April heralded a new set of researches and I have begun. If you intend travelling for any length of time in the UK then this blog should be very helpful. Roads,Services and other aspects are all being diligently researched to enable me to map the right start for my lifetime adventure so here is the beginning.
I have decided to start my journey directly across from where I am now, starting in the east from HUll and driving downwards towards London during October,November, a short break to return homewards for Christmas and meeting the family, then back to the journey heading towards London for January.
Because I wish to do a lot of research of various sites and attend a few events I am making lists which currently seem to be massive and unweildy to deal with..........not true. The wealth of information is overwhelming only if I let it be. Breaking it down into smaller liast has made it easy. But I started with one link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_roads_in_the_United_Kingdom
what a godsend Wikipedia has proven to be. A comprehensive list of all the navigable roads in the UK means detailing maps for seperate areas has become so much more manageable.
Once I have a general idea of where to go and what to do I can download maps. Yes I could simply use a GPS but that wouldn't give me the place itself in any real way, no information for me to gather other than getting from a to b.....so that is my beginning.
Alongside the roads I need Motorway Services which I discovered here :-
http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/
wonderful link allowing me to plot stop offs where i can spend the nigh if need be.
Parking up for the night is going to be easy in some districts and not so easy in others. I needed to understand the actual law........
http://www.practicalmotorhome.com/advice/30444-20-motorcaravanning-essentials-part-one
oh this website is amazing and covers every kind of question from how and when to park to how many people you can have in the back of a motor home and even covers the use of snow chains...brilliant little website.
another really good link is the following for rules and laws
http://www.motorhomeparking.co.uk/
Having begun to work on these websites and the information shared I am currently choosing the route and the stop offs needed for comfort, ability to interact with various areas and the further research which will be ongoing continually throughout my journey, starting with my researches in seperated format.
Genealogy
Local Records
Parish Records
Sacred Sites
Tourist Attractions.
they are all for another blog entirely, for now...........I am off to get my maps organised and to get those I accessed
http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp
I am definitely enjoying this part of my adventure the anticipation is wonderfully inspiring.
Safe travelling my friends :)
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