Campsite owner to convert helicopter into caravan

by Chris Jefferies
Visitors to a campsite in Ditchling will soon be able to take their outdoors experience to new heights, as a radical caravan conversion is taking place.
Tim Johnson, the owner of Blackberry Wood caravan site, has announced plans to turn a former search and rescue helicopter into a caravan, the Brighton Argus reports.
His ambitious project should fit in nicely next to his collection of bizarre conversions, including a London double-decker bus, which is accompanied by a traditional red phone box.
Visitors can also stay in a retro 60s aluminium bubble tourer or a traditional wooden gypsy-style caravan, however the helicopter is attracting the most interest, even though it’s not yet finished.
Mr Johnson told the local paper: “Everyone is queuing up to get in there. There are lots of kids on the site pleading with us to let them go in. It will be even more impressive when we have finished it.”
He added that prices to stay in the completed helicopter will start at £60 per night, plus up to £9 per person.
This project won’t be the last wacky caravan conversion at the site either, as Mr Johnson plans to get his hands on either a submarine or a tank.