The question of whether caravanning can be considered cool is one that is very difficult to answer as it assumes that caravanning was once considered cool. When Tony Blair opened up 10 Downing Street for his series of Cool Britannia celebrations in the early nineties there were certainly no representatives from the caravan industry waving at the cameras on entry.

It has always been standard to sneer at caravan owners and those who take caravan holidays. So vehement is the opposition (albeit not entirely serious) that there are many ‘Anti-Caravan Clubs’ around who protest against the clogging up of the roads in the summertime.

TV programmes like Top Gear have earned a huge audience by joking about the evils of caravanning and then finding more and more ingenious ways of blowing them up on primetime television. Jokey abuse towards caravan owners is part of the British nature and one that isn’t going to disappear anytime soon.

Of course, there have always been people who have whole heartedly believed that a caravanning holiday is an oasis away from the modern world. A caravan is seen as a place where one could escape from a stressful working environment and somewhere to take family and friends for a well earned break. These people steadfastly maintained a way of life which became respected by the parts of society which at first mocked them. This element came to the realisation that timeout from day to day life is desperately needed and can be attained regularly by having access to a caravan and a good imagination.

These pioneers of the caravan movement have strived to get the best from camping sites and have help to model and improve the design and capabilities of the modern caravan. They have made huge inroads into making a ridiculed pastime trendy for the first time. Now there are notable celebrities joining the caravan world including Kate Moss, Jamie Oliver and Sean Penn.

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