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Welsh site wins top slot at Caravan Club CL Awards
TOP100 REGULAR Bron Derw scooped top honours for its Certified Location – five-pitch sites – at the Caravan Club’s annual CL awards. The House...
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Does upholstery matter?
We're just back from the Motorhome & Caravan Show and while I was there, I got a little fascinated with the range (and indeed...
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Old Faithful
I LOVE MY BAILEY. I honestly do. But we’ve been together a while now and once a week, I look through the Sunday travel...
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Practical Packing
WE ARE DRAWING ever closer to our two week holiday Cornwall and have spent a couple of nights in the van to make sure...
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First time towing – Part 2
After getting my confidence up in the controlled conditions of Chobham test track, I was ready, according to instructor Nigel, to take to the...
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First time towing – Part 1
PC's NEWEST RECRUIT Clare Kelly wasn’t sure what to expect from her first towing experience, which as keen caravanners know, is probably for the...
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Celebrating 100 years of Hoburne
A HOLIDAY PARK that can trace its roots back to 1912 is celebrating its centenary this week and, as part of the celebrations has...
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Win a week’s stay at a Bridge Leisure Holiday Park
Fancy a week enjoying the charms of North Cornwall or the East Yorkshire Coast? Well we have a weeks stay at a choice of...
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5-star park gets ministerial approval
A PLUSH NEW Ludlow caravan site got ministerial approval this week when John Penrose MP arrived to cut the ribbon. Penrose, the Tourism and...
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Operation: Vacation
WHOEVER THOUGHT THAT holidays were for rest and relaxation had clearly never experienced a caravanning break with my family. Going on an Asquith caravan...
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C&CC teams up with Ordnance Survey
A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP between the Camping and Caravanning Club and Ordnance Survey (OS) looks to make exploring easier than ever this season.
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Is this Britain’s toughest caravan break?
IF YOU ARE looking for somewhere a little different to take your caravan this summer, the chief executive of the states of Alderney may...
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New five-star site opens in Leicestershire
Staying closer to home has become more fashionable thanks to spiralling diesel prices and a new east Midlands site could prove popular as a...
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Hollins Farm gets a new amenity block
Holgates’ Hollins Farm campsite has long been a great place for peaceful weekends in the pretty North West. Acres of space to explore and...
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The Top 100 Sites 2012 category winners
SITES PLAY AN important part of any touring holiday and picking a site has a certain element of risk and responsibility on the part...
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Bath Chew Valley scoops top gong in Top 100 Sites 2012
BATH CHEW VALLEY caravan site won the top slot in the Practical Caravan Top 100 Sites 2012, announced at the NCC Motorhome, Caravan and...
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Picture perfect
NOWADAYS, WHAT WITH the entire population owning a digital camera, the tradition of sitting down on your return from holiday and boring your friends...
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Practical Caravan Top 100 2012 finalists
This year's Top 100 Sites finalists are listed below. NORTHERN IRELAND Finalists Ballyness Caravan Park Rushin House Caravan Park Tullans Country Holiday Park Watertop Farm Winner Rushin...
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Take the risk out of finding a great French campsite
French parks guide frenchcampsite.co has completed an extensive update of its online directory. The directory, compiled by former Select Sites owners Andrew and Bernadette...
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Should rain ever stop play?
RECENTLY WE DID something that I swore I would never do, having been a constant victim of it as a child; we returned from...
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Friendly Club confirms deal for Lakeland site
THE CAMPING AND Caravanning Club has confirmed that it has taken over the management of the Braithwaite Fold site in Bowness. The site was run...
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Get in the swim of things at Stowford Farm!
WOULD YOU LIKE a rent-free seasonal pitch this season? You would? Of course you would. There’s just one tiny catch. You must be able...
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Friendly Club announces Britain’s best five-van site
The Camping and Caravanning Club has announced the winner of its best Certificated Site (CS) 2011 Award, as voted for by members: Brook House...
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In the beginning…
Guest blogger Suzanne Asquith explains how her young family, tried loads of different holidays, but ended up in a caravanI CAN'T REALLY remember how...
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Fishing for condiments in Plymouth
I have just returned from a long drive down to Plymouth with a colleague, where I was checking the cover of our bumper March...
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Trevella offers free nights for regular visitors
FIVE STAR CORNISH camp site Trevella is offering some cracking deals to drive down the cost of your summer break. The award-winning site close...
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Sea France officially goes into liquidation
FERRY COMPANY SEA France has officially been liquidated by a French court, ending speculation about its future after it went into receivershp in 2010....
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Got some great site pics? Share them with BoB
HOLIDAY SITES GROUP Best of British wants to see your best pictures of its affiliated sites. The group, whose members number over 50 five-star...
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Practical Caravan website maintenance
*UPDATED* All finished and back up and running. Should all be quicker now... *ENDS* BETWEEN 11AM AND 12 noon today, the Practical Caravan website will be packed...
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Sailing from Hull? Tourers welcome to stop at The Deep
CATCHING AN OVERNIGHT ferry from Hull? Then why not get to Hull a little early and spend some time at one of the city’s...
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Time for a change at the Caravan Club
THE CARAVAN CLUB has recently renamed 13 of its sites to help members find them. The changes came about due to members feedback, with many...
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Stratford without Shakespeare isn’t so bad
CARAVANNERS WHO HEADED to Stratford today, intending to explore Shakespeare’s haunts may have been confused by Warwickshire road signs that have the word ‘Shakespeare’...
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Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011. Are you feeling inspired?
THERE ARE SOME fantastic entries into the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards this year. Click here to see the photos
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Hurry – Top 100 Sites 2012 voting closes on 31 October
THERE'S only a few days left to vote in the Practical Caravan Top 100 Sites 2012, so make sure you have your say before...
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Bellamy backs Forest Holiday sites
FOREST HOLIDAYS CAMPSITES' reputation for being green has been further enhanced with a strong showing in the David Bellamy Conservation Awards. The awards are...
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Live the dream. Buy a site!
IF YOU'D LIKE to make caravanning a career, property specialists Colliers International might have the perfect option for you.
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Reader Rally Loire – A video tour!
I JUST RETURNED from a great Practical Caravan / Select Sites Reader Rally in the Loire Valley. We'll have a full report on all...
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Is this the smallest caravan combo ever?
Downsizing when you can’t afford to run a full-size caravan and suitable tow car is one thing, but one contributor to the US Smart...
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Road works suspended to ease bank holiday traffic
WITH THOUSANDS OF caravanners set to enjoy the last bank holiday of the summer, busy roads are a certainty this weekend. However, congestion should...
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Lucky couple win a brand new Elddis Xplore
‘I JUST DON'T know what to say. It hasn’t sunk it yet’ said David Cloud as Steve Robson from Park Resorts hands over the...
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Swapping a tourer for a tent
LAST WEEK I tried something I had never done before: I stayed in a tent. I know it's more common to start in tents and...
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Given the Freedom to head North – Day 5
A LOOMING 10 hour car journey is enough to cause even owners of the most luxurious cars to start planning service station stops. Oddly,...