Demand for pitches, caravans and campsites in the UK is off the scale, with new venues appearing regularly

While transport secretary Grant Shapps might not be planning a summer break given his declaration that “people shouldn’t be booking holidays right now”, it seems that many others are. Bookings for glamping and camping places have surged to record levels, a rise matched by the rapid growth in new sites.

“We’ve had the busiest January and February yet in terms of bookings,” says James Warner Smith, founder of Cool Camping.

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