Once again, I drove down to a site near a station where Debs could travel to straight from work - Brakes Coppice Farm, near Battle in Sussex. This a great little site - quiet, picturesque and close to the station. I took the train into Battle for a mooch around and ended up catching the same train that Debs was on back to Crowhurst, and we then enjoyed a pleasant evening in the bus with a glass or two of wine. On Friday we packed up and made the short drive to the Carr Taylor vineyard where we had a very pleasant few hours on a tour, tasting and lunch and then settled down for the afternoon to enjoy a very nice bottle of their sparkling rose "not allowed to call it champagne". There is a lot to be said for English wine as they have improved no end over the years and the wines produced here are no exception. Delicious! Aided by Bacchus we had a good night's kip in the silent vineyard.
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On Saturday we were up and out early to head to the National Trust Bodiam Castle and had a very interesting pootle around, followed by lunch in the car park before moving on to our next site - Park Farm Camping near Bodiam. What a place! Certainly not what we are used to! Huge fields packed full of tents pitched haphazardly, with open fires actively encouraged and about 5 loos for the large numbers of campers. With all the fires it was like camping on an Indian Reservation. We went for a walk along the river back to Bodiam and had a nice meal in the pub before heading back to the reservation to sit outside the bus drinking wine and people watch.
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On Sunday we headed home via Sissinghurst Castle and ended up buying a set of garden furniture which we somehow managed to load into the bus for the journey home.
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