Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator

Tweets and treats from the historic Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection at the @natlmotormuseum

[National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum]

#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

[National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum]

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: https://t.co/j6p0OxEkze

[National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum]

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 https://t.co/nmOByk2XNo

[National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum]

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: https://t.co/hQ3T4DC2ou

[Daily Echo @dailyecho]

Beaulieu exhibition to reveal how caravans helped during Second World War https://t.co/70GjWZ4Fjf

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

#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! 🐾

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

#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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

#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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

#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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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

[Caravan & Motorhome Club Curator @camccollection]

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: 🔗 https://t.co/rMr4OJEt7H