Our 2 week tour - Yorkshire, Northumberland, Lake District and Warwickshire

You will have noticed I have only just started this blog, so rather than keep on with my site reviews I thought I'd share some reflections on our recent touring trip.

I had never been to Northumberland or the Lakes before since the thought of travelling that far with the 2 young boys in tow had been a bit daunting until I purchased my latest tent, the Vango Zeal 500. Or should I say, I impulse bought the tent then had to come up with an excuse for buying it! So, quick pitch palace at hand we decided that it was time to visit those parts of the UK that had remained undiscovered. 

The sites we stayed at were:

• Streethead Caravan Park, Leyburn -2 nights
• Riverside Leisure Park, Wooler - 5 nights
• The Quiet Site, Ullswater - 5 nights
• Marton Road Farm, Long Itchington - 3 nights

My 67 year old father in law decided to join us for our trip and flew over from Madeira to join us. This necessitated another tent purchase, the Vango Nyx 100, so we could all fit onto one pitch.

Things I learnt from touring:

• A Ford S Max is just big enough to accommodate 5 people plus camping gear even without a roof box
• We can survive without gadgets for 16 days
• Ear plugs are a must
• Fussy children will eventually eat
• When your camp bed breaks you're never too far from a handy camping kit shop
• Rainbows make the rain worth it

Things we got up to
Waterfall walk at Ingleton
Broomstick training at Alnwick Castle
Cruised around Ullswater on the steamer
Swooned over the knights at Warwick Castle (well maybe that was just me)