Taking a caravan holiday during the winter months can be an ideal time to take advantage of low rates and quiet camping sites. Modern caravans are warm and comfortable all the year round and in most countries driving conditions in the winter are rarely bad enough to make towing a caravan unsafe.
With a bit of preparation you can enjoy your caravan all year round. If you are not sure that winter caravanning is for you start with a few weekends away in locations within an hour or so of your home like caravan parks in Wales or England. Only going an hour away may seem daft, but a change really is as good as a rest and there are some really great holiday parks around the UK.
Before you set out make sure that your caravan is in good condition for the journey. Check that your tyres and lights are all in perfect working order and if you have any gaps around the windows get these fixed before you go. Trying to sleep in a draughty or damp caravan in the winter is nobody's idea of fun. Also get your heating serviced to make sure that it works well and is safe. Take enough calor gas with you and an electric heater, so that if you do run out of gas you have an alternative form of heating.
Make sure you take lots of warm clothes. Plan your wardrobe so that you can take off and put on extra layers and take at least one waterproof jacket each for use if you breakdown, or need to go out in the rain. Drying wet clothes in a caravan can be a pain so you need an extra change of clothes just in case you get caught in the rain whilst leaving a restaurant.
Pack a torch, a spade, an ice scrapper, de-icer, a few extra blankets and a fully charged mobile phone just in case you do breakdown in bad weather. It never really snows too badly in the UK, but If you have snow chains pack these in case you get stuck in snow.
With a bit of preparation you can enjoy your caravan all year round. If you are not sure that winter caravanning is for you start with a few weekends away in locations within an hour or so of your home like caravan parks in Wales or England. Only going an hour away may seem daft, but a change really is as good as a rest and there are some really great holiday parks around the UK.
Before you set out make sure that your caravan is in good condition for the journey. Check that your tyres and lights are all in perfect working order and if you have any gaps around the windows get these fixed before you go. Trying to sleep in a draughty or damp caravan in the winter is nobody's idea of fun. Also get your heating serviced to make sure that it works well and is safe. Take enough calor gas with you and an electric heater, so that if you do run out of gas you have an alternative form of heating.
Make sure you take lots of warm clothes. Plan your wardrobe so that you can take off and put on extra layers and take at least one waterproof jacket each for use if you breakdown, or need to go out in the rain. Drying wet clothes in a caravan can be a pain so you need an extra change of clothes just in case you get caught in the rain whilst leaving a restaurant.
Pack a torch, a spade, an ice scrapper, de-icer, a few extra blankets and a fully charged mobile phone just in case you do breakdown in bad weather. It never really snows too badly in the UK, but If you have snow chains pack these in case you get stuck in snow.
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