This looks like a good year for all those who don’t like the idea of hotels or large guest houses, those who abhor crowds and for those who want to see more of the great outdoors.
Walking holidays in the UK, camping, caravanning or taking a mobile home and seeing parts that you’ve not seen before would appear to be the answer for a break.
Despite the dislike of campervans and caravans suggested by people like Jeremy Clarkson, it looks as though 2019 will be a strong year for this section of the tourism industry.
Susannah Cery, founder of Our Tribe Travels – an online community for families who love independent travel – shares her travel highs and lows with JAT readers
Light shows, a fast train servce in Germany and anniversaries seem to dominate Adrian’s thinking this week!
If Clearwater is right is that we should continue to see ever-improving facilities, a range of accommodation from basic to luxury and a holiday that is as far removed from the old Carry on Camping film as it is possible to be.
At Pembrey Country Park alongside Cefn Sidan- the country’s longest beach stretching over eight miles long – there is a new feature. A concierge for the campsite.
The youngest person to ski to the South Pole on Alaska, adventure, Croatia and camping in Cumbria
Caravanning is most popular with teachers and engineers
The Travel Channel’s Sarah Cawood on staycations, the Scottish highlands and why she loves lying on a beach
£100 for a long weekend (four days) away? Yes, it is possible! We found a basic (but extremely clean) campsite just outside Bristol, which only cost £15 for three nights. After pitching the tent, we went for a quick walk in the surrounding woodland, before bed. The next day (Saturday) we set off for the Cheddar Gorge, and our Somerset adventure began…. Cheddar Caves & Gorge: The Cheddar Gorge was a particular highlight for Poppy (my dog) and I. For just £17.00, we bought a
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The recession, an exchange rate which make England look cheap to the rest of Europe and a rise in unemployment is leaving most of the country wondering whether they can even afford a holiday in 2010. I am one of those people and add a dog to the equation (with kennels costing from £14/night!) and a fortnight away is an unattainable luxury. Whether you are a family of four or, like me, a single woman with a best friend of the canine variety, even in
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Pack your tent and head for the countryside this Easter – camping has become cool
Cast aside any preconceptions of camping being the preserve of pensioners and hippies for in recent years this type of holiday has undergone a renaissance and shaken off its boy scouts and budget holiday image. Thanks, in part, to celebrity campers such as Sienna Miller, Jodie Kidd, Kate Moss, Jamie Oliver et al camping is now cool and it’s hip to be seen erecting a tent.
Visit England has announced the results of the business that its members did over the Christmas period and for the whole of 2009. And, it looks like pretty good news for them as many recorded an increase in business over 2008.
44% said that they had more business than previously and 42% said that they had the same level of business meaning that only 14% recorded a drop in business. A drop could mean that it wasn’t due to the overall level of business around but because of new entrants, better marketing or weather or other unforeseen factors (like a long period of roadworks for example) and those hit sales.
Yes we all know that more people are staying and holidaying at home this year but what sort of holiday are they taking? Many “experts” went no further than that. But it appears that this year camping is making a big comeback. Always popular with backpackers and students, it appears that the market has grown by at least a quarter in 2009 and may go higher still.A travel insurance company, LV= has published the results of a survey that shows that Cornwall is the most
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