Bailey Unicorn takes to the sky

Visitors to London stared at the sky in astonishment last week as Bailey of Bristol winched one of its new Unicorn caravans into the air – pitching it for the night atop One New Change, a shopping centre in the heart of the capital.

The pitch promised the most stunning view in the UK, with the van’s front windows overlooking the iconic dome of St Paul’s Cathedral.

The Unicorn Vigo caravan, which weighs 1430kg, was craned onto the rooftop of the One New Change building in Central London on Sunday, to celebrate the boom in staycations and caravan sales during the COVID pandemic.

Bailey invited caravanners to visit the Unicorn in its temporary position on Wednesday, giving them the opportunity to see the Vigo – one of seven models in the all-new Unicorn Series 5 range – for themselves.

You can find out more about the new Unicorn range by visiting Bailey’s website; you can also watch a time lapse video of the Unicorn being winched into position.

SarahWakely

Sarah is Editor-in-chief of Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome, and started camping before she could remember, with trips away in the family’s aged Sprite Alpine caravan. After beginning her journalism career in car magazines, she became Deputy editor of Practical Motorhome in 2006, before also joining sister brand Practical Caravan in 2013. Over the years she’s toured across the UK and Europe, including to Iceland, Romania, Spain and the Faroe Islands. Highlights include a gastronomic tour of northern Italy, a week-long tour of the NC500, and almost missing a ferry from France after failing to find out when the site gates were unlocked. Wherever she goes, she’s always planning her next adventure... Sarah regularly posts on the Practical Caravan Facebook and Twitter feeds; you'll find her own Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/sarahwakers.