An Extended Picnic

 Late on Friday afternoon, we decided to pack the car up, put Mr Bee to bed and prepare for a little weekend away.
Pappy chose a little jaunt down to the Cotswolds. As our spring holiday took us to Southwold this year, we missed out on visiting one of our favourite places so what better way to spend a sunny weekend than lazing around in the sunshine?

And so that was our weekend. A little trip to a sweet little campsite with a gorgeous view. Superb food. A fantastic nights sleep. Sun bathing. Football playing. Poirot reading. Perfection.

Clumber in the Autumn

Last time we visited Clumber, it was our very first National Trust outing. It was a surprise picnic for Pappy, with our good friend Aidy. This time, we camped on site and spent a few hours in the walled garden before we had a yummy lunch in the cafe. Tired and chilly, we packed up and headed home following the terrible night we had. We did plan to hire some bikes so that we could explore properly but I think we will be saving that one for next summer!

Autumn Camping

Another autumn camping adventure. This time, somewhere new, a National Trust campsite in Clumber Park, deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
A sweet little site, quite basic, but just fine however we were one of only two tents camping. When I booked our little trip, the lady said that we must be mad, and that we were.
I packed a hearty bean stew for our dinner, warm, tasty and devoured by all. We were all snuggled up in the tent by 7pm making it a long night. My goodness it was too cold. Dan ended up retreating to sleep in the car (which is no mean feat considering he is 6ft 4....) whilst Mr Bee and I huddled together all night. He snored for most of the night and I barely slept a wink.
By the time the sun arose, we were bored and starving, ready for the delicious sausages we bought from Hardwick Hall the day previously.
It took a long while for us to warm up, so we made the decision to pack up our soaking wet tent and head home later in the afternoon in favour of a warm bed and cosy central heating at home.
It was the best decision even though we did have a fun getaway!

Camping In Cirencester

take two...

Beautiful weather, beautiful weekend.

We lived in the swimming pool, ate wonderful food from the barbeque, had fun doing nothing much.

Little villages, quaint tea rooms and peering into antique shop windows.

Phones turned off and the camera barely made an appearance.

Pretty perfect if you ask me.