Caravan

Caravan was the UK’s first magazine to inspire caravanners over 80 years ago. Every issue is packed with top UK and overseas travel, sites, tests, practical advice, buying guides and much more!

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Best used caravan deals • Searching for a perfect used caravan? We’re here to help you! These examples are just a glimpse of the outstanding value you’ll find in our dedicated Out & About Live Caravans for Sale listings. Used caravans get snapped up quickly – but you’ll find similar models on our listings to tempt you

SPARKLING SKIES Celebrate Bonfire Night from your caravan • For many caravanners, Bonfire Night isn’t just about standing in the cold to watch the sky light up, it’s about turning the night into a short break…

Volunteering for a new kind of caravan adventure • Teachers Celia and Sasha, along with their daughter Eliza, found a cheap way to explore Portugal with their caravan

The first host – at Quinta da Chumbaria

TOP TIPS FOR VOLUNTEERING WITH A TODDLER

The second host – at Tomar

The third host – at Pedrógão Grande

Fascinating Fife • Discovering beaches, ancient trade ports, gorge footbridges, a ruined ‘temple’, endless walking trails – and the wildest part of Fife, in the far east of the peninsula

Wonderful waterfalls and much more • A spectacular viaduct, open-air swimming 275m above sea level, a mining heritage trail, rivers and moorland wilderness

Go Wild in the Mendips • Taking a bird’s eye view of a place rich in birdlife, butterflies, rare wildflowers, with nature reserves, beaches and reservoirs

The surprises of Stockbridge • An ancient drovers’ route, the oldest fly fishing club in the world, trout in a chalk stream, Iron Age hill forts, Britain’s oldest mechanical clock, and a butcher’s shop with sawdust on the floor

pitchside VIEWS • A small, working-farm site in Wiltshire

Not just for Christmas…

Eye Kettleby Lakes Holiday Park • Farmland views, fishing lakes, a bar, entertainment, large pitches – and tranquillity

A taste of MOVIE MAGIC • Walk in the footsteps of famous faces, with a selection of sites close to venues from TV and film

Adria Alpina Rio Grande • As Adria celebrates its sixtieth year, we review the unique-layout model in its flagship range, a fitting caravan to draw attention to the Slovenian manufacturer’s milestone

Swift Challenger Grande 630 • A family tourer that started out in the Sprite range is now in the Challenger lineup – wider, and with the new Truma CombiNeo heating system

Buccaneer Starliner Barracuda • Buccaneers go into 2026 with two levels of spec and payload – and new styling. The Starliner Barracuda is one of three in the top spec category

Elddis Crusader Shamal • The new Shamal is one of three standard-width, single-axle Crusader models – and it’s great value

Winter parad-ice! • How to keep your caravan safe, warm and ready for winter use

Instant caravanning • There are lots of advantages to siting your tourer on one site on a long-term basis. Our guide spells them out – and advises on pitch equipment to take best advantage of seasonal or permanent siting

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NEWS & VIEWS

NEWS & VIEWS

QUESTIONS & answers • Our caravan expert, Lee Davey, answers your questions

brainteasers • puzzles to exercise your mind when at home or in the caravan