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    Home › Reviews›Auto-Sleeper›Cotswold

    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold 2010

    £54,995
    Cotswold camper van reviewed by the experts at Practical Motorhome
    Cotswold camper van reviewed by the experts at Practical Motorhome
    LCD TV in Auto-Sleeper Cotswold
    LCD TV in Auto-Sleeper Cotswold
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold interior layout
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold interior layout
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold washroom
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold washroom
    Cotswold
    Cotswold
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold side elevation
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold side elevation
    Cotswold camper van reviewed by the experts at Practical Motorhome
    LCD TV in Auto-Sleeper Cotswold
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold interior layout
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold washroom
    Cotswold
    Auto-Sleeper Cotswold side elevation

    Published: September 30, 2010

    Practical Motorhome reviews the Auto-Sleeper Cotswold, a Peugeot Boxer based 'van with a fixed bed

    Verdict

    The Cotswold is all but a triumph for Auto-Sleepers: it’s comfortable and a pleasure to drive, and the facilities are superb: the rear bed is comfortable, and the washroom is a joy. Despite that, unless a fixed bed is a must, the Cotswold EB is better. However, the Cotswold is still a winner.

    Pros

    Effective, attractive, efficient LED lighting; freestanding table with dedicated storage

    Cons

    Unnecessary ‘mood’ lighting in washroom; no shelving in bed area

    Living

    Surprisingly for an Auto-Sleeper, the Cotswold’s lounge came in for some criticism. The half-dinette seats, while comfortable, offer little in the way of lounging space, and the side-facing seat suffers from a similar space shortage. You end up spending a lot of time lounging on the bed, just to get a bit more space to stretch your legs. It’s worth noting that twin seat benches are offered as an alternative layout.
    Patrick was very impressed by the lighting in the lounge, though‚ both day and night. The huge ‘Skyview’ rooflight over the cab provides amazing amounts of natural light, although it can’t be opened. At night, there’s effective and stylish LED lighting. Headroom provided by the ‘overcab’ roofline is generous, too.
    For dining purposes, the-half dinette table cannot be extended, and so cannot be used by anyone sitting in the side-facing seat. As an alternative, the Cotswold also has a pedestal table that slots in between the two swivelled cab seat. It lives in the wardrobe when not in use. Interestingly, Auto-Sleepers has also included a freestanding table, housed in its own dedicated cupboard next to the wardrobe, which is intended for use outdoors, under the standard-issue awning.

    Kitchen

    The Cotswold’s layout only allows for a side-facing kitchen, located amidships. This tends to be an indicator that there have been storage and workspace compromises in the kitchen, but Auto-Sleepers has tried to avoid such drawbacks.
    In fact, one of the reasons the lounge lacks space is because so much room has been allocated to the kitchen, which gets a full oven with a separate grill, a three-burner hob with an electric hotplate and a cavernous 150-litre fridge. Even with all the equipment, there’s still lots of workspace between the sink and the hob. Even more can be added thanks to the pull-out worktop extension, which measures 46 x 30cm‚ and it’s a very strong and stable extension, too.

    Washroom

    Rear corner washrooms are another tricky thing to get right, but we’re impressed with this one. There’s a full-size shower cubicle with two drain plugs, which means it will drain more easily even when the motorhome isn’t perfectly level.
    The washroom also boasts a spacious toilet/sink area, with bold design touches such as the translucent bowl sink and the blue LED mood lighting fitted behind the mirror. In fact, were it not for the end-bathroom layout in this Cotswold’s sister model, we think this washroom would be the best across Auto-Sleepers’ range.

    Beds

    The compromises that have been made in the Cotswold all exist in order to accommodate the French bed, which is an understandable move when so many customers these days will not even look at a ‘van unless it has a bed that they can just flop into at the end of a hard day’s touring.
    The Cotswold’s rear bed is comfortable and spacious, and we like its slatted base, which rises on a pneumatic strut to expose the storage area beneath.
    We were less impressed with the lounge bed, even though it’s spacious and comfortable. The problem is that the cushion arrangement is confusing – cushions never seem to fit properly.

    Storage

    The large bulge over the cab doesn’t just make the Cotswold look good from the outside, it also allows for lots of very useful lockers over the cab area, too. There’s a lot of locker space in this ‘van.
    That’s just as well, because there’s only one section of under-seat storage in the Cotswold, which is located under the side-facing bench in the lounge, and is useful for storing the bedding for the lounge bed.
    Only the under-bed storage area is accessible from outside the ‘van, but thanks to the profusion of lockers you’ll probably be able to free this space up for a hook-up lead, water hose, chocks, wellies and all the other potentially wet and dirty items.

    Technical Specifications

    Payload625 kg
    MTPLM4005 kg
    Shipping Length7.17 m
    Width2.33 m

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