When we were little our parents bought a caravan in Holland-on-Sea at the Valley Farm Caravan Park.

Above is us with our late Nan…

Above with Mum outside the van which was ours for seven happy years.

The next purchase was a touring van, a Sprite Alpine…

Followed by a Monza Supreme Elegance:

On Saturday Andrew and I stopped at a caravan sales centre in Weeley and were amazed to find at the gate for sale at just £800 a Monza Supreme Elegance almost identical (check out the window differences) to the one we holidayed in for many many years…

Walking around it was like stepping back in time, remembering a happy childhood all over the country.  Everything was almost the same, from the curtains right down to all the fixtures and fittings and the squeaky sounds the cupboards made as they are opened and closed.

My brother Andrew has now bought a touring caravan (but not this one!).