Caravan Summer
On sale: Friday, 19 June 2009
Check out Britain's top 101 campsites, see wild dolphins in Scotland, visit Shakespeare's Stratford and the Sterckeman Starlett on test. Plus your chance to win a TV worth £245 and other great products!
PEOPLE & NEWS
Update
Where to get the best secondhand caravan deals, plus an interview with TV presenter Julia Bradbury
Events
Britain is buzzing with activities this summer, and you’re invited along!
Caravan spy
A spacious Compass Corona is just right for the Keleher family from Kent
GREAT HOLIDAYS
The Highlands
Stroll on the beach in the morning and be captivated by dizzy mountain views after lunch, with Peter Frost
Weekend in Stratford
In Stratford-upon-Avon, all the world’s a stage. Visit the birthplace of Shakespeare for cultural delights
Weekend in Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Dales offers a limestone paradise for walkers, potholers, cyclists and all who love the outdoors
Your sites
Six great sites you recommended, from boat paradise Hamble to Oxford, Devon, Yorkshire, Suffolk and France!
Top 101 sites 2009
Check out Caravan’s top 101 campsites, chosen from all around Britain, as voted for by you!
EQUIPMENT
New products
Your chance to win or buy the latest goodies to add more fun to your trips
Reader tests
A Freeview receiver, Junior Sprayway jacket and Teva’s Siri hiking shoe get scrutinised by the reader panel
Awning test
Matt Stubbs tries out the Inaca Elba full awning, from £860
Win a digital TV!
Enter our competition to win a fantastic new digital TV and antenna worth £338!
BUYING CARAVANS
Sterckeman Starlett
A first look at a great £11,000 family van you can tow with a hatchback
Help us to buy
For a taste of fixed-bed luxury, up to £16,000, would you pick the Lunar Lexon SE or Sterling Eccles Ruby?
Buying secondhand
Which end-kitchen two-berth up to £5000? The Abbey Iona, Bailey Oakmere or the Coachman Mirage?
Buyers’ guide
Britain’s top caravan buying guide, with our latest test report verdicts
KNOW HOW
How to use a campsite
Don’t know your EHU from your ETA or your CS from your CL? Andrew Ditton guides you to the perfect pitch
Get the knowledge
Taking care of your leisure battery can help it last longer
Q&A
Expert advice on why dealers are selling out of 2009 stock, caravan MOTs and getting the best repairs
Your improvements
Readers treat their dirty alloys and create a hinged storage locker stay
Fit a water pump
Lindsay Porter shows how to fit a Whale on-board water pump
TOWCARS
Towcar news
We test drive a new 3-litre Audi A5, new Peugeot 308CC and a Saab
Towcar chooser
We compare nearly new bargains; a Kia Sedona, a Ford Focus, a Citroen Xsara Picasso and a Vauxhall Vectra
CARAVAN CHAT
Welcome
All about those new to an outdoor life
Me and my van
We meet a couple who love their Bessacarr
The big issue
Do caravanners hold up the traffic when towing?
Pets page
Could you fit an Old English Sheepdog in your caravan?
Your tips
How to repel ants, blitz tar spots and more!
Puzzle page
Time to put your feet up and enjoy the puzzles
Letters
Tell us your views on everything that matters
Your stories
Meet a psychic who lives in a caravan
Try something new
Go fossil-hunting with an expert in Dorset
