Camping in York

We have driven north to the old city of York - amazing place, the Romans first settled here, then the Vikings, then the Normans, so the history is layer upon layer upon layer. It is pretty amazing! We stayed at a campsite 3 miles outside York run by Farmer Bunce (you have to be a Roald Dahl fan to understand that!), the tent was next to a river with hundreds of ducks for Izzy and Kate to feed.

The first night we went on a ghost walk through the city and then returned to our campsite to eat take-away curry in the dark by the river! Yesterday we spent the day walking the walls and visiting the minster(didn't go in as it was going to cost a fortune for the children to be 'bored'!). We did however go to the Jorvik museum, which was great - a sort of cross between a museum and a fairground ride. I'd thorouughly recommend it to everyone, not just desperate parents! Todd, Izzy and I climbed to the top of Cliffords Tower - a medival round tower in the centre of York, we waved at the others but they were so bored by then that they didn't see us! We got thoroughly lost on our way back to the campsite and decided it was safer to eat dinner at the local pub rather than going back into town!

Today we drove south and visited the National Space Centre, which was going to cost 62 pounds and was only open for another hour, so decided to go to the (free) science and technology museum next-door. It was in a victorian pumping station and was quite eclectic (Bizarre in fact!) Sarah and Kate decided not to join us to missed seeing the police box(aka Dr Who's Tardis)They do not appear as disappointed as they should be!

We are staying in Uttoxeter tinight and off to the Theme Park at Alton Towers tomorrow in our qest to ride rollercoasters on all continents ! Heading back to Salisbury tomorrow night.