| 'Best For' Caravan Parks |
Full information about the following parks can be found in the February 2004 issue of Practical Caravan. For back issues telephone 08456 777812. Admission Price and Opening Times were correct at the time of publishing. Please check for latest information before visiting. |
| Cornwall |
| Trewince Farm Holiday Park |
 | Address |
Trewince Farm, St Issey, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7RL |
| Tel | 01208 812830 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | March-October |
WHERE TO GO
St Endellion Easter Festival
Where Cornwall
When 4-11 April
Tel 01208 880298
Website Click Here
St Endellion, a tiny hamlet just inland of the glorious north Cornwall coast, has been home to the St Endellion Easter Festival for 30 years.
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| Somerset |
| Newton Mill Caravan and Camping Park |
 | Address |
Newton Rd, Bath BA2 9JF |
| Tel | 01225 333909 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Bath International Music Festival
Where Somerset
When 21 May-6 June
Tel 01225 463362
Website Click Here
For more than 50 years, the city of Bath has hosted its own music festival.
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| Suffolk |
| Cliff House Holiday Park |
 | Address |
Minsmere Road, Dunwich, Saxmundham IP17 3DQ |
| Tel | 01728 648282 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | March-October |
WHERE TO GO
Aldeburgh Festival
Where Suffolk
When 11-27 June
Tel 01728 687110
Website Click Here
The picturesque East Anglian fishing town of Aldeburgh was the home of composer Benjamin Britten.
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| Highlands |
| Pickaquoy Centre Caravan Park |
 | Address |
Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Tel | 01856 879900 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | April-September |
WHERE TO GO
St Magnus Festival
Where Orkney
When 18-23 June
Tel 01856 871445
Website Click Here
If you want to get away from it all but still attend a festival with an international billing and a varied programme, then head to the island of Orkney for the St Magnus Festival.
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| Wales |
| Ty-Ucha Farm Caravan Park |
 | Address |
Maesmawr Road, Llangollen LL20 7PP |
| Tel | 01978 860677 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | Easter-October |
WHERE TO GO
Llangollen International Eisteddfod
Where Denbighshire
When 6-11 July
Tel 01978 862001
Website Click Here
Ever since 1946, thousands of music lovers – around 80,000 in 2003 alone – have descended every year upon this lush corner of north Wales to enjoy a week of music and dance concerts and competitions.
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| Berkshire |
| Hurley Riverside Park |
 | Address |
Estate Office, High Street, Hurley, Berkshire SL6 5NE |
| Tel | 01628 823501 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Henley Festival
Where Oxfordshire
When 7-11 July
Tel 01491 843404
Website Click Here
Every July, shortly after the Henley regatta has ended, the banks of the River Thames are transformed into a lively festival venue.
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| North Yorkshire |
| Knaresborough Caravan Club Site |
 | Address |
New Road, Scotton, Knaresborough HG5 9HH |
| Tel | 01423 860196 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Where Yorkshire
When 19-28 November
Tel 01484 430528
Website Click Here
If modern music is your thing, then West Yorkshire is the place to be every autumn when the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival takes place.
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| Ireland |
| Nore Valley Park |
 | Address |
Annamult, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny |
| Tel | 00 353 (0)56 7727229 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 1 March-31 October |
WHERE TO GO
Wexford Festival
Where Ireland
When 14-31 October
Tel 00 353 (0)53 22144
Website Click Here
For more than half a century, the coastal town of Wexford has been home to the Wexford Festival, one of the most important opera festivals in the international calendar.
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| France |
| Camping du Pont d'Avignon |
 | Address |
Ile de la Barthelasse, 84000 Avignon, France |
| Tel | 00 33 (0)4 90 80 63 50 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | March to October |
WHERE TO GO
Choregies d'Orange
Where France
When 13 July-6 August
Tel 00 33 (0)4 90 34 24 24
Website Click Here
The Provençal town of Orange is home to the oldest music festival in France; audiences have been coming here since 1860.
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| Spain |
| Camping Los Molinos de Cantabria |
 | Address |
Carretera Bareyo, Guemes, 39190 Bareyo, Cantabria, Spain |
| Tel | 00 34 (0)942 670 569 |
| Web | Click here to email |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Santander International Festival
Where Spain
When 1-30 August
Tel 00 34 (0)942 21 05 08
Website Click Here
The Santander International Festival was founded in 1948 and has since grown into a month-long musical celebration where opera and orchestral works can be heard alongside jazz and solo recitals.
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Full information about the above parks can be found in the February 2004 issue of Practical Caravan. For back issues telephone 08456 777812. Admission Price and Opening Times were correct at the time of publishing. Please check for latest information before visiting. |
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