Friendly Club to run 2012 Olympics caravan site in East London

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Caravan owners looking for convenient accommodation for the London 2012 Olympics have been just given a brand new option by the Camping and Caravanning Club.

A 320-pitch site is due to be opened at the WaterWorks Nature Reserve and Golf Centre in Leyton, the Friendly Club has announced, with caravan enthusiasts due to be welcomed during the months of July and August.

This encouraging development comes after The Caravan Club bowed to vehement public opposition earlier this summer and abandoned its plans for a gigantic 1,300-pitch site in Chigwell, which would have been built on land owned by the parents of former Olympic sprinter Sally Gunnell.

Although the Leyton site will be less than a quarter of the size, it is unlikely to be beaten for convenience, as the Friendly Club claims that caravanners will be within a ten-minute walk of the Olympic Park.

The new caravan site will open its doors on July 20th for four weeks, offering full camping facilities and onsite catering, but no electric hook-up, all for £45 per night, with a minimum three-night stay.

Paul Jones, Membership Services Director at the Friendly Club, said: "To have secured an event site so close to the Olympic Park is a major coup for the Club. We are continuing to work with a number of partners to help ensure the success of these temporary campsites."

The Camping and Caravanning Club also has availability at the 247-pitch Old Gravesendians Rugby Club site for Olympics visitors planning their trip to London next summer.

Caravan Times