[Closed] So much for our Easter Weekend plans...

Heading to the South West, eh?

Me Too-cancelled our trip away in the caravan to East Sussex today as Caravan Club require 3 days notice-may try & rebook if weather improves but looking grim. Normally the first trip out at Easter but it seems much more hit & miss in recent years.

I'll be on an plane fora large swathe of the Easter weekend. And not for a holiday. 🙁

Perhaps all the people who would have been stuck behind you, pootling along at 25mph, all got together and prayed for a return of winter 😉

Well I'd be heading west or south, but there's an Atlantic front coming in from the SW and when these hit cold air it's mostly the SW and Wales that get it. So I might not be able to get the caravan home 🙂

Piss off binners.

We have a B&B booked in Peebles for the Easter WE, to ride Glentress etc, only OH just came down a resurgence the of the flu like virus she thought she'd just shaken off. Can see another WE of DIY coming up......

We were supposed to be away all last week in our caravan at the CC site at Scarborough.Cancelled with a day to go so the warden was not impressed but the forecast was pretty bad and turned out that way.
Rebooked for the 2nd week in April thinking that this bad weather just can't continue.

CaptainFlashheart - Member

I'll be on an plane fora large swathe of the Easter weekend. And not for a holiday.

In my little world, being on a plane IS a holiday...

Due to be in Afan ...

Not when you're slumming it in Premium Economy on a long haul, on a weekend, a bank holiday weekend as well. 🙁

holiday cottage booked in Tomintoul - y'know, that road that's been shut best part of the past week...... 😯

in a similar glentress situation for Easter weekend, watching forecast but not looking good. delaying decision for as long as possible...gotta have hope

There was a bit of snow last Easter at Glentress, but I think the trails will be much worse this year!

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I'm going to wait til the last minute before phoning around caravan sites. I can't imagine they're going to be all that busy 🙂

We're in the same boat. Nice Hotel booked in Harrogate for the weekend. Already paid for. We have to make a decision before Wednesday to cancel or not, to get the money refunded. The forecast says snow, snow, snow and more snow all week up there. Arse-biscuits!!! I was looking forward to that too 🙁

Yep, I'd booked a couple of days off work with the intention of takng the 'van up to glentress for a long weekend. Might push that back till May I think

Just cancelled first trip to Coed Y Brenin.. didn't fancy camping in this weather. But will most likely still have a stab at Glentress this weekend and possible Glenshee..

CYB was riding fine at the weekend, just a bit of ice & snow at higher levels, Dolgellau had no snow at ground level.

I don't care what the weather's like, 'cos it's my birthday on Sunday 🙂

Riding Berwick-Edinburgh coasts and castles Sustrans route
Do I, don't I?

holiday cottage booked in Tomintoul - y'know, that road that's been shut best part of the past week......

This was them clearing that road yesterday, you'll be fine 😉
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Is that the date of your [i]actual[/i] birthday though? I thought that was a few months earlier and Sunday was the date of your ... well.... your second coming?

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Were in the same boat, got a site booked near Lancaster but weathers not looking to promising, especially as we've got 5 young kids in our party. Caravans currently stored at my father in laws farm and all covered up but he says it'll need digging out cos of some major snow driftage!. Not been for a look yet as we can't get up the lane!.

Campsite cancelled here too, now looking for a last minute longhaul flight to somewhere warm - Dubai maybe. I cannot take this weather any longer - clearly getting soft

surroundedbyhills - Member
Just cancelled first trip to Coed Y Brenin..

scruff - Member
CYB was riding fine at the weekend, just a bit of ice & snow at higher levels

Its the camping bit that's put us all off 😳

i'm the the far sw, few miles from lands end, and i can tell you that although there is no snow it is really cold here. been getting colder all day, its now just over 3deg not counting for windchill.

infact, for west cornwall it would actually be an exceptional and really cold winters day... and its the end of march!

Gorra Cabin Booked up near CYB was going landeglla friday no hope, Antur on Saturday (Some Hope) CYB Sunday looks ok and Mach Monday (Moved to friday) .. Gonna be bloody cold I tell you that .. bet i come back with a cold ! !!!

I'm going down to suffolk to visit my mate who's just bought a new house. That county is [s]sh[/s] terrible for cyclists because it has absolutely bugger all hills. If weather's ok we're gonna go for a 50 miler on 2 wheels and if it's bad we're gonna catch a bus out somewhere rural about 15 miles and walk back, visiting a hostelry every 3 or 4 miles on the way back. Either way I'm very much looking fwd to it. 😀

Yip, I'm in a similar boat. Kids off school for a fortnight so we went to our caravan on Friday night. Water feed pipe was fully frozen (I'd drained down the system so no problems my side of the valve) and it also looks like the gas regulator valve has moisture in and has frozen, so no cooking/ boiler etc.

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I ended up flushing the toilet with a bucket of water from the river, a very cold experience.

Ended up coming home on Saturday. I too am watching the forecast with interest, hopefully we can get up after this weekend for a few days.

To sour things a bit more, the wife has suggested if the weather doesn't get any better, then I fit the new bathroom suite instead!

Glorious sunshine here in the Highlands 🙂

😀 @Swavis - s'alright, I've got a BMW and the cottage is a mile up a farm track - nae bother 🙂

Anyone else expecting this to be a "my car's broken down" thread?

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Last Easter, we were camping in the Lakes in a new tent. The tent leaked on the first night and the following night was forecast to be -2 and snowing so we retreated home.

This Easter, we're booked to go camping in the Lakes :/

Anyone else expecting this to be a "my car's broken down" thread?

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Sort of - I was trying to remember who it was that was determined to bravely be an idiot

We've now cancelled our B&B in Peebles as the OH has come down with a chest infection, so there is a lovely double room going spare at a very nice B&B here: http://www.castlehill-knowe.co.uk/

Real shame as I've stayed there at Easter for the last 10 or so years!

Also booked (pod) camping in the lakes over the bank holiday. There's no such thing as bad weather etc but its a bit less fun in the freezing cold and wet with kids!
Just cancelled 😳

Hmm.. no more snow forecast for the weekend, just cold but dry. We might be still on after all.

Was heading to Aston Hill race, except the Hill is still totally frozen with no let-up in sight.