Essex explores made all the sweeter by relaxing stays at Pretty Thing, a welcoming, family-friendly park enjoying a central location to local amenities, attractions and the caramel sands of Clacton-on-Sea.

Homestead Lake Park is a lovely place to stretch out and escape the complexities of modern life, nestled amid 25-acres of peaceful countryside, with the delights of the coast located a short distance away.

Broadhembury Caravan and Camping Park is an award-winning founded back in 1969. The spacious site rests in an excellent location in the Kent, the Garden of England, where over 180 gardens are available for all seasons and sorts.

Grange Farm Campsite is a lovely campsite nestled in the sprawling countryside, ideally located just twenty minutes from the bustling town of Colchester and no more than an hour’s drive from London.

Puddledock Woods Camping is a friendly, rural site nestled in lush, two-acre woodland, ideally placed a twenty-minute drive from the cathedral city of Canterbury, and twenty-five from the coastal town of Margate.

Knowler Farm is a family-run site set within peaceful, scenic surrounds, in proximity to wild woodlands and pristine beaches. There are two pubs and a village shop, an ideal ten-minute trot from the campsite.

Hastingford Fishery is a secluded, scenic, adults-only site set on a smallholding in the High Weald, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The site is an ideal twenty-minute drive from the bustling town of Tunbridge Wells.

Park Farm Caravan and Camping is a friendly, spacious campsite ideally located on the Kent and East Sussex Border, just a half an hour’s drive from the golden sand beach of Camber Sands.

If you’re keen to enjoy the delights of back-to-basics camping under canvas, why not pack your bags and mosey over to the quiet Hook Farm and be enraptured from the scenery from this lush.

The Strangers Home Pub and Campsite is a strictly adults-only holiday park and campsite closest to the Harwich Port. Ritchie, Jo, and Darren extend a warm welcome to all overnight guests and long-stay holidaymakers who want to experience the tranquil settings.