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CAMC Crystal Palace.

02 Saturday Apr 2022

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This is one of my favourites mainly because of its London location of course. John and Maria Street have worked the site for some time and are intrepid public transport users on their days off.

Here are just some of their invaluable tips:

Maria and I worked on the site last year and we used just about every bus, train and boats going, it really depends on where in London you want it go and what you want to do.
If you want the centre of the Thames which is around Waterloo station or London Bridge where the Shard is, you want the bus outside the shell garage which is the No 363 to the Elephant & Castle. You can either walk from here to the Thames or take the Bakerloo line to London Bridge, we often stay on this train to Paddington station and walk to the canal at Little Venice.

Another option is the No 3 bus on the same side as the garage but the next bus stop walking towards Crystal Palace, this bus will either take you to Lambeth Palace depending on the demonstrators or further to Whitehall Horseguards Parade where you can see Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and more.

We often use the Uber boats between Westminster and Greenwich with many stops along the way and just using the tap on debit card service likewise with the buses and trains.

Another option is a walk through the park to Crystal Palace station from the site and there are trains for all directions, we often go to Victoria station and then the tube to Kew Gardens (mostly overground) We also take the Highbury & Islington train to Canada Water for tubes to Canary Wharf or the Stratford Centre or stay on the train and visit many other places like to Camden Town. From Camden we often walk the canal to Paddington station, Regents Park and on to Oxford Street.

There are other buses for different directions from the site and I’m sure we can help you, have fun, we do every time we visit.

Christopher Macgowan

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Wagtail Country Park

11 Monday Oct 2021

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Very fond of Wagtail Country Park touring site between Grantham and Newark just to the east of the A1. It’s a CAMC Affiliated Site.

Christopher Macgowan

Ferry Meadows CAMC is a gem.

10 Monday May 2021

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With a park on one side and the Nene Valley Railway on the other, Ferry Meadows has a lot to offer.

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Winter really has arrived.

04 Friday Dec 2020

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A brief overnight stay at Cambridge CAMC was accompanied by a snowfall overnight. All a bit of a surprise but, after all, it is December.

Why are we British always taken aback by the tiniest amount of snow with inevitable traffic disruption?

I used to live in Canada and we kind of just got on with it!

Christopher Macgowan

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CAMC England sites to re-open.

10 Wednesday Jun 2020

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Most of the CAMC sites in England look set to re-open on July 4th barring unforeseen changes in direction by the government.

I have to say this is really good news of course for the Club and its members and particularly good news for me as I was showing the early signs of going stir crazy in this lockdown. I am well aware there are many people far worse off than I am and I feel for them. But it was all getting a bit difficult for me – possibly because the motorhome sits on the drive glowering at me!

Christopher Macgowan

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Norfolk Broads CAMC site does it for me!

29 Thursday Aug 2019

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Located on the broads near Wroxham and not far from Great Yarmouth this is a gorgeous site and definitely a holiday destination. The Dog Inn is two hundred yards one way and the broads and a shipyard are two hundred yards the other way. Stacks to do – or just chill out.

Christopher Macgowan

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Brighton CAMC

23 Friday Aug 2019

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As we all know, Brighton is a great town to visit with loads to do and inundated with good restaurants and pubs. The open all year 155 pitch Brighton site is outstanding and so easy to get into Brighton from it. Unsurprisingly this Caravan and Motorhome Club site is kept immaculately and gets a five star rating from the members. Top that off with sunny weather……..

Christopher Macgowan

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The Aire in Montreuil sur Mer is well worth a visit.

16 Friday Aug 2019

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Montreuil sur Mer is about an hour from Calais and is an attractive small town with plenty of bars and bistros and a town rampart you can walk most of the way round. For me, the killer app however is the aire which is no more than two hundred metres from the town square.

Christopher Macgowan

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Brandon Ford CL, Alnwick.

04 Sunday Aug 2019

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A new CL near Alnwick and actually in the Breamish Valley has to be on the bucket list!

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Carsington Water CAMC has the Wow Factor.

11 Thursday Jul 2019

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Near Ashbourne in Derbyshire and nestled within a pine plantation, this 115 pitch full facility site does it for me. I love the dedicated bespoke pathway down to the reservoir.

Christopher Macgowan

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