Camping Outshines Continent for Britons This Summer During Covid Pandemic

Now business is back, and some vacationers are extending the season.

“We’re seeing bookings until the end of October, which is kind of unheard-of at this point in the year,” Ms. Berresford said.

Tourism experts say domestic vacations in Britain used to attract primarily older people and families with young children. Now, “we’ve seen a slightly different demographic,” said Ms. Yates of VisitBritain, as young adults forgo trips to the continent or farther for more local adventures.

Clem Balfour, a London native living in Bristol, recently spent 10 days exploring the southwest coast in a rented van. She had once rented a van for a vacation in Australia, but this was the longest vacation she had taken in England, she said.

“We had just as good a time in Cornwall as traveling a van in Australia,” Ms. Balfour, 34, said.

Carys Riley, 28, had never rented a camper van until this summer.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/business/Britain-camping-vacations.html