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Every year, the Motoring Association organizes Caravan And Camping Awards as part of its UK “Rated Trips” travel guide.
Selected by AA inspectors for excellent overall quality and customer service, 2025/26 list of Best Caravan Parks and to set up camp It has been revealed.
This year, St Helens in the Park in Wykeham, north yorkshireWas crowned AA’s Overall Campsite of the Year.
The 36-acre site near Scarborough was recognized for its landscaped grounds and intimate, tree-lined areas – including an adults-only area.
The campsite also has several well-equipped camping pods with electricity, as well as a luxury lodge, which is offered as a premium self-catered option.
A cycle path leads to the nearby Wykeham estate. Facilities include a dog-friendly café with a garden, a licensed shop and a large children’s play park.
Available for tents, motorhomes and caravans, the site is also brilliantly situated for rambles across the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales, while just around the corner is the North Yorkshire Water Park for outdoor family activities. Depending on the time of year and type of accommodation, accommodation costs start at £20 per night.
Topping the category for Wales was riverside camping in Caernarfon. It caught the attention of inspectors because of its fishing permits, badminton courts and luxury tented lodges including private saunas.
Ballater Caravan Park won Campsite of the Year for Scotland due to its peaceful riverside location and perfectly sanded bowls pitch.
AA Sustainable Park of the Year went to The Quiet Site in Cumbria, which impressed the judges with 90 per cent self-sufficient energy powered through solar panels, a biomass boiler and a ground source heat pump.
For campers who prefer something more activity-based, Hopton Holiday Village in Norfolk won the award for Best Holiday Park. The site was praised for its six-hole golf course, tennis coaching, evening entertainment and two pools.
Those who prefer something more comfortable may want to visit Guernsey, after Camp de Raves was declared the best glamping site. It consists of five safari tents and three shepherds’ huts, which are fully equipped, while a communal kitchen and pizza hub keep campers well fed.
All the winners will feature in the AA’s Caravan and Camping Guide, which goes on sale this week.
AA Caravan & Camping Awards 2025/26 Winners
- AA Holiday Park of the Year: Hopton Holiday Village, Norfolk
- AA Glamping Site of the Year: Glamping Dream Camp, Guernsey
- AA Short Camp Site of the Year: Holsdown Farm Touring Park, Devon
- AA Campsite of the Year:I Kettleby Lakes, Leicestershire
- AA Campsite of the Year Heart of England: Love2Stay Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- AA Sustainable Park of the Year: Quiet Place, Cumbria
- AA Campsite of the Year in South East England: Whitefield Forest Touring Park, Isle of Wight
- AA Campsite of the Year in South West England: Treloy Touring Park, Cornwall
- AA Campsite of the Year North West England: old hall Caravan Park, Lancashire
- AA Campsite of the Year North East England: Elders Caravan Park, north yorkshire
- AA Campsite of the Year Scotland: Ballater Caravan Park, Aberdeenshire
- AA Campsite Wales of the Year: river bank Campinggwynedd
- AA Campsite of the Year England and Overall Winners: St Helens in the Park, North Yorkshire
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