Guide to getting Wi-Fi in your static caravan

Wi-Fi is available in our entertainment venues, restaurants and bars, or in some cases, within the entire main complex area. You can check where Wi-fi is available on your park here.

This Wi-Fi connectivity, operated by Wifinity, is free to all users at all Haven parks. Our caravan owners also benefit from complimentary Wi-Fi in our caravan owners' lounges. Wifinity allows for up to 60MB per account, with a fair use policy to ensure all our temporary and returning guests benefit from the best connection possible provided by us. In practice, this means that Wifinity accounts are allowed up to 10 individual devices to be registered with them, making a minimum of 6MB available per device.

Many of our caravan owners take the opportunity to use the Wi-Fi to catch up on a show or reply to their emails in the most comfortable of surroundings, in our owners’ lounges and park venues. There are few better places to chill out, relax and enjoy the wonders of modern technology whilst you're down at your second home.

Lindsay, an experienced owner at Hopton, agrees:

‘‘I’ve used my laptop at Hopton a million times, the owners’ lounge Wi-Fi is brilliant.’’

But what about when you’re out and about on the park, and still need to stay connected? The next section can help with that.

Our exciting partnership with Vodafone means we’re rolling out 4G and 5G connectivity at our parks, which will bring both guests and owners all the benefits of boosted internet access.

You’ll just need a Vodafone SIM in a 5G-enabled phone or MiFi device to take advantage of this partnership. Find out which parks already have a Vodafone mast here.

Don’t want to leave the comfort of your static caravan? Let’s touch on holiday home Wi-Fi and other options available to you.

For those parks with a live Vodafone 5G connection, it’s easier than ever for owners to use this to create a reliable internet connection within the comfort of your holiday home. You’ll simply need a mobile broadband hotspot or router, and a Vodafone SIM card or plan. See the full FAQs on connecting to 5G masts on our parks.

At parks which don’t yet have a Vodafone mast, many of our owners do purchase a 4G router with a sim card slot so they can have exclusive access to holiday home Wi-Fi in their static caravan. For this to reach its full potential, it’s advisable to also install a signal booster in your static caravan that helps bring the speed up to something you’d expect in more densely populated areas.

Lindsay also told us about her holiday home setup:

‘‘Although I don’t want the kids on the Wi-Fi all the time we’re at the caravan because they can do that at home, we have put Wi-Fi and a router in our van. We’ve got a state-of-the-art aerial installed so we get a better signal. It’s important because most caravans have got features like Bluetooth speakers that work better on Wi-Fi than on mobile data.’’

Signal boosters vary on price but can generally be found for anything between £20 and £70 depending on the quality. We think they’re a worthwhile and savvy investment if you want the best Wi-Fi for static caravans possible.

Many of our owners have unlimited data on their phone payment plans, allowing them to use their phone as a hotspot to get the greatest possible internet speed when they need to access something on their other devices.

Using your mobile phone as a hotspot is a great option that allows you unlimited access internet in a static caravan in the same, if not better way than holiday home Wi-Fi could give you in the beautiful, but often remote locations where are parks are based.

Even if your phone contract does contain a limited amount of data, you can always put a monthly cap in place to avoid a sudden gut-wrenching bill coming out of browsing the internet in your holiday home.

If you’re lucky enough to be staying in a static caravan at our Hafan y Mor park in North Wales, you can take advantage of our in-caravan Wi-Fi trial: the first of its kind at Haven!

Each hire fleet caravan has been kitted out with a Wi-Fi router, which you can connect to for free if you only need a basic connection. For higher speeds, there’s also a premium paid-for offer, which you can pay for as you need by scanning the QR code on the in-caravan instructions.

Read our guide on how to connect to Wi-Fi at Hafan y Mor

We’re also looking into creating tailored Owner Wi-Fi packages as an additional service – we’ll share more information when we’re closer to launching these, so watch this space..!

If you have questions about buying a holiday home, please don't hesitate to contact us. Call us, chat to us online or book a park visit, we'd love to hear from you.