layby'ing

[henry martin]

Sorry if on wrong forum

New to this camp-site lark,

Planning a weekend trip
Warks/salop

Lot of places though only offer Three night bookings which is not at all what we wanted with the van.

(A night here, a night there)

If we dont' get any luck with site on our way

We can park up in a lay-by or somewhere similar right?

[DiscoDave]

you can park up in a layby at your own risk, check there are no signs saying otherwise and if you are asked to move on you might have to! plenty of us do this but we usually try to find somewhere out of the way, where it is unlikely that we will be bothered by traffic or tossers at night!

[henry martin]

Ta, thought something like that

'New to us this Three nights only' booking thing,

do you chance it and head for an area,
in the hope of a pitch on a site locally

I mean if your in a caravan, you can leave that and go sightseeing in
the Mondeo for the day

in a van your a little limited I'd imagine

[Dan Wood]

in a van your a little limited I'd imagine

Just check you've not got a hookup cable plugged in, and that you've moved all the junk from under the wheels and then you start the engine and drive off. Just like in a Mondeo.

Then you come back, switch off, apply the handbrake open a beer or 15 and go to bed.

That's why campsites have a booking system. I've not had a pitch nicked yet - although on very busy sites I leave a folding picnic table in the middle of the pitch, just as a reminder!

[Flibbertigibbet]

in a van your a little limited I'd imagine

Just check you've not got a hookup cable plugged in, and that you've moved all the junk from under the wheels and then you start the engine and drive off. Just like in a Mondeo.

Then you come back, switch off, apply the handbrake open a beer or 15 and go to bed.

That's why campsites have a booking system. I've not had a pitch nicked yet - although on very busy sites I leave a folding picnic table in the middle of the pitch, just as a reminder!

what a reminder to eat ?

[Bowton Lad]

- although on very busy sites I leave a folding picnic table in the middle of the pitch, just as a reminder!

Where are you camping next, Dan, I could do with a new picnic table?

henry martin, please do not use offensive words like ''M****o'' on this forum!

[henry martin]

I Was considering unleashing 'The F Word'
but modesty forbade me,

is CARAVAN alright though,





Hello,



HELLO

[Bowton Lad]

I Was considering unleashing 'The F Word'
but modesty forbade me,

is CARAVAN alright though

The 'C' word as in 'Mobile Road Block' is heavily frowned upon.

[Louey]

is CARAVAN alright though,

HELLO

You shed dragger

[henry martin]

is CARAVAN alright though,

HELLO

You shed dragger

No and Thrice NO,

The day I scratch chin appreciatvely,
in the direction of pikie-type accomodation,

will likely be my last

[kevtherev]

What camping book have you got Henry?

Try cades they have sites that will take you for a night

[henry martin]

CADES?

is their anymore to their name please

[kevtherev]

here you go

http://www.cades.co.uk/

order the book it's ....great

[henry martin]

I had a quick google' and found them ta,

mind you under Warwickshire,
I looked to see Riverside park Stratford
One of which don't offer less than Three nights, at least on Bank Hols

(We rang them last night)

I'll get in the swing of it.

Also,
how can I narrow my search to the smaller sites
maybe on a farm or suchlike, as we don't want entertainment/shops

just a trough to wash in thats best arrr...

[_wendy_]

if ur looking at stratford - try the race course. thats where we always stay - and a lovely mile long walk through the park and ur in middle of town