Score bargains in the next Aldi camping sale

Stock up for your next camping trip with Aldi’s next Special Buys drop.

There isn’t much I love more than a really good Aldi sale. I have to admit that most of my travel supplies, and more than half my kitchen, are sourced from the European supermarket. And more than once I’ve been spotted lining up before opening time to nab said goodies. This is how I know you’ll want to get in line for the upcoming Aldi camping sale.

Planning to hit the road any time soon? Then get ready for the Special Buys on Saturday 8 February with all caravanning and road trip needs covered at the Aldi prices we live for.

aldi camping sale caravan cover — Kit out your next caravan adventure.

Find everything to kit out your home away from home. From caravan covers ($99.99) and privacy screens ($29.99) to a portable outdoor shower ($49.99) to go with those privacy screens and portable clotheslines ($39.99). Or, perhaps, you intend to stay in the car before setting up a tent. In which case, there’s a roof cargo rack ($99.99) for those kayaks or SUP boards, and a car vacuum cross-air compressor ($49.99) to keep those chip crumbs under control.

There’s also plenty to keep everyone on board comfortable and happy, from adjustable tablet holders ($24.99) to keep the kids entertained, to luxury pet car travel seats ($34.99) so you can bring the furrier members of your family, and an assortment of gel car cushions ($19.99) to avoid the numb butt that inevitably comes from hours of driving.

aldi camping sale luxury pet car travel seat — No one gets left behind.

Also find heaps of accessories to make camping life more pleasant, from head torches ($9.99) to portable coffee makers ($39.99) and outdoor kettles ($39.99), because coffee and tea are essentials no matter where you are in Australia.

Once you’ve saved all your money on kitting out the car or caravan, discover some of our favourite caravan and camping sites around Australia, and more.

Caravans and cars camping on Perlubie Beach, Streaky Bay, South Australia — Gear up, then discover where to go. (Image: Getty/Mackenzie Sweetnam)

A town charmingly paused in time has become a hot mountain biking destination.

There’s a forest reserve full of eucalyptus and pines surrounding town – when you combine all the greenery with a main street of grand old buildings still standing from the Victorian Gold Rush, Creswick looks more period movie set than a 21st-century town.

old gold bank Victoria — Grand buildings from the Victorian gold rush. (Image: Visit Victoria)

This entire region of Victoria – the Central Goldfields – is as pretty-as-a-picture, but there’s something extra-special about Creswick. I used to live 30 minutes north; I’d drive in some evenings to cruise its main street at dusk, and pretend I was travelling back in time.

It was sleepy back then, but that’s changed. Where I used to walk through its forest, now I’m hurtling down the state’s best new mountain bike trails. There’s a 60-kilometre network of mountain bike trails – dubbed Djuwang Baring – which make Creswick the state’s hottest new mountain biking destination.

Meet Victoria’s new mountain biking capital

Creswick bike trail — This historic town has become a mountain biking hotspot.

Victoria has a habit of turning quiet country towns into mountain biking hotspots. I was there in the mid-2000s when the tiny Otways village of Forrest embarked on an ambitious plan to save itself (after the death of its timber cutting industry) courtesy of some of the world’s best mountain bike trails. A screaming success it proved to be, and soon mountain bike trails began popping up all over Victoria.

I’m no expert, so I like that a lot of Creswick’s trails are as scenic as they are challenging. I prefer intermediate trails, such as Down Martuk, with its flowing berms and a view round every corner. Everyone from outright beginners to experts can be happy here. There’s trails that take me down technical rock sections with plenty of bumps. But there’s enough on offer to appeal to day-trippers, as much as hard-core mountain-bikers.

I love that the trails empty onto that grand old main street. There’s bars still standing from the Gold Rush of the 1850s I can refuel at. Like the award-winning Farmers Arms, not to be confused with the pub sharing its name in Daylesford. It’s stood since 1857. And The American Creswick built two years later, or Odessa Wine Bar, part of Leaver’s Hotel in an 1856-built former gold exchange bank.

The Woodlands is set on a large bushland property. (Image: Vanessa Smith Photography)

Creswick is also full of great cafes and restaurants, many of them set in the same old buildings that have stood for 170 years. So whether you’re here for the rush of the trails or the calm of town life, Creswick provides.

A traveller’s checklist

Staying there

Inside the Woodlands, a chic 1970s log cabin. (Image: Vanessa Smith Photography)

RACV Goldfields Resort is a contemporary stay with a restaurant, swimming pool and golf course. The Woodlands in nearby Lal Lal comprises a chic log cabin set on a 16-hectare property abundant in native wildlife.

Eating there

Le Peche Gourmand makes for the perfect pitstop for carb and sugar-loading.

The menu at Odessa at Leaver’s Hotel includes some Thai-inspired fare. Fuel up for your ride on baguettes and pastries from French patisserie Le Peche Gourmand . The Farmers Arms has been a much-loved local institution since 1857.

Playing there

Creswick State Forest has a variety of hiking trails, including a section of the 210-kilometre-long Goldfields Track. Miss Northcotts Garden is a quaint garden store with tea room.

Time to queue! Aldi is about to drop a camping and caravanning sale

Stock up for your next camping trip with Aldi’s next Special Buys drop.

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