Camping in Cornwall 'beats the recession'

Camping holidays have proven to be popular in Cornwall, with one business reporting a 20 per cent increase in turnover for this year, it has been reported.



Despite the recession and a damp summer, camping in the south-west remains a favourable pastime, Business Cornwall noted.

Camping Caradon, based in Trelawne near Looe, has had its busiest season to date and the months outside of the main summer have seen large numbers of people undertaking camping holidays at the site.



‘I think over the last 18 months or so, we feel strongly the recession has pushed people into looking for cheaper holiday options, camping being one of them,’ Stephen Cox, one of the site's managers, explained.

He added that there are reservations in the book for the next two years, which may highlight how camping holidays are here to stay.

The Association of Independent Tour Operators previously noted a trend for camping holidays in Britain, adding they represented good value for money.