Nostell Priory Holiday Park held their annual scarecrow competition earlier this month and this years competition has been the best yet...

As the economic downturn leads to a resurgence in Britons taking holidays closer to home, caravan sales in the UK have reached their highest level in over five years.

An existing holiday park is looking to build more luxury lodges and static caravans in Northumberland

A BIG investment is to be made in new accommodation and facilities at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, which will be ready this season.

Camping equipment specialists, Camperlands appear to be thriving despite the doom and gloom of the current economy.

Nostell Priory proudly unveiled it's redeveloped touring field on the first day of the season today.

Holiday Home Ownership booms in the North East, despite the economic turmoil as luxury northumberland caravans break the economic gloom...

BOTANIST David Bellamy has named Caerwys View Holiday Home Park as one of the UKs greenest holiday spots which protects and enhances the natural world.

If you find a location you love, why not own a static caravan or a lodge home there? Here are the pros, cons and prices

POLICE chased a stolen caravan for 30km through the UK's Oxfordshire countryside before it finally erupted in flames.

A WALNEY caravan park could soon undergo a major expansion.

THE boss of a Blackpool holiday park has issued a stark warning to vandals considering attacking caravans at his site.

Starting in January 2008, Duncan Peake will be taking up the position of Chief Executive for the diverse and expanding range of businesses managed by the Holker Estate, on behalf of Lord and Lady Cavendish.

Morpeth developers N B Clark have clinched a £500,000 contract to begin the first phase of a new holiday park on the Northumberland coastline.

PLANS for a caravan park in Alnwick have been postponed after objectors complained that they had been denied the chance to voice their grievances to the proposal.

BANFF Links Caravan Park is set for a £200,000 makeover in a bid to boost tourism in the area, but the loss-making Portsoy site is not to receive any upgrading.

A RECEPTION worker who stole more than £7,000 from the Whitley Bay Holiday Park spent the loot on lavish hotels, drinking and women, a court heard.

TWO holiday park workers are starting jail sentences this week totalling over 10 years for a bomb attack on a home in Kessingland.

A BUSINESSMAN is about to clinch a £32million deal for the sale of a well-known mobile home park on Canvey.

Wakefield-based Blue Sky Resorts has taken its caravan parks portfolio to three following the purchase of Springhouse Caravan Park in Slaley, Northumberland.

The Haulfryn Group is expanding its holiday home offering for 2008 with the purchase of a number of sites in South West England and North Wales. These acquisitions see Haulfryn’s network of holiday sites grow to 21

Rightcaravan4u.co.uk is a brand new website designed to provide an easy to use portal for visitors to search for quality assured used caravan stock from trade dealers across the whole of the UK.

Swift Group, manufacturers of the Ace, Abbey, Sprite, Sterling and Swift brands of touring caravans, and Ace, Bessacarr and Swift ranges of motorhomes, announced record sales of £22.5 million worth of products at the International Caravan and Motorhome Show held at the NEC Birmingham last week.

A HOLIDAY park near Wigton plans to increase its number of caravans by a third to 190.

THE snowbirds are set to take flight on a new migration – and it’s because winter is no longer the close season for motorhomes.

The Haulfryn Group one of the UK’s leading operator of residential and holiday parks has appointed its first Head of Retail, Patricia Rigby.

The Swift Group has announced it will be offering the new AL-KO Automatic Trailer Control System (ATC) as either a manufacturer fitted or dealer fitted option on all of the company’s 2008 models in the Abbey, Ace, Sterling, Swift and Sprite ranges

The Swift Group are leading the way in motorhome towing capability thanks to the unique combination of high specification equipment fitted on all their motorhomes and the level of guidance provided for owners.

PLANNERS have backed a new holiday park at a former RAF base next to the A1 in Northumberland despite fears it will deal a blow to the rural character of the surrounding area.

The Swift Group has extended its winning combination of style, specification and price to three new luxury luton motorhome ranges designed for use by up to five people.

The Swift Group’s stylish and award-winning low profile motorhomes offer even greater choice for 2008 with the addition of a new compact model in each of the Swift, Ace and Bessacarr ranges taking the layout line-up to five in each brand.

The Swift Group’s class-leading Bessacarr E700 and Swift Kon-Tiki ranges each get a brand new TAG axle model in addition to an uplift in specification for 2008.

The Swift Group has extended its winning combination of style, specification and price to three new luxury luton motorhome ranges designed for use by up to five people.

The Swift Group has announced a special arrangement with leading caravan insurance specialists Towergate Bakers, to cut the cost of insurance.

Heathergate Country Park has scooped yet another award by being awarded a five star "exceptional" grading by the English Toursit Board

A BID to create a holiday park at a former RAF base near the main A1 through Northumberland is being opposed amid fears that it will contribute to a creeping over-development of the countryside around it.

A Tyneside couple who took up caravanning a year ago won a brand new Swift caravan at the Caravan Club’s Centenary Ball, which raised more than £10,000 for a leading UK cancer charity

After what seems like an eternity, the twin-axle Airstream 684 has finally landed on our shores.

The possibility of caravan sites dotted around Hull to house flood victims is being discussed by council officials

Research shows campers invest £2 billion into the UK economy each year.

UK manufacturer Auto-Sleepers has unveiled its new model, the Warwick

Dornafield caravan and camping park, in Devon, is hoping to make the most of its wonderful wildlife spotting opportunities.

If you want a touring destination that will satiate your adventurous spirit but still give you a sense of cultural learning, then look no further than Scotland's Arran island.

As part of its multi-million pound investment project, Sandy Balls touring and holiday park has introduced the UK's first SmartSpa to its site.

More camp sites, events and adventures - at the touch of a button.

The Swift Group has announced a special arrangement with leading caravan insurance specialists Towergate Bakers, to cut the cost of insurance on the company’s new top-of-the-range Conqueror, Spectrum, Elite single and twin-axle models and Supreme twin-axle models by more than a half.

3 Coaches and a static caravan destroyed in arson attack

Aberdeenshire Council’s caravan parks will be open to the public from Friday, March 30.

A CARAVAN worth £3000 was stolen when thieves broke into a business in Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, at the weekend.

CARAVAN sales are soaring after record-breaking temperatures in April and the forecast of a long hot summer.

A caravan and camping site in the Brecon Beacons is the best campsite in Wales for 2007, according to the AA Campsite of the Year awards.

To add to the newly re-vamped Dart’s success, Avondale have included another new model, the 630/6.

To celebrate their 100th birthday, the Caravan Club held a competition to design the ‘Caravan of the Future’.

David Cameron lent his support to the caravan industry, when he presented the Caravan Club Certified Location of the year awards at the Houses of Parliament.

Caravan Connections was one of the lucky few to be present at the premiere of the new twin-axle Airstream.

Southport was sizzling last night when the crème de la crème of the caravanning industry flocked to Riverside Holiday Park for the grand opening of Harrison Leisure UK’s dedicated sales division ‘Harrison Caravan Sales’.

The Caravan Channel TV Show hits its stride . . and plans more expansion!

Haulfryn, recognised as one of the UK’s leading operators of holiday and residential parks, has appointed Mark Evans as its new Finance Director and Company Secretary.

A caravan park and campsite in Sussex has set itself up as a business hub by creating a wireless broadband hotspot.

Haymarket Consumer Media today announced the acquisition of the leading caravan parks booking site www.caravan-sitefinder.co.uk, its second major internet purchase within weeks.

A HEXHAM man is taking the increasingly popular worldwide home swap scheme one step further.

A UNIQUE holiday homes development in the Allen Valleys is nearing completion – bringing with it the possibility of new jobs.

A hungry horse managed to open the door of a caravan to get a bite to eat, but managed to trap himself inside.

The Sterling Caravan Owners Club is looking forward to welcoming owners of the new Sprite range who are now eligible to join, along with owners of Sprite models of any age.

The Sterling Caravan Owners Club has a double cause to celebrate in 2007 with the 40th anniversary of their National Rally and with many of their areas also celebrating their 40th birthday.

The Swift Group is celebrating all-time record sales of motorhomes at a show after selling £10m worth of motorhomes during the NEC show last week (17-25 Feb).

The Swift Group notched up nearly £2 million in touring caravan and motorhome sales at the Scottish Caravan & Outdoor Leisure Show 2007 at Glasgow’s SECC last week (8-11 February).

Four new models from the Swift Group, which will be among the most spacious single-axle tourers on the market, will be launched at the National Boat, Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC from February 17-25.

The new Ace Award Tristar, Sterling Eccles Opal and Abbey GTS 420 will receive their public debut at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the NEC from February 17-25.

A LAKE District conservation group has hit out at plans to build a new hotel in the national park.

FollowUs (www.followus.co.uk), the UK’s leading mobile location solutions service, has launched its latest low-cost security product to the market – Trimtrac.

HOLIDAY park giants Haven have bought a Skipsea caravan complex.

CHAMPAGNE corks popped after protesters won a long battle against intrusive' plans to expand a coastal caravan park.

Haven Holidays Selects TeaLeaf To Optimise User Experience of New Website and Enhance Ongoing Customer Support

8th - 11th February
Open 10am - 6pm

Adrian French takes another look at a well-established chain of parks and one 'immaculate' example

Fans of the New Forest will be delighted to learn that the Caravan Club has begun work on its new site there to mark the club's centenary year.

JEWELLERY, electronic equipment and games consoles have been stolen following a raid on a holiday park in Camber.

The new Ace Award Tristar, Sterling Eccles Opal and Abbey GTS 420 will receive their public debut at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the NEC from February 17-25.

Four new models from the Swift Group, which will be among the most spacious single-axle tourers on the market, will be launched at the National Boat, Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC from February 17-25

The Swift Group will unveil an impressive line-up of new motorhome ranges at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the Birmingham NEC from February 17-25

The Swift Group will unveil an impressive line-up of new tourer models at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the Birmingham NEC from February 17-25.

With more models, generous interior space and high specification for the price and range, the all new Sprite is an outstanding buy with prices still starting at only £9,650

Caravaning has dropped its 'Carry On' image and become cool, it seems.

The Swift Group has won four of the industry’s most prestigious awards for its new generation of motorhomes.

The Swift Group has won four of the industry’s most prestigious awards for its new generation of motorhomes.

The Swift Sundance range has moved upmarket in style and specification for 2007 with new external styling, improved performance and a stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

The Bessacarr E400 range gets a radical exterior redesign for 2007 which has been purpose designed to maximise the impact of the stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

Ace, the six-layout motorhome range of value for money coachbuilt models, gets a complete new look with a radical new exterior body, specially designed to make the most of the stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

The all new Swift Kon-Tiki motorhome range offers a choice of powerful new MultiJet diesel engines and, in the Kon-Tiki 669, the first TAG axle island double bed model to carry the Kon-Tiki name.

Sophisticated living spaces, a new Fiat Ducato X2/50 cab and powerful new engines have transformed the new Bessacarr E700 Series into one of the best-performing, luxurious motorhome ranges ever launched by the Swift Group.

A £3,000 cheque raised by Swift caravan and motorhome owners to help fund research into cancer was presented at the Caravan and Motorhome 2006 Show at the NEC.

The Swift Group enjoyed outstanding success at the NEC Show where record sales of its tourers and motorhomes made it the most successful show in the company’s history.

The Swift Group has launched a series of specialised websites to give maximum product information about its new tourer and motorhome ranges.

The Swift Group enjoyed huge success at The Lawns show by notching up tourer sales worth £2 million in just one weekend.

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Swift Bolero.

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Bessacarr E500

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Ace Airstream

The Swift Group will launch four exciting new 7’6” wide, open-plan fixed bed models at the International Caravan & Motorhome Show 2006 at the NEC Birmingham from October 17-22.

Two new single axle island double bed models will receive their debut at the International Caravan & Motorhome Show 2006 at the NEC Birmingham from October 17-22.

While RVs might not be as big in the UK as other places in the world, you can’t but help stare at this monstrosity with some shock and awe.

Haulfryn, one of the UK's leading operators of holiday and residential
parks, has a new head of its UK Holiday Division with the appointment of
Stuart Beetham.

CARAVAN company Barrons has strengthened its position in the motorhome market by buying three new franchises.

There's something about jumping in a motorhome and setting off on the open road...

Even caravanners once derided them. But now rock stars are climbing aboard

Nostell Priory Holiday Park, near Wakefield, has set its sights on winning a gold award following its success in picking up silver in the latest David Bellamy environmental awards.

THE soaring temperatures has helped sales reach an all-time high at the Cottage & Glendale Holiday Park, directors say.

Easirent Motorhome Rental from Lancashire has opened a new business venture in Spain called Motorhome Rental Malaga where UK customers can take advantage of cheap flights to Malaga and then drive their hired luxury motorhome searching out the sun, sand or snow.

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE John Morphet has unveiled major new plans to expand his Yealand Redmayne-based Pure Leisure group.

FORMER Army engineer Murray Reilly was left paralysed in Iraq.Now, three years on and out of the Army he has been left heart-broken by thieves who have taken all of his worldly possessions, leaving him with just the clothes he stands in.

A FLYING lesson became a crime-busting masterclass when a pilot chased suspects making off with a caravan 1,500 ft below.

PLANS to develop an ambitious caravan holiday site on farmland in Worsthorne have hit the buffers after council bosses branded the application as being invalid.

Thousands of people living in coastal areas are being warned to prepare for mass evacuations next month because of floods.

With a box of tissues care, the Foreign Secretary Beckett and husband Leo on summer holiday with their caravan AND Special Branch

Fancy an action-packed weekend? Then look no further than the Pembrokeshire coast. Two free guides are now available to take the hard work out of planning your break.

CARAVANS and campervans have been banned from a Hebridean island after residents complained that they blotted the landscape and did not contribute to the local economy.

People with mobility problems will have better access to one of Cornwall's most famous landmarks.

Five chicks in the Tweed Valley Ospreys Project have been given a clean bill of health by Forestry Commission rangers.

CARAVAN owners say plans for a park and ride scheme on Bridlington's South Cliff will disrupt their lives and ruin a recreational area for visitors and locals.

SLEEPING families in a Burnley street were awoken by a night time explosion after a car and caravan were torched in a suspected arson attack.

CARAVAN lovers in Dorset have been left "disgusted" by a report on motoring show Top Gear which described a caravan trip to the county as "a weekend in hell".

17 July 2006:



The Caravan Club would like to state that the Top Gear caravanning item shown on Sunday 16th July was not filmed at a Caravan Club Site and The Club was not involved with any aspect of the filming.

Work has started on the next phase of the development of the South Liberty Lane production facility.

The launch of the Swift Group’s three new genuine ranges of low profile motorhomes has been an outstanding success with orders already totalling £10.5 million.

When it comes to holidays, it’s an easy decision for a Norfolk couple who have just taken delivery of their 21st Swift caravan – a Challenger 470.

Contributions from one of East Yorkshire’s biggest employers to a charity that helps cancer patients topped £40,000 this week after the latest presentation of £8,750.

A BERWICK man has been barred from every caravan park in the borough after an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) was secured against him by Northumbria Police.

With sadness the NCC reports the death of a longstanding and active member of the caravan industry. Jim Miller died on 8 June after a lengthy illness.

Survivors of the worst single disaster in British maritime history are to attend the first Scottish memorial service to remember the tragedy.

A caravan in Brierfield was destroyed in a blaze after the owner accidentally dropped a cigarette on the floor.

A FAMILY-of-seven has spent the past two weeks living in a tiny two-berth caravan outside their fire-gutted council home.

A man is being treated in hospital after a dramatic early morning sea rescue off the north Wales coast.

Some EU countries, including Spain, should be banned from exporting eggs to the UK due to salmonella fears, says the British Egg Industry Council.

Red kite chicks have hatched in the north-east of England for the first time in about 200 years.

A geology team has contradicted claims that bluestones were dug by Bronze Age man from a west Wales quarry and carried 240 miles to build Stonehenge.

Large numbers of the world's second largest fish have been spotted swimming in the sea off the Hebrides.

AN APPLICATION for planning permission for a caravan site in Strathkinness has been put on hold until councillors can see for themselves what is planned

A retired couple's hopes of a dream holiday were shattered when a runaway lorry smashed into their caravan.

More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the event
Organisers of a gathering dubbed the alternative Glastonbury are trying to allay fears of people living nearby.

Plans for a major £8m seafront redevelopment, which will include an artificial surf reef, have taken another step closer to reality.

Port bosses say the return of a ship there highlights its growing popularity as a stop-off for cruises and is a boost to tourism in Cumbria.

As part of The Caravan Club’s ongoing commitment to enhance the natural environment on and around its Sites, a programme of initiatives aimed at identifying and encouraging plant and animal species is being implemented.

The Caravan Club has joined forces with online trusted trading community, The Peoples Web, to power Online Trader, a facility allowing its members the opportunity to buy, sell and trade as much as they like, online, for a single, low annual flat fee.

The staff at Sandy Balls are celebrating the addition of another piece of 'silverware' to the holiday centre's rapidly expanding awards cabinet.

Two Welsh tourism businesses scooped top honours at the Business Excellence Awards held in the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane last week.

Abbey has announced changes to its network with the appointment of two new dealers.

Towing for the first time can be daunting, so it is a good idea to talk to someone who's done it before.

Thursday 25th May 2006 a man returned home to find his partner in an ambulance, following a caravan theft from their home in Copthorne West Sussex.

PARENTS of two disabled children are pleading with callous thieves to return their caravan or leave them without holidays for the foreseeable future.

Britain's gaping tourism deficit will widen dramatically if plans are approved for a local levy on hotel rooms - a so-called "bed tax" - representatives of the industry will tell tourism minister Shaun Woodward this month.

If you're buying a new caravan, congratulations!

Students who transformed a caravan into a piece of work for their art degree say it has been removed.

Plans for a major £8m seafront redevelopment, which will include an artificial surf reef, have taken another step closer to reality.

Avondale Coachcraft is continuing its support of The Camping and Caravanning Club as the two enter their sixth year of promoting caravanning through local, regional and national television, radio and newspapers.

A CARAVAN group has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country

Figures published in the latest annual report of the National Caravan Council Ltd. (NCC) show that after three years of sustained growth averaging 15% per annum, 2005 saw a 9.8% decline in UK production of touring caravans

DOZENS of elderly residents of a rural caravan park are set to lose their homes.

THE Windmill site on the Scarborough seafront, which has been an eyesore for more than a quarter of century, could be back in use this summer – to sell caravans.

A WELSH holiday resort renowned for its golf course and caravan parks, is today named as one of the UK's biggest property hotspots.

National Camping and Caravanning Week was introduced by The Camping and Caravanning Club in 2001 to mark the Club's centenary

Great Sea View Camping and Caravan Sites has details of 150 sites where you can pitch a caravan, tent or motor caravan with a view of the sea.

When tourists take a leisurely stroll across Lyme Regis' quintessentially English beaches, they will be padding in the future across French sand.

A FIRE at a family-run caravan firm in Lostock Hall caused damage estimated at £500,000.

A dual carriageway linking the A75 at Dumfries and the A74(M) motorway at Lockerbie is back on the agenda.

Calls have been made for Gower, the UK's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), to be given national park status to prevent over-development.

More travellers sites will be built in the East Midlands after a cash injection from the government.

A village's bid for a coveted Blue Flag for its beach may have been put in jeopardy, claim some of its residents.

As a result of The Caravan Club’s commitment and activities regarding road safety issues, it has been accepted as a signatory of the European Road Safety Charter.

Recent Bailey sales figures testify to the tremendous growth in popularity of fixed bed layouts...

Sales of the new Challenger 540, launched at the NEC Show in February, are breaking all records for a single model in a Swift brand

Sales of the new Sprite range, launched at the NEC Show, are breaking all records for the brand with initial production already sold out and further production planned for May and June to meet dealer demand.

The Camping and Caravanning Club is applying for additional caravan pitches and the change of use of Walker Park, the present football pitch, for camping and caravanning purposes.

Tayside Police
are advising vehicle owners who have satellite navigation systems fitted to be vigilant as they are providing a new and attractive target to thieves.

Overnight parking is being banned along a popular beach road in an attempt to tackle problems caused by campers.

Irresponsible water sports enthusiasts on the River Tay have been warned they face prosecution by police.

Fire crews are damping down after bringing a large blaze on the seafront at a Cornish town under control.

The West of Cornwall Primary Care Trust (PCT) has held a press conference to alert people to a number of cases of the virus in St Ives.

The National Trust has become the new owner of one of Cornwall's most beautiful headlands.

DRAMA descended on Dorking when a caravan came loose from a car and ploughed into the pavement, narrowly missing a woman and young child.

Deilwen Breese has inherited a half share in Cefn Crib after the death of her father Gwyn Rowlands.

Talk of accurately gauging how much gas you have left in your cylinders has been a lot of hot air – until now. BP has just launched its translucent, lightweight gas cylinders that let caravanners see how much LPG is left in them.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is asking caravanners to paint a portrait of England

England’s outstanding tourism businesses have been honoured at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2006 sponsored by The Caravan Club.

The Best of British group is delighted that Brighouse Bay Holiday Park at Borgue in Dumfries & Galloway has been named the Top Park by Practical Caravan magazine.

SEAFIELD Caravan Park in Seahouses has been named the best in the country at a prestigious awards ceremony.

Sandringham Camping and Caravanning Club site won a silver award for providing the best touring accommodation in England on Thursday – just in time for The Queen's 80th birthday celebration!

FOOTBALL fans from the area are gearing up to join an English armada of motorhomes converging on Germany for the World Cup this summer.

A Shropshire family was forced to flee a touring caravan after a blaze broke out while they were on holiday in Mid Wales.

A CONTROVERSIAL caravan site expansion plan has been turned down for the third time.

Although it estimates the average cost of repatriating a car and its occupants back to the UK from Europe is around £4,500, Europ Assistance says that less than half the British motorists heading across the channel this summer will take out continental motor breakdown cover.

Police in Bath are appealing for witnesses after a group of youngsters caused criminal damage to a caravan.

Caravanners are being warned that a brief food or comfort stop could be all the time a thief needs to unhitch and steal their caravan.

TO MANY people, mention camping and they will conjure up images of battling to put up a tent in a howling gale, or midnight trips to the toilet across a muddy field.

Over the Easter weekend a strange thing happened in the British press. Almost everyone shouted about how cool camping really is.

PLANS for a 41-pitch caravan site in a village near Carlisle have sparked fierce objections.

PENSIONERS at a retirement village are facing eviction after a council ruled that their homes are not "permanent".

The only emissions here are 100 per cent organic.

A woman in her 30s and two boys aged 3 years and 18 months were killed by a faulty gas boiler and two other adults were left seriously ill.

– the solution to helping young families buy a home in Rutland

The owners of a coastal holiday park fear their business may be ruined because of work on a vital strategic gas pipeline linking Norfolk to Europe.

Easter will be the first major test of two climbing lanes dedicated to caravans heading to the South-West

The Camping and Caravanning Club has launched its "Shout" media campaign to encourage the outdoors industry to join it in spreading the camping and caravanning message.

Travelling throughout Europe has never been easier or cheaper as it is with Freedom Camping. The go-as-you-please low-season camp site guide and voucher scheme now enables you to stay at almost 120 quality camp sites in 15 countries

towing proposals for introduction by 2012

Read what Melody one of our members says about the service that she recieved from Green Flag

The only contact your caravan has with the road is through its tyres. If your tyres are not safe, then quite simply, your caravan is not safe to be towed.

European Union ministers are expected to agree on the details of an EU driving licence next Monday. The credit-card style licence, with photograph and possibly a microchip, would replace dozens of different licences used in the 25 member states.

The Avondale factory in Atherstone recently played host to Police sniffer dogs and their handlers during a search and find training exercise involving drugs and firearms.

A motorcyclist was killed when he was in collision with a car towing a caravan in Cambridgeshire.
Police were called to the accident on the B1090 at King's Ripton, at lunchtime on Sunday.

A schoolboy has died after being swept into freezing sea waters at Sunderland.
The 13-year-old, who has not been named, was playing with friends at a slipway at Hendon on Monday.

A 12-year-old boy has been treated for facial injuries after being attacked on the Lincolnshire coast.
The boy was in the play area of the Golden Sands Caravan Park on Quebec Road, Mablethorpe on Saturday night when the assault happened.

The first ospreys of the season have been spotted at a Cumbrian lake almost one year to the day since they arrived at the site last year.
A pair of ospreys set up home at Bassenthwaite Lake in 2001 and have returned each spring.

A "greenway" connecting people to places of work, leisure and learning has opened in Cornwall.
St Guron's Way is an off-road trail which link the two sides of the town of Bodmin.

The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 2.5%.
The decision came amid signs that unemployment could be moderating, while business and investor confidence also appeared to be positive.

The UK's smallest national park is to get £1m for wildlife and ecological work in its 900-year-old forest.

Preliminary tests have confirmed the H5 avian flu virus in a sample from a swan found dead in Fife, health officials have revealed.

Aberdeen is set to battle Montrose for sand which it is hoped will save the city's beach.
About 100,000 tonnes of sand has been earmarked to be taken from Montrose to shore up the Aberdeen beachfront.

Following the successful introduction of the Burgundy at the recent Earls Court and NEC shows, this award winning layout has now been made a permanent fixture in the Pageant model line-up.

Camper vans are most often associated with retired holidaymakers enjoying a cup of hot chocolate or Australians touring Britain.

But a new type of enthusiast is taking the caravaning industry in Oxfordshire by storm the football fan.

Camping isn’t only for the hardy. Claire Prentice joins the smart set and finds that Scotland is best seen from the comfort of a luxury motorhome

Fancy hiring a camper van or motor-home for a break in June? Don't waste your time. Every one in Britain has been booked - and they're all heading to Germany for the World Cup.

Furious caravan owners at a north Suffolk caravan site say it looks like a "war zone" after a series of break-ins and fires.

A WELSH pressure group's caravan was burned out by arsonists.

Holiday camps including Butlins may have to pay more than £1m compensation after making staff pay for electricity in their accommodation, a union says.

The sensational Caravan Race takes place on Easter Monday

A COURAGEOUS canine has dramatically saved his elderly owner's life - twice!

Plans that will help reduce traffic through the villages of Cottingham, Dunswell and along Dunswell Road have been lodged with East Riding of Yorkshire planners

Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, today (Friday 31 March) officially opened a new 126,000sq ft manufacturing assembly hall at the Swift Group site in Cottingham.

Around 350 caravans and motorhomes are expected at this year’s Swift Group Rally for members of the various Swift brand owners’ clubs.

A HUGE new factory designed to drive the caravan industry back to the boom time has been officially opened in East Yorkshire.

The Price is Wight
Sail away and enjoy a great summer holiday for just £102 – and this includes your ferry and your pitch.

Airstream unveiled the prototype for its first European tourers at February's NEC show.

SCOTLAND'S lawmakers must put the needs of the flourishing tourism industry at the head of their concerns if high growth in the £4.5 billion industry is to be sustained, the leader of the industry's representative body said yesterday.

A WIGAN man died in a fire which broke out in his motorhome during a trip to see friends in Spain.

John Harrison, 60, was overcome by fumes after a blaze in the kitchen of the caravan, which was parked at a campsite.

A couple's wedding anniversary was ruined and the husband ended up in hospital after a trip to their Norfolk holiday home found it flooded with sewage.

A RIPLEY pensioner is devastated after his motor home was destroyed and his car damaged in a blaze last Wednesday.

A brand new way of cleaning the car, motorbike, caravan, boat or any painted surface has just received a product endorsement from South East Water.

Keen caravanners,CHARLES and Maisie Clay celebrated their diamond wedding with a meal at the Hardwick Inn

The earliest document in the deeds of the property is dated 16th January 1857 and is an extract of title of Sir Edward Fowell-Buxton of Colne House, Cromer.

These are the first pictures of two new vans that were wowing the crowds at Birmingham's NEC show in February, both with nearside fixed beds.

Ferry operator Stena Line is cutting sailings between Anglesey and Ireland with the loss of up to 30 jobs.

A scheme to provide disadvantaged families with holidays in Devon is in jeopardy after local planners said the site was in a flood-risk area.

Avondale Coachcraft is reporting strong sales across its entire range at this year’s National Boat, Caravan & Outdoor Leisure Show at the NEC

Avondale Coachcraft has provided winners in three categories of the prestigious Caravan Magazine Awards 2006

The Caravan Club is pleased to announce it is sponsoring a package of programmes on digital TV’s Discovery Real Time and Discovery Travel & Living channels which will be broadcast over the next few months.

The Caravan Club’s annual CL of the Year Awards were presented by Tourism Minister, James Purnell MP during a Parliamentary Reception today at Westminster.

The Caravan Club’s annual Sites in Bloom competition, with the honour of receiving the prestigious Alan Payne Trophy at stake, has caught the imagination of wardens across the 200-strong Sites network.

The Campsite Podcast - the UK's first podcast dedicated to camping and caravanning

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CRiS (the Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme) run by HPI for the NCC, has joined forces with The Caravan Club to bring its members the ultimate in cost effective caravan security

New scheme launched for holiday caravan buyers

News Release from Bailey Caravans

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Hoburne Parks ban smoking on their parks

In February 2006, Black Horse Motor Finance, launched its brand new consumer website.

If you are a member of the Caravan Club you had better avoid Bovingdon Raceway on Good Friday, April 14th at 1.30pm as Spedeworth South hosts the annual Caravan Race and demolition derby at the Hertfordshire circuit.

Saturday 8 April 2006 sees the grand opening of 'Buttermans' Bar and Restaurant at Woolverstone Marina & Caravan Park

CAMPING and caravan enthusiasts will now be able to holiday at a Waltham Cross campsite any month of the year.

A man has died in a caravan fire at the Trecco Bay Holiday Park in the seaside resort of Porthcawl.

The Shinco SDP-6820 can enrich the environment of any caravan or tent on even the dampest afternoon!

The M-house is extremely cool and classy, and definitely not for trailer trash.

A Cosford business smashed its all-time sales record at the leisure show at the NEC in Birmingham.

MEDIUM-sized holiday parks operator Park Resorts is to spend £3.6million on upgrading five of its centres in Essex.

A HERO schoolboy has saved his best friend from drowning after courageously jumping into the sea to stop him being swept to his death.

It's probably true to say that if the Government insisted on putting a tracking device in every car there would be uproar.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's second-biggest operator of caravan holiday sites, Parkdean Holidays, said on Friday it has reached agreement on a recommended 270-1/2-pence-a-share cash offer by PD Parks for the company.

A RANSACKED Royal Mail bag found under a caravan sparked fears last night that identity thieves were at work in Liverpool.

Alchemy Partners, the private equity group run by Jon Moulton, is on the verge of launching a bid for caravan park operator Parkdean Holidays.

Augmentra has unveiled ViewRanger 2, its new software for Nokia smartphones that provides mapping, navigation and information on location for walkers, mountain bikers, tourists and other outdoor activity enthusiasts.

The North East has received five nominations for a prestigious national tourism award.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A fire broke out in a motorhome Tuesday near Aspen Street and Foothill Boulevard about 2:30 p.m., reported Fire Investigator Kevin Walton.

Proposals to raise UK hotel and accommodation prices by 10% via a new local Government tax have been rejected by the nation today.

CHICAGO-Privately held Equity International, an affiliate of Sam Zell's Equity Group Investments, LLC, is closing its second international investment fund known as EI Fund II.

Tourism South East (TSE) announced that a record number of tourism businesses from the South East have reached the finals of the National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2006 – a result not bettered by any other UK region!

HAVEN and British Holidays offers three-night breaks from March 31 from as little as £79 for a family of four.

WITH JUST one week to go, the Cancer Research UK Relay for Life fund raising event in Shetland promises to be one of the biggest in the country.

But the organisers are putting out a plea for the loan of old carpets and a caravan to help them make the big night the success it promises to be.

FIRE ripped through a caravan storage yard and caused more than £40,000 of damage.

CUMBRIA has Britain’s best motorway service station, according to the Consumers’ Association’s Holiday Which?

A Worcestershire couple escaped an arson attack which destroyed a bungalow, four caravans and a car.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Catering Market: Market Review 2006 to their offering.

England's army of football fans are going to the World Cup in Germany this summer in a fleet of hired caravans.

Holiday park operator Parkdean yesterday reported that holiday hire revenue was running 11.1pc ahead of the same time last year.

A SEAHOUSES caravan park is one of five nominations from this region shortlisted for a prestigious national tourism award.

A major up-grade to existing facilities at Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle was officially launched by John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism on Thursday last when he turned the sod on the eagerly anticipated re-development.

A brand new way of cleaning the car, motorbike, caravan, boat or any painted surface – is now produced and distributed by UK firm SJK Products Ltd. based in Sussex.

A Norwich couple are furious after a council decided to close a caravan site - but failed to tell the caravan owners.

Sales of Swift caravans broke all records at the recent Boat Caravan and Outdoor Show at the NEC with over £5 million worth of products being sold, making it the largest single brand at the Exhibition.

A caravan park on The Queen's estate and an eco-friendly hotel at Swaffham are in the running for success in the tourism industry's "Oscars".

THERE'LL be no limo to whisk him to a five-star hotel after Robbie's sellout gigs this summer - but don't worry, he won't be slumming it.

More information about Chevrolet's All-New Captiva

The new Chevrolet Captiva brings a new dimension to the SUV market in Europe. From the manufacturers of the very first SUV back in 1935, Captiva is the latest in a long line of authentic sport utility vehicles offering great value for money in a stylish and practical package

Camper UK Ltd was set up in February 2005 to meet the demand for specialist service, maintenance and repair of motor homes and caravans. Customer service is at the heart of this business, which has a strong reputation and growing client base.

The Swift Group is pleased to announce three new models with fixed bed layouts in the Abbey, Ace and Sterling ranges based on the award-winning layout of the all new Swift Challenger 540.

Haven Holidays are giving away four free nights in selected accommodation at most of their 34 family holiday parks around the UK for May Day week.

A FORMER drugs den is set to stay in Millom after borough council officials refused to remove it.

Pop superstar ROBBIE WILLIAMS has spent a staggering £180,000 on a top-of-the-range motorhome so he can tour Europe in luxury this summer.

It takes quite a lot to beat an Olympic gold medal but former swimmer Adrian Moorhouse reckons the deal with which he formed his business comes pretty close.

It's not quite a spaceship but, for Ben Tristem, a would-be astronaut and runner-up of Channel 4's Superhuman, a roaming life aboard his hi-tech motorhome is the next best thing. Chris Arnot boldly goes along for the ride

TOURISM, helped by high-profile events which have spread the Island's name across the world, has hit a multi-million pound boom time, statistics have revealed.

A MUM told how she led her two young children to safety after flames from a torched caravan threatened to engulf her home.

Unveiled to the US media yesterday, the Hornet is a front-wheel drive subcompact built on a new platform not shared with any other Dodge model.

Two WPL wastewater treatment plants have been installed, by Hutchinson Drainage, as part of an extensive redevelopment at the Finchale Abbey Caravan Park in County Durham.

HAVEN and British Holidays has published its new caravan and camping brochure, giving details of 21 parks with touring facilities around the UK.

There has never been a better time to purchase your very own Holiday Home.

The New Hampshire from Willerby represents a revolution in holiday home development with its amazing exterior and stunning interior.

A new ferry service between Portsmouth and Le Havre has started, operated by Louis Dreyfus (LD) Lines in partnership with 2morrow Group and the Port of Portsmouth.

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Romahome has unveiled an all-new layout for its Hylo and Outlook models.

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The Camping and Caravanning Club has just published Your Place in the Country 2006 – the Club’s annual guide to its award-winning UK network of Club Sites.

All Swift Group tourers (Abbey, Ace, Bessacarr, Sterling, Swift, Sprite) now come with a six-year body shell integrity guarantee, enhancing aftersales service and customer peace of mind.

A five-star golf and spa resort has unveiled plans for a £20m expansion.
St Andrews Bay bosses want to convert a nearby derelict steading into further accommodation and leisure facilities and also build 37 lodges.

The unprecedented success of both Pageant and Senator Series 5 is testimony to the advantages of a Series based marketing policy.

Following a record breaking performance on retailer sites this year, Bailey of Bristol's enjoyed success at the recent 'Autumn Show Round', by securing retail orders to the value of £6.8 million during the three week period.

THE SOCIETY of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has published a new edition of its most requested publication, Towing and the Law.

a councillor took colleagues by surprise when he declared that he could not take part in a debate because of his hatred of all things caravan related.

Victorious staff at Sandy Balls Holiday Centre are celebrating winning the region's most prestigious tourism awards.

Alison and John Strahan at Old Brick Kilns Caravan Park are delighted to have been awarded 'Highly Commended' in the Caravan Holiday Park of the Year category in the Enjoy England awards for Excellence 2005 by the East of England Tourist Board.

Spacious, lightweight and packed with all the essentials and more, the all new Sprite will carry a competitive price tag when launched early next year.

Building on record sales of its prestigious 2006 Challenger range, the Swift Group has announced the addition of a new fixed bed layout.

SUREDECK™ approved distributors Abbey Leisure of Essex were selected to install identical SUREDECK™ caravan verandahs to 9 brand new Willerby Vogue caravans sited at the Southcliffe Trailer Park, Walton-on-Naze.

Caravan Club members voted in their thousands this summer, to register their appreciation of their favourite Club Sites in the third year of this popular awards scheme.

The Swift Group is celebrating record sales of the all-new Swift Challenger at the Earls Court show earlier this month (Nov).

Brynteg Holiday Home Park, Llanrug, North Wales

A large caravan park in Northumberland has shown how holiday makers can get a lot of fun from being involved in woodland conservation.

Cars getting stuck in the soft muds of Talacre Beach should be a thing of the past thanks to a new scheme by Flintshire County Council’s Countryside Service and a joint consultative group of landowners, businesses, government organisations and the local community.

FOR the eighth year in succession one of Flintshire's most popular beaches has won a top award.

The sand dunes have receded upshore
A stretch of sand dunes which are home to some of Wales' rarest wildlfe species has been saved by a special conservation project.

PURPOSE
To promote the subject of caravanning and related issues in parliament.

Residents fighting plans to house up to 100 LNG construction workers in caravans in a Pembrokeshire village have won a reprieve.

A Highways Agency trial which kept caravans in the slow lane on a section of the M5 had "no significant effect on the level of congestion".

On this page find out the latest news on Caravan Club Sites across the network from development work to matters of interest and current events.

The park has just been awarded 5 Star Holiday and Touring Park grading by Visit Britain.

The pair of Red Squirrels introduced to the enclosure at Kelling Heath in May have produced three babies and visitors to the award winning holiday park are being asked for help in naming them.

PLASSEY LEISURE PARK, NORTH WALES

Calor, the UK’s leading supplier of LPG, has delivered an integrated fuel solution providing clean economical energy to Cairnsmill Caravan Park, across a range of applications.

In its role as RSPB Species Champion of the Song Thrush, The Caravan Club is this year focusing its resources on a key conservation project to encourage endangered farmland birds

NEW HOLIDAY HOME PARK OPEN WITH 11 MONTH SEASON

News Flash

No (Long Stay) season pitches available for 2006

Campsite Closed for essential maintainence from 6th - 21st of October 2005

Claylands caravan park was acquires by Fred & Margaret Robinson in 1959....

Below is a list of privately owned holiday homes currently for sale at Brynteg.

The Haulfryn Group has unveiled the newest addition to their collection of holiday homes, The Haulfryn Anniversary.

Haulfryn’s Martello Beach Holiday Park, situated at Pevensey Bay in Eastbourne, has been awarded five stars in the national Quality in Tourism Awards.

It’s official – Finlake Holiday Park is one of the greenest holiday parks in Britain, according to environmentalist Professor David Bellamy.

the construction of the Amble community swimming pool is now complete and has opened to the public just in time for the summer holidays.

With the holiday season just around the corner, Alnwick District Council is issuing a reminder to anyone who owns a caravan to ensure that they have had their gas appliances professionally serviced.

Alnwick District Council, which owns and runs Riverside Caravan Park in Rothbury, has accepted an offer to sell the park to a local leisure company who have pledged to invest in, and revitalise the site.

Modern with a cosy, intimate feel, the Vendeé’s welcoming interior combines rich cherry furniture with a complementary palette of warm spicy hues and rich pattern.

In 2004 Swift applied their wealth of experience and expertise to the holiday homes market and the luxurious Swift Debut and Vendée were launched. The all-new Moselle now joins the collection for 2006, bringing affordable quality and contemporary design to a wider audience.

The winners of Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Awards for Tourism have at last been announced at a gala ceremony held at the National Railway Museum on 4 October 2005.

DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR CASTLE HOWARD AT THE WHITE ROSE AWARDS

Heathergate Country Park in Lowgate, near Hexham has been granted permission to open for 11 months each year

Owning a caravan holiday home at Palé Wood will certainly be one of the best decisions you will ever make.

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You like your touring caravan, so you can be pretty sure there's also someone else who might like it, too. Don't make a gift of it - keep it safe like you would all your valued possessions. Here's how:

Twenty-five stolen caravans were seized by police during a major crackdown at last week's Great Dorset Steam Fair.

Plans to expand a Cumbrian caravan park which could create more than 80 jobs have been released.

A party has been thrown at a caravan site on Gower for a holidaymaker who has visited each summer for 50 years.

Following another successful summer holiday season The Caravan Club reports that August 2005 saw a record influx of members, with nearly 7,000 new households representing over 11,000 caravanners, motorcaravanners and trailer tent owners.

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A bid to turn green belt land in Alveley into a caravan park have been thrown out by planning chiefs.

A Caravan park in a picturesque Aberdeenshire community is thriving once more after dedicated locals brought it back to life.

Two of Aberdeenshire's coastal caravan parks have been promoted.

Holiday home and industrial services group Cosalt saw its shares slump yesterday after it delivered a profit warning.

CAMPAIGNERS were today celebrating victory in their fight against plans for a massive caravan park on a historic Lothians estate.

Farmers and landowners in one of the most beautiful parts of Wales say the local economy is being strangled by planning restrictions.

Luxury caravans manufactured in Wales will be used to explore the Australian outback after the latest export deal by the Fifth Wheel Company.

HOLIDAY park operator Parkdean Holidays has said poor trading during the peak summer season had cast a shadow over its annual results.

Paul and Nicola Adamson's dream of raising enough money to buy a caravan for sick children is on its way to becoming a reality.

Crumbling, boarded-up, run-down, these are the eyesores blighting a popular seaside resort.

It may only be just over the North Pennines, but the Lake District feels a million miles from the hustle and bustle of city life.

The North Yorkshire coast is one of England's finest and for a family there is no better place to explore the area from than Primrose Valley near Filey.

For most people in the UK, mobile homes conjure up visions of family holidays by the sea.

It doesn’t matter how basic your caravan home is, coloured skirting board can make all the difference.

A company that traditionally supplies the building industry is finding that caravan and park home manufacturers in the UK and abroad are also specifying its products.

Caravanning isn't just about touring caravans or static holiday homes. Motorhomes are also very popular and are preferred by many for a number of reasons.

BSW Timber has launched a major awareness campaign targeted at caravan site and holiday home park owners, promoting the benefits of installing the company’s Timeless Timber decking range.

If you still think caravanning involves “roughing it” and trudging over muddy fields to get to the showers or to spend a penny, think again!

CARAVANS are wrong. Big caravans are wronger (!) but those massive big ones with plasma TV screens and chandeliers are wronger again.

WHITLEY Bay Caravan Park will face major redevelopment after receiving planning permission from North Tyneside Council.

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has today outlined new proposals to protect static caravan dwellers from exploitation by caravan site owners.

The guidance has been produced for owners of caravan parks and organisations offering advice to consumers looking to buy a caravan.

THE 30,000 visitors who poured into Manchester's G-Mex centre for the caravan and holiday home show proved caravans have a big future.

I admit, for the past couple of years I have been a bit embarrassed when I’ve told people about our holiday plans

Caravan manufacturers from across the region will be rallying together under the awning of the Health and Safety Executive at a safety event in Hull on Wednesday 4 May.

Residents fighting plans to house up to 100 LNG construction workers in caravans in a Pembrokeshire village have won a reprieve.

Major expansion planned for revitalised UK company

EXPANSION PLANS for an award-winning caravan park on the Angus-Perthshire border have been given the green light but a councillor is disappointed that a new speed limit has not been imposed in the area.

Humber Galvanizing is putting a new generation of static caravans and holiday homes on solid foundations with a contract to fully hot-dip galvanise the chassis for the trailers.

Campbells are to open a new branch in Lostock Hall primarily aimed at the first time caravanner.

Maureen Walker, managing director of Tree Tops Caravan Park, Gwespyr, has been awarded the prestigious Norman Stewart Memorial Prize by the Wales in Bloom Foundation.

Rowland Rivron, with kids Dan and Ella in tow, headed to the Devon coast in a classic VW camper van - their week's transport and board.

News from Brynteg

As summer draws to a close, Pembrokeshire is upping the pace with a wide-ranging programme of events.

Some information about the village of Tarland situated in the beautiful Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire...

A selection of the caravan holiday homes for sale on this newly developed park in Scotland

A selection of the Static Caravan Holiday Homes available for sale on Pale Wood, nr Bala

Ann Flavins, a caravan owner from Halifax, has won both the scarecrow and garden competitions at Nostell Priory Holiday Park, Wakefield. She chose the theme of Alice in Wonderland for her entry.

A selection of the caravan holiday homes for sale on parks in the North of England

A Selection of the Caravan Holiday Homes available for sale on Caravan Connections

Caravan Connections now has 18 caravan holiday homes for sale listed in its classified sections and sited on parks accross Scotland

Heathergate Country Park nr Heaxham inNorthumberland has just launched it's brand new website

The tension is mounting for hopeful finalists of YTB's White Rose Awards 2005. They have to wait to find out whether they have won a coveted White Rose Award for Tourism

Style & Function in Perfect Harmony!!

People who stay at caravan holiday homes contribute some £200m to the Welsh economy - about 17 per cent of all holiday spending – according to the findings of a new independent study.

Sandy Balls is celebrating the addition of another prestigious accolade to its growing trophy cabinet, we have just come out tops in the Hampshire life and Wave 105 Business Awards 2005, scooping the ‘ Best Place to Work' award at a glittering ceremony at Marwell Zoological Park .

The NCC, the representative body for the caravan, motorhome, caravan holiday home industry and park home industry has released figures for the UK caravan industry at the half year point (end June 2005).

Every year the David Bellamy Award Scheme celebrates the environmental conservation work carried out in holiday and home parks across the UK, but there is a lot more to the scheme than just giving out prizes

This Willerby Salisbury is a lovely 2 bedroom static caravan. In the twin room the beds push together to make a double.

CARAVANNERS who protect their caravans with a CarAndVan Protect or Phantom tracking system are being offered a 25 per cent discount on their insurance by Bakers of Cheltenham.

A TV company is looking for caravanners and motorhomers to take part in a
brand new television series.

Many people find that using specialist funding sources for the purchase of the new caravan is the best way to protect the capital that they have built up, and to spread the cost of purchasing their new caravan to make it more affordable.

A selection of the luxury holiday homes available on the prestigious Warren Holiday Park in Abersoch

Martello Beach Holiday Park at Pevensey Bay, has just opened a brand new £1.8m leisure complex. The new facilities include an indoor pool with jacuzzi and children’s area, sauna, solarium, steam room and fitness suite.

Avondale has a number of new season fixed-bed twin axle models available for immediate delivery, which means you could be one of a lucky few to enjoy the very latest in tourer luxury this September.

Pensarn lies between Rhyl to the east and Colwyn Bay to the west. It has a northerly facing promenade, approximately 500 metres long.

"Caravan holiday homes – The questions you should ask" . That’s the title of a booklet recently launched by Trading Standards.

The caravan and motorhome show will have a fantastic range of caravans and motorhomes, plus expert advice and many features to make it a fun day out!!

There are more than 200 static home holiday parks in Wales, from quiet, secluded spots, to entertainment-based family locations.

A caravan park is planning a three-year, £4.5m revamp to take it upmarket.

The Caravan and Outdoor Leisure Show is the best place in London to view the latest ranges of caravans, motorhomes, camping, holiday homes and the latest outdoor accessories.

The World’s biggest annual camping and caravanning rally – The National Feast of Lanterns - comes to the Kent County Showground, Detling from 2-4 September 2005, bringing the Wonders of the World with it.

Have you been struggling to find a Scottish caravan park to your liking? Well, your search could be over… Caravan Connections has just launched its Scottish Parks map, which lists a staggering 535 sites to satisfy even the most particular tastes.

Set in 34 acres of private woodland and overlooking one of the most beautiful valleys in North Wales, Pale' Wood is the ideal place to get away from it all.

Information on Talacre Beach Holiday Park, North Wales

Heathergate Country Park is Northumberlands' newest rural retreat and is being redeveloped to five star standards by new owners, Blue Sky Resorts

Many people find that using specialist funding sources for the purchase of the new caravan is the best way to protect the capital that they have built up, and to spread the cost of purchasing their new caravan to make it more affordable.

The latest news from The New Pines, Rhyl

"Unsurpassed views, unrivalled location."

Parc Farm Caravan Park has just announced the release of its first holiday lodge for sale..

Tarland Caravan Park, near Aboyne in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire has just announced the development of 40 luxury holiday home pitches.

Our family Holiday Parks offer you a wide range of self-catering family caravan holiday home accommodation, with a great choice of Park facilities and entertainment for every member of the family to enjoy!

If you are looking for a Caravan Holiday North Wales then the best place to start is the north Wales peninsula. From the largest coastal holiday parks with the widest range of facilities to small inland caravan parks there really is something for everyone - you just have to know where to find it!

If you're looking for a camping or caravan holiday, Scotland has a range of campsites and caravan parks to choose from.

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September
at The Lawns, Harland Way, Cottingham, near Hull

Willerby is the world leader in caravan holiday home manufacture. We look to offer more quality, value, style and choice than any other manufacturer.

Architects Buckley Gray and Yeoman, a practice more used to creating projects as diverse as the British Councils offices in Milan and the Bridge for Channel Five Television, were challenged to design a new Holiday Caravan Home. The result is the Retreat.

Thieves are targeting Luxury touring caravan’s and more than 3,000 victims fall foul of this type of theft each year, despite having various security devises fitted.....

The way to buy and be protected. Buying a Caravan Holiday Home is a big investment. It’s easy to make the wrong decision and be disadvantaged for in later years.

A motorhome is a chance for you to explore the UK, Europe, and beyond.......

The National Holiday Home Show returns to Manchester’s G-Mex Centre from 17-20 March 2005 featuring the latest models of caravan holiday homes and lodges on the market, an unrivalled selection of parks, as well as a wide range of accessories for holiday homes.

The Brand New ABI Westwood has been crowned as 2005 Caravan Holiday Home of the Year and it is easy to see why!

The Caravan Connections website is now officially launched after months of research to bring you the best, most comprehensive web site dealing with everything you ever needed to know about caravans and caravanning.