1946 SPARTAN MANOR
Bing
Sleeps 4
Entire caravan
Stunning handcrafted wooden interior
BBQ & fire pit
Bed linen & towels provided
Private shower
Welcome to Bing – our Art Deco vintage aerodynamic aluminium trailer.
This recently refurbished Spartan Manor is worthy of the same respect it garnered in 1946. Spartan trailers were so well built that a fair number of the 40,000 units originally produced have survived an incredible 80 decades, making this trailer from their first year of production a very special member of our fleet.
The Spartan Aircraft Company was founded in 1928 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When the US got involved in World War II, the manufacturing plant was used to supply airplanes and parts for the war. After WWII Spartan used its skilled labour force and manufacturing abilities to create the legendary Spartan Executive; a five-seat plane with unparalleled luxury, speed, and flight range for the extremely wealthy. In 1945 Spartan changed focus to a like-industry, travel trailers, and did so with the same cutting-edge building techniques and lavishness one would expect.
This incredible piece of American history is named after beloved crooner Bing Crosby. With good reason, ‘The Manor’ is considered the ultimate dream RV. Although a forties van the appearance is very Art Deco with sloping angles and curved windows. The interior is impressively wood-panelled.
Bing contains a private double bedroom separated from the neighbouring kitchenette by a dual-purpose louvre door, which also services the adjoining en-suite shower room. The bedroom boasts its own exterior door opening to a tranquil, discreet corner of the site. There’s a brand-new gas oven with a three-ring hob in the kitchen and an under-counter fridge with freezer compartment.
A sofa bed, Formica table and two chairs occupy the impressively spacious salon lounge which provides stunning panoramic views of the picturesque farm site and nearby Brading Downs.
Booking information
- Prices from £98 per night mid season / £128 high season
- Based on 2 people sharing
- Kids aged 17 or under go free
- Minimum 2-night stay with the exception of Special Event rates
- Additional adults (18+) up to the maximum occupancy only £10 per person per night
- Lock in your booking now at the lowest possible price with our Super Saver rate!
- Or secure with a single-night deposit
- All bookings are covered by our Covid refund guarantee
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Double bed
Additional double sofa bed
Guests
Onboard
- Fully equipped micro kitchen; cutlery, crockery, utensils, teapot & cafetiere
- Whistling kettle
- Cooking amenities such as pots & pans
- Toaster
- 3-ring gas hob
- Mini oven with grill
- Undercounter fridge with small icebox freezer
- Double kitchen sink
- All bedding, linen, towels & tea towels
- Electrical supply is 110V with original American plug sockets. Most appliances are American. We will supply you with a travel plug for your phone, laptop etc. Some high-wattage items cannot be used directly – hair straighteners for example; however we can provide alternative power supply solutions for these if necessary
- Gas water heater
- Separate bedroom with proper double bed
- Private hot water shower
- Bathroom sink
- Toiletries
- Electrical fan heater
- Full-length mirror
- Ample storage space via wardrobe, cupboards & draws
- Travel hairdryer
- Torch
- Retro radio/CD player
- Selection of retro board games
- Local guidebooks
- Washing-up liquid, dishcloth, sponge, cleaning products
- Welcome pack: tea, coffee, sugar & milk plus American cookies
Outside your Airstream
- Incredible countryside views
- Picnic bench
- Parasol
- Classic deckchairs
- BBQ
- Firepit (logs available to buy on-site)
- Bird song & the whistle of the passing steam train
- Friendly farm cattle grazing in the nearby field
- All manner of wildlife; Isle of Wight red squirrels, pheasants, rabbits, woodpeckers & more!
Shared facilities
- We have a newly refurbished heated toilet block containing separate ladies and gents facilities with extra showers conveniently located on-site, just a short distance from your accommodation. These facilities are thoroughly cleaned routinely by our dedicated team
- Car Park - a private car park area is provided just a few metres from your accommodation
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC
Let’s turn back the clock to 1946…
In the USA
The 18th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by James Stewart and Bob Hope, is held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Billy Wilder‘s The Lost Weekend wins the most awards
Six inmates try to escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay; a riot occurs, the Battle of Alcatraz’
In Atlantic City, New Jersey at Club 500 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team
Frank Capra‘s Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, featuring James Stewart and Donna Reed is released in New York
The first Tupperware is sold in department and hardware stores in the United States
At his screen apex in 1946, one of America’s most popular entertainers of all time, Bing Crosby starred in three of the year’s five highest-grossing films: The Bells of St. Mary’s, Blue Skies and Road to Utopia
In Britain
The American dance craze, the Jitterbug, sweeps Britain.
BBC Home Service radio broadcasts Alistair Cooke‘s Letter from America, the programme would continue until a few weeks before Cooke’s death in 2004
The television licence was introduced
The BBC Light Programme transmits the first episode of the daily radio magazine programme Woman’s Hour which is still on air today. The BBC also start the daily adventure serial Dick Barton – Special Agent
League football returns, having been suspended during World War II
Stevenage in Hertfordshire, is designated by the Attlee government as Britain’s first new town to relieve overcrowding and replace bombed homes in London. The new town is set to have around 60,000 residents once it is completed and the first homes are expected to be ready by 1952 and the town fully developed by the early 1960s. The town’s center-piece will be a revolutionary pedestrianised central shopping area
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