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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CLUB LIFE • We find out more about owners clubs across the UK. This month, the Lunar Owners Club
Your magazine NEEDS YOU! • Want to get involved in setting the motorcaravanning agenda and seeing your words and photos in print?
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
T100: BEHIND THE GUIDE • We highlight some of the key stats from this year’s Top 100 Sites Guide
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
Puzzle time • Whether you’re on tour or at home, relax with a cup of tea and some brain-teasing puzzles to ponder!
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
CELTIC PROMISE • Nick Harding and partner Lin enjoy an end-of-season Celtic Routes tour through West Wales and East Ireland
OVER HILL AND DALE • A short break in the dramatic county of North Yorkshire offers Susan Taylor riverside walks in unique countryside
PRIDE OF DERBYSHIRE • Chatsworth Park proves the perfect base for Nigel and Kay Hutson to explore everything from dambusting dry runs to historic houses
Best of BRITISH • With our Top 100 Sites Guide 2023 accompanying this issue of the magazine, what better to go with it than a round-up of activities and destinations across the UK? Find a site you like in the guide, then check the following pages for amazing things to see and do…
SILVER SURFERS • Windsurfing enthusiast Peter Rosenthal hones his sailboard skills on a campervan break by East Anglia’s beautiful Rutland Water
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10 MOST MYSTERIOUS UK DESTINATIONS • From enchanting castles to intriguing caves and deserted villages, Britain is a place of myth and legend. Jo Davies selects some magical locations
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PAUSE… AND RESET • An unexpected turn of events sees Marcus, Kim and the children returning to the UK and making a brief detour to Belgium and the Netherlands, before heading south
tested • The latest news and products from across the motorhome and campervan world
NEW ’VANS • The latest from the forecourts and the factories
In brief
’van review SWIFT CARRERA 122 • Innovative design touches and attention to detail make this new two-berth an appealing choice, says Peter Baber
’van review BAILEY ADAMO 75-4T • If it’s just the two of you on tour, this comfortable four-berth could be ideal, but you’ll need to keep an eye on the payload when packing, says Peter Baber
special report NEC SHOW HIGHLIGHTS • Couldn’t join the 108,000 visitors to the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show? Not to worry, here’s a selection of some of the highlights, spotted by our team
pre-owned • The place to come for used-’van news, buying advice and more each issue
FORECOURT • The latest from dealers around the UK
VANTAGE REAR-LOUNGE MODELS • Each issue, Gentleman Jack focuses on a great...