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Caravan holidays . . . discover touring freedom

After the worst winter for 30 years you may well be looking to make the most of your summer breaks. But why wait until summer? And who knows where the sun will shine? Take a touring holiday and you can go where your fancy takes you, whenever you like.

Visit www.discovertouring.co.uk and you’ll see why caravanning has become the country’s biggest paid-for holiday sector. Holidaying in a motorhome or towed caravan offers the ultimate flexible holiday because you can up sticks and move on whenever the weather changes or you find somewhere new to explore.

Celebrity Caravan Club member, Linda Barker says, “I can’t wait to get away in a motorhome. I’ve just completed a new book ‘Wild Swimming’ and with my husband and daughter we’ll be looking for sites from which we can explore some of the country’s lesser-known waterways. Caravanning is a great way for families to bond.”

Other big-name caravanners include Carol Smillie and Formula 1 commentator Mark Blundell, enthusiastic backers of the Discover Touring campaign, whose website and free magazine are packed with ideas for newcomers.

Hundreds of caravan sites to choose from

Once the caravanning bug has bitten, you’ll find touring sites all over the place. The Caravan Club runs over 200 organised sites and another 2500 informal five-caravan locations in this country alone. You can stay anywhere from the grounds of a stately home to a pub, beside the seaside or in a beautifully landscaped country park. Become a bit more adventurous and The Caravan Club Travel Service will get you a great deal on Continental ferries, arrange insurance and find you somewhere to stay at over 200 sites in 15 countries.

Caravanning and the Caravan Club

Caravanning has never been more popular and is the UK’s number one leisure accommodation choice, accounting for 19% of holiday nights.  Here's why:

• As Europe's premier touring organisation, The Caravan Club represents the interests of a million caravanners, motor caravanners and trailer tent owners.  It operates the largest privately-owned network of quality sites in the UK, and offers members a choice of 3,000 Caravan Club-badged locations.  These comprise 200 full-sized sites and a further 2,500, small max 5-pitch Certificated Locations (or CLs) on farms, country estates and beside rural inns.
  
  
• The choice of a touring caravan or motor caravan for holiday accommodation fits perfectly with the growing resurgence of domestic holidays, and provides the perfect means to avoid the stresses associated with air travel.  It is also an option that has appeal for all age groups.  Many parents are rediscovering the delights of outdoor adventures with their own children – from rock pooling to den building, and family expeditions on bikes or on foot, with picnic treats at the ready.  Festival goers are discovering that having a part share in a caravan or camper van offers more luxurious accommodation.  For empty nesters and early (or later) retired people, a caravan provides the perfect getaway for all-seasons touring both the UK and on the Continent.  It’s an incredibly flexible and sustainable holiday option, from cultural city breaks or Christmas shopping expeditions, to visiting friends and family or experiencing wild and remote moorland and coastlines in our National Parks.
  
  
• The Caravan Club has the largest privately-owned network of around 200 quality sites in the UK, and over 2,500 small (max 5 pitch) Certificated Locations on farms, country estates and beside rural inns.
  
  
• If you’ve not been on a caravan site for a few years, you’ll find that on many sites facilities now include heated shower blocks, parent & child wash rooms, launderette and clothes drying areas, children’s play areas, and even swimming pools and on site restaurants and entertainment in some cases.  Some Caravan Club sites even offer wi-fi so you can remain as connected as you wish to the outside world whilst enjoying the great outdoors.
  
  
• The Caravan Club has achieved 5-star grading (denoting exceptional quality) on almost 90% of its non-Member sites (Member-only sites have not been graded as they are of the high quality expected by members).
  
  
• If you’ve not been inside a caravan for a few years, you’ll also find that things have changed, almost beyond recognition.  Modern caravans have all mod cons and as many home comforts as you desire, including state of the art kitchen facilities, luxury shower and toilet en suite, fixed beds, heating/air con, and in-house entertainment!

Find out more about The Caravan Club For further information visit The Caravan Club’s award-winning website: www.caravanclub.co.uk www.discovertouring.co.uk twitter.com/thecaravanclub