Following the coldest night of the year for most of the UK and the first snow of the year in Gloucestershire we left the comfort of our cottage for the ‘comfort’ of our campervan for a weekend away. In reality we are not really that mad as we do have heating in the van, which … More Chilly weekend in Ashton under Hill, Gloucestershire
We recently spent a few days in North Yorkshire and came across this fantastic Free Motorhome overnight parking in Helmsley (Cleveland Way Carpark, YO62 5AZ). In Europe we love using the free stopover areas but they are not very common in the UK so it is great when you come across them. We had a … More Helmsley free motorhome overnight parking
A great veggie friendly winter recipe to cook in your campervan … More Hearty Sausage Hotpot
As we left Lac de Coiselet it was the beginning of the end of our holiday and time for the big push north. The first leg was up to Amiens where we had a vet appointment booked Monday morning for Finn and Rufus to have their passports stamped. It was also the football World Cup … More Lac de Coiselet to Amiens
We had fully explored the River Oignin so decided to do a small hop skip and jump to another lake that was about 12 miles away for our last night before we needed to head north back home. We needed to go to a cash machine, get diesel and most important Andy had run out … More Matafelon to Lac de Coiselet
From Lac d’Aiguebelette it was a very scenic drive on quiet D roads to Matafelon, not a toll road in sight. We went through dense forests and some dramatic gorges before the landscape opened back up to rolling hills. Most of the lakes in the region were formed by dammed rivers, which are rich in … More Lac d’Aiguebelette to Matafelon on the River Oignin
We had to make a swift exit in the morning before the start of the cycle race so we didn’t get blocked in anywhere. As we drove around the lake we passed some amazing houses which we would probably need to win the lottery to buy, plus we drove through the village of Orta San … More Lago di Orta to Lac d’Aiguebelette
After leaving the campsite we stopped for another amble around the village of Mergozzo. We have definitely fallen in love with this village and would love to return another day. it was only a short drive of twelve miles to our next lake, Lago di Orta, which is west of Lake Maggiore. The guidebooks describe … More Lago di Mergozzo to Lago di Orta
We spent a long weekend at Lake Mergozzo which sits just north of Lake Maggiore. I almost don’t want to write about the lake in the blog as it is a little gem of a lake and still relatively quiet. It is only small, about 1.5 miles long and just over half a mile wide … More Maccagno to Lago di Mergozzo
After three nights at Lago di Piano we deflated the water toys, squeezed everything back into the camper and headed off to Lake Maggiore for a one night stop en route to another smaller lake. We stopped at a camperstop in the village of Maccagno on the shore of Lake Maggiore. There are a couple … More Lago di Piano to Maccagno on Lake Maggiore
