Sites and touring
This gallery contains images of memoribilia related to Club
Sites and touring with The Club. It offers great insight into how
The Club assisted members with their touring and how caravanners
spent their time.
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Car cruiser caravanCar cruiser caravan
This photograph features a Car Cruiser double saloon 4 caravan named ‘Iduskian’ owned by Club members the Nelson family of County Down, Northern Ireland. Here, the family is pitched at The Caravan Club approved site of Exeat Farm during a caravan tour of England in 1937.
Disembarking in France, 1947 Disembarking in France, 1947
Disembarking from a ferry in France is the caravan ‘Who Cares’, owned by Caravan Club members, The Lee family. A caravan tour was then taken through war-torn Belgium to reach Holland.
The by-pass of Alenquer, Portugal 1950s The by-pass of Alenquer, Portugal 1950s
The caravan ‘Who Cares’ is towed by a Standard Vanguard II. Taken at the by-pass of Alenquer, near Lisbon in Portugal during a European caravan tour. The outfit was owned by Club members, the Lee family who were keen European tourers.
Wood Farm Caravan Club Site, 1960s Wood Farm Caravan Club Site, 1960s
Caravanners relaxing on The Club Site Wood Farm in Charmouth, soon after its opening in 1960.
Sites Directory and Handbook Sites Directory and Handbook
The Caravan Club first introduced the Sites Directory and Handbook in 1936. Originally this publication included a list of recommended sites by location, a map to find the sites and a list of members’ caravan names. From left to right, 1936, 1939 and 1957 editions.
Caravan Club log book, 1937 Caravan Club log book, 1937
Caravan Club log books were produced for a short period in the 1930s before the outbreak of World War Two. The aim of the log book was to chart the different pitches visited through information and photographs. An inventory was also included for members to list the equipment in the caravan. These pages are taken from a log of a British tour enjoyed by Caravan Club members in 1937.
Club road map, 1960 Club road map, 1960
From 1960 onwards The Club has produced road maps of Britain featuring Club Sites. Before this time maps were often included as part of the Sites Directory and Handbook.
Caravan Harbour Pennant, 1950sCaravan Harbour Pennant, 1950s
Possibly produced for visitors to the Caravan Harbour Site during the Festival of Britain in 1951, this rare pennant commemorates The Club’s first ‘official’ site.