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Christmas And New Year At Sandringham

We arrived at Sandringham the week before Christmas on a grey foggy day and received a very warm welcome from Mark and Steve. It was our third visit to this peaceful site which is situated in woodland and is well maintained by wardens Mark & Steve, Deb and Steve and extended with winter wardens Sal & Steve. That's a lot of Steve's! This was our first Christmas here and a lot of effort had been put into making it look festive. There were tasteful lights in the trees at the site entrance, around the reception building and several other features on the site. Many caravans and motorhomes (including us) also had lights and decorations which looked really pretty during the dark evenings. There was a social party hosted by the wardens on Christmas eve and new year's eve which was really nice. It gave an opportunity to meet up with fellow visitors and a rare chance to see the wardens glammed up in their best clothes. Music was provided by DJ's Corner Steady Steve and the The Awesome Elsan Man. Deb and Sal gave energetic encouragement to those who wished to dance but I declined. To me, body popping is the noise that my joints make when I get up in the morning. On Christmas day we had a bright frosty walk through the woods to Sandringham church and saw the royals attending the morning service, quite a spectacle. We returned to our cosy caravan and had Christmas dinner making it a very special day to be touring. Although winter there was stil plenty to see and do in the area. Some enjoyable winter walks on the beaches gave a different perspective on what we had experienced earlier in the year and visiting towns in the area gave an opportunity to see the festive decorations. How to sum up our visit this time? A lovely spacious site in a great location. We will be returning in the summer and have already booked next Christmas and new year. If you haven't been to this site I recommend that you give it a try, it's maintained to a high standard and you will be made very welcome.

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EMAS replied on 07/01/2020 20:12

Posted on 07/01/2020 20:12

Hi Bartonians, we were also at Sandringham over Christmas and like you really enjoyed our stay. This was our second Christmas visit an fully intended to go again this year.

Question for you ... you were lucky to get in to see the Royals, what time did you leave the site? We went last year, leaving about 8.30 and weren’t lucky enough to get anywhere near. We didn’t bother this year as we felt we would have had to leave at 7.00am then stand around in the cold for hours.  Perhaps we should try again next year.

We went to Hunstanton instead and watched the charity Xmas day swim, 200 hardy souls braving the water.

Maybe we will meet next year.

Bartonians replied on 08/01/2020 11:21

Posted on 08/01/2020 11:21

Hi EMAS, thanks for your reply. We heard that last year was difficult to see the royals and also told we may end up stuck in a queue in the car which is why we opted to walk. We left site about 08.40 and walked instead. There was a long queue outside the gates which waited about an hour before the gates were opened and everyone got in. I was told that on one occasion (last year?) there were so many people that not all were able to go into the viewing paddock. If you aren’t allowed through the gates it would be worth standing alongside the road to the entrance and see the queen arrive in her car, she doesn’t do a walkabout. The rest of the royal party walk through the grounds, not the road. We stood behind the rope barrier in the paddock and the royals passed just a few feet in front of us chatting to the crowd and accepting gifts, they were very close! As things went this year there would have been no problem going by car but it was a nice walk through the woods and took about 40 minutes. Note that the visitor centre will be charging for car parking this year. Hope to see you there next Christmas.