Camping sites have seen visitors increase signficantly in recession

Nearly twice as many brits are considering a camping holiday compared with last year according to findings by travel insurer LV.

With the fall in value of the pound, families want cheaper alternatives to European city breaks which are becoming increasingly unaffordable.

Our European neighbours are also taking advantage of the strength of the euro with increasing numbers visiting the UK.

The most popular beauty spots for camping include Cornwall, Devon and the Lake District.

Last year 17% of Brits went on a camping or caravan holiday compared with 30% this year.

As testament to the growing resurgence in holidays at home, Eurocamp, the tent and trailer holiday operator, has returned to the English countryside for the first time in 15 years.

The company which is owned by British firm Holidaycamp, is capitalising on the rise in families staying at home for summer.

Eurocamp will offer tents at nine National Trust locations including the New Forest, Scotland and the Lake District.

Campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk spokesperson, Jon Dale, said: "We have seen a marked increase in advanced bookings which are up 27% compared with the same time last year."

He predicts that camping sites will see their busiest period ever in the coming months because of a combination of the recession and the Met Office's prediction of a long, hot summer.