Triumph Sports Six Club Northants Area

Lincolnshire Camping weekend has long been a firm favourite of mine since its very early days at Woodland Waters. A relaxed, friendly weekend with all the ingredients that make a great weekend away. The new site at The Dirty Duck is just right with enough room for us all to be in one place.

We set out on Friday afternoon with all our kit in our trailer. John had just fitted the tow ball to our Herald and this weekend was our first outing with the trailer in tow. We had a good journey and very quickly forgot that we were towing at all. When we arrived at the site everybody was already there, pitched up and fully relaxed. We found a nice spot next to Pat and John, unpacked the trailer and had the tent up in no time at all. By this time of year the evenings had started to draw in and the light started to fade. We decided that Pat and John and ourselves would cook dinner together and eat out side. The evening was warm and we sat out long after dark. We finished our meal with a glass of Baileys and John had a glass of that thick syrup he calls “beer“.

The next morning we were up and ready for our bacon rolls. Garth and Ellie kindly cooked breakfast having been let down by the Pub, who had promised to do it. After a cup of tea, back to the cars and ready for a drive out .We conveyed round to our first destination of the day, The Bubble car museum. We arrived in mass and swarmed in. The place was alive with people chatting and looking on in bewilderment at some of the exhibits, as they were all meant to be a serious means of transport. Suddenly my Herald look positively advanced and luxurious. Interestingly there was a display with all the prices of the Bubble cars and some normal day to day items. It lead to an interesting discussion on how our Triumphs were a major investment in their day. Next stop was to the pub. We sat outside and had a long lunch and enjoyed the sunshine. It was soon time to move on to our next stop which was Station Windmill at Heckington. The mill is unique as it is the only working example of an eight sail mill. We all joined a guided tour up to the top of the mill. It was fascinating to get so close to a working mill and explore the primitive but ingenious engineering. We set of back to the campsite via the scenic route. The idea of a convoy that stops of at interesting paces on route was great and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Back at the campsite the BBQ was on the go. We all gathered around and enjoyed the evening. Some decided to head to the pub but most, exhausted, hit the sack.

The next morning we spent a lazy day at the campsite. We picked our peoples choice and enjoyed looking at all the cars. A very good showing of Heralds and Vitesse’s this year, but the wining car was a stunning GT6. We drew the raffle, John got the set of spanners that I had my eye on. It started to rain, so we quickly packed the tents away and it was soon time to head home. We said our farewells and hit the road. All in all a very enjoyable weekend.

Adam