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As above it depends on what you want it for we have three awnings and use them all at different times for different purposes - obviously if you can get one that fits all then great.  Ours are:

Bradcot Active full awning with easy alloy poles - we use this for week+ long breaks in Summer and abroad.  Its a good quality awning which is up within 30 mins and the panels all zip out so it turns into a canopy in good weather.

Isabella Magnum - part awning we use this for long weekends and week long breaks out of season in the UK.  As a family of 4 we need space and when we use this normally a bit of protection from the weather so this fits the bill as you can get a table and chairs in it and still have plenty of space for items like washing and Cadac and bit of room for the kids to play.  Isabella is a top quality brand of awnings but some bargains can be had on preloved or Ebay

We've just bought an Outdoor Revolution Compactalite 200 little porch awning with lightweight fabric for short breaks mainly for storage of shoes and wet coats as you couldn't really get too much inside it furniture wise.

We were lucky with our caravan as the Bradcot came with it so we didn't have that decision to make so I'd make yourself a shortlist of the awnings which have the things you think you need and go and have a look at some in the flesh.  Good luck x

We wouldn't use the bradcot for weekends as it takes just a bit too long to put up just for two nights and also give me that much space - I'd fill it and then it would be far too much packing and un packing.  In fact until this season we have rarely used an awning at all for short weekends but the wet coats and boots, dirty washing etc got too much for us which is why we got the porch awning.  We only had the Bradcot at first and its fine and if you are thinking along the lines of a full awning anyway start with something like that and decide for yourself with experience whether you need to add a porch or part awning to your kit.  Our Bradcot is acrylic and if you are using it all year round then this type of material would be better than the nylon or polyester fabric which can get a bit hot in summer time. 

There will be others along shortly who will probably recommend some equally good awnings - Dorema is another popular brand.