Practical Motorhome

Practical Motorhome is your definitive guide to motorhome holiday lifestyle. Inside you'll find travel features, product reviews, advice and columns to bring essential information to experienced motorhome owners and potential buyers. We have just the right mix of enthusiasm and true authoritative content, delivering an exciting, aspirational and informative approach to motor caravanning.

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HOTSHOTS • This month’s theme was… Summer sights

NEW GEAR • Our selection of brilliant kit that’s sure to enhance your tours!

NIGHTSTOPS • The latest information on all our current destinations in the UK

Puzzle time • Whether you’re on tour or at home, relax with a cup of tea and some brain-teasing puzzles to ponder!

ASK THE EXPERTS • Burning questions about motorcaravanning? Our expert team can help! Simply email one of the addresses below or contact practical.motorhome@futurenet.com and we’ll do our best to answer it in an upcoming issue

CHRISTMAS IN A MOTORHOME • Family, friends and festive fun – all wrapped up in the toasty glow of your very own grotto on wheels. What could be better?

MOTORHOME SECURITY • Regular columnist Motorhome Matt Sims reveals simple tips to help keep your ’van – and its contents – more safe and secure

touring • Inspirational travel stories, plus expert advice, hints and tips, to help you get the most out of your motorhome

THIS MONTH • News and events to put in your diary

FEELING MOORISH • Dramatic gorges, devilish goings-on and merciless justice are the spooky backdrop for an autumn trip to the moors, Susan Taylor discovers

MY BIG FAT AI HOLIDAY • Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, but can you really use it to pick a perfect touring holiday? To find out, Peter Rosenthal entrusted all his holiday decisions to AI…

TWO GO MAD FOR DORSET • Cycling, hiking and a Jurassic forest make Poole and Lulworth a big adventure for Deputy editor Paul Critcher -and the food’s great, too!

BACKING BLACK • In Alsace and the Black Forest, Victoria Riddiford discovers traditional keg-tapping and apfelstrudel, rubbing shoulders with colourful towns and towering mountains and waterfalls

THE STORY OF THE SOMME • Next year will mark the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Here, we reveal the historic locations of the area, and recommend places to pitch up

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SHROPSHIRE HILLS • Pitch up and enjoy this National Landscape, which features a mix of rugged uplands, valleys and historic villages. Walks can be challenging, with trails over hills such as the Long Mynd and Stiperstones, but offer panoramic views

tested • The latest news and products from across the motorhome and campervan world

NEW ’VANS • The latest from the forecourts and the factories

’van review AUTO-TRAIL EXPEDITION 68XL • Peter Baber finds lots to like, especially the innovative pop-top roof in the much updated Auto-Trail Expedition range

’van review SWIFT VOYAGER 505 • Swift’s cleverly refreshed 2026 Voyager 505 may be compact, but it’s spacious and stylish inside, says Nigel Hutson

SHOW TIME IN DÜSSELDORF • Almost 270,000 people from 80 countries came to see hundreds of stands at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf in August. Peter Baber joined a near-record attendance – here is his pick of the most interesting and innovative exhibits

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IT’S EASIER THAN EVER TO BUY YOUR DREAM MOTORHOME!...