UK Caravan holiday’s, affordable fun or the pits?

We are lucky enough to go on a whole range of holidays home and abroad but I genuinely think the kid’s favourite is our four days at a caravan park as soon as they break up for summer.

Love them, we always have a great time even if the weather is shit. Great for small children, mine have all really enjoyed them

We did a few times when the kids were younger but only in big caravans with 2 bathrooms! Can’t cope with 5 of us sharing one little shower room.

I think it might depend a lot on the site and what is provided.

When DD was about 4 we went to one for a long BH weekend. BIL/SIL had taken their kids to a few caravan places and had a good time so we decided to give it a go.

Unfortunately the site we chose turned out to be a bit shit really. Very little on the site and the so-called "children's entertainment" in the evening pretty poor. It was advertised as starting at 7pm so we thought OK, eat dinner and go for an hour before putting DD to bed. In fact, although the place opened and started serving drinks at 7pm, there were no plans for this entertainment to start until 9pm. Way too late for our DD at that age so we gave up waiting.

I've owned a tourer and have also rented Caravans on sites owned by Haven, Parkdean etc.. I wouldn't do touring again if you paid me. With the statics I would say book the best accommodation you can afford and have less occupants than places to sleep so you're not too crowded (quite often one of the beds is a sofa bed and not very comfortable ).Some of the largest sites have double width caravans. The last one we booked with Haven had an ensuite bedroom larger than the one at home, a bath in the main bathroom, a washer dryer and dishwasher.

All depends on the weather. We went to a site that had a beautiful pool and restaurant once when I was a child, in Cornwall, but it rained every day except one. We had some good days out exploring the area though.

Probably better to hire a mobile home rather than a caravan. Much bigger, and much better if you end up staying in due to rain!

If it’s good weather and you go somewhere with stunning beaches and places to go, like Cornwall, I think it could be great.

We do one weekend a year as my son loves it - I don't love it but it's for him and he gets a lot out of it!

We love them, go at least a couple of times a year usually back to our favourite site and try a new one. The type of people who go? Fleece wearing, binoculars round the neck, slightly muddy, windswept and sand in our hair, happy noisy kids running about playing sports outside, that sort of thing is us for sure but I don't mind that. and I love that I can just let the kids be free and not worry about things and just enjoy nature and the beach. We've always had really comfy caravans where we stay and the kids get their own rooms which they don't at home, and we usually get the ones with two bathrooms too. It's much better than all squeezing into a hotel room. We love it. Used to do a lot of camping pre-kids so caravan parks feel like a luxury upgrade to us though!

Love them as do my kids, we like having a range of different holidays, from self catering exploring holidays abroad, to euro camps, all inclusive abroad, but there is def a place for uk caravan holidays and our kids love them. We try and do at least one weekend away in a caravan a year

As an adult, I’d rather poke myself in the eye with a sharp stick.

However for young children there is a nice degree of outdoorsy freedom they can enjoy, for which I would tolerate it (if I had to).

I imagine your fellow campers will vary by site…

We did but I do absolutely hate the cramped rooms and tiny beds. Loved the location and everything at the one we went to last year in Woolacombe but just didn’t sleep very welll for 4 nights 🤣