Ark Motorhome Adventures

Lots going on in our family recently, hence the lack of motorhome adventures to report on. But it hasn’t gone unused.

10^th July 2026 – 12^th July 2026

In early July we took it to Barmouth for a long weekend to celebrate Mom’s 84^th birthday. We didn’t use a touring site as we parked it on Mom’s driveway, so no reviews from that trip, although it was a lovely weekend with great weather and a chance to catch up with family and friends. Not to mention a sneaky round of golf at Royal St Davids.

22^nd July 2026 – 24^th July 2026

Later on in July, daughter number 3 got married. They chose a fantastic venue around Kirkby Stephen in the Lake district. It was called Eden Barn and we used the motorhome to transport the flowers and outdoor games to the venue. Again, no touring site review today because we stayed at the wedding venues sister hotel The Wildings just down the road. I’ve added some photos below. What a superb day. The preparation, the venue and event itself could not have been better. Two down, one to go.

Here are a few photos :

1^st August 2026 – 5^th August 2026

After all of the excitement of the wedding, we needed a few days away. So with very little preparation we booked a couple of nights at Wirral Country Park Club Campsite. We had stayed there before (link here) and were eager to return in the sunshine as last time was March. We were not disappointed. This time we enjoyed Pitch 9 with a superb view over the Dee estuary and the coast of north Wales. As well as being situated right on the coast the site is also adjacent to Wirral Country Park. For us this was perfect as it provided so many options for walking with Mac, without needing to move the motorhome. Unfortunately the site could only accommodate us for 2 nights as it was fully booked so we needed to find somewhere else.

There was a cooler weather front coming in from the northwest, we looked for sites between the Wirral and home. We found this private site near Northwich – Blakemere Holiday Park. The facilities here were first class although the fully serviced pitch was expensive at roughly £50 per night but this is high season during an exceptional British summer. The added interest that drew us to this site was the crafting village next door. Well worth a few hours of wondering around with local food and beer available.

On the same theme and not that far away is Dagfields Crafts and Antiques Centre. This is where Johny Vegus has a crafting unit and spends most weekends. It’s a bigger version of Blakemere Village and specialises in antiques and memorabilia. We spent a very pleasurable few hours wondering through the many shops identifying items that were once so familiar in our youth. From long lost and forgotten toys, to furniture and items owned by parents and grandparents that haven’t been seen for decades.

Round trip distance 164 miles according to google maps.