With the Practical Caravan Awards 2023 edging ever closer, we’re delighted to be revealing the best caravan accessory categories, in association with Compass, that will be featuring this year.

Making sure you have the right items for your van will play a huge part in not only enhancing your touring experience, but also making your life easier on your way to the campsite, once you reach your destination, and also during the off season.

That’s where the Practical Caravan Awards come in. We’re here to help you make those crucial buying decisions, as we use our combined decades of industry experience to select the standout products on the market.

The Awards will be starting on 26th September, and will see our judges select the items that will allow you to get the most from your adventures on the road and also during the off season, as we reveal our shortlist for each category, as well as an overall winner. Whether it’s the right product to get your tourer back to its sparkling best or the awning that will help you achieve some valuable extra space on tour, we’re here to help.

We’ll also be revealing the shortlists for each category over the coming days, so be sure to check back to see which products our judging panel have picked out.

The best caravan accessory categories are:

Best caravan cleaner

We’ll be revealing the standout cleaning products to help you get your pride and joy back to its brilliant best.

Shortlisted this year are:

  • Autoglym Caravan & Motorhome Cleaner
  • Rhino Goo! Caravan and Motorhome Cleaner
  • Silky Cream Cleaner
  • Fenwick Caravan Cleaner
  • Autoglym Interior Shampoo
  • Dirtbusters Premium Caravan Motorhome Wash & Wax with Carnauba Wax
  • Bilt Hamber Auto Wheel
  • Care-avan Caravan Shampoo
  • MB14 Caravan & Motorhome Cleaner

Best caravan sat nav

Picking the right device will be a key component in successfully navigating from A to B, so you can rest assured that you will experience a smooth journey to the campsite.

Best caravan cover

Whether you’re driving to your touring destination or want to protect your van from the weather during the off season, a cover will be the thing for you.

Best caravan motor mover

A motor mover can make manoeuvring your caravan into position a much easier proposition.

Best caravan accessory

Picking out the right touring accessories can really enhance your touring experience. We’ll be doing the hard work for you and selecting the must-have products.

Best caravan bike rack 

If you like cycling on tour, you’ll need to make sure you can safely transport your bike to the campsite. That’s where the selecting the right rack comes in.

Best caravan awning

An awning is a great way of achieving some valuable extra space when you’re at your campsite. We’re on hand to help you pick out the one for you.

We’ll be announcing the winners from 26th September.


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