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“November the last month of autumn, but the beginning of a new adventure”– Unknown This month, I'm delighted to be including our supplement – The Essential Guide to 2023 Caravans. Inside, you'll find a round-up of the newest and best models available for the new season. It’s an exciting time to be a caravanner as today’s models are packed with luxurious features so it’s really more than a home from home, it’s a complete getaway. Relax in comfort in your spacious lounge, lay on pocket-sprung mattresses while admiring a gorgeous view and cook in a kitchen that’s full of innovative space-saving ideas. And when you're on site, you're sure to make friends with other like-minded people. This sense of community runs through everything we do here at Caravan and that’s…

This well-maintained, large site offers the utmost privacy with trees providing natural screening – ideal for those who love quiet holidays. Seasonal pitches are available and there are low-season discounts, together with a large winter storage compound. Facilities include heated amenity blocks with bathrooms, baby care units, spacious showers and some individual privacy cubicles and hair care units. A launderette, well-stocked shop and café, offering hearty meals, alongside daily essentials, free WiFi and well-stocked tourist information centre are also on the site. Less than two miles away from St Helens is the North Yorkshire Water Park where you can enjoy the large inflatable water-based assault course, SUP boarding, kayaking, pedalos, open-water swimming and much more – not forgetting four fishing lakes where you can try your hand at coarse, predator…

Farmer, Simon Green, has always been interested in environmental issues; he was a volunteer photographer with Greenpeace in the 1980s. His passion for sustainability has been carried forward into every aspect of his farm and award-winning campsite in West Sussex. I found Stubcroft Farm on the Green Tourism website. The campsite was located conveniently close to friends we were keen to visit, so we booked four nights. We booked a further six nights at Sumners Ponds campsite on the other side of the county for easy access to a half-day ‘wildlife safari’ at Knepp Estate. I was keen to learn how Stubcroft Farm had earned that Green Tourism gold star award. Fortunately, ‘Farmer Simon’ was on hand to tell me. Starting with toilets… composting loos may be associated with 1970s…

all about amps Q We’re planning our first trip to France in the caravan, but several people have warned us about 6A sites. I wondered what this means, and is there anything we should do? A In simple terms, a 6A pitch won’t allow you to draw as much electricity as a standard UK supply. If you're used to switching on the heating and hot water as soon as you arrive back at your 'van, there’s a good chance this will trip the bollard. A 6A pitch should allow you to draw just over 1,300W, so you should be fine if you’re under this. Turn heating and hot water to 1kW and only use one at a time. Should you wish to boil a kettle, make sure it isn’t a 3kW quick-boil…

IN ASSOCIATION WITH YOUR SAY What’s your favourite winter dish? Jacket potatoes done in the oven in our ‘van – nothing beats them.John Coates We love one-pot meals and chilli in the slow cooker is one of the best.Liz Robinson Curry – a really hot one! The takeaway near our site does well out of us when the weather turns.David Cuthbert BBQ Full English Breakfast INGREDIENTS PER PERSON: 2 quality pork sausages2 rashers of back bacon2 slices of black pudding2 Portobello mushrooms2 large vine tomatoes1 or 2 slices of bread1 large free-range egg METHOD: 1. Light the burner underneath the culinary modular grid on the Attitude 2100 LX tabletop barbecue. Set to a high heat and place a small skillet on the back of the grid to preheat ready for…

The warden at the Sherwood Pines campsite asked us where we'd like to pitch. “At the edge,” was my immediate reply. There is something appealing about camping on the edge of the forest, watching it gradually darken as evening falls, hoping to catch a glimpse of a wild animal, or maybe an outlaw, hiding among the trees. From the map, I could see that the campsite was just a stone’s throw from Center Parcs, which we used to visit when the children were young. There may not be a swimming pool at Sherwood Pines, but there are plenty of places to walk and cycle in the forest. Following some of these paths at random, we found ourselves at a café, offering a tempting array of snacks, with a balcony overlooking…

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Coachman Laser Xcel 855 | W coachman.co.uk | £47,085 fact file 4 626m 789m 244m 195m Alde 1790kg 1950kg The appetite for luxury caravans shows no signs of abating and Coachman, whose tourers are at the premium end of the scale, experienced a 60% increase in retail sales during the 2022 season. And so, for the new model year, the Hull-based manufacturer has bolstered its offering with significant updates across its portfolio and several new models. The Laser Xcel 855 is one of these and we headed to the factory to take a look. While Lusso is the flagship model, Xcel is arguably just as luxurious and has been the choice of many discerning caravanners since it first appeared on dealer forecourts. Four models comprise…

1 be seen screen Breaking down is never part of the plan when you’re touring, but you should always plan for it. After all, if your car throws a tantrum and starts kicking its wheels and screaming, then you need to take action. Whether you call the recovery truck and sit on the bank like a good little boy/girl and await rescue, or take to the tools and have a bash yourself, you should always switch the hazards on. However, now you can make your predicament even more obvious with one of these safety screens. This highly reflective panel can fit on the back of any vehicle, thanks to tabs with a suction pad in each corner. Measuring 75cm by 80cm, the red and yellow chevrons and black text make…