Final week was the occasion of the Great British Beer Pageant at Earls Court arena, London.  While touring the festival my buddies and I started discussing food and drink events additional afield from Central London and remarked that with some planning it’s relatively simple to enjoy a short break in a caravan, combining a visit to the festivals while exploring some of the UK’s least recognized destinations.

 

Subsequent month the Minehead Railway Station would be the site of a beer pageant organised by the Marketing campaign for Real Ale.  The Caravan Club has a large, 50 pitch site with laundry, rest room, recycling and meals preparation areas close to Minehead and is simply quarter-hour walk from the seafront, so there is no such thing as a excuse not to benefit from the wide range of beers and ciders as you may simply stroll again to your caravan when your go to is ended.   This charming town occupies a beautiful space of the Somerset coast and in addition to visiting the Beer Pageant you possibly can also visit close by Dunster Castle, and has a picturesque Sustrans cycle route taking in the surrounding countryside and Exmoor.

 

Also in September is the Ludlow Meals and Drink Competition, which will be held from Friday, 10th to Sunday 12th September.  This small Shropshire market city is planning to have over a hundred small, impartial foods and drinks producers from the Marches, the England-Wales border country, inside Ludlow Castle.  The closest caravan web site to Ludlow is Bromyard Downs situated in a rural space between the cathedral cities of Hereford and Worcester.   Once again, for those who solely need to visit Ludlow briefly you can take within the sights of Nationwide Trust Estate at Brockhampton, visit the Bromyard Folks Festival also held in September and lots of the numerous pubs that sell the locally produced cider.

 

Finally, in case your tastebuds tend to supply North of the Border, then you must make a date in your diary to take a short caravan vacation to Dundee and go to Scotland’s Countryside Festival at Glamis Castle.  A bonus level is that they actively welcome canine so you can take man’s greatest pal along.   There can be Falconry displays, stunt horseback riding and visitors can take part in clay pigeon capturing, paintball and archery – the sights and exhibitors are too numerous to mention.  The closest Caravan Club web site to Glamis Castle is at Lochside within the beautiful Forfar Nation Park.  The Scottish Tourist Board have awarded this site four stars for its location and excellent facilities.  Once more, this is an ideal base to go to the numerous seashores, play on the quite a few golf programs and explore the area by each foot, bike and car.