Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Elddis Crusader
Crusader celebrates its 35th year in 2011 and it does it in some style, with big kit improvements and a refreshed interior. Elddis has...
News
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Buccaneer
There’s been something of a clearout in the Buccaneer lineup for 2011, with three tourers leaving the line up, and two new ones appearing. Elan,...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Elddis Xplore
The entry level Xplore was a compelling product last year, but the classy new Sprite line-up made it look a little unsophisticated. The 2011...
Shows & Events
NEC Outdoor Leisure Show announced for February ’11
If you plan to visit the Boat & Caravan Show at the NEC in February, you might want to extend your stay. Organisers Ocean...
Shows & Events
Catterick Caravans launches the Great North Caravan Show
North Yorkshire based dealer Catterick Caravans is celebrating the opening of its new £1m showroom with the launch of its own caravan show. The...
Tow Cars
Land Rover Discovery 4 is named Towcar Awards Winner
The UK-made Land Rover Discovery has been named the best towcar 2010 in the annual Towcar Awards, a coalition between experts from Practical Caravan,...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Bailey Unicorn
With Pegasus and Olympus models launched within the last year, Bailey has concentrated on the top end with its new models. The Unicorn is...
In The Magazine
Happy New Year! 2011 is here already
The first week of July every year is the start of the 2011. At least in the caravan market. This is when journalists, dealers and...
Travel
Site owner builds dog playground
Camping and Caravanning Club members with mischeivous dogs can get a great break and better behaved dog with a visit to the Lakeside Certificated...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravans: Stealth X-Class
Stealth has been listening. Following a high-profile entry to market at the October NEC 2009, Stealth has monitored the forums, the magazines and the...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravans: Stealth Q-Class
When asked what he’d learned after a year of building caravans, Managing director of Stealth Caravans Alex Murphy said ‘we’ve learned that there’s no...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Lunar Quasar and Ariva
Lunar Caravans has unveiled its plans for the 2011 Quasar and Ariva ranges. The entry level range gets a mild makeover inside and out which...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Lunar Lexon and Stellar
Lunar Caravans pulled the covers off the 2011 model year Lexon range. Comparing the line-ups from 2010, there are actually less floorplan changes than...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Lunar Delta
The luxurious Lunar Delta twin-axle range for 2011 is ready for the road. In terms of layouts, Delta remains with two floorplans. The RS fixed-bed...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Lunar Clubman
The changes to Lunar’s best selling Clubman range have been revealed. Clubman did brilliantly in 2010 and for 2011, the Preston-based manufacturer has been...
Caravans & Dealers
Auto Sleepers confirms caravan range
Legendary motorcaravan manufacturer Auto Sleepers has confirmed it will market a range of touring caravans for the first time in 2011. The Cotswold-based coachbuilder...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: AS Caravans
The first glimpse of the Auto Sleeper touring caravan line-up showed that these are very special tourers. Company CEO Geoff Scott said at the...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Adria Altea
Adria’s entry-level Altea range has added cutting edge style to lightweight practicality for 2011. A radical interior revamp has consigned the clever but dull interiors...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Adria Adora
Following a reshuffle by the Solvenian manufacturer, Adria’s Adora is now the top caravan range on offer in the UK. The biggest change is...
Tow Cars
Your essential guide to… Matching cars and caravans
There’s an art to getting the right tow car to match your caravan – or the other way round. Here’s how to do it
In The Magazine
Devil in the detail
One feature in the new Bailey Unicorn that I love is the kill switch for the lights. The switch is fitted to the side...
In The Magazine
Exciting times for top-end buyers
For the 2011 model year, every manufacturer is concentrating their efforts on the top end of their ranges. Elddis is making big changes to...
In The Magazine
VAT rise will focus the mind of new year buyers
The rise in VAT now confirmed for early 2011 will be a mixed blessing for the caravan market. On the one hand, I expect...
In The Magazine
Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
A ROUND TRIP of 1000 miles is a stern enough test of a towcar’s capability and comforts, but throw in some snow and mountain...
In The Magazine
Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
The Suzuki’s 13-pin electrics went on the blink recently, writes Stacie Pardoe. It was relieved of any towing duties this month while we got...
In The Magazine
Update: Skoda Superb SE 2.0 TDi 4×4
We haven’t had our Skoda Superb for long but nearly everyone on the team has towed with it, writes Alyson Warnock. No matter what...
In The Magazine
Update: 1986 Sprite Alpine C
It was hard deny that the little Sprite had a bit of a damp problem when travel editor Claudia managed to pull the rear...
In The Magazine
Update: 1986 Sprite Alpine C
After a weekend in the Sprite at Stowford Farm Meadows on the Reader Rally, it was obvious that there were some areas needing attention....
In The Magazine
Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
Despite the lack of serious towing duties this month, the Outlander has come into its own ferrying various members of the team around in...
Shows & Events
C&CC sites share £1m makeover
News storyThe Camping and Caravanning Club says owners of its franchised sites have spent over £1million on improvements for this season.
In The Magazine
Sprite Musketeer TD
This month the Sprite Musketeer TD joins our fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Since its launch last September we have had several opportunities to get...
In The Magazine
Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
Last time I towed with the Suzuki Grand Vitara I had our Sprite Musketeer TD on the back, writes Alyson Warnock. The Sprite was...
In The Magazine
Update: 1996 Volvo 850 SE
'Hello? Is that Mr Donnelly? It's about the MOT on your Volvo...' Volvos are above all, tough. Our one had clung on for a long...
In The Magazine
Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
When planning my trip to Somerset with the big Swift Charisma 550, I automatically reached for the S-Max keys, writes Alyson Warnock. For the...
In The Magazine
1996 Volvo 850 SE
Regular readers of the magazine may be familiar with our Volvo 850 towcar, but if you haven't been introduced, allow me to explain.
In The Magazine
Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
I towed an Elddis Xplore 544 to Suffolk for the travel feature to the East Anglian coast in April and quickly formed a few...
In The Magazine
Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
Mitsubishi is known for its high-performance towcars, writes Mark Bigault. My initial experience of our Outlander reinforces the brand’s credentials.
In The Magazine
Skoda Superb SE 2.0 TDi 4×4
There’s another new face on the Practical Caravan fleet, a Skoda Superb, writes Alyson Warnock. Ours is the four-wheel-drive model in SE trim, which...
In The Magazine
Update: Sprite Musketeer TD
The Musketeer sailed across to the Isle of Wight this month, its first outing since joining the fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Towing the lightweight...
In The Magazine
First thoughts on fleet’s new 4×4
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom on the A30...
In The Magazine
Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS SZ5
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month, writes Alyson Warnock. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom...
In The Magazine
Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS SZ5
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month, writes Alyson Warnock. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom...