July 2024 - Days out in the camper van

Only 2 trips away in July. A night in Trellech just outside Monmouth and two nights in Lydney.

The first trip was because we wanted to visit friends and family in Newport for the day. Only an hour and 10 mins each way, but spending a couple of hours with friends, then with a 90 mins spare after a 30 min journey to the see family for a couple of hours, we decided to pick a camp site for the night so we could catch up with another friend in the morning on our way home rather than rushing the day and getting home late.

We stopped in Trellech at a camp site at the end of a very narrow lane. It was lovely and peaceful and only one of a few places that allowed us to just book for the Saturday night. Most campsites require 2 nights minimum during the summer, especially over a weekend.

There were only 6 pitches on site, beautifully maintained, lots of space. All with electric hook up, water and grey waste at the pitch.

What I didn't think to ask when I booked and should have thought of, especially with the price being only £25 per night was whether there were toilets and showers. 

We hadn't used the toilet in the van before. It's compulsory to travel with one if you go to Europe, so to date it's sat in the loft and hasn't been used. We purchased the chemicals needed and it was straight forward and easy to set up and very easy to clean afterwards.

Facilities on site for emptying and cleaning the toilet were exceptional.

There was no drive over pit though for grey water, so we had to drive home with that and empty when we got home.

The second trip was to Lydney. I stayed there for a night in June. Peter joined me for this trip and we've now added a drive away awning to give us that extra bit of space if we're away for more than one night.