Camping this weekend - first trip of 2007! Woo hoo!

[Tigana]

The camper will be mouldy and everything will need washing up, the tent needs re-waterproofing and the airbed has a puncture, I will discover a mouldy bread roll in the cupboard and at least 3 empty beer bottles under the seats, ds will run amok and cause chaos and get lost in giant field....it's all good

Can I join you in joyous shrieking? We're going too.
This will be first trip with new baby. We used to be super-organised but since ds was born we've been hopeless, so odds are we will forget the tent.

Where are you going?

I have put in an order with DH to buy some pear cider ...and our friends are coming too to try out their new g-i-a-n-t tent (sleeps 8, there are 2 of them). Tra la la la!

We are going to a top secret location in Cornwall large field near a cliff...near St Agnes.

I must start a list of what I need to pack!!

Fanstastic, we have managed two trips so farthis year and once my mysterious spots have gone we will be going again.

LOL - we are going to secret location in Lake District (well hidden despite it's being near Ambleside) on a farm with chickens and a stone sink to wash in. Meeting up with some of dh's hillwalkery friends and their babies.
But no hillwalking - hooray for toddlers.

please tell me you secret location, we are langdale regulars,

@ camping AND in Cornwall.

Where's the pear cider from? DH loves his cider, the rougher the better.

Does he want the stuff i just bought from Devon Surfer? I got carried away but tbh its a bit strong and scrumpy like for me

surfermum - not sure where he plans to get it from, but I know he can get it as his mate had some the other day....called kopplasomethingorother!

oh have a fabulous time! We would be going this weekend too, but I have only just cleared away the stuff from last week and it's my birthday this weekend so I am doing the swanky restaurant thing instead.

DH loves cider too, likes it when it's "chewy"...urk. Personally just the smell reminds of of drinking too much white lightening aged about 15 and feeling rather ill!

Twinset - hopefully dh won't kill me for posting this on internet but:

it's up a tiny track which leaves the road in GR346040.

This takes you into a farmyard with the farmhouse on the right,
barn in front, gate in top RH corner - through this and up the
track

No signs or anything.

near Loughrigg Tarn

Let me know if you go there

Seriously Surfer if he#'d like it he can have it. It seemed like a good idea at the time but I know i don't really want to drink it - I'm too much of a wus

Thanks for the info,

we have been to langdale NT site and the from site up the road.

Tigana - we love the campsite in St Agnes and have stayed there a few times.

We did our first trip at the weekend. We had gorgeous sunshine had finally aplashed out on a big 8 man tent (2 adults, DS1 (2.5) and a very large bump). Worth its weight in gold.

Stayed in a lovely place near Corfe Castle - absolutely beautiful views; even 'Thomas passing by!)

Have a great time!

Twinset, Langdale is on our to-camp-at list.

The Langdale NT campsite is fabulous although some weekends it is hard to get a pitch, we coudn't bank holiday weekend and had to go to the farm campsite at Chapel stiles which is not as good IMO

Langdale fabby fabby campsite. So picturesque. Was my first foray into camping since a teenager last year, and now we are hooked!

Did first BH weekend near Ashbourne, and Mon-Sat last week near Slimbridge. Had a fab time even if I did have to sleep in my hat!

Panda I just read your post and thought 'Sleep in her hat? What, doesn't she have a tent? Must be a very big hat.'

doh.

NO, have tent too (hee hee!)We have a Hartford XXL - has 4 pods each sleep 2 very comfortably, and there are only 4 of us. I wanted plenty of space if we ended up camping in the rain - which we did last wek but it was fine!
DH is now bidding in a canopy for it too!

sally, when are you going camping then? I'm going to Kessingland in July.