Practical Caravan

Practical Caravan is Britain's best-selling caravan magazine. Each month we travel at home and abroad, bringing you essential guides to the best caravan holidays around. There's practical advice, too, with technical tips and all your questions answered, making us the perfect place for first-timers and experts alike.

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Connect • THIS MONTH WE CHAT… WHEEL LOCKS // RETRO VANS // AWARD-WINNING CAMPSITES

Your photos! • EN ROUTE // ON SITE // AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN

This month we love…. • ESSENTIAL KIT FOR… BREWING UP // COSYING UP // WASHING UP

Expert Q&A • Got a burning caravanning question? Ask one of our team on the email address below!

Puzzle time • SUDOKU // WORDWISE // HALF & HALF

83 ERRORS TO AVOID! • Veteran or first-timer, there’s always something new to learn about caravanning, especially when it comes to sidestepping mistakes that could spoil your fun! Our expert team has decades of caravanning experience under their belts, so here we reveal the errors we’ve made - and learned from - over the years, to help you avoid doing the same in future…

Travel • THIS ISSUE WE EXPLORE… LAKE DISTRICT // DERBYSHIRE // ANGLESEY

EVENTS • This issue, exciting events for all ages!

Easy ULLSWATER • Within reach of the M6, Penrith is the perfect launchpad for a jaunt around Ullswater, as Peter Baber discovers on a Lake District tour

Your trip planner Ullswater

Feeling Peaky • A journey through the Peak District’s Hope Valley leads Susan Taylor through caves and caverns, Pride and Prejudice, and an attempted push up Mam Tor

Trip planner

Where we stayed

LAKES, RIVERS & CANALS • Get a brand-new perspective on the UK by exploring its lakes and waterways on your next caravan tour!

SOUTHERN SEES • Titanic struggles, medieval halls and otters are among the many highlights of Victor Charles’ Hampshire tour

Trip planner

Where we stayed

NORTH WALES FROM ALL ANGLES • Peter Baber finds Palladian splendour, mighty castles and fashionable hotspots on a tour of North Wales

Trip planner

Where we stayed

48 HOURS IN… WINDSOR • Our regular series highlights top attractions and itineraries to help you make the most of a weekend visit

Tested • REVIEWS // NEWS // INDUSTRY UPDATES

SHOWROOM NEWS • The latest developments from caravan manufacturers and dealers

SWIFT SPRITE EXCLUSIVE QUATTRO MB • Price £30,345 Berths 6 MiRO TBC MTPLM TBC

COACHMAN ACADIA 460 • Price £29,745 Berths 2 MiRO 1211kg MTPLM 1335kg

More on the way • The main British manufacturers have now revealed most of their plans for 2025. Here’s how things look

Caravan KETTLES • Brewing up is a breeze with these kettles, ideal for use in your tourer

CARAVAN SAT-NAVS • State-of-the art satellite navigation just for caravanners? Yes, it exists. John Sootheran investigates

DASH CAMS • John Sootheran explores the ‘big brother’ world of dash cams - with caravanners in mind…

Used vans • THIS MONTH WE FEATURE… ANDY’S PICKS // COACHMAN PASTICHE // PERSONAL SHOPPER

COACHMAN PASTICHE 470/2 (2009) • Here is a well appointed range that has stood the test of time, says Andrew Jenkinson

BUY SMARTER PERSONAL SHOPPER • Searching for the perfect pre-owned caravan? We take a look at what’s on the forecourts across a range of budgets

Tow cars • THIS MONTH WE’RE TALKING… CUPRA ATECA // JAPANESE TOW CARS // USED FORD PUMA

CUPRA ATECA • Model tested 1.5 Eco TS1 150PS V2 DSG Price £38,485 Kerbweight 1449kg

Tech spec

JAPANESE TOW CARS • The top models from Japan are...