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  1. Queen takes motorhome tour, has sales pitch

    November 23, 2012
    by | industry news





    Posh camping
    Even though some luxury caravans and motorhomes come with a


    hefty price tag


    , we haven’t yet seen any with a royal seal. But we’re sure Her Maj will be tempted to take to the road on her own wheels at some point, after she toured a Bristol caravan factory …

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  2. Christmas is for grown-ups - adults-only Christmas breaks

    November 22, 2012
    by | guides | seasonal

    'My precioussssss...' Christmas, They say, is for the kids. To which we say, Pah. It is undoubtedly merry spending Christmas with children, especially if you don’t own them and can thus buy delightfully unsuitable presents (drum kits and tarantulas), but it’s immense fun keeping it grown-up too.


    Highlights of a blissful big …

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  3. 16-year-old hand-builds wooden trailer – as college dorm

    November 21, 2012
    by | news




    Austin's timber trailer
    Want to move out from the family home or ensure a roof over your head when you go off to university – but not sure how you’ll cover the expense? Follow in the sawdusty footsteps of American teenager Austin Hay, who’s just built his own timber caravan.



    Originally designed as …

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  4. Charlie do surf - winter watersports

    November 15, 2012
    by | guides | seasonal | sports and outdoors | surfing and watersports




    Everysanta go surfing...
    Just as you can go

    caravanning and glamping in winter

    , so too can you go surfing and sailing. You might need a better wetsuit or several fishermen’s jumpers, but it’s very doable – and think of the glow of virtue you’ll have afterwards in the pub.



    Here's how to …

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  5. Food glorious food - fill your boots for winter camping and caravanning

    November 8, 2012
    by | guides | seasonal




    Breakfast
    As we wisely pointed out in our guide to

    winter caravan sites

    , winter is not the time to be worrying about waistlines. Tis the season to be jolly, eat until bursting and blame a dodgy setting on the tumble dryer for shrinking our jeans. A nice layer of podge …

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  6. Of Santa and static caravans

    November 1, 2012
    by | guides




    The Ambleside from ABI
    ‘That caravan is bigger than my entire flat,’ is a familiar if heartfelt lament often heard from certain members of the Pitchup.com team, usually when salivating over the latest static caravan models at events like the

    Motorhome & Caravan Show

    and the

    Beaulieu Show

    . (There was even more lamenting …

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  7. Caravans face carnage in Skegness

    October 30, 2012
    by | events




    Try to set the night on fi-re...
    The folks at Top Gear will be pleased – Skegness Stadium is to host a caravan destruction derby this weekend (4 November) as part of a motoring event to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.



    The

    Bangers & Caravans Destruction Derby

    is billed as the stadium’s end of season party and will …

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  8. Ghostly goings on – pitch up for Halloween

    October 24, 2012
    by | events




    Werewolf keeper-away-er

    *switches on torch*




    *holds torch under chin*




    *starts intoning in deathly hollow drawl*



    As we’re excitable sorts and take any opportunity to dress up in Victorian gowns (men) and luxuriant moustaches (women), we’ve already sorted out our costumes and are looking forward to Halloween. Answering the door to small trick …

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  9. The best of British rock – pitching up at Stonehenge

    October 16, 2012
    by | destinations

    Stonehenge on stage. Not to scale. There have been many dubious claims over the centuries about just what Stonehenge is meant to be. Built sometime between 3500 and 1500 BC by three different prehistoric cultures, the purpose of the stones has long been debated by those of us with too much time on our hands.


    It …

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  10. Walk in Wales this weekend - and beyond...

    October 10, 2012
    by | destinations




    Boots and leaves and walking
    The


    Hay Walking Festival


    starts tomorrow! Yes, a walking festival, not the literary one – although you could do as we do and have your nose in your book/Kindle as you walk (probably not recommended for steep mountain tracks).



    Hay-on-Wye is known for its literary connections, with over thirty bookshops …

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