Stormy but safe

Happy New Year from all at Little Winnick Touring Park.

The South West has featured heavily in the news over recent days about baring the brunt of some fairly unforgiving storms.  It has been a wet and windy few days; this morning we were awoken at 5am by a fierce thunder storm, which was directly over head - the lightning show was pretty spectacular.  Richard and I live in St Austell, a short drive from the site.  Opposite is our road on Friday when the hail came down so hard it was like a flowing river down the road - we are only thankful we live on top of a hill.

As for Little Winnick -  it is fairing okay.  Each morning there have been some pretty large puddles, and a couple of pitches are water logged but the work on the drainage is paying off already - and lets face it if it can cope with the weather we have been dealt in the last few weeks then summer storms will not be a challenge!

Locally there are reports of isolated flooding - I am sure you will have seen that Looe was flooded on the National News and in Newquay the loss of so much sand has revealed a shipwreck no one knew existed.  Other than that the area was well prepared and we are coping pretty well.  The sun today was a welcome relief to a tough few days.

We are pleased to report that bookings are coming in for the 2014 season so if you are thinking about coming during the peak times or would like a specific pitch then we would recommend to book early to avoid disappointment.  You can book online or give us a call on 01726 843687.

One of my favourite things about Cornwall is how the mild climate makes the plants come to life earlier after the winter.  Despite the aforementioned weather the bulbs are well and truly sprouting and the first snow drops are about to come into flower.  For some reason this gives me hope that soon we will be in full spring here and then it is not long until we open and welcome many of you back again!