When the need cropped up for us to visit an old friend in Cambridge, and the website informed us that Cherry Hinton was full, we stayed at Ferry Meadows, having first stayed here about 30 years ago. Glad we did. The scenery and surrounding area is much more suitable to camping, and even with a motorhome, it's not too much trouble to pack up and drive 40 miles to visit our friend. Funny how you get used to living with everything permanently wrapped in bubble-wrap or tea towels to stop them rattling. Everything was up to the usual CC standard, apart from a noisy family that had obviously come here to shout at each other in the awning instead of doing it at home - perhaps giving their neighbours a break. On the day we were leaving, some of the wardens had been telling everyone that it was the day that a heat of Caravanner of the year was being filmed on site, so we asked about staying over a little to watch. Not problem, we were told, and it would keep everyone out of the way as the contestants were filmed driving around. Then the film crew told us, the only two people watching them, that it was all top secret and we hadn't to tell anyone anything or show anyone our photos. As we returned to our motorhome, to leave, at 12:30, one of the wardens was walking round - and told us that we were late and should have left by now. We'll probably return, maybe in another 30 years.
