Come to thnk of it!

Chester Fair Oaks is just along the M62 from you - you could give your wife the money you save to spend at the retail outlets 5 min walk from the site

About 150 + shops  'There is thunder' then 'There is the warble of a V8'

SD4 HSE Fuji White (my car): sidesteps, door protection
Golf 2.0 tdi White (wife's car)
Triumph Stag (my 1975 V8 toy - 37,600 miles... Just started its 2nd restoration... had it since 1986)

Tiguan Summit (gone, but nice car)
Porsche Boxster (gone, it was too fast)
SLK (gone, did not like it - lost loads £s)
Discovery Cairngorm (gone,very tractor like)
+ loads of other cars

Or save the money and put it towards next years holiday for the kids - Europa Park near Frieburg in Germany is one of the best theme parks in Europe and very reasonably priced, as I understand you can stop there with your van.

Far better than anything the UK has to offer!

You need to check on the stopping with van as it maybe one of the large car parks that you use - I stayed in Staufen and travelled to the park on numerous occasions

I no longer holiday in the UK, always go to Europe these days!

Happy camping! 'There is thunder' then 'There is the warble of a V8'

SD4 HSE Fuji White (my car): sidesteps, door protection
Golf 2.0 tdi White (wife's car)
Triumph Stag (my 1975 V8 toy - 37,600 miles... Just started its 2nd restoration... had it since 1986)

Tiguan Summit (gone, but nice car)
Porsche Boxster (gone, it was too fast)
SLK (gone, did not like it - lost loads £s)
Discovery Cairngorm (gone,very tractor like)
+ loads of other cars

i am already booked in at York, though I use Beechwood Grange which is a little more than a walk away

but we fancy a break away with out the kids, not had one, unless its going to a party for a night in the last 8 years

so its a break away with out kids this time to enjoy a bit of time together without them moaning

Been shopping in Bicester the other month, wife was happy not looking at stuff  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Cracking camp site with a pub next door just outside leyburn, north yorks very close to masham . Just can't think what it's called, gimme a while and I'll find it. My11 freelander 2, xs, Manual, 18" hse sparkles, sidesteps, privacy, zermatt silver metallic, almond nutmeg alacantra, twin electric towbar

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i was thinking of one at Appletreewick (i think thats the place i went to once when i was young and full of *** with a young lady friend) , short walk to town and a pub (the fox iirc) which used to have a load of snuff at the bar and there is a restaurant i think on the same row, something Heifer (not that i went there) Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Street Head Caravan Park

Newbiggin, Bishopedale, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
01969 663472

Street head inn at the top of the drive, lovely food and beer, caravan site owners very friendly. My11 freelander 2, xs, Manual, 18" hse sparkles, sidesteps, privacy, zermatt silver metallic, almond nutmeg alacantra, twin electric towbar

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many hotels or probably all of them have restaurants in the building, food for thought isnt it? all that money spent on a van and your sat inside it contemplating a tin of baked beans  At work
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Quite sure they will, but at £500 a couple of nights away I can eat better food and not worry about dirty sheets or the maids wiping the kettles out with the last persons old towels  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I worked in a hotel in America for a couple of months, years ago (near Boston). I never used the towels to clean the toilets never, honest . At work
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Used to date a hotel silver service waitress, shocking stories were told Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

chicken george wrote:

I worked in a hotel in America for a couple of months, years ago (near Boston). I never used the towels to clean the toilets never, honest .

Is their any wonder why many of us prefer the van  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Thanks for all your suggestion

Decided to head off to the Yorkshire Dales and got myself booked in at grassington and also a restraurant for the Saturday night, just need to sort Friday nights food which is a toss up between the Craven Heffier or the Fountain Inn, or the No5 restraurant. And Sunday lunch  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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lots of wonder  At work
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SimonB wrote:

If you're a foodie then perhaps L'Enclume in Cartmel, but don't know if that's too far, or too expensive. They also have rooms, some at reasonable prices, if you wanted to leave the caravan behind.

might have to give it a go one day - Just been voted Britains No1 restaurant, knocking the Fat Duck on the top spot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-23956237 Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Eaten at both now (L'Enclume just the other week) and would definitely go back to L'Enclume. Fat Duck is a great experience and you can feel the 3 star service, but the a la carte menu has been dropped so just the tasting menu which rarely changes. We're big fans of Heston but his London restaurant (Dinner) is looking more appealing - not been there yet.

L'Enclume's menu changes regularly even within the seasons, the service is good (not as good as the Fat Duck), less formal and more relaxed, and a little cheaper (relatively).