The open road, on your terms
Every great motorhome drive deserves a soundtrack, but Britain's radio blackspots have other ideas. Here's how to build a road trip audio queue that survives the A592, sparks a proper family singalong, and doesn't die somewhere in the Cambrian Mountains.
Golf clubs, surfboards and bikes all have one thing in common: they're awkward, precious and the entire reason you booked the trip. Here's how to choose a hire van that copes with your kit, and where to point it.
Every motorhome map looks like a promise and delivers like a punishment. Here's how to plan a route that leaves room for the chippy stop, the wrong turn and the view you didn't know existed.
Pub car parks, community motorhome bays and the murky world of wild camping — here's the honest lowdown on kipping for a night in Britain without a pitch booked. Rules by nation, apps worth downloading, and how not to be the motorhome everyone remembers for the wrong reasons.
First-timers pack for every possible emergency and end up living around a pile of stuff they never touch. Here's our honest, slightly bossy guide to what stays at home — and the few things that genuinely earn their seatbelt.
More Brits than ever are taking the dog on the road trip, but a muddy spaniel in a rental motorhome comes with rules, costs and a fair bit of strategy. Here's the honest guide to pet-friendly motorhome hire, from cleaning fees to the campsites that genuinely roll out the welcome mat.
Every brochure promises 'stunning sea views'. Very few pitches deliver them. We drove from Norfolk to Argyll to find out which ones actually do, and what it costs in pounds, wind and early mornings.
There's a golden hour on every motorhome trip that most people sleep straight through. We make the case for the 6am club — misty lochs, empty car parks, and a brew while the campsite still snores.
We mapped a fortnight-long coastal loop linking some of Britain's most celebrated fish and chip shops, from Whitby to Tynemouth and beyond. Here's the route, the overnight stops, and our honest verdict on which chippies are worth the detour.
Cheap rates, empty beaches and steam rising off your morning brew — winter might be the motorhome's best season. Here's how to do it properly, from heating know-how to a packing list that earns its space.
It's 9pm, the campsite's shut, and the light's going. Here's everything we've learned about finding somewhere legal, sensible and vaguely scenic to park overnight in the UK — from pub stopovers to Scotland's right-to-roam reality.
It's day three, the awning's flapping and the forecast is 90% rain. Before you write off the week, here's our field-tested plan for turning a soggy campsite day into one of the trip's better memories.
The guidebooks send you down the A-routes; the real Britain hums along a lane barely wide enough for a tractor. We make the case for the humble B-road, with five routes that'll change how you tour.
Damage waivers, excess, deposits and the charges nobody reads about until they happen. We translate the hire agreement into plain English, with real scenarios and real prices.
Motorhome kitchens are smaller than a shoebox and yet somehow dinner tastes better at 40 miles from home. Here's what's worth cooking on two burners, what to bin off entirely, and where to stock up en route.
July in Cornwall costs a fortune and costs you a fortnight in traffic. We make the case for the shoulder months — mild mornings, empty beaches and pitches at half the price — with a month-by-month guide to weather, crowds and what to pack.
Booking a pitch for a 7.5-metre motorhome shouldn't require a phone interrogation and a prayer. Here's how to separate the sites that truly cater to big rigs from the ones that quietly don't — plus a dependable shortlist in Wales, the Lakes and Cornwall.
Everyone asks about the bed sizes and the mileage limits. Almost nobody asks about the cassette toilet — and then panics on day two. Here's the honest, no-blushing walkthrough of waste, water, gas and power that every nervous first-timer deserves.
Booking a motorhome for half term sounds idyllic until you're on day three with a damp tent... sorry, motorhome, and two bickering kids in the back. Here's how to plan a family trip that keeps the peace, from securing your hire early to choosing campsites with actual entertainment.
Some British roads feel like they were engineered with motorhomes in mind. Others feel like a practical joke. We've ranked five routes that deliver the views without the wince — and three that we'd genuinely advise you to avoid, satnav disasters and all.