Practical Caravan

Practical Caravan is the top-selling caravan magazine in the UK. Established in 1967, it has been a valuable resource for caravanners, assisting them in selecting the ideal destinations and caravans. The magazine also offers expert advice to help readers fully enjoy their caravanning experiences and holidays.

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After a new 12V smart TV? You can currently get this 19-inch Falcon for only £181.65 - and it even has a built-in DVD player

1 week ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Byrne

Caravanners looking to improve their TV setup could get a 19-inch Falcon TV for only £181.65 on Amazon at the minute – a huge saving from the original price of £249. The best caravan TV can make a real difference to a tour, allowing you to sit back and relax in your tourer in front of your favourite show after a day’s exploring, whether it’s on a streaming service or watching live TV. Practical Caravan is supported by its audience.
Voting is now open for our Owner Satisfaction Survey 2026

1 week ago | practicalcaravan.com | Sarah Wakely

If you’ve bought a caravan since January 2022, we’d love to hear from you in our Owner Satisfaction Survey 2026 – and you could win a fantastic prize in the process!We recognise that there are some aspects of your tourer that only time will reveal. How does the furniture hold up? Is the payload big enough for your needs? Are the steadies easy to access?
Mazda CX-80 3.3D AWD Exclusive Line

1 week ago | practicalcaravan.com | David Motton

The CX-80 is Mazda’s latest flagship. Larger than the closely related CX-60, the new model has seven seats and offers a choice of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and diesel power. I’ve been towing with the 3.3-litre diesel, the Mazda CX-80 3.3D AWD Exclusive Line. Is the CX-80 better, as well as bigger, than Mazda’s other SUVs? Does the car justify a price of over £50,000 and how well does it tow a caravan? As Mazda’s largest SUV, it’s no surprise that the CX-80 is a very heavy car.
How to put up a full poled caravan awning

2 weeks ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Byrne

Knowing how to put up a full poled caravan awning is a useful skill for any caravanner. After all, the best caravan awning can provide some valuable extra living space when pitched up at your chosen site, giving you additional room for storage or sleeping space, as well as offering protection from the elements should the weather turn.
Voting is now open for the Top 100 Sites Guide 2026!

3 weeks ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Byrne

If you’ve stayed at a campsite that you feel is going above and beyond to provide a standout experience, have your say by voting in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2026. The 2025 touring season is upon us, with many caravanners having already taken their vans out of storage, carried out the necessary caravan cleaning tasks, and started preparing for their first trip of the season – if you haven’t already enjoyed one, that is.
Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer Pro S Match 86kWh

4 weeks ago | practicalcaravan.com | David Motton

There’s now another addition to Volkswagen’s growing family of electric cars. The Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer is the estate version of the ID.7, with lots of luggage space and an impressive range when fitted with the largest available battery. How much does the car’s range stack up while towing? Is the towing limit high enough for an electric tow car that carries a price tag well over the £50,000 mark?
Durham Caravans aims to get back to business as quickly as possible as police launch investigation into dealership fire

1 month ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Baber

Durham Caravans, one of the North-East of England’s biggest leisure vehicle dealerships, is hoping to get business back to normal as quickly as possible this month, after a fire at their premises which police are treating as suspicious. The dealership sells new and used tourers from some of the best makes of caravan, including Bailey, Elddis, Swift and Coachman.
Xplore XC Quad - Practical Caravan

1 month ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Baber

Xplore reappears for the 2025 season as a separate brand within Erwin Hymer and with a radical new look, designed to attract a much younger audience. None of the three vans launched as part of the range have strikingly new caravan layouts, so are the changes worth it? To find out, I took a look at the Xplore XC Quad, with the ever-popular transverse-bed and end-washroom layout, at Whitfords Caravan Centre in Burnley, Lancashire.
The Big Little Wellness Weekend is to be held at the Caravan and Motorhome Club's Holkham Hall pop-up site

1 month ago | practicalcaravan.com | Peter Byrne

The Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) has announced it will be hosting The Big Little Wellness Weekend at its Holkham Hall pop-up site this August. The weekend, running from 15th-17th August, will allow visitors to enjoy getting closer to nature and soak up the tranquillity of the great outdoors. Guests will be able to participate in both wellness and fitness classes, as well as outdoor adventure activities.
The new CX-80 finally gives Mazda a seven-seat SUV that could take on the Kia Sorento

1 month ago | practicalcaravan.com | David Motton

Mazda finally has a seven-seat SUV to take on the likes of the Kia Sorento and Land Rover Discovery Sport. The new CX-80 has the makings of a very capable tow car. Buyers have the choice of plug-in hybrid and diesel power. Both share the same 2500kg towing capacity, but it’s the diesel that ought to be better suited to towing. Although the plug-in hybrid is the quicker of the two on paper, the mid-range pull of the diesel (406lb ft) should easily cope with a sensible car/caravan match.