Ashbrook Camp Site

 My sister has been visiting with her family.

They have a camper van, and usually they stay on the edge of town in Mr Like's field - but this time they have upgraded to a larger van, and they were worried that it might sink in the field, so they looked for somewhere with hard standing.

They chose Ashbrook camp site, a little way outside Hay on the Brecon road, and they picked me up on the way out to it.  

The view across the Wye valley is beautiful, and there's a wooded hill behind the camp site.  

It wasn't very busy, but there were a few caravans there.  While I was there, we used the toilet block, and it was spotlessly clean and well kept.  The chap in charge also offered the use of a cable if the cable they had with the van didn't reach the power point, which was a little way off at the edge of the field. 

We decided, perhaps foolishly, to walk back into Hay.  There is a narrow verge, but it is quite a busy and fast road, so it was a bit of a relief when we got to the edge of Hay where the footpath starts.  They stayed in Hay all afternoon, and we had a meal out in the Blue Boar, so it was dark by the time they were ready to walk back again.  They had torches and a flashing bike light with them, and the road wasn't very busy by then, but they didn't think they would try it again.

But the night was clear, and the stars overhead were magnificent.