Jedburgh Camping

We left Dunston Hill and headed up the A1, stopping at Sainsburys in Kelso for some lunch. It was a nice drive down to Jedburgh and we arrived mid-afternoon. The site was on the edge of town so we walked along the river to have a look around. The weather deteriorated and it started raining! We trudged back to the van and had some tea. The kids were happy as we now had electricity so the TV was working.

The Lanton Loop

The weather had improved slightly by morning so we decided to go on a bike ride. There are lots of routes around Jedborough and many of them avoid roads so it was ideal for the kids so we decided on 'The Lanton Loop'. Not long after setting off it started raining again. Finlay was not happy and after initially protesting about the hills and the rain he stopped and wouldn’t ride his bike. The route was circular so Andrea and Jack continued on their bikes and I pushed both my and Finlays bike round the rest of the route. 


The weather was really bad and Finlay cried and moaned all the way back to the van. The ride really was too long and difficult for Finlay. We had a shower and settled in for the evening.

Wet, Wet, Wet!

No more bike rides! Thursday we headed out in the van to Jedforest Deer and Farm Park for a day out. It was pretty good, old fashioned but great for the kids. It's easy to get close to all the animals and there's a good adventure playground for the kids. It does feel like a working farm, some people might be put off by the unkempt nature of everything, but it is a real farm, not an all out tourist attraction.

There was a Powerfan freefall pole and I dared Jack and Finlay to have a go. Jack climbed three quarters of the way up it before bottling out, Finlay got to the top of the ladder and jumped off. So I had to have a go. I confidently climbed to the top and then through about the harness and the attachment, hoping everything was connected up correctly I jumped off. A great adrenalin buzz. I would have been much more confident if I'd have had a second go. I'm still able to do stuff my kids dare not do!

Finlay on Jack Bike

Bridge over River Teviot

Go Kart

Back at the camp site and the kids had fun trying each others bikes out. Finlay rode Jacks bike, he was really funny, such a little guy on a big bike! He had fun and enjoyed the challenge.

Monument Walk

Last full day at Jedburgh and we decided to go for a walk, the weather was okay but we knew it would start raining as the day went on. We decided to walk up to the Waterloo Monument on top of Peniel Heugh. It's a very prominent tower and it looked like an interesting goal. Part of the walk follows the St Cuthberts Way. Again we were jinxed by the weather and as we climbed away from the River Teviot it started raining. We got to the monument and quickly headed back under the cover of the trees, had a few sandwiches that we'd packed and headed back. We got wet through again!!!


Saturday saw us return home, it was supposed to be Senior TT day on the Isle of Man, but the weather caused disruption and the race was cancelled so there was no radio commentry for the drive home.


We'd had a good week off, at Dunstan Hill the weather was good but at Jedburgh we saw way too much rain. We had large bags of really wet clothes, and even I ran out of dry cloths, boot and coats! Better luck next time.