Tow Cars
Land Rover concepts point the way for new Defender
HOW DO YOU replace an icon? That's the question which Land Rover is grappling with as it designs a new 4x4 to replace the...
News
Shows & Events
New caravan maker to debut at Manchester
A BRAND NEW caravan manufacturer is debuting its range of touring caravans at the Manchester Show in January.
Travel
Time for a change at the Caravan Club
THE CARAVAN CLUB has recently renamed 13 of its sites to help members find them. The changes came about due to members feedback, with many...
Caravans & Dealers
Fire sale of remaining Discover Leisure stock
THE REMAINING ASSETS of caravan retailer Discover Leisure are being sold off is specially staged events this weekend.
Tow Cars
Can your sat-nav tell you how to get to Sesame Street?
I HAVE A love-hate relationship with sat-nav. When it works, it's a stress-saving miracle of modern technology. When it fails, you might as well...
In The Magazine
TV Review: Paul Merton’s Adventures
TV Review: Paul Merton’s Adventures Ep:4 In a caravan Channel 5, 9 November 2011 WHEN CARAVANNING AND maninsteam television broadcasts meet, it is usually a mixed...
Shows & Events
Paul Merton goes caravanning
Caravanning makes a mainstream TV appearance this evening, as funny man Paul Merton explores touring in his travel show on Channel 5.
Caravans & Dealers
Thetford offers free toilet fix kit
TOILET MANUFACTURER THETFORD has announced a free DIY fix for owners of vans fitted with its popular C-250 CWE unit. Thetford is reacting to...
Tow Cars
MPG: economical with the truth?
DOES YOUR CAR match its official economy figures in day-to-day driving? Probably not. Judging by the emails and letters I've had from readers of...
Shows & Events
Confirmed: No February show for NEC
AFTER MONTHS OF speculation, Ocean Media has announced that the 2012 Boat and Caravan show at Birmingham's NEC has been cancelled. The show, which...
Tow Cars
Video review: Kia Sedona 3 2.2 CRDi
KIA'S SEDONA MPV has long been a favourite of caravanners. High kerbweight, loads of space and sensibly priced, it has plenty to commend it.
Tow Cars
New Audi Q3: the 4×4 lightens up
I DROVE THE Range Rover Evoque a couple of weeks ago and came away very impressed. I've now had a chance to drive one...
Travel
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...
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,...