MMM - The Motorhomers' Magazine

City breaks

Most people, when they think of motorhome breaks, instantly imagine campsites and fields, a slower pace of life, often surrounded by beautiful countryside. And that’s great, we love to kick back and chill out in a lovely campsite, but we also like to add other dimensions to our tours.

I’ve always enjoyed city breaks. I love exploring new architecture, eating new food and learning the history that has shaped a city, and even a wider country. I enjoy the hustle and bustle of other people going about their daily lives as I sit with a coffee (or wine), watching the world go by.

Free walking tours are a wonderful way to experience a new place. Experienced local guides lead groups of eager travellers on a gentle walk around their beloved city, the best ones recount tales of treason, murder and revolution. And at the end of an exciting day, I love coming back to my own home on wheels.

Over the last 15 years of motorhome ownership, and especially in more recent years as our boys have grown, we have used our motorhome as a base of some incredible European city breaks.

HOW WE FIND CITY PARKING

In the UK and Europe, we tend to use two main apps to find our park-ups and campsites.

is usually our first stop and, if that fails, we will turn to

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