Thanks @Vanessa it was lovely to meet you and chat about all things housesitting.
It was a complete fluke that I managed to choose a pub with pets in the garden, as I’d never been there before.
I’m looking forward to meeting up with more members in the coming months as @Smiley will be very close to Cheltenham and @Kelownagurl will be sitting in the Cotswolds. Kelownagurl might want to chat to you about mobile phone reception near Cirencester as I know you struggled to get a signal.
I hope you got the van safely back along those narrow lanes. I made it back to Cheltenham in time to see the end of my son’s football tournament and one of the goals he scored!