BORDER HOPPING in Wales

It was that time of year again, when we’d normally be thinking about our next tour. But, of course, most of 2020 had been anything but normal, so we kept looking out with frustration at our immobile caravan sitting on the drive, going precisely nowhere.

Living in Wales, we were restricted more stringently than those in England, with a five-mile travel limit imposed for months. But eventually, we were released, as the travel limit was lifted and campsites were opened – albeit without facilities.

In the van we are self-sufficient, so this wasn’t a problem. We booked a site near Chepstow, loaded up and away we went.

Off the beaten track

Once we had set up on site, we decided to visit nearby Monmouth. This was an easy trip on main roads, with plenty of parking in this charming historical town.

We wandered up the high street, where shops were limiting numbers of customers entering their premises because of social distancing. The only difficulty we had was that coffee shops only served take-aways,