In this video, I head for a last minute trip to Burrs Country Park CAMC site in Bury. After a walk and a pint on the first day I head into Manchester for a day of filming for my other channel Locoshed1977.
New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 14. Blackpool Illuminations Tour
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A second video from our recent Blackpool trip. On the second full day there we walked back into Blackpool and headed to the Pleasure Beach where we took the Illuminations Tour on the vintage 'train' tram.
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New Video: Barrel Burning Madness in Devon
In this video I head to Devon and the town of Ottery St Mary for their bizarre and dangerous annual tradition - the Tar Barrel Festival.
Barrels are filled with tar, set alight and then the local residents run around the streets of the town with them burning fiercely.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 13. Blackpool
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We into Blackpool and take a ride on the heritage tram coastal tour.
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Blackpool Heritage Trams
We did two trips on the Blackpool trip using Blackpool Heritage Trams. Both were great value.
The first was the Coastal Tour from Blackpool North Pier to Fleetwood and return. The trip was non-stop with about 45 minutes in Fleetwood. The tram was a 1930s 'balloon'. Around £8 return.
The second was the Illuminations Tour from Pleasure Beach to Bispham and return. It covered the full stretch of the lights without the need to be stuck in traffic, wrestling with crowds on the service trams, or further pounding the streets. Around £11 return. Highly recommended.
Video to follow.
Blackpool South CAMC Site
We didn't manage a September trip due to unforeseen circumstances, but we made up for it with a cracking trip to Blackpool and a stay at the Caravan and Motorhome Club Blackpool South campsite. About 3 miles outside the town, everything was walk-able within just over an hour. The weather held off mostly and besides the sea air there was time for amusements, chips, tram rides and the illuminations.
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Sunday Lunch on the East Lancashire Railway
Some pics from the Sunday lunch dining train. The food was delicious and the whole day was great value for money.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 12. Lunching on the East Lancashire Railway
In this video we continue our stay at a sun-drenched Burrs Country Park CAMC site and head to the East Lancashire Railway. There's a station at Burrs for the short hop down to Bury Bolton Street station where we joined the Sunday lunch dining train.
The food was excellent, the carriages beautifully turned out and the staff were excellent. A warm day for it with us being on the 'sunny' side of the train but it was summer after all.
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Bury Transport Museum
A few snaps from the Bury Transport Museum that we visited in the latest video.
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There are some interesting exhibits with 60009 Union of South Africa the stand-out attraction.
Well worth £5 and an hour of your time if you're in the area, and with Gift Aid, you get a 12 month pass for repeat visits.
New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 11. Summer Holiday in Bury
In this video we head to Burrs Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Site near Bury for a 4 day summer staycation.
On a baking hot day we head into Bury and have a quick look at the Bury Transport Museum before heading to Bury Market and then stopping off for a pint before getting an Uber back to the campsite for Cadac time.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 10. Relaxing at Beechwood Grange + BOULES
In this video we continue our stay at Beechwood Grange CAMC site near York.
After a busy day in York city centre the previous day, we relax on site in the lovely weather, play boules and fire up the cadac.
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New Video: Haligonians 2. Exploring Halifax's Lost Canal
In this video on my main channel I explore the Halifax arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, or at least the little of what is left of it.
I start the journey at the Nestle factory near Halifax railway station and head to Salterhebble, seeing what I can find along the way.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 9. York Beechwood Grange CAMC Site
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In this video, we head to York Beechwood Grange Caravan and Motorhome Club site , located to the north-east of the city, close to the ring road.
We set up, then on a glorious day we walk down to Monks Cross Shopping Centre to pick up the park and ride into York. We have a walk around the walls, mosey through the streets and then head for a pint.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 8. Day Trip to Lancaster
In this short video we take a journey along the 'Bentham Line' to Lancaster for a day walking round the city and lunch with our nephew before coming back to Bentham for supplies and a pint.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 7. Arriving at Bentham Riverside Caravan Park
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In this video we go to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and the village of High Bentham where we spend a few nights at the Riverside Caravan Park.
We take a walk down the river to Low Bentham and call in for a pint on the way back.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 6. A Cycle Down the Rochdale Canal
In this video we cycle along the Rochdale Canal from Hebden Bridge Caravan and Motorhome Club site at Cragg Vale, joining the canal in Mytholmroyd.
It might not be for everyone as it is extended GoPro footage from the handlebars, but for those not familiar with the area, hopefully it showcases the lovely stretch of the Calder Valley between Mytholmroyd and Todmorden, where we had a coffee and turned round.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 5. Cragg Vale Coiners Walk
In this video we return to the Hebden Bridge Caravan and Motorhome Club site in Cragg Vale, just outside Mytholmroyd.
One of the reasons for going was to walk the Cragg vale Coiners' Walk, a circular route taking in the history and locations of the Cragg Vale coiners, a notorious counterfeiting gang from the late seventeenth century.
And of course, afterwards we stopped for a pint!
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 4. A Trip to Bury Market
In this video we continue our stay at Burrs Country Park CAMC site and walk into Bury to visit the famous Bury Market before heading back to fire up the Cadac for the first time.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 3. A Day Trip to Manchester
In this video we visit Manchester on a glorious Spring day with an alfresco lunch and a couple of beers in the Northern Quarter.
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New Video: Moving Swift-ly On 2. Arriving at Burrs Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
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In glorious early Spring weather, we head out for the first proper trip of 2022 and go just across the Pennines to Burrs Country park CAMC site near Bury, Greater Manchester.
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