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London Caravan & Outdoor Show

The London Caravan & Outdoor Show is a the latest and greatest outdoor show, new to the South of England. Featuring the most up to date range of caravans, motorhomes, park and holiday homes, camping and outdoor leisure equipment, with expert advice. You can even try your hand at our great range of outdoor activities and discover hidden skills and talents. Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast or a family looking for a great day out, the London Caravan & Outdoor Show will provide you with all you need to make the most of your leisure time.
Opening times:
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th October : 10am to 6pm

Exhibitor Information
The London Caravan & Outdoor Show will bring the outdoors alive, not only utilising the great halls at ExCeL but also their spacious open-air campus. It will truly encompass a broad spectrum of activities, with great opportunities for visitors to participate, as well as purchase.

There will be a whole new environment, at one of the UK's leading venues but most importantly, we will be generating a whole new audience for your products and services.
With our proven track record of delivering both high numbers and high quality visitor groups (we also organise the National Boat Caravan & Outdoor Show, NEC, Birmingham), we are planning a major marketing push to attract in excess of 40,000 visitors, primarily from Greater London but also from the main catchments of the South of England.

The full list of exibitors can be found here

Camp overnight at the show!

If you own a caravan or motorhome and want to make the most of your visit, then our overnight camping facility is a must. Operated in association with the Camping and Caravanning Club, the site is located within the show campus overlooking the Thames and is open for the duration of the event. Visit the show and then stay on and explore the capital.
To reserve your pitch, call The Camping and Caravanning Club on 024 7647 5442.

Where is it?
ExCeL is just a 20 minute drive from Tower Bridge and a 25 minute drive from Junction 30 on the M25. The venue is also easily reached from Central London via the Limehouse Link and via the M25, A13, M11, A406 (North Circular), the Blackwall Tunnel and Rotherhithe Tunnel from other parts of the country

Try before you buy (new to caravanning?)
If you are thinking about buying a caravan, but are concerned about towing and hitching, book yourself into one of our FREE 30 minute manoeuvring courses and take to the roads around ExCeL's campus under the safe, qualified supervision of The Camping and Caravanning Club's Caravan Manoeuvring Course instructors. Drivers will be required to:
a) Produce a driving licence to prove that they are 25 years or older and have held a full license for over 3 years for the category of motor vehicle and caravan being used (without serious accident or convictions).
b) Pass a short sight test.

Ticket information
Keep an eye on our forums here

We are pleased to say that we now have 10 pairs of tickets to win

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T&T to sell tents,  awnings and caravanning and camping products
Touring and Tenting are pleased to announce that we have now started an online secure shop.Aptly named Touring and Tenting online shop :) At the moment we have several high quality affordable tents and awnings made by "Outdoor revolution" and supplied by Blue Diamond, a few of which have been designed by Blue Diamond. As a guide I have set out a few of the products below, we are hoping to sell other caravanning and camping products in the near future. The full range can be found in our online shop
A popular item with caravanners is the Universal Annexe which comes with a FREE inner tent. This innovative design from Blue Diamond ensures that all caravanners with older, or unusual awnings can still fix an Annexe, suitable for extra bed space, or storage. This Annexe fits any awning (any depth) and is very easy to erect. Full details can be found on our new shop here
Another good looking product is the The Compactalite A completely new concept in lightweight awnings, designed by Blue Diamond. Very compact and versatile whilst still being easy to erect. This awning is a tunnel design giving you more room that your standard porch awnings but is still lightweight and compact to carry. It comes with zip back doors on both sides, a rooflite, teardrop shaped windows, curtains on all doors and ladder rubbers at each pegging point for full adjustability, what's more is that it only weights only 11.56 kg.
In the tent range we have a full range of tents from £39.99 If you are looking for a compact 3 man dome tent you may want to check this one out. It weighs in at 5.275 kgs net and has all the features you need from a dome tent including Reflective zip toggles, Fully taped seams, Gusseted windows for versatility, Matt groundsheet and 2000mm polyester fabric plus loads more.
At the other end of the size range is the superb 6 man Scenic 4.2 A few of it's main features are listed below 3000mm Hydrostatic head, Zip up curtains, Large windows, Large mesh panels for ultimate ventilation, Fully taped seams, Pre bent poles for maximum headroom, Breathable polyester inner, and fixing for an auxiliary inner. A full list of features can be found in our shop
Please keep a watch out on the website for more products coming soon. We are hoping to be able to supply a full range of caravanning equipment, camping accessories and cleaning products for both caravans and motorhomes. So please come along and have a look and remember we are always open 24/7, and if you have any comments or suggestions we would love to hear from you. You can visit our store here

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Selectcamp UK

This is a new venture for us, we are looking forward to see where it goes.

About Selectcamp
Selectcamp are a Dutch company and their motto 'with the personal touch' has a paramount meaning for them

The campsites are chosen by experienced Selectcamp staff and are all good quality campsites with great facilities, fabulous swimming pools, entertainments, usually in stunning tourist areas. The standards are very high and that goes along totally with Selectcamp's kudos.

Selectcamp actually design all their holiday homes, be it tents, chalets or caravans, with manufacturers, so they decide what is important to be included, little changes are being made every year as customers use the holiday homes and give feedback about improvements. They are constantly updated so you will not be staying in an ancient holiday home, 5 years is the maximum age for chalets, less for tents. Pets are only allowed in certain campsites and only in tents, not in mobile homes.

About Selectcamp UK
Touring and Tenting are the UK agents for Selectcamp and very proud to be in association with such an innovative and personal company, for 2005 we are featuring 1 Dutch and 6 French quality campsites
You can visit our new website here

We aim to continue very much with the personal touch, you can phone us direct or contact us in any way you feel comfortable with, to ensure that you have an excellent selfcatering holiday this year and in years to come.

When you arrive at your campsite you will be greeted by the friendly SelectCamp couriers who will show you where you are staying and give you plenty of useful information. They will be at their meeting place twice a day and are available for 24 hours a day if you have a problem, so you will always know how to get in touch with them.

Equipment supplied is extensive, you may wish to take your own sheets and towels or you can hire a package of them, so you dont need to pack them, the choice is yours but must be pre-ordered

The price is for accommodation only and as the price of airfares and ferries this year has been so highly competitive, you will probably be able to book direct and pay less

Ryanair flies very close to all of our campsites and you can hire a car from Hertz or other companies at the airport.

Or you can drive yourself to your destination and enjoy the scenery on the way, some people take boats or other such equipment, so the ferry is ideal for them too. We can help to point you in the right direction

Our campsites for 2005
La Vieux Port    Sequoia Parc   Mar I Sol   Le Grand Large   Moulin Du Roch    La Petite Camargue
Duinrell

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