The 2 October was our last day of real freedom using the MH. We spent the day crossing the country on our way to London via the small Essex village of Greater Yeldham which I had promised to check out for a friend whose surname name is Yelham. Although we did not spend many hours exploring Greater or Little Yelham, we did find what looked like a large lump of tree and brick learning amongst a number of facts, that it was once a magnificent oak tree and represented the areas oak trees thought to have been used for ship building in the 10th Century.
Our final drive to London took us through the very dry farming countryside of Essex. Unusual for England this area had suffered little rainfall for some time and with the exception of the typical English hedge row, took on a bit of an ‘Australian’ look.
There are two London caravan parks available to the MH traveler and we decided on the park situated closest to our final destination in Essex was the best choice for our last days staying in the MH. London’s Abbey Wood was not particularly difficult to reach via the M25 although the M25/J2/A2 junction definitely needed the guidance of the GPS to navigate with ease. It was not the first nor the last time did I wonder how we had navigated on our 2005 visit to the UK without the usefulness of the GPS.
Having settled into our van park and after a marathon clothes wash we planned a weekend of visits to some of the other London attractions that we had yet to explore such as the converted Kew Steam Engine Museum and Hampton Court Palace. Saturday 3 October was spent doing just that and we topped it off with a Jack the Ripper guided walk on the streets of London.
Sunday 4 October was mostly spent on a bus traveling to and from Abbey Wood into the city centre as the train line had been closed. We did however manage a visit to the TATE Modern Gallery and wondered through a POP Life Exhibition featuring original works by Andy Warhol.
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