Western Motorhome Show Malvern 15 - 22 Aug 17

We quite enjoyed the Western Motorhome Show last year despite all the people dressing up as cowboys and Indians, so we set out for a few days in the wild west, stopping for a couple of nights on a Temporary Holiday Site in Chipping Norton. This was the first time we had used a THS and we were very impressed as it was cheap, well organised and in a lovely location. On Tuesday we scootered into Stow on the Wold (further than we thought) for a mooch around and to take a jacket back to Rohan. We stopped on the way back to look at Stow Rugby Club, which offers a field for camping at a very reasonable rate. What a stunning location! Certainly on our list for a future visit.

On Wednesday we walked into "Chippy" but, although nice, there ain't much to rush back for. 

Stow on the Wold

Stow on the Wold

Plenty of space on the THS

 On Thursday we packed up in the rain and headed off to Malvern, arriving in sunshine to pitch up with the Motorhome Fun crowd, and it was very nice to meet up with old friends. On Friday we walked around the show and bought some more microfibre towels from Giso (highly recommend these towels - they are brilliant). On Saturday we scootered into Malvern and bought lots of groceries in the incredibly slow and inefficiently manned Waitrose. In the evening it was Polly's 80th birthday bash, which was an excellent evening even if we did suffer the following morning, so Sunday was a very quiet day. 

Malvern, pitching up with the usual crowd

View of the show from the Malvern Hills

Malvern water, free on tap - Buxton Water on sale in W H Smith for £1.69 a bottle!

Enigmatic statue of Sir Edward Elgar

 Monday we headed the short distance to the excellent BriarFields campsite, just outside Cheltenham, where we pitched up and then scootered into Gloucester. We weren't impressed with Gloucester. The roads are atrocious, the parking awful with non-existent signing, the locals "odd" to say the least, but the docks and Cathedral are lovely.

Gloucester Docks

Gloucester Haute Couture