Multi-National Award Winning Site
Woody Kiln is a multi-award winning CL. It has has won a number of National and Regional Awards since it opened in 2015. We are two-time winners of the National Certificated Location of the Year Award in 2016 and 2020. Being voted number one out of over 2,200 small 5 van sites in the UK is an achievement we are very proud of.
We have also won another National Award in 2017, along with Regional CL of the Year (Wales) in 2018.
We have also been shortlisted for CL of the Year in 2023 (Top 35 sites in the UK) and 2024. In 2024, we were also shortlisted for another Caravan and Motorhome Club Award, for Sustainability. We were shortlisted for not just about what we do around our site, but it’s also about what our guests do – whether it is efficient recycling or helping our local economy, it’s important to note that they’re the ones helping to keep our local services going for people living in the area.
Below is the list of awards we have won or been shortlisted for:
2024
- Shortlisted CL of the Year
- Shortlisted for CL Sustainability Award
2023
- Shortlisted CL of the Year
2020
- National CL of the Year Winner
2018
- Regional CL of the Year Winner (Wales) – First Place
2017
- National CL of the Year Award Winner – Most Aspiring Photograph
2016
- National CL of the Year Winner – First Place
National CL of the Year Winners 2016
We won the National Caravan Club CL of the Year in our site first year of operating.
The Parliamentary Reception was hosted by Sir David Amess, MP for Southend West and Grenville Chamberlain, Chairman of The Caravan Club, in the Member’s Dining Room in the Palace of Westminster’s hallowed halls. Joining them in congratulating the winners as guest speaker was the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames, MP for Mid Sussex.
Chairman of the Caravan Club said “Owners Dean and Sharon Philpin have only been running their CL for one year while juggling their jobs, making their first place trophy even more special. Grenville recognised this, saying that “for such a young site to win is an even greater achievement.”
National CL of the Year Award Winners 2020
We also won the National Caravan and Motorhome Club CL of the Year again in 2020 whilst in lockdown from the Coronavirus Pandemic. Below is a short video clip of the interview we conducted remotely with the Caravan and Motorhome Club. The Award Ceremony, conducted remotely by Director General Nick Lomas from his campervan,
Other Awards
In 2018, Woody Kiln won the Caravan and Motorhome Club Regional CL of the Year, picking up the first place award for sites in Wales. This award was presented to us on site by the Caravan and Motorhome Club CL Advisor for our area.
This was the last year the Caravan & Motorhome Club operated Region CL Awards.
Lastly, in 2017, we picked up another National Award, which was again presented in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London.
At a ceremony at the House of Commons hosted by the late Sir David Amess MP, Grenville Chamberlain, Caravan and Motorhome Club Chairman, was there to present the awards and said “We are proud to recognise the important part CLs play in both our members’ experiences and as a sustainable form of tourism… My congratulations go out to all this year’s winners.”
