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Contents.

  1. Useful National and Other Organisations
    Route Planning. (Europe)
    Autoroute Toll Charges
    Weather information, National and Regional
    UK Motorway information, updated every few minutes
    AA & RAC
  2. Caravan Companies.
  3. Caravan Owners Clubs
  4. Directories of Camping and Caravan Sites
  5. Non-commercial Web Sites Connected with Caravanning
  6. Commercial Web Sites connected with Caravanning
  7. Travel and Local Area Holiday Information
  8. Commercial Camping Sites with Web Pages
  9. Swaps. Exchange houses, caravans, motorhomes, boats for holidays.

This page was last updated on: 03/02/99

Useful National and Other Organisations 

The AA
National Caravan Council
The RAC
Trafficnet - Vauxhall's Traffic Web Site   - Motorway information, updated every few minutes
Online Weather - Town, regional, national forecasts.
The Caravan Club
East Grinstead House,
East Grinstead,
West Sussex RH19 1UA

Claim to have largest network of sites in British Isles.
200 Club Sites and over 3000 small 5 van sites
Current Membership Fee = 27-50UKP for this you get

Monthly Magazine
Free Sites Directory and Map
Free membership of a local Club Centre
Plus other benefits
The Devon & Cornwall Centre of The Caravan Club
Camping and Caravanning Club,

Greenfields House,
Westwood Way,
Coventry CV4 8JH
telephone 01203 694995
fax 01203 694886

Web Site:  (Under construction, coming soon)

84 Club Sites and around 2000 small 5 van sites
Current Membership Fee = 27-50UKP

Monthly Magazine
Free Sites Directory and Map
Free membership of your Local District Association
Plus other benefits

Euroshell -  European Route Planner, diesel fuel prices etc
Autoroute Information and Toll Charges in France

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Caravan Companies.

Swift Caravans
Abbey Caravans
Bailey Caravans

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Caravan Owners Clubs.

Abbey Caravan Owners Club

Club Treasurer
PO Box 81
Bradford
BD11 11YU

Tel: 0113 285 3225
E-mail: abbeycoc@aol.com
The ABI Owners Club
http://www.abi-owners-club.co.uk

General Secretary
Joan Widdop
Beechwood Villa
Leeds Road
Lightcliffe
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 8SD

Tel: 01422 203716
The Bailey Owners Caravan Club
http://members.aol.com/boccuk/start.html
Bessacarr Owners Club

Mr John Norman
Club Secretary
Bessacarr Owners Club
‘Y-Nyth’
Monmouthshire
NP5 2DD

Tel:01291 690195
Compass Owners Club

Membership Sec. Diane Moody.
25 Fulmar Road
Norton
Stockton-on-Tees
TS20 1SL
Tel: 01642 535449

The Elddis Owners Club Ltd
http://website.lineone.net/~lyndon.wigmore/eoc.htm

Secretary: Mr J Harrison
9 Brookside Avenue
Bedale
North Yorkshire
DL8 2DP
Tel: 01677 422248
Sterling Caravan Owners Club

Mr Keith Merrin
Club Secretary
44 England Crescent
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7BE

Tel:01773 765765
Swift Owners Club (SOC)
http://www.mordor.force9.co.uk/soc/

Trevor Donohue
Club Secretary
Swift Owners Club
11 Trumps Orchard
Tiverton Road
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1TW

Tel:01884 34675
Swift Motorhomes Owners Club

Mike Wright
Membership Secretary
20 Pear Drive
Willand
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 2QS

Tel: 01884 35638
The Thompson Owners Club of Great Britain

116 Raywood Close
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7LB

The Vanroyce Owners Club

Secretary:
J Forrester
73 Victoria Road
Padiham
Burnley
Lancashire
BB12 8TA

Tel: 01282 771992

 

 

 

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Directories of Camping and Caravan Sites

UK

Caravan & Camping Website Connections - Scotland
Cornish ConneXions Holiday and Caravan Parks & Campsites
Middletons Camping Sites and Caravan Guide
UK Camp Site
The British Isles Caravan and Campsite Database
Four Corners. Caravan Sites and Other Accomodation

Europe

Camping and Caravanning in France - Official 1998 Guide
German Web Site with European Links

Ireland

Caravanning in Ireland.
Camping & Caravan Parks in Ireland.

Europe and UK

John Tavener's Campgrounds Directory

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Non-commercial Web Sites Connected with Caravanning

CaravaNETte

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Commercial Web Sites connected with Caravanning

Jonathan Wards STABILISER CLINIC
Whale - Caravan Water Systems
Caravan Surfing!
The OANDA Currency Converter Site
UK Camping and Caravanning Web Site
Wade Trailers Web Site
Towsure Home Page
Vango Homepage
Caravan Magazine page
Brink UK Ltd
AL-KO Kober Ltd
Outdoor Experience. Serving Campers & Caravanners in the South West
Autotrader  Caravan, MC etc sales, with search facility
The Folding Caravan Centre, Swindon
Marquis Motorhome Centres

 

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Travel and Local Area Holiday Information

General

Database of Travel Helpers

UK

Global Guides, The Chiltern area in Bucks
Cornwall, Leisure and other Information
Bude, Devon
Atlantic Heritage
Holsworthy, Devon
Flambards, Helston, Cornwall
Poldark Mine,Wendron, Nr Helston, Cornwall
World in Minature, Truro, Cornwall

Ireland

Travel Guide to the Best of Ireland
Ireland, Car and Passenger Ferry Services

France

French Tourism Annual
Angela Bird's Guide to the Vendée.    Enjoy Western France.

US

A US Oriented FAQ

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Commercial Camping Sites with Web Pages

Southview Leisure Park, Skegness

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Swaps. Exchange houses, caravans, motorhomes, boats for holidays.

    Some of these are American but the first few are UK/Europe. Supplied by Martin Ragg

ICSC: International Campervan Swapping Club
http://www.alpcom.it/ICSC/index_en.htm  

BOATLINK - Swap or exchange your yacht, cruiser, home or motorhome
http://www.archway-uk.co.uk/boatlink/  

The SwopIt Holiday Club
http://www.swopit-hols.co.uk/ 

Seniors Vacation and Home Exchange (includes RVs)
http://www.seniorshomeexchange.com/  


Escapees RV Club
http://www.escapees.com/ 
(Their RV Swop page is http://www.escapees.com/website/swap/index.htm )

Wayfarer Explorer RV Club
http://www.explorer-rvclub.com/


The RV Club: Home of the Virtual Campfire
http://www.rvclub.com/home.lasso
(The RVClub: RV-Talk page, is where one can post/reply about RV exchanges - without joining the RV Club - is at:
http://www.rvclub.com/rvtalk/rv_talk.lasso   )

I am also told by another interested party that the Good Sam Club is well worth joining and one can pick up or arrange
exchanges via ads in their magazine.
Good Sam Club
http://www.goodsamclub.com/

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Phil Sherlock.