TOP 100 REGULAR Bron Derw scooped top honours for its Certified Location – five-pitch campsite – at the Caravan Club’s annual CL awards.
The
House of Commons Members’ Dining Room was the setting for the ceremony
held on 19 November 2012 and presided over by David Amess MP for
Southend West.
The CL, in Llanrwst, Snowdonia, was voted the
best by the Caravan Club’s one million members, fighting off
competition from 2,500 small, privately owned, informal sites that make
up the Club’s CL network.
owners John and Beryl Edwards received their award from John
Whittingdale MP, chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select
Committee. Also receiving awards were Philip and Claire Hindmoor in
second place for their Crofton Hall CL in Thursby, Carlisle, and Glynn and Val Wiggins for their Old Granary CL in York.
The CL (above) at Bron Derw (www.bronderw-wales.co.uk)
is open all year and won accolades for John and Beryl Edwards in 2010.
Bron Derw was initially a dairy farm before taking in caravans for
storage. An architect paid for the storage of his caravan by drawing up
plans for a site. Since then, the site business has gone from strength
to strength. The CL has hardstandings and, as well as the requisite
fresh water supply and waste disposal services, provides hook-up,
digital TV and Wi-Fi connections and a heated washblock.
Philip and Claire Hindmore have been running Crofton Hall CL (below)
since 2009. The CL is set within the old estate walls of Crofton Hall
and each pitch has power and water supply. A washblock is located just
outside the walled garden and there is a toy and book library. The CL’s
website, www.croftonhall.co.uk, helpfully describes the aspect of each pitch, so you can pick the one you want subject to availability.
Glynn and Val Wiggins have run Old Granary CL
(www.oldgranaryclyork.co.uk), for just three years. The adults-only
site, which is open from March to November, has the added attraction of
various animals, which include Nubian goats, alpacas, donkeys and
rare-breed pigs as well as horses and ponies.
All CL sites are open to Caravan Club members only.
20.11.2012
Claudia Dowell
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