While many caravan enthusiasts may have thought it for a long time, they now have proof, as a survey from the Camping and Caravanning Club has found that outdoor holidays really do make you happier, healthier and more connected to your family.
The survey, which included more than 60 studies by leading academics at Liverpool John Moores University, showed that 77 per cent of camping and caravanning fans are satisfied with their quality of life.
This compares with just 59 per cent of everyone else, while non-campers are 12 per cent more likely to feel stressed on an average day.
It’s not just adults either, as 91 per cent of children say that spending time exploring the outdoors with their parents makes them happy.
Furthermore, there is a growing appetite for camping amongst youngsters, with 79 per cent of those who haven’t been on an outdoors holiday saying that they would like to try it.
Adventurer Ben Fogle welcomed the research, saying that: “There are so many ways to camp nowadays and so many wonderful places to see, and it doesn’t have to cost the earth.”
