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Caravan Parks & Camping Sites
Very few of the people staying on camping & caravan sites in Warwickshire will give much thought to the origin of the term. The word caravan is originally Kurdish and in ancient times it was used to describe a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the silk road. The word is derived from Karwan: kar means mission or pursuit, and wan means those people and guardian. The first covered wagons that were designed to live in (rather than just as transport) were probably developed at the beginning of the 19th century in France. By the 1820's, English showmen were using them to travel between fairs and with circuses. Whilst in America, covered wagons were an intrinsic part of the settlement of the west in the middle of the 19th century. Caravanning, in its modern leisure activity sense, has been popular since the beginning of the 20th century – virtually as soon as the car had been developed, someone invented the towbar. The oldest caravanning club, The Camping & Caravanning Club, was formed in 1901 when six people went camping in an orchard on the outskirts of Wantage and The Caravan Club was formed 6 years later with 11 members. Today, they have over 1.2 million members between them, many of whom will be staying at Camping & Caravan Sites in Warwickshire
For more details of individual camping sites and caravan parks in Warwickshire see our featured listings or the listing directory below
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In and around Alcester
Island Meadows at Aston Cantlow
Cottage Of Content at Bidford-on-Avon
Meadow Furlong at Haselor
Outhill Caravan Park at Studley
In and around Atherstone
Gopsall Hall Farm at Gopsall
Lime Tree Caravan Park at Ratcliffe Culey
Atherstone Stables Camping And Caravanning at Witherley
Woodend Leisure at Wood End
In and around Bedworth
Marsh Farm at Bulkington
Mill Farm Park at Bulkington
In and around Leamington Spa
Harbury Fields Farm at Harbury
In and around Nuneaton
Bosworth Caravan Park at Market Bosworth
Bosworth Water Trust at Market Bosworth
In and around Rugby
Hollyfast Caravan Park at Allesley
Woodbine Farm at Grandborough Fields
Draycote Water at Kites Hardwick
Lodge Farm at Long Lawford
Lairhillock Touring Park at Marton
Water Tower Farm at Rugby
Sherwood Farm at Stretton-on-Dunsmore
In and around Shipston-on-Stour
• Talton Lodge at Newbold-on-Stour
• Mill Farm Camp Site at Shipston-on-Stour
• The Norman Knight Inn at Whichford
In and around Southam
Dog Lane Fishery at Napton-on-the-Hill
Holt Farm at Southam
In and around Stratford-upon-Avon
• Binton Social Club at Binton
• Avonsite Caravan Site at Stratford Upon Avon
• Avon Caravan Park at Stratford Upon Avon
• Dodwell Park at Stratford Upon Avon
Elms Riverside Caravan Park at Stratford Upon Avon
Monks Barn Farm at Stratford Upon Avon
Rayford Caravan Park at Stratford Upon Avon
Riverside Caravan Park at Stratford Upon Avon
Stratford Racecourse Touring Park at Stratford Upon Avon
Meon View at Upper Quinton
Binton Bridges at Welford-on-Avon
Newlands Caravan Park at Wellesbourne
In and around Tamworth
Kingsbury Water Park at Kingsbury
Marston Caravan Park at Marston
Willows Farm at Warton
In and around Warwick
Croft Caravan & Camping Site at Haseley Knob
Mears Farm at Pillerton Hersey
Pitts Farm at Shrewley
Warwick Racecourse Caravan Site at Warwick
Camping & Caravan Clubs
The Camping and Caravanning Club is based in Coventry
The Caravan Club is based in East Grinstead
Camping & Caravan Sites in Warwickshire