Which Caravan show to visit?

The first half of the year 2017 has all the makings of a touring time worthy of memory. If you've been meaning to travel the country for a spell, and spend some quality-time with friends and family, then a motorhome and caravan show could be just what the doctor ordered. Over the coming months, events will be taking place across the country, and it would be a shame to miss the special offers, the workshops, the freebies, and the entertainment. So, pencil in that caravan show that catches your eye, and start planning your next trip to pastures greener and infinitely more exciting than your front garden.

1. Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show 2017, Birmingham
The CCM Show will be taking place between February 21 and 26 this year. With over 350 exhibitors, you're bound to find the best, trendiest and most cost-effective holiday homes, motorhomes, touring caravans, folding campers, trailers tents and camping equipment at this caravan show. Enjoy exclusive offers, gain new insights, and be amazed at the Glamping Village displays. Book your Towing Experience for first-hand advice from behind the wheel of a new tow car. Stock up on all the fold-up furniture, hammocks, barbecues and Wi-Fi boosters you need. Bring the children along for free, so you can learn how family-friendly the motorhomes you're interested in are straight from the horse's mouth.

2. UK Spring Caravan & Motorhome Show, Newark
The Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire is set to host the eleventh edition of the UK Spring Caravan & Motorhome Show. It will take place on the weekend of March 18 to 19, and it promises to be a grand event. Motorhomes and caravans, used and new alike, will be on display at this motorhome show for your viewing pleasure. It's the perfect occasion to mingle with like-minded globe-trotters, buy your first caravan, or find the right spares and accessories for your treasured tourer. There's a craft fair, a Kids Corner, a restaurant, and a bistro, to keep the entire family happy. Bring all your friends because there's free entry for children, free car parking, accessible camping with electric hook-up, and free evening entertainment for campers.

3. The Yorkshire Motorhome and Accessory Show, Harrogate
Another must-see in March is the Yorkshire Motorhome and Accessory Show at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. Pencil it in from the 24th to the 26th, because you wouldn't want to miss viewing the hundreds of used and new models on display courtesy of over 20 dealers. The Experts Theatre will also be running this year. What makes this better than most of the motorhome shows UK has to offer is the free 20-minute motorhome maneuvering course.

4. The National Motorhome Show, Peterborough
By far the largest and the oldest one of its kind, the National Motorhome Show will be celebrating its 27th anniversary from April 21st to 23rd at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. You'll be kitted out by the time 'The Big One' - as the connoisseurs call this motorhome show - is over. More than 10,000 visitors with over 3,000 motorhome units and 6,000 camping pitches between them will be attending the free MMM seminars.

5. UK Summer Motorhome & Caravan Show 2017, Maidstone
This 3-day extravaganza will be unravelling before your eyes at the Kent Event Centre in Detling, Maidstone. From June 9 to 11, traders in their hundreds will be bidding for your attention, and they'll be no shortage of camper vans, caravans, motorhomes, consumables and accessories. There's a picnic area with live music and entertainment for the children, free parking, countless catering options, accessible pitches, electric hook-ups, and comedy shows in the evening. Even the pooch is welcome at this caravan show, so come one, come all.

6. The Midsummer Motorhome Show, Stoneleigh
Another unmissable 3-day event is the newly-launched Midsummer Motorhome Show due to take place across the last weekend in June. If rock'n'roll from the '50s is what rocks your world, then be sure to show up for a party the likes of motorhome shows UK and the world have never seen before, headlined by Matchbox, Phil Haley & His Comments, and Linda Gail Lewis.