In August 2018 Caravanning Life crossed the north sea to visit the world's largest caravan and mototorhome show in Dusseldorf. The show is absolutely massive, if you think the NEC show is big, it has nothing on Messe Dusseldorf. There were approximately 2100 caravans and motothomes on display and visitor numbers was just under 250,000 … Continue reading 2018 Caravan Salon Dusseldorf 🇩🇪

Each September we make the annual Hull and East Riding Caravan Manufacturers Association show at The Lawns in Cottingham, part of the University of Hull. The Lawns show is possibly my favorite show as the caravan are displayed on grass and with natural lighting, this year however a few were hooked up to mains electrics. … Continue reading 2018 HERCMA Caravan Show.

Here at Caravanning Life we really like the Bailey Pursuit 400-2, so much in fact it won the under £17,000 price class in the 2018 Caravanning Life Awards and was also the Overall Runner up. For 2019 however we say goodbye to the Pursuit and hello to the new Phoenix range with the smallest being … Continue reading 2019 Bailey Phoenix 420

After weeks and months of looking in at caravans at various caravan and shows across the country, we are now able to announce the full list of winnes in each class. Any Caravan Under £17,000 1st Bailey Pursuit 400-2 2nd Swift Sprite Alpine 4 SR Diamond 3rd Xplore 422 Any Caravan £17,001-£23,000 1st Bailey Pegasus … Continue reading Caravanning Life Awards 2018

After weeks and months for looking at caravans, from the short to the long, from the inexpensive to the very expensive, we can now say what caravans have made it to the top three in each class. Over the next couple of weeks we will announce these models in alphabetical order and not in their … Continue reading The Caravanning Life Awards 2018

Over the last few months hours have been spent looking at caravans, caravans and even more caravans in order to create the first Caravanning Life Awards. There are twenty classes split being production models, dealer specials and features. There is also a special award and an overall winner. The classes are: Any caravan under £17,000 … Continue reading The Caravanning Life Awards 2018

Back in 2005, when the Swift Group relaunched the Sprite brand they offered three models, the Alpine, Musketeer and the Major - all classic names from when Sprite was part of the world's largest caravan manufacturer, Caravans International. 2005 Sprite Alpine  Two years later, with the introduction of the 2 berth Alpine, the standard. Alpine … Continue reading 2018 Swift Sprite Alpine 4

The Coachman VIP 460 has been around since 1990, making it one of longest running models produced by any manufacturer. The basic layout has remained the same with front single beds, offside kitchen, sideboard opposite and a full width end washroom. For 2018 the whole VIP range has had a major makeover. The Coachman VIP … Continue reading 2018 Coachman VIP 460

The 2018 Coachman website, coachman.co.uk, has been launched with details of the new Vision, Pastiche and all new VIP. The VIP range has been extensively redesigned and incorporates the previous twin axle Laser range. A full CaravanningLife ...best in tow review is to follow. DB