I went to Caister back in the '80s. The North Sea is a little unforgiving though. I was really very young when I went to Porthcawl and don't remember it a huge mount. With all the expansions and revamping that has been going on since Covid popped up I imagine a lot of changes have been happening through the older parks so I guess they all deserve a revisit at some point
Another interesting and informative video, thanks Tim. Talking of buying a caravan / Park home. My late Father did excatly that. Back in the late nineties when he retired, he sold his house, paid off the small amount of remaining mortage and bought a Park home in Scarborough (He was from Nottingham, but loved Scarborough as he used to go sailing there as a younger man) He could only live in it 11 months of the year, and had to vacate it every February so as he had a decent lump sum left from the house sale he used to go to Cyprus or Italy for the month, sometimes even as long as three months of the British winter, and he managed to do this right up until he passed away in 2013 when the money had run out, so no inheritence for me!.....and that's how it should be, it was his money he'd worked hard for it at a manual job all his life and I'm glad he got to enjoy it in the twilight of his life.....Love the channel Tim, keep up the good work fella!
I think a problem is most holiday parks there is the pitch fee and a 10/12 year age limit on caravans, though you can relocate your caravan often to the "2nd tier" parks for a bit more lease of life, then sell off for use as say construction site huts or go kart track control units ! Some really old caravans if maintained can be quite retro.
lovely story, but as said caravans are almost a life style choice....not many people have 60k to drop on a trailer van so get credit so say £500 a month, Then site fees another £500 a month plus water gas and leccy........its a thing of the past of them being cheap.......its almost only the wealthy that can afford them now.....And if you sell it....bang 20% goes back to the park as well...Move site? another 20%. My mate had two on a site in kent and tried making it work with renting them out when he wasnt there etc.......HArd work for nothing......Summer time is ok but out of season its very hard to rent..... Its more of a thing for retired people to do wh0 have lump sums .....then you only have the 500 a month site fees which are more manageable....
Love Porthcawl ❤live 50 minutes away, the place is totally different to when I was a 8 year old 50 years ago when we had our family holiday in the Miners fortnight!
Went there the summer enjoyed it. For an evening the pubs were full of kids so I went to a nearby pub for few peaceful pints . The Ancient Briton is fully recommended, 5 minutes walk !
I used to go to Trecco bay as a kid in the ‘80s lol. In my aunties non electric caravan with paraffin lights and a shower block and getting water from a communal tap outside.
You're right about the walk after a drink and the showdome being far. And about a real struggle for a seat, thanks so much Tim, really enjoyed seeing the aerial views as well
Wow. This has blown my mind. The progress made there is amazing. Hard to equate that park today with the same park I visited as a kid, with gas lights in the caravans, buckets for toilets in the caravans, which had to be slopped out in the mornings, in the community washrooms/toilets and nightly entertainment being the Dirty Duck and the Jolly Sailor.
We would all meet up in porthcawl from the valleys. And end up drinking in the Log cabin went drinking in the nightclub next door cannot remember the name of it now. My two mates Carl Turner and Ceri James ended up so drunk they had to call an Ambulance. They were mad times but happy times would not have changed it for anything.When your young you do not have a care in the world. Thanks for all the fun and laughter boys. Miss you both. Mark Jones😂❤
Visited there back in 1999 to 2002 with sun holidays with my parents and sisters. It’s changed so much but somethings I remember when I visited had amazing time
Tim you can live in the modern day caravans permanently depending where you go and all modern caravans now come with full central heating as standard and usb ports
My ex came from Porthcawl, his mum had a caravan on Trecco bay and we also rented a caravan for holidays. In December There is a rock stock bands event which sells out very quickly. Good memories.
Hi Tim. I remember caravans when I was a kid mostly you had to walk across to the showers or toilets in the morning or of a night. Nothing much like today's ones. The holiday park is too big I think you could easily get lost after you had a few drinks if you weren't careful.
My neck of the woods Tim. Live about 20 miles away. I did not know all that stuff in the center existed. Used to be very run down and I think that is still reflected in the Coney Beach funfair at the entrance. The nearby town of Porthcawl remains a nice place to visit with decent shops, eateries and pubs. Many thanks.
Most of my childhood holidays were in a caravan. Used to go to South Denes caravan park in Lowestoft. Used to have gas lighting and lots of earwigs everywhere! Used to be fun though, there was a beach nearby, lovely gardens across the road and the Sparrows Nest Theatre as well as a bandstand which used to do talent comps in the summer for the kids......nightimes were walking from the site through the town and along the front for a back of chips and a play on the pennies, then back to the caravan for a cuppa and playing cards.....great days
Spent a week there in August and was impressed, did have some faults. Limited menu's in the restaurants, the show dome looks like a dump by the end of most nights as it gets rammed. Overall they do make far more effort than many other operators and the entertainments included some household names. Private renting is available and they will sell you 'access' to the facilities and entertainment for about £25 per person per week. We got the boy band '5' & Joe Pasqale, you might be luckier ;-)
My Granny had a little caravan at Trecco Bay when I was a child. The park wasn't so big and I think it was privately owned. Loved my holidays their. Porthcawl a lovely town if I remember correctly. Thanks for taking me back there.
Thank you for this, cannot believe how much this place has changed in 20 years staying twice when the kids were young Still one of my best parks in the UK and I have been to most of them.
Hello Tim, Haven't been to that place in years, there's some nice pubs in the area around Nottage. For those of a certain age, there used to be a couple of boozers on site, the Merry England and the Dirty Duck. The caravans used to be a bit basic and the ground used to be covered in sand and stones. 👍
Taking into consideration that you have to pay a yearly site fee from around 3,000 pounds for holiday homes ( previously called caravans ) utilities, self catering, insurance, incidental costs ( draining the holiday home down for the winter ) Can you sub-let when you don't use the caravan? What are the restrictions ( if any ) Depreciation, Is it a 12/10 month park? Whatever it is, you cannot stay there for as long as you wish, it is not a residential park and therefore before you even think about investing in purchasing one, make sure you read the contract properly and if you are not sure, seek professional advice. By the way, that caravan you looked at is by far over priced. Great video as always Tim.
Also be aware of the age restriction of vans. Some parks dictate a maximum age before the van has to be removed. They do this to keep the place looking fresh rather than filled with old worn vans which also inflates sales.
Various pitfalls to buying a van and letting the parks hire it out, its very low risk for them. Friend of mine did it lost a packet didn't make much from the park they charge fees take no responsibility for damage, my friend had 5 weeks a year he would use it, said he didn't make much money back and the only people making money are the parks @@graememckay9972
Still the area around is a deprived part of wales and 7 years ago when I went it was very busy and a lot of rough people there, plus the pool is open to the public so you would que with 30 people for an hour to get 30 mins in the pool when I had paid £1100 for the week! I wouldn't go this site again!
Brilliant video , I used to go here when I was a child. And how it's changed is amazing. I actually want to revisit now. I would recommend you go to seal bay resort was bunn leisure in selsey. There is 3 holiday entertainment parks in one park. Xxx
Hi Tim we have been going to Trecco Bay for years from when our children were small. They are all grown up now and they go with their children. Absolutely love this place.
Love Parkdean! Went to Grannies Heilan Hame in Dornoch (in the Scottish Highlands) a couple years back and it was beautiful! We live near Glasgow so wasn't too far to travel, maybe 6 hours with a decent break part way, and was pretty cheap too! 7 nights for 3 people and a dog for less than £400. Planning to go back a bit earlier in the season next time though as we went at the end of September and it was so bloody cold! Still went paddling in the north sea though. Was the dog's first time being on a beach and she loved it too!
I also spent my childhood on caravan holidays (and Butlins/Pontins!), so these types of videos give me a lot of nostalgia! I dont know who is buying a £65k caravan...?! The price on the window says £950 a month, then you'll need to pay for electric and gas bottles which will add at least another £50+. In contrast, I've just come back from 5 days in inclusive in Spain for £1050 for 2 people. I could do that holiday every month for 5 years, and still not spend as much as that caravan would cost me! People like different things of course, but I'm just not sure what the selling point is for a lot of people. Great video as always! :)
After a while this caravan is yours,so you can sell it back for at least half price as it will be still pretty new caravan after 3-5 years and your money for holiday wont get refunded right? you can even upgrade it and sell it for more so what kind of way of thinking is it,dont understand,like you said everyone likes something else. Hopefully that explained selling point at least one of few selling points :)
Sometimes people buy caravans & use them for their own family holidays & then let them to others the rest of the time, which probably pays for the caravan, so you would effectively be getting your holiday accommodation free. I think that is what people do to make the economics work out.
@@sarahstrong7174 yeah totally hadn't thought of that! Makes a bit more sense if you can make a bit of income to cover the cost, then have free holidays. Thanks 😀
@@klopotynajmana5987 yeah I can see the benefits there. Hadn't thought of those. I still think it's a lot of money, but others have mentioned renting it out when you're not there too, which is a good idea. Thanks 😀
One of my family members used to live in a caravan in Trecco Bay. She sold her bunglaow and bought 2 caravans, one for rental and one to live in. If I recall she used to live there 11 months of the year and had to go elsewhere for 1 month, usually she went overseas for a cheap holiday, I think it was to avoid council tax? The rental caravan income used to cover the annual fees for both caravans and pay for her yearly holiday.
I'd love to see this Holiday Park in person. I can just imagine being with you Tim & everyone in the live chats & your followers! It would be a great place for everyone to just go & do what they like. I'd be on the Crazy Golf & watching your team Bowling ( I can't lift them heavy Bowls or Balls whatever they call them) But be fun to watch with a Malibu & Coke! I thought the whole Park & the Caravans looked very clean & welcoming! And the Park Homes looked very snug & luxurious & so many at 2,000 like a small Hamlet I bet everyone gets to know their Neighbours. Lovely & relaxing video took my mind off my troubles 🥰
Your only there for maybe a week or two so you don’t get too really know your neighbours or the neighbours you’ve just started chatting too upon your arrival their going home in two days so a few days later, they have gone and you’ve got a entirely new family in there. I suppose the caravan owners get too know each other as they spend months living in them out of season, but holiday makers are coming and going all the time. Stopped in Skegness caravan park last year, got chatting too the dad that evening seemed like a nice guy, went too bed on the night, by the time I woke up in the morning about 9am they had packed and left😂 by 1am another family was moving in. I thought I won’t make friends we we’ll be gone by the weekend ourselves😂
Hi there Tim thankyou for your reply I went to Scarborough and stayed at the grand hotel I felt the room I stayed in had a plastic frame over the wall no window what's so ever i told them at reception and I could not get another room did not feel good by end of the week
I have really fond memories of caravan holidays. Not as nice as the one you looked at; it has those fitted sofas in a corner. It was lovely to take my own kids on a caravan holiday and they loved it! Haha.
Caravans have changed..back in the 60s down Brean Somerset as a young lad our borrowed caravan had no running water or toilet.had gas mantle lights..had to collect water from a stand pipe.the caravan always had that damp /gas light smell but it was a great holiday..not sure I'd want to go back to it now..maybe for the old arcades and greasy fish and chips with scraps remember them?😀😀😀
Another great video - a nice holiday camp - love the investment into the undercover pavillion area. The upkeep on a facility of that size must be enormous.
I’m guessing you missed the chapel at Butlins Minehead when you did your tour? It’s at the back near the east car park..I don’t think it’s used anymore tho?
This is so weird. My mum and gran went on holiday to Morecambe about 2 weeks ago. I drove down to check on them after a few days and they had EXACTLY the same caravan as the demo one you had a look round first. I remember the wood trimming on the roof and thinking "Why trimmings on the roof"?
A big thank you for visiting South Wales, Trecco Bay. The park is an eye-opening holiday park, Great vlog on the park. You were lucky with the weather, this weekend and the next week it's a mixture of good, bad and wet days. 00:10 It's surprising Trecco is only a 4-Star park and not like Vauxhall which is a 5-star park. 3:15 there is lodgers for a healthy price of 120K. 4:30 Did you get to do a fish and chip review and see the price? 6:25 there use to be indoor dodgems there once. 7:15 great wall display of Cardiff Castle and skyline of the city. 9:45 The Showdome did seats 1.200 people. There is a church in Butlins Minehead, thank you again for visiting South Wales, Trecco Bay. Have done any other vlog out and about South Wales, or will you surprise us?
massive park very nice, as you mentioned Tim for a park that size I would have thought the clubhouse would have been bigger, I've seen bigger on smaller parks👍
Stayed here a few times and agree you would think venues would be larger but I think a lot of the accommodation is owned and they have to pay extra if they want to use the facilities so a lot stay in the accommodation or use the beach or go in to Porthcawl, it's a good thing they do or the venues would be completely mobbed.
Hey Tim. Theres actually another caravan site on the East coast called Primrose Valley in Filey. I've been going there for 17 years now since it was a tiny park although it now has over 3000 caravans to my knowledge (Possibly the biggest caravan site in the UK. Even bigger then this one). Its a very beautiful park with a even more beautiful town nearby being Filey. Its absolutely HUGE too and takes forever to get from one end to another even in the car. Great video as always!
I went to Primrose Valley when I was younger with my parents and it was one of the best sites we have stayed on. Hiring the 4 person bike things and pedalling to the beach was great. I have to visit Primrose again!
I lived there as a kid in the 70’s (Porthcawl that is) and used to sell the South Wales Echo newspaper on that site on foot I used to shout Echo and people would come out of their caravans and buy from me, it was the biggest in Europe even back then. Miners fortnight when all the mines shut it got really busy. It had an outdoor pool and a huge complex. Great playground in the winter for us kids. Oh the memories.
Only thing sad about buying static caravans. Is that a lot of your main campsites like haven for example will force you to upgrade or get off sight once it reaches a certain age. I actually quit like staying grassmere in caister cause they don’t have that sort of rule and have a real variation of caravans. It’s great to see the old ones from my child hood and even older.
be going there in November. havent stayed there before. after seeing this. the park looks better and now having more items to use, like the place that has more food stuff and places to play games.
Wow, that was hooge! Like a small town. Just shows that when you own something, it is looked after better and stays looking nice. Some of my extended family are big caravaners (is that a word?) and they have ones like the one you featured, on a static site. It's a big part of their lives, and they love it. I however, remember the grot of the caravans we stayed in, in the 1970s, and it kind of never went away for me! Cheers, Tim, for another great vid.
i remember the little chappal from the 60s and 70s as a kid and we used to do sunday school when on hols as we had no tech toys in them days think we were a more church going generation nice to see that part of history is still there it is a good place to visit even has an elvis weekend well worth a visit for sure
Hi Tim, We love your videos (a family of 3 from Liverpool - two 45 year olds and a 9 year old) - we even watch them on RUclips on our big TV so you must be entertaining! This was the first video of yours we watched a couple of months ago as we had already booked a holiday at Trecco Bay so wanted to see what it was like. Since then, my 9 year old keeps putting your videos on and we have all ended up getting into them. I love your videos of unusual places like the hotel in a prison in Cornwall, the tiny sleep pod in Gatwick Airport, the overnight train to Scotland, the motorhome (I've always wanted to stay in one) and the 7 star hotel in Dubai. Keep up the great work! x
I once stayed in a log cabin that looked just like that Chapel, Tim. On a different note - You definitely need Google maps to negotiate your way around Trecco Bay. Great place and a great vid. 👍
It was great seeing this Tim, went there Whitsun week it was packed. Managed to get around most of the park on one of the Go-Karts, I can honestly say my legs were feeling it afterwards lol....😄😄
Another great vlog, like a lot your videos I’m seeing these places for the first time, after showing this to my wife and kids we are now thinking of this for a 2023 break in summer
I loved this video! I only live 20/30 mins away on the m4 and wow I haven’t been for such a long time! This was one of my childhood places that we would visit for the day! However, it did need an update and I’m so glad that they have updated it! I definitely need to visit here again soon!
Another good video by our esteemed friend, Tim. You can buy a mobile home, a lot of these mobile home parks are in Lancashire and Devon and Cornwall. Some attached to holiday parks. The only and rare times one sees them on TV they are floating down a river. This is often due to where they build these mobile homes. These mobile homes one can live in all year round. So council tax still applies, unlike holiday parks.
Honestly the caravans being so close together gives me anxiety 🤣 We always go to Kelling Heath in Weybourne. You should go Tim it's a very unique place. Would make a good video.
Hey Tim! I love just around the corner from Trecco Bay and go there on days out back when I was a kid. If you're not a guest the only place you cannot access is the Hypodrome which is great! Happy to see the investment made, it desperately was needed!!
Im amazed at the size of the Park, l went with my brother and sister in law,to a park it was just like this,you needed a map or app to find your way round,after 5 days you know where you are, Caravans have alovely fresh and woody smell especially the ones,dont like bumps in the road,l know they are meant to stop speedy ones, so much to do ,keep the little ones, and older ones Happy ,loved the site , great video as usual
I’m from America and looking at caravan place reminds me so much as a trailer homes down here especially the inside just slightly reminds me of it. Pretty interesting tbh.
Yes but in America you guys have way more trailer parks and freedoms than we do. You guys can just go boom docking wherever you please for up too 14 days that’s a dream in the UK. Park up any lay-by or side of a field in a motor home you can guarantee you’ll have the police knocking on your door the next morning asking you too move, but only in England. Scotland you can pull up anywhere and camp for a few nights without fear of being moved on, same in Wales and Ireland. I’d love too take my motor home across America and just pitch up where I please, that would be awesome🙂
Been to trecco bay a few times in my early 20’s it’s much improved, that little church has always been there from my recollection, although I didn’t know it was a church, just an odd shape building 🤣…. Tell you where I’d love to see is Unity farm in brean sands, I spent every weekend of my teens there as we had a caravan sited on blue field, RJ’s was the newest club house built there…. And it was joined to the fun fair and pool, many many lovely childhood memories… if you go check out Summerhaze fish bar, Omg the best chips I’ve ever had, I visited a few years back purely for chips 🤣 it’s just up the road from the fun fair opposite side of the road ☺️honestly it’ll have me drooling if you do a review on their fish and chips 🤣🤣
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I went to Caister back in the '80s. The North Sea is a little unforgiving though. I was really very young when I went to Porthcawl and don't remember it a huge mount. With all the expansions and revamping that has been going on since Covid popped up I imagine a lot of changes have been happening through the older parks so I guess they all deserve a revisit at some point
Great video Tim! ❤
That place is huge! It could do with a few less mobiles and a lot more trees though. It looks a bit like a storage yard from a distance.
Another interesting and informative video, thanks Tim. Talking of buying a caravan / Park home. My late Father did excatly that. Back in the late nineties when he retired, he sold his house, paid off the small amount of remaining mortage and bought a Park home in Scarborough (He was from Nottingham, but loved Scarborough as he used to go sailing there as a younger man) He could only live in it 11 months of the year, and had to vacate it every February so as he had a decent lump sum left from the house sale he used to go to Cyprus or Italy for the month, sometimes even as long as three months of the British winter, and he managed to do this right up until he passed away in 2013 when the money had run out, so no inheritence for me!.....and that's how it should be, it was his money he'd worked hard for it at a manual job all his life and I'm glad he got to enjoy it in the twilight of his life.....Love the channel Tim, keep up the good work fella!
I think a problem is most holiday parks there is the pitch fee and a 10/12 year age limit on caravans, though you can relocate your caravan often to the "2nd tier" parks for a bit more lease of life, then sell off for use as say construction site huts or go kart track control units ! Some really old caravans if maintained can be quite retro.
Don’t do it before joining holiday park action group on face book
Have a look round
It will be the biggest mistake of your life otherwise
lovely story, but as said caravans are almost a life style choice....not many people have 60k to drop on a trailer van so get credit so say £500 a month, Then site fees another £500 a month plus water gas and leccy........its a thing of the past of them being cheap.......its almost only the wealthy that can afford them now.....And if you sell it....bang 20% goes back to the park as well...Move site? another 20%.
My mate had two on a site in kent and tried making it work with renting them out when he wasnt there etc.......HArd work for nothing......Summer time is ok but out of season its very hard to rent.....
Its more of a thing for retired people to do wh0 have lump sums .....then you only have the 500 a month site fees which are more manageable....
I know a lot of people that do the same kind of thing , shame people have to move out for those winter months .. so stupid
Gavins work wear reviews....I totally agree with every point you make.
BIG Thumbs Up for Tim guys 👍
I like the chapel touch myself - not a religious person, but I'm sure for those who are, it's a very welcome addition. Fair enough!
Love Porthcawl ❤live 50 minutes away, the place is totally different to when I was a 8 year old 50 years ago when we had our family holiday in the Miners fortnight!
Went there the summer enjoyed it. For an evening the pubs were full of kids so I went to a nearby pub for few peaceful pints . The Ancient Briton is fully recommended, 5 minutes walk !
I used to go to Trecco bay as a kid in the ‘80s lol. In my aunties non electric caravan with paraffin lights and a shower block and getting water from a communal tap outside.
my late nan got lost on trecco many years ago couldn't find her caravan. It is part of my memories of holidays past.
You're right about the walk after a drink and the showdome being far.
And about a real struggle for a seat, thanks so much Tim, really enjoyed seeing the aerial views as well
Wow. This has blown my mind. The progress made there is amazing. Hard to equate that park today with the same park I visited as a kid, with gas lights in the caravans, buckets for toilets in the caravans, which had to be slopped out in the mornings, in the community washrooms/toilets and nightly entertainment being the Dirty Duck and the Jolly Sailor.
I used to love The Dirty Duck, they had some cracking cover bands there back in the 80s & 90s!
We would all meet up in porthcawl from the valleys. And end up drinking in the Log cabin went drinking in the nightclub next door cannot remember the name of it now. My two mates Carl Turner and Ceri James ended up so drunk they had to call an Ambulance. They were mad times but happy times would not have changed it for anything.When your young you do not have a care in the world. Thanks for all the fun and laughter boys. Miss you both. Mark Jones😂❤
Visited there back in 1999 to 2002 with sun holidays with my parents and sisters. It’s changed so much but somethings I remember when I visited had amazing time
Tim you can live in the modern day caravans permanently depending where you go and all modern caravans now come with full central heating as standard and usb ports
That looked like a great holiday park,👍😃 thank you for sharing your adventures,much love 💛🤗
My ex came from Porthcawl, his mum had a caravan on Trecco bay and we also rented a caravan for holidays. In December There is a rock stock bands event which sells out very quickly. Good memories.
Looks as though it's nicely kept. Must be mad in the middle of summer. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Tim. I remember caravans when I was a kid mostly you had to walk across to the showers or toilets in the morning or of a night. Nothing much like today's ones. The holiday park is too big I think you could easily get lost after you had a few drinks if you weren't careful.
Ha, ha, I remember that too,!
My neck of the woods Tim. Live about 20 miles away. I did not know all that stuff in the center existed. Used to be very run down and I think that is still reflected in the Coney Beach funfair at the entrance. The nearby town of Porthcawl remains a nice place to visit with decent shops, eateries and pubs. Many thanks.
Most of my childhood holidays were in a caravan. Used to go to South Denes caravan park in Lowestoft. Used to have gas lighting and lots of earwigs everywhere! Used to be fun though, there was a beach nearby, lovely gardens across the road and the Sparrows Nest Theatre as well as a bandstand which used to do talent comps in the summer for the kids......nightimes were walking from the site through the town and along the front for a back of chips and a play on the pennies, then back to the caravan for a cuppa and playing cards.....great days
Spent a week there in August and was impressed, did have some faults. Limited menu's in the restaurants, the show dome looks like a dump by the end of most nights as it gets rammed. Overall they do make far more effort than many other operators and the entertainments included some household names. Private renting is available and they will sell you 'access' to the facilities and entertainment for about £25 per person per week. We got the boy band '5' & Joe Pasqale, you might be luckier ;-)
If you walk further down the beach too there's more arcades, a market and fairground too so more to it too
wow you just bought back some of my childhood memories back ❤️❤️😍😍thank you 💕💕
I live near by in Bridgend and you can live in them from march to the end of December
My Granny had a little caravan at Trecco Bay when I was a child. The park wasn't so big and I think it was privately owned. Loved my holidays their. Porthcawl a lovely town if I remember correctly. Thanks for taking me back there.
you are welcome
FYI Tim, there is a little chapel in butlins minehead!
We used to caravan here back in the 1950's, it was nothing like this back then LOL.
Thanks Tim ,it's best holiday park have seen on film,aboth the charts 👍,had live there as well Tim 🤗
Thank you for this, cannot believe how much this place has changed in 20 years staying twice when the kids were young Still one of my best parks in the UK and I have been to most of them.
Hello Tim,
Haven't been to that place in years, there's some nice pubs in the area around Nottage.
For those of a certain age, there used to be a couple of boozers on site, the Merry England and the Dirty Duck.
The caravans used to be a bit basic and the ground used to be covered in sand and stones. 👍
Taking into consideration that you have to pay a yearly site fee from around 3,000 pounds for holiday homes ( previously called caravans ) utilities, self catering, insurance, incidental costs ( draining the holiday home down for the winter ) Can you sub-let when you don't use the caravan? What are the restrictions ( if any ) Depreciation, Is it a 12/10 month park? Whatever it is, you cannot stay there for as long as you wish, it is not a residential park and therefore before you even think about investing in purchasing one, make sure you read the contract properly and if you are not sure, seek professional advice. By the way, that caravan you looked at is by far over priced. Great video as always Tim.
Also be aware of the age restriction of vans. Some parks dictate a maximum age before the van has to be removed. They do this to keep the place looking fresh rather than filled with old worn vans which also inflates sales.
Various pitfalls to buying a van and letting the parks hire it out, its very low risk for them. Friend of mine did it lost a packet didn't make much from the park they charge fees take no responsibility for damage, my friend had 5 weeks a year he would use it, said he didn't make much money back and the only people making money are the parks @@graememckay9972
This place looks a “bit” smarter than some of the other parks you visit Tim. Looks immaculate and so well looked after.
It can be done if there is the will - who would have thought it
You are joking? If you call people leaving rubbish and used nappies in the club, smart?
Still the area around is a deprived part of wales and 7 years ago when I went it was very busy and a lot of rough people there, plus the pool is open to the public so you would que with 30 people for an hour to get 30 mins in the pool when I had paid £1100 for the week! I wouldn't go this site again!
Brilliant video , I used to go here when I was a child. And how it's changed is amazing. I actually want to revisit now.
I would recommend you go to seal bay resort was bunn leisure in selsey. There is 3 holiday entertainment parks in one park. Xxx
Very nice video Tim, great stuff👍👍👍😎
Thanks 👍
Great to see a church on-site! Thanks for pointing it out Tim 👍
Always look forward to your vlogs Tim, never disappoint 👍😀
Thanks john
@@WalkWithMeTim I like the caravans with washing machine and dishwasher in
I definitely went to Church at Butlins in Bognor in the 80s. I was confused because I was raised Catholic and this was COE.
Another great & fantastic video of
I Visit the LARGEST Holiday Park In The UK❤❤💛💛💜💜
Wow very smart looking place & thanks Tim 🤗👍
Hi Tim we have been going to Trecco Bay for years from when our children were small. They are all grown up now and they go with their children. Absolutely love this place.
That is awesome!
Love Parkdean! Went to Grannies Heilan Hame in Dornoch (in the Scottish Highlands) a couple years back and it was beautiful! We live near Glasgow so wasn't too far to travel, maybe 6 hours with a decent break part way, and was pretty cheap too! 7 nights for 3 people and a dog for less than £400. Planning to go back a bit earlier in the season next time though as we went at the end of September and it was so bloody cold! Still went paddling in the north sea though. Was the dog's first time being on a beach and she loved it too!
I also spent my childhood on caravan holidays (and Butlins/Pontins!), so these types of videos give me a lot of nostalgia! I dont know who is buying a £65k caravan...?! The price on the window says £950 a month, then you'll need to pay for electric and gas bottles which will add at least another £50+. In contrast, I've just come back from 5 days in inclusive in Spain for £1050 for 2 people. I could do that holiday every month for 5 years, and still not spend as much as that caravan would cost me! People like different things of course, but I'm just not sure what the selling point is for a lot of people. Great video as always! :)
After a while this caravan is yours,so you can sell it back for at least half price as it will be still pretty new caravan after 3-5 years and your money for holiday wont get refunded right? you can even upgrade it and sell it for more so what kind of way of thinking is it,dont understand,like you said everyone likes something else. Hopefully that explained selling point at least one of few selling points :)
Sometimes people buy caravans & use them for their own family holidays & then let them to others the rest of the time, which probably pays for the caravan, so you would effectively be getting your holiday accommodation free. I think that is what people do to make the economics work out.
@@excession3076 yeah that's definitely a good point I'd not thought of. Thanks! 😀
@@sarahstrong7174 yeah totally hadn't thought of that! Makes a bit more sense if you can make a bit of income to cover the cost, then have free holidays. Thanks 😀
@@klopotynajmana5987 yeah I can see the benefits there. Hadn't thought of those. I still think it's a lot of money, but others have mentioned renting it out when you're not there too, which is a good idea. Thanks 😀
Had many a happy holiday here in the 60’s. Visited again early this year to reminisce and was amazed at the improvements 😊
Been thinking of going here checked it out looks lovely nice place.
One of my family members used to live in a caravan in Trecco Bay. She sold her bunglaow and bought 2 caravans, one for rental and one to live in. If I recall she used to live there 11 months of the year and had to go elsewhere for 1 month, usually she went overseas for a cheap holiday, I think it was to avoid council tax?
The rental caravan income used to cover the annual fees for both caravans and pay for her yearly holiday.
Yaaayyy!! You did it
I'd love to see this Holiday Park in person.
I can just imagine being with you Tim & everyone in the live chats & your followers!
It would be a great place for everyone to just go & do what they like.
I'd be on the Crazy Golf & watching your team Bowling ( I can't lift them heavy Bowls or Balls whatever they call them) But be fun to watch with a Malibu & Coke!
I thought the whole Park & the Caravans looked very clean & welcoming!
And the Park Homes looked very snug & luxurious & so many at 2,000 like a small Hamlet I bet everyone gets to know their Neighbours.
Lovely & relaxing video took my mind off my troubles 🥰
Your only there for maybe a week or two so you don’t get too really know your neighbours or the neighbours you’ve just started chatting too upon your arrival their going home in two days so a few days later, they have gone and you’ve got a entirely new family in there. I suppose the caravan owners get too know each other as they spend months living in them out of season, but holiday makers are coming and going all the time. Stopped in Skegness caravan park last year, got chatting too the dad that evening seemed like a nice guy, went too bed on the night, by the time I woke up in the morning about 9am they had packed and left😂 by 1am another family was moving in. I thought I won’t make friends we we’ll be gone by the weekend ourselves😂
@@matty6848 your right people must come & go all the time!
Hi Tim love watching your channel very enjoyable I could listen to you all day you have a great voice I like the potters hotel you went to a while ago
Hi there Tim thankyou for your reply I went to Scarborough and stayed at the grand hotel I felt the room I stayed in had a plastic frame over the wall no window what's so ever i told them at reception and I could not get another room did not feel good by end of the week
I have really fond memories of caravan holidays. Not as nice as the one you looked at; it has those fitted sofas in a corner. It was lovely to take my own kids on a caravan holiday and they loved it! Haha.
Caravans have changed..back in the 60s down Brean Somerset as a young lad our borrowed caravan had no running water or toilet.had gas mantle lights..had to collect water from a stand pipe.the caravan always had that damp /gas light smell but it was a great holiday..not sure I'd want to go back to it now..maybe for the old arcades and greasy fish and chips with scraps remember them?😀😀😀
Another great video - a nice holiday camp - love the investment into the undercover pavillion area. The upkeep on a facility of that size must be enormous.
Fantastic video! I honestly didn’t know about that site will give that ago
Great Vid Tim that’s a huge caravan park that games complex looked good
You can’t beat a good old UK caravan holiday.
Thanks Tim ,Parkdean Skegness is a massive park, we had nice new caravan, very comfy
I’m guessing you missed the chapel at Butlins Minehead when you did your tour? It’s at the back near the east car park..I don’t think it’s used anymore tho?
I did
Thanks Tim great video it looked nice , enjoyed that look forward to the next Yvonne 😊
This is so weird. My mum and gran went on holiday to Morecambe about 2 weeks ago. I drove down to check on them after a few days and they had EXACTLY the same caravan as the demo one you had a look round first. I remember the wood trimming on the roof and thinking "Why trimmings on the roof"?
Hi Tim ! Wow what a huge park love a good holiday park. Thankyou for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
A big thank you for visiting South Wales, Trecco Bay. The park is an eye-opening holiday park, Great vlog on the park. You were lucky with the weather, this weekend and the next week it's a mixture of good, bad and wet days. 00:10 It's surprising Trecco is only a 4-Star park and not like Vauxhall which is a 5-star park. 3:15 there is lodgers for a healthy price of 120K. 4:30 Did you get to do a fish and chip review and see the price? 6:25 there use to be indoor dodgems there once. 7:15 great wall display of Cardiff Castle and skyline of the city. 9:45 The Showdome did seats 1.200 people. There is a church in Butlins Minehead, thank you again for visiting South Wales, Trecco Bay. Have done any other vlog out and about South Wales, or will you surprise us?
yes for Halloween :-)
Wonderful place Tim. The caravan was beautiful. Nice place for families. Thanks Tim☀️👏🏻
Beautiful park! Defo better kept than alot you've shown us Tim !
I went to Trecco Bay holiday park in 2005, its amazing to see how updated it is now 👍👍
In Northumberland, there’s 3 Parkdean parks within about 10 miles of each other.
2 of them are within 2 miles of my house.
massive park very nice, as you mentioned Tim for a park that size I would have thought the clubhouse would have been bigger, I've seen bigger on smaller parks👍
more folk seem to stay in and watch TV now.
Stayed here a few times and agree you would think venues would be larger but I think a lot of the accommodation is owned and they have to pay extra if they want to use the facilities so a lot stay in the accommodation or use the beach or go in to Porthcawl, it's a good thing they do or the venues would be completely mobbed.
Hey Tim. Theres actually another caravan site on the East coast called Primrose Valley in Filey. I've been going there for 17 years now since it was a tiny park although it now has over 3000 caravans to my knowledge (Possibly the biggest caravan site in the UK. Even bigger then this one). Its a very beautiful park with a even more beautiful town nearby being Filey. Its absolutely HUGE too and takes forever to get from one end to another even in the car. Great video as always!
I went to Primrose Valley when I was younger with my parents and it was one of the best sites we have stayed on. Hiring the 4 person bike things and pedalling to the beach was great. I have to visit Primrose again!
@@scottwojcik2148 absolutely! Some of my best memories too :D
Primrise valley was awesome when i was a child in the early 2000s
@@scottwojcik2148 yes those little self peddle Rickshaw types bikes. They’re great fun especially when you’ve got the four of you on them😂
Great video Tim looks a fantastic place to holiday the facilities look great too and very clean
I lived there as a kid in the 70’s (Porthcawl that is) and used to sell the South Wales Echo newspaper on that site on foot I used to shout Echo and people would come out of their caravans and buy from me, it was the biggest in Europe even back then. Miners fortnight when all the mines shut it got really busy. It had an outdoor pool and a huge complex. Great playground in the winter for us kids. Oh the memories.
That was a very interesting video . The caravans remind me of Richardsons caravans but a bit more classy, the whole area a superb really nice.
Only thing sad about buying static caravans. Is that a lot of your main campsites like haven for example will force you to upgrade or get off sight once it reaches a certain age. I actually quit like staying grassmere in caister cause they don’t have that sort of rule and have a real variation of caravans. It’s great to see the old ones from my child hood and even older.
be going there in November. havent stayed there before. after seeing this. the park looks better and now having more items to use, like the place that has more food stuff and places to play games.
Looked like a great place for a family holiday.
Just watched your vblog another good one Tim I love caravan parks this one looks good
Hi Tim Don't forget the Chapel you seen on your recent visit to Butlins Minehead 😀
Wow, that was hooge! Like a small town. Just shows that when you own something, it is looked after better and stays looking nice. Some of my extended family are big caravaners (is that a word?) and they have ones like the one you featured, on a static site. It's a big part of their lives, and they love it. I however, remember the grot of the caravans we stayed in, in the 1970s, and it kind of never went away for me! Cheers, Tim, for another great vid.
i remember the little chappal from the 60s and 70s as a kid and we used to do sunday school when on hols as we had no tech toys in them days think we were a more church going generation nice to see that part of history is still there it is a good place to visit even has an elvis weekend well worth a visit for sure
Beautiful caravans. I couldn’t live in one I wonder were you would put anything. The caravan Park is very impressive.
Hi Tim, We love your videos (a family of 3 from Liverpool - two 45 year olds and a 9 year old) - we even watch them on RUclips on our big TV so you must be entertaining! This was the first video of yours we watched a couple of months ago as we had already booked a holiday at Trecco Bay so wanted to see what it was like. Since then, my 9 year old keeps putting your videos on and we have all ended up getting into them. I love your videos of unusual places like the hotel in a prison in Cornwall, the tiny sleep pod in Gatwick Airport, the overnight train to Scotland, the motorhome (I've always wanted to stay in one) and the 7 star hotel in Dubai. Keep up the great work! x
Great video again Tim, It helps give people an idea of what they are looking for before they book,especially pontins😂
Wowwww! Can't wait for this!! Love you Tim!
Can’t wait for this one
I once stayed in a log cabin that looked just like that Chapel, Tim. On a different note - You definitely need Google maps to negotiate your way around Trecco Bay. Great place and a great vid. 👍
It was great seeing this Tim, went there Whitsun week it was packed. Managed to get around most of the park on one of the Go-Karts, I can honestly say my legs were feeling it afterwards lol....😄😄
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Another great vlog, like a lot your videos I’m seeing these places for the first time, after showing this to my wife and kids we are now thinking of this for a 2023 break in summer
Great Caravan park, looks lovely and clean, plenty to keep everyone amused,
Absolutely
I loved this video! I only live 20/30 mins away on the m4 and wow I haven’t been for such a long time! This was one of my childhood places that we would visit for the day! However, it did need an update and I’m so glad that they have updated it! I definitely need to visit here again soon!
Another good video by our esteemed friend, Tim. You can buy a mobile home, a lot of these mobile home parks are in Lancashire and Devon and Cornwall. Some attached to holiday parks. The only and rare times one sees them on TV they are floating down a river. This is often due to where they build these mobile homes. These mobile homes one can live in all year round. So council tax still applies, unlike holiday parks.
I've always wanted to live in one of them,so cosy and modern and everything at hand
There is a chapel at Butlins Minehead amongst the silver apartments in Holnicote Village
Honestly the caravans being so close together gives me anxiety 🤣
We always go to Kelling Heath in Weybourne. You should go Tim it's a very unique place. Would make a good video.
yes ive been there its a nice place
Looks lovely, they've got lots to do on site.
A very good Saturday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset
Hey Tim! I love just around the corner from Trecco Bay and go there on days out back when I was a kid. If you're not a guest the only place you cannot access is the Hypodrome which is great! Happy to see the investment made, it desperately was needed!!
thanks for the info
Like the look of this park, wouldn't mind buying one of those static caravans.
Im amazed at the size of the Park, l went with my brother and sister in law,to a park it was just like this,you needed a map or app to find your way round,after 5 days you know where you are, Caravans have alovely fresh and woody smell especially the ones,dont like bumps in the road,l know they are meant to stop speedy ones, so much to do ,keep the little ones, and older ones Happy ,loved the site , great video as usual
Kids of today dont know how good they have it!!! What a park.
What a blight on the beautiful coastline.
I’m from America and looking at caravan place reminds me so much as a trailer homes down here especially the inside just slightly reminds me of it. Pretty interesting tbh.
Yes but in America you guys have way more trailer parks and freedoms than we do. You guys can just go boom docking wherever you please for up too 14 days that’s a dream in the UK. Park up any lay-by or side of a field in a motor home you can guarantee you’ll have the police knocking on your door the next morning asking you too move, but only in England. Scotland you can pull up anywhere and camp for a few nights without fear of being moved on, same in Wales and Ireland. I’d love too take my motor home across America and just pitch up where I please, that would be awesome🙂
I used to go on holiday alot here when I was younger and that central area is completely different now. Good to see the chapel still there haha
Been to trecco bay a few times in my early 20’s it’s much improved, that little church has always been there from my recollection, although I didn’t know it was a church, just an odd shape building 🤣…. Tell you where I’d love to see is Unity farm in brean sands, I spent every weekend of my teens there as we had a caravan sited on blue field, RJ’s was the newest club house built there…. And it was joined to the fun fair and pool, many many lovely childhood memories… if you go check out Summerhaze fish bar, Omg the best chips I’ve ever had, I visited a few years back purely for chips 🤣 it’s just up the road from the fun fair opposite side of the road ☺️honestly it’ll have me drooling if you do a review on their fish and chips 🤣🤣
Thank you for going to Trecco Tim!!
Any time!