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did anyone else go to this .....http://www.caravancampingshow.com/about.html today ?

I wish we hadn't !  

Even though it rained pretty much non-stop all afternoon we didn't want to miss the opportunity to go as we expected there to be lots of camping gear on display.  We had in mind maybe trying & hopefully buying a couple of good reclining chairs, maybe a camping kitchen & have a look at tent carpets.  Were we ever disappointed.... 

There was zilch in the way of camping gear - not even a bl**dy tent peg for sale !!!  Pretty much just lots of caravans & motorhomes & a comparitiively tiny amount of tents on show.

Another major reason we made the trip was to see a selection of caravan awnings out, and awning groundsheets.... again we were sorely disappointed.   Had I wanted to just see inside lots of caravans & motorhomes I'd as soon have gone to some of the dealers - you don't actually need to pay to have a look there either !

What a total waste of time & money   

glad you enjoyed it! dippidydoodooolalallalallla

on the website it says .....

"There is something for everyone with everything from a tent peg to holiday park caravans on display.

Add in the best in outdoor leisure equipment and a host of practical demonstrations along with kids’ entertainment and you have the recipe for a perfect day out."

Harrumph !  Should be had up under the trades descriptions act !   I feel sorry for anyone who travelled a long way.  Unless of course they wanted to buy a caravan or a campervan....

Unless you consider a stand with satelite TV to be  `camping equipment' 

Hi Dezzie. Yes I did, but only to the lad at the gate - and not an offical complaint. It was raining too hard & we'd had enough, really didn't want to hang around for ages.  

I have already telephoned with the intention of lmaking a proper complaint though. Unfortunately there wasn't anyone taking calls but I've left a message asking for them to return my call. 

Yes, it was a waste of time for campers unless you happened to want one of the twelve tents on display. The guy showing the tents said he'd brought some camping bits and pieces in his van but hadn't had time to get them out on Friday afternoon as people had been let in before the official opening time and he'd been busy selling tents.

I posted last night in the hope that anyone reading my report might save themselves a trip. It's only a few minutes away for me so no big deal.

I think you've got a point about complaining so I'm going to write as well. Even as I was walking around there was a loudspeaker announcement saying that you could buy everything from a tent peg to a caravan. Well, I couldn't find the tent peg - maybe someone got there before me!