Brits spend £1 billion on camping and caravanning

A WHOPPING £1 billion is spent every year on camping and caravanning, new research suggests.

It adds that more than three million Brits, seven per cent of the adult population, are active caravanners and campers.

They each spend an average of £382 a year on equipment, holidays, membership and subscriptions relating to camping and caravanning.

That’s 50 per cent more than they spent five years ago, according to Barclays Personal Loans, which carried out the survey.

Two-thirds of respondents are under the age of 40 and those aged in their thirties make up the most active segment (26 per cent).

The research also claims that caravanners on average are wealthier than the population at large.

The average income per head is £32,725 compared to £25,400 for the population as a whole, making caravanners on average nearly 30 per cent wealthier than non-caravanners, it claims.

Gary Duggan, Managing Director for Barclays Personal Loans, said: “It is clear that camping and caravanning are experiencing something of a revival, despite the distinctly unfriendly camping weather we have experienced this summer!

“With holidaymakers shunning traditional package holidays in favour of more independent breaks and keen to support the UK tourist industry, camping or caravanning is a great alternative.

“Modern day caravans now come with all the mod cons and luxuries you would expect from a home on wheels and caravanners are happy to spend large sums of money on them as is evident from these statistics.”  

The survey was carried out among a sample of 5.4 million Barclays customers.

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