Caravan Sites with Farm Shops

How could you improve on a beautiful caravan site? Offer an on-site farm shop brimming with glorious local produce! Here are our tops picks. 

Kelsey’s Campsite

Kent

Kelsey's Farm 

Kelsey’s Campsite is spread over 35 acres in Kent and has been owned by the Kelsey family for over 60 years. Kelsey’s farm is perfectly positioned for easy access to the South Coast, with Dover just an hour away.

As well as the farm shop, the site offers EHU, welcomes dogs, and provides freshly prepared meals from Kelsey’s Kitchen.

The farm shop offers a huge range of home grown farm produce, meat and bread, not to mention supplies from Spitafields Market for more exotic produce.

Torworth Grange

Nottinghamshire

Torworth Grange

Torworth Grange not only offers a farm shop, but also camping, fishing and freshly cooked food, in the central location of North Nottinghamshire.

The farm shop stocks a great range of fresh produce, from meat and vegetables to bread and cakes, as well as showcasing specially selected ranges of local and national products.

The site is a Caravan and Motorhome Club CL Certified Site and is members only. All five pitches are serviced with EHU, water and waste and have beautiful views of the fishing lakes.

Perfect for a secluded getaway.

New Lodge Farm

Northampton

New Lodge Farm 

For over 100 years, the Singlehurst family have looked after New Lodge Farm. As well as the award winning farm shop, the site provides adults only plots for caravan and motorhomes. Facilities include EHU, hardstanding and grass pitches, heated facilities and no restrictions on pitching orientation.

Situated between the old market towns of Oundle, Market Harborough and Stamford, New Lodge Farm is ideal for exploring central England.

The farm shop provides good quality local produce as well as a range of delicious home cooked food to take away.

Bargoed Farm

Bargoed Farm

Wales

Bargoed Farm offers 50 fully serviced hardstanding pitches in the heart of Cardigan Bay.

The Moody Cow farm shop is fully stocked with a wide selection of local produce, as well as homemade cakes, pies, bread and quiches, and if that wasn’t enough, the onsite butcher supplies a range of different meats and cuts.

Facilities include an award winning toilet block (winning Loo of the Year in 2019), private hot tubs on selected pitches, a custom built dog wash and a washing machine for your use.

Denfurlong Farm Caravan Site

Cotswolds

Denfurlong Farm 

Chedworth Farm Shop sits amongst Denfurlong Farm Caravan Site in Gloucestershire. The farm shop offers local, seasonal produce, freshly baked bread, dairy produce and a range of free range meat.

The site is a dark sky site which means that there are no lights apart from by the shower block. This means that you get a spectacular view of the stars at night.

EHU is available, as are washing facilities, elsan disposal, and drinking water.  The site is pitch anywhere so you can choose exactly where you want to be.

The Mile Campsite

Yorkshire

The Mile Campsite

With beautiful views of the Yorkshire Wolds, The Mile Campsite offers camping for caravans and motorhomes on hard standing pitches with EHU, free Wi-Fi, washing facilities and chemical toilet disposal points.

The farm shop stocks all the essentials, plus specialist produce from around Yorkshire, and an extensive range of local gin and beers.

12 Apps for Caravanners

Here’s a round-up of our 12 favourite apps – from travel apps to keep you moving to first aid apps to keep you safe, we’ve got all the essential apps you need for your caravanning trips and holidays.

Caravan Sitefinder

£-FREE

Caravan and camping directory of nearly 4000 campsites across the UK and Ireland.

IOS / Android  

Caravan Buddy

£2.99

Everything you could need as a caravanner. Features include:

• Caravan Site Search
• Services Search
• Caravan Leveller
• TV Signal Finder
• Set off / arrival Checklists
• Weight Calculator
• Document Store
• Service Reminders
• Storage Reminder

IOS / Android 

Live Traffic Info – Highways England

£-FREE

Check how the traffic is flowing on motorways and major A roads in England with official information live from the Highways England National Traffic Control Centre.

However, a great alternative is TomTom GPS Navigation Traffic, which combines precise traffic and speed camera alerts along with navigation for roads in over 150 countries.

IOS / Android

Talking Caravan Level

£1.99

This app tells you what leg / wheel to raise on your caravan or motorhome, when to raise lower jockey when and when its level. Place your Phone / Pad on a flat surface and follow the audio instructions. Can be used with or without a motormover.

IOS / Android

iBBQ

£-FREE

This great little app provides a host of handy features for both BBQ lovers, and those cooking outdoors. Features include:

• Locate the nearest Quality Standard accredited butchers
• Recipes
• Video Guides
• Weather forcecasts for your BBQ location

IOS / Android

UK Motorway Services

£1.99

This app provides comprehensive information on every motorway service station in the UK.

You can search and filter service stations, find those closest to you, as well as being able to see which food outlets, shops and petrol providers are at each services.

IOS / Android 

Sun Locator

£-FREE

Sun Locator predicts the sun and moon position and path at a specific location during the course of a day, perfect when you’re pitching up and want to know where the sun will shine on your caravan.

IOS / Android

Met Office

£-FREE

This app needs no introduction. This weather app is a must for all caravanners.

IOS / Android 

Antenna Aligner

£2.99

Take the guesswork out of aligning and tuning your aerial by using Antenna Aligner. With just one click, this app will show you where to point your aerial, and which channels to focus on when fine tuning.

IOS / Android

Caravandroid 

This is one for all the list lovers out there. Caravandroid creates checklists that can be checked off as appropriate. Lists can be edited and there are also screens for storing outfit details, insurance and clubs. There’s also a vehicle to caravan weight ratio calculator and renewal reminders.

IOS – Not available / Android  

Calor / Flogas Gas Stockists

£-FREE

The app helps you find your nearest cylinder gas stockists, so you’ll always be able to locate one of the 10,000 stockists whether you’re at home or away in the caravan.

IOS  / Android  

First Aid by British Red Cross

£-FREE

Free, simple and life-saving – and doesn’t need an internet connection as all the information is contained on the app itself.

IOS / Android 

If you’ve got a favourite app you couldn’t do without on your caravan holiday, let us know. Share it with us on Facebook and Twitter.