Day 2 of our motorhome camp out at Wendover Woods and we woke up refreshed and in near total silence! Surprisingly, we didn’t wake up to bird song – the woods were quiet and slightly freshened (we had a little rain the night before, which was a very welcome surprise!). We had all slept well, there was no noise in the night and I think the woodland setting helped us to slip into deep sleeps.
We boiled the kettle, had the mandatory cups of tea (fresh juice for the kids) and got ourselves ready for the day.
The car park opened at around 8am, and we could see a slow trickle of cars start to arrive for their walks/ bike rides/ kids day out. After breakfast, we did some home education with the kids (for today – times tables, English grammar, writing, poetry and reading) and then prepped ourselves for a long bike ride. We said goodbye to the lovely couple with their dog, as they were setting off today, and packed up some snacks and lots of water.
Yesterday, we had cycled one half of the blue Juniper bike route, so today we cycled the other half. Thankfully we started at the point where it suggests you start (near the help desk/booth and not far from the cafe), and made our way around the back of the cafe. This was lucky because we ended up doing a huge (and fun) downhill…. If we had tackled the route from the other direction we would have had to cycle up the massive hill!
It was gorgeous being out in the woods again and I was very pleased that my husband had bought a map from the help desk for £2, as we could very easily have gotten lost! As you get further away from the main family paths there are very few people. I think we only saw one other person once we were fully established on the bike trail. We stopped for snacks and drinks and to enjoy the beautiful views in the valley.
Once we’d cycled back to the motorhome we had a tasty salad lunch and then got ourselves prepped for the part of the day the kids were possibly most excited about…. Go Ape!
The kids did the safety briefing, got harnessed up and were ready to get up into the trees as soon as they could! They’ve both done Go Ape before, and other tree tip style adventure courses, so knew what to expect.
But it was great to watch them from down below and see them race through the course! They were part of a really confident group which meant the pace was fast and they were onto the second section of the treetop plus course very quickly. The tickets for my two cost just under £60, after a 10% discount code I used online. That was for an hour. The kids loved it and actually finished up after 55 minutes, as they ended on the long zip wire and didn’t fancy climbing all the way back up again in 5 mins!
And then it was time for the adults to enjoy something….! After Go Ape, we walked to the cafe and grabbed ourselves a delicious aperol spritz and ice cream and cake for the kids. It was so hot by this point, the drinks for us were so refreshing and ice cold! We sat and watched the world go by for a while at the cafe, and planned our next camp out for tomorrow night. Then we made our way back to Sassy, our motorhome for dinner, more Bigfoot hunting, some reading, tv time and our evening routine before bed.
That evening, more campervans and motorhomes arrived, and so by the time we went to bed there were 9 of us altogether (out of a possible 10 parking spots). Despite the number of us, it was an incredibly quiet, relaxed and peaceful night. Off to another stop over tomorrow morning, after we’ve packed up. Oh, and once we’ve taken down the little hammock we strung up deep in the trees for the kids!
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