If you’ve read my previous blogs you will already know that the high cost of travel during school holidays was one of the reasons that we took the leap into touring.   Keeping the cost down whilst touring is surprisingly easy.   Entertaining them in the car   For travelling to sites we knew we’d need in-car entertainment, so we purchased portable TV/DVD players that attach to the car headrests. For flexibility we went for ones that could play se...

My next blog article was going to be about our winter trips however the second countrywide lockdown has stopped all touring, so in the end after our October half term trip to Longleat we made the decision to winter the caravan and start again in the New Year.   Although it’s disappointing to be missing our last few weekends of the year and after the initial lockdown at the beginning of the year cancelling 3 of our planned trips. We’ve were incredibly lucky and were able ...

One of the main reasons for buying our caravan was the huge cost of package holidays in the school holidays. Once our eldest started school, it meant we wouldn’t be able to afford a family summer holiday. It was the best decision we’ve ever made especially now with COVID-19, with staycations in the UK now increasing in popularity.   Since buying our caravan in July 2019, we’ve completed 50 nights away. That’s 7 weeks in the 10 months we’ve been caravan ...