Practical Motorhome

We enjoyed a trio of bank holidays in May of course, and I was delighted on one tour to Cornwall to see so many motorhomes on the road. Our pastime is bigger, better and more popular than ever before – let’s hope the glorious late-spring weather cont

The 31st edition of the popular France Passion guide is now available, and this year features 220 new destinations. France Passion is a national scheme that allows motorcaravanners to stay overnight at more than 2200 private stopover points across th

You’ll always want to cook al fresco on this versatile barbecue that lets you roast, smoke, grill and fry anything you fancy! It’s charcoal powered, dishwasher safe and weighs just 3.8kg. Price £169.99 Web lakeland.co.uk Make the most of your pitch w

■ Hire a ’van before splashing the cash, in case, for lots of reasons, you find the hobby is not for you ■ If it is for you, think long and hard about layout, but bear in mind that whichever floorplan you choose, it will be a compromise at some point

I’m looking forward to my forthcoming motorhome tour to the Outer Hebrides – only a few days to go before I’ll be setting off! Although the islands form part of the UK, to my mind they have always seemed far more distant. But today, with frequent fer

1 July 2023 Fans of all things equine will love this event in Abergavenny, South Wales, which includes shire horse and miniature horse shows. You can also enter your pooch in the on-the-day dog show. Don’t miss the sheep-herding, pony rides, classic

So, just over a decade after it first moved into producing coachbuilt motorhomes, Bailey is now expanding into van conversions as well (see opposite). This new development is not all that surprising, though, because in recent years, much of the actio

These are our most detailed tests – we spend at least one full day (usually more) inside each motorhome, to bring you our comprehensive verdict. The overall score is based on the opinion of multiple members of the team. Each issue we test new models

We’re slowly getting closer to some kind of normality as far as the availability of pre-owned motorhomes is concerned. New stock is starting to come through, and folk are offering vehicles as trade-ins. Autumn/winter is not too far off. These are the

When buying preowned, it’s easy to be swayed by a great layout and colour scheme, and a sales rep’s assertions that all is good, service history is great and belts have been changed “in accordance with schedules”. But we need to ask those difficult q

Buying a motorhome is a very big commitment. A used model can cost tens of thousands – so if you are spending that sort of money, you want to be sure you spend wisely. That’s where our Owner Satisfaction Survey comes in. This in-depth annual survey d

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Upgrades on KC, our latest motorhome, continue apace, and this time it was a relatively small job, but worthwhile all the same. I’ve added an NDS solar display to the system, so I can see exactly what’s going into the batteries. The display plugs int

Whether or not you have a tracking unit fitted to your motorhome, the chances are, you’ve heard of Phantom trackers. In October 2021, along with another local company, AMI, which deals with trackers for construction vehicles and plant, Phantom was ac

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