You doin't always have to go far

Summer 2011, and things were transpiring against us for our annual summer holiday.  The Credit Crunch is biting and money is a little tight.  Add to that The Shogun needs a major engine repair costing £4k, without which it's incapable of towing any sort of distance and the odds were stacked against us.

During the early summer, herself's mam was taken quite poorly and admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties, and there was no sign of her coming out either.

We had time booked off from work, but understandably herself was reluctant to go away in the van, even though we were both desperate for a holiday.  Luckily where we live we are a very short distance from the Gower Peninsular, Britain's first ever area of outstanding natural beauty.

I persuaded herself that we could still spend our fortnight in the van if we chose a site on the Gower.  That was we would still get our break and we would be close enough for herself to make the daily trip home for hospital visiting.

We know the area well, so days out were not a consideration.  We wanted a site with a sea view, handy dog walks and reasonably priced with stuff for the boys to do while we were at the hospital.

Bank Farm at Horton came up with the goods.  It proved to us that you can holiday without having to travel miles and miles just to get there.

We spent a delightful 10 days watching the shipping in the Bristol Channel, walking the dogs and having BBQ in the sun and generally taking in the view.