Pitchup.com goes upmarket with luxury pods at the Old Thorns Manor Hotel

Located in Liphook, Hampshire, the Old Thorns Manor Hotel is a luxury manor house hotel, which also features chic camping pods within the grounds.  Here holidaymakers can experience glamorous camping and four star hotel facilities from as little as £37.50 per person per night.

The stylish pods take camping to an entirely new level with features including twin or double beds, sofas, flat screen TVs, heating and tea/coffee making facilities.  The pods are conveniently located within the grounds of the hotel where guests can combine the fun and quirkiness of camping with the luxury of a four-star hotel.  Complementing the pods is a range of luxury hotel facilities for guests to use.  These include:

• Decléor health spa
• Health and fitness centre featuring a gym, 20m pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room
• Champagne and cocktail bar
• Kings Brasserie restaurant
• Starbucks ™ coffee shop with free wi-fi
• Lively sports bar
• 400 acre championship golf course
• Dedicated glamping shower and toilet facility

Commenting on the new campsite Dan Yates founder of Pitchup.com said: “Old Thorns’ camping pods are a great addition to our range of camping and caravan sites.  They open up the idea of outdoor holidays to a whole new audience by combining glamping style accommodation with luxury facilities.  Old Thorns’ camping pods will no doubt encourage more people to consider an outdoor holiday - where else could anyone enjoy luxury spa and champagne facilities for only £37.50pppn?”

Pods start from only £75 per night based on two sharing and include breakfast in the hotel.

The pods are located within the South Downs National Park, an ideal destination for walking.  The area is also popular with lovers of classic literature as Jane Austen’s House Museum is located close by.

For more information visit www.pitchup.com.

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Notes to editors

Founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com man, Dan Yates, multi-award winning Pitchup.com is a free guide to all types of camping and caravanning in the UK, Ireland and France.  The site provides users with a simple platform in which they can search and book a camping or caravanning holiday with total ease.  The customer experience from landing on the home page through to booking a holiday can be completed in as little as four pages.  The site also goes beyond traditional searches by allowing users to search for a site based on more than 80 criteria, such as adults only and campfires allowed, and view nearby events, Good Pub Guide pubs and VisitBritain attractions.  Users can also search on the offers page to find the best deals available.  Pitchup.com features over 5,000 camping and caravanning sites/parks throughout UK & Ireland with France recently added into the equation.  It enables users to search for all types of parks and sites from the major brands right through to one off campsites which may not have previously had a web presence.