Caravans & Dealers

AT THE NEC show, the Bailey Pegasus II Rimini is too busy to get in, so we've prepared an armchair tour of this fixed-single...

IF YOU'VE BEEN yearning for an affordable, basic level caravan that you can tow behind an ordinary car, your prayers may just have been...

WITH THE NEC show about to kick off, what better time to watch a video review of a brand new model? The Sterling Eccles Sport...

THE ASTRONAUTS' CARAVAN Ride was spotted at the recent Great Henham Steam Fair, Suffolk and Practical Motorhome's Gentleman Jack Bancroft couldn't resist taking a...

AFTER SPENDING A morning looking at the 2012 Sprite, we can confirm that Swift Group's entry level line-up is in very good shape indeed...

COACHMAN CARAVANS HAS added two new dealers to the network as it looks to expand its sales capacity. Established dealers M & M Leisure (Haverhill)...

HOT ON THE heels of the two new Unicorn layouts already announced, the prolific chaps at Bailey have managed to nail together another new...

STEALTH CARAVANS HAS announced it now has three UK centres for getting servicing work completed on its range of charismatic touring caravans. The Bedford-based...

Bailey Caravans has boosted its Unicorn range ahead of the forthcoming NEC show. The Bristol-based manufacturer has added two new island-bed layouts to its...

40 trees to be planted on site for each year in businessThis October, Northamptonshire based dealers, Venture Caravans, are celebrating 40 years in the...

THANKS TO reader Paul Smith for pointing out that the MiRO and MTPLM figures for Swift and Sterling vans in the November issue's Buyers...

Lunar Caravans has added four new dealers, making it easier than ever to see its premium, lightweight tourers.

It's been a tough year for new caravan sales, but Lunar has enjoyed another season where it has increased market share. Not content to...

IT'S A BIG year for Elddis, with massive changes to the Crusader range and a comprehensive makeover for the Xplore models too. List prices...

BAILEY CARAVANS HAS announced the pricing for the new Olympus II models and a range-wide price rise on the rest of the portfolio. The...

BAILEY CARAVANS HAS boosted its retailer network adding three new sites. These additions to the network boost the total number of UK dealers to...

IT'S BEEN A productive year for Bailey, with new launches (Orion and Unicorn) and a revamp (Pegasus). The Bristol-based manufacturer rounds off a busy...

PASTICHE AND VIP models always echo each other when it comes to the seasonal updates and that is very much the case here. For...

THERE ARE ONLY two models of Laser in the Coachman line-up for 2012, but apart from sharing layouts with last year’s 640/4 and 655/6,...

GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'VE come to expect the expected from Coachman when it comes to launching new models. That’s why the 2012 Pastiche was such...

BUCCANEER IS SYNONAMOUS with plush and luxury, but the 2011 model didn't really hit the mark. A major makeover for 2012 has really moved...

NOT MUCH WAS wrong with the 2011 Quasar models aside from the fact they were a little bit…boring. Happily though, a sunny refresh of...

IT SOMETIMES FEELS that the Lexon is the forgotten piece in the Lunar jigsaw but it’s had a lot of changes for 2012.There are...

THE LUNAR DELTA is an all new layout, the FB, which we showed you last month. For those of you who missed that, the FB...

AFTER A SIGNIFICANT makeover last season, it’s little surprise that Avante got a relatively mild makeover for 2012. Outside, the smart white...

COMPARED TO THE rest of the Elddis line-up, it was a quiet year for Odyssey. The range now sits at four models, ...

OVER THE LAST two years, the Xplore range has grown into a clever range that outpoints the aging Sprite line-up and offers a more...

OVER RECENT SEASONS, the Crusader range has slipped back in the desirability stakes compared to rivals but the comprehensive 2012 update has gone...

BOTH TOP-END Swift Group ranges benefit from minor improvements to their luxury specification for next season. Al-Ko ATC becomes standard-fit, there’s facelifted Al-Ko hitch...

THERE ARE NO big changes in either range for 2012 – just tweaks to standard specification and design. The highlights are Al-Ko ATC, updated...

SWIFT GROUP builds on the momentum from last year’s show-stealing upgrades with more bold improvements. The biggest changes are in the entry level, where...

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE of Practical Caravan magazine is in the shops now, but if the rain is putting you off a wander to WHSmith,...

THE NUMBER OF caravans being stolen from petrol and service stations rose steeply in 2010 according insurance specialists Caravan Guard. The insurer reports that...

FEW READERS WILL have heard of Comanche tourers and fewer still will have owned one. But now you have the chance to buy a...

AIRSTREAM HAS WHIPPED the covers off the stunning new version of its flagship model – the International 684. The Series 2 builds on the...

POLICE ARE WARNING caravan buyers looking at imported tourers to be vigilant due to a surge in stolen vans flooding the UK. The warning comes...

LUNAR CARAVANS has made it easier for potential customers to find where specific demonstrator caravans are located. Accessed via the right-hand panel on the Lunar...

BAILEY CARAVANS IS acting quickly to get to the bottom of a safety problem with its luxury Unicorn range.The Bristol-based manufacturer was shocked by...

NORFOLK-BASED DEALER Greentrees Adventure Stores has opened the doors of its impressive new repair facility in Dereham.The dedicated bodyshop is capable of completing major...

BREAKDOWN INSURANCE FOR mobility scooters is not easy to invent interesting adverts for, but Environmental Transport Association (ETA) seems to have managed it. If a...

NOT-FOR-PROFIT TYRE safety organisation Tyresafe has released its updated caravan tyre leaflet today. Technical discussions were held with both tyre manufacturers and caravan manufacturers...