Spring Caravan & Camping Show

The new Spring Caravan & Camping Show is the perfect place to shed your thermals and start planning summer’s great holiday adventures.

The Show celebrates everything that is ‘great’ about the great outdoors, with celebrity led interactive features, loads of fresh ideas for new days-out attractions and holiday destinations plus all the brand new season tents, campervans, caravans, motorhomes, holiday homes and must-have holiday accessories to buy and browse.

Whether you’re seasoned caravanners and campers or simply looking for great value getaway inspiration, the Show is a perfect half-term-holiday escape with loads of free ‘have a go’ features to entertain visitors of all ages plus a different celebrity making a special guest appearance each day of the Show.

On offer is a ‘Drop Zone’, ‘Rock Face Challenge’ climbing wall, ‘Campsite Cooking’, kayaking, water zorbing and raft building on an indoor pool, a ‘Rod and Reel’ angling competition and the chance to go ‘One to One with Wildlife’, in association with Dudley Zoological Gardens.

Fresh from filming dramatic “Operation Iceberg” with the BBC is extreme diver, climber, kayaker, author, zoologist and all round adventure seeking ‘action man’ Andy Torbet. Andy will be joining in some of the more dynamic and energetic Show attractions and sharing some of his on and off camera experiences in the natural world. Don’t miss him on Tuesday 19th February.

Growing up on a farm in rural Dorset; cook, writer and broadcaster Valentine Warner learnt early on the important connection between the natural world and the table. His best selling book “What to Eat Now” led to a successful TV series of the same name and a follow up title ‘The Good Table’. Valentine will join in the action in our “Campsite Cooking” and “Rod and Reel” features on Wednesday 20th February to explore the rich pickings on offer to those that ‘live off the fat of the land’.

Nick Baker is a naturalist and wildlife TV presenter who has travelled to the wildest parts of the planet in search of weird, bizarre and incredible creatures. With a particular fondness of bugs and insects (his nickname is ‘Bugboy Baker’), Nick will be introducing us to a few of his favourite six (and eight) legged friends at the Show’s “One to One with Wildlife” attraction, in association with Dudley Zoological Gardens on Friday 22nd February.

Coventry based The Camping and Caravanning Club in association with Volvo Cars UK, will be offer free expert tuition behind the wheel of a car and caravan for those looking to try towing for the first time or brush up on their skills. Free motorhome manoeuvring tuition is also on offer from The Caravan Club - don’t forget your driving licence!