New Year to you both. We’ve looked at Grafham Water before and must say it looks lovely. Thanks for watching. ATB, Helen & Dave 👍
We met Caravan Chit Chat at Ferry Meadows a couple of years ago!! The 2 comments below are also from me!!
Nice one, we follow Caravan Chit Chat too and although we have exchanged plenty of messages we have yet to meet up but hopefully soon.
Hi Dave & Helen Happy new year to you both and hope your little doggie is ok 🐶 we stayed in Tenby for many a year at a site called Lydstep haven with its own beach we stayed in static’s at the time but I’m not sure if they do touring on the back field if not just further down the road before the town there is a touring site you won’t be disappointed the scenery around Tenby is stunning.Hope you feel better soon Helen nothing worse than pain thankfully you have a good Husband to look after you take care both 👍❤️
Hi Liz, happy new year, it's good to hear from you and we hope you are keeping well. Tenby looks wonderful and is an area we are keen to visit. We will look out for Lydstep and see if it takes tourers but if not there seems to be plenty of choice in the area. Bella is doing well and Helen is popping the painkillers until she can get some hands on treatment to fix her neck, back and arms. Best wishes to you, Helen & Dave
Hello Dave and Helen Happy New Year to you both. We wanted to let you know how much we both thoroughly enjoy your videos. Although we are campervaners we follow your channel religiously and you inspire us to get out and do more. Helen mentioned that you will now start to inform us on local public transport links at the sites you stop at. This would be invaluable to us so thank you in advance. Many happy travels. Kind regards Martyn and Carol
Happy New Year Martin & Carol and thanks very much for your lovely comment. We really appreciate your support and please stay tuned and lookout for future site reviews. Hope you have the best 2024 touring season. ATB, Helen & Dave
And it’s a Happy New Year from Alan and Alison. Great to see you back.we would recommend Rutland caravan and camping site. Minutes from the A1. Beautiful Village called Greetham. With great pubs. 👍🏻
Happy new year Alan & Alison, it's good to be back. Hope you have a good year ahead and thanks for watching. Helen & Dave
We stayed there last year, really nice and good facilities.
Hi there
The laminated sheets ,(i called it the numpty sheets !) are a great idea ,i split mine into 4 sheets.
Tools, maintenance and services..ie Gas ,Battery levels,hook, up leads etc etc
inside caravan ..kitchen essentials..food ..bedroom essentials etc etc
outside caravan ....awning ,cadac .etc etc
caravan security..
plus 4 squares to tick.. found ...checked ..put in caravan/car.....then put back in car /caravan for return journey
hope this helps
Happy New Year! Actually this is a great help, we know we need to work something up because there is so much to remember. I already have visions of Helen walking around with a clip board like a sergeant major shouting out he list a ticking it off or ticking me off for forgetting again!!! Happy travels, Helen & Dave
Happy new year to you both yes we love the west coast of Scotland and believe the higher you get the better it is my favourite site is Dunnet Bay right at the top has a beautiful bay and a large Tesco in Wick for supplies
Helen hope you don’t mind me suggesting this try some Arnica skin gel for your pain I had really bad knee pain nurse said oh yes definitely arthritis well a friend told me about Arnica I am pain free now if I get a twinge out it comes QVC or Amerzon happy travels good to see you back
Happy New Year Sheila and thanks very much for the advice on the cream, off to order some right now. Dunnet Bay sounds lovely, not been there with the caravan but we have been in the Tesco at Wick!! lol Must agree, west is best and the higher you go the better it gets. Best wishes and thanks again. Helen & Dave
Hello great to see you both. Happy new year. Keith going wash our caravan tomorrow ready for the off next week. Carn't wait not bin away since end November. Had heating on today in caravan . Xx
Hi Alison & Keith, Happy New Year to you both. You two don't sit still too long either do you lol. Hope you have a great trip (Where you going?). Take care, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDave lady margarets caravan club site at Chirk. Only just over hour away from us. It's away and great site. Booked hard standing. Xx
@@keithalisonpreston9327 brilliant, hope you have a great stay. Take care.
@@HelenandDave And you. Xc
Another great video Dave and Helen, thank you.
May I ask which map application you use when you were showing the site in Wales. It was very clear and user friendly.
All the best Colin GB
Hi Colin, it’s an app we use called Travel Boast. You can find it on the App Store 👍
Thank you, have a coffee on me 🙏🏼
@@colingordon4 or it may have been google earth, which is free to use, we use Travel Boast when we show the road routes in to a site at the start of our reviews 👍
Happy New Year to you both. Just enjoyed your latest film, have to say we are looking forward to your 2024 tips and blogs. Your outtake idea sounds great, I know I’ve done some crazy ones too. Best wishes .
Hi Mike, a happy new year to you and we're glad you like the vids. Yes, I think we're all guilty of a few caravanning bloomers so it should put a smile on a few faces. Best wishes from Helen & Dave
Happy New Year to you both. Great to see you back and ready to go. Wishing Helen a speedy recovery. Safe travels, best wishes H&M. 😊
Thanks H&M, Helen is popping pain killers until she can get the required treatment she needs. Take care, Helen & Dave
St Neots, Camping and Caravan Club site is one of our favourites. Flooding is a bit of an issue at the moment, so booking grass pitches is not a good idea, but they have plenty of hardstandings. Great video by the way :)
Hi Christine, thanks for the recommendation, a few people of highlighted this (and the flooding) but we will check it out. Thanks again, Helen & Dave 👍
We’ve had our motorhome for 3 years, our very first time moving off the drive, felt the big tug and yes, we still had the EHU cable plugged in. We did make a laminated “pre flight” check list. Never look at it though! 🤦🏻♀️
Hi Evelyn, Happy New Year! as bloopers go, that has to be up there lol. That's my fear of a laminated list, it might get stuck in the draw under all of the other rubbish that seems to accumulate in there! I bet you have never left the EHU cable in since though. Cheers, Helen & Dave
Would love to see a video about how effective the Pink Stuff clean is, as I'd like to do it myself before our season starts. Keep up the great work!
Hi Gareth, many thanks for watching. Yes, I'm keen to see how the pink stuff works, if it's not too cold I may give it a go in the next couple of days and try and get a video out for next week. In the meantime, there's a new video for you to watch today at 4:30pm :o) Thanks for your support. Helen & Dave
Hello both, we are getting older now and have decided this year to try a seasonal pitch, we seem to have left it a bit late, but wounder if you have any recommendations whilst on your travels, and we will do the rest. We would like the Woodbridge area of Suffolk but we know that we can't be fussy because we have left it so late. Hope you can help us, Carol
Hi Carol, many thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We're not as familiar with the Suffolk sites. Not sure if these sites do seasonal but Moon & Sixpence at Woodbridge is beautiful. Just a little further up the coast heading back to Norfolk there is Cakes & Ale near Leiston/Aldeburgh and then a little closer to Southwold is Cliff House at Dunwich. It's quieter there but there is a clubhouse and shop on site and the food there is very good, we know that there are seasonal pitches there too. Not a great help I'm afraid but we hope you get sorted with something. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Nice one guys. We can’t wait to get back in the caravan again. Probably won’t be till March though. Happy New Year to you both ❤
Happy New Year Lesley! Looking Gousto many more fun adventures in the caravan see you for a coffee soon 😊☕️👍
Happy new year, travalgan touring park nr St ives we would highly recommend it is 2 miles from St ives.
We stayed last year and we are returning this year.
Hi Janet, Happy New Year and thanks for the recommendation, we will check it out. St Ives is lovely and we would like to get close by, this could work for us. Cheers, Helen & Dave
There is a bus direct from the site, takes you direct to St ives every hour and every hour back.
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I can highly recommend Trevalgan Touring Park too (I was a warden there for 2 years) however it is located in St Ives Cornwall not St Ives Cambridgeshire!
@@jimevans2133 thanks Jim, I did notice 😂 but must say when we venture that way we will seriously consider it. Looks very nice 👍
Hi Helen and Dave. A very Happy New Year to you both. Yea we have stayed there a number of times and it has a lovely micro brewery next door. All the best
Lovely thanks again 👍
Happy new year mate.
I can’t wait to see your travels in 2024.
Hi Greg, happy new year thanks as always and plenty of NEW stuff coming your way! Stay tuned, Helen & Dave 👍
The goose and wellington's or the goose in welles would be a great name for a pub.. should register the name before someone else does.. happy new year , hope it's as much run as the last one!!.❤️🇬🇧🇺🇦
😂😂👍 Happy New Year to you too and here’s to lots more fun adventures 🍺
Gutes neues Jahr - have a great 2024 Caravan Season and even more importantly, a healthy one.
Happy New Year to you t00, it's always great to hear from you. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
We’re booked for North Ledaig in July. Was there in 2023 and the view can’t be beaten. Not the nicest when you arrive as it looks a bit like a scrap yard but worth it for the sun sets. And of course Oban is a lovely place.
Hi Lindsey, we took a little drive onto the site when we were last in Oban a couple of years ago, so we know what you mean about the first impressions but we can see beyond that. Oban is lovely and will feature heavily in our video tour later this year. Best wishes and a Happy New Year, Helen & Dave
Excellent. Look forward to seeing it! Although I am from the east of Scotland (Forfar) and there are some nice sites to explore in Fife and up north of Aberdeen 👍 not so many midgies either
Good evening,
Hooe you are keeping well in 2024 😊.
Can we please pick your brains, as part of our potential Norfolk tour, we can't decide between Seacroft or Incleboro having never used either could you help us decide knowing you have used both, any advice welcome.
Thanks in advance ☺️.
Paul and Joanne 👍
Hi Paul & Joanne, thanks for your comment. A tough one because they are both lovely sites, I might be inclined to split the holiday and visit both. INCLEBORO is a lot, lot bigger and is quite hilly in places, fabulous views and lovely walks but a good walk to the village, which is nice with pubs, tea room and railway station with trains to Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich.
Seacroft is smaller and has a nice clubhouse and swimming pool with a bus stop outside running the coastal hopper North or South. Walk into Cromer in approx 15 minutes.
I couldn’t call it other than to say hi to both 👍 No help at all as usual, sorry 😂 Helen & Dave 👍
@HelenandDave
Hi,
Thanks for the reply, looking at reviews you have now confirmed our thoughts it's a tough choice 🤔.
Looking at your vlogs Seacroft looks more crowded where as Incleboro looks to give more space plus your epic storm shot would be lovely.
Thanks as always for your help.
Maybe see you on our travels 😉
P and J 👍
Hi Guys, Happy New Year, Dave once you’ve cleaned your ‘yellow’ plastics coat them with a UV resistant lacquer it should help keep them white, keep it up 😜
Hi Steve, Happy New Year! that's good to hear thanks a lot. Take care, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year to you both. To add to your list, one thing we would look for from a site review would be phone reception, I often have to use my phone with ee unlimited data contract as a hotspot. I have a Huawei mifi device, normally used on a 3/Smarty sim. Have used an O2 in the past. As we do not watch live TV anymore (except for Rugby), the Firestick gets a bit of use. Wife has Vodafone, so we are covered fairly well except on sites with high occupancy robbing all the bandwidth…..
As for cleaning our van, it is covered in road dirt and mud from pre and post Xmas, so will get done in better weather! Wales is also on our radar for later in the year, so may take some cues.
Hi Mel, and a Happy New Year to you both too. Thanks for raising another great point on phone signals. Like you we stream via the phone and hardly ever use a TV aerial but we also encounter similar problems so will include in future reviews. We have done a North Wales trip before but not South so we are really looking forward to it. Get your thick coat and rubber gloves on and go give that van a clean :o). ATB, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDave We will probably do the Snowdonia region this year, have worked in the Pembroke area numerous times a year for a 10 year period a while back, so will do South Wales next year maybe. I could drop the van off while you are at it🥴
@@mellarner8253 no probs Mel (I charge by the foot). :o)
Happy New Year Dave & Helen! 👍🏻We love your vlogs as they are always very down to earth and honest! Thank you! 👏🏻Keep Smiling and being yourselves!! Looking forward to your 2024 vlogs! 😀
We live in Llanelli and I’m sure you will love your West Wales tour as west is best! The site you mention with the hot tubs is further mid Wales way near a town called Aberaeron - It’s called Bargoed Farm Caravan & Camping Park, we have never stayed there but friends of ours have and they loved it!.
If your wanting to come down West Wales we could highly recommend -
Gowerton CMC - good for touring the Gower Peninsula
South Wales Touring Park Llwynifan Farm - private run site - touring Gower or Further West
Pembrey CMC site - Our favourite local to home site situated near the beach.
Hill Croft CMC CL Site - Amazing site! By far, our favourite site being 4 miles from Tenby, 1.5 miles from Saundersfoot and 12 miles from Pembroke with amazing owners.
WoodStock CMC CL site - again a lovely smaller CL which is also close to the above places but not as good as Hill Croft.
Mid Wales -
Terfyn Mawr CMC CL site - 10 miles from Cardigan and a gem
Bargoed Farm Caravan & Camping Park - Close to Aberaeron or going further down the coast to Cardigan.
Hope this helps!
When your down this way if you get chance lets us know and we would love to meet you for a coffee or something stronger! Thanks Emyr & Karen.
Happy New Year Emyr & Karen and thank you so much for the info. Plenty for us here to investigate further and we are really looking forward to our trip. The scenery looks just lovely and we like the look of the CL’s too. Keep watching and thanks again for sharing. ATB, Helen & Dave 👍
Thanks again and best wishes, Helen and Dave 👍
Ha Ha, Luss is quite near where I used to live, midges are awful in the summer, looking forward to seeing your adventures in 2024. Happy New year folks xx
Happy New Year Lindsay, Dave mentioned you caught him in the Trossachs!! When would you say is the best time to visit before the midges get too bad? Cheers, Helen & Dave
@@HelenandDave I would say before the end of May to be on the safe side although then you have the problem with the lack of heat. It really depends on the weather to be honest. I went to school in Helensburgh and that is where I met David, 45 + years ago...eeek.
Bargoed farm caravan and camping in wales, Mac and sarah went there they are on RUclips looks a great site,
Me and wife bought a caravan in 2023 our first one and we love it and love watching your RUclips videos it’s certainly helped in the earlier days
Looking forward to 2024😎
Hi Lee, many thanks and a Happy New Year! Yes you're right it's Bargoed Farm near Cardigan that Helen was thinking of. A bit further round for us but Helen normally gets her own way :o) Hope you're enjoying your caravan and appreciate your support. Here's to many more trips in 2024. Cheers, Helen & Dave
Lockerbie on the Loch / Lake is a favourite!!
Lockerbie is a great place, sombre but a beautiful part of the world. Cheers Helen & Dave
Hi Helen and Dave, Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures and learning vicariously through them. Would love it if you posted a checklist sometime, not that we have had a cock up yet, no no no, not a single one. Not unless you count a break away cable, or driving off leaving the house front door wide open with the keys in the lock.
You were kind enough to ask for an update on Christmas dinner in the 'van, it was brilliant. Turkey, stuffing with all the trimmings, Xmas Pud' - fantastic. Caz whooped me at Monopoly too so all was well. First Xmas on our own for 20 years and we loved it.
Hi Caz & Squash, firstly well done on a successful full blown Christmas dinner in the van, knew you'd nail it!! Must confess, the Monopoly Board almost always gets thrown in the air when Helen buys Mayfair!!! Oh the old breakaway cable bloomer!! Happy New Year and here's to lots more happy travels. Helen & Dave (checklist to follow).
Happy New Year Helen & Dave. I think the site you were talking about in Wales with the hot tubs is Bargoed Farm, it’s near Cardigan. Looking forward to your 2024 trips 👍
Hi Steve, that the one! Might be a trap around to Cardigan but we quite fancy the site so you never know. Cheers, Helen & Dave
Great to see you back. Recently disvovered your videos. Having been holidaying in Norfolk for 40 years (mum had a static on Sandy Gulls at Mundsley) you have still managed to help us discover so many fantastic sites I never knew existed. So many more for us to carry on enjoying in that county as we now have a touring caravan. If you want a recommendation for small secluded but wonderful site our regular in Norfolk is one called Woodstock near Downham Market.
We also holiday regularly in Wales in particular Pembrokeshire. The site we used most is Nicolstans Farm that sits adjacent to Three Cliffs Bay. It has wonderful walks down to the sea & along to Oxwich Bay. A major favourite. So much so, it is virtually an annual pilgrimage and only about half hour from Swansea Bay.
Keep up the excellent work, your enjoyable to watch & informative.
Best Wishes for the new season Richard & Karen
Hi Richard and Karen, thanks very much indeed for your kind words, glad you have found some of the video's useful. WE love to get recommendations on sites we have never visited and Nicolstans Farm sounds worthy of further investigation, we want to hug the coast so it sounds great. Stay tuned and happy travels. Helen & Dave
Hi D and H, there's a site in Thetford Forest, my biggest cock up, was to switch my trauma water heater over to gas, it took me months to work out what I'd done, alas I now don't touch the dial, HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hi Neil, yes, that's another we haven't been to and possibly a good stop off on the way to or from Peterborough. Happy New Year, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year to you both. Milestone Caravan Park is just off the A1 at Cromwell, Newark . NG23 6JE. Xx
Hi Janet, Happy new year!! thanks for the heads up, that could be a good stop off for us en route North to Scotland or upon our return. Happy travels, Helen & Dave
The Scottish trip you are going to do ( been there numerous times before apart from the hebrides ) is ideal for us. We can travel to the mainland camp sites near Fort William kyle of Lochalsh etc. then carry on, leaving the caravan behind on a camp site and go on the ferry with our camper van and sleep in that on Harris and Lewis, then return to the caravan afterwards. From Bunree as a base last year, we went up the peninsula to Arisaig and Malaig, there is some beautiful coastal inlets along that route and of course the Glenfinnan rail viaduct. A trip across the Corran Ferry ( free on push bikes ) from Inchree area was lovely and pucturesque as well. Don't forget Plockton, while at the Kyle of Lochash.
Spot on Steve, once again a great advantage of towing with a camper! Thanks for watching, Helen & Dave
Happy New year dave and Helen hope you get better soon ,so does dave , I'm joking can't wait for the blog on cock ups , before I go, dave do you have to put the charger on in the caravan when I am hooked up to house to keep my battery charged up cheers
Hi Tony, hope you're well. I do plug the EHU into the garage and every few days just turn it on for a few hours to keep the battery charge. I have disconnected the battery before and stored in in the garage but this way works well for us. Cock up video is now live, check it out and Helen says thanks for your good wishes. She's popping the painkillers but is getting bored at being at home. ATB, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year to you. Looks like the air is going to be blue soon lol….Hope you feel better soon Helen, it’s no joke being in pain….Clumber Park is a lovely park. 😊 Malc and Colleen
Hi there Malc & Colleen, it's already blue trust us lol. Drove through Clumber park a couple of times but never taken the caravan there, so we quite fancy that at some point. Good to hear recommendations though so thanks very much for that.ATB, Helen & Dave
Happy new year Helen and Dave. Great video 😊 Paul and Sarah
Happy New Year Paul & Sarah and here’s to many happy adventures ahead 🍺
Hi Helen and Dave, Happy New Year!
Hi Martin, hope you're well and a Happy New Year to you. Happy travels, Helen & Dave
We went to Ben Nevis holiday park last march in a campervan we hired for the first time, would really recommend it, great videos hope you have a great new year ahead.
Martin and Amanda 👍
Hi Martin & Amanda, Happy New Year. We've heard that this is a good site so we are keen to give it a go. Thanks for watching the channel and Happy Travels, Helen & Dave
Happy new year. You will love ferry meadows, I would definitely return. Love the new bits and bobs Helen. I can’t wait to return to your area of the country, love Norfolk xx
Hi Sandra, Happy new year! Looking forward to Ferry Meadows and we can't believe we have never been before. Don't worry, there will be plenty of more quick trips around Norfolk & Suffolk too. Thanks for watching and take care. Helen & Dave
Bargoed farm is the one with hot tubs. My girls gifted us a pitch,(£115 deposit paid) but covid stopped us going. My gripe with them is... She refused to honour our deposit after covid and refused us a refund. Blacklisted now! Happy New Year to you both and hopefully your health will improve soon ❤
Hi Sandra, Happy New Year and thanks for the heads up on Bargoed. We had a similar experience on one of our favourite Norfolk sites which we had visited frequently and sent a lot of our viewers in their direction too. We booked one day but the following day wanted to move the date but they wanted to take a new deposit and us lose the one we had paid the previous day. Not been since and will never go again!! Take care and stay tuned. Helen & Dave 👍
Good evening, Dave and Helen.
Lovely to see you back on our screens.
Looking forward to your 2024 trips.
Have you thought about Cherry Hinton from Ferry meadows, lovely local pub and a bus route.
Tenby, we stayed at a lovely CL called Hillcroft in Kilgetty with toilets and showers 😊, bus route just outside and local walks and a couple of pubs and eateries.
Hope these may help you.
Wish our caravan looked that clean we don't have a cover, so needs a good clean 😢
Take care both.
Happy 2024.
Paul and Joanne 👍 😊
Hi Paul & Joanne, Happy New Year to you both!
We stayed at Cherry Hinton CAMC last year and we really liked it, the pub on the crossroads was very good with nice food too .
We want to get to Tenby for sure so thanks for the heads up on Hillcroft could be good for us so will check it out further.
Get your thick coat and marigolds on and go give that van a once over lol. Best wishes and happy travels. Helen & Dave
@HelenandDave
Is caravan washing a pink or blue job ? 😂.
Glad we may have been some help, enjoy.
P and J 👍 😊
Hi Dave and Helen happy new year, a couple of site that spring to mind in Huntingdon are wyton lakes and the willows quite close together both have lakes good dog walks and pubs restaurants close by
Talking of bloopers I one picked a caravan up from a dealer he wouldn’t let me hook it up so he did all that a couple of miles down the road and bang the jockey wheel fell down
Secondly again bought another caravan from the dealer got almost home only about 4 miles and to my horror saw the caravan door swinging open and shut stopped sharply and closed door no damage but could of easily hit someone or something
Great that your back guys cheers martin
Hi Martin, Thanks for the heads up on those two sites, we will look into them a little further, they sound good. I just knew it wasn't just me with the bloopers, must say though, yours might take a bit of beating!!! Thanks for your on going support and we hope you have a great year ahead. Happy travels, Helen & Dave
Happy new year to you both , I hope Helen is a little freer of pain.
Looking forward to learning about new sites . Been talking about Scotland so this would be very interesting 👍
Happy New Year Anne, thanks for your kind words, Helen is popping the pain killers until she can hopefully find a longer lasting solution. We've taken the the caravan to Scotland many times now and must say, there is nowhere quite like it. The scenery, especially on the west coast and highlands is just out of this world and definitely worth a visit. Stay tuned! ATB, Helen & Dave
Hi Helen and Dave Happy New Year to you both, love the nrw knick knacks helen especially the duck i have a couple lol.
Sorry to hear your not 100% yet but i know dave will take care of you 😉 see you soon on your next trip. Take Care xx
Hi Julie, Happy New Year! Thanks very much for leaving a comment, Helen is doing all she can to get fit but it's a slow and painful process so far. I will take care of her, it's more than my life's worth not too lol. Take care, Helen & Dave
Happy New Year both, love the banter, look forward to the updates and reviews this year. The product reviews will be great as the black bits on the joints does my head in so tips around that will be spot on. 😀😀👍 Tris and Nikki
Happy New Year Tris & Nikki, thanks for your comment. As soon as it stops raining I’ll be out there giving the van a good clean up. Watch this space! Cheers, Helen & Dave 👍