Practical Caravan

Practical Caravan is Britain's best-selling caravan magazine. Each month we travel at home and abroad, bringing you essential guides to the best caravan holidays around. There's practical advice, too, with technical tips and all your questions answered, making us the perfect place for first-timers and experts alike.

Top sites, top touring

THE BIG SHOT EAST SUSSEX

Connect • THIS MONTH WE CHAT… FOODIE GUIDES // EUROPEAN SITES // HIGHLIGHTS OF SCOTLAND

Your photos! • EN ROUTE // ON SITE // AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN

This month we love… • ESSENTIAL KIT FOR… WALKING // DINING // RELAXING

Puzzle time • SUDOKU // WORDWISE // HALF & HALF

Expert Q&A • Got a burning caravanning question? Ask one of our team on the email address below!

Travel • THIS ISSUE WE EXPLORE… SUSSEX // SUFFOLK // THE CHILTERNS

Walk, eat, drink • Spring events across the UK

TAKE THREE EASTER EGG HUNTS

SUPER SUSSEX by the sea! • Combining bohemian charm and Regency splendour, Brighton & Hove is the perfect spot for a week away, as Nick Harding and Lin Oakley discover »

YOUR TRIP PLANNER

GOING WILD in Suffolk! • Rampant rhinos, a river cruise and roaring engines – Victor Charles enjoys a spring break in Kessingland, near Lowestoft

WE STAYED AT…

TRIP PLANNER

DUNDEE • Our regular series highlights top attractions and itineraries to help you make the most of a weekend visit

TRIP PLANNER

The CHILTERNS • This National Landscape encompasses rolling hills, ancient woodlands and chalk escarpments. Pitch your caravan and get walking – you'll find peaceful country paths, villages steeped in history, and splendid literary connections

PLAN YOUR TOURING YEAR! • Check out our pick of some of the finest activities and destinations in each of the regions featured in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025, accompanying this issue. Choose your event, then find a nearby site in the guide!

TOP 50 EURO TOURING TIPS • Caravanning in Europe is fascinating, fun and exciting. John Sootheran offers 50 touring nuggets that'll make it easy, too

Getting there • If you're taking your caravan across the Channel, you have a choice of travelling by ferry or tunnel

LEZ Euro Cities

Tested • REVIEWS // NEWS // INDUSTRY UPDATES

NEC show gets thumbs-up despite fewer visitors • Manufacturers report encouraging sales figures

EHG UK POSTS POSITIVE RESULTS

IN BRIEF

XPLORE XC QUAD • Good looks combine with a generous spec to make this an appealing entry-level model

KNAUS AZUR 460 EU • This neat four-berth has a high-quality build, but you might also need some of the options

TOP ACCESSORIES AT THE NEC SHOW • Didn't make it to the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show last month? Not to worry! Here are some of the highlights

PC‘s guide to CARAVAN WHEEL LOCKS • Security for your tourer begins with good locks, and here we've selected some of the best

Used vans • THIS MONTH WE FEATURE… ANDY'S PICKS // LUNAR CLUBMAN // PERSONAL SHOPPER

LUNAR CLUBMAN SR (2019) • The brand has a loyal following for good reason, says Andrew Jenkinson

BUY SMARTER PERSONAL SHOPPER • Searching for the perfect pre-owned caravan? We take a look at what's on the forecourts across a range of budgets

Tow cars • THIS MONTH WE'RE TALKING… VW ID.7 TOURER // USED VW AMAROK // LONG-DISTANCE TOWING

VOLKSWAGEN ID.7 TOURER • A capable car that is hampered by its towing ability, says David Motton

LIGHTWEIGHT TOW CARS • If you own a small caravan, you might only need a lighter vehicle to tow it

VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK (2017-2023) • This superb all-rounder makes for easy towing...