According to data from Pitchup.com, bookings at farm-based caravan and camping sites over the May bank holiday weekend this year were up 54 per cent compared to the same period last year. Dan Yates, founder of Pitchup.com (Image: Pitchup.com)Dan Yates, founder of Pitchup.com, said: "Seeing a 54 per cent increase in bookings for farm-based caravan and camping sites tells a fantastic story. "It says people love staying on working farms and will return again and again, and that the word is spreading and agritourism is growing. "Those are the reasons staying on a working farm is proving to be so popular." Fred Rogers, who owns Upper Farm Caravan Site in Shropshire, said: "This year we’ve been booked out every weekend and pretty full during the weeks.