Road Trip Plans

Finally, the last week of a month's-worth of public transport (which hasn't been too bad) before picking the van up, we're planning on going away pretty much straight away to give the interior a good test and make any final tweaks. Here's the plan:

Friday: Pick the van up from Campershak, head home and grab the wheels, scoot up to JC Motors for fitment (fingers-crossed what with everything that has gone on!) Get back home, wash the van, pack, eat, sleep.

Saturday: Early start, head on down to BVF at Malvern. We're just buying a day ticket as that evening will be spent camping (with some friends at the end of their week away) at the Blackmore site a couple of miles down the road.

Sunday: By now we should've chilled-out, so after a lazy start we'll probably head up into Malvern for a few beers and a bite to eat. As everyone leaves BVF for the long journey home, we'll head back to the campsite for another night there.

Monday: Just a couple of hours on the motorway will see us camping in Oxford on the club site there. Close enough to the city centre, we hope to walk in for the evening and then again on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: After another look around Oxford we'll be doing another hour or so on the motorway to get to the Camping & Caravanning Club's Chertsey site. From here we're hoping to do a couple of days exploring in and around London. Maybe a quick trip around the Brooklands Museum too which is quite local.

Friday: Leaving Chertsey, we'll head over to the club's Oldbury Hill site. This is just a one night stay in which, for us, is uncharted territory. Maybe a nice pub or two and a country walk?

Saturday/Sunday: Leaving Oldbury Hill in the morning we head to Peppercorn: a classic and vintage VW show not far from Leeds Castle in Kent. It is a show we've not been to for a number of years but recall it having a really nice 'vibe' about it. And it is a great way to end a holiday.

Sunday night: Will either be one long blast home up the A1. Or a final overnighter at the club's St. Neots campsite.

We'll be taking a laptop with us so, if I get chance, there might be the occasional blog update during the week.

Got to say I'm counting down the minutes before we hit the road!

Any suggestions for things to do along the route will be gratefully received...