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As long as you can stop her crying quite quickly I cant see it being a problem.  Depending on how the baby is fed you may need to take some kind of quick bottle warmer, or make a flask of hot water ready to use quickly, though if feeding by mum then that won't be an issue.  Keep nappy changes down to minimum so as to not wake the baby fully, ( not including poo nappies of course) and just relax so that the baby stays relaxed. 

 You may want to co sleep with a safety element, eg one of those mini camping cot things that can lie on your bed with mum or you, or a carrycot in bed etc  just so you can get to the baby really quickly and fleecy sleep suits will be a must for when you need to take the baby out of bed. 

Really it will depend on the baby of course as some are great sleepers early on and others are hell! 

PS Congratulations

If mum is breastfeeding and co-sleeping it will be a doddle. I took all of mine away from a few months old and it was actually a lot easier than when they were in the toddler phase and mobile, belive me! If you're bottle feeding and don't co-sleep however it gets a bit more time consuming and complicated but it's still perfectly possible.

One comment though...atm the baby has just arrived and no doubt you're all feeling on a high, but by the time six weeks have passed it's possible that mum especially might be feeling really, really tired from a lot of sleepless nights. First babies are especially wearing because you've not yet learned all the short cuts so if the time to co camping arrives and she's really not feeling up to it, be prepared to cancel rather than get her even more exhausted. Having said that some babies are more placid and contented than others, so it may all turn out great. Just be prepared to be flexible!

I'm with Jax365 on this one as well. End of Septemeber could be pretty cool at night if recent weather is anything to go by and 6 weeks on first baby could be quite challenging still on everyday life yet alone packing all up and going camping where you don't have all home comforts.

I would also be concerned if damp weather and being in a much damper environment than your house.

Plenty of time for all that next year- enjoy your new addition! They are great (most of the time;) )

Congratulations! Hope the doctor helped with the colic.

If it's the CC site at Ferry Meadows, I have the impression that it's pretty big, I would have thought you would be able to find somewhere away from others to minimise noise at this point in the year. I too do not mind a baby crying, I just feel sympathy if anything. I am sure your baby will be fine in a caravan  - many people live in them year round after all

Looking on the brightside, my daughter was sleeping through from 11pm til about 6am from 5 weeks of age. I fed her myself so she rarely got to the point of crying with hunger and we were lucky on the colic front too - she never got that!

I did get very very tired though, and my (now ex!) husband really didnt seem to understand. I would echo val's very wise words about being flexible. I hope you have a lovely time