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Family Holidays in the UK: Best Caravan Parks
Here's the best advice on choosing cheap family holidays in the UK. A caravan makes your holiday so much easier: go wherever you want, stay in your own home, and leave whenever suits you.One of the joys of owning a motorhome or caravan is that you get to stay in some of the most stunning parts of the world. If you do, there's never been a better time to embark upon a cost-effective UK holiday that everyone will enjoy.
Here's a list of our 15 favourite caravan sites in the UK: see if you agree.
1) Middlewood Farm Holiday Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire
Open March to January, this site has truly magnificent Yorkshire Moors views and is just a stone's throw from beaches and some of the best walking in the UK.
2) Top Lodge, Duddington, Northamptonshire
http://whereinthearea.ukvillages.co.uk/places_to_see_and_things_to_do/Duddington-Northamptonshire&
Close to Burghley Park (famous horse trials) and Dene Park. Watch red kites (the birds!) from the newly-refurbished RSPB centre next to the site, which also has a new £1,000,000 cafe alongside, with great woodland walks also on the doorstep.
3) Kneps Farm, Blackpool, Lancashire
In a real caravan and motorhome hotspot, this is a shining star, with fantastic facilities. Regulars go back year after year to this rural beauty.
4) Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Ambleside, Cumbria
Set in beautiful natural Lake District woodland, with wildlife in abundance, Skelwith Fold is the prefect base for those wanting to explore this majestic piece of rural England.
5) The Dell Caravan and Camping Park, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
http://www.thedellcaravanpark.co.uk/
A brilliant base for touring East Anglia, including the amazing beaches of North Norfolk. Pets welcome, toilets and showers on site. Also a superb stop-over site for those making longer journeys.
6) The Star Caravan and Camping Park, Cotton, Staffordshire
www.starcaravanpark.co.uk
The closest site to world-famous theme park Alton Towers. Loaded with excellent facilities and also near enough for trips to the Peak District and Matlock Bath. Golf and fishing close too.
7) Pine Lodge Touring Park, Maidstone, Kent
www.pinelodgetouringpark.co.uk
A lovely privately owned site close to famous Leeds Castle, and ideally placed to tour the Kent countryside or for stop overs for travel to mainland Europe.
8) East Fleet Farm, Weymouth, Dorset
Foodies take note. This popular holiday site is on a working organic farm with great views of Chesil Bank. Very peaceful, good facilities.
9) Monmouth Caravan Park, Monmouthshire, Wales
A very popular family-run, pet-friendly site. Good facilities and within walking distance of the town. New clubhouse and fishing available.
10) Lebberston Touring Park, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Lots of south-facing pitches at this site, which is close to the beach and some of the best walking in the north of England. A great base for a holiday.
11) Aberlour Gardens, Moray, Scotland
A very well-kept site on the Whisky Trail ('foodies', this is for you) with great facilities for families and pets. Very quiet and sheltered.
12) Golden Square, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
www.goldensquarecaravanpark.com
An award-winning site in a stunning location with superb facilities that underwent a major refurbishment two years ago. Surrounded by countryside and woodland. A gem.
13) Gillside Caravan and Camping, Penrith, Cumbria
www.gillsidecaravanandcampingsite.co.uk
Another fabulous Lake District site, in the foothills of Helvellyn and a short walk from the magnificent Lake Ullswater.
14) Southland Camping Park, Sandown, Isle of Wight
Another award-winner with great flat pitches in a quiet setting and the perfect site from which to explore the Isle-of-Wight.
15) Ross Park, Newton Abbot, Devon
In one of Devon's most beautiful parks, with lovely garden-style pitches, excellent facilities and golf and fishing right on the doorstep. Well worth a visit.
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