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05/11/2006 at 11:25pm
 Location: north east
 Outfit: sterling europa 490 caravan 2003
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Hi wonder if i can hear some words of wisdom. I was thinking of putting our van away for winter storsge ,but a number of you avid campers keep saying winter camping is just as good and i was shocked at how many i have actually seen going away . We are starting to think  like wise only thing is in dont know of any sites in the north east that stay open all year. Please any advice.

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06/11/2006 at 12:09am
 Location: Frodsham Cheshire
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 490 5 Vauxhall Omega
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Why dont you join the caravan and camping club and go on there rallies. Thats what I do. The rallies I go on are about £4.50 a night. The caravan club may do similar things but not sure as I'm with the caravan and camping club. We enjoy it and it gets you away meeting other like minded people. Beats sitting at home

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06/11/2006 at 9:07am
 Location: northampton
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The caravan club in theresite book have several sites open all year round for most regions of the country including the north east. both with and out electric, so the choice is yours

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06/11/2006 at 9:21am
 Location: N Yorkshire
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this will be our first season of winter vanning. it has to be done theres no excuses if you have a newish van with a good heating system.its an awful lot of money sat idle for 4-6 months.


06/11/2006 at 10:01am
 Location: dumfries
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Hi lou

Like bev and jon this is our first season with new caravan and thought we have to pay for storage so put it on winter seasonal site at brighouse bay instead and went away this weekend for first time and what a great time we had and it was actually to warm in van at times. There are people on the site that travel from newcastle area each weekend but bit far if you ask me.

While away this weekend there was about 20 tents aswell so if they can do it im sure you can in your nice warm van.

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06/11/2006 at 10:45am
 Location: KENT
 Outfit:  BAILEY PEGASUS 534 DIESEL HONDA CRV
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 I've just looked at the thermometer on our balconyand it's an unbelievable 38 degreesC in the sun. I'm in shorts and T shirt and sweating. I have decided to abandon the outside painting because it's too hot. It is just ridiculous, I don't know whether its global change or natural cyclical stuff, but I have never experienced anything like this. Just wish we had a caravan right now.



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06/11/2006 at 1:21pm
 Location: N Yorkshire
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38 degreesC in the sun.

8 C here 



06/11/2006 at 1:26pm
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Purplehat surely that can't be right!  That's far too hot, have you been on the Pimms again?

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06/11/2006 at 1:35pm
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Dont you mean 38Deg F


06/11/2006 at 3:06pm
 Location: tyne &wear
 Outfit: ford escort estate adria altea 432 px
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http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=6510

just put my van on hear on a seasonal pitch open 10 months of the year only closed jan/feb just off the A19 near peterlee



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06/11/2006 at 3:20pm
 Location: Wirral
 Outfit: Drivelodge Joey
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If you use the search facility on this site, select the area you want then advance search, you can specify 'open all year'  this will get you a list of sites.

there are 4 under Northumberland,  19 in North Yorkshire, there are also Caravan Club sites including CL's if you are members. you may need to change to propane gas if its really cold.



06/11/2006 at 4:27pm
 Location: KENT
 Outfit:  BAILEY PEGASUS 534 DIESEL HONDA CRV
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Sorry, should've bin 28 degrees. As for the Pimms, wot me? It all got evaporated in the sun, 'onist!  Had no heating on the house yet and the temperature right now is still 21 degrees. The rooms that get daylight sun are at 24 degrees. It's crazy, even now the butterflies are fluttering by. Everything is still in flower, ducks on the creek think they should be mating again ( typical men). Birds are collecting nesting materials, its all very odd.  We're not allowed hosespipes down here, 2 nd glorious year, but its OK, you just blow the sand off the car.

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06/11/2006 at 4:41pm
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
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Quote: Originally posted by purplehat on 06/11/2006
Sorry, should've bin 28 degrees. As for the Pimms, wot me? It all got evaporated in the sun, 'onist!  Had no heating on the house yet and the temperature right now is still 21 degrees. The rooms that get daylight sun are at 24 degrees. It's crazy, even now the butterflies are fluttering by. Everything is still in flower, ducks on the creek think they should be mating again ( typical men). Birds are collecting nesting materials, its all very odd.  We're not allowed hosespipes down here, 2 nd glorious year, but its OK, you just blow the sand off the car.
I saw blackbirds mating in our garden the other day and that's Bedfordshire, not France.


06/11/2006 at 6:06pm
 Location: north east
 Outfit: sterling europa 490 caravan 2003
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THANKS for all tour comms will let u know how we get on

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