Motorhome Links

A Motorhome on Tour An excellent site, with advice & hints, and over 900 pictures of France & Spain together with much useful information.

ACSI Camping Card The discount card for the early and late season, 1332 participating camp sites in 19 European countries

Autocaravanas A Spanish motorohome discussion group - mainly in Spanish but messages in English are accepeted.

Autoroutes French Autoroute website (English section) - includes details of charges

Brian's Autohomes Wanderer site Lots of useful info here - servicing the Peugeot 1.9D, a cheap reversing camera, satellite reception etc....

British Bus Conversion Website The online resource for people who want to convert a bus or coach into a motorhome or live in vehicle.

Camping Car en Liberté French site, with very poor English translation available, and obscure navigation, but some useful pages & links including a couple of on line guides to the Aires de Service and a listing of French fairs & festivals

Camping Cheque Low season discount scheme: Stay on top quality sites (3,4 and 5 star) for just £9.95 per night. Choose from 401 sites in 18 different countries.

Cuppa500 Australian site, includes amongst other things, a diy fit out blog of a 7 metre bus

DIY Motorhome Site run by insurers Caravanwise as a resource for self builders

DriveArchive Did you ever wonder what happened to your treasured vehicles after you sold them? Or indeed who owned them before you? Well this site attempts to help you find out.

Dudger's Self Build Diary Interesting account of a self build conversion of a Mercedes 612 box van

Gocaravanning An independent site packed full of useful information and links for both caravan and campers

JollyInteresting DIY Transit van conversion and Autoroute pushpin sets for Caravan Club and Camping & Caravanning Club sites. Also an online map of the UK showing information and the location of almost every campsite in the country including Caravan Club and Camping and Caravanning Club sites plus their CLs and CSs

Kampenwagen Gazz's conversion of an Iveco Daily into a coachbuilt motorhome plus loads of info and technical stuff...

Katsika About the author's Arca motorhome, also recommendations of places to stay and eat in Europe

Motorcaravan Sites An informal review of European motorcaravan stop-overs and caravan sites

Motorhomefacts An online motorhoming forum and community site, subscription required for parts

Motorhome Lifestyle A thought-provoking look at the motorcaravanning lifestyle, with tips, memories and links

Motorhomes Australia Information, links, forum and live ChatRoom for motorhome and campervan owners and enthusiasts

motorhome.com Canadian site, claims to be a complete motorhome & RV Directory.

Motorhoming France Subscription-based site with information for motorhomers visiting France

Outermotive Stunning Classic VW Camper Hire, VW Camper & Beetle Sales, Workshop Services, Parts & Products. Based in Warwickshire

Pete & Wendy' Pages Pete & Wendy's information pages for the less able, including European travels with a motorhome

Sahara Overland featuring travel news, travellers' reports, country information book reviews and other resources

Silvicamp Links page has hundreds of links to world wide camping/caravanning websites

Still Stoked Useful tips on old camper vans and how to survive the colder months, and stories from the experiences of the Still Stoked team on the road.

Stone Leisure Shows The Shepton Mallet & Stratford Motorhome Shows, and the Outdoor Leisure Show at Shepton Mallet

Unimog into Campervan Describing the conversion of an ex-military Mercedes Unimog U1300L into an expedition campervan

Travel Stories & Blogs

99 Days to Panama An Exploration of Central America by Motorhome

A Year in a Motorhome in the USA From February 1996 to February 1997

BigYellowMog A trip by Unimog from Brighton to Cape Town - and back.

Explore europe in a campervan Simon and Lucy document their adventures whilst taking a year out to travel around Europe in a campervan.

Daisy Draper 9 year old Daisy's experiences of fulltiming in the UK and Europe

Glen Swatman Since January 1997 travelling the world full time with husband Steve. Either buy and sell and motorhome in chosen country or back pack.

Hobohome tales and photographs from the circumnavigation of the Australian continent in a converted bus

Iran UAE Oman Tour A 2002 - 2005 tour with a 4x4 Mercedes camper, including Syria, Jordan and Egypt as well.

Landyman From Glossop to Canberra - and back again

Magbaztravels Images, logs and published articles generated by 18 years of travel, mainly by motorhome and bicycle, but also motorbike and walking boots, bus, train, truck, plane and hire car. An excellent resource.

MattSarah.eu Matt & Sarah’s blog of their journey across Europe in their motorhome over 20 weeks during the summer of 2007

Overlandy Ed and Sue's adventures through South America in their trusty Land Rover aka The Weasel.

RVing in China An account of a trip in a hired motorhome through Yunnan and Tibet in 2007

Silk Route Motorcaravan Club The English name for the French motorcaravan club l'Association Camping-Cars sur les Routes de la Soie et du Monde. The club specialises in overlanding by motorhome to China and other exotic destinations.

Soultravelers 3 A US family's world travels, including an RV tour of Europe

The Geezers American Adventure Blog of a UK couple's 12 month trip.

There and Back Again Mick and Mo's account of their ongoing 3 year driving trip around the world in a Motorhome.

Travelling4x4 A site about travelling the world in a 4x4 truck

UsOnTheBus A family from Oxford converting a double decker bus and embarking on a journey around Europe

Wistfully Wandering One couple's experiences of fultiming in the UK and Europe

WTTW A family of six convert a bus and start a two year journey around the planet

Top

Publications

Autobooks Direct a wide range of specialist auto books and manuals including the Peter Russek 'Pocket Mechanic' series

Bordatlas A book listing over 1600 Stellplätze (overnight parking places) in Germany (in German)

Motorhome Trails Produce a series of travel guides for motorhomes & campervans giving details of free places to park or camp. Portugal is the first to be published.

Travel Vans Reference book for any owner, or potential owner, of a • Caravan • Motor Caravan • RV • 4x4 • Expedition Vehicle • Boat

Vicarious Books Publisher and stockist of aires, stopovers, camperstop and campsite guides for Europe. Also a range of other motorhome related titles

Satellite TV & Radio

Astra Official Astra website, details of all available channels, footprints etc

Astra2D Unofficial site intended to help those living outside the Astra 2D footprint, by providing news, information and advice on reception

DigitalTourer aim to be a one-stop shop for all motorhome entertainment/satellite needs and a source of touring knowledge

Lyngsat Comprehensive site with information on worldwide satellite services, this link is to the European section

Satellite for Caravans The definitive site for setting up satellite systems in caravans and motorhomes - excellent!

Campsite Listings, Service Points and Overnight Stops

A.C.U. Useful lists of service points and overnight parking places in several European countries

Campingcar - A comprehensive directory of UK camping and caravanning sites with location maps and links for full information.

Camping France On-line search of over 11,000 campsites, also on-line ordering of guides (in English)

Caravan Sitefinder UK Sites directory for touring caravans, caravan holiday homes, motorhomes, tents, trailer tents, cabins.

Fermines.com Spanish site listing 'wild' camping places in Spain (in Spanish)

Eurocampingcar.com Useful site, in French, with details of Aires de Service throughout Europe

FurgoVW Spanish campervan group, link is to a Google map of stopovers, aires and sites (in Spanish)

Katsika A personal site listing good eating places that the author has found in Europe together with convenient local stopping places or campsites

Motorhome Parking A useful site giving details of parking facilities for motorhomes in all UK Council areas

PTL Useful on-line guide to French 'aires'. clickable map with details and photos (in French)

Scottish Camping Comprehensive directory of campsites and caravan parks in Scotland

Tourismo Itinerante Italian site, including listing of service points and parking areas throughout Europe (in Italian)

Vicarious Books Publisher and stockist of Aires, stopovers, camperstop and campsite guides for Europe Also a range of other motorhome related titles

Wohnmobil Stellplätze Very comprehensive listing of stopover locations and cappings for motorhomes throughout Europe, includes lat & long and postcode information as well as basic info on the facilities available at each location. Presented as a text file, for easy conversion into a variety of formats.

Insurance and Finance - specialists in motorhome insurance or finance

Alessie Dutch company specialising in countries not covered by a normal Green Card

Campbell Irvine Specialist insurers for contries not covered by a normal Green Card

Clubs

GEM Italian Owners Club for owners of all Italian built motorhomes including Granduca, Elnagh, Mobilvetta, AutoRoller and Itaca

Roma Club for owners of motorhomes and caravans manufactured or sold by Island Plastics Motorhomes

Suntreckers Britains largest naturist camping club with nationwide rallys every weekend. All genuine naturists welcome, tenters, caravaners, motorhomers.

Manufacturers

Blue Juice camper conversions, specialist in converting VW T4 transporters, based in Glasgow Scotland

Luce Conversions Small bristol based workshop serving the southwest, good quality affordable motorhome conversions built in any vehicle

Sales listings and Dealers

Coolcampervans Specialising in campervan sales (and hire) for backpackers and travellers on a budget.

Dukes RV Specialist importer of Californian sourced American RV's, Motorhomes and Pick up Trucks

Motorhome Market National online listing for motorhomes, with free 'Items for sale' ads.

Outback Motorhomes Outback Motorhomes offer custom-built campervans for purchase and Hymer motorhomes for rental.

RVSales Motor Homes, Caravans, Folding Campers, Trailer Tents, Tents, Campsites and Services

Select First Motorhomes, Campervans and RV Sales, Accessories, Finance, Rental & Hire, and Guaranteed Buy Back

VW Camper Sales specialise in all quality used Volkswagen camper vans including the popular Westfalia, Kombi, Carthargo and Caravelle models

Westcroft UK RV dealer - agents for Coachmen, Damon & Allegro, Wolverhampton

El Monte RV Recreational Vehicles (RVs) campers, motorehomes for sale and rental (USA)

Precision Motorhomes specialise in the rental and import of American rv products, c class, a class motorhomes, fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers (UK)

Stateside Tuning RV accessories and RV vehicle sales based in Gloucestershire (UK)

GPS & Satellite Navigation

Action Replay GPS navigation software and hardware, also stockists of a range of mobile technology

Active GPS GPS in-car navigation, speed camera detector, handheld navigation, marine navigation - Garmin, Navman, Magellan, TomTom, Snooper, RoadPilot and Origin from ActiveGPS.co.uk

MobileValley Vehicle installations including satellite navigation / stolen and recovery tracking / dvd multimedia / speed camera detection systems / hands-free kits

PocketGPS Website dedicated to GPS hardware, software and mapping tools. Useful forum section

Equipment, Services & Repairs

A23 Engineering Suppliers of Eberspacher air and water heaters for motorhomes, calorifiers, also repair and service all makes of diesel/petrol heaters

A & E Services Independent Hymer trained technicians offering a full range of quality services to motorhome owners throughout the u.k

Amperor in-vehicle electronic equipment: LCD TVs, DVD players, voltage stabilisers, inverters, DC-DC converters, etc

ARC Systems suppliers of hard to find spares, either new or second hand, for Carver water and space heaters, as well as other makes

AutoMarine Diesel Services A comprehensive repair, parts and exchange service on all types and manufacture of diesel fuel injection equipment

B and B Motors Independent caravan and motorhome workshop, specialising in the service and repair of caravans and motorhomes of any size

Brigade Electronics Vehicle reversing systems including reversing alarms, camera systems, broadband sound reversing alarms

Broadview Blinds - Main importer for all Omnistor motorcaravan accessories into the UK.Awnings, Top Boxes, Bike racks, Safari Rooms, Omnivent, Omnistep, Omniladder etc.

Camptotal On-line ordering of motorhome accessories from the Netherlands, at European prices

Delfin Designs specialise in parts and conversions for the older Talbot Express/Fiat Ducato/Citroen C25 vans

Eberspacher Diesel fired heating
Espar Eberspacher's US site with technical manuals available in pdf format for download

Kits-n-Bits Hands free and in-car communications, sat nav, in-car audio, Tracker, vehicle security, satellite dishes, etc

Leisuretech Services Solar Panels, Satelite systems, Fiamma products, Navigation systems. Mobile fitting service throughout the UK.

Leisure Vehicle Cleaning Northern Ireland Mobile service specialsing in the cleaning of motorhomes, tourers, boats and static caravans. Also provide a maintainence and parts service NEW!

Nereus Alarms Manufacture and sell LPG and narcotic "sleeping-gas" alarms for motorhomes

NoiseKiller Acoustics Noisekiller UK have custom designed kits available for car, motorhome and 4 x 4 vehicle soundproofing

Outdoorbits On-line sales of motorhome & caravan accessories, camping gear, outdoor & leisure equipment

Spray Insulation Spray-Insulation Limited supplies Handi-Foam DIY Spray Foam Insulation kits for do-it-yourself Insulation projects.

TB Turbo Turbo intercooler conversions, LPG conversions, LPG tanks, Diesel diagnostics & service, power steering etc.

TribalUK.com In car satellite navigation, many other quality electrical goods, delivered free of charge

Western Automotive bodyshop and accident repair centre based in South Wales. Repair and paint coachbuilt motorhomes and offer a range of services, general maintainance and repairs, custom and repainting, structural modifications and accident repairs.

All Seasons Campervans Australia - offer a range of campervans and motorhomes that are economical and easy to use.

Always Camping UK campervan hire, specialise in hires from just 1 day, also have caravans, 4x4s and estate cars with camping equipment

Aussi Campervans Offer campervan hire, motorhome rental and 4WD campers throughout Australia

Autosleepers Australian motorhome hire, 2 to 6 berth Campervan and Motorhome rentals in Sydney, just twenty minutes from the airport

Better Than Camping New motorhomes for Uk and European hire, based in the Midlands

Bunk Campers Budget campervan hire, ideal for off the beaten track exploring of Ireland

Car and 4wd Hire Australia Offering a range of motorhomes, campervan, 4wd camper, 4wd cars rentals and car hire in Australia

Carefree Motorhomes Specialist Hymer motorhome hire based in Newark for camper van holidays in the UK and Europe.

Comfy Campers Campervan hire for weekends breaks, family holidays and festivals. Situated in the Cotswolds just off Junction 9 of the M5 (Tewkesbury)

Escape Motorhomes Escape Motorhome Hire offer Leisure & Corporate Hire of Coachbuilt Motorhomes for hire in the UK and onward destinations in Europe.

Evolution Motorhomes Based in the SW of France catering for clients arriving into Bergerac airport from the U.K. as well as ex-pat residents.

Explore Europe Motorhomes Located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and offer a full UK wide delivery / collection service

Hemmingways Motorhome holidays in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

Lakes Vehicle Hire based in the English Lake District with 4 and 6 Berth Motorhomes for hire

Motorhome Tours A family run business where husband and wife team Nick and Lyndsey offer guided tours around the UK and Europe

My Local Motorhome Hire Online motorhome hire booking facilities for the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Nomadic Summers Classic VW camper hire company based near the NEC in Warwickshire

RDH Motorhome hire in the UK & Spain - from a Romahome to a 35.5ft Georgie Boy RV!

RimorMotorhomes Based in Derby, offer a range of brand new Rimor motorhomes for hire

Scenic Getaway Based in Romford East London, near London City Airport, with Motorhome hire available throughout the UK, from depots based in Dereham, Derby and Edinburgh

South West Camper Hire Luxurious motorhomes, and classic or modern style VW camper vans to hire in Devon

Street Campers A family run Volkswagen (VW) campervan hire and rental business based in a small village just outside of Southend-On-Sea
in Essex

Tilshead Caravans Based near Salisbury & Stonehenge, caravans and motorhomes for hire within the UK and Europe

VW Weekender Based between London and Brighton on the mainline railway, fully equipped, 2003 imported VW Camper van for hire for weekends, festivals, continental travel.

Rather than list individual ferry companies, here are a couple of portal sites: