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I recently spent a long weekend in Scarborough and noticed that, unlike at many seaside resorts, overnight motorhome parking is permitted in the pay and display parking that runs along Marine Drive, the road that runs around the headland between Scarborough's North Bay and South Bay. This is a … [Read more...]
We recently took a trip over to Bruges for the weekend on P&O's Hull-Zeebrugge ferry. Zeebrugge is only about half an hour from central Bruges so it is possible to have a worthwhile day in Bruges even if you don't choose to spend a night there. Bruges is more motorhome-friendly than you might … [Read more...]
Leaving Scalloway, we decided to continue the journey by starting at the top and work our way down. This meant driving up to Toft, in the north of the Shetland mainland, and catching a ferry to Yell, one of the two inhabited islands to the north of Shetland. These ferries are government-subsidised, … [Read more...]
In a recent post on our motorhome trip to Scotland, I waxed lyrical about these freedom to camp and motorhome park relatively freely in Scotland (although it's important to remember that freedom of access off road does not extend to motorised vehicles). It seems that as always, too much of a good … [Read more...]
Our next destination was Spain; the city of Leon to be precise. We normally steer clear of most cities when touring in the van, but Leon had two advantages: It was en-route to Bilbao and sounded so attractive and interesting in our Spanish guide book that I managed to persuade my better half it … [Read more...]
When it comes to cheap, widely available parking and service areas for motorhomes, France leads the way with its Aires system. Aires de service can be found all over France and provide motorhomers with countless well-located service and parking facilities. Finding them all, however, can be … [Read more...]
After several sub-50 mile days, it was time to get our driving heads on today. We were also nearing the end of our trip and needed to start a meandering route that would lead us to the ferry terminal at (Santurtzi) Bilbao in time for the return ferry. Leaving Estarreja, where we had spent another … [Read more...]
I've just discovered that Ipswich Borough Council is currently running a trial scheme allowing motorhomes to park overnight in the town's Old Cattlemarket Car Park. Parking is permitted from 1800 until 0800, by which time motorhomes must have vacated the car park. Overnight parking for one … [Read more...]
Today’s itinerary was to drive up from Pardilho and take a leisurely tour down the Sao Jacinto peninsula (not sure if this is its correct name), calling at the towns on the way, with a loose plan to spend the night at the motorhome aire at Sao Jacinto. As it turned out, that was what we did – … [Read more...]
After leaving the Serra da Estrela National Park, we headed west on the IP5 / A25 / E80 towards Aveiro, which our guide book claimed was the ‘Venice of Portugal’. We weren’t planning on visiting Aveiro until the next day but wanted to be close to it the night before to make it easier to get … [Read more...]
