The Club's small Certificated Sites have big uptake amongst campers
More than one in three camp sites viewed at www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk using the Club’s new SiteSeeker search function, are Certificated Sites – proving that smaller sites are increasingly popular with campers.
People eager to take advantage of the tranquillity, peace and accessibility that comes with staying at a smaller site, often at pubs or on farms, viewed Certificated Sites over 135,000 times during the month of August. Popular locations include The New Forest and Loch Lomond.
SiteSeeker enables visitors looking for their perfect camp site to choose the right one for them and their own unique outdoor adventure. All sites are searchable regionally; by type and by available facilities, and all feature site contact details. Aerial views of the sites and surrounding areas are accessible, as are motorhome friendly directions to sites, Ordnance Survey coordinates and OS style maps which show the local terrain.
Eric Bolderson, Chairman of The Camping and Caravanning Club’s Exempted Camping Committee, says: “These figures go to show that Certificated Sites remain the sites of choice for many of our members. The Camping and Caravanning Club is extremely proud to have such a great Certificated Sites network.
“SiteSeeker provides the perfect way to search for places to camp and make the most of activities, attractions and places that inspire us to holiday in caravans, tents and motorhomes. It gives visitors a chance to see more information about their holiday destination, and provides contact details for booking, making it easy for members to find their ideal site.”
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Note to Editors:
1. The Camping and Caravanning Club is 106 years old and is the largest and oldest Club in the world for all forms of camping. It has over 100 award-winning sites throughout the UK and, through a partnership with the Forestry Commission, Forest Holidays now runs a further 21 Camping and Caravanning and three Cabin Sites. Overseas travel is provided by Carefree, the Club’s award-winning, international travel service.
2. National awards for 2006/7 include:
- Practical Motorhome 2007 Sovereign Awards – Carefree International Travel Service awarded Gold Sovereign
- Loo of the Year, Overall UK Winner 2006
- Loo of the Year, Glencoe Site - Winner in Scotland 2006
- Scottish Thistle Awards, Glencoe Site highly commended 2006
- Camping Magazine’s readers voted Minehead Site as the Most Scenic Camp Site in Britain 2006
- Enjoy England Excellence Awards, Sandringham Site awarded silver for 2006
- North East England Excellence in Tourism Awards, Barnard Castle awarded bronze for 2006
- MMM’s readers voted Teversal Site as the Best Camp Site 2006
- Barron’s UK’s favourite camp site, Keswick
- Best Contact Centre Under 50 Seats in Europe, European Call Centre Awards 2006
