How seasonal touring pitches work, what CaSSOA storage accreditation means, and how to drain down your water system before winter frosts.
How Seasonal Pitches Give You a Weekend Bolthole Without Towing Every Friday
If you love your touring caravan but hate towing in Friday-evening bank holiday traffic, booking a seasonal pitch (typically running from March to October or November) lets you leave your caravan sited on a dedicated hardstanding pitch with electric hook-up in your favourite region—ready to unlock and enjoy within minutes of arriving after work.
Before winter sets in, draining down every drop of water from your Truma/Alde boiler, taps, and whale pump is essential to prevent costly frost-split pipework.
- Draining Down for Frost: Open the yellow boiler drain valve, open all mixer taps in the central position, remove the shower rose, and blow through the water inlet.
- Leisure Battery Care: Keep a small solar trickle panel connected or remove the leisure battery to charge at home every 6 weeks so voltage never drops below 12.1V.
- Breathable Winter Covers & Airflow: Stand seat cushions upright away from outer walls and leave internal lockers slightly ajar to prevent winter mildew.