gratefulj
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I know it's not a secret as evidenced by one of the full-timers permanently based there who said"yeah it's listed as a place to stay on some European website" when I commented on the amount of vehicles parked up but I am also sensitive to the fact that there are people living there full time.
The spot I'm talking about is the OU on Parrys Lane and I spent 2 nights there last weekend. The reason I'm writing this post is that the experience I had there was incredibly positive and reinforced my optimism about the lifestyle change I have made to live in a tiny motorhome fulltime.
The spot is a quiet one way street in the middle of what I would I would call a park but reminded me very much of Clapham Common in London and is within easy reach of everything. The first morning I got up early to walk the dog and counted 25 motorhomes parked up (I've got a photo) everything from little Suzuki vans right up to big 6 wheel Hymers with every other type of self build in there as well. The spot is immaculately tidy and I spoke to a couple of people who told me that they have had people stop and dump rubbish or not pick up dog poo but that they just went and cleared it up themselves. Half the vans moved off in the day(as did I) but some were back again that evening along with others and there was for me a feeling of harmony, respect and community that I feel is rare nowadays in society. Also I think its a very rare thing to have a spot like that in the middle of any city, the parking was free but restricted to 5 hours in the day though I got the impression it wasn't heavily enforced and it's obviously been a spot for sometime and is clearly accepted as such. This may be due to the diligence and respect of the full-timers and visitors in not wanting to balls it up for everyone and I feel very grateful that it is there for people like me (and possibly you) to have a safe place to rest in a busy UK city.
The spot I'm talking about is the OU on Parrys Lane and I spent 2 nights there last weekend. The reason I'm writing this post is that the experience I had there was incredibly positive and reinforced my optimism about the lifestyle change I have made to live in a tiny motorhome fulltime.
The spot is a quiet one way street in the middle of what I would I would call a park but reminded me very much of Clapham Common in London and is within easy reach of everything. The first morning I got up early to walk the dog and counted 25 motorhomes parked up (I've got a photo) everything from little Suzuki vans right up to big 6 wheel Hymers with every other type of self build in there as well. The spot is immaculately tidy and I spoke to a couple of people who told me that they have had people stop and dump rubbish or not pick up dog poo but that they just went and cleared it up themselves. Half the vans moved off in the day(as did I) but some were back again that evening along with others and there was for me a feeling of harmony, respect and community that I feel is rare nowadays in society. Also I think its a very rare thing to have a spot like that in the middle of any city, the parking was free but restricted to 5 hours in the day though I got the impression it wasn't heavily enforced and it's obviously been a spot for sometime and is clearly accepted as such. This may be due to the diligence and respect of the full-timers and visitors in not wanting to balls it up for everyone and I feel very grateful that it is there for people like me (and possibly you) to have a safe place to rest in a busy UK city.