Duration
Four nights
When
September 2023
Why?
A visit to the leisure vehicle show and the chance to explore this scenic region
The Great Holiday Home Show, formerly known as the Lawns Show, is held at the Great Yorkshire Showground, just outside the famous spa town of Harrogate. After a very long pause, mainly thanks to Covid, the event, which showcases the latest models, returned in September 2023. Of course, we had to be there!
Kay and I had a few choices to make for our trip. Harrogate is within travelling distance from home, so we could just go to the show for the day, although it would be rather a long day.
Otherwise, we could stay overnight in a hotel, or make more of a break of it and take the ’van. You’ll have guessed that the latter option won, so it was then a case of finding a nearby site.
The Cud Life, at Killinghall, north of Harrogate, a former Camping & Caravanning Club CS, has recently become a licensed site, accommodating up to 15 units at any one time.
We arrived on a lovely sunny day, and it wasn’t long before we were sitting outside enjoying a cup of Yorkshire Tea (what else could we