by Tom Walsh
The UK as a whole loves a camping or caravanning holiday.
Spending a relaxing weekend or longer in the Great British countryside can really blow away any of the stresses and strains of day-to-day.
Singing songs by a campfire or sleeping under the stars, a camping trip can be a perfect getaway and has been a big favourite with families and couples alike for generations. Next month sees a celebration of this type of holiday with the National Camping and Caravanning Week.
Running from May 26th to June 1st there will be a number of special events going on, none more so, than The Camping and Caravanning Club‘s nostalgia event. Taking place at the Club’s Scarborough campsite on May 30th there will be a chance for campers to take a trip down memory lane with a host of traditional activities on offer.
There will be some old-style fairground games, Punch and Judy shows and much, much more.
Julia Bradbury, the Club’s president and television presenter, has already confirmed she will be in attendance on the Yorkshire coastal resort. However, it is not just Scarborough that will be enjoying the special week with the Club’s other 109 sites and 16 Camping in the Forest sites all hosting a range of events.
The Club will also be celebrating its long standing cycle-camping tradition with a team of Camping and Caravanning cyclists embarking on an epic journey. The members will travel over 420 miles in six days to honour the Club’s founder and cycle-camper Thomas Hiram-Holding. They will be doing all of this while wearing traditional tweed cycling outfits.
Robert Louden MBE, director general at the Club, said: “The Year of the Bike really resonated with the Club due to its ties with our founding member, Thomas Hiram-Holding.
“National Camping and Caravanning Week, which is into its 14th year, is the perfect opportunity to celebrate our heritage – and the nation’s love for camping, caravanning and the great outdoors!”
