Bailey Advance 66-2 named Motorhome of the Year

Practical Motorhome is delighted to announce the overall winner of our Motorhome of the Year 2019 awards as the Bailey Advance 66-2.

The two-berth, rear-washroom coachbuilt shrugged off tough competition from across the industry to take the prize, awarded last night at our annual ceremony held at beautiful Hampton Manor near Solihull.

Why the Advance 66-2 is our top ‘van

“The judging process was particularly hard this year, with many great contenders from across the motorhome world,” said Practical Motorhome’s editor, Sarah Wakely. “Eventually, however, a clear winner began to emerge from our deliberations.

“The Advance 66-2 offers great all-round comfort and plenty of style, while also featuring a practical floorplan and a large payload. It looks great, and a tempting price tag makes it all the more attractive.

“It is with great pleasure that we can name the Advance 66-2 as Practical Motorhome’s Motorhome of the Year 2019.”

All our other winners

The full list of our brilliant winners is:

Best for innovation (sponsored by ACSI) – Chausson 634 Flash

Best rising-roof camper – Randger R535

Best high-top van conversion – Auto-Sleeper Symbol Plus

Best budget motorhome – Ventura VR200

Best compact motorhome – Swift Escape Compact C402

Best coachbuilt motorhome – Auto-Trail Frontier Comanche HB

Best motorhome for couples – Bailey Advance 66-2

Best motorhome for families – Bailey Advance 70-6

Best luxury motorhome 3500kg and under (sponsored by Truma) – Hymer BMC I 580

Best luxury motorhome over 3500kg – Frankia M-Line T7400 GD

Overall winner – Bailey Advance 66-2

You can see a full write-up of all our fantastic award winners in the November 2018 issue of Practical Motorhome, on sale today, and read our full review of the Advance 66-2 here.

It is with great pleasure that we can name the Advance 66-2 as Practical Motorhome’s Motorhome of the Year 2019

SarahWakely

Sarah is Editor-in-chief of Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome, and started camping before she could remember, with trips away in the family’s aged Sprite Alpine caravan. After beginning her journalism career in car magazines, she became Deputy editor of Practical Motorhome in 2006, before also joining sister brand Practical Caravan in 2013. Over the years she’s toured across the UK and Europe, including to Iceland, Romania, Spain and the Faroe Islands. Highlights include a gastronomic tour of northern Italy, a week-long tour of the NC500, and almost missing a ferry from France after failing to find out when the site gates were unlocked. Wherever she goes, she’s always planning her next adventure... Sarah regularly posts on the Practical Caravan Facebook and Twitter feeds.