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Meeting Lee & Don

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Saturday 12th August 2017

Today we drove over to Evesham, meeting up with friends Lee & Don to watch Dons’ beloved Wealdstone play Gloucester City. Not the best of games, it finished 2-2, a disappointment to the travelling supporters. After the game we returned to the van with a plan to meet up later at The Prince Of Wales in Ledbury.

The Prince Of Wales

We reserved a table and enjoyed a few pints of the local brew and the best steak & kidney pies I’ve had for a while.

After dinner Lee & Don came back to view the caravan & have coffee before setting off for their lodgings nearby.

I spent a while Perseid meteor viewing before turning in.

England

National Trust Brockhampton & Malvern Hills

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Sunday 13th August 2017

Late morning we set off to drive to National Trust Brockhampton.

The main attraction of the Brockhampton Estate is Lower Brockhampton, a timber framed manor house that dates back to the late 14th century. The manor house is surrounded by a moat and is entered by a newly restored gatehouse at the front of the house.
The house is surrounded by 1,000 acres (400 ha) of farmland, some of it parkland with fine specimen trees, and 700 acres (280 ha) of woodland.

Brockhampton Manor & Gatehouse
Manor House

On the way back to the caravan we stopped off near Great Malvern to walk to the top of Herefordshire Beacon. Excellent views in all directions although quite a strenuous climb on the route we took. Expected heart attack didn’t occur.

Stopped off for shopping on way home, and lit the BBQ for sausage and teriyaki chicken, jacket spud and salad dinner with obligatory bottle of white.

Wales

Into Wales

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Monday 14th August 2017

Moving day today into Wales. Got packed up ready to tow the 50 or so miles to Fforest Fields Campsite at Hundred House, near Builth Wells, Powys, Wales.

14.08.2017 Route

Towing Kilometres – Today: 82 – Cumulative: 308

We took a nice A road route despite Fords Sat Nav urging me to turn onto any un-named road that it came across. The Ford system is already giving some cause for concern. It doesn’t give enough options of roads you wish to avoid. Otherwise the car feels like a good choice for the task ahead.

Fforest Fields Campground
View from our pitch

We arrived just before 3pm to be greeted by cheerful, friendly, staff who directed us to our pitch. The campsite offers excellent views all around and the opportunity for some healthy walks 🙂

We made a much better job of putting up the awning than we had at Ledbury, which was just as well as the rain hammered down for the next few hours.

Neither of us felt much like going out to eat so it was a case of a simple jacket spud, cheese, and beans for tea.