Following the drawing of the lucky entry in our Open Weekend prize draw, we are pleased to confirm that the winner was Mr B. from the Eastleigh area. He visited us to look at new and used caravans and now has his winning prize of a £150 voucher to spend with us if he finds a caravan to suit him! Congratulations to him and thank you to all our visitors who entered.

Tilshead Caravans held a successful Open Weekend over 10 – 11 October, at which visitors were able to view a selection of the 2010 Swift Caravan ranges alongside a wide range of used caravans and used motorhomes for sale.

As usual, in accordance with our belief that our special events should backed up by genuine offers, all used caravans were discounted by up to £795 for the weekend, there were offers on all PowrTouch movers, accessories as diverse as cleaning products, televisions and caravan covers, with nearly new motorhomes for sale offered with special free packages including Fiamma awnings, Sigma alarm systems and half price Fiamma cycle racks.

Bearing in mind the event was held slightly later in the year than usual, due to limited availability on both new and used caravans during September, Saturday dawned bright and sunny and the warm weather continued throughout the day, whilst visitors on Sunday were greeted with rather more damp conditions which sent us all scurrying for cover at times! Nevertheless, the free hog-roast and bouncy castle were well received and with free refreshments all day, visitors were able to relax and wander the site at their own pace.

We are pleased to report that both caravan and motorhome sales were strong, with the nearly new Abbey & Swift Group caravans featuring fixed beds particularly popular with buyers. New caravan sales levels were encouraging, especially when many potential buyers had already made plans to visit the International Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC immediately after the weekend. The 2010 Swift Caravans range was generally very well received and the newly revamped 2010 Sprite Caravans models were especially popular with families, although the eagerly anticipated Sprite Musketeer TD layout will not be available to view until later in the year.

The draw for the £150 voucher to be spent with us is due to be made by Harry (age 4) & Molly (age 2), as Tilshead Caravans is of course a family business, on Friday 16 October and we shall post (brief) details of the winner here and let you know how he or she decided to spend the money in due course……………….

Finally, all the team at Tilshead Caravans would like to thank all those who visited us for helping to make the weekend such fun and we sincerely hope it was a worthwhile visit for all. We look forward to seeing many of you again in the future.

Tilshead Caravans have a busy September and October with a number of events planned.

Over the 11 - 13 September is the Motorhome and US RV Show at the Royal Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, where we shall be displaying a selection of used motorhomes, including some nearly new models which we have owned since new and made available to our motorhome hire clients. With full history and offering great savings on a new example we expect these motorhomes to be in demand, especially as numbers are limited.

Our autumn Open Weekend is over 10 & 11 October this year, where we will look to offer our usual free hog roast, demonstrations, bouncy castle, and so on. We hope to have a full range of new 2010 Sprite Caravans to show, including a first look at the new Sprite Musketeer TD layout, along with a selection of the 2010 Swift Caravan models. We will also have a good selection of 2007, 2008 and 2009 used caravans from the Abbey Vogue, Swift Charisma and Sprite ranges from our hire fleet. These offer excellent value for money and with the planned nearly-new awning offers on Ventura and NR Awnings should appeal to many.

The International Caravan and Motorhome Show will be held at the NEC in Birmingham over 13 - 18 October 2009 and will showcase the latest caravans and motorhomes along with accessories, holiday homes and more. Tilshead Caravans have been invited to demonstrate the Swift Group products on the Swift and Sprite stands over the past few years and anticipate doing so again this year. If you are going to the Show to see what’s new, why not come and meet us?

Tilshead Caravans held their Spring Open Weekend on 4th & 5th April 2009. The good attendance and busy atmosphere was aided by two dry and sunny days which allowed visitors to make the most of viewing the caravans and motorhomes on display as well as ensuring the bouncy castle, hog roast and refreshments were popular diversions!

It was planned that the latest Swift caravan models would be available for visitors to view and, despite the unexpectedly busy delivery schedule from their manufacturing site near Hull, the Swift despatch team excelled themselves in delivering three of the latest Swift caravan models just before the event, including one model which came off the production line on the Thursday and was delivered to us on the Friday!

The impressive Swift Challenger 570 and Swift Challenger 580 models were the stars of the show. With both models having been launched in February at the NEC, this was the first time visitors could actually see them both on a dealer site at Tilshead Caravans and they met with approval; with visitors particularly impressed at the size of the end washroom and separate shower cubicle of the Challenger 570, in view of the fixed bed and spacious front lounging area in the rest of the caravan. The Challenger 580 was also deemed a big improvement on the outgoing Challenger 560 due to the impressive increase in space of the front lounge area, which now offers long seating with a chest of drawers plus occasional table or the optional wrap-round seating. The final new model shown was the Swift Charisma 565 which offers a family layout on a single axle with a separate rear sleeping and seating area featuring triple bunks.

With 50+ different models of caravan and motorhome to inspect, discounts of up to £3,999 on new Abbey caravans, up to £2,000 on Sprite caravans and savings of £1,000 on nearly all used caravans, plus special offers on accessories and discounts on caravan and motorhome hire there was something for everyone over the weekend, whether visitors were new to caravanning and motorhoming or old hands.

We would like to thank everyone who visited us over the weekend and hope that you enjoyed the event. We hope to see you again at our next open weekend in late September!

UNREPEATABLE deals on new 2008 and 2009 Abbey Caravans

By unrepeatable, we mean GENUINE SAVINGS OF UP TO £3,999

Plus:

Special launch offers on Swift Caravans. See the latest models including the Challenger 580, Charisma 565 and so on………

Special deals on last remaining 2009 Sprite Caravans

Clearance offers on many of our used caravan stock, as we need the space!

Start-Of-Season offers on accessories so you are ready for the summer

Special discount offers on Motorhome & Caravan Hire

We are open between 10.00am - 4.00pm on both Saturday 4th April and Sunday 5th April and hope to see you!