Shepton Mallet/Wells 9 - 11 Sep

Camperex 2016 at the Bath and West showground in Shepton Mallet was our next target as a cheap stopover on the way to the West Country, plus we had always wanted to visit Wells. We also had  air suspension fitted on 7 Sep at UK Towbars in March as part of our uprate to 3.85 tonnes. More capacity for more wine!

The journey to the showground was a pig with huge delays on the M4 and A303 past Stonehenge. Eventually we arrived and went in search of a beer. The only bar open as part of the show was totally uninspiring - more like an overbright village hall serving fizzy lager and gassy beer - Yuk! We went back to the van and drank our own decent stuff.

The following day we caught the free bus into Wells, which is a charming little city. We had a large breakfast in Wetherspoons whilst waiting for the rain to ease, then wandered around the palace, cathedral and town hall.  On return to the showground we watched Dad's Army on a large inflatable screen, which was a much better option than going to play bingo in the terrible bar.  On Sunday we dossed around before heading off to the Clarks outlet village in Street on the Monday morning.

The Camperex show was pretty boring and not worth the visit, but the location was a good, cheap stopover and we did like Wells. 

Wells Town Hall

Bishop's Palace