Top 10 Reasons To Take a Caravan Holiday In The Winter

Caravan holiday in the winter? Definitely!
Here's Our Reasons Why

Initially you would think a caravan holiday in the colder seasons would just be wet and miserable but we encourage you to think again. There are many benefits to having a low season holiday from the price to the peacefulness, which brings us to our first reason.

1. It's quiet
Turning up to a campsite and finding a space is difficult is always a bad start to a holiday. Out of season the children have gone back to school and taken the excitable noise with them. Caravan parks are an amazing opportunity for families to get away in the school holidays at an affordable price but when you're looking for peace and tranquillity, low season caravan holidays will be your chosen time! You'll notice the age range increases along with the top quality motor homes and fully decked out awnings.

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2. Ideal for the artists
If you're an avid photographer or keen painter it is perfect to set yourself a new scene and a new challenge. Frosty mornings, dewy fields and icy ponds give you an opportunity to test your skills and work in lower light atmospheres. Portraying the cold, wintry ambience can be difficult but incredibly powerful in a final piece.

3. It's cosy
You would think a caravan is cold but they have amazing insulation properties and radiators! If you haven't taken your caravan for a spin in winter then make this year the year you do. You'll be amazed at how homely and warm it is with Christmas films on, mulled wine on the stove and a frosty winter view from your window.

4. Great winter walks
It's a great time to dig out the hiking boots and cosy coat and go out on a huge hike with a traditional pub at the end. Doing a large walk is not appealing in the heat of the summer sun so book a hiking caravan trip in the low season. Great views, lots of fresh air and exercise is all good for the mind, body and soul. Then a pint in a pub to reward yourself.

5. Good excuse to spend evenings in the pub
Speaking of the pub, who doesn't love a cosy traditional pub with wooden beams, cosy arm chairs and a log fire. Getting in to a warm welcoming pub after a brisk hike is the best feeling. Indulge in mulled wine or a hot chocolate to warm your hands through and then you won't feel like leaving. 

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6. Perfect romantic break
It's perfect to focus on just you two. Caravan holidays can be a very raw experience where you can escape from the 9 - 5 rat race. All these little things make for a memorable experience and after a blustery day out walking there is nothing better than getting tucked up in bed with the TV on and a cuddle in your pyjamas.

7. More wildlife
With less guests being on site there are less threats to the local wildlife. You'll be sure to see more of the local friends enjoying their natural habitat. Winter is a great time to see different types of birds due to migration so ideal for any wildlife photographers. Take bird food, nuts and seeds to feed them. Winters are always tough on animals if they don't have enough food stocks.

8. It's an experience
​It won't all be singing and dancing in the rain, you will have to go prepared. Welly boots and rain macs for the bad weather. Ear plugs for the rain at night. Well timed water tank fill-ups and storm-straps for the awning. If you're an outdoorsy, brave and adventurous person you will gain a lot from a winter caravan holiday; living to the full during the days and treasuring every cosy warm cup of tea in the evenings.

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9. Experience Christmas in a quaint village
Christmas is such a beautiful time of year with quintessential British villages lighting up with Christmas trees and fairy light window displays. Pubs serving Sunday lunches, carol singers in the square and warm mince pies from the brave cafe opening up in low-season.

Here at Brook Meadow our local villages, Welford and Sibbertoft, hold traditional craft fairs at stately homes, see our Christmas blog here for more information. 

10. Like-minded neighbours.
If you have neighbours when you turn up to your chosen caravan site, neither of you are there with your flip flops and sun hats. You're both like-minded gritty true campers. You both know patience from boiling a kettle on the stove and have learnt to ration from a tiny fridge. You both are geared up to change gas in the pouring rain and have a tool box brimming with emergency supplies. And when times get tough, without any previous communication, you know they will be willing to help a fellow camper out as you would to them. 

Our campsite, Brook Meadow, is open all year for the adventurous campers and we warmly welcome you with fantastic facilities. We have hard standing pitches, modern toilets and showers on site, accessible wet room, wash up facilities, onsite shop, fishing lodge with additional washrooms, utility area inc: washing machine, ironing equipment and power socket to blow up your air beds, fire pits available for rental, drinking water taps, elsen point and plenty of space.

Enquire here to book your Winter Caravan Holiday today!