Whilton to Sandringham - 19th Feb ‘20

This one is a short one ... 3 nights with the grandkids in North Norfolk. Brunnehilda is officially a 3 berth (2 big ones and 2 little ones at a push) but 2 big ones and 3 little ones puts her officially into “overcrowded” mode.

Coupled with the fact that it will be Bella that joins us this time, not her big sister Isabella - it’s going to be a cramped couple of days! Never mind it’s not as if the forecast is for 3 days of heavy rain ... oh darn it, it seems it is!!

We left Whilton at 11am. One slight disaster- the extended wing mirrors had rusted up and we couldn’t budge them! We swung into Venture caravans on the A5 and £30 later we were safe and legal!

We had one aborted stop at a services (no real facilities for vans) so we just pressed on, stuffed ourselves on crisps and chocolate and arrived at Sandringham soon after 2.

It’s a really nice, well kept site. Based on the edge of the Royal Estate, it’s about 2/3rds full. The pitches are nice and roomy and the one we have is particularly flat.

Charlie and the Twinnies had a run about in the drizzle and Kim and I started the set up! All went ok but I have to say putting Bella up in the Norfolk February freezing drizzle is not an enjoyable experience! It took about 90 mins and when complete I was knackered and soaked through.

At about 5.15pm we headed off to the nearest town - Kings Lynn, about 5 miles away. We parked up near the centre - it was a lot bigger than I remembered!

Charlie was keen to track down a fair that was lighting up the nights sky. We found it soon enough - it was huge, taking up the entire large centre square. I’m not a huge fan of fairs but they are particularly depressing places on a cold wet evening! Charlie and I went on a couple of rides, the Twinnies experience was little less high octane! Anyway £20+ and 15 mins later we were heading out via the Churros van.

We wanted to find the Burger King restaurant for tea but that was shut so we headed off to the high dining establishment that is McDonalds!

Home via Asda to stock up on provisions and DVDs! We were all in bed by 9pm. The boys watching the new Spider-Man movie, Kim and I drinking tea with books and blogs!

It’s stopped raining now, it’s just damp (and cold)! Thankfully Brunnehilda is nice and toasty - albeit a little cramped. Well tomorrow is another day - we go again ...

Interesting historical fact (courtesy of Mrs Pitts) ... Kings Lynn was called Bishops Lynn before Henrys dissolution of monasteries.