by Joe Jeffrey
Club teams up with stately homes organisation to offer camping and caravanning with a twist
The Camping and Caravanning Club hastened up with the Treasure Houses of England as its official camping accommodation partner for the next three years.
The Treasure Houses of England is a collection of ten stately homes, castles and palaces, representing the very best of British houses in the country, fitting nicely into The Camping and Caravanning Club’s ethos of providing more than 100 high quality camping and caravan sites across the UK.
The new partnership looks set to help promote the Treasure Houses of England to Club members and other campers and caravanners who enjoy the Club’s Sites, while the stately homes will provide for perfect day-trip destinations, offering some great reasons for keen campers to tour the country and immerse themselves in awareness of the historic buildings and their British heritage.
Treasure Houses chairperson, Miranda Rock said: “We are pleased to welcome our new partners, The Camping and Caravanning Club. Without the support of our sponsors we would be less able to achieve our objectives and promote the great houses of England, each of which is an architectural masterpiece offering a living history.”
“The Treasure Houses of England house some of the most important art collections in the world with famous works from artists such as Van Dyck and Gainsborough. The connoisseur of fine furniture, porcelain and china will find priceless examples of Chippendale, Wedgwood and Meissen. We strive to make available to visitors these exquisite and priceless examples of our heritage.”
The Camping and Caravanning Club’s chairperson, Anne Dearling said of the initiative: “We are thrilled to be working with The Treasure Houses of England. Each of the 10 houses offer a fantastic visitor experience and have acres of wonderful parks and gardens and we are pleased to actively promote this to our members, giving them even more reasons to enjoy holidays at our Club Sites around the country.”
Many of the Treasure Houses of England are still homes to the great families who have owned them for generations. Others keep their heritage alive by re-creating scenes and events that have dominated and shaped England from the ninth century to the present day. For a full listing of all Camping and Caravanning Club Sites local to the ten Treasure Houses of England, click here.
