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Stratford without Shakespeare isn’t so bad

CARAVANNERS WHO HEADED to Stratford today, intending to explore Shakespeare’s haunts may have been confused by Warwickshire road signs that have the word ‘Shakespeare’...

Travel

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011. Are you feeling inspired?

THERE ARE SOME fantastic entries into the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards this year. Click here to see the photos

Caravans & Dealers

Discover Leisure: Elddis reassures customers

ELDDIS HAS CONFIRMED the choices available to existing Discover Leisure customers left devastated by the news of the company going into administration last week.

Caravans & Dealers

Elddis joins Bailey in post-NEC show price freeze

ELDDIS has become the latest manufacturer to impose a price freeze following last week's NEC show. The County Durham brand joins Bailey in maintaining its...

Travel

Hurry – Top 100 Sites 2012 voting closes on 31 October

THERE'S only a few days left to vote in the Practical Caravan Top 100 Sites 2012, so make sure you have your say before...

Parts & Accessories

‘The Story of Sprite’ available to pre-order

Sprite is the most famous name in British caravans and its story is told in a new book. 'The Story of Sprite Caravans' is a...

In The Magazine

Police request help to find missing Bailey

POLICE ARE ASKING caravanners to keep 'em peeled for a very distinctive caravan which was recently stolen. The Bailey Ranger 620/6 six-berth tourer was...

Travel

Bellamy backs Forest Holiday sites

FOREST HOLIDAYS CAMPSITES' reputation for being green has been further enhanced with a strong showing in the David Bellamy Conservation Awards. The awards are...

Tow Cars

First pictures of new BMW 3 Series

A FEW YEARS back we tested a BMW 330d at the Towcar Awards. Of the 50 or so cars on test none was quicker...

In The Magazine

Amphibious van? It’s nothing new

At the Dusseldorf Caravan Salon show, the Sealander amphibious caravan was creating waves. In fact, we talked about it a while ago. Interesting idea,...

Caravans & Dealers

Discover Leisure: Bailey clarifies customer position

BAILEY CARAVANS HAS produced a list of dealers and service centres for former customers of Discover Leisure. Discover, the UK's largest caravan dealer group went...

Shows & Events

Competition winners picked

NAMES OF THE winning readers of our latest magazine competitions have been pulled from the hat. One lucky reader wins a Coleman Fold'n Go stove...

In The Magazine

Update: 2011 Peugeot 3008 HDi 112 Exclusive

WE TOLD YOU a couple of weeks ago that a shiny new Peugeot 3008 would be joining our fleet. Well, it's here, and we...

Caravans & Dealers

Discover Leisure calls in administrators

MORE NEWS IS expected to emerge this week on the fate of caravan and motorhome dealer group Discover Leisure. Discover Leisure, the UK's largest dealer...

Shows & Events

Stunning sales performance at industry show

THE CARAVAN INDUSTRY toasted a successful Motorhome and Caravan Show at Birmingham’s NEC with sales performance that defied the gloom in the wider economic...

Caravans & Dealers

Jenko’s verdict on the 2012 Sprite

THERE ARE FEW people better qualified than our own Andrew Jenkinson to give a verdict on the 2012 Sprite. Jenko is what could commonly...

Travel

Live the dream. Buy a site!

IF YOU'D LIKE to make caravanning a career, property specialists Colliers International might have the perfect option for you.

Tow Cars

4×4 prices on the rise

PRICES FOR USED 4x4s tend to be seasonal, with values rising over the winter months. According to the auction house BCA, this winter's increase...

Caravans & Dealers

2012 Sprite – Prices announced

THE NEW SPRITE is the best looking entry level range on the market but if the prices aren't right, looks alone would not be...

Caravans & Dealers

Watch our review of the Stealth Concordia Tranquility

STEALTH CARAVANS launches its new Concordia range at the NEC show this week. The three-model line-up is a whole-hearted attempt to move into the...

Caravans & Dealers

IH Monopod creates a stir

SHOW VISITORS EXPECTING something special at the NEC show need look no further than the IH Motorhomes stand. That's where the IH Monopod is...

Caravans & Dealers

Bailey Pegasus II Rimini video review

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...

Caravans & Dealers

Sprite Lite – Prices announced

SPRITE HAS REVEALED the pricing of it's new range of sub-entry level tourers - the Lite range which launched at Birmingham's NEC today. The...

Caravans & Dealers

Elddis unveils new Avante for NEC show

ELDDIS HAS PULLED out all the stops to ensure that it has all the bases covered at the NEC show, by adding another new...

Caravans & Dealers

Sprite Lite 2 – Video review

SPRITE LITE LAUNCHED today at the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC, but if you can't wait to get to Birmingham to have...

Caravans & Dealers

Bailey Pegasus II Rimini video review

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...

Caravans & Dealers

Sprite Lite: Exclusive first details

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...

Caravans & Dealers

Tourer of the Year Awards 2012

IN THE GRAND setting of the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey, the great and good of the caravan industry assembled to hear the results...

Trees planted for Venture Caravans' 40th anniversary

Parts & Accessories

Venture Caravans celebrates 40 years in the business

VENTURE CARAVANS recently concluded its 40th anniversary celebrations. The Daventry-based dealership celebrated the milestone by planting one tree for each year it has been...

Shows & Events

7 things to see at the NEC

IT'S TIME FOR the UK's biggest caravan show and lots of you will be planning a visit. But the NEC is a big old barn,...

Caravans & Dealers

2012 Sterling Eccles Sport 636 video review

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...

Travel

Reader Rally Loire – A video tour!

I JUST RETURNED from a great Practical Caravan / Select Sites Reader Rally in the Loire Valley. We'll have a full report on all...

Tow Cars

New Range Rover Evoque driven

YOU MAY HAVE read that Victoria Beckham is working on a special edition of the new Range Rover Evoque. Mention this marketing puffery to...

Shows & Events

Congratulations to our NEC show ticket winners!

WE'RE PLEASED TO announce who bagged a pair of tickets to the Motorhome & Caravan Show 2011, in our ticket competition that closed last...

Caravans & Dealers

A spin on an old classic

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...