{"id":28104,"date":"2022-06-11T05:16:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=28104"},"modified":"2023-01-27T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:37:39","slug":"york-day-1-england-%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=28104","title":{"rendered":"York (Day 1), England \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 9th June 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 100 kms from Skipton to York, Yorkshire. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: York <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Caravan + Motorhome Club, York, \u00a351 pn, N53.95100, W01.07940 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 15 days @ \u20ac142 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having had a wonderful visit to Skipton a quite evening in the Hymer was just what I needed. We were asleep by 9pm but the bird\u2019s singing at ten past four was something I could have done without. Managed to have a bit of a broken kip till coffee time at 8am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam has found a pool at the leasure centre on the edge of Skipton, she\u2019s keen for a swim so we head down there and find a spot in the car-park. It cost 60p an hour for parking at the leasure centre (for fuck sake). As I cannot swim, I stand guard next to the Hymer looking for marauding parking officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway Pam enjoys her swim. There are several other people swimming but none can actually swim, she tells everyone she\u2019s Dawn Frazer much younger sister and leaves them in her wake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The drive across Yorkshire is very scenic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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But its all single lane and very slow through Harrowgate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The York City Gate doesn\u2019t look motorhome friendly, so we turn right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arriving in York, we check into the C+M Club site at precisely 1 pm, because the rules state you cannot check-in till precisely 1 pm. I hate these places and their autocratic rules. Being a short 10 minute walk to the old city it\u2019s well located and popular. There are almost 100 sites and it\u2019s full over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The days of backing your caravan into a spot are done. They seemed to be all self parking with the owner walking along side with a remote control. Not as much fun as having a drink whilst you watch some Joker jack-knife his van or ignoring his wife\u2019s frantic arm waving before backing over the tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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