Record visitor numbers to Salop Leisure

Salop Leisure, based at Emstrey in Shrewsbury, saw visitor numbers up 31 per cent on last year between Good Friday and Easter Monday.

It made 2017 one of the firm's busiest ever Easter weekends and sales of caravan holiday homes, touring caravans and motorhomes were reported to be 30 per cent up on the same time last year, which continues an upward trend since the start of the year.

Tony Bywater, Salop Leisure chairman, said: "We had lots of first time buyers and young families, which is particularly pleasing.

“The message that caravan and motorhome ownership represent great value for money for families seems to be hitting home.

“I think the weakness of the pound against other currencies, which is making foreign holidays more expensive, the continual threat of international terrorism and the hassle at airports has convinced many British people, especially those with young families, to spend their holidays in the UK this year.

“The beauty of owning a caravan holiday home is that you or other members of your family can enjoy a holiday or short break any time you please and you can be assured of a high standard of comfortable accommodation.

"Today’s holiday homes offer home from home luxury and the quality of parks in Mid Wales and the Heart of England is comparable if not better than other parts of the UK.”