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Practical Motorhome

Summer 2026
Magazine

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.

WELCOME

The Hebrides, Scotland

CONNECT

OPINION • This issue Peter Baber comments on…

UNESCO ROCKS!

HOTSHOTS

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

The way we were • We take a nostalgic look back at motorhoming over the past 80 years in a series of images that show just how much things have changed!

SATELLITE VS STREAMING • With the sector constantly innovating, where does the future of TV in your ’van lie? Motorhome Matt Sims considers the options, as he talks…

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

ELECTRIC ADVENTURES IN SOMERSET • On a late summer visit, Joanne Davies finds inner and outer peace as she journeys to Brean and beyond in a hybrid EV campervan

FAMILY, FRIENDS & FOOTIE! • On a trip to Littlehampton in West Sussex, Julie Thorpe and family combine football fixtures with days out by the sea

BEST PLACES TO TOUR • Whatever your circumstances, there’s a touring holiday on the following 12 pages that’s sure to suit you!

COUPLES • Touring as a couple gives you the option to enjoy your lifestyle and have the motorhome to yourselves!

FAMILIES • A family holiday is what motorhomes do best, with options for young and old, without breaking the bank!

DOG OWNERS • We love our dogs and many motorhomers wouldn’t contemplate a holiday without their furry friends!

FRIENDS • A motorhoming holiday with a group of friends might need some planning, but the memories will live forever

ADVENTURERS • A motorhome can get you into the heart of some of the most wild and wonderful places – just be sure to go prepared

SOLOS • Leave the crowds behind with a solo tour and you can enjoy your own company or make new friends – the decision is yours!

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

PETER’S PERFECT PICKS • Our Reviews editor helps you find your ideal motorhome partner

BIG TEST SWIFT TREKKER 584 • This fixed-single-beds model is a welcome addition to Swift’s coachbuilt Trekker range

PARK AND (CYCLE) RIDE

pre-owned • The place to come for used-’van news, buying advice and more each issue

FORECOURT • The latest from dealers around the UK

Enjoy everything the United Kingdom has to offer

2002-2015 AUTO-SLEEPER NUEVO • Each month Gentleman Jack focuses on a great secondhand mainstream motorhome, then reveals the best of the bunch, what to pay and which problems to look out for

AUSTIN 152 & MORRIS J2… 70 YEARS YOUNG! • Gentleman Jack looks back at a brace of significant British base vehicles

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technical • Everything you need to know to keep your...

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