Longleat, Wiltshire.
A meeting of caravan enthusiasts - they race, compare parking skills and relax.
M/S of a country lane, panning shot follows a car towing a caravan. M/S of two sets of cars and caravans passing cyclists on a lane. C/U of arrow sign pointing towards the "Caravan Rally". M/S of the two caravans driving to a stately home, pan to show a field full of caravans. A caravan pulls up and is directed by officials to a parking space. C/U of officials talking to the family in the car.
M/S of a car parking, a man uncouples the caravan and switches on gas cylinders. M/S of the man's wife and children getting into the caravan. M/S of children filling water tanks from an outdoor tap in front of the stately home, they transport the tanks on rollers. M/S of a troop of Morris Dancers drinking tea outside a caravan, they get up. Various shots of a mixed Morris Dancing team performing in front of the caravans.
Various shots of a cars towing caravans around an obstacle course - a chance for the enthusiasts to compare their parking skills (several traffic cones are squashed). Various shots of a caravan race on a disused airfield. Point of view shot from inside one of the cars - spectators and more caravans whizz past in a blur. More shots of the race.
C/U of two small children. M/S of several people standing around a barbecue, tilt down to sizzling sausages. M/S of a man feeding sausages to a poodle. C/U of a boy eating a sausage. More shots of the barbie. M/S of a man standing next to a moored motorboat , he waves to his children and they run over to him. M/S of the family motoring along the river and waving. M/S of a man driving down the river in car converted into a boat, towing a houseboat. M/S of another "amphicar" passing the houseboat, the drivers wave at each other. More shots of the first amphicar pulling the houseboat, a girl stands on the bow. Cuts exist - please see separate record.
FILM ID:359.09
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