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Hi welcome to the Funny Farm,please find a comfy chair as you'll be stuck on here for weeks. 

As for a heater try one of those oilfilled radiator things with thermostat so as it only comes on when needed. Don't know much about touring caravans but they used to work in my late parents static.

Hello Welcome to UKCS

Don't know about a heater, but I use bowls of salt, just the ordinary table salt, and it absorbs the damp.  If the weather is really damp and cold, check it every few weeks in case the salt has gone really hard.  You may need to change it during the winter - but usually it lasts.

I've always done this and never had any damp problems.

Hi Susieeff1

we have a DeLonghi 500w bambino oil filled radiator we can leave on a frost setting to leave on all the time for 3pence an hour

Sue

If you have enough space in a spare bedroom or closet, take the cushions/matresses out of the caravan and store them in the house. I always take the curtains in the house too & replace them with old cut up curtains hung by just a few hooks to keep any winter sunlight out (but it doesn't matter if the sun fades the odd bits of curtain).

Put a tray of (white) cat litter on the floor with a sheet of cardboard under it - that will soak up any moisture from the air and keep the caravan smelling sweet too. Alternatively, you can buy moisture absorbent crystals from most camping/DIY shops.

If you leave heating on it can make it more likely to have condensation.  In our caravan we had an the one my parents had we used dished of salt and never had any problems.  The day before using it a spot of heat gets rid of the damp feel.

Hope that this helps.