The December issue includes a review of the Conkers Camping and Caravanning Club site written by a reader who lives locally to the site for which they received £50.No problem there, however, if you plan to visit the site on the strength of the review beware it is not as stated in the heart of the Peak District National Park in fact it is 28 mile from the edge of said park and many more miles from its heart.It is however much nearer to the heart of the National Forest.
Do you know where you are?
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Without casting any aspertions on the reviewer of the Conkers site, I believe it illustrates what has become more and more evident in recent years. That is that people haven't a clue about about geographic locations including places in the UK.
On TV quiz shows there are frequently questions about locations such as "In what county is Dartmoor ?" Answer "Yorkshire" . Almost invariably contestants, usually in the under 40 age bracket, give the wrong answer or 'pass'. A classic was asked of me by a girl at work. "Which way do I go on the M1 to get to Cornwall (from near Derby)?
Is geography of the standard that we were taught at school now a thing of the past ? 50 years ago, in my early teens, I could quite easily and pretty accurately draw a map of the British Isles and mark many of the major towns and cities. I bet this can't be done by most of today's teenagers.
JohnM
On TV quiz shows there are frequently questions about locations such as "In what county is Dartmoor ?" Answer "Yorkshire" . Almost invariably contestants, usually in the under 40 age bracket, give the wrong answer or 'pass'. A classic was asked of me by a girl at work. "Which way do I go on the M1 to get to Cornwall (from near Derby)?
Is geography of the standard that we were taught at school now a thing of the past ? 50 years ago, in my early teens, I could quite easily and pretty accurately draw a map of the British Isles and mark many of the major towns and cities. I bet this can't be done by most of today's teenagers.
JohnM
JohnM, you are absolutely right, My son recently said I don't carry a map now I have a sat nav.... Oh Dear, I said.
Recently I was talking to a lorry driver who told one of his younger colleagues using a sat nav went to Saint Helens in Merseyside instead of Theddlethorpe Saint Helens a village on the Lincolnshire coast.
The map still has a place in my car.
Recently I was talking to a lorry driver who told one of his younger colleagues using a sat nav went to Saint Helens in Merseyside instead of Theddlethorpe Saint Helens a village on the Lincolnshire coast.
The map still has a place in my car.
You have to remember when making comparisons with the young, how much did you learn at School and how much have you stored by using the roads system for 30 or 40 years ??. For most of us we didn't learn that much at school we aquired the knowledge over many many years.
Geography was a standard school subject at my school. We learnt about Counties and Ordnance Survey Maps. We had an Atlas that had different colours for each County.
The OS maps were great and I still use them today.
Gumbo however makes a very valid point that knowledge comes with age .
Cheers
Dustydog
The OS maps were great and I still use them today.
Gumbo however makes a very valid point that knowledge comes with age .
Cheers
Dustydog
In October we were talking to a couple walking their dog and the man asked where we were from.
I told him Hereford.
"Is that it Gloucestershire" he enquired.
"No, Herefordshire" I replied.
Poor man, I felt sorry for him because you could sense his embarrassment.
I told him Hereford.
"Is that it Gloucestershire" he enquired.
"No, Herefordshire" I replied.
Poor man, I felt sorry for him because you could sense his embarrassment.
people tend to stay around there area ,and just hop on plane and go to another country ,i was a bit like that myself , and then 15 years ago i bought my first caravan , now i travel a lot more in my own country ,and i really take an interest in different towns and villages ,a lot of people turn up on sites with there kids and just stay on site ,never venturing further than the park gate ,then its straight home ,kids dont even know where they have been
I hear what you all say and agree that geography knowledge these days is not what it was but in this case the writers of the review live near to the site so you would expect them to know that they are not anywhere near to the Peak District National Park.
My main concern was (especially given what has been written here) is that folks from well out of the area could read the review and book thinking that they will be in the Peak District National Park.
My main concern was (especially given what has been written here) is that folks from well out of the area could read the review and book thinking that they will be in the Peak District National Park.
A caravanning friend of mine has returned from the 'Haloween' event and was a little less than impressed with the event not least with the Ghost train that true to its name never appeared as it kept breaking down.
Why is the question always addressed to schools?
Our children have a pretty good idea of geography partly because we had big maps on the wall of Great Britain, Europe and the world. Pins all over them denoting places they had seen on telly, places friends or they had been.
We also have household items with labels naming the item in English, French, German and Spanish.
Learning starts at home.
Our children have a pretty good idea of geography partly because we had big maps on the wall of Great Britain, Europe and the world. Pins all over them denoting places they had seen on telly, places friends or they had been.
We also have household items with labels naming the item in English, French, German and Spanish.
Learning starts at home.
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