Peak Railway, Rowsley, Derbyshire 2010

This weekend we went further afield ( being a bank Holiday ) to the Peak Railway in Rowsley, Derbyshire.

A Beautiful location on the A6 between Matlock and Bakewell.

This was our first trip with the newly formed Motor Roamers. Although this is a new group, it was all the old faces from previous encounters. Great bunch , Good company.

Zoe had managed to get us parked in the Station car park so the steam trains were running within yards of the Motorhomes all day. A fantastic sight and completely operated by local volunteers.




We took the motorbike and managed to dodge most of the rain and get a run to Glossop via the Snake Pass , then back via the Woodhead Pass. Excellent biking roads, but lots of speed traps.

As part of our site fees we also got a ride to Matlock on the steam train. Beautiful town.

In the evening the club pub ( tent ) was opened and the socialising went on until the early hours.

On Sunday we had a group breakfast.

The weekend weather was kinder than had been predicted and on the Monday Pat and I went on the Bike to Matlock Bath, a very picturesque riverside Spa town .

It was great to see such enthusiasm for Trains and nostalgia..

The celebrity Peter Waterman opened the line on the Saturday. Apparantly he is train mad.

Battlesbridge, Essex. 2010

This weekend we decided to go more locally and met up with the East Essex District Association of the Camping and Caravan Club.

We discovered that this group are extremely active and have most of their meets within about 40 miles from home , so ideal for the weekend .

We went with our good friends Dane and Hazel and on the Saturday we went to Heybridge Basin for a walk and a bit of bird spotting.

Rachael and Dave joined us for a BBQ on the Saturday night

The group were very friendly and welcoming.