£21 a night to stay here and it was wonderful!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The Grange Caravan & Camping site by Caister On Sea in Norfolk is a great little find.
With it's blend of hard standing & grass pitches and 16amp EHU we thought we had all that we needed but there was more because The Smokehouse restaurant at The Grange served amazing texan ribs, burgers, chicken & steaks. It was so good, we managed more than one trip there!
We visited Hemsby with it's mini Las Vegas Amusements, slots, bingo, fair ground rides and more (Savannah loved it)and Dave went star gazing!!
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You could have walked home for some tea…
Is Caister bracing ?
Ha Ha, that’s true 😂 Caister can be bracing at times. Very hot here today 👍
Hi Helen and Dave, have not been to Norfolk in over 30 years, the Smoke House makes me think I should make the effort. Update, collected our Caravan last Sunday, an hour on the M5 later we were at our fist ever site. Greeted by very friendly owner who after we told him we had only had the Caravan for an hour and a half, congratulated me on how close I got the 'van to a concrete bollard without touching it! Said if he wanted a laugh he should come and watch my first attempt at reversing. Gave us a site map with suggested best route to our pitch, he then met us there, not to take the Mick, but to bring a cordless drill, spirit level and a couple of wood blocks. He then proceeded to coach my wife where to stand to spot for me. He then came back a couple of hours later to check we were okay and had everything working - absolute Superstar! Having stayed our 2 booked nights we decided to travel on a bit further, having sort of got ourselves organised we booked a night at a CAMC site and moved on, all went well - ish. Contrast to the private site, I got moaned at for being 4 inches off the "peg". Our membership will be short lived if this is normal, I'm chuffed if I can get the 'van straight at this point!
A couple of things we learned in our first few days as Caravanners,
Fly screens are not net curtains, don't stand butt naked in front of them! Fortunately only the wife saw and warned me!!
Waitrose ready meals are absolutely the way to go for minimal washing up, we had Lasagne, Fish Pie and Cottage Pie with various veg' which were "pinged".
(neither site was close to a Pub or Restaurant)
Use a checklist, particularly for packing up, would save ploughing a furrow in the pitch with your Jockey wheel. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did we enjoy our DIY break rather than our usual Hotel trips? Absolutely! Our 'van has Alde wet central heating so we have already booked sites into November to see how we get on, a Caravan is still an experiment for us, but so far the results look promising!
Best regards Caz and Squash
Hi Caz & Squash, interesting because we’ve also encountered a chalk & cheese approach this week between a private site & a CAMC site, won’t bore you with the details but I was asked to move the caravan (after it took me an hour to set up) because the pitch posts were too wide (someone had moved a post before we arrived) but it’s there job to ensure that the pitch is prepared and ready before we arrive. Anyway, glad you’re enjoying it and it’s Waitrose all the way 👍 Take care Dave & Helen. 👍
Hi Dave & Helen, A lovely site but I’m not going to say the FS words 🫢, mouth watering looking food mind you. Looks like you all had a great time and not too far away from home that you can’t project manage the work being carried out. All the best to you, Rob & Gail 😀
Hello Rob & Gail, 😊 we know it’s 🤫 FS all the way for you guys and if it were available we would have been on it! It was just a few days for us but the location is good for anyone wanting the beach & bright lights of Hemsby or Great Yarmouth. The Smokehouse was a real bonus though and you’re right it allowed us to be hands on managing progress at home. Best wishes to you both. Helen & Dave 👍
Good afternoon Dave. I hope that you and Helen are well.
I love your Awning in your video.
Please can you tell me what make it is and what model it is.
We have a big Telta Awning which is great but sometimes you need something a little bit smaller and lighter.
Thanks Dave
Greg
Hi Greg, it's a Tampa Air Pro 400 Sun Canopy (not awning). we put sides on it too so it's 3 sided and we use it most of the time. Cheers, Helen & Dave
Hi Dave and Helen,
Another great vlog and site looks like you all great fun and the food made my mouth water 😊.
You could have saved fuel and just used the mover to get you there 😅
All the best,
Paul and Joanne 👍 😁
Hi Paul & Joanne, thank you as always for watching. It’s close to home but once there we could have been a million miles away. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
I just found you 2 on RUclips. I like your style. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks David, we appreciate that very much. Great to have you join our little clan too, we love the comments and always answer back. Take care, Helen & Dave
What's the music you use in directions to campsites enjoyed your site
Hi Chris, it's called Milkyway and here is a link to the track www.epidemicsound.com/track/lOE4hw03J9/
Great review dave and Helen and granddaughter stayed there many moons ago in a 1984 Eccles Elan😀 we are a regular visitor to hemsby ……look so quiet now but more importantly we have just arrived back from laburnum north norfolk had 3 fantastic nights and will be going back that’s down to your channel and reviews keep up the good work
Cheers martin
Thanks so much Martin, we will visit Laburnum again, we enjoyed it there. Yes the Grange campsite has been around for a while. Eccles Elan 😮 superb!! Take care, Helen & Dave 👍
Hi both we are new to your channel and really love your videos. we have just gave up are beloved air tent and brought are first caravan so looking forward to the lovely places you have been. Have you been to a site in norfolk called Rowan craft and utopia have been told they are beautiful cL sites And would love for you both to do a video on them .Many thanks Lin and Andy ❤❤😊😊😊
Hi Lin and Andy, thanks very much for watching our channel and taking the time to leave a comment. We have stayed at Rowan Craft and we really enjoyed it but sadly we we’re not making videos so much back then but you might find a video from Caravan Chit Chat useful. ruclips.net/video/fDTX_xYbmpM/видео.htmlsi=PMjuIXbMLHtdpkWv It’s a little tight getting into there and the ground can be boggy if it’s raining/close season. You must be very excited about getting your new caravan and we hope you have many fun adventures. Best wishes. Helen & Dave 👍
Dave are you and Helen going to Caravan and Motorhome show at Lincoln next weekend with Suzi Quatro as the main attraction?
Hi Paul, would love to have got along but alas we have a lot of commitments too close to home. Sounds like you’re going so we hope you have a great time 👍 Cheers, Dave & Helen
Great to see places I lived by I'm from winterton haven't been by these places in ages love your videos
Hiya Cheryl, many a good night at The Hermanus & The Fisherman’s. Glad you enjoy the vids! Thanks, Helen and Dave 👍
Cheers for the blog will definitely visit the site as my wife's brother only lives in Fakenham and can pop over to see us cheers Tony and Shirley
Hi Tony & Shirley, thanks very much for watching. It’s a nice site in a good location close to the Norfolk coast. Best wishes and thanks again, Helen & Dave 👍
Smokehouse is definitely worth a visit 👍
Great food and 1 minute from the caravan 👍
Never stayed there but been to the bike night on Thursday we were there and at hemsby over bank holiday it was packed
Hi Karl, bike night is amazing, great atmosphere and often some good bands. Hemsby was quiet I must say but it certainly does have its busy times. Cheers, Dave & Helen 👍
What a lovely site I would of been crawling back to van after eating all that and it was great to meet you ❤
Hi John & Tina, great to meet you both too and thank you again for the 🍺👍. Cracking little site and in a good location too. The Smokehouse is a real bonus too. Glad you got home safe and hope to see you again sometime. Best wishes, Helen & Dave 👍
Great vid😊
Thank you 👍
Another fabulous video and a wonderful site. Thanks Helen & Dave for bringing all of these lovely Norfolk sites to us. 👍
Thanks guys, there are some amazing sites in Norfolk, I think we will soon have visited most of em 😂😂
Hi Helen n Dave, have just subscribed to your channel as my partner, Kay and I, Kev, are in the process of buying our first caravan this Friday and can't wait to tour the UK and most defo my favourite area - Norfolk. So whilst watching various RUclips channels for hints and tips on caravaning, we come across your channel. And it appears you and me, Dave, share a couple of interests: aeroplanes and drones! Anyway, just wanted to introduce ourselves, and look forward to further videos. So thank you for your informative and fun-filled vids of your trips, giving everyone that watches them the in's n out's of what to find and look out for when visiting the sites.
Hi Kev (and Kay) bet Friday can’t come quick enough. Getting a caravan has easily been the best thing we ever did so we hope you have many fun adventures 👍 Anything that flies interests me (Dave) but we both have a love of aircraft it’s in the blood I think. Thanks for subscribing and happy travels. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
@@HelenandDave Got the van - almost, be Monday now - but we're stuck what porch awning to get. Our van is a Swift Challenger SE, so similar to your platform. And Kay and I do like the look of your sun awning.
20:22 Those stars look amazing! 😮
Hi guys, thanks very much for watching. Been trying for ages to do the star trails 😂 ATB, Dave & Helen👍
That is almost in motor mover range for you! ( who needs an EV?) Closest site we have managed was in Hemsby at Highfield, almost 2 miles for us, mainly to check out a new awning.
Must admit I have spent a lot of time at the Grange when it was a great real ale venue. Also agree the Smokehouse is a great eatery, although the mini Las Vegas is something I have not done since my early teens and not likely to return after over 50 years, the pension would soon go with all those half crowns and threepenny bits being fed into those machines.
But well done Dave and Helen for promoting the local spots, good publicity is always good for the area.
Hi Mel, Highfields? Is that the horse stables CL? (That’s where Helen kept the horse, Ross’s place). The grange was a good real ale pub and we used to use The First & Last a lot back in the day. Sad to see it looking so run down now. Hope you’re both well. Dave & Helen 👍
@@HelenandDave Yes, that is where wife and daughter also had horses there. The 2 CL’s, I each side of entry drive were fairly popular in the summer, although music and noise from the club across the road could be quite intrusive, I put that down to inconsiderate DJ’s personally😉. Ross did let us temporarily store our van there while we had builders in, that maybe gave him the idea to open the CL. Expensive game, horses, just added to the stock of hitch and wheel locks.
I recognise a lot of that Dave nice video 👍
Hiya Ronnie, maybe you’ve been there in a past life 😂 Hope you & Lesley have been enjoying this lovely weather on your latest trip 👍
Great place !
It really is Steve, worth a visit. Cheers, Helen & Dave
cheers@@HelenandDave
Really enjoyed your vid guys b
Thank you so much. We appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers, Dave & Helen 👍
Thanks Dave.
you're welcome
Please could you tell me what awning you have
Hi David, In this video we are using a sun canopy Dometic Air Pro 400 plus sides. We use this 90% of the time but in rougher weather we have a Kampa Air 390. Thanks for watching 👍
Hi Dave and Helen
We are new to caravanning and love your channel.
Sorry I did mean the sun canopy thanks for prompt reply
Dave and Lisa
How do you make maps with car and caravan on them, it's 👍
Hi, thanks for watching there is software/app you can download called TravelBoast 👍
@@HelenandDave many thanks, we love all the great sites you show in Norfolk and Suffolk.
@@dmelliot6889 aww cheers Guys 👍
Hi Dave and Helen, a lovely camp site, lovely to meet Coco, funnily enough my aunt and uncle had an African grey parrot and he used to sing "the sun has got his hat on" and mimic their voices telling the dog to sit and many more things, they are so clever aren't they. Wow your meals looked huge but good. Your granddaughter certainly knows how to win on the amusements. I must say they do look lovely when lit up. thank you for sharing x Julie and Tony x
Hi Julie & Tony, CoCo whistles quando quando quando and the Good The Bad & The Ugly theme 😂😊The food was excyst The Smokehouse. Thanks for watching and ATB, Dave & Helen
Well you've done it again. Another little gem of a site, and that pub being there is just about the best bonus you could get, and the price is brilliant. The food looked awesome. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your time ;))
Hi Stew, thanks for watching as always 👍 Must agree the Smokehouse was very good and the pitch fee was excellent value compared to many sites these days. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
Hi D & H, nice looking site, thanks for the tour, we're hoping for at least one more trip this season, maybe two, TC and safe travels, Neil
Excellent Neil, yes, don’t blame you. We go at every opportunity and if we spend more than a week in the house we get bored 😂😂 Thanks for watching 👍
I'm Louise from New Zealand. Love watching your vlogs and getting a taste of England and it's countryside. Love the personal touches and snapshot of what looks like a very enviable life! 😊 Keep it up please 🙏
Aww thanks so much Louise, we get quite a lot of people watch from NZ for some reason. So pleased you enjoy the Vlogs. We watch a sailing channel (adventures of an old sea dog) and he has just spent 2 years in New Zealand and it looks absolutely beautiful there. Thanks for watching. Helen & Dave 😊👍
Hi Helen and Dave, another great Norfolk site to add to the list. Thanks for another great video. Cheers Terry
Hi Terry, lovely little stay, enhanced by the wonderful Smokehouse restaurant. Thanks as always, Dave & Helen 👍
Have stayed here twice now and plan on returning a third time as a local myself. Smokehouse and bands over the weekends are what makes it special for us.
Hi CrIg, completely agree, The Smokehouse is something else. Thanks for watching 👍
Thank you so much for showing Coco. I cannot wait to start my caravan adventures with my parrot next year xx
Hello Alison, he’s a funny boy. He likes Helen best and loves going away with us. Take care, Helen & Dave
Brilliant! and that brought back so many great memories of being at the Hemsby Rock n Roll weekenders at the old Pontins holiday camp. It was our holiday destination twice yearly.
Yes the Rock n Roll weekends were always popular. We used to watch all the old 50’s cars coming to town, a great site to see 👍 Thanks for watching, Always appreciated. 👍
@@HelenandDave Yes went in our 1958 Buick a few times but it was a tad expensive to take it there at 11miles/gallon :D
Looks like another great site your so lucky to live where you do. Thankyou. X
Thanks Keith & Alison. You don’t have to go far to lose yourself and you can nip home for a shower 😂 Take care both 👍
What a great place. That’s another one for the list.
Thanks Dave. 😊
Sorry to keep doing this to you Greg 😂😂 Plenty of great places out there. Thanks as always for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers Helen & Dave 👍
Great venue, top music place too.
Cheers Phil, completely agree 👍
I can't get over the wonderful family (dog included) camping parks you have in the UK. This one was really devoted to every bit of fun for all family. Thanks always for letting us tag along ❤
Love it when you tag along Virginia. Where is home for you? There are some nice campsites over here and most if not all are dog friendly. Take care, Dave & Helen 👍
@HelenandDave Right now I live in Pasadena Florida West Coast St. Petersburg area. I retired from working in DC a few years ago moved here to enjoy the beaches. Unfortunately I collapsed paralyzed a few years after moving here cancer Stage 4 I never knew I had. So I am in a nursing home in Pasadena Florida until the Lord comes for me. My passion is RUclips all day and on sleepless nights the nurse will come to see ifI am okay and always ask " What are you watching".....thank you two for all the wonderful entertainment you provide so many. You will never know how happy you make so many ❤️
@@virginiawestcot3111 Well Virginia if our little vids give you some pleasure then that makes us very happy too. We are both truly sorry to hear about your Illness and hope that you are as comfortable as you can be given your circumstances. We always look for your comments and send you our love. I guess technology these days does allow you to at least enjoy some virtual days and trips away. Love to you, Helen & Dave xx