August update from our parks
Thinking about a last minute getaway? Could you be tempted by an autumn bargain? Find out what’s available and what’s new in our August update.
(Top photo: wildlife area at Cartref Caravan & Camping Site near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.)
Win a stay at Trethem Mill in our new giveaway
There’s a 3-night stay at Trethem Mill Touring Park in Cornwall to be won in our new August giveaway. It’s a fabulous, top-rated site near St Mawes and Portscatho on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall. There are many places of interest within easy reach.
Can you imagine your unit on one of these individually hedged pitches? (Tents are welcome too.) The prize is a 3-night stay on an all-weather pitch and the winner can take the prize at any time before the end of the 2026 open season. Enter now!
Looking for a seasonal pitch?
Many of our guests are asking about seasonal pitches. Whether it’s to make the journey and set up easier or to establish a base in your favourite area, seasonal pitches can certainly have advantages.
We’ve asked the Tranquil Parks that have seasonal pitches why they’re in such high demand, what to expect if you’re looking for one, where you might find one and how to go about getting one – see our report on seasonals.
Availability for August and beyond
Thinking about a trip before the sumer’s out? Here’s the latest on availability from our parks. This information was correct at the time of compiling it in early August but bookings will have been coming in.. (The order is based on this year’s brochure, South to North.)
The South West
Killiwerris Touring Park near Truro in Cornwall had good availability across the whole of August and September (and October) at the time of writing. They also had good availability in the self catering annexe and static caravan from 18 August.
Parkland Caravan, Camping & Glamping Site near Kingsbridge and Salcome in Devon had availability in August.
Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park near Ringwood in Dorset had a handful of pitches available over August and September. Availability is low, so please book by phone as they will not be available online. Call 01202 876968.
Exe Valley Caravan Site in the Exmoor National Park has space from 9 August (top left)
Waterrow Touring Park near Wiveliscombe in Somerset has availability in August, albeit bookings are coming in daily (bottom left)
Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park in Bishop Sutton, North Somerset has availability up to and including August Bank Holiday. The grounds are still looking fabulous, as the photo on the right shows.
South Wales
South Wales Touring Park near Llanelli has availability after 20 Aug. You can find dates for last-minute availability on the park’s availability page which is updated weekly.
Mid Wales
Red Kite Touring Park near Llanidloes in Powys had availability for midweek stays throughout August, and 1 pitch left for August Bank holiday!
North Wales
Yr Helyg / The Willows on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales has good availability for grass pitches with tap / metered electric, although availability is limited for pitches with sea/mountain view. There’s limited availability for fully serviced hardstanding pitches and the Chill Pod glamping unit is also limited, although there are plenty of dates remaining for the Shepherd’s Hut.
The Midlands and East Anglia
Somers Wood Caravan Park in Meriden, North Warwickshire still had some availability from 9 August onwards, mainly on our hardstanding with electric pitches. There are odd spaces here and there on the fully serviced pitches.
Fields End Water Caravan Park, Lodges & Fishery in Cambridgeshire has plenty of space in September. Guests are loving the new bar that opened earlier this year, so maybe this would be a good time to try it!
Keal Lodge Caravan Park near the Lincolnshire / Cambridgeshire border has good availability throughout August and September.
Eye Kettleby Lakes in Leicestershire only has a full weekend for touring from Friday 26 September. They do, however, have pitches available mid-week in August for 3 or 4 nights. They also have some glamping pods available in August and September: Woodpecker Pod from Monday 11th, Robin Pod from Friday 15th, and Woodpecker, Goldfinch and Skylark from Friday 29 August.
Long Acres Touring Park near Boston in Lincolnshire has availability throughout August.
Wolds View Country Park just outside Caistor in Lincolnshire had limited availability for touring pitches with the bank holiday weekend filling up quickly. The team recommend booking promptly to secure a touring pitch or a stay in one of the glamping pods. There were a couple of seasonal pitches available – see our article about seasonals.
Grooby’s Pit near Skegness in Lincolnshire has the following touring pitches available:
- Pitch 7 available from Sunday 10th August for 3 nights leaving Wednesday 13th August
- Pitch 6 available from Monday 11th August for 5 nights leaving Saturday 16th August
- Pitch 2 available from Thursday 21st August for 6 nights leaving Wednesday 27th August
- Pitch 4 available from Monday 25th August for 12 nights leaving Saturday 6 Sept
- Pitch 5 available from Monday 25th August for 12 nights leaving Saturday 6th Sept
Kingfisher Lookout (glamping pod) with private hot tub:
- Saturday 9th August for 4 nights leaving Wednesday 13th August
- Friday 15th August for 3 nights leaving Monday 18th August
- Wednesday 20th August for 2 nights leaving Friday 22nd August
- Monday 25th August for 4 nights leaving Friday 29th August
North of England
Brookside Country Park in North Lincolnshire and Blue Rose Country Park in the East Riding of Yorkshire (top row) both have availability in August
York Naburn Lock Caravan Park (bottom left) has availability in August, however, only grass, non-electric pitches are available for the bank holiday.
Green Acres Caravan Park in Cumbria opened its new Premium Plus Pitches earlier this summer (more about them below) and 2026 bookings are now live. It has the following available: from 10 Aug for 5 nights x 2, from 17 August for 4 nights and from 25 Aug for 6 nights x 3.
Special offers update
- Waterrow Touring Park’s Summer Sizzler applies until 30 September (excluding the bank holiday). If you spend more than 5 nights on a fully serviced pitch over a weekend, you can avoid the weekend rate, saving £4 per night. Enter the code SUM25 when booking online or quote Summer Sizzler or discount code if booking by phone.
- Killiwerris Touring Park is closing on 18 October and to round off the season you can stay a week for £250 per in October. The price includes 2 adults, 1 dog and 12kWh of electric per day.
- Parkland Caravan Camping & Glamping Site Late Summer / Early Autumn Offers run from 14 September until 30 November for all pitch types – stay 7 nights for the price of 6, or 14 nights for the price of 10. On glamping breaks it’s 5 nights for the price of 3. There are also some great self catering and glamping late booking offers – see the Parkland booking-availability page.
- Exe Valley Caravan Site is offering 7 nights for the price of 6.
- Wolds View Country Park is pleased to announce that from 1 October through to the end of February, there’s a Monday to Thursday special on touring pitches – £20 per night plus electric, excluding the Christmas and New Year period. Please contact the park directly on 01472 851099 to avoid missing out on these limited availability options!
News from our parks
Green Acres Caravan Park in Cumbria has opened its new Premium Plus pitches (shown in the bottom centre of this aerial photo). They have 16amp EHU, fresh water tap and grey waste drain, plus ample space for your unit, awning and car to be side by side. The new pitches also include a private picnic bench, flower bed and ambient lighting. There is still some availability for August and booking is open for 2026.
In other news, Sky Sports is now streaming in the sports hall!
The team at Sunnyside Farm Caravan Park & Fishery near Shrewsbury are thrilled to announce that their 10 brand new touring pitches are now finished and ready for bookings. Whether you’re planning a peaceful weekend escape or a longer countryside retreat, these pitches are great base. They have all been carefully designed to give every unit a view of the lake.
Congratulations to the New Lodge Farm team! Here are owners Sarah and Simon with Richard, the General Manager, on their trip to the House of Lords in London to receive their award as Countryside Alliance Rural Enterprise Champions for the East Midlands.
New Lodge Farm is extending the campsite opening by a week due to the level of demand. This means the site will now be closing on Monday 3 November.
South Wales Touring Park has installed agility equipment in the dog field! Park owner Hywel is shown here putting his black labrador Twm through his paces. It looks like a good way to exercise both dogs and their humans at the same time!
New to Delph Bank Touring Park in Lincolnshire is an amazing hog roast! Available at the park on a pop-up basis, the hog roast features succulent slow-cooked pork, amazingly crispy crackling and homemade apple sauce, plus delicious German frankfurters and bockwurst with German mustard, all of which you can accompany with an excellent pint of draft Austrian lager.
An incredible weekend of food is coming up in early September, with Hog Roast on Thursday 4, delicious Fish & Chips from ‘For Cod Sake’ on the Friday and authentic Thai food cooked on site on the Saturday.
Cartref Caravan & Camping Site now has food vendors on Thursday or Friday on a ‘pop up’ basis. Follow the park’s Facebook page for the latest info. In addition to private and spacious pitches and a large dog run (top right), you’ll find the onsite shop stocks essentials, with all the fresh produce (milk, eggs, butter, ice cream, meat) sourced from local suppliers. The park is open throughout the winter and the onsite bar/cafe, ‘Bartref’, is a popular place to relax or be social.
Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park has some fantastic events lined up over autumn, when there will be more availability. Events include the Big Quiz (left photo) on the last Sunday of the month and band nights featuring 80s music, country music, Elvis and the blues. Check out the park’s events page.
It’s great to see that York Naburn Lock Caravan Park has received an upgrade from the AA in recognition of its fabulous new facilities block which opened earlier this year. The park now has 5 stars.
Earlier this season, Parkland Caravan, Camping & Glamping Site installed a new drive-over motorhome service point. They have also added carpet flooring and central heating to all 4 glamping pods, which will be great for winter guests as the park is open all year round.
Glamping guests now have the option to upgrade to have their own private washrooms – there’s one of eache pod. Located behind the pods, the washroom are brand new, each with a large shower, toilet, washbasin, heated towel rail, hand dryer and hair dryer.
Brookside and Blue Rose Country Parks have launched a competition with £40 touring vouchers to be won for you and a friend to use at either park. Just follow the Instagram account of @Kingfisherleisureparksltd. Like the competition post from 23rd July and tag a friend. They will be drawing the winners on 23rd August.
A ‘busman’s holiday’?
Congratulations to Angie and Marc, owners of Somers Wood Caravan Park, on their 40th wedding anniversary! We wish them many more happy years together.
It’s been great to see them enjoying other Tranquil Parks this year and last month they had a wonderful time at New Lodge Farm. “We had a lovely relaxing stay with lots to see and do in the local area” said Angie, adding that the park had great food and an excellent farm shop, as well as a large enclosed dog walking field for off-lead run arounds! The couple also visited South Wales Touring Park earlier this year and really enjoyed the views from their pitch.