I moved people into that pub about 2012 as I remember. A nightmare of a building to move furniture in!
Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?
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Not today but last week we did a short tour of North Wales starting on the Llyn Peninsula, Hells Mouth to be precise, eventually lived up to its name!! Beautiful site in a great location....if its NOT windy! Returned after a wet day out in the van to a collapsed awning, but no damage luckily. Was thinking about getting some longer sturdier awning pegs but if they hold then the awning may get damaged...hmmmm.
Site number two at Llanberis, Snowden in the background under the cloud. Basic site with fantastic views!...when its not cloudy!
Site number 3, some of you may know it, just south of Barmouth. Stunning location!
So a mixed bag of weather but then it is Wales and we were spoilt last year in Pembrokeshire.
Site number two at Llanberis, Snowden in the background under the cloud. Basic site with fantastic views!...when its not cloudy!
Site number 3, some of you may know it, just south of Barmouth. Stunning location!
So a mixed bag of weather but then it is Wales and we were spoilt last year in Pembrokeshire.
Spent the morning at Dunham Massey National trust.
Good luck with the weather @Bav! The owners are lovely and very helpful. The only site where there was no extra charge for showers but then it was a bit more expensive at £15pp.We're off to Treheli Farm next weekend for a 2 or 3 nights.
As it is a 'pitch up where you like' site I was overuled by swmbo where we should pitch...she wanted maximum sea view..I wanted over by the hedge (more sheltered)...so when we returned to our collapsed awning by the cliff edge and a tent still standing by the hedge there was a 'told you so' moment as you can imagine.....didnt help when the owner turned up on his quad and said its no better over there in reality!
We were supposed to go there last month, but the weather forecast for that corner of Wales was atrocious so we postponed until this month. The owner was very understanding and helpful.Good luck with the weather @Bav! The owners are lovely and very helpful. The only site where there was no extra charge for showers but then it was a bit more expensive at £15pp.
As it is a 'pitch up where you like' site I was overuled by swmbo where we should pitch...she wanted maximum sea view..I wanted over by the hedge (more sheltered)...so when we returned to our collapsed awning by the cliff edge and a tent still standing by the hedge there was a 'told you so' moment as you can imagine.....didnt help when the owner turned up on his quad and said its no better over there in reality!
So when you were looking for a van, did you think, "mmm, must be able to find it in a busy car park"
Saturday into Sunday was a 927 mile solo trip from Slovakia to Calais and at about 7 hours in a mini stop in the middle of Germany hours in for a couple of hours sleep across the mid row seats then up 4am with the start of the sunrise for the remaining 5.5 hours to Calais and then a very short 10mins from Eurotunnel to home for more sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
How did it go? Not put you off I hope?
I think we made the best of it, and things can only get better right!?
We had a couple of nights not sleeping great cos of the wind & rain, but the last night was great; campfire outside, & slept much better.
Also, seeing other people in their dubs perched on the cliff with the roof still up, made me feel better that ours wouldn’t blow away!
What actually happened to your awning? Did any of the airbeams break? If that was a poled awning they would've snapped but trying to picture the damage and what you did afterwards... would adding air help?
So the wind had whipped two of guy line pegs out which in turn and in time under the constant battering forced the ridge beam to become disconnected and for the awning to collapse. The awning footprint itself was still firmly pegged to the ground. The air beams had buckled in. We didn't consider adding more air in those hideous conditions and thought best we take it down.
On re-erecting back at home we have found no damage at all and the beams are holding air....
I have ordered a few 350mm long 'marquee' pegs but whether I actually use them is another matter.!!
I am off to Jeremy Clarkson’s Brewery in the Cotswolds at the weekend. Anybody else been?
You are a stones throw from a £3 / 24 hour privately owned coastal car park with a cafe at the beach and a village pub in strolling distance.
Very quiet night surrounded by fields and woodland. No facilities. Automated payment, grass surface in some parts.
Tomorrow looks very dodgy tbh (weather warning: Heavy rain likely to cause disruption, particularly to outdoor events...Hows the weather this weekend at Hells Mouth @Bav ?
)Fortunately moderate winds are forecast throughout and Monday/Tuesday are now looking a lot better than predicted earlier.
