So another caravanning Twitter account has appeared called @go_caravanning with the tag line of 'Get Up And Go'. So what's different? Well, Go Caravanning comes from Caravanning Life which for the last few years has brought a section of caravan pictures showing the wide range and diversity of caravans from over the years. Last year … Continue reading Go Caravanning – Another Twitter Caravan Account?
Author: Caravanning Life
A Personal Statement
I started caravanning in 1974 at the age of 18 months old and have never known a period where I have not been caravanning, even though the difficult teenage and collage years. I towed my first caravan soon after passing my driving test at 17 years old and ran my first caravan rally at the … Continue reading A Personal Statement
2019 The Yorkshire Motorhome & Accessory Show
Held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, The Yorkshire Motorhome & Accessory Show, is now in its seventh year. Over the years the mix of displays has settled down to be new and used motorhomes, a few caravans, a selection of accessories and associated services and goods. Displays are housed in two halls of … Continue reading 2019 The Yorkshire Motorhome & Accessory Show
Caravan, Camping and Motorhomes Show – Part 1
Event City Caravan and Motorhome Show
Held at Event City, just a stones throw from the mighty Trafford Centre and off the M60 motorway in Manchester, the Caravan and Motorhome Show is the first major show of the year. Most definitfely a dealer show, all of the North West's largest caravan and motorhome dealers were there showing off their latest products. … Continue reading Event City Caravan and Motorhome Show
Caravanning Life Awards 2019 – The Results
Here is a quick rundown of the results of the Caravanning Life Awards 2019. Congratulations to Bailey of Bristol for being the overall Tourer of the Year. Full report to follow. ©DB MMXIX
Fleetwood Caravans Limited
Fleetwood Caravans was founded in 1966 in Chadwell Heath, London before moving to Colchester in Essex, and then finally to Long Melford, Suffolk, in 1976. In the early 1980s Fleetwood made caravans for rival manufurer Cavalier Caravans who were based in Felixstowe. Eventually though Cavalier became a Fleetwood range, sitting below the Colchester range. In … Continue reading Fleetwood Caravans Limited
Review of 2018 Events
It has been another busy year at Caravanning Life with more content on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and here too. Here is a quick run through what has happened during the year. January In January it was a visit to Manchester and Event City for the Caravan and Motorhome Show. The five berth Coachman VIP … Continue reading Review of 2018 Events
1976 Elddis Crusader 2
At the 1975 Earls Court Caravan Show Ace Belmont International, or ABI Caravans as they were commonly known, showed off two new ranges, the modern ABI Target and the luxurious Elddis Crusader (Elddis Caravans were part of Ace Belmont International at the time, however operated away from the Beverley headquarters at Consett, Co. Durham). The … Continue reading 1976 Elddis Crusader 2
Caravanning Life Awards 2019 – The Long List
As mentioned previously, as in 2018, for 2019 the Caravanning Life Awards are returning. As before caravans are split into price classes and also some speciality classes too. We can now announce which caravans have made it to the long list for the price classes, the 8' wide class and and the 1100kg class. Caravans … Continue reading Caravanning Life Awards 2019 – The Long List
