Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator

#HappyHalloween! All this week during October half term fun our Learning team have been telling ‘Spooky Stories from the Sprite’ from the 'chatty caravan' in the Museum. It's on today 11am-12.30pm #chattycaravan #halftermfun👻🎃@HeritageFundUK #Halloween

Our new In Focus Gallery exhibition 'Pitch Up and Carry On' is now open! The exhibition, a partnership with @candmclub @camccollection and supported by @HeritageFundUK, reveals the remarkable story of caravans in wartime Read more: bit.ly/3HnE2pm

Our new In Focus Gallery exhibition, Pitch Up and Carry On - telling the story of caravans in wartime Britain - was officially opened yesterday by Lord Montagu, joined by @candmclub Director General Nick Lomas and curator Sara Riccabone @camccollection See bit.ly/4mznucM

A new exhibition in our In Focus Gallery in partnership with @candmclub will reveal the remarkable story of how #caravans and their owners supported the war effort during the Second World War. 'Pitch Up and Carry On' opens on 13th September 2025. More: bit.ly/3HnE2pm

Beaulieu exhibition to reveal how caravans helped during Second World War ift.tt/rGxY8oD

A special #ArchiveObject: this plaque commemorates a 5,600-mile tour across the USA in 1967, taken by @candmclub Chairman Frank Collins and a group of members. The journey started in Washington DC, courtesy of the Wally Byam Caravan Club! #Archive30 @ARAScot

Did you have one of these?🤔 The Caravan Club Sites of Discovery booklet from 1998! 🌍📚 This illustrated guide was #SomethingNew for new members, helping them discover @candmclub sites across the UK 🏕️ #Archive30 @ARAScot

Our most #PopularItem is, without a doubt, The Wanderer! This remarkable leisure touring caravan and its journeys inspired the 11 founders of the @candmclub 🚐 Did you know it’s now on permanent display at the Broadway campsite? #Archive30 @ARAScot

The first thing most caravanners & motorhomers do once they’ve set up camp? Put the kettle on! 🫖 In 1951, Swan made this tiny teapot to mark the Festival of Britain. That year, the @candmclub ran a temporary campsite at Sydenham Hill, London. #SomethingSmall #Archive30 @ARAScot

What did caravanners eat in the 1920s? 🍳 A rare booklet by @candmclub founder J. Harris Stone offers tips like: never waste food, eat seasonal, and…enjoy sour milk left above the stove for days🫣 Sausages & treacle pudding also feature! #Archive30 #ArchiveFoodAndDrink @ARAScot

Our numerous tea sets are definitely an #UnusualArchives find! 🫖 China isn’t what springs to mind with caravans, but people travelled in style—whether with manufacturer’s sets or fine china from their favourite @candmclub centre. @ARAScot #Archive30

#Archive30 @ARAScot Our favourite #ArchiveAnimals are @candmclub Vice President Mrs Fowler’s 4 dogs: Bob the French Poodle, and Hermes, Cuddy & Brian the Sheepdogs. They dressed up to collect donations for the Red Cross—and by the end of WW2, they’d raised an incredible £500! 🐾

#ArchivesToday we met with @swiftgroup to talk about the Sprite 400 renovation and the upcoming Vintage Sprite Rally at @natlmotormuseum this May—celebrating 75 years of Sprite caravans with @NotAWhiteBox! 🚐🎉 #Archive30

What says #ColourfulArchives better than these unique pennants? 🚩 The @candmclub Collection holds hundreds of pennants from centres and events across the UK and Europe—each one telling a story of past adventures! 🚐 @ARAScot #Archive30

In 1934, Lionel Hutchings brought his engineering skills to the family business Winchester Caravans🚐 In the 1950s, he designed the compact, innovative Winchester Pipit. This cutaway drawing shows the perfect blend of craftsmanship and innovation🛠️✨ #BusinessArchives @ARAScot

For today’s @ARAScot prompt #ArchiveConservation, we’re sharing conservation in action! 📖 Sometimes preserving the past means taking things apart—so they can be rebuilt for the future. 🛠️ #Archive30 @candmclub

#SoundAndVision It’s always a treat to uncover historic videos in our collection! This one captures a scene every caravanner recognises — or fears! Some things never change…🚜 #Archive30 @ARAScot @candmclub

#ArchiveBeginnings Our story began in 2006 when the @candmclub moved boxes of photos, books & memorabilia from its HQ to the National Motor Museum. Since then, we've been preserving, growing and displaying the collection for future generations of caravanners🚐 #Archive30 @ARAScot

Over the next month, we're joining @ARAScot #Archive30 campaign! 📜 Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes insights into our collection and preservation work. 🚐The @candmclub archive is housed in the Collections Centre at the National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum #YourArchive

The CAMC Collection is delighted to support the @candmclub D-Day Commemoration Tour. Discover the history and strategy behind D-Day on this fascinating 10-nights-tour, starting at Beaulieu before heading to the beaches of Normandy. Find out more: 🔗 bit.ly/4iXAF5O