Tapp's Travels

Leaving Penrith we hesitated at the Tebay Services for one of their famously, superb breakfasts.  It seems a contradiction of terms.  “Motorway services” and “superb breakfasts” don’t normally feature in the same sentence – and very rarely even in the…

Scenically, the Lake District is as lovely as ever.  But we have noticed some marked changes.  In many ways, the area is a victim of its own success.  Probably much exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Everyone is out to recoup…

Well, after a week with no significant Internet connection and no phone coverage, we are back in the connected world.  Not that that’s a great advantage in many ways! We continued our busy time in Northumberland.  One day we visited…

I doubt it, but we’ll have a good try!  In fact our friends from Chieveley, Barry and Sybil, came for a full day’s guided tour.  Last year on the Isle of Wight, Barry had proudly shown us all the houses…

We’ve almost collected the full set of Running Fox bakeries and coffee shops!  Fabulous coffee & scones at Longframlington, coffee & Bakewell Tart (this needs to be made Lauren’s next mission!) on the tiny, sunny terrace outside the Felton branch…

The day we left Yorkshire was another windy day for towing – and when we got here, putting up the awning was a real adventure! Still, we are now in Glenda’s home county.  So far, on the wildlife front, we…

Northallerton is just a couple of miles south of our campsite.  Some residents here like to show off their motors! Totally reflective copper colour.  If you look really closely you can see it’s a sort of selfie … We entertained…

There’s so much to do around Sawdon!  We need another fortnight – at least!  We had another foray onto the Moors proper to visit Falling Foss.  This is a surprisingly impressive waterfall on the May Beck. Conveniently adjacent, is Midge…

Well, this is novel!  No ferries to miss.  No Google translate.  No funny money!  But no cheap coffees either!  … and lots of traffic and crowded supermarkets. The caravan is mended and all appears to be working.  However, two days…