Indholdsfortegnelse for May 2022 i Caravan

Alamy FIND THOUSANDS OF GREAT SITES AT caravan.ma/campsitefinder With gorgeous views, this Dorset park makes a relaxing getaway East Fleet Farm is a beautiful location set in the heart of Dorset, based on the shoreline of the Fleet Lagoon overlooking Chesil Beach and the ocean beyond. Weymouth’s golden sands are only three miles away. East Fleet Farm Touring Park is an AA five gold-pennant-awarded park and renowned for its wildlife. The park enjoys a truly spectacular location. Running along the shoreline at the edge of the campsite is the World Heritage Jurassic Coast footpath. The Fleet is a slightly tidal stretch of brackish water. It’s a nature reserve so swimming, fishing and boating are prohibited. However, it is wonderful to stroll along the shore to admire the stunning sunsets and…

Swift ❚ T 01482 847332 ❚ W swiftgroup.co.uk ❚ £31,695 The Challenger name has been a stalwart of caravans for more than 30 years. Through many layouts, many evolutions of equipment level – and many, many sales – the Challenger has been almost as much of a benchmark as Swift’s Sprite range. Never did anyone imagine both of them would grow to eight-foot width. Happily, the eight-foot revolution has swept into all manufacturers’ ranges and has presented layout opportunities that were never possible in a narrower format. Challenger X gives buyers four options, all with island beds. Three have central shower rooms and one, our review single-axle 880, has its shower room at the rear, with the bed aligned across the caravan. It’s a layout that’s had wide appeal since…

If you like slightly innovative designs, the Isabella Air Y is for you. This sun canopy is shaped like a letter “Y” and is quick and easy to inflate with the air beam. You just have to pump it up in one place using the Isabella Air pump supplied. This sun canopy is made from a well-known material called Isacryl, which is a lightweight, robust, dyed material, whose colours retain their beauty for many years to come. This sun canopy has a large window section at the front to give you a really great view.…

1 cocktails collection tableware Enjoy summer picnics, barbecues and easy days outside the caravan with this cheerful range of melamine tableware. The fun and playful design features summer fruit with a light blue inner and will make the days sunny even if it’s raining. Melamine is ideal for touring adventures as it’s lightweight and easy to clean plus it’s less likely to break if dropped. PRICE From £7.50 W sophieallport.co.uk 2 men with the pot cookbook Fire and food go together like salt and pepper and if you fancy doing some proper cooking, this cookbook from Kris and Slawek (who gained popularity on YouTube) will inspire you to think outside the box and is divided into easy to use sections; Forest Cooking Around the World; Forest Baking; Chicken, Turkey, and…

sudoku When you have fully solved the sudoku you should have three figures in the coloured squares, reading from the top to the bottom just for fun Find the 15 English counties crossword ACROSS DOWN ANSWERS ACROSS: 1 Stream, 4 Tartar, 9 Arabica, 10 Apron, 11 Extra, 12 Iron Age, 13 At a loose end, 18 Mistral, 20 Paste, 22 Louse, 23 New Wave, 24 Trowel, 25 France. DOWN: 1 Shaven, 2 React, 3 Abigail, 5 Alamo, 6 Terrain, 7 Runner, 8 Maginot, 14 Testudo, 15 Empower, 16 Amulet, 17 Serene, 19 Reeve, 21 Stain.…

1 COBBLEACRE PARK Brick Kiln Road, Hevingham, Norfolk NR10 5NL T 01603 754305 W cobbleacre.co.uk OPEN All year A perfect site for a warm welcome and for fishing! We’ve chosen this rural, scenic site that’s just 12 miles from the city of Norwich for two reasons. Number one is the five fishing lakes on site – perfect for both the keen angler but also ideal for picturesque walks, a picnics and nature watching. The second reason is the family-friendly and welcoming ethos – Cobbleacre Park is family owned and run, and each of the fishing lakes is named after the campsite owner’s grandchildren. Every pitch on the site is hardstanding with full services. These include 16A electric hook-up, drinking water, grey waste disposal and WiFi connection at no extra cost.…

We arrived in Devizes just after Storm Eunice – we’d experienced Storm Dudley two days before and that had brought high winds and torrential rain so we called the site, just 20 miles from home, and booked an extra night to pitch up before the next storm came in. We didn’t want to be towing at a time when up to 90mph winds were expected. In our area we didn’t have such high winds, thank goodness. This is a site we’ve been to before and we love it. Nestled under the Kennet and Avon Canal and a stone’s throw from the world-famous Caen Hill Locks, the Camping and Caravanning Club site in Spout Lane is one of the loveliest C&CC sites we’ve visited. Right next to the canal you can…

All photos witter-towbars.co.uk Before you have one fitted to your vehicle, it’s good for you to fully understand the anatomy of a towbar. There’s a lot more to it than you might think and there are a few things for you to consider before choosing the style you want. TOWBARS, TOWBALLS, NECKS AND TOW HITCHES The towbar has several parts to it. First of all, there is the hidden structure which fits to your car’s chassis, and then attached to this is the towball and its neck. The tow hitch is the part of your caravan which you lower onto the towball and connects your car and ’van, allowing you to tow. TYPES OF TOWBAR There are four main towbar types to suit the different needs of many different caravanners.…

Red Kite Touring Park Are you reading this issue of Caravan from somewhere exotic or with wonderful views of Europe’s most scenic lakes or mountains? Perhaps you are exploring a fascinating city or maybe you are even further afield; if so, we’d love to hear about it! Our exciting travel pages inspire thousands of other caravanners so, if you’re currently abroad or have recently returned from a caravan trip overseas and you are enthusiastic about sharing your experiences, please get in touch with us at caravanmagazine@warnersgroup.co.uk Protec unveils new logo Caravan cover manufacturer, Protec Covers, has just unveiled a new logo, marking the start of a rebranding exercise for the West Yorkshire-based firm. The new logo’s ‘swoosh’ is intended to represent the company’s triple-layered fabric that is used in its…

There are times when it is easy to forget the simple pleasures of touring but sitting with my wife Jane in our ‘van and playing Uno with our friends, Lyn and Martin, we are presented with a chance to remind ourselves. It is twilight and, from our site on top of the hill above Tenby, we have a great view of a ‘blood moon’ as it rears its face above the horizon. Simultaneously, the lights of the town spring to life, seemingly as one and the lighthouse on Caldey Island blinks three times. It’s over 40 years since I visited Dinbych y Pysgod (roughly translated as ‘place of the fish’). Distant childhood memories do not include the Welsh name, but do recall a very pleasant town huddled above a sandy…

There are many reasons for wanting to go abroad: the change in culture; the food and drink; the foreign language; the unusual instruments; the local carvings or blanket making; the weather. All these and more can be our reason. We yearn to expand our horizons and knowledge and see historical monuments that we have only read or heard about, the pull of another country is there, or at least, it was, until CCA (covid came along). The only test you needed was a driving test for you and a roadworthy test for your vehicle. Well, not any more. Now you need a Covid test, or do you? Second week of June and we went abroad; to another country (that might be stretching it, but I’ll explain) with a foreign language…

Knaus ❚ T 01977 621918 ❚ W knaus.com W barnsdale-leisure.co.uk ❚ £35,650 including delivery Renowned for innovative designs, German manufacturer, Knaus, creates brilliant layouts, especially for families. The 2022 Südwind North Star Selection 590 UK is a prime example. It’s a six-berth, it’s 2.5m-wide – and it’s stacked with ingenious, practical features. As you step inside you notice one of those ingenious features. It’s a coat rail, in a recess alongside the door and, beneath it, there’s an outlet for warm air generated by the Alde heating system, so wet garments will dry quickly here. By the door there are two cabinets for shoes; that’s one with two shelves, near to the coat rail, and a second, on the opposite side of the door. We haven’t yet come across another…