Campervan hogs four spots at Welsh lake as Eryri ban sparks tourism warning

Northumberland County Council has launched its annual 'Love it Like it’s Yours' campaign, urging motorhome and caravan users to respect the countryside during the summer staycation season. The campaign follows the expansion of a pilot scheme allowing overnight motorhome stays in selected Forestry England car parks, including Kielder. Visitors are asked to book legal campsites, take litter home, and use designated waste disposal sites.

The Riff Report reviewed the campervan and caravan camp at Steelhouse Festival 2026. Owners of motorhomes and caravans can arrive a day early, on Thursday. The camp is located on a Welsh mountain, where weather can change quickly. The review notes that the camp fosters a community where neighbours help each other and provides comfort: hot showers, cooking facilities, and shelter from weather.

My Shrewsbury editor Claire Pocock spent two nights in a static caravan at Min-Y-Don Holiday Park in Harlech, Wales. The park is located between Harlech Beach dunes and Snowdonia mountains, a two-hour drive from Shrewsbury. The family of four stayed in a Willerby Severn with two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living area. The park is open March to January and offers a children's play area, football pitch, bike track, laundrette, free Wi-Fi, and a dog walking area. Min-Y-Don is part of the Salop Caravan Sites group, sister company to Shrewsbury-based Salop Leisure.

Gozney has launched the Arc Lite, a compact gas pizza oven aimed at campers and travelers. Priced at €399.99, it features a cordierite stone and simple knob control. In IMTEST's review, the oven demonstrated excellent temperature stability (only 1 °C variation over 30 seconds) but struggled with cooking: at maximum heat (~400 °C), the crust burned while the dough remained undercooked. Optimal results require 300–350 °C and frequent turning. No accessories are included; a basic set (peel, thermometer, cover) costs nearly €200 extra.

Visitors to South Ayrshire Council’s motorhome parking area at Ayr Esplanade have repeatedly complained about late-night cruising, engine revving and antisocial driving. An analysis of around 70 online reviews since the site opened in 2022 found that well over half refer to evening vehicle noise or antisocial driving, with more than 20 reviewers specifically mentioning “boy racers”. Complaints have come from UK visitors as well as tourists from Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. The council said it is liaising with the community, Ayrshire Roads Alliance and Police Scotland to address the issues.

Andrewshayes Holiday Park near Axminster in East Devon, UK, marked 90 years since receiving one of the country's earliest camping licences in 1936. The park, believed to be one of the UK's oldest continuously family-run licensed holiday parks, held a special event with a barbecue, traditional Devon cream teas, and live music. The park's history began in 1929 when Stan and Marjorie Lawrence moved to Andrewshayes Farm and started hosting passing campers. In 1960, the park was upgraded with mains water, toilets, and washing facilities, and obtained licences for static caravans. In 2020, the park won Holiday Park of the Year at the Devon Tourism Awards, and in 2025 it earned Silver and a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award. Now managed by the fourth generation, Josh and Grace Lawrence, the park offers luxury self-catering caravans alongside pitches for touring caravans, motorhomes, and campers.