Cali has been back to Woolacombe

We decided to go back to Willingcott Caravan Club Site in Woolacombe for my birthday weekend.  We arrived just after midday to find the C&MC had changed the arrival times at all their sites to 1.00pm to allow for extra cleaning between departures and arrivals.  As we hadn't been told of the change (it had only happened a couple of days earlier) the site staff let us on a bit earlier once they had got everything ready.

The site was almost full (the same as on our previous visit three weeks ago) but what a change we noticed with the attitude of campers.  I'm not sure if this is because there were a lot more families or if it was because a lot of the campers weren't local, but there was scant regard for Covid-19 regulations.  As far as possible we gave everyone a wide berth over the weekend.

We found ourselves a lovely sunny pitch and sat out to enjoy the hottest day of the year, only to find the sea mist rolled in and we had a cold damp afternoon and evening - unlike the rest of the country!

Pitch 107 Willingcott

We had torrential rain overnight on Friday and then a drizzly start to the day on Saturday.  We walked from the site along the lanes to Mortehoe and Bull Point.  It was still very cloudy but the sun was trying to break through.  As we walked along the coast path to Ilfracombe the sun came out and we had a very hot walk back to the site along the old railway track. 

Bull Point towards Ilfracombe

Saturday evening stayed sunny which was perfect for sitting out to eat our fish and chips - my birthday meal!

On Sunday we walked from the site again, this time we headed in the other direction.  We started off along a muddy bridleway towards Georgeham and then to Croyde.  Once we had left the bridleway we walked along the road which was slow going as it's very narrow and we had to keep stopping as vehicles passed us.  After sitting on Croyde beach for our lunch we walked towards Baggy Point just as the sky started to turn black and Lundy island disappeared.  We decided to take shelter instead of heading on to Baggy Point - a wise move as we had another torrential downpour.  After the rain had stopped we walked around Baggy Point before heading back along the coast path to Woolacombe and returning to the site by walking along the edge of the Downs.

Baggy Point towards Croyde

We had yet another downpour during Sunday night, but Monday was fine so the roof dried quickly for us to pack away.  We left mid morning to return home as Monday was my birthday and we decided to spend some time sitting on the balcony at home with a G&T (a present from my nephew and his family).

We do like this site but decided that in the future we will avoid staying there over the summer.

31 July-3 August 2020