Practical Caravan

GETAWAY DALES FORCE

AFTER ENDURING THE longest off-season lay-up since we first purchased our van, my housemate Pearl and I were itching to pack up and head for the great outdoors.

We settled on a few days touring North Yorkshire and the Dales, basing our visit around Harrogate.

Our preference is to pitch at a campsite and then travel around by public transport where possible, although sometimes we like to drive, depending on where we are planning to visit and park during the day.

A Sainsbury’s supermarket and a Fodder Farm Shop and café close to our chosen campsite at Harrogate Showground would serve our food and fuel needs.

On a sunny May morning we headed out from our home in North Wales, arriving in Harrogate in the early afternoon.

The site was perfect for us: quiet, with clean facilities and helpful staff, and

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