It has been an incredibly difficult year for everyone, and one that has involved lockdowns and local walks, rather than road trips and vanlife adventures. With Spring just around the corner… and the hope of lockdown easing, we are starting to make plans in the hope that we get to experience some wonderful camping trips during 2021. We love vanlife as a family. We love to visit new places, experience new things, and spend time as a family in the great outdoors. The kids love nothing more than a break in the routine and sleeping in our pop top roof.
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Whilst we have been unable to travel, we have still made the most of the van on our driveway by regularly having picnics, discos, film nights and campouts on the driveway. Last Summer we joined in with the Big Little Tent Festival, where we camped at home, held a tea party in the campervan and kept the kids entertained whilst lockdown continued and we couldn’t get out and about. You can find out more by following @BigLittleTentFestival
Why we love our VW campervan
We purchased our T5 camper about 8 years ago and have slowly adapted it as our family have grown. We get asked a lot how we all fit in a VW T5, truth is it is down to good packing and clever storage ideas! It goes without saying that We love our T5 camper and hope to create many more family memories.
The Caravan and Motorhome club
We are always on the look out for beautiful campsites, that are fairly near to attractions, with good amenities, and campsites that are family friendly.
I have mentioned this before but we are huge fans of the Caravan and Motorhome Club and have been members of the club for the past two years. With over 110 years of expertise, The Caravan and Motorhome Club will help you get on your way and have a huge selection of sites to choose from.
Why be a member of the Caravan and Motorhome club?
➔ They have the largest network of quality campsites across the UK and Europe, therefore there is a perfect pitch meeting your needs and just waiting for you.
➔ You can experience some great savings on a number of UK attractions, services and products.
➔ Zero deposits, free cancellations and amendments. UK Club campsites can be booked with no deposit and the freedom and flexibility to amend or cancel your trip. So important in the current climate.
Favourite family friendly campsites bookable with the Caravan and Motorhome Club
Love2Stay, Shropshire
We have stayed at Love2stay three times now and I definitely hope to return in 2021.
Love2Stay is a Caravan and Motorhome Club Affiliated Site on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It opened in 2017 and offers modern architecture, superb facilities all set in 22 acres of grounds.
Love2Stay has 122 fully-serviced pitches. Wi-Fi is available throughout the site and there are various attractions on offer to suit everyone including a gym and wellness centre, assault course, outdoor yoga, pilates studio, kids adventure playground, and BIOTOP natural swimming pool with water garden. There is also a coffee shop, an Italian pizzeria, outdoor barbecues and cooking fire pits. Need I say any more?
Coniston Park Coppice Caravan Club Site
Another one of our favourite campsites and we would return in a heartbeat.
Coniston Park Coppice Club Site in Coniston is set in 63 acres of beautiful National Trust woodland. A wonderful feature here is the campsite is within easy access of Coniston Water, offering a beautiful, scening base for an active holiday in the lakes. The campsite accommodates its own mini adventure playground for children with further activities within the area include cycling, rock climbing, guided pony treks around the fells. There is something for everyone here.
The Firs Caravan Club Site
The Firs is a club site in Belper, Derbyshire. It is a beautifully presented campsite, family friendly and with good facilities. It offers level pitching and is nearby the beautiful village of Matlock bath and the town of Belper. We stayed last year and really loved this campsite in Derbyshire
The campsite offers electric hookup, Wi-Fi, dishwashing facilities, baby changing facilities, and a dog walk on site.
There are many scenic cycle paths nearby and for keen walkers The Peak District and Derbyshire Dales offer many beautiful scenic walks.
Godrevy Park Caravan Club Site
We have friends who live in Cornwall and have always tried to visit as much as we can. We have stayed in in St Ives and love it here. The Godrevy Park Club Site is situated near a lovely beach facing St Ives Bay.
During the school holidays this campsite buzzes with life. There is a play area and play ground, beaches nearby and the campsite offers easy access to a number of quaint Cornish Villages including Coverack, Mullion, Porthleven, Newlyn and Mousehole.
We are definitely book marking this campsite for 2021.
Coronavirus updates
The Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsites sites have a Covid Secure commitment and have changed some of their procedures on their Club Sites to ensure members, guests and staff, are kept safe and well whilst touring with the Club.
You can keep up to date with coronavirus updates and campsite openings on The Caravan and Motorhome Club site.
For more information and to book head over to The Caravan and Motorhome Club
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