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Subject Topic: Who is actually camping in the vans this?
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via mobile 27/12/2023 at 1:15pm
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We're driving down to Cornwall from London right now, Wednesday 27th December, and I'm stunned by the amount of campervans on both east and west bound lanes of the A30 and A303.

Are people just returning from relatives, or using it as their daily vehicle, or are people camping?

Love to know the split.



27/12/2023 at 4:20pm
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Let's hope some of the owners of said campervans will respond, eh? We're only guessing otherwise: there's absolutely no way of knowing the split.

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via mobile 27/12/2023 at 4:47pm
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We are away but in a caravan at the other end of England, on our own. Not much help...


28/12/2023 at 7:11am
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Plenty of CAMC Centres and C&CC DAs run Christmas and New Year rallies so they could be returning from/on their way to the rallies.

If you're pitched into wind the blustery conditions shouldn't bother you too much.


via mobile 28/12/2023 at 10:16am
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You’ve only got “blustery”? A lot worse than that here in Scotland (advised not to travel) & houses in Manchester were damaged by what the news called a tornado.

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28/12/2023 at 10:53am
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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 28/12/2023
You’ve only got “blustery”? A lot worse than that here in Scotland (advised not to travel) & houses in Manchester were damaged by what the news called a tornado.



We're on the south coast here, we had winds of 70mph plus.

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28/12/2023 at 11:21am
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I am off to camp at an adult-only site next to a pub that sells lots of their own ciders and perries in Herefordshire tomorrow returning on Tuesday 02 January 2024, can't wait!

The pub has activities on 30 and 31 December (and some food too), good job I booked my pitch ages ago in October 2023 when I was there as it is full now.

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Campervan Fire At Meathop Fell link

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04/1/2024 at 12:06pm
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If anyone doubted why there is a 6m firebreak between pitches on reputable campsites, and why it should be maintained and not abused, then that should convince them!

Nearest fire station is likely Grange Over Sands, even allowing for it being a retained crew, probable there in around 10-12 minutes from the shout, and that is an all but a burnt out shell by then, nothing left to salvage! The speed of total destruction is rather frightening!

Feel for the owners.


10/3/2024 at 11:53pm
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Where is this site? It sounds brilliant!


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11/3/2024 at 3:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by jertzee on 10/3/2024
Where is this site? It sounds brilliant!



Not far from Grange Over Sands in the southern Lake District.




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