Practical Motorhome

Practical Motorhome is your definitive guide to motorhome holiday lifestyle. Inside you'll find travel features, product reviews, advice and columns to bring essential information to experienced motorhome owners and potential buyers. We have just the right mix of enthusiasm and true authoritative content, delivering an exciting, aspirational and informative approach to motor caravanning.

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HOTSHOTS • The best of your touring photos

NEW GEAR • Our selection of brilliant kit that’s sure to enhance your tours!

NIGHTSTOPS • The latest information on all our current destinations in the UK

Puzzle time • Whether you’re on tour or at home, relax with a cup of tea and some brain-teasing puzzles to ponder!

EVER CHANGING NEEDS • After 15 years of ownership, campervan enthusiast James Pearson takes a look back at his journey

ASK THE EXPERTS • Burning questions about motorcaravanning? Our expert team can help! Simply email one of the addresses below or contact practical.motorhome@futurenet.com, and we’ll do our best to answer it in an upcoming issue

NAVIGATING DIGITAL BORDERS • In his new monthly column – exclusive to PM – podcaster Motorhome Matt Sims unpicks the big topics concerning motorcaravanners and gets to the heart of the matter. This month…

touring • Inspirational travel stories, plus expert advice, hints and tips, to help you get the most out of your motorhome

THIS MONTH • News and events to put in your diary

TAKING THE WATERS IN BATH • Thermal springs, delicious buns and Jane Austen all add up to a Georgian delight for Susan Taylor

TAKING THE EXETER EXIT • There’s far more to the south coast than cream teas and picture-postcard harbours! Victor Charles finds hidden tunnels and a donkey sanctuary among Devonshire’s delights

FINDING FENS, FIELDS & FAIRHAVENS • Cathedrals, a Napoleonic prison and a plesiosaurus… Victor Charles finds Cambridgeshire a curious delight

OH MAN! • The Isle is famed for its motorcycle racing, but Caroline Mills discovers there’s so much more to this jewel in the Irish Sea

48 HOURS IN BALLYCASTLE

Friends reunited • Combine catch-ups with friends and a motorhome getaway to get the best of both worlds! Nigel Donnelly explains how to make your free time go further

Top events for meeting up with your mates

ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDENS • There’s nothing quite so relaxing as a stroll among the flowerbeds, especially when the setting is a gorgeous country estate

GREECE IN OUR TIME • Despite a temporary hitch with their travel documentation, Marcus, Kim and the children mark their return to Europe in leisurely style, exploring the beautiful Greek islands

CHALKING THEM OFF • There’s nothing more joyful than spotting ancient chalk figures carved into the landscape. Let’s go giant hunting!

tested • The latest news and products from across the motorhome and campervan world

NEW ’VANS • The latest from the forecourts and the factories

preview TRACKING THE SWIFT TREKKERS • John Sootheran visits Ford’s Dunton R&D Campus for the launch of two Transit-based campers, developed in a collaboration between Swift and the vehicle manufacturer

’van review AUTO-SLEEPER BURFORD DUO • This comfortable, solidly built low-profile should suit two on tour, says Peter Baber

DEAL OR NO DEAL • Take a look at special editions produced by dealerships and you can see why these sharply priced ’vans with added extras are proving so attractive, says Peter Baber

LEVELLING RAMPS • Ramps can make all the difference when you’re pitching up. Here are seven of our top picks

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