Daily mileage when touring

Kasspa replied on 20/01/2020 23:15

Posted on 20/01/2020 23:15

Good evening & sorry if this question has been asked before but what is the average mileage people do daily when touring the UK given that time will be spent stopping to take in the views on a scenic drive?

Due to pick up our first motorhome within the next 2 weeks & planning a trip with ideas from 'Take the Slow Road' of England & Wales.

New to the club but do belong to a car club & used to planning trips in the UK & Europe but this is a totally different experience.....

Many thanks in anticipation,

Paul (Kasspa)

 

peedee replied on 24/01/2020 10:23

Posted on 24/01/2020 10:23

As a one time residence of that area and a frequent visitor ever since, I wouldn't even take a panel van along the B3306 between St Just and St Ives unless it was a very small one!

If you wanted a scenic detour on the way to Tintagel take the B3301 from Hayle to Portreath and then back to the A30 on the B3300 joining it at Redruth. That is doable with all but the largest of motorhomes and there are plenty of stopping places on route. You see plenty of motorhomes parked on the cliff tops.

peedee

Takethedogalong replied on 24/01/2020 11:25

Posted on 24/01/2020 11:25

I knew that road would come up! 😁 It is a fabulous drive, but very very tight in places. Even confident drivers will have a few problems, because you can guarantee the one coming the other way won’t be good at reversing😂 We do recall buses, (double decker topless ones) doing it, but it is seriously tight in places, and taking your multi thousand pound pride and joy around it is another matter! The stretch from St Ives to St Just is the narrowest bit, and if you detour down to take in Sennen as well, then it’s gets even more interesting! Granite is seriously unforgiving. You can reach great view points and pull ins along it from St Ives, and from Penzance the other way. It’s those few miles where it twists and turns, runs through farms where it’s “interesting”😱

Its the route for Grand Depart of Tour of Britain in September. We are hoping to get our Caravan sorted so that we can use Jeep along those roads, cos I don’t think we would get all the way in our MH.

replied on 24/01/2020 11:37

Posted on 24/01/2020 11:37

I think it was in Cornwall where, a few years ago I stopped our X-Trail hard up to the nearside hedge to let a cyclist by from the opposite direction.It was too tight and he had to put his bike on top of the low broad hedge on ny offside and press himself back into the hedge. I edged past thanking him and leaning out to ensure that I missed his toes by a few inches. 

Takethedogalong replied on 24/01/2020 15:14

Posted on 24/01/2020 15:14

Lots of places like that indeed ET. We used to drive from a place called Bodinnick to Lerryn close to River Fowey. We had to put wing mirrors in both sides to get down some of route. Granite walls either side, gorgeous Cornish style. That was in a LR Defender. No chance in anything wider. 90 degree bends as well!  Lanes usually start off quite reasonable, then you get deeper in and things get tighter......and tighter!😁 It’s all part of the fun though, we love it. Dartmoor can be very tight as well if you stray from the main roads. We got off near Ashburton one time with MH with millimetres to spare😱

replied on 24/01/2020 15:19

Posted on 24/01/2020 15:19

Lots of places like that indeed ET. 

I did feel a tad guilty as I could not even open the door to get out and help.

Takethedogalong replied on 24/01/2020 15:54

Posted on 24/01/2020 15:54

We had similar with a big flock of sheep on Dartmoor. Sheep don’t reverse😂 All we could do was sit tight, windows up, engine off and let the little blighters wriggle past. We don’t take on bullocks though, they tend to take few prisoners and can do a lot of damage. It’s reverse or suffer....... Then there is the hold up know as a pig in a bucket, taking a ride out, highly amusing. Or the hedge thrashers that cover you in brashings and spiky bits, not so amusing. They are a September special, but at least after you can see the granite bits sticking out better😂

We love Cornish roads😁

replied on 24/01/2020 16:23

Posted on 24/01/2020 16:23

We had a herd of Highland cattle on a narrow road in Scotland. I certainly gave them right of way!

Kasspa replied on 25/01/2020 00:42

Posted on 24/01/2020 10:23 by peedee

As a one time residence of that area and a frequent visitor ever since, I wouldn't even take a panel van along the B3306 between St Just and St Ives unless it was a very small one!

If you wanted a scenic detour on the way to Tintagel take the B3301 from Hayle to Portreath and then back to the A30 on the B3300 joining it at Redruth. That is doable with all but the largest of motorhomes and there are plenty of stopping places on route. You see plenty of motorhomes parked on the cliff tops.

peedee

Posted on 25/01/2020 00:42

Considering everyone's views, I will probably give the 3306 a miss then & have a look at your suggestion peedee…..

Many thanks all

replied on 25/01/2020 01:35

Posted on 22/01/2020 00:21 by Kasspa

We want to do a mix of touring & stays.... revisit old campsites & go to places we never got to when the kids were young when camping.

So have scheduled a trip after returning from IOW for 2 & 3 night stays to cover Dorset, Devon & Cornwall in a circular-ish route..... without backtracking on myself, well that's the plan!

Thanks to all who have contributed to my OP, I guess it was always going to be open for debate.

We have purchased a Mileo 243, not quite as big as that red thing I used to drive for 20 years in London, so hopefully manageable wink.....

Once again thanks for all your replies.

Posted on 25/01/2020 01:35

 At 7m long and 2.3m wide it is not going to fit your average 2.5 by 5.5 car park bay too well

cyberyacht replied on 25/01/2020 08:11

Posted on 24/01/2020 16:23 by

We had a herd of Highland cattle on a narrow road in Scotland. I certainly gave them right of way!

Posted on 25/01/2020 08:11

Horns of a dilemma then.

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