Travel
Christmas gifts from Forest Holidays and the C&CC
Forest Holidays has announced that those staying on its eight campsites open over the winter season will receive a festive gift - a Christmas...
News
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Ray Solar Charger sticks to the inside of a windscreen
Fresh from the "Ideas so obvious why didn’t anyone think of it before?" department comes the Ray Solar Charger. The Ray packs a USB port...
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Amazon launches £89 Kindle ebook reader
Amazon has announced a new low-cost Kindle ebook reader just in time for Xmas. Called simply ‘Kindle’, the new model costs just £89 — £20...
General
Exclusive video review: 2012 Swift Kon-Tiki
The Swift Group is the UK’s leading motorhome manufacturer, responsible for some 30 per cent of all new motorhome sales. For the 2012 season,...
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Three free updates for Android smartphones make searching easier
Google has issued a handful of updates that should make Android smartphones a little easier to use when away from home.
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Fancy a new smartphone? Best wait a couple of weeks
If you’re still using an old iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and are contemplating an upgrade to an iPhone 4 in the near future, it might be...
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Pre-war portable shed shows a third way for mobile living
Mobile living hasn’t always involved towing something behind the car or driving around in a modified van. Back in 1938, the venerable US magazine Modern...
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Skobbler to scrap free iPhone app, but paid version is free for now
iPhone users who are currently making use of the free Skobbler Lite sat-nav app for finding their way around are on borrowed time —...
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Practical Motorhome Picture of the Week: No.4
Liz Paterson is art editor of Practical Motorhome.
General
Exclusive video review: 2012 Swift Bolero 724FB
The Swift Group is the UK’s leading motorhome manufacturer, responsible for some 30 per cent of all new motorhome sales. For the 2012 season,...
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Practical Motorhome Picture of the Week: No.3
Liz Paterson is art editor of Practical Motorhome.
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Watch our exclusive Bailey Motorhome video reviews
Watch Gentleman Jack Bancroft’s world-exclusive video reviews of Bailey’s new Approach SE 740 and 760 here on this site. On our website...
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Practical Motorhome Picture of the Week: No.2
Liz Paterson is art editor of Practical Motorhome.
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2012-season model news: two new Tribute coachbuilts
Tribute was originally a name exclusive to a range of panel-van conversions by French manufacturing group Trigano, but in recent years it’s grown to...
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Practical Motorhome Picture of the Week: No.1
Liz Paterson is art editor of Practical Motorhome. She’s the one who designs the magazine and chooses which pictures we publish. She has toured...
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2012-season model news: Laika launches new flagship Kreos
Italian luxury brand Laika is part of the giant German Hymer Group, and is currently represented in the UK by sole importer Southdowns Motorhome...
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2012-season model news: Hymer celebrates its 50th
The renowned German manufacturer has sailed some rough seas of late, with economic conditions forcing job and cost cuts, and accusations of a...
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2012-season model news: four all-new Hobby models
German manufacturer Hobby is the world’s biggest touring caravan manufacturer, but also does a decent sideline in motorhomes. Today, Hobby boasts a 25-strong UK...
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New 2012-season motorhome previews
2012 is already here… sort of. The Practical Motorhome team has been zooming all around the UK and mainland Europe to bring you first...
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2012-season model news: all-change for Elddis
The Autoquest range of motorhomes has been a big sales hit for the Consett-based manufacturer for more than a decade. It’s aimed squarely at...
Travel
Sand le Mere Holiday Village opens new tourer area
East Yorkshire site Sand le Mere Holiday Village has opened a brand-new touring area, featuring a variety of pitches and facilities. Pitches available range from...
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2012-season model news: Dethleffs launches new budget range
German manufacturer Dethleffs is part of the Hymer Group, and is Europe’s biggest motorhome producer. The Dethleffs brand features a huge line-up of low-profile...
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2012-season model news: Bentley’s line-up is expanded
Bentley Motorhomes has one of the best pedigrees of any UK manufacturer, since it was created by the Autocruise founder and former managing design...
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Fancy a compact folding electric bike for the back of the van?
It’s common to see electric bike sellers at camping and caravan shows — not everyone wants to explorer a new place after they’ve pitched...
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Owner Satisfaction Awards 2011: the winners
We have recognised the best motorhome dealers and manufacturers in Britain for 2011, as voted for by you, in our special Practical Motorhome Awards...
Shows & Events
Two new Marquis shows this weekend (September 23-25)
Marquis Motorhomes will hold two new shows, branded ‘The Event’, for the first time at its Gloucestershire and Suffolk branches from September 23-25.
Travel
Join us in Paris on an exclusive motorhome Christmas tour!
We've joined forces with top motorhome tour operator GB Privilege to offer an exclusive short tour to Paris this Christmas. The tour, which runs from...
Dealers
Choose Leisure buys former Brownhills Canterbury site
Canterbury-based dealer Choose Leisure is set to grow after buying the former Brownhills Motorhomes site, which is literally next door to the current Choose...
General
2012-season model news: all-change for Auto-Trail
Part of the vast Trigano group of manufacturers, the popular British company Auto-Trail has made some significant changes for 2012, discontinuing an entire range...
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Fuel duty should be replaced… or should it?
Kate Taylor is Practical Motorhome's production journalist, and has toured extensively around the UK and Europe in motorhomes. Follow her regular blogs on all...
Travel
Two new Nightstop locations join our exclusive network
We're delighted to announce the arrival of two great new locations in the north of England to our Nightstop network: the Hawthorn in Oldham,...
General
2012-season model news: Auto-Sleeper ’vans get a facelift
The Cotswolds-based manufacturer has a small, hugely experienced workforce that still builds each motorhome to order, despite the popularity and scale of the brand....
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Bailey Motorhomes unveils its Approach
After months of anticipation, Bailey Motorhomes has revealed the full line-up, production names and pricing of its first ever range of motorhomes. ...
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2012-season model news: Adria is here to stay
Slovenian manufacturer Adria celebrates 30 years of building motorhomes in 2012, and the company's 2012-season line-up underlines its plans to be in the UK...
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Tour North Wales’ Art Trail this month!
Barry Skinner and Anne Henry have been Practical Motorhome reader team members for several years. In this guest blog, they champion North Wales' own...
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Free Android app reveals the invisible universe to keen stargazers
Most countryside campsites are free from the light pollution that plagues most cities and present a great opportunity to see the night sky more...
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Research reveals London one of the best cities for commuting by car
Believe it or not, the M5/M6 interchange on a Friday evening doesn’t rank as the worst commuter journey in the world — at least...
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Update a blog on the move with a free Blogger app for smartphones
Bloggers using the free Blogger service can now updated their blog using an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android smartphone, thanks to Google’s new...
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Your chance to see Elddis’s new ‘vans this weekend
This weekend popular manufacturer Elddis will host an exclusive free event, allowing you to see every model in its brand-new, 2012 range. The open day,...
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Sony’s new digital binoculars also shoot 3D video
If you’ve ever wondered why no one has taken the obvious step of combining a digital camera with a pair of binoculars, then you...
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TomTom adds Twitter with new Live satnav update
You can barely turn on the TV or open a newspaper without hearing about Twitter these days, and now you can even connect to...
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Carsickness cure is in the bag
Travel sickness can be a serious problem for children of a certain age and pulling over to clean up an accident in the back...