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...
News
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,...
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...
Tow Cars
‘Destroyed’ Ford F150 pick-up driven out of demolition site
Top Gear famously tested a Toyota Hilux to near destruction a few years ago, but now a Ford F150 has been put through a...
Travel
Is this the smallest caravan combo ever?
Downsizing when you can’t afford to run a full-size caravan and suitable tow car is one thing, but one contributor to the US Smart...
Caravans & Dealers
New Sprite brings glamour to entry-level
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...
Caravans & Dealers
New Coachman dealers for Suffolk and Wilts
COACHMAN CARAVANS HAS added two new dealers to the network as it looks to expand its sales capacity. Established dealers M & M Leisure (Haverhill)...
Caravans & Dealers
Another new Bailey for the NEC Show
HOT ON THE heels of the two new Unicorn layouts already announced, the prolific chaps at Bailey have managed to nail together another new...
Tow Cars
First pictures of striking new C4 Aircross
FRENCH CARMAKER CITROËN has announced the launch date for its new C4 Aircross compact SUV as the first half of 2012. The car will...
Tow Cars
Peugeot Partner Tepee: a fuss-free MPV
SOMETIMES IT PAYS to go beyond your first impressions. To my eyes, the Peugeot Partner Tepee looks as exciting as a teetotaler's Saturday night,...
Caravans & Dealers
National Stealth Service unveiled!
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...
Tow Cars
Winter tyres on test
IT MIGHT SEEM a little early to think of switching to winter tyres. As I write this, the sun is shining and the weather...
Caravans & Dealers
New Bailey Unicorns launch for NEC
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...
Caravans & Dealers
Venture Caravans Celebrates 40 Years
40 trees to be planted on site for each year in businessThis October, Northamptonshire based dealers, Venture Caravans, are celebrating 40 years in the...
Tow Cars
Highlights of the Frankfurt motor show
'BIG' DOESN'T BEGIN to do the Frankfurt motor show justice. It's like a small city devoted to all that's shiny and new in the...
Shows & Events
Don’t miss the Great North Caravan & Motorhome show!
THE POPULAR Great North Caravan & Motorhome show returns later this month, and its organisers say it’s bigger and better value than ever before....
Caravans & Dealers
Update: Swift and Sterling data in November Buyer’s Guide
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...
Shows & Events
TV star Ruth Madoc visits classic caravan rally
TV STAR Ruth Madoc was one of the main attractions at a recent historic caravan rally, although she had to compete with some classic...