What's your favourite season for caravanning?

[LizziePope]

Are you a summer-only caravanner or do you love touring in the depths of winter? Practical Caravan columnist Martin Roberts things spring is the best time for touring – find out why!

 

[Jaydug]

I love caravanning in the winter.. I spend the entire four months in my van. The reason I like it is because it's nice and warm in Spain... :lol:

 

[Gabsgrandad]

Ours is only a rather 'short' season starting 1st. January and ending 31st. December! (And that's in this country!)

 

[Hutch]

Montruiel Sur Mer Feb 2013.

Cesseacon, Sur Orb, August 2016.

 

[DaveA1]

I don't have a favourite time of year. although my most abiding memory is on a CL near Chesterfield, we arrived on site in bright winter sunshine, very cold, pitched then watched one of most beautiful sunsets we've seen. Woke up in the morning, again the sun was shining but there had been the best part of six inches of snowfall during the night, beautiful, the same view but different. Will caravan any time of year, always in the UK.

 

[Martin24]

As a miserable clod of earth with grass on top, I prefer winter in the caravan as there are less people about. Nothing like walking the dogs first thing on a frosty morning. :cheer:

 

[Mogwyth]

Any time that's not school holidays and Bank Holidays.

 

[LizziePope]

Thanks, all – I thought there would be more than a few of you who love touring all year round!

 

[Martin24]

Thanks, all – I thought there would be more than a few of you who love touring all year round!

What's your favourite? Perhaps an office poll on the subject?

 

[Tukums]

All year for us.

 

[Anseo]

As a miserable clod of earth with grass on top, I prefer winter in the caravan as there are less people about. Nothing like walking the dogs first thing on a frosty morning. :cheer:

In my case it could be - Nothing like watching others walking their dogs first thing on a frosty morning,

 

[Gagakev]

Rainy season for me, and if I get sunshine I pretend I'm in Spain :lol:

 

[thosoneill]

Personally I'd caravan at anytime - her indoors however has other ideas

 

[Angelfire]

Spring and autumn is the best, but don't mind summer or winter. All have their plus points.

 

[Anseo]

Personally I'd caravan at anytime - her indoors however has other ideas

That resonates with me thosoneil

 

[Hutch]

I must be lucky, as long as there is a pub within a mile that serves good wine the Boss is happy to go away at any time of the year..

 

[click]

All year we have just had a week away we have a week end booked soon and have booked xmas away so any time is the right time

 

[Hutch]

Have I missed a posting, nobody has posted that they only go away for 6 months of the year, .
Whimps.

 

[Gafferbill]

One of the features I value most about my caravan is it's ability to change the season
Nothing like during the depth of winter in the UK, heading south to the Mediterranean and finding Spring

 

[SamandRose]

We'll go away any time of year that we can find a free weekend! But I agree with Martin that there's just something special about spring. From the first appearance of daffodils, to the realisation that you don't need to put that winter coat on this morning, to the shift to British summer time and arriving home from work in daylight (on some evenings at least) to ducks, swans and geese nesting on our local canal to being able to go for evening walks through bluebells and wild garlic.

It peaked two weeks ago when my bike came back from service and the weather was pleasant enough to go for a ride at sunset. Happiness redefined

 

[saint-spoon]

Spring and autumn is the best, but don't mind summer or winter. All have their plus points.

I'm the same to be honest, I love it out there this time of year and again in the Autumn but the summer is also good and we go through the winter as well. Might as well get the use out of the van.
the season When the New Forest off grid sites are open from March ish through to late September or early October are the best months.

 

[Lynnybobs]

Whenever we can get away !
As we have only been caravanning for a year we have not yet tried the depths of winter - latest was a Halloween weekend last year and then was back out again in late Feb this year.
Fancying getting away between Christmas and New Year this year as I have an enforced week off work at Christmas and it seems to be mostly spent sitting around the house watching TV and eating chocs - after all I could be doing that in the van !