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Hi folks

How far would you travel with your caravan for 2 nights? It always seems a rush to leave on a friday after work.

We normally go abot 60 miles as i feel by the time we get there and set up its late have the Saturday then home on the Sunday.

Does anyone else feel this is a waste of time ? I love my caravan too but not had much use since we bought our new one last year

Thanks, Angela

We tend to say an hours drive (1 1/2 at a push) for a weekend.

From J24 M1 up to N Yorks - Helmsley occasionally but generally no more than 90 minutes.  However now we are masters of our destiny 2 days has turned into 3 minimum!!

We go to our favourite site at least twice a month for weekends, it's 45 minutes away, we're usually there, set up & sat down by 6pm on a friday so not too bad.

It's not just the time/distance it's the cost of diesel too that would stop us going further.

I always work on a Friday till half 6, and with OH shiftwork, there are about 6 weekends when we can actually go away, OH picks up van on the Friday and sets up on site at noon, hangs around the site till I finish work then picks me up, we stop to pick up the chinese takeaway then travel 11 miles down the road to paradise for 2 nights away from all the hustle and bustle. The furthest we have been for a 2 night stay is 21 miles.

we tend to go 1 to 2 hours away try and get away by 5.30 when nights are still light.

After the clocks change leave it until we can get there in daylight.