8 weeks in the UK

tigerben

Hello,

We are two Australians who have been lucky enough to have been motorhoming around continental Europe for 5 months and have recently decided to extend our trip to the UK.

We plan to travel around the UK for 8 weeks from early September but having been on the road for so long, have not had the opportunity to research or plan any possible UK route. We would very much appreciate any broad suggestions for this period of time that suit the motorhome style of travel - obviously taking into account the weather (which could not be any wetter than it is in Austria, our present location!).

We have previously been to London, however have seen little else of the UK or Ireland. We prefer to stay 2-3 days in each location before moving on.

Our camper is 6.5m long, 3.1m high - I assume this is no more a problem in the UK than on the continent?

Look forward to any recommendations,

Ben & Kate.

tonyt

Ben & kate
I think you are going to get more advice than you bargained for!
I suspect that by close of play today (pun intended) you will be even more confused than you are now and you will be drowning in recommendations!.

You've certainly come to the right place with such a request.
Enjoy your visit.

badger

Hi Tiger Ben, welcome to the site (and to the UK when you get here)

Someone is bound to ask, so get it out of the way first.....where are you going to be starting from..........what are your interests/hobbies (related shows, festivals etc) and any other points of interest you have plans not to miss, and any other info that may help in guiding you to an enjoyable tour of the UK.

Good Luck

zulurita

Hi Ben, Kate,
We were recently in Europe for 6 weeks but thankfully had good weather. Hope you've managed to keep reasonably dry in the floods.

Well as I live in the West Country I would of course say come to this part of the country. There are some wonderful places along the SW coast. Campsites vary in price. As there aren't any 'Aires' like in France the nearest you will get to cheap overnight places are to obtain a Caravan Club membership at a club site (you can join there) and 5 van sites called CL's are the cheapest. The web site is

tigerben

In response to Badger's question, we are fairly active, so enjoy cycling and hiking, half of our party of two has a passion for arts and theatre but we just enjoy seeing new places and meeting locals. We enjoy visiting the small-medium towns, so specific advice on towns would be most valuable. We will arrive from Dover, most likely after the Ashes have been run and (from my perspective) lost.

Ben

bognormike · Moderator

If you've already seen some of london, from Dover you should at least have a go at Canterbury - there's a Camping & caravanning Club site there (not caravan club), I think if you have a camping card international you can get members rates at all CCC sites (check their web site). Then why not go west / south to the sussex downs (quite near to me at Bognor)- there's also a CCC site at Graffham between petworth & Midhurst which is ideally situated for walking & cycling on the south downs way - good pubs thereabouts too!
You could go on westwards to Portsmouth (historic dockyard & waterfront) and to the new forest - good basic camp sites run by the forestry commission.

There you go far a start ........

zulurita

Me again,

Salisbury and Bath are lovely towns to visit. There is a campsite near Bath, Bath Marina site. There is a Camping and Caravan site near Salisbury, you can cycle or catch a bus from the site. Has a pub just up the road from the site that does good meals. There is also historic site to walk around next to the site.
There is also a good camping and caravan site near Devizes right by the Kennet and Avon canal which is good for cycling and some nice pubs Smile

Padstow in Cornwall is a great village plenty of sites in the area and there is a great cycle path. We stayed at Wadebridge and cycled on the path to Padstow.

HelenB · Moderator

Then hop over the severn bridge after a detour to the west country and do some great walking in the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons, on then south west to Pembrokeshire and some great coast walks then go up country via Elan Valley to Snowdonia, walk and climb a few more mountains, end your Welsh break visiting Shrewsbury/Iron Bridge and Chester then........

Next please Laughing

Ps Have made this a sticky so it will stay at the top of the list and you should get all the help you want Very Happy

tonyt

I told you so!!!!!!!