We hadn’t planned to go anywhere this weekend but a friend of us had bought a van so we decided to have a weekend away. I put a call out on the CL Facebook page to see if anyone had any availability and Hilary from Upped Kingston Farm replied. As we had really enjoyed our last visit here we agreed that it would be a good place for our friends 1st trip.When we arrived the sun was shining and we had a very enjoyable evening in the vans.
The next morning we set off on the bikes in search of the coast. About 20 mins in we had a puncture. Once fixed we set off again only to find we had another puncture! As we were next to a pub we decided to get a coffee to warm us up. Within a few mins the heavens opened. We decided to stay at the pub, although we were in a shelter in the garden, and wait for the rain to stop. A couple of hours later we abandoned the cycle and headed back to the vans.
By the evening the rain had stopped so we headed into Ringwood to find some dinner. There were not many restaurants or pubs, and what was there were booked. We found a fish and chip shop and took our supper to the park.
The following morning we thought we would take the vans into Bournemouth to see the sea. Parking a large van is very difficult in Bournemouth as most of the car parks have width or height barriers. I get the feeling they don’t like motorhomes. We managed to find one place at Harbour One car park in Poole that allowed day parking so off we set. It was very windy and cold so we just stopped for lunch then decided to head home.
Mileage – 140
Route – M3/M27
Certified Location
Cost £25 for 2 nights no EHU
