Are you on the hunt for a small motorhome? It’s understandable why you would, as by opting for the best motorhome under 6m, you keep life simple for yourself.

For instance, it will make parking much easier, and in some cases, you may find you can even park your ‘van on your drive. For ‘van owners who want a simpler option, these will be among the best motorhomes for you. You’re also not limited to particular types of ‘van either – both A-classes and low-profiles are available at this shorter length.

To help you find the small motorhome for you, our expert judging panel at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025 have shared our top picks on the market for the 2025 season, as well as our favourite options from recent years, should you be looking at a pre-owned option instead.

This year, our pick of the best motorhome under 6m was the Laika Kosmo L105 – we think the way it offers such an assortment of room options in such a small length is impressive, including a washroom of a good size and a comfortable lounge. If you’re more interested in a compact van conversion, check out our pick of the best small campervans too.

The best small motorhomes

Shortlisted at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025

Laika Kosmo L105
Benimar Tessoro 840
Dethleffs Globebus Camp T1

Our top picks from recent years

Dethleffs Globebus Go T15
Weinsberg X-Cursion Van 500 LT
Chausson S514 Sport Line
Adria Matrix Axess 520ST
Roller Team Pegaso 590
Swift Escape Compact C402

The best motorhome under 6m

Laika Kosmo L105
The Laika Kosmo L105

Laika Kosmo L105

  • Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
  • Price: £80,200
  • Berths: 4
  • Belts: 4
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • MIRO: 2926kg
  • Payload: 574kg
  • Length: 5.99m
  • Width: 2.32m

Reason to buy:

  • A great range of different room options in such a short length

Reason to avoid:

  • It’s not exactly a flat floor

Best motorhome under 6m at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025

This remarkable new model manages to include within just under six metres a comfortable rear lounge, a good size kitchen and a washroom just behind the cab that straddles the vehicle. Unlike some other motorhomes that have this layout, the cab space isn’t wasted once you park up on site, because once you swivel the driver’s seat around and pull down a flap on the wall you can have a mini office, complete with useful sockets nearby.

But perhaps the best thing is what happens about the beds to get four people sleeping in here. Two single beds drop down from the ceiling, to add to the double you make from the lounge. But because they are single they don’t obstruct any light that streams through the heki in the ceiling. So you have drop down beds without any dingy lounge underneath – impressive, in a small motorhome of only 5.99m.

Benimar Tessoro 840
The Benimar Tessoro 840

Benimar Tessoro 840

  • Base vehicle: Ford Transit
  • Price: £78,495
  • Berths: 3
    Belts: 4
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • MIRO: 2835kg
  • Payload: 665kg
  • Length: 5.99m
  • Width: 2.14m

Reason to buy:

  • A great washroom for this size of van

Reason to avoid:

  • Kitchen spec is perhaps a bit meagre

Highly commended at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025

This new transverse bed model in Benimar’s Ford Transit-based range has clever little touches to make the most of its relatively short length. These include a fridge fitted at the “peninsula” end of the kitchen unit – a relatively commonplace feature in campervans, but a novelty in a coachbuilt model.

Kitchen workspace is quite generous, given this vehicle’s short length of 5.99m, even if there is only a two-burner hob.

You also get proper steps up to the bed, and a sizable wardrobe underneath it. The side washroom, meanwhile, wouldn’t look out of place on a much larger motorhome. It has a swinging partition to reveal a large shower cubicle, with plenty of storage space to keep all your potions tidy, and even two drainage holes.

The front lounge could also comfortably seat more than the three people this motorhome is designed to sleep.

Dethleffs Globebus Camp T1
The Dethleffs Globebus Camp T1

Dethleffs Globebus Camp T1

  • Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
  • Price: £70,290
  • Berths: 2
  • Belts: 2
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • MIRO: 2580kg
  • Payload: 764kg
  • Length: 5.99m
  • Width: 2.20m

Highly commended at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025

Reason to buy:

  • A great compact model from a trusted German name

Reason to avoid:

  • The kitchen is no more than adequate

Dethleffs’s new Globebus Camp range is the German manufacturer and Erwin Hymer Group subsidiary’s answer to the many compact ranges that other brands have been springing up in recent years. And pretty impressive it is too. This transverse bed model sneaks in at just under six metres, but you still get a bed that is 1.44m wide – not much narrower than what you might have at home. And there’s still room to charge your mobile while you sleep here, thanks to clever little storage next to USB ports under the overhead lockers.

The washroom includes a swinging partition to reveal a substantial shower. And although the side kitchen may have relatively restricted workspace, Dethleffs has made the most of what space is available by including rails on the wall panels that can hold a range of accessories.

Dethleffs Globebus Go T15

Dethleffs Globebus Go T15

  • Year: 2024
  • Berths: 3
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • MIRO: 2692kg
  • Payload: 508kg
  • Length: 5.99m
  • Width: 2.20m

Reasons to buy:

  • No need for a large gas bottle, great build quality

Reasons to avoid:

  • If you can afford it, the A-class version will still offer better insulation

Dethleffs’ Globebus, a mini-range of compact A-class models based on a Fiat Ducato, has proved popular for some years now.

2024 was the first time that the same designs will be available as Globebus Go low-profile motorhomes on a Ford Transit – so potentially a lower price on two counts and possibly a more car-like driving experience too. The T15 model should prove particularly appealing, because, thanks to a transverse bed at the back it comes in at just 5.99m in length.

There are improvements in other ways too. Unlike its A-class cousins, the Globebus Go relies on a diesel motorhome heating system, so you only need to rely on a small gas bottle housed in the kitchen for cooking. That frees up storage space too.
The Weinsberg X-Cursion Van 500 LT

Weinsberg X-Cursion Van 500 LT

  • Year: 2023
  • MTPLM: 2800kg
  • Payload: 140kg
  • MIRO: TBC
  • Length: 5.88m
  • Width: 2.16m

Reason to buy:

  • Cosy front lounge, exterior access wardrobe

Reason to avoid:

  • Payload could be an issue.

Motorhomes with doors towards the rear are becoming something of a rarity these days, so it was good to see Weinsberg introduce this as one of the models in its new for 2023 VW Transporter 6.1-based range.

Having the door moved back means there is more space for a cosy little front lounge with parallel seating – albeit one you have to step down into from both the rear and the cab. With the cab seats swivelled around, there is easily enough room for six to have a meal here.

There‘s even an optional drop-down bed that would make this a four-berth. And there’s a washroom with a sliding partition to make room for the shower. Perhaps best of all, the cupboard in the rear nearside corner has a door on the outside too. All this in less than six metres.

The Chausson S514 Sport Line

Chausson S514 Sport Line

  • Year: 2023
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • MIRO: 2600kg
  • Payload: 900kg
  • Length: 5.99m
  • Width: 2.10m

Reason to buy:

  • Great exterior, clever storage options

Reason to avoid: 

  • Limited kitchen

The Chausson S514 was already impressive when it was launched in 2022, featuring a surprisingly large lounge for such a short motorhome, a Duo-Space washroom with a swinging partition, and a “butterfly bed” that folds in half vertically to give you more room for storing bulky items like bicycles or outdoor furniture in the garage while you are on the move.

The 2023 season, however, saw it come with a unique grey exterior and black alloy wheels. There’s been a slight tweak in the front lounge to provide even more seating space too, despite this being a small motorhome. It should really make the van stand out, either in the many more places you will be able to park it thanks to its size.

Full review: Chausson S514 Sport Line

Adria Matrix Axess 520ST on a red background

Adria Matrix Axess 520ST

  • Year: 2020
  • Berths: 4
  • Belts: 4
  • L/W/H: 5.97.2.30/2.86m
  • Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
  • Engine: 2.3-litre turbodiesel
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • Payload: 656kg

Reason to buy:

  • Roomy interior

Reason to avoid:

  • Kitchen could be better

The 520ST is a classic example of how it is possible to get a huge amount inside six metres. The interior feels roomy because there is a drop-down bed over the front lounge, which makes up the second double.

But that means there is room in the back for a large L-shaped kitchen with direct access to the spacious garage at the back. That means you don’t necessarily need to head outside if there is something you need to retrieve and it is positively pelting down.

Upon its release, this layout was sadly only available in the Matrix cheapest Axess spec level, and as a result the kitchen could possibly be better equipped. But the washroom on the other side at the rear is another example in clever design, with a fold-up washbasin and a place to store the ladder for the drop-down bed so that it could possibly double up as a towel rack.

We think this is a must-see for anyone looking for a compact low-profile.

Full review: Adria Matrix Axess 520ST

Roller Team Pegaso 590 driving down a country road

Roller Team Pegaso 590

  • Year: 2019
  • Berths: 4
  • Belts: 4
  • L/W/H: 5.99/2.35/2.95m
  • Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
  • MTPLM: 3500kg
  • Payload: 662kg

Reason to buy:

  • Roomy lounge

Reason to avoid:

  • Second bed feels a bit complicated to make up

The Pegaso 590 is proof that you can still go for an A-class motorhome even if you have to restrict yourselves to 6m of length. And that’s not the only thing that makes it special either. Roller Team is currently the only A-class manufacturer who bothers to “flip” its models over so that they have the cab door on the right side for UK drivers. So if you are the driver you won’t need to hop over to the passenger seat, or walk back to the habitation door, to get out.

The four berths in here are all at the front, too: two in a double that drops down over the cab, and then a second double that you make up from the dinette.

That leaves the rear of the van for a sizable kitchen and a washroom spread across the very back that includes a separate shower and a wardrobe part of which is also accessible from outside. In short, you will probably have to pinch yourself to remember that all this is included in just six metres.

Full review: Roller Team Pegaso 590

Swift Escape Compact C402 parked up

Swift Escape Compact C402

  • Year: 2019
  • Berths: 2
  • Belts: 4
  • L/W/H: 5.99/2.26/2.78m
  • Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
  • Engine: 2.3-litre turbodiesel
  • MTPLM: 3300kg
  • Payload: 590kg

Reason to buy:

  • Compact, good storage space

Reason to avoid:

  • Make-up bed isn’t the largest

Swift’s Escape range was launched as a more compact alternative to its then entry level Escape range – compact both in terms of length and width, and so designed to make narrow city streets and windy country lanes easier to negotiate.

The C402 and C404 share the same UK-friendly layout, with a rear lounge, the only difference being that the C404 comes with a drop-down bed over the lounge to make it a four-berth.

Without that encumbrance in the C402 you get more storage space with overhead lockers, something which could appeal when you’re looking at buying a used motorhome. And you still get a second dinette up front near the kitchen with two travel seats – which means you could easily use this vehicle as a day-to-day vehicle.

Full review: Swift Escape Compact C402

Why is six metres such an important motorhome measurement?

Six metres seems to be something of a Rubicon measurement for motorhomes. Stay under it and you should find it relatively easy to slip your vehicle into a parking space even in the most touristy of towns during high season. These small motorhomes might even fit on your drive. But go over it and, while you might have more room to move about inside, you will quickly start to find that parking becomes a much more laborious affair. And we won’t even mention ferry fares.

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