Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2025 i Campervan

It’s been a busy few weeks at Campervan HQ. After a visit to Denmark to meet awning and accessories specialist, Outwell, I spent a few days at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, Europe’s biggest leisure vehicle show. You can see some of what we saw on our news pages in this issue. A few days later we held our annual judging days for the upcoming Out & About Live Campervan Awards. Remember, you can vote for your own favourite campervan converter and your best-loved campsite on our website. I then grabbed a few days for a whirlwind, 900-mile campervan road trip around northern Europe. My eldest and I managed to cram in visits to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. It wasn’t exactly relaxing, but was great fun! If you’re…

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1 Laika Kosmo Supremo If you’re bored with bland grey and white’vans, the new Kosmo Supremo from Laika might be your thing. Available in burnt orange, light blue and dark green, they certainly stand out and the leather interior upholstery looks the part, too. 2 Bürstner Habiton Bürstner’s new camper, the Habiton, comes in funky colours, too – including this fetching minty green. But it offers lots more than just good looks. The innovative design includes a unique sliding washroom and moveable travel seats, which can be easily pushed along a floor rail, allowing you to create more bedroom space or more lounge space depending on what you need. 3 Dovra Rig X-610 From Sweden comes the luxurious Dovra Rig X-610, a 4x4 camper that combines rugged off-road capability with…

Pilote says it has reinvented its panel van range for 2026 with comfort, innovation and streamlined design as the watchwords. One model that has received particular attention is the V630J, the single bed layout in Fiat’s longest (6.36m) Ducato. Like the whole Vega range, the V630J receives revised seating, designed to offer enhanced support with automotive-style materials in grey fabric or a mix of fabric and faux leather in either grey or black. Isofix becomes standard. Overhead lockers now include soft backlighting and a continuous run of LEDs, while a full-height walk-through into the cab is now also part of the standard spec. Diesel heating means that gas is now only used for cooking, so the gas locker is reduced to cater for one small cylinder and, further increasing off-grid…

Snowdonia is a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts, especially those who enjoy the more active pursuits. But the pretty villages and lively resorts in north Wales are also places to enjoy peace and quiet. In Beddgelert, visit Gelert’s Grave where you can learn the sad story of Gelert, the faithful hound of medieval prince, Llewelyn the Great. According to legend, the prince killed the dog in the mistaken belief that it had killed his one-year-old son – in reality Gelert had saved the boy from a wolf. Nearby, Porthmadog’s biggest attractions are the two heritage steam railways that operate from the town, and clatter through breathtaking countryside. The Italianate village of Portmeirion is extraordinary, while Betws-y-Coed offers a more traditionally Welsh experience. For thrill-seekers, the Zip World centres boast nerve-shredding attractions,…

I was born and dragged up in Blackpool. Before spreading my wings at a tender age, when certain aspects of my personality and many of my interests were already well established, my passion for wildlife came independently of my family but my interest in photography was definitely nurtured by my dad. I now live in Cornwall, with Sarah. My mum and sister haven’t travelled as far, moving only to the posh end of the Fylde, in St Annes. Our latest trip to the area was simply a family visit so I wasn’t thinking of doing a lot of photography (though I can sense the wry smile on Sarah’s face at this point) until my mum took us to nearby Fairhaven Lake. Two things happened. My mum told me there was…

Eye Kettleby Lakes is a family-run holiday park which has been running alongside the farm for over 30 years. It is located just on the outskirts of Melton Mowbray, set in 150 acres of rolling Leicestershire countryside. Guests enjoy the tranquillity of the site with a variety of local activities nearby to suit all needs. The touring park and glamping pod areas are strictly adults only; however, families are allowed to stay in the log cabins and farm home, and children are permitted to use the fishing lakes on the complex and the tea room as day visitors. We chatted to owners, Joe and Lizzy Lomas. How long have you been running your campsite? We built our first site in 2011, I remember the year as I recall pushing our…

It’s early morning and something is knocking gently at the campervan. I can’t see the culprit until, cautiously opening the door, I realise that it’s the goats that had managed to squeeze into my’van in search of something to eat the night before (are you kidding? - Ed). They nibble inquisitively, knowing I’ll be getting up for food soon and nudging me to full consciousness earlier than I’d have liked after a late arrival the night before. Or maybe they are just telling me to get up and start enjoying the day. I feel like I’m in the middle of nowhere – and in many ways I am. It’s midweek in late October and there’s only me and one other person on the whole site. This is Coco’s Wild Camp…

WATCH THE VIDEO motorhome.ma/review355 Soft-roaders, faux-by-fours, crossovers – call them what you will, the car market is dominated by models with off-road lifestyle appearance but no real ability to go green-laning. The buzzword in the motorhome market seems to be 4x4, but whether you’re drawn to a Hymer CrossOver or a Eura Mobil Xtura, the entry price is high – typically around £150k. Or more. The question isn’t just whether you can afford these towering’vans but if you need all-wheel drive at all. Maybe some decent tyres and an adventurous appearance – at a more attainable cost – would fit the bill? If that’s the case, Bailey has the answer in its new Endurance campervan. Painted on-trend non-metallic Grey Matter with contour-line graphics and black alloy wheels shod with all-season…

I’ve absolutely loved the last seven years on the road; I’ve met amazing people, been to beautiful places and have had so many wonderful experiences. Lately, though, I have realised that I’m missing some of my favourite hobbies and interests I used to have outside of’van travel. It’s not that it’s impossible to do all the things you want to do, it’s more that sometimes it’s hard to get to everything, especially when we work a lot of the main show season so our weekends during that time are usually full. I think that’s been exacerbated by the fact I haven’t been able to do quite as much travelling in the last 12 months. So, back in the summer, I went to watch some motorsport. I used to love going…

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LINCOLN FARM PARK High Street, Standlake, Oxfordshire OX29 7RH T 01865 300239 W lincolnfarmpark.co.uk OPEN 7 February – 2 November Having appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, Blenheim Palace is a popular filming location. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, boasts opulent interiors and sweeping parklands that have featured in Spectre, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Transformers: The Last Knight, and more recently Cinderella and Bridgerton. You can check out the state rooms, explore the gardens, get lost in the hedge maze, and enjoy some refreshments, all while looking out for areas that have been on TV. Award-winning Lincoln Farm Park is a 30-minute drive from Blenheim Palace, but with a bus stop at the site entrance you don’t have to drive. The site…

WHAT TO SEE AT THE NEC The Motorhome & Campervan show is imminent, featuring 350 exhibitors spread across 11 of the NEC Birmingham’s massive halls which are expected to welcome 100,000 visitors. The show will display approximately 1,000 new leisure vehicles from over 80 leading UK and continental campervan, motorhome and caravan brands. In addition to the vehicles, hundreds of exhibitors will be selling an extensive range of accessories attracting anyone with an interest in the great outdoor, and leisure vehicles. Show tickets are on sale now at mcshow.co.uk. The Caravan and Motorhome Club will also be hosting a pop-up campsite near the show halls, allowing guests to stay overnight in their own campervans, motorhomes and caravans for between £35 - £50 per night. INTEREST IN UK HOLS RISES BACK…

Lincolnshire-based Incline Campers is a young firm, run with infectious enthusiasm by (the also young) Ryan Hutchinson and it has redeveloped its Volkswagen Transporter conversion, now called Adventurer. Although the new T7 van is on the scene, Incline is sticking with the T6.1 to keep prices real. This 21-plate example – seen at the National Motorhome & Campervan Show, Newark, in the summer – had the highly desirable 150hp 2-litre diesel engine and DSG (twin clutch) automatic transmission combo and had covered just 35k miles. You could have something similar on your drive with a brand-new Incline conversion for around £55,000 – which is a good saving on buying a new T7. One thing that immediately marks out the Incline as different is that the company makes its own elevating…

OUTWELL ELYSIA As campervan living gets more and more luxurious, the equipment you can buy gets more and more homelike. The USB-powered Elysia Lamp by Outwell is a stylish and modern table lamp, with a sleek, minimalist design that wouldn’t look out of place in an upmarket hotel or in your Scandi-themed living room. It also offers a range of colour and brightness options, which can be changed using the touch-sensitive panel on the top. PRICE £39.99 W fave.co/4845raW AFERIY 100W PORTABLE SOLAR PANEL Solar power is a constantly evolving technology. Throw in the need to be compatible for a’van and things get really confusing, like they weren’t already. What is important is the Aferiy 100W Portable Solar Panel is made from highefficiency monocrystalline cells with a conversion efficiency of…