We left the Briarfields site on Sunday morning just as the rain started to pour; we travelled down the M5 from junction 11 to junction 22 a journey of just 65 miles where we turned off the motorway for the Home Farm site just a mile down the road towards Burnham-on-Sea.
And would you believe it! the whole journey was completed on L P Gas, it looks as if the problem of the switchover has now gone away…Yippee.
The trip down was pleasant enough, apart from the rain, though it felt as if every other vehicle on the motorway with us was either a caravan or a motorhome, well it was the end of half term holiday and everyone was heading home apart from ourselves (who were just moving home) so I suppose we should have expected that.
We arrived at the site of the Home Farm holiday complex by midday and then navigated the narrow lanes around the campsite to one of the RV pitches, (the girl on reception could have sent us another way which would have avoided this tortuous route.)
There were just one RV, two fifth wheelers and three euro van motorhomes sited on the RV pitches when we arrived and by this morning there was only ourselves left.
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| On Site |
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| The site |
The complex has its own indoor and outdoor swimming pools (sadly the outdoor is only open weekends) the indoor pool has a sauna & steam room and gym. There is an Entertainment suite with restaurant. The camping area has two large toilet and shower blocks with laundry and a fishing lake. The only complaint I have of the site so far would be about the dirty British holidaymakers who can’t clean out a shower after they’ve used them or even flush a toilet?
There are cleaners doing the usual rounds but honestly are we such a nation of dirty beggars? No wonder the rest of Europe look down their noses at us and seeing the mess some folks leave behind I can’t blame them.
This morning we nipped down to Burnham-on -Sea and took a nice stroll down the sea front, the wind was quite brisk and cold but we did find a little gem (St Andrews Church)
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| leaning tower |
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| Crooked entrance |
Burnham has its own leaning tower to compare with that of Pisa… built in the 14th century it started to lean almost immediately and has been leaning ever since. We forgot to take the camera so the images are from Kay’s phone; we will pop back and take some more as the church is very interesting.
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| The Promenade |
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| Promenade |
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| Wind Blown |
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| The freezer |
The sea front at Burnham looks a little run down and jaded with an air of the kiss me quick days of the late fifties and sixties, fish N chips, games arcades, and souvenir shops. The sea unfortunately is a mucky brown colour, no doubt due to the large sand banks and mud flats and when the tide is out, they stretch out for miles into the Bristol Channel. It does however boast the smallest Pier in the UK and it is small, but they have a big heart (see photo).
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| Their hearts in the right place |
Anyway after our brisk sea side walk it was a quick trip to the Lidl supermarket to get my lovely Bratwurst, Frigadelyn and potato salad for the BBQ and then back to the RV to settle down and decide what we want to do for the rest of our stay, so stay tuned for more of our adventures.
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