We went up in Brian this morning, to be there for around 9:30. The show opens at 10, but due to the wheels issue we weren't sure if we were going, so hadn't bought advance tickets. £10 each, children for free, which is fine by us! A top tip would be to take cash for the tickets as the card windows were packed, but the cash woman was doing nothing!
So far, so good.
Hall 1 looked like this......
Hmmmm. Lots of caravans. Not a lot of camping. This seemed to be the theme of the show. There was a 'tent city' section, which had lots of tents in it, (I think the clue was in the name!) but there wasn't the accessory and sundry items stalls that there usually are. Last time we went in October, was much more variety, whereas this show was all about the caravan.
Static ones. Towable ones. Massive motorhomes. Things to move your massive land snail with. (Sorry, is my camper bias showing?). Everything there pointed to us having made the right decision for us. Small, dependable, beautiful, practical, Brian, we love you!
However there were things there that interested us. A couple we will be buying in the near future, like the cool touch BBQ, and a Pro-Tec cover, and one we bought there.
This book is going to be a large part of our future.
The Britstops people have produced a book of places that you can go and stay at for one night, for free. The book is clear, easy to understand and well organised. I first found them on twitter (@Britstops) and then found the website, http://britstops.com and today we bought the book!
The book itself was £25, but staying at 2 places will more than cover that cost.
Obviously I will update the blog with how things go, where we go and what we do, but this seems ideal for us. Several of the places are pubs, for example, which means we could phone up, see if they have a pitch, go, eat, drink, sleep over and go home in the morning. Or move on to somewhere else. Or we could go and see friends, stay somewhere and have had a free nights accommodation. The book clearly states what facilities are available at each place, and have a 'Code of Conduct' which is basic good English manners!
We're definitely looking forward to using this a lot! (And it's in nifty globe box size!)
Overall the show was a bit 'meh!' but the book might have just saved it!
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