Images of happy families with two adults and two kids (and possibly a dog) trundling along are probably what comes to most people’s minds when they think of the best campervans. And for good reason: travelling in the best campervan for a family of four is always fun.
Well, it is if you have a well-designed vehicle that gives everyone a comfortable ride on the journey and enough room to move around in when you arrive at your campervan site, and enough storage space.
That need not mean that you have a pop-up roof with a roof bed. Such roofbeds do possibly provide more fun for the kids, as well as somewhere they can retire to in the evening to give tired parents a bit of space. But sensibly designed high tops can be just as versatile.
To help you find the one for you, our expert judging panel at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025 have picked out the best campervan for a family of 4, with the Panama P57 taking the title this time. We’re impressed by how it has all you need to make a great family campervan.
The best family campervans for 4
Panama P57
Bailey Endeavour B65
Autohaus Camelot C600
The best campervan for a family of 4
Panama P57
- Base vehicle: Ford Tourneo Custom
- Price: £63,995
- Berths: 4
- Belts: 4
- MTPLM: 3225kg
- MIRO: 2875kg
- Payload: 350kg
- Length: 5.40m
- Width: 2.15m
Reason to buy:
- A great family vehicle with everything you need on board that also works every day.
Reason to avoid:
- The toilet is perhaps a little exposed.
Best campervan for a family of 4 at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025
Some years ago the Trigano Group launched a two-strong Fiat-based campervan range called Randger on the UK Market. The end toilet model, the R535, wowed our judges at a previous awards. The public, it seems, was less sure, and the range is no longer available in the UK (although it can be seen on the Continent).
We are glad to see the group trying again with this new Panama brand, because the P57 has many of the features of the old Randger – a great rear kitchen for a campervan, a comfy front lounge, a useful toilet even if it is a bit exposed, and a roof bed that is easy to climb up into without disturbing others – but with a more practical finish inside.
And possibly with a more amenable base vehicle for those who might also want to use this vehicle every day. If you are a working family with two young kids that needs such a vehicle, this is a very strong contender.
Bailey Endeavour B65
- Base vehicle: Ford Transit
- Price: £75,999
- Berths: 4
- Belts: 4
- MTPLM: 3500kg
- MIRO: 3087kg
- Payload: 413kg
- Length: 5.98m
- Width: 2.50m
Reason to buy:
- Great versatility for a family camper
Reason to avoid:
- There’s really only one lounge.
Highly commended at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025
The B65 is one of two new models that Bailey launched to expand its Ford Transit-based campervan range at the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC in October, with the other, the B63, taking the title of best 2 berth campervan with a shower and toilet. We think the B65 makes a great little van for a small family. And that’s not just because within its six metres you have a rear storage and dressing area that makes into a great double for the parents, with a roof bed upstairs for the kids that you can reach via a ladder that doesn’t get in the way – leaving the cosy front dinette free at all times to sit in.
No, that’s all good, but there’s also the clever way the tambour door on the central washroom can be rolled back when the washroom is not in use to make more space for the chef in the kitchen opposite. The narrowness of the gangway here is a frequent issue with models that have this type of campervan layout, even more so when you could have two children running around. Bailey seems to have solved the problem.
Autohaus Camelot C600
- Base vehicle: VW Crafter
- Price: £91,000
- Berths: 4
- Belts: 4
- MTPLM: 3500kg
- MIRO: 3140kg
- Payload: 360kg
- Length: 5.99m
- Width: 1.99m
Reason to buy:
- A stylish looking campervan that will set you apart.
Reason to avoid:
- The double bed at the back, while easy to put up, isn’t the largest we have seen.
Highly commended at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025
Who says you need to come down on the side of a motorhome in the campervan vs motorhome debate if you want to sleep four people comfortably in a stylish campervan less than six metres long and still leave the front lounge as it is all the time? Autohaus certainly seems to think you don’t, as this C600 proves.
This new VW Crafter-based model from the Somerset converter has an unusual rear lounge where the bed folds down without you having to move the table at all. The front dinette features two cab style seats rather than a bench seat (so whoever sits here shouldn’t feel uncomfortable) and the side kitchen includes a table that opens towards the outside so you can indulge in a bit of al fresco dining. You don’t get a separate shower cubicle, but thanks to a small but permanent basin in the washroom, there is plenty of space for the shower.
There’s even clever stuff like making the fridge door a mirror, to save space elsewhere. And, as a final touch of luxury, you get a cork floor.
If you’re interested in what a motorhome can offer instead, take a look at pick for the best motorhome for families instead.
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