New Year in Teversal

1 Jan The Carnarvon Arms Teversal Notts

Yesterday afternoon (New Year’s Eve) was spent in the nearby and enormously likable pub, The Carnarvon Arms which is just a five mins walk from the Teversal site entrance.

This is one of those ‘gastro pubs’ that concentrates more on food than it does on supping!

But fear not, we’re not talking one of those ‘two meals for a fiver’ monstrosities one often encounters around the country: this place is pretty decent both in terms of decor and the quality of grub and beer it serves – not that we had any food by the way, but the menu looked decent! Perhaps on a revisit we’ll have a go at the food. Continue reading 

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Spoil Heaps

30 Dec silverhill-wood-entrance-si

This morning we awoke to better weather i.e. it wasn’t chucking it down or blowing a gale!

So we decided to get out as quick as we could before the forecasted bad weather closed in again later that day. A Cadac bacon sandwich later, all booted and suited, and we were out exploring the adjacent Silverhill Woods [PDF Map Download] which forms part of the Teversal Trails. Continue reading 

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New Year with the Best Bogs in the Business

29 Dec testing-for-gas-silverhill-colliery

You know when you need to get out more, lead a more exotic life perhaps or could do with living life a smidgen closer to the edge: when your Missus comes back from the toilet block after a visit to the little girl’s room, gushing the benefits of how luxurious the bogs are, how well equipped they are, how this and how that they are, above everything else!

Well that’s exactly what Missus Capers was like after pitching up after a nervous journey down a blustery M1 to the Camping and Caravanning Club site of Teversal near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire for a five night New Year break on Wednesday earlier this week. Continue reading 

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CaSSOA Caravan Storage

6 Nov Gold Standard CaSSOA Caravan Storage

Ever since last year’s shenanigans we’ve stored our van with a specialist caravan storage company.

Gold CaSSOA approved so we get a bit of a discount on our insurance  of course- it’s been worth the peace of mind to be honest! Continue reading 

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Off Home via a KFC

26 Oct DSCF4757

That’s it we’re home after our three night stay in a static at the Rimington Caravan Park.

Typical really as the weather’s just picked up. I took the dogs for their morning walk in bright sunshine after breakfast just to rub the point home about the weather, whilst Missus Capers cleaned the unit ready for its handover back to the site owners. Continue reading 

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Rimington Caravan Park Review

25 Oct Rimington Caravan Park Entrance Sign at Night

It’s now Tuesday afternoon, which has given us time to put some thought into this Static Caravanning malarky now that we’ve been here for a day or so!

So what do we think?

Well the actual unit we’re staying in here at the Rimington Caravan Park which is near the village of Rimington & Middop in Lancashire, is spot on. It’s the former Site Warden’s residence so it’s right next to the entrance barrier opposite the owner’s home and site clubhouse which features a small shop and bar (Fri & Sat openings only). Continue reading 

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A Static Stay Away in Gisburn

23 Oct Static Caravan at Rimington Caravan Park, Lancashire - Featuring Missus Capers

Our tow-car’s clutch (a Jaguar X-Type 2.0D Estate) is buggered and whilst the thing is driveable - just; we don’t trust it to tow our van on a Caper.

So until we can raise the several hundred quid to get it fixed, our Capers have been curtailed, hence the lack of activity on this blog! Continue reading 

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