Caravans and Motorhomes in the UK

CAMPING & TOURING History of Caravans The world's first leisure trailer was built by the Bristol Carriage Company in 1880 The word CARAVAN derives from the Persian word "Karwan" The first time a caravan was towed by a car instead of a horse was in 1919 Caravans in the UK Contributing £2.6 Billion to the UK Economy If you put all the leisure caravans end to end, they would stretch from Land's End to John O'Groats over 3 times! There are over 2000 registered & licensed 17.4 Million Trips were taken in the UK in 2011. campsites in the UK Did You Know? There are 510,000 touring caravans 305,000 caravan holiday homes 142,000 motorhomes in the UK 1 in 3 people have taken a caravan holiday at home in the last 3 years 4.3 Average Spend Per Trip for Domestic Camping and Caravanning Trips Average Number of Nights Spent On A Trip £149 1 Roundtrip Jet Trip Across the Atlantic uses the same amount of fuel as 2000 caravans do in one year! Sources 1. Caravan Club - www.caravanclub.co.uk 2. NCC - www.nationalcaravan.co.uk 3. Pitch Up - www.pitchup.com 4. Tourism Insights - www.insights.org.uk Created By www.tourertrader.co.uk CAMPING & TOURING History of Caravans The world's first leisure trailer was built by the Bristol Carriage Company in 1880 The word CARAVAN derives from the Persian word "Karwan" The first time a caravan was towed by a car instead of a horse was in 1919 Caravans in the UK Contributing £2.6 Billion to the UK Economy If you put all the leisure caravans end to end, they would stretch from Land's End to John O'Groats over 3 times! There are over 2000 registered & licensed 17.4 Million Trips were taken in the UK in 2011. campsites in the UK Did You Know? There are 510,000 touring caravans 305,000 caravan holiday homes 142,000 motorhomes in the UK 1 in 3 people have taken a caravan holiday at home in the last 3 years 4.3 Average Spend Per Trip for Domestic Camping and Caravanning Trips Average Number of Nights Spent On A Trip £149 1 Roundtrip Jet Trip Across the Atlantic uses the same amount of fuel as 2000 caravans do in one year! Sources 1. Caravan Club - www.caravanclub.co.uk 2. NCC - www.nationalcaravan.co.uk 3. Pitch Up - www.pitchup.com 4. Tourism Insights - www.insights.org.uk Created By www.tourertrader.co.uk