The summer of 2022 could be a scorcher if some press reports are to be believed. The Mirror newspaper on the 2nd of May, for example, forecast more heatwaves as the summer wears on – with the chances of sunny weather likely to be double that of previous years.
Of course, while long, hot sunny days sound great, our Great British weather is notoriously unpredictable as well. So here are four destination ideas that have lots to offer this Summer whether the sun is shining – or not!
- The Southwest
When the sun is out, of course, the natural place to head towards is the beach – where glistening sands and shimmering seas hold out the prospect of cooling breezes. But even on cooler days, the fantastic views and rugged landscape can be enjoyed.
With a coastline stretching for a combined total of 1,184 miles (or 1,905km), the southwestern peninsula of Devon and Cornwall has beaches galore.
Voted by the Holiday Park Guru as one of the top ten caravan sites for beach lovers in Cornwall, the touring park at Perran Sands has great views over the sea and is close to the ever-popular fishing village of Perranporth on the north coast of the county.
In Devon, the Camping and Caravanning Club’s Slapton Sands campsite is situated on the impressive South Devon Heritage Coast and makes the perfect base for a family holiday by the beach.
- Scotland
From the far southwest to the north of the British Isles – and everywhere in between – you can be assured of variety and contrasts wherever you take your touring caravan.
For many caravanning families, of course, sun, sea and sand might not be all they’re cracked up to be, and cooler climes in more majestic settings may be the order of the day.
Loch Lomond is probably one of the most recognised destinations when you travel north of the border and Lomond Woods Holiday Park has been named the best holiday park in the Scottish Hospitality Awards.
Take your pick of more than 110 touring pitches and begin to explore the widely acclaimed “bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond”.
If that sounds like your family, then you might want to visit Loch Ness Shores in Scotland – it offers a total of 99 pitches and is one of the few places along the shores of the famous loch where you can launch small boats.
- The Lake District
Also likely to stay cooler than any pitch near the beach, the Lake District remains an all the year-round favourite with caravanners – and for good reason too.
The lakes themselves provide a perfect setting in which to pitch your tourer and, after a drop or two of rain, the rugged majesty of the peaks and fells are softened to a glorious green.
Park Cliffe Touring Park is a stone’s throw from the largest of the lakes, Windermere, and the section for touring caravans is on a slight hill to maximise the lakeside views from hardstanding pitches which come with 10-amp electric hook-ups.
- The New Forest
Of course, you might want to play it completely safe and get the best of both worlds – the beach and the sea if the weather forecasts prove accurate, but somewhere more sheltered when unpredictability brings in the rain.
That makes the New Forest an ideal location – offering sheltered woodland walks if it turns to rain, but the nearby south coast beaches of Boscombe, Highcliffe and Hordle when the sun and sea beckon.
The Caravan and Motorhome’s New Forest Caravan Club Centenary Site is set just a mile or two from the village of Bransgore, with forest walks in one direction and beaches in the other – the large site offers a total of 275 pitches for touring caravans, 125 of them on hard standing.