Last Monday we moved on from our site at Cropredy and are now at the Blackmore CCC site close to the Malvern hills.
We have stayed here before but that was about ten years ago and on that visit we were camping in a tent.
Having received a replacement air tube for our awning we were planning on putting the awning up on our arrival here.
We got the awning out of it's bag and unboxed the new tube but after attempting to insert the tube in the outer zipped pole tube it became obvious that we had been sent the wrong tube.....
So we are still using the canopy and windscreen (wind break) set up that we have been using since our stay at Salisbury.
A quick call to Cameron at Automotive Leisure and Cameron admitted it was his fault...
He said that he had been sent the complete set and had obviously sent the front arch out to us instead of the rear as we had requested.
Unfortunately there are issues with the CCC receiving parcels on behalf of campers so we will have to wait till we get to our next site in a couple of weeks time and get it sent there....
Still with the hot weather we have had this past week the canopy has probably been a better set up than an awning anyway.....
Since we have been here I've been to a Jazz Festival at Upton on Severn as well as getting out on the bike in an area that I've not cycled in before and we have also been out walking some of the many footpaths that there are surrounding the campsite....
This coming week we are planning a trip to Worcester which is a place that neither of us have ever been to before.
This past weekend the site has been rammed with a lot of people trying to take advantage of the good weather with a weekend camping trip.
Apparently 77 units packed up and left the site at lunchtime today. Mind you as they were leaving more units were arriving although not quite as many as had left......
Tomorrow I am planning a cycle ride down towards Gloucester so I am now going to head off to bed for a good nights sleep in preparation for the cycling effort...
We have stayed here before but that was about ten years ago and on that visit we were camping in a tent.
Having received a replacement air tube for our awning we were planning on putting the awning up on our arrival here.
We got the awning out of it's bag and unboxed the new tube but after attempting to insert the tube in the outer zipped pole tube it became obvious that we had been sent the wrong tube.....
So we are still using the canopy and windscreen (wind break) set up that we have been using since our stay at Salisbury.
A quick call to Cameron at Automotive Leisure and Cameron admitted it was his fault...
He said that he had been sent the complete set and had obviously sent the front arch out to us instead of the rear as we had requested.
Unfortunately there are issues with the CCC receiving parcels on behalf of campers so we will have to wait till we get to our next site in a couple of weeks time and get it sent there....
Still with the hot weather we have had this past week the canopy has probably been a better set up than an awning anyway.....
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| Current set up...great in hot weather.. |
This coming week we are planning a trip to Worcester which is a place that neither of us have ever been to before.
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| View of part of the Malvern hills on today's walk. |
Apparently 77 units packed up and left the site at lunchtime today. Mind you as they were leaving more units were arriving although not quite as many as had left......
Tomorrow I am planning a cycle ride down towards Gloucester so I am now going to head off to bed for a good nights sleep in preparation for the cycling effort...
2 comments:
I like this area and we've stayed where you are and in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham, as there are lots of interesting places to visit. I can imagine how busy it has been with the fine weather and around this time of year the adult only sites come into their own. I'm sure you'll enjoy cycling around here.
@Dave
The cycle rides that I have had so far have been very enjoyable with the roads not too busy....
When we leave here in two weeks time we are booked into adult only sites right through until early September.
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