Bank holiday weekend with no kids...it's off to Corfe Castle we go. This was to be our longest stay in the campervan since we bought it - three whole nights and we were so excited about it. We booked the Corfe Castle Camping and Caravanning Club site. It looked pretty in the pictures and it was somewhere we had never been before. When we arrived we were totally overwhelmed by the beauty of the place.
The site itself was quite small and hilly, our nicely secluded hard standing pitch was about half way up the hill but had been levelled out well and the weather was promising to be quite good so no need for the awning sides either. We just rolled out the awning, put the Cali topper and thermal windscreen on and we were ready to start our holiday.
The facilities were very clean and all contained in one block which was at the bottom of the hill so they were a bit of a walk from our pitch but as the campsite was quite small it wasn't too bad. Imagine our delight when the fish and chip van arrived at 6pm - it was just what we needed after the long drive and it was delicious.
We didn't get much of a lie in the next morning as the sun was shining and it seemed like too good an opportunity to go for a run and explore the area. The hills were quite challenging (it was a bit like running on the spot in some places) but the views made it worthwhile and hey, it's all good exercise!
We took the dogs for a walk up Bucknowle Hill which overlooked the campsite and the town of Corfe (and most of the surrounding areas) - we could see the sea from up there and it felt like we were on top of the world. Looking down at Corfe Castle was pretty spectacular as well and we noticed that there was a special Viking event happening there for the weekend. Great fun.
It took about 15 minutes to walk along the footpath into the town of Corfe from the campsite.
It is a lovely and very picturesque town and it was buzzing with lots of bank holiday activity including a beer and cider festival at The Greyhound Inn with live music. There were some lovely unique shops which we enjoyed browsing and a convenience store where you can purchase the essentials. Needless to say we parked ourselves at the beer festival for a few hours enjoying the atmosphere (and lunch!) and sampling the local ciders. When we went back the next day it was extremely busy so we tried a different pub and we weren't disappointed - it was called The Castle Inn and is well worth a visit. If you're feeling brave have a pint of Old Rosie cider in the lovely beer garden.
As usual we learned a bit more about our Cali and how best to enjoy it:
- You can strap the interior table to the headrest of the bench seat and turn it into an extra work-top, like this:
- We don't need to set up a 'base camp' when the weather is nice - it's perfectly acceptable to simply roll the awning out as and when you need it and not bother with the awning sides.
- It's nice to have the fridge stocked with lots of food and drink but it's also nice to appreciate the local food and drink and take advantage of the yummy fish and chip van (where available) and the pizza van (although we managed to restrain ourselves from that one!)
We really took our time, relaxed and enjoyed the camper van - we also met two other Cali owners at this site so it was nice to hear about their adventures. It was the perfect relaxing weekend we were hoping for and we would love to go back to this campsite and explore the surrounding area further.
It is a lovely and very picturesque town and it was buzzing with lots of bank holiday activity including a beer and cider festival at The Greyhound Inn with live music. There were some lovely unique shops which we enjoyed browsing and a convenience store where you can purchase the essentials. Needless to say we parked ourselves at the beer festival for a few hours enjoying the atmosphere (and lunch!) and sampling the local ciders. When we went back the next day it was extremely busy so we tried a different pub and we weren't disappointed - it was called The Castle Inn and is well worth a visit. If you're feeling brave have a pint of Old Rosie cider in the lovely beer garden.
As usual we learned a bit more about our Cali and how best to enjoy it:
- You can strap the interior table to the headrest of the bench seat and turn it into an extra work-top, like this:
- We don't need to set up a 'base camp' when the weather is nice - it's perfectly acceptable to simply roll the awning out as and when you need it and not bother with the awning sides.
- It's nice to have the fridge stocked with lots of food and drink but it's also nice to appreciate the local food and drink and take advantage of the yummy fish and chip van (where available) and the pizza van (although we managed to restrain ourselves from that one!)
We really took our time, relaxed and enjoyed the camper van - we also met two other Cali owners at this site so it was nice to hear about their adventures. It was the perfect relaxing weekend we were hoping for and we would love to go back to this campsite and explore the surrounding area further.
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