If you’re looking to buy a tourer, it’s worth doing your research and finding out about the different makes of caravan that are out there. If you find the sheer number of names out there bewildering, we’ve rounded up the best caravan brands out there. Whether you’re looking for a classic Swift, an American Airstream or a smart Bailey, we’ve got you covered.
We’ve been able to create this list by using the results of our Owner Satisfaction Awards. Voted for by the readers of Practical Caravan and members of The Camping and Caravanning Club, these give us an insight into how caravanners have got on when buying their caravans. They present an in-depth and accurate picture of the market and identify the makes of caravans that are offering a standout customer service and buying experience. Each category sees Gold Awards given out for a score of 80%+, while Silver Awards are won for scores of 60%+.
Our most recent results come from the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025, with the results announced on 18th February 2025. We received 2,421 completed surveys, which may mark a decrease from the total of 4,660 received for the 2024 Awards, but still offers a comprehensive view of the industry and represents over £58 million spent on caravans.
We also used the Practical Caravan Awards to create this list. Here, our expert judging panel uses our combined decades of experience within the industry to select the standout tourers across a wide range of categories, judging the latest releases on the market to pick out the best caravans. This takes into account factors such as the practicalities of the layout and the value for money provided.
In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about the best caravan brands, whether you’re thinking of buying a tourer on the new or used market.
What is the best caravan make?
Coachman can lay claim to being the best caravan manufacturer, having been named the Best Overall Manufacturer at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025, an accolade that is all the more impressive as it is now the third year in a row that it has achieved the feat.
This year’s performance saw the brand achieve a total of 81.9% in the Best Caravan Manufacturer (New and Pre-Owned) category, with the Hull-based brand’s achievement emphasised by the fact it was the only one to score high enough to secure a Gold Award in the category.
Coachman also led the way in the Best Manufacturer: Pre-owned Caravans category thanks to a score of 83%, while a total of 81.4% saw the maker achieve a Gold Award in the Best Manufacturer: New Caravans category, narrowly missing out on first place to Adria’s total of 81.8%.
Makes of caravan
Adria
Airstream
Bailey
Buccaneer
Camperlands
Coachman
Elddis
Eriba
Freedom
Go-Pod
Hobby
Knaus
Lunar
Mink
Swift
Xplore
Weinsberg
The best caravan manufacturers are:
Adria
Address: Drury Drive, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1WH 01787 888980 www.adria.co.uk
- 2 x Gold Award winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025, including being named the Best Manufacturer: New Caravans
- 2 x Gold Award winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024, including being named Best Manufacturer: New Caravans
- 2 x Gold Award winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023, including being named Best Pre-Owned Caravan Manufacturer
The UK is Adria’s key market for the caravans it produces. The Slovenian company must be doing something right because it has a larger footprint in this country than any other continental manufacturer. Adria is also a regular Gold Award winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards, including being named the Best Pre-Owned Caravan Manufacturer in 2023. The Slovenian maker notably received the accolade of being named Best Manufacturer: New Caravans in both 2024 and 2025 too.
The make of caravans has its credentials further emphasised with its performance in the Practical Caravan Awards. It’s won the best four berth caravan category twice in recent years, most recently through the updated Adria Altea Dart at the 2023 Awards.
For the 2025 season, the brand has kept the same four ranges – the Altea, the Alpina, the Adora and the Action. However, it has made changes to the exteriors to differentiate each range, and there are also different scatter cushions which coordinate with the upholstery.
The Alpina range, which includes the Adria Alpina Colorado and the Rio Grande (both of which were highly commended at the Practical Caravan Awards 2025), has had minor spec upgrades to now come with a 120W solar panel and an Al-Ko secure lock. The Action range continues as a single model.
Airstream
Address: Lowdham Road, Gunthorpe, Nottingham NG14 7GS 0115 966 3838 www.lowdhams.com
These famous American caravans with their distinctive silver exteriors have been through quite a few changes in distribution in the UK in recent years, after Adventure Leisure Vehicles stopped importing them. They are now exclusively sold through Lowdhams.
Bailey
Address: South Liberty Lane, Bristol BS3 2SS 0117 966 5967 www.baileyofbristol.co.uk
- 1 x Gold Award, 2 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025
- 1 x Gold Award, 1 x Silver Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 1 x Gold Award, 2 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
Bailey is one of Britain’s biggest caravan manufacturers and prides itself on its innovation. An example is the 2009 introduction of its Alu-Tech construction system, which sees strong and rigid aluminium frames used to create robust tourers. In recent years, the brand has been improving its models with even larger front windows, as well as adding more 8ft-wide caravans.
The brand celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024, launching a six-model Phoenix GT75 range to mark the occasion. This included the six-berth Bailey Phoenix GT75 762, a tourer which proved popular with our judges at the Practical Caravan Awards 2024 as it was our pick of the family tourers. The GT75 420 was selected as the standout 2 berth caravan too. The Pegasus Grande GT75 range was also released to mark the 75th anniversary, an updated version of the Pegasus Grande.
For 2025, the maker is offering five ranges, including the Alicanto Deluxe and the Unicorn Deluxe ranges. The Pegasus Grande GT75, Phoenix GT75 and Discovery ranges continue too.
The manufacturer’s success in our Awards has been a recurring theme in recent years – Bailey was shortlisted for 11 categories at the Practical Caravan Awards 2022, as well as winning one through the Pegasus Grande SE Ancona. The Alicanto Grande Evora had a dominating display at the Practical Caravan Awards 2023 too, winning a category and being shortlisted for a further three.
The 2025 Awards saw Bailey top two categories – the Unicorn Deluxe Madrid was our pick of the best caravan for families, while the Alicanto Deluxe Alvor was named the standout caravan for seasonal pitches.
Bailey is also a regular at the Owner Satisfaction Awards, winning Gold and Silver Awards each year.
Buccaneer
Address: Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham 0371 964 2113 buccaneer-rv.co.uk
Originally founded in 1969, Buccaneer is a brand that has become synonymous with luxury. After being purchased by Elddis in 1998, it moved to the Consett, County Durham plant, before subsequently becoming a member of the Erwin Hymer Group in 2017.
Caravans are currently produced across five ranges, the Aruba, the Barracuda, the Bermuda, the Commodore and the Cruiser – all are 8ft-wide.
The Bermuda was a winner at the Practical Caravan Awards 2022, where we were impressed by how its high level of kit made it seem like excellent value for money, despite its price tag – an indication of why this is one of the most luxurious caravan brands.
Another model that impressed us in recent years when we reviewed it was the Buccaneer Commodore, a four-berth twin-axle that we thought would be ideal for a seasonal pitch. The Aruba was also highly commended at the recent Practical Caravan Awards 2025.
Camperlands
Address: Leestone Rd, Sharston Industrial Area, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 4RN www.camperlands.co.uk
It was only in recent years that Camperlands entered the world of caravan manufacturing – it was previously a name more associated with camping accessories and awnings. However, it has now added tiny tourers to its repertoire. Its first foreway was the Campmaster, subsequently renamed the Lightweight following the addition of the King.
Last year, the brand added the Campmaster Duo too, a budget tourer but one with decent storage and road clearance that subsequently made the shortlist three times at the Practical Caravan Awards 2024.
Coachman
Address: Amsterdam Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull HU7 0XF www.coachman.co.uk
- Best Overall Manufacturer at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023, 2024, 2025
- 3 x Gold Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025 including being named Best Manufacturer: Pre-owned Caravans
- 2 x Gold Awards, 1 x Silver Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 3 x Gold Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
After launching in 1986 with four layouts, Coachman was the only UK caravan manufacturer to focus solely on tourers until 2022, when the brand moved into the motorhome sphere following a takeover from Swedish motorhome brand Kabe. It is the only UK brand to include Alde wet heating systems in all of its models.
The brand has been a serial winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards, with Coachman achieving the impressive accolade of being voted the best caravan manufacturer for three consecutive years.
For the 2025 season, the brand is offering four ranges – the five-model Acadia range, the five-model VIP range, the six-model Laser Xtra range and the three-model Lusso range. This has seen the streamlining of what had previously been the separate Laser and Laser Xcel ranges to now produce Laser Xtras, all of which are 8ft-wide and, with the exception of the 545 and 575, all twin-axles.
The Acadia range has also been revamped, with two new models added.
Following the brand’s achievements at the Owner Satisfaction Awards, it is not surprising that Coachman has also been a repeat winner at the Practical Caravan Awards, with two categories won at the most recent 2025 Awards. This includes the Coachman Lusso III, a new addition to the high-end range and recipient of the best luxury caravan title, while the Acadia 675 Xtra was our pick of the four-berths. Two further tourers were also highly commended, including the Acadia 460.
Coachman’s credentials are further enhanced by winning two categories at each of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Practical Caravan Awards, with winners including the VIP 540 Xtra in 2022, the Coachman Laser Xcel 855 in 2023 and the Laser 665 Xtra in 2024.
Elddis
Address: Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham 0371 964 2113, www.elddis.co.uk
- 3 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025
- 2 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 3 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
Dating back to 1964, Elddis is another caravan brand that, like Buccaneer and Xplore, comes under the Erwin Hymer Group UK umbrella, following its takeover in 2017.
The manufacturer, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2024, produces three ranges, the Affinity, Avanté, and the Crusader, with models made in County Durham.
For the 2025 season, the Avanté range features six models, including the Avanté 520, which has the largest washroom Elddis has ever designed.
Both Affinity and Avanté tourers now have updated exterior styling to bring them more in line with the Crusaders, as well as a new front lounge, complete with a redesigned sunroof, and revamped washrooms. The Crusader lineup is largely unchanged, except it is available with an optional 60th-anniversary Diamond Edition Pack.
Elddis is a regular contender at the Practical Caravan Awards, appearing on the shortlist seven times in the 2022 event and once in the 2023 Awards. The maker also saw its vans make the shortlist four times at the Practical Caravan Awards 2025, including twice through the Avanté 520.
Another name that is associated with Erwin Hymer UK is Compass – however, the brand was dropped for the 2024 season. Instead, the majority of dealers who previously sold Compass models now have Xplore tourers on their forecourts, with others having Elddis models instead.
Eriba
Address: Holzstrasse 19, D-88339 Bad Waldsee, Germany www.eriba.com/en
- Best Manufacturer: Pre-owned Caravans at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 1 x Gold Award winner at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
Famous for its miniature caravans with pop-up roofs, Eriba, which is Hymer’s caravan brand, produces very luxurious (and heavy) conventional tourers, such as the Eriba Touring 820, a model we shortlisted at the Practical Caravan Awards 2023.
For 2025, the caravan manufacturer introduced the Touring 620, a bigger tourer than you perhaps might expect from Eriba, due to its rear lounge and front kitchen. It certainly impressed, with the van winning the best caravan for couples at the Practical Caravan Awards 2025 and being highly commended in two other categories.
This followed on from two new layouts introduced for 2024, the Touring 642 and the Touring 630, which come with fixed single beds and a rear transverse bed, respectively. 2024 also saw the introduction of the special edition Eriba Touring 530, which comes in “Nugget Gold”, “Tango Red” and “Harbour Blue”.
Freedom
Address: Main Road, Little Haywood, Stafford. Staffordshire ST18 0TR 01889 883088 www.freedomcaravans.com
A niche operation, Freedom has been selling ultra-lightweight and budget Polish-built caravans in the UK since 1984.
The manufacturer has been a regular on the shortlist at the Practical Caravan Awards. One of its best-selling models since then has been the Freedom Jetstream Twin Sport, a tiny tourer that we shortlisted three times at the Practical Caravan Awards 2022.
A tourer from another of the brand’s ranges, the Freedom Carpento 410, was shortlisted twice at the Practical Caravan Awards 2023 too, thanks to its retro style and lightweight build.
More recently, the Freedom Wayfarer Quad was highly commended in our budget tourer category at the 2025 Awards.
Go-Pod
Address: Red Lion Caravans Ltd., Southport, Lancashire PR8 5LF, 01704 889973 www.go-pods.co.uk
Go-Pod is a manufacturer known for its micro tourers, coming with a one-piece monocoque design that helps prevent water ingress from taking hold – they are also so lightweight that many people can move them by hand too. The brand has been a regular on our shortlists for the Practical Caravan Awards in recent years, appearing five times since the Practical Caravan Awards 2022.
Hobby
Address: Bradshaw Ln, Greenhalgh, Preston PR4 3HQ, 01772 737273 www.hobby-caravans.co.uk
German company Hobby specialises in innovative and eye-catching tourers. These include the PRESTIGE, Scandinavian-inspired Maxia, the more conventional Excellent, and the Beachy range, the latter of which is a cross between a caravan and a campervan.
Despite launching on the Continent, the range initially failed to pass UK fire standards, but the issue has now been resolved following the addition of fire-retardant upholstery. The caravan brand eventually debuted two Beachy caravans at the 2023 October NEC Show, including the Hobby Beachy 360.
It recently added the 420+ to its lineup, a tourer which is a sister van to the Beachy 450, and one which has an optional multi-functional wall and additional bunkbed.
Knaus
Address: Helmut-Knaus-Strasse 1, D-94118, Jandelsbrunn, Geremany 00 49 08583 211 www.knaus.com/en-uk
- Named Best New Caravan Manufacturer at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
German brand Knaus has been gaining some publicity with highly innovative caravans like the Sport & Fun and the Travelino. Then there’s the ‘self healing’ Azur 500EU – if it gets scratched by a passing tree, it should repair itself as long as it’s left out in the sun, with grinding and polishing for more serious scratches.
The 2025 season saw the introduction of its eco-friendly CleanFlex system, an innovative self-contained unit that doesn’t require water or chemicals to work, saving plenty of space in the process. Other changes have seen updates to the Sport range, including refreshed interiors and exteriors that now come with Cateye Evolution II tail lights on the rear panels.
For the 2024 season, the brand launched its Yaseo caravan, an all-electric space-saving model which can be towed by lighter vehicles thanks to its reduced size. This saw the incorporation of the FoldXpand seen in the maker’s motorhomes to give the Yaseo 500 DK a larger front without increasing its length.
Lunar Caravans
Address: N/A
- 1 x Gold Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025
- 1 x Gold Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 1 x Gold Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
This caravan manufacturer ceased to operate in 2019, but after 50 years of trading, it has built up a loyal fanbase. It produced around 3,000 tourers a year, and its popularity continues nowadays on the secondhand tourer scene, with the brand regularly achieving a Gold Award in our pre-owned manufacturer category at the Owner Satisfaction Awards.
Mink
Address: www.minkcampers.co.uk
The brand that originates in Iceland and makes its vans in Latvia specialises in teardrops that are certain to turn heads on the road.
There are currently three ranges – the Mink S, the brand’s first tourer, the Mink X, and has also launched the all-electric Mink-E, an innovative van with an MTPLM of 550kg that has been designed specifically for electric tow cars.
Swift
Address: Dunswell Road, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 4JX 01482 875740 www.swiftgroup.co.uk
- 1 x Gold Award, 2 x Silver Awards at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2025
- 1 x Gold Award, 1 x Silver Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2024
- 1 x Gold Award, 2 x Silver Award at the Owner Satisfaction Awards 2023
Over the years, the mighty Swift Group has acquired a range of other brands, including Eccles and Sprite, which remains a highly popular budget make within the extensive Swift stable. The brand makes caravans, motorhomes, campervans and holiday homes.
The manufacturer ran a TV ad campaign in 2023, the first time since the early 1970s that someone in the sector has invested in one.
Swift produces nine ranges in total: Sprite, Sprite Compact, Sprite Grande, Sprite Exclusive, Challenger, Challenger Grande, Basecamp, Elegance Grande, and, newly launched for 2025, Sprite Exclusive.
The Sprite Exclusive has taken the place of previous Sprite-based dealer specials and is only being sold through existing dealers. Each model in the range, which includes the Swift Sprite Alpine 4 Exclusive, comes with ATC as standard, a 100W solar panel, and features such as a wireless charging pad and a four-inch touchscreen panel.
Look out too for the Basecamp, which is aimed at active outdoor types. For the new season, it comes with a radio as standard and 17-inch alloys, among other changes.
The Elegance Grande range has also been refreshed, with new features including an updated exterior and 17-inch alloy wheels, while Challengers now offer a thicker work surface in the kitchen and an extractor fan.
The manufacturer is a regular contender at the Practical Caravan Awards, most recently at the 2025 edition, where Swift took the best 6 berth caravan category thanks to the Sprite Exclusive Major 6 TD. The caravan maker also had an impressive seven tourers receive highly commended status in other categories.
This followed the success seen at the 2024 Awards, where Swift took the title of best four berth caravan at the Practical Caravan Awards 2024, in the process breaking Adria’s two year winning streak in the category. The brand won a further category and also had tourers shortlisted in another four categories.
Three category wins followed in both 2023 and 2022 too, with eight tourers shortlisted in the former and seven in the latter.
Xplore
Address: Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham 0371 964 2113 xplore-rv.co.uk
The last of Erwin Hymer UK’s three brands, Xplore is a budget-friendly make of caravan that offers great value for money. For the 2025 season, the manufacturer has revamped its vans with the aim of appealing to a younger audience, and now offers the XC Lite, the XC Duo and the XC Quad.
These changes have proved a successful formula for Xplore, with the manufacturer winning two categories at the 2025 Practical Caravan Awards – the XC Lite was our pick of the budget caravans on the market, repeating the feat of the 304 in 2024. The XC Duo secured a title too, being named the best two berth caravan.
Weinsberg
Address: Helmut-Knaus-Strasse 1, D-94118, Jandelsbrunn, Geremany 00 49 08583 211 www.weinsberg.com
Weinsberg is Knaus’s budget brand, providing a stronger focus on family layouts and family-friendly interiors. It’s proved a successful combination, with Weinsberg winning two categories since the Practical Caravan Awards 2022, including through the Weinsberg CaraOne 400 LK at the 2023 Awards. In the 2025 season, the caravan make is offering the CaraOne, the CaraOne Edition [HOT] and the CaraCito.
Where can I see the best caravan manufacturers?
There are UK shows you can visit where you can see a wide variety of caravans from many of the manufacturers covered here, and all in one place. The two biggest happen at Birmingham’s NEC, with the larger show in October when the season’s new models are launched. This year, it will be running from 14th-19th October. A smaller one is also held earlier in the year, with the 2025 event running from 18th-23rd February.
A show is also held at Glasgow’s SECC at around the same time for those north of the border – in 2026, it will be held between 5th-8th February. There is also a smaller show at EventCity in Manchester, which will be running from 15th-18th January 2026.
Read more about the best caravan manufacturers in our caravan reviews section, where we provide impartial reviews of the latest releases.
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