News from our parks July 2025
What a wonderful time it has been to soak up the sun and the peaceful atmosphere at our adult only caravan parks and campsites! But despite the heat, park teams have been working hard to look after the grounds and facilities.
Get out for the count
Our guests and doggos are not the only ones who’ve been enjoying the parks – birdlife has been active and the warm weather has brought out many more butterflies than usual. Some parks will be supporting conservation efforts by taking part in Big Butterfly Count 2025 from 18 July to 10 August– and so can you, wherever you are. All the information you need is at bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org.
Top photo: one of the beautiful hanging baskets at Red Kite Touring Park in Powys, Wales.
Left photos: a stunning display of begonias at Two Mills Touring Park in Norfolk, butterflies at Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park and soaking up the rays at Red Kite
July Giveaway
Win a stay at Run Cottage
Enter now to win a stay at Run Cottage Touring Park in our July giveaway. This dog friendly park is in Suffolk, close to the market town of Woodbridge and within easy walking distance of the pretty village of Hollesley. In fact, the nearest pub is just 600 yards from the entrance! The prize is a 3-night low season stay on one of the 45 generously spaced fully serviced pitches.
Seasonal pitches in demand
We’ve had quite a few enquiries about seasonal pitches lately, so we’ve been doing research among our parks and will publish a report soon. We are also going to take a look at what caravan storage options are available. So watch this space and follow us on social media for more.
New awards and ratings
Campsites.co.uk recognises Tranquil Parks
We’re grateful to Fields End Water and Somers Wood for bringing to our attention the recently awarded campsites.co.uk certificates. This platform for finding, booking and paying for touring, camping and glamping stays lists more than 3,200 sites, 249 of which are adult only and 34 of them are Tranquil Parks. This recognition is another major achievement for the parks listed.
Seven Tranquil Parks have won the title ‘Outstanding’ this year, with scores of at least 4.8/5 and at least 95% of reviewers saying they would recommend the park. They are: Somers Wood Caravan Park in Meriden, North Warwickshire, Cardinney Camping Park in Cornwall, Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park in Dorset, Old Oaks Touring and Glamping Park in Somerset, Delph Bank Touring Park in Lincolnshire, Waterrow Touring Park in Somerset and Hallsdown Farm Touring Park in Devon.
A further 9 parks have have also achieved exceptionally high scores: Fields End Water Caravan Park, Lodges & Fishery in Cambridgeshire, Grooby’s Pit near Skegness (2024 Runner Up for Best Adult Only Site East Midlands), Long Acres Touring Park near Boston, Briarfields Motel and Touring Park near Cheltenham, New Lodge Farm in Northamptonshire, Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park in Somerset, Stretton Lakes Touring Park in Rutland, Parkland Camping and Caravan Site in Devon and Daisy Bank Caravan Park in Powys. In addition, Cartref Caravan & Camping Site near Shrewsbury is ‘highly rated’.
Five star awards
Congratulations to Trethem Mill Touring Park in Cornwall on winning the AA’s top award of 5 stars Platinum for another year following their annual inspection.
We’re also pleased to share that both South Wales Touring Park near Llanelli and Yr Helyg / The Willows Caravan & Camping Park on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales have both received 5 stars from Visit Wales. “Llongyfarchiadau” (congratulations) to them both.
Special offers
- Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park bookings are open for 2026 and the good news for guests is that prices won’t change (despite inflation). There are no hidden charges either, with no additional charges for electricity, up to two dogs per pitch are free of charge and the £1 per night discount for members of the Caravan & Motorhome Club remains.
- Red Kite Touring Park’s Winter Offer is a 10% discount on 3 nights or more on holidays in Jan/Feb 2026.
Latest enhancements
Briarfields’ major ‘pupgrade’
We’re excited to share photos of ‘Dorothy’s Field’ – the new onsite dog walking/exercising area at Briarfields Motel and Touring Park near Cheltenham. Named after the family’s Ridgeback Dorothy (shown here). It’s a sizable field which is fully enclosed. ‘It has been a huge hit with guests.” says Park Owner Jo.
Pub and beer news
The hotel over the road from Two Mills Touring Park in Norfolk, The Scarborough Country Inn, has reopened for lunch and evening meals (with a fully stocked bar). This means that the nearest place for a meal and tipple is now just 150 yards away (easy staggering distance!) The park is in negotiations about offering a discount for Two Mills customers, so stay tuned for updates.
York Naburn Lock Caravan Park are pleased to let you know that The Blacksmiths Arms, the local village pub in Naburn, is now open, and serving food 7 days a week (until 7:30pm). It’s a historic pub about 10-15 minutes walk from the park, with a great reputation for good food and fine ales.
Hawkstone lager, the new beer from Jeremy Clarkson, is now available in Monty’s Bar at Back of Beyond. The brewers are using barley grown on Clarkson’s farm and a unique process for this “hard to make, easy to drink beer. We hear it’s going down really well!
Summer availability
If you’re thinking about a last-minute getaway before the summer’s out, it’s worth contacting the park and asking as you may get lucky this year.
- Fields End Water has some availability in both this month and next.
- Red Kite Touring Park still has some summer availability remaining, including a few pitches left for the August Bank Holiday
- South Wales Touring Park has a late availability website page. The minimum stay for online bookings is now 2 nights for the remainder of 2025.
What’s on at the parks and nearby
Find out what’s happening at the parks or nearby with some fabulous events lined up for summer and beyond…
Back of Beyond on and off site
Back of Beyond in Dorset has added an extra band night to the autumn lineup – Peter Burns singing Elvis on Saturday 25 October. You can find out all about the band nights on the park’s website.
There are some great events coming up nearby, such as the New Forest Show 29-31 July, Beaulieu Supercars Weekend 2-3 August, The Ellingham Show 9 August – a country show at the local stately home estate, Somerley, – and Ringwood Carnival on 20 September, of which Back of Beyond is a sponsor this year.
Eye Kettleby Lakes tributes for early 2026
Eye Kettleby Lakes has confirmed the tribute acts calendar from January to March 2026, and is now taking bookings! Next year’s winter lineup includes some fab new acts including tributes to Olly Murs, The Beatles and Diana Ross.! We can’t think of a better way to spend a long winter’s evening! See the full listing on the parks website: www.eyekettlebylakes.com/all-events.
Coming up near Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park
Some of the fabulous events in Bristol and Bath from Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park:
Bristol Harbour Festival 18-20 July will see hundreds of vessels joining Bristol’s resident ferries, historic ships, tour boats and floating cafes, with a tempting choice of international cuisine at quayside stalls and restaurants.
Bristol International Balloon Festival 8-10 August is an exciting opportunity to experience synchronised night glows at Bristol’s Ashton Court Estate. You need to book advance tickets from the balloon festival website, however you can usually see the massed balloon evening ascents from around the Avon Gorge and harbour at around 6pm.
Bath Christmas Market 25th Anniversary is from 27 Nov – 14 Dec with the park’s Christmas illuminations switch-on when the market opens. Around 200 artisan foods and crafts businesses from the South West of England have already booked chalets for the market’s celebrations and the park team expects demand to be higher than usual in this anniversary year.
Bristol Christmas Market, a Bavarian styled Christmas market opens on 7 November alongside a fairground with harbour and St Nicholas markets starting the following week.
Two Mills local events in Norfolk
Two Mills Touring Park has several major events taking place nearby over the summer, the most ‘on topic’ being the Norfolk Caravan Show, happening 18 – 20 July at the Norfolk Showground (about half an hour away from the park). The 142nd Sandringham flower show is on 23 July at the Norfolk Showground and the park has limited availability for those dates so get in while you can!
Feeling doggo?
Recent temperatures have been enough to make anyone want to lie doggo for a while (to use an older meaning of the expression). Many of us now call our family pets ‘doggos’ and it turns out that in current internet slang ‘feeling doggo’ means feeling playful, happy, or relaxed – pretty much how you might be feeling when staying at Tranquil Parks!
Left-right and top – bottom: Blaze the Husky trying to stay out of the sun at Red Kite Touring Park, a cool, shaded dog walk at Trethem Mill Touring Park, little doggie in the big dog exercise area at Blue Rose Country Park (can you spot him?), good boy Boysie not too happy to be leaving Two Mills Touring Park!