VW Camper & Bus

Road trip: Cornwall

Long-term readers will know how much I loved my old Bay Window. As the former editor of Camper&Bus, it was more than just great content for the mag, it was a vehicle I adored, both camping in and driving. Sadly, it had to go during lockdown.

As much as I’d love to still have it in my garage, the simple truth of the matter is the money came in handy and it just wasn’t being used as much as it should have. The old Bay was simply too small, too slow and too low to fit the entire family in so it was sold on, and both myself and my partner Sophie instantly felt its loss.

Needing a tow

Whilst Soph’s boys are at the stage where they’re pretty much done with camping, we both felt that our three-year-old daughter was going to lose out. Sure, you might miss a few creature comforts whilst being out in the field, but there’s something magical about

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