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Camping and Caravanning Club score a full flush in Loo Of The Year 2010

This is not just a toilet. It's a five-star toilet.

by Marcus Dubois

One of the great joys of being in a home away from home is being able to keep things to the standards of cleanliness that one is accustomed to. Yet for caravanners who choose to use toilet blocks and site facilities when away, there is the ever-present fear that the loo may not be up to scratch.

Which is why keen tourers may be interested to hear that the Camping and Caravanning Club has once again achieved high grades in the rigorously assessed 2010 Loo of the Year Awards.

Ninety per cent of Club Sites entered (19 in total) were awarded impressive five-star grades in the Holiday Parks and Camping and Touring Sites category.

Additionally, Eskdale and Ravenglass Club Sites also achieved commendable four-star grades.

The British Toilet Association

The Awards, which are run independently and promoted by the British Toilet Association, encourage the highest possible standards in all types of ‘away from home’ toilets throughout the UK.

Bob Hill is the Club’s Sites Director and he was impressed by the results: “As a Club, we pride ourselves on providing fantastic, clean facilities for all campers.

“It’s encouraging to see so many of our sites achieving five-stars and this number will only increase as our £29 million site development, improvement and upgrade programme continues to further enhance our facilities.”

National Loo of the Year

Yet it doesn’t stop here. The Club’s five-star entries will be entered into the National Loo of the Awards 2010 which will be held on Friday, December 3, at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth. Grading Certificates and National Awards will be announced and presented on the day.

The five-star Club Sites are: Barnard Castle, Chertsey, Chichester, Dunbar, Folkestone, Glencoe, Kessingland, Milarrochy Bay, Sailsbury, Sandringham, Scarborough, Scone, West Runton, Cheddar, Hereford, Polstead, Skye, Charmouth, Dartmouth. For more information please visit: loo.co.uk

To find out more about the Club’s Loo of the Year-winning sites, you can telephone the Club’s Contact Centre on 0845 130 7633 or 024 7647 5426. Alternatively the Club’s website is campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk