Easy peasy approaches to caravan site

Hi, use google earth when looking at routes  to the sites , it gives an idea of what the route is like , where were you thinking of booking and we might be able to help 

enjoy your caravan 

Hi Jenny,

We are relatively new to caravanning, may I suggest, finding a site you like, find it on google maps then go to google earth and "drive" into the site.

Its helped us in the past

 

Ya beat me to it Husks! 

Hi Jenny, Once you get a few miles under your belt (as it were) you will hopefully find that towing becomes second nature. Plan and take your time and you'll be ok. Enjoy.

Glad you take the sensible option of not going where you feel you can't.  Rather then try to find routes that match your expertise I would suggest a caravan towing course, such as this club runs, to improve your expertise to make all sites accessible to you.

All of the above is excellent advice.  I would add mine if you get into a tight situation getting out and looking is much more successful than shutting your eyes and hoping.   

Why do you think your caravan wont go along the roads approaching the site when everyone else on site has fitted?  I think if you are not confident towing you should definitely book a towing course before going anywhere, a nervous tugger could cause accidents and be a danger to both themselves and other road users.

Go to google maps and drag the yellow pegman to the spot you want to look at. You can look at junctions, gate entrances, what the road really is like for widths. I use it all the time. Not sure if this is what people refer to as google earth.

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Hi there Jenny and welcome to the lovely world of caravanning!

I am unsure if you are a Member of The Caravan and Motorhome Club.

If you are, all of the directions in the UK Sites Directory have been tried and tested for touring, so you won't be directed down any unsuitable roads.

Alternatively, you could use our route planner on the website. Again, the route given will be user-friendly for tourers.

(To find the route planner, please hover over UK Holidays and then click on UK Route Planner).

I hope that helps and that you have many happy days touring.  Please feel free to ask any other questions and our real experts (the Members) will be happy to help.

 

 

Have you changed the route planner, Nicky, as it didn't used to show routes that were necessarily suitable for Cvans/MHs? In fact, it often showed different routes from those advised in the site direction instructions.