Decided, at short notice, to give out Motorhome (Flo) a post Christmas outing somewhere local to us,last weekend, so tried The Stables. Friendly welcome on arrival, with lots of horse riding activity to watch.Really wanted hardstanding due to the wet weather, but the electric cable (even with an extension from Gerry) wouldn't reach. So, hesitantly decided to risk parking on the paddock. Did a 9 mile walk from the CL towards Tiptree, following part of the old Kelvedon to Tollesbury Railway line. Lunch at the Tiptree Jam Factory on the return part of the walk. (great toasted sandwiches). Nice pint towards the end of our (muddy) walk,in the Queen's Head near the site. Lovely quiet night's sleep and woke to see two ponies in the paddock behind us. Having packed up after breakfast, the dreaded thing happened...........we were stuck in the field with some wheel-spinning! Not a problem for the jovial Gerry, who simply got one of his tractors and towed us off, much to the amusement of the Sunday morning horse riding crowd! We'll definitely be back when the weather is better as it is a nice site in a lovely part of Essex (and we need to try the local Indian Restaurant!) Thanks again Gerry! Chris & Carolyn