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Left Clumber Park on the Wednesday 11am, heading off towards Newark, so that we could pop into PC World for the laptop cloverleaf power lead I had forgotten, some worming tablets for Geza and some food supplies.
Parked up in Newark PC World Car park, got all we need for myslf and Geza , walked down to Aldi and did a quick shop. Carried on to Bourne pleasant enough place good to pop to if lived nearby village. Â Contacted Sandringham CCC to book a pitch woman answering the phone said ‘oh no, fully booked’, really are you sure, ‘ oh yes no pitches this weekend it is Easter’, Â but it’s wednesday we want the pitch for tonight, yes fully booked this weekend, can you check please, ‘oh ok, errr, yes we have a free pitch, just trun up before 8pm’, do you want a name or reg, ‘no no, itll be fine’ Â When we arrived about 16:00 there were loads of pitches free so we booked for 2 nights.
Lovely site great layout, good location plenty of dog walking and cycling to be had. Â Opted for Hardstanding with EHU again not sure why but unless we state no EHU they always assume you want it, same with hardstanding.
Why do CMC close their Toilet block for cleaning 10 to 11:30 just when you need them, and why do CCC insist on escorting you to a pitch?
Again drinks in chairs outside followed by Lasagne in a wooden box and a nice flat bread, all Aldi and really very good.
Thursday slept well, walked the dog to the Sandringham Estate Visitor centre and had a coffee about a 3 mile walk his longest for a while and managed very well, we d=got the bikes ready after a couple of G&Ts in the sun with warmed quiche whilst watching new neighbours erect a gazebo. Â Then off to Dressingham and the Coach and Horses or the Feathers as it turned out, strange bike rides involved 2 memorable hills first uphill on the way there did not notice it, but on the way back thought goodness what a long fast hill that was, 2nd on the way into Dressingham itself seemed windy and steep but on the way back uphill seemed steep. Â Bikes once again worked well.
Dinner was Fish and Chips from a visiting chip van OK, not great fish, but chips and batter was fine.
Leaving tomorrow, would come back at another time of year i.e. not Easter.