News from our parks June 2025

Summer is here and we hope you’ll be enjoying trips to our adult only caravan parks and campsites this season. Our park teams around the country have spent the last month working hard on the gardens, beds, pots, planters and hanging baskets to get their parks looking their best, ready for your arrival.

(Top photo shows Sunnyside Farm Caravan Park & Fishery in Shrewsbury.)

Well done to the park teams for all their hard work in making this year’s plantings and displays look absolutely gorgeous. (This spring sunshine has also helped!)

The photo shows lush blooms and plants at Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park. Below (L-R) are a new sheep planter at Blue Rose Country Park, Warden Kate sprucing up the bee-friendly beds at Brookside Country Park, and one of the hanging baskets at Eye Kettleby Lakes.

Giveaway news

We’re very pleased to offer you the chance to win a stay at the award-winning Eye Kettleby Lakes Touring Park in our June giveaway!

With its spacious pitches, onsite tearoom, bar, pristine facilities and fishing lakes, this peaceful park in Leicestershire was Overall Winner of the Top 100 Sites 2023 and was AA Campsite of the year in 2020, among other awards. It’s a great location for relaxing and exploring Melton Mowbray and the surrounding countryside.

The lucky winner can enjoy a 3 night weekend or midweek stay at any time of year except bank holiday periods and Christmas/New Year.

Enter now

We love to see prizewinners enjoying a stay! The inset photo is of Jayne and Chris who won a stay at Grooby’s Pit in our special giveaway at the Caravan Camping & Motorhome Show at the NEC last February, and who recently took their prize.

Introducing electric meters

Have you stayed, or will you be staying, at a park with metered electricity? We believe meters are a growing trend. Find out how metering systems work and why meters make sense for guests as well as parks, how the schemes work and what to expect if you stay on a metered pitch. Read more

New ratings

As the season progresses, so do inspections from the grading authorities. Congratulations to all these parks on their latest awards:

Special offers

  • Waterow Touring Park has launched special offers for the summer and autumn. The ‘Summer Sizzler 2025’ lets you enjoy the weekday rates over weekends on longer stays. From 1 October until 21 December there’s an Autumn Saver, giving you 7 nights for the price of 6, or 6 for 5.
  • Old Oaks have announced their autumn deals with 10% or 15% off touring pitches and glamping. See deals.
  • Exe Valley Caravan Site is still offering 7 nights for the price of 6 (basic pitch price).

See all special offers

Upgrades update

Sunnyside Farm opens bait and tackle shop

Sunnyside Farm Caravan Park & Fishery just outside Shrewsbury has opened a well stocked bait and tackle shop on site. It’s open to the public as well as guests (as is the fishing at this park). The new shop stocks all the leading brands and you can order items ahead of your stay so that they’ll be ready for you when you arrive!

They’re also building 10 new pitches with lake views which will be  8.5 x 8 metres and serviced with electricity, fresh water and grey waste.

Red Kite to stay open all year

The team at Red Kite Touring Park near Llanidloes in Powys are excited to announce that planning permission has come through for them to open for 12 months.  (The park is shown in all 4 seasons on the left.) As a special introductory offer, any guests that book a stay of 3 nights or more for January/February 2026 will receive a 10% discount on their booking – there’s no special discount code needed, this is automatically applied during the booking process.

Eye Kettleby lodge goes dog friendly

The Eye Kettleby Lakes team are pleased to share that doggie guests can stay in the 2 bedroom Hazel Lodge from January 2026 (top right photo).

New pod arrives at Daisy Bank

Pod 6 has finally arrived at Daisy Bank Caravan Park near Montgomery in Powys. Park owner Mark is now starting on the decking and it should be ready for guests later this month.

Tech upgrades at Exe Valley

They have replaced the internet system with a top of the range new system at Exe Valley Caravan Site. The sane goes for the site’s TV system. Both systems were cutting edge at the time of installation, but technology has moved on in the last few years.

Yr Helyg / The Willows latest

The team at Yr Helyg /The Willows Caravan and Camping Park near Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales report that the new EV charger, motorhome waste disposal point and warm dog shower are all fully functioning.

Summer availability

  • Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park, near Ringwood, Dorset (top left) – summer is looking pretty busy but there are still some gaps.
  • Greenacres Touring Park, Wellington, Somerset (top right) – availability throughout the summer.
  • Red Kite Touring Park, Llanidloes, Powys – still has summer availability across the site, however, there is very limited availability on the Premium Pitches (bottom left) which are definitely the most popular!
  • Eye Kettleby Lakes near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – glamping pods available this summer, the perfect last-minute getaway as bedding and towels are all provided so you have limited packing! Dog friendly pods available too!
  • Killiwerris Touring Park, near Truro, Cornwall – a little availability in June and July due to a few postponements and has good availability still for stays in August, September and October.
  • Blue Rose Country Caravan Park, Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire – limited availability for summer BBQ on 23 August (details below).
  • Exe Valley Caravan Site, near Dulverton, Exmoor – availability until the end of the park’s season (12 October).

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…

Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve are popular, sell-out events at Red Kite Touring Park (top left), which this year will be in aid of Dementia Research. Both will feature a short display of quiet fireworks. The Annual Bonfire Night (top left) takes place on Saturday 8 November and there will be soup and a roll for guests to enjoy.  New Year’s Eve will include hot dogs and mulled wine. 

Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park (top right) have added more events to the calendar, including an End of Summer Fete on Sunday 31 August with live music, fun and games. See the park’s What’s On page for more. Events coming up nearby include: TankFest – 27-29 July at the Tank Museum, New Forest Show – 29-31 July,  Ellingham Show – 9 August and New Forest Food Festival – 16-17 August.

At Trethem Mill Touring Park on Cornwall’s beautiful Roseland Peninsula they now have a new mobile fish & chip van visiting on a Friday (bottom left) in addition to the park’s usual weekly pizza van on Monday evenings.

A new woodland walk has opened at Philleigh, a village with a rated pub, the Roseland Inn, 2.5 miles away from Trethem Mill. The Philleigh Way Wood Walk offers free access to well maintained paths through picturesque woodlands along the Fal estuary. 

There’s always lots happening in York, and York Naburn Lock Caravan Park has sent information about something a bit different –  the Early Music Festival from 4 to 11 July (bottom right). It features 19 special performances of medieval, renaissance and baroque music, including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Two Mills food trucks and new events calendar

Throughout June, July, August and September, there will be semi-regular food trucks visiting Two Mills Touring Park near North Walsham in Norfolk. The 2 confirmed are Coastal Chippy & More (fish & chips, kebabs, sausages, pies etc.) and Big Nap Pizza. Keep an eye on the park’s social media pages for confirmed dates and times.

There’s a lot going on in the local area, including the Royal Norfolk Show 26-27 June. Check out the new events calendar on the park’s website.

Entertainment returns to Blue Rose Country Park on Saturday 26 July with a party night, including songs from the 80s, 90s and noughties with the fab Caroline Seymour. Bar and bingo will be available. The summer BBQ takes place on Saturday 23 August with entertainment all day from Don Paton and Phil Richards, plus a bar, raffle and bingo.

Leven Sports Club has a Reflex 80s Party on Saturday 21 June from 9pm (walking distance). Hornsea has a Jazz night on Saturday 28 June at the Museum (10 minute drive). Race the Waves (top left), vintage car race on South Beach Bridlington is from 12 to 15 June (20 minute drive).  The Humber View Tribute Festival at the Hull Country Park is on Friday 11 July with tributes to ABBA, Whitney Houston, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and more (15 minute drive).

Exe Valley Caravan Site has reminded us that a great deal of The Salt Path (top right), now showing in cinemas, was filmed on Exmoor. If you’ve stayed at the park, you will probably recognise the scenery! Upcoming local events include:  Xmoor-Rox music festival on 12 July (walking distance), Dunster Country Fair 30 July, the Dunster Show 15 August. Find many, many more events across Exmoor over the next few months on the Exmoor website. 

Greenacres Touring Park in Wellington, Somerset, has shared that from June to the end of August there’s live music in Wellington’s award winning park (about 2 miles) every Sunday. Admission is free. The local pub, the Skylark, (bottom left) is offering a discount on meals – check their Facebook page for offers. The Milk Shed, just a short walk away, is selling milk, scones and their own cream, while Rumwell Farm Shop (about 7 minutes drive) has an award-winning restaurant and all home made cakes and bread.

Waterrow Touring Park near Wiveliscombe in Somerset has a calendar of upcoming events on its website. A highlight is the Flying Scotsman coming to the West Somerset Railway on 14 July.

There will be 2 BBQs at Brookside Country Park this year on Saturday 12 July and Saturday 9 August with live entertainment, free BBQ, bar and bingo (limited availability).

The Ferry House Pub in the local village Burton upon Stather is hosting the Burton Beer Festival from 20 to 22nd June. The local stately home, Normanby Hall, is holding its Country Fayre on Tuesday 26 August. It’s only a 5 minute drive away and makes a superb day out. The local village Fete on the Paddock with stalls and entertainment is on Saturday 28 June.

As the Summer events season comes closer and holiday bookings increase, Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park in Bishop Sutton would like to share a reminder of the top events taking place in the coming weeks:

  • 5 July, Bristol, St Pauls Carnival
  • 12 July, Bath Carnival
  • 18-20 July, Bristol Harbour Festival
  • 8-10 August, Bristol International Balloon Festival.

In other news…

 

Two surprises at Two Mills

‘Nan’ at Two Mills Touring Park recently went to the local garden centre farm shop for some eggs, and came back with a pair of beautiful deer statues! Park owner Steve has just turned 60, but there was a more important birthday to celebrate – Crosby’s 3rd! Here he is at his tea party with delicious homemade ‘pupcakes’ which went down a treat with all his pupster friends onsite.

Congrats to Cari

If you’ve stayed at South Wales Touring Park, you may have met Cari, who helps out during the holidays. Her mother Cathrin and uncle Hywel, who own and run the park, are very proud of her latest achievement: the Bangor University North Wales School of Medicine Award for her paper on weight loss drugs! Many Congratulations, Cari!

Stepping out at Blue Rose

Guests who took part in the first line dancing session in the Blue Rose function room really enjoyed it. Expect more to follow. 

 

The staff at York Naburn Lock Caravan Park have been enjoying the riverside surroundings, taking beautiful photos on local walks.

The Brookside new holiday home development is ready and guests in tourers have also been making themselves at home (bottom left).

Bijou units and love on the rocks at Bath Chew Valley

The team at Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park were delighted to welcome guests touring in contemporary compact caravans this month.

Both the Campod and Go-Pod designs are robust, easy to tow and are available with all the facilities. As well as being lighter to tow, the ‘compacts’ can fit into a car garage at home!

Warden Kerry discovered painted pebbles left on the park’s flower beds last month. The message reads: “Worc’shires Love on the Rocks, Keep or Rehide”, signed JB. You can look up the Worcestershire ‘Love on the Rocks’ group on Facebook, whose 4,200 members decorate pebbles and spread a little joy by leaving them at places they visit… What a lovely idea! (Of course, the pebbles were returned to the flower beds for guests to find.)

Wildlife watch

One of the newest members of the Back of Beyond team, Toni, has been out capturing some beautiful nature sights recently. The top 3 photos show a blue tit in a nesting box, a kingfisher and a busy bee hive.

Blue Rose Country Park took the David Bellamy Blooming Marvellous pledge 10 years ago and now has several certificates for supporting pollinators and hedgehogs, with rough patches and drinking trays throughout the park, along with over 50 bird boxes and owl boxes in use. They’ll be extending the bird box programme this year. Here’s a photo of one of the hedgehog houses in use!

The top left picture may look like the Mediterranean, or somewhere on the continent, but it is in fact the view across Chew Valley Lake in the May sunshine. It’s just 10 minutes’ walk from your pitch at Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park. May and June are excellent times for bird watching around the lake. This family of swans and cygnets were taking shade beside the lake at Chew Lake Dam picnic area.

Some guests who stayed in the Killiwerris Touring Park static caravan saw lots of deer, hares and other wildlife. They captured a bull finch in a nearby tree and the sun setting across the fields (bottom row). 

The ducks have been enjoying the sunshine on the pitches at York Naburn Lock Caravan Park (top left).

At Exe Valley Caravan Site, guests have seen red deer, dippers, a kingfisher and lots of brown trout in the river that flows along the site (bottom left). Fly fishing is free for guests, you just need your Environment Agency licence.

A guest at Grooby’s Pit captured the parrots that have been living on site for several years. “At first, we thought they were escapees from the Parrot Zoo, now Lincolnshire Wildlife Park” said park owner Tracy. “Now it seems their population is growing around the country, so we’re not sure where they came from!” 

 

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