Mild Camping

[mike w]

So shall we form the Antisocial Social Society.
Rule one, we never meet.

I have just realised that every time I pass a motorhome on the road and they wave, its like a secret Masonic handshake to to antisocial club. Penny has finally dropped.

 

[groyne]

No, A.S.S members don't wave.:wave:

 

[maingate]

We have just got back after a couple of weeks south of the border (ie in England!) where are I am rather more anxious about wildcamping. We slept in several car parks and picnic areas in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Co Durham and Northumberland. I have to admit the best nights we had were on farmers' fields with access to as much water as we wanted (Yay - long hot showers!!). One chap asked for £7 but the others were £5 per night. I think that is a good deal - you get peace and quiet, security (no car park doughnuts/doughheads) and lots of water and waste disposal. We paid more to sleep on a car park in Lythma St Annes (£7 per night) with no services - but we needed to be in that location. I must admit we relax as we cross the border back in Scotland where we have enjoyed many wonderful nights wild camping in amazing locations. Nairn Harbour has to be one of my top ones but New Aberdour Beach, Cullen, Banff, Latheronwheel are all wonderful too. Best view was the one at Scotts View near Melrose.

Best not to name the good spots as the lurkers are waiting for that kind of info. :sad:

 

[groyne]

I have to admit the best nights we had were on farmers' fields with access to as much water as we wanted (Yay - long hot showers!!). One chap asked for £7 but the others were £5 per night. I think that is a good deal

The further south you go , the more expensive the farmers fields become. We averaged £10 a night (no hookup) round Norfolk last week, staying at the cheapest one we could find in the areas we where overnighting in.

 

[mike w]

So have arrived back in the UK after our trip to Italy. now at our favorite 5 berth cl as it's half way to home. Pitch without a woosh bang in sight, not going to say where as I am a member of the anti social club
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[2cv]

We had this perfection to ourselves for £5 a night in Essex last week.

 

[groyne]

Pitch without a woosh bang in sight,

What's that horrible big white thing spoiling the view? :lol-049:

 

[linkshouse]

The further south you go , the more expensive the farmers fields become. We averaged £10 a night (no hookup) round Norfolk last week, staying at the cheapest one we could find in the areas we where overnighting in.

I'm sure it's a stupid question but, how do you come across/arrange to camp in a farmers field. Surely one doesn't just poll up at a random farmer's house and say ayup, is it alright if I camp in one of your fields?

Thanks

Phill

 

[2cv]

I'm sure it's a stupid question but, how do you come across/arrange to camp in a farmers field. Surely one doesn't just poll up at a random farmer's house and say ayup, is it alright if I camp in one of your fields?

Thanks

Phill

Join the C & MC and the C & CC, then use their apps for CLs and CSs. There are thousands, many just fields on a farm.

 

[Wooie1958]

No, A.S.S members don't wave.:wave:

That`s what they all were then :idea:

The other week we had need to take the motorhome over to Blackpool from Preston which is approx 20 miles by A-roads.

Given the location / area Blackpool, Cleveleys, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, etc. as you can imagine it`s crawling with motorhomes at this time of year.

We forced ourselves not to wave first ( which we normally do ) and not one of the motorhomes we saw waved, i gave up counting past 25.

What a sad society we now live in.

 

[alcam]

That`s what they all were then :idea:

The other week we had need to take the motorhome over to Blackpool from Preston which is approx 20 miles by A-roads.

Given the location / area Blackpool, Cleveleys, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, etc. as you can imagine it`s crawling with motorhomes at this time of year.

We forced ourselves not to wave first ( which we normally do ) and not one of the motorhomes we saw waved, i gave up counting past 25.

What a sad society we now live in.

Au contraire . Things are looking up .

 

[linkshouse]

Join the C & MC and the C & CC, then use their apps for CLs and CSs. There are thousands, many just fields on a farm.

I'm in both clubs, but I was thinking that the references to farmers fields was about people camping entirely on their own tucked away in some field. That would be my perfect campsite!

 

[alcam]

So have arrived back in the UK after our trip to Italy. now at our favorite 5 berth cl as it's half way to home. Pitch without a woosh bang in sight, not going to say where as I am a member of the anti social club
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Are you not allowed to join these clubs if you have a PVC (whooshbang) ?

 

[mistericeman]

Au contraire . Things are looking up .

Indeed.... Word is spreading....
I find the whole waving at each other because your in a similar sort of vehicle a bit odd....
I don't wave at other folks I pass when I'm in the work van and they happen to be in another Peugeot boxer...
I got it slightly more when it happened when we were in the self build transit...
But in a off the peg motorhome it's just odd.... Mind, I don't particularly like folks trying to make conversation with me when I'm wandering about when we're away.....
I spend most of my working week pretending that I'm happy dealing with folks, when frankly I'd rather just go in and do my job and leave without having to deal with anyone.

 

[groyne]

Are you not allowed to join these clubs if you have a PVC (whooshbang) ?

We're in a PVC.



In Norfolk we did have to share a field on 2 occasions, one of them with a Caravan, the other with a BWB, though by mutual consent we stayed at opposite ends of the field. The BWB did want to park next to me, but decided against it when he got my version of the Paddington hard stare.:raofl: