Types of Caravan Holiday Home

There was a time when all caravan holiday homes looked very much alike, but today the emphasis is on style and choice. You can choose from a wide range of interior layouts and homes that look like timber-clad lodges, beachside villas or country cottages.

Caravan holiday homes either come in one section (a single unit) or two sections (a twin).  Large or small, they are very cleverly designed, and will include probably all the luxuries of home.  To see how stunning a modern caravan can be, see the manufacturers' pages.

Homes can be as large as 22 ft wide and 60ft long, but even smaller homes feel extremely spacious.  Some holiday caravans are built to the same British Standard (BS 3632) as residential park homes.  Caravans on holiday parks are not intended for year-round habitation - to find out more about permananent park home living, see the park homes Smarter Move website.

Holiday caravans

Holiday caravans have come a long way - if you haven't looked inside one since the 1970s, then look again!  Today they are more like chic apartments, with exceptional build standards, insulation levels, equipment and quality of design.  But don't take our word for it, see the manufacturers' pages.

Leisure lodges

What may look like a timber-clad lodge is, in law, most likely a caravan.  It will be built either to the European standard for holiday caravans (EN 1647) or, more frequently, to the residential caravan standard (BS 3632).  As such, it will be a high quality, superbly designed home that will have a lifespan of 20, 40 or even 60 years.