Canvas Holidays

Canvas holidays come down SUBSTANTIALLY in price in July and August. When we paid for our holiday, it had halved in price just a day or so later! Canvas can also be very very inflexible. We tried to change our booking to a different location, and they wanted to charge us considerable charges on top of the price we had already paid (already the maximum) which meant we would have been located in the same accommodation, in the same resort, on the same dates, with others who had paid a third of the price we had. BE VERY CAREFUL with this company. If you must use them - wait until their prices drop. They always do, and there is always availibility in all but the most popular of sites. Also, be sure you wont want to change anything about your holiday, as they will charge you heavily...

We went to 3 sites with Canvas in June 2002. We took advantage of the lower prices and the 3rd week free offer and had 18 nights in mobile homes. We stayed in Steinach (nice small site) in the Black Forest which is in lovely countryside. The rep had maps of local walks and a fair few of them could be started on foot from the campsite. We then went to Manor Farm (well run large site) near Interlaken. A really bustling tourist trap, though the camp-site was just over half full. You can spend a fortune going on train journeys up mountains & boat trips on the lake. Final site Bella Tola Susten, Switzerland, was slightly disappointing because the caravans were crowded ...

For anyone (especially families with small children) wanting to go on a reasonably priced camping/motoring holiday in mainland Europe, Canvas holidays is a very good choice. The company was set up 36 years ago and now provide camping holidays in 75 sites around Europe. THE BASICS: There are 4 levels of accommodation you can choose. On most (but not all) of the sites you can opt for a mobile holiday home instead of the canvas tent. 1.The basic is called a 'Maxi' tent. It is a very large canvas tent with two separate sleeping sections, a separate Kitchen area (fully equipped) and living area. It sleeps 5/6 people. ...