Joe Elliot, the lead singer of Def Leppard, has said his childhood holidays involved going caravanning in Wales.

The vocalist described the family holidays as "great" despite saying the only entertainments they used to have was Scrabble when in rained, reports The Observer.

He said the first holiday was to a static caravan in Wales and his family regularly frequented caravan parks around Anglesey.

Regaling more of this holidays when he was younger the singer said one in Skegness was also a high point, with it being the first without his parents, the newspaper reports.

He described the trip away as preparing him for life on the road with his band.

Def Leppard are an English rock band who began their career in the 1980s, having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since then.

Caravans and motorhomes have been championed by a number of celebrities, including rugby player Jason Robinson, MP Margaret Beckett and Dame Kelly Holmes.

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