Overnight stop off M4 / M5 ?

[hollypop1]

Hello all, travelling down to Devon From Essex area early August. Travelling on a Friday evening, Anyone advise somehere as an overnight stop. Nothing special needed, I do have a 2 and 5 year old.

Thanks Kim.

 

[hollypop1]

any ideas anyone ?, thanks.

 

[RayS]

Which route do you plan to use ? If M4 / M5 then i guess a motorway service area but this won't be conducive to much rest. the only CC site I can think of close to the route is at Wellington just south of Taunton.

If M3 / A303 then the nearerst to route CC site is probaly Lobscome Corner on the Salsibury road south of Andover. this would not be too much out of the way and should be relatively peaceful, but I suggest you will need to book either site well in advance.

Further down the A303 there is a park at Sparkford very conveniently placed - next to the Sparkford Inn. sorry i don't know the exact name. Again you would need to book

 

[wends64]

Plenty of CL on way but as its August they may not do one night stops and will get booked up.

Do you have to travel Friday night? Presumably its to miss the traffic.

We go to Cornwall every August for last 10 years. For last 8 we have left home 4.00am (ish) on saturday morning, stop at Exeter for breakfast (either service station or tesco store) and get to Cornwall site at around check in time. get the caravan set up and off to beach or attraction by lunchtime. If the pitch has not yet been vacated, we leave the caravan in the site car park and go off, get back late afternoon and set it up then.

We usually put the car on the road the night before with caravan locked onto back and everything packed, my hubby makes some sandwiches, drinks and snacks whilst I go to bed around 9pm. get up around 3.30am, used to carry the kids to the car still in pyjamas and asleep but now they are older and wake up and get dressed. I drive and most times everyone else is asleep again within 10 minutes. When we stop at Exeter they jump in the caravan and get dressed, clean teeth. My children now 17, 15 and 9 so more likely to be awake now, but its easy to do and you get an extra day's useable holiday for your money.

hope that helps

Wendy