Over the winter we had a problem with the batteries or so we thought so we booked Dora into Hitchin Leisure Services, which is only a 25 mins drive away. After much head scratching they managed to identify the problem as a faulty battery isolator switch. This was a significantly cheaper repair than we originally thought as it was looking like the 12v fuse block might be faulty. Phew!

So, we thought it would be a good idea to ensure all was well before any long road trips. Hence a trip to a Caravan and Motorhome Club site at Henley on Thames (P4N#170466). It’s quite a small site but very friendly and not very busy in mid March on a Tuesday!

Dora behaved impeccably of course and everything seems to be working which is good news. Didn’t help that Jo forgot to turn off the cold weather dump valve so most of the water we filled up with came straight out again!

Henley itself is a lovely place. We had visited a couple of years ago with friends on their canal boat so it was nice to explore the shops and restaurants again. We had a great meal at The Bull on the Tuesday evening having walked into town from the site. To be fair there seemed to be many eating places to choose from.

We went into Henley again on Wednesday morning (once the shops were open) and admired the pretty town. We had to have a photo on the bridge overlooking the Thames and the regatta staging but couldn’t help but notice how high the river was and how fast it was running. We left Henley around 12.30pm and made our way to Nuffield Place, a National Trust house that was the home of Sir William Morris, Lord Nuffield. Considering how wealthy he had become through Morris cars, his home was modest. He did give a lot of money to medicine and other charitable causes throughout his life including the creation of Nuffield College in Oxford. As this was the first day in 2024 that the house was open, a number of cars that were built at the Cowley Works in Oxford had driven to the house and were on display.

On the way home we filled up with Adblue, LPG and diesel so we are ready for our next big trip!

Miles driven: 110