By William Coleman
The Caravan and Motorhome Club launched their first Big Little Tent festival 4 years ago and this year The Club have made history with their camping extravaganza on the sacred ground of Kia Oval in London.
The Caravan and Motorhome Club picked 10 lucky campers to pitch up 3 tents on the world’s most famous cricket pitch on one of the hottest days of the year so far, Monday 23 July to kick off the Big Little Tent Festival.
The camping fever spread beyond the Kia Oval as happy campers started to sprout up all over the UK. The Club has seen record setting numbers of campers across their sites this May and June. The bookings for camping holiday makers have gone up by 17% over the last couple of months. With weather like this is there any wonder the masses are flocking to camp sites as bookings have shot up by 11% for the rest of the season.
The Club are perhaps best known for catering to the touring vehicle community but there are over 40 sites nationwide that offer tent pitches to their members.
Big Little Tent Festival has now become one of The Club’s annual events which has seen great success over the past 4 years. The 2018 event will take place over the bank holiday weekend, 25/26/27 August 2018.
The annual event has been set up to encourage people to experience all the wonders of the great outdoors by pitching up their tents in their own back gardens and creating their own little summer festival.
Keen festival hosts are encouraged to sign up online at www.camc.com/bltf to register for a free festival pack which includes bunting and wristbands to enhance the experience! They can also follow all the fun on Twitter and chart their own experiences using the hashtag #BLTF18.
Harvey Alexander, marketing director of the Caravan and Motorhome Club said: “Camping is a great and cost effective way to get away with the family and make the most of the fantastic weather we’re having, so it’s no surprise we’ve seen such a rise in bookings. Many of us fell in love with camping as kids after pitching a tent in our back garden and we hope the Big Little Tent Festival will encourage more young families and groups of friends to enjoy a night under canvas and all the adventures and fun that it will bring.”
