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Hi all

        I have just joined this site ,so here is my first question .

        Where do you all go in your caravans in the winter ,I have always been a fair weather caravanner, but see caravans all the time from November to March ,so give me some idea of what you do and where you go.

                       Thanks in advance Teejay

Welcome to the site 4teejay,firstly you will need to seach for the sites that are open all year,and find one that you like,the reviews will give you some idea to what they are like.you can search here just click an area on the map.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=248

or here.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/cat.asp?catid=8

Pete.

Quote: Originally posted by 4teejay on 14/1/2009

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Where do you all go in your caravans in the winter

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FWIW, I spent a week in the Lake District just before Xmas.  Mind you, that was mainly because we wanted to keep out of the way of the decorator at home. 

Some nights it was -5degC - and the water in the Aquaroll and pump froze.  The roads were very icy most of the time - and it snowed heavily one night.  The roads around Thirlmere were "interesting" to say the least.

Next time we go away in that kind of weather, we'll have to think a bit more about how to winterize the water system.

Cheers
Andrew

I found this on winter caravanning.

Hi and welcome to the site, Its a great place for all kinds of info and the people on here are brilliant

We had a week in the new forest between christmas and new year, Been all over in the winter, Want to to go to Cornwall next winter at some point

Try it, you may love it, I took some persuading but now just love curling up in the van with a bottle of wine and a dvd.

I forgot to say hello and welcome to UKCS  Teejay       

I love winter caravanning, there is nothing nicer imo than curling up (after I have prepared, made a meal and washed up, grrr (but OH makes breakfast)), and watching tv whilst the wind is howling/rain or snow is falling/ice is forming (delete as appropriate) outside and watching tv with a glass or three of something.

Anne

Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 15/1/2009

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I love winter caravanning, there is nothing nicer imo than curling up (after I have prepared, made a meal and washed up, grrr (but OH makes breakfast)), and watching tv whilst the wind is howling/rain or snow is falling/ice is forming (delete as appropriate) outside and watching tv with a glass or three of something.

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The blown warm air in modern vans works very well too - so there's no need to be uncomfortable.  In our Burstner, though, we can use a 6kg cylinder in about 3 days (despite the higher levels of insulation) - so the next time I go away in winter, I think we'll be taking a 13kg cylinder as well.

The biggest problem we had was the water pump freezing up.  One obvious solution is to bring the Aquaroll and pump inside overnight.  Has anyone found a solution that would work for a week of subzero temperatures - maybe pipe insulation?

Cheers
Andrew

lots of info from the CClub

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/General/Search.htm?QUERY=winter%20caravanning

 Hi,we fancy going away at New Year with our van has anyone planned a meet for

 2009/2010? we are based in NE Scotland and caravan all year round we saw some info on a meet at the Woods site but were too late to book.