The diamond shaped Isle of Wight, which lies off England’s south coast, packs a great deal into its 380 km², offering a wide range of attractions, activities and sights likely to appeal to a diverse variety of visitors. Perhaps most famous for ‘The Needles’ – the chalk rock stacks which rise strikingly out of the [...]

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A long-time favourite of hill walkers, climbers, mountain bikers and outdoors aficionados, the Lake District (or ‘the Lakes’) is a stunningly picturesque area of the UK that’s best experienced al fresco. Heading to this area of Cumbria with your camping gear or caravan in tow is a fantastic way to experience the fells and escape [...]

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Winter caravanning doesn’t appeal to everyone but for those with a slightly more intrepid spirit than that required for summer camping, there are many bonuses. For starters, you can take your pick of camp-sites and, once there, your first choice of pitch too. All is quiet and solitude, the site itself is far cheaper – [...]

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Caravan Talk, an online caravan and motorhome community, has announced the nominees for their first ever independent awards ceremony. The Caravan Talk Awards all started from a single suggestion posted by a forum user back in March of this year, and has since snowballed into an industry recognized award to be presented at The Motorhome [...]

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Last week we gave you our top 5 camping and caravanning sites in Wales. Continuing with the ‘best of’ theme, we give you our list of recommended sites in Ireland this Summer… Nore Valley Park Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland www.norevalleypark.com The working farm, in which this 60 pitch family orientated camp site is set, provides [...]

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Compiling any ‘best of’ or ‘top’ list is always a bit tricky as one man’s meat is another man’s poison. And so it is with camp and caravan sites. While some of us are looking for sites that offer every modern convenience and amenity, the rest of us are seeking somewhere natural and want to [...]

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In a country rich with forest, mountains, pristine white beaches and a wealth of wildlife, Scotland has more choices of beautiful camp sites than you can shake a stick at.  Attempting to whittle the potential hundreds of camping and caravanning sites down to a handful is challenging to say the least. That’s why we’ve decided [...]

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As could be predicted with such a major international event like the London 2012 Olympics, prices for pitching a caravan somewhere close to the sporting action are not quite the budget option they would be at any other time. However, if you check out the price of hotels or other accommodation options, heading off with [...]

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Reasons To Be Cheerful Ash clouds, dramatic financial reform, poor exchange rates, petrol prices spiralling upwards and a disastrous football world cup attempt by England. Not such a great year for the UK and we are not even at the end of 2010. One of the things that has come out of this year to [...]

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Taking a pet with you on your caravan holiday can be a great idea but you should make sure that you are adequately prepared for both your and their comfort. Caravan Travel With A Pet Inside the U.K. If you are going to a caravan site firstly check with the owners that pets are allowed. [...]

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