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MEET THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS Monica Rivron Gayle Ripper Richard Chapman WELCOME HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? Visit us at caravanmagazine.co.uk and facebook.com/caravanmag We work our little socks off to make Caravan mag the best in Britain! JOHN SOOTHERAN, EDITOR CARAVAN WINS AWARDS DOUBLE You know how you wait ages for a bus (especially if you’re a motorhomer!), then two come along at once? Well, at our industry media awards, that just happened to Caravan. First up, our brilliant caravanning freelance, Gayle Ripper, won the Caravan Writers Guild ‘Writer of the Year’ award for her moving and inspirational account of how caravanning transformed her family’s lifestyle when hubby, Chris, was diagnosed with cancer. Ultimately, it’s a heart-warming tale and you can read it at caravan.ma/gaylesstory Gayle said: “I am over the moon! The trophy will take pride of place in our home and we will put the prize money towards our summer caravan trip to the Black Forest. I will also be donating to our local hospital, Stepping Hill, which played a major part in Chris' recovery.” And there was more! Caravan also won Video of the Year for its epic short film about Swift’s Basecamp adventure caravan. The team captured incredible footage in the Lakes and Snowdonia, showing some of the amazing things you can get up to in this sensational little van. The prize money was donated to Kidscan cancer charity. You can see the video at caravan.ma/basecampvid Rod Farrendon Clare Kelly Susie Kearley Terry Owen Claire Tupholme “Life is about moments. Don’t wait for them, create them. Buy a caravan.” (Okay, we made the last bit up!) WILL HAWKINS, DIGITAL EDITOR How do you plan your touring holidays? Do you spend weeks trawling the internet or Caravan for ideas on places to go, things to do or where to eat? Are you a planner, or do you take each day as it comes? What is the most important decision you make when planning your touring holiday? Is it the region? Or, what there is to do when you get there? We'd love to know, because we're keen to make your holiday planning easier and more effective, ensuring that every caravan break is a success. You can help us by completing our survey! Visit this link to help and maybe win a great prize! caravan.ma/UTG-Survey VAL CHAPMAN, TEST EDITOR 45 caravans and four accessories… The Caravan Awards are well under way. We’ve picked a shortlist of top caravans. Now we have to decide the best of the best: caravans which excel in their market sectors. But, what of those that don’t make the leap up from shortlist to winner? All of them are top caravans, and we'd recommend that you check out all the tourers in the category that's relevant to you. The judging process is really exciting. Three of us: John Sootheran, Terry Owen and myself – all with differing views and likely to come up with slightly differing scores – analyse the shortlist using our stringent scoring system. The remaining task is mere maths; totting up the scores. Then the congratulations! All the winners will be revealed in the February issue. ALL SITE PRICES IN CARAVAN ARE BASED ON ONE NIGHT FOR A COUPLE WITH ELECTRIC HOOK-UP IN HIGH SEASON 2 | December 2017/January 2018
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DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018 TR AV EL CONTENTS 16 DOG-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS ›› WHAT’S INSIDE? 34 MORECAMBE BAY 44 STATELY HOME SPECIAL 54 ‘DOGS WELCOME’ SITES 24 TOURING TIPS PARK ADVERTISING CONTACT US Warners Group Publications plc, The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH T 01778 391000 E caravan@warnersgroup.co.uk W caravanmagazine.co.uk ire PE10 9 EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR John Sootheran T 01778 392450 E johns@warnersgroup.co.uk DIGITAL EDITOR Will Hawkins T 01778 392435 E willh@warnersgroup.co.uk TEST EDITOR Val Chapman T 01778 392415 E valc@warnersgroup.co.uk HEAD OF DESIGN Lisa Watson-Bailey T 01778 391122 E lisawb@warnersgroup.co.uk ADVERTISING GROUP HEAD OF ADVERTISING Fleur Chivers T 01778 392071 SALES REPRESENTATIVE Lucy Greenwood T 01778 392407 ADVERTISING DESIGN & PRODUCTION Viv Lane T 01778 392453 MARKETING BRAND MANAGER Lucie Cox T 01778 395016 MANAGEMENT PUBLISHER John Greenwood MANAGING DIRECTOR Stephen Warner PARKS ADVERTISING Ashleigh Chadwick T 01778 392050 Paula Turner T 01778 392454 Connor Jackson T 01778 392057 PRINTING by Warners Midlands plc Lincolnshire PE10 9PH We are not responsible for the quality and/ or performance of goods and/or services advertised. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) exists to regulate the content of advertisements and can be contacted on 020 7492 2222. Caravan is published 12 times per year by the lovely people at Warners Group plc © Copyright 2017 Warners Group plc Facebook /caravanmag Twitter @caravanmagazine Web caravanmagazine.co.uk 02 Editor’s welcome 06 Visit Rannerdale, Lake District National Park 08 Stay: Windermere, Cumbria 16 Tour dog-friendly attractions 24 Top tips for caravanning with your dog 34 Explore Morecambe Bay’s beaches and historic villages 44 10 amazing historic houses, stately homes and gardens 54 Stay: 16 dog-friendly sites for you and your faithful friends 72 Monica’s caravan cooking: Chicken fried rice 116 Discover Dorset’s coast and countryside December 2017/January 2018 | 3

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MEET THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Monica Rivron

Gayle Ripper

Richard Chapman

WELCOME

HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?

Visit us at caravanmagazine.co.uk

and facebook.com/caravanmag

We work our little socks off to make Caravan mag the best in Britain!

JOHN SOOTHERAN, EDITOR

CARAVAN WINS AWARDS DOUBLE

You know how you wait ages for a bus (especially if you’re a motorhomer!), then two come along at once? Well, at our industry media awards, that just happened to Caravan.

First up, our brilliant caravanning freelance, Gayle Ripper, won the Caravan Writers Guild ‘Writer of the Year’ award for her moving and inspirational account of how caravanning transformed her family’s lifestyle when hubby, Chris, was diagnosed with cancer. Ultimately, it’s a heart-warming tale and you can read it at caravan.ma/gaylesstory Gayle said: “I am over the moon!

The trophy will take pride of place in our home and we will put the prize money towards our summer caravan trip to the Black Forest. I will also be donating to our local hospital, Stepping Hill, which played a major part in Chris' recovery.”

And there was more! Caravan also won Video of the Year for its epic short film about Swift’s Basecamp adventure caravan. The team captured incredible footage in the Lakes and Snowdonia, showing some of the amazing things you can get up to in this sensational little van. The prize money was donated to Kidscan cancer charity. You can see the video at caravan.ma/basecampvid

Rod Farrendon

Clare Kelly

Susie Kearley

Terry Owen

Claire Tupholme

“Life is about moments. Don’t wait for them, create them. Buy a caravan.” (Okay, we made the last bit up!)

WILL HAWKINS, DIGITAL EDITOR How do you plan your touring holidays? Do you spend weeks trawling the internet or Caravan for

ideas on places to go, things to do or where to eat? Are you a planner, or

do

you take each day as it comes? What is the most important

decision you make when planning your touring holiday? Is it the region? Or, what there is to do when you get there? We'd love to know, because we're keen to make your holiday planning easier and more effective, ensuring that every caravan break is a success. You can help us by completing

our survey! Visit this link to help and maybe win a great prize! caravan.ma/UTG-Survey

VAL CHAPMAN, TEST EDITOR

45 caravans and four accessories… The Caravan Awards are well under way. We’ve picked a shortlist of

top caravans. Now we have to decide the best

of the best: caravans which excel in their market sectors. But, what of those that don’t

make the leap up from shortlist to winner?

All of them are top caravans, and we'd recommend that you check out all the tourers in the category that's relevant to you. The judging process is really exciting. Three of us: John Sootheran, Terry Owen and myself – all with differing views and likely to come up with slightly differing scores – analyse the shortlist using our stringent scoring system. The remaining task is mere maths; totting up the scores. Then the congratulations! All the winners will be revealed in the February issue.

ALL SITE PRICES IN CARAVAN ARE BASED ON ONE NIGHT FOR A COUPLE WITH ELECTRIC HOOK-UP IN HIGH SEASON

2 | December 2017/January 2018

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