Get ready to roam with your home! When lockdown 緩和するs, what better way to enjoy the wonders of Britain than a campervan 小旅行する? Discovering five fantastic 旅行s...

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雇うing a campervan is a wonderful way to see some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside and coastlines.

But to enjoy the perfect four-wheeled holiday experience, you’ll need to 計画（する） ahead.

From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coast, here we discover five of the country's best campervan 運動ing 大勝するs.?

RETRO STYLE: A VW CAMPERVAN COULD BE YOUR HOME FROM HOME

中世 might: The 13th Century Caerphilly 城 with a leaning tower that makes Pisa’s look straight

運動 through the 素晴らしい Brecon Beacons to Brecon ? start 早期に to 許す time for mountain walks and a picnic

Start in Cardiff and 長，率いる west on the M4 for an 平易な 45-mile 運動 to The Mumbles, the headlands looking 支援する across the waters of Swansea Bay.

小旅行する the 廃虚s of Oystermouth 城, then go bowling on the Victorian-時代 Mumbles Pier. Stay at Pitton Cross Caravan Park.

Relax on day two, 運動ing just 15 miles past Three Cliffs Bay and other glorious beaches on the Gower 半島. It’s a surfing 楽園 here and the ゴルフ courses are 広大な／多数の／重要な too. Stay 近づく the flamingoes and バタフライs of the Llanelli Wetland Centre at the adults-only Llwynifan Farm Caravan Park.

運動 45 miles to Dylan Thomas 領土 in Laugharne by the River Taf. Find the poet’s 令状ing shed and old boathouse home, then raise a glass or two, as he often did, in the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 of 250-year-old Brown’s Hotel. Stay at Antshill Caravan Park.

Take a 65-mile 運動 through the 素晴らしい Brecon Beacons to Brecon ? start 早期に to 許す time for mountain walks and a picnic. Stay at the Caravan Club’s Brecon Beacons 場所／位置.

調書をとる／予約する-lovers will enjoy Hay- on-Wye, just a 25-mile 運動 away. More than a dozen bookshops complement its hugely popular 年次の literary festival, which is cancelled this year. Rent a boat on the river, then try a bookshop cafe for afternoon tea. Stay at Hollybush Inn and Campsite.

Food takes centre 行う／開催する／段階 after a 25-mile 運動 to Abergavenny and its artisan パン職人s, cosy cafes and gastropubs. Stay at Wern Ddu Farm Campsite.

運動 25 miles to Caerphilly for delicious cheese and a 広大な 13th Century 城 with a leaning tower that makes Pisa’s look straight. Stay at Pen Y Fan Leisure Park.

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR AND A FAVOURITE ROYAL RETREAT

Beside the seaside: Enjoy candy floss, arcade games, a pier, and fish and 半導体素子s on the beach in 広大な／多数の／重要な Yarmouth

攻撃する，衝突する the road: Take a 小旅行する of Sandringham, said to be the Queen’s favourite country 住居

Start in Norwich and 長，率いる 40 miles south to arty Aldeburgh. This was 作曲家 Benjamin Britten’s home and he’s remembered (with some 論争) with the Scallop, a 12ft sculpture on its pebble beach. Stay at Beach 見解（をとる） Holiday Park.

運動 40 miles up the coast and throw yourself into the 伝統的な seaside atmosphere of 広大な／多数の／重要な Yarmouth. Enjoy candy floss, arcade games, a pier, and fish and 半導体素子s on the beach. Stay at the Caravan Club’s 広大な／多数の／重要な Yarmouth Racecourse 場所／位置.

Leave the coast behind and 長，率いる 17 miles inland to the pretty village of Horning. Rent a boat to mess about on the 幅の広いs, then relax in a waterside pub. Stay at the Caravan Club’s Norfolk 幅の広いs 場所／位置.

Taste sea 空気／公表する again just 20 miles away in Cromer. Go crabbing on the beach or 得る，とらえる a crab 挟む 近づく the Victorian pier. Stay at the Forest Park caravan 場所／位置.

長，率いる 20 miles west to the colourful beach huts and sandy shores of 井戸／弁護士席s-next-the-Sea. It’s pretty, 平和的な and perfect for picnics. 調査する saltmarshes and look for 調印（する）s basking in the sun. Stay at High Sand Creek campsite.

Take it 平易な, 運動ing just eight miles to Burnham Deepdale. There’s a （手先の）技術 and food market, or ‘get jolly’ at the 18th Century Jolly Sailor pub. Stay at Deepdale Farm.

運動 15 miles to Sandringham, said to be the Queen’s favourite country 住居. Take a 小旅行する of the house and see St Mary Magdalene Church where the 王室のs …に出席する a Christmas Day service. Stay at the Caravan Club’s Sandringham 広い地所 場所／位置, then it’s 45 miles 支援する to Norwich.

GOTHIC GRANDEUR?

Scenic 位置／汚点／見つけ出す: The viaduct over the River Nidd at the spa town of Knaresborough

Climb the 199 steps to Whitby Abbey, where the spirit of Dracula lives on ? the Gothic architecture 奮起させるd Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror novel

Start in York and take a 20-mile trip on the A59 to the spa town of Knaresborough. 調査する the dungeons of its 廃虚d 城, then 長，率いる into the 影をつくる／尾行するs of Mother Shipton’s 洞穴 and see her ‘petrifying 井戸／弁護士席’. Stay at Knaresborough Caravan Club 場所／位置.

Relax o n day two as it’s just 12 miles to Ripon. Look at the carvings under the pews in the Gothic cathedral which gave 吊りくさび Carroll inspiration for Alice In Wonderland. Pack a picnic and 長，率いる to the 国家の 信用’s Fountains Abbey and Studley 王室の Water Garden for your own tea party. Stay at the River Laver Holiday Park.

運動 50 miles through the 素晴らしい North York Moors 国家の Park to Lealholm, 法案d as ‘the prettiest village in Yorkshire’. Stepping 石／投石するs cross the River Esk to the 250-year-old Board Inn pub. Stay と一緒に llamas at Lawnsgate Farm Campsite.

It’s then just ten miles to the coast at Whitby. Stand under the 19ft-high whalebone arch before climbing 199 steps to Whitby Abbey, where the spirit of Dracula lives on ? the Gothic architecture 奮起させるd Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror novel. Stay by the sea at Sandfield House Farm Holiday Park.

A five-mile 運動 gets you to コマドリ Hood’s Bay and the 新たな展開ing streets and hidden alleyways of ‘Smugglers’ Town’. Guided 小旅行するs are 広大な／多数の／重要な fun while the beach is prime 化石-追跡（する）ing 領土. Stay at Hooks House Farm.

長，率いる 15 miles south to Scarborough, soon to celebrate 400 years as a seaside 訴える手段／行楽地. Return to Victorian times in the Cliff 解除する, the country’s first funicular 鉄道, or embrace the new at a water park. Stay at Scarborough （軍の）野営地，陣営ing And Caravanning Club.

Yorkshire’s food 資本／首都 is 25 miles away in the town of Malton, with plenty of little eateries, shops and food markets. Then walk it off in the 1,000-acre grounds of 城 Howard. Stay at Brickyard Lakes Country Park, then it’s 20 miles 支援する to York.

SCOTTISH STARS SHINE IN ALL WEATHERS

Novel setting: Browse the beautiful Leakey’s Bookshop in Inverness

Sporty: 引き上げ（る）ing, biking and canoeing draw （人が）群がるs to the Cairngorms 国家の Park in summer?

Start in Edinburgh and a 35-mile 運動 takes you to the 影をつくる／尾行する of Stirling 城, where nine-month-old Mary, Queen of Scots was 栄冠を与えるd in 1543. Climb 250 spiral steps inside the Wallace Monument that celebrates the Braveheart legend. Stay まっただ中に ghosts at Witches Craig Caravan Park.

Take in the 素晴らしい scenery on the 30-mile dri ve through the Trossachs to Loch Lomond. The famously reflective waters of Loch Achray are nearby. Stay at loch-味方する Cashel Campsite.

Ben Nevis を待つs after a 90-mile 運動 to Fort William. Climb it yourself or climb 船内に the Jacobite steam train that’s like a real-life Hogwarts 表明する. Enjoy incredible 見解（をとる）s at Glen Nevis Caravan and （軍の）野営地，陣営ing Park.

Pack a picnic and look for monsters on the 70-mile 運動 と一緒に Loch Ness to Inverness. Here, Shakespeare-lovers can search for a copy of Macbeth in Leakey’s Bookshop, one of the most beautiful in the world, before 長，率いるing to nearby Cawdor 城. Stay at Bunchrew Caravan Park.

A 30-mile 運動 south takes you to sporty Aviemore in the Cairngorms 国家の Park. 引き上げ（る）ing, biking and canoeing are draws in summer, but it’s 平等に 平易な to relax. The town is 井戸／弁護士席 known for its （手先の）技術 beer. Stay at Oakwood Caravan Park.

There’s more activity 55 miles south in Pitlochry, where you can try whitewater rafting on the River Tay or take guided climbs in nearby canyons. Stay at Blair 城 Caravan Park.

After a 30-mile 運動, there are museums and galleries galore in Perth. Stay at Scone （軍の）野営地，陣営ing and Caravanning Club 場所／位置, then it’s 40 miles 支援する to Edinburgh.

FEEL THE DRAMA OF POLDARK COUNTRY?

?Cornish charm: Part of the big harbour in the little village of St Mawes -?a glorious place to tuck into Cornish ice cream

Make a splash: 長，率いる to Penzance where there’s a lot to fit in, 含むing the Art Deco lido (above)

Start の中で the surfers in Newquay and 運動 30 miles south-west to St Ives. While sporty types 長，率いる to the beach, culture lovers can see the Tate gallery or the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Stay at Ayr Holiday Park.

Roads get （人が）群がるd so short distances are best. 長，率いる ten miles to Penzance where there’s a lot to fit in, 含むing the Art Deco lido. の近くに by are Land’s End, the cliffside Minack Theatre and perfect Mousehole. Stay at Treen Farm Campsite.

運動 15 miles to Helston on the 辛勝する／優位 of the Na tional 信用’s Lizard 半島. 引き上げ（る） to the lighthouse or find 調印（する） pups, カワウソs and penguins at the Cornish 調印（する） 聖域. Stay at Poldown Caravan Park.

It’s 25 miles east to St Mawes where the ‘little village with the big harbour’ is a glorious place to tuck into Cornish ice cream. Stay at Trewince Farm Holiday Park.

Start 早期に to make time for The Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden 事業／計画（する） as you 運動 35 miles to Bodmin and the heart of Poldark country. Check if there’s a Scary Cinema Night on at Bodmin 刑務所，拘置所, with horror films 事業／計画（する）d against its 塀で囲むs. Stay at Mena Farm.

長，率いる 20 miles north to Tintagel 城, where King Arthur’s legend was born. The gorge footbridge is a wonder. Stay at Trewthett Farm.

Another 20 miles takes you to the foodie 楽園 of Padstow, home to celebrity chefs such as Rick Stein. Stay at Padstow 小旅行するing Park, then it’s 20 miles 支援する to Newquay.

How to get behind the wheel ? and dodge bumps in the road

Retro style: A VW campervan could be your home from home when lockdown 緩和するs?

Who can rent a camper 先頭? Most 賃貸しの 会社／堅いs say you need to have had a 十分な UK 運動ing licence for at least two years and be 老年の between 25 and 75. Two (いつかs three) people can be 指名するd drivers.

How much does it cost? Anything from £400 to £1,400 加える a week, depending on the campervan, the 場所 and season. Smaller 先頭s sleep two people, bigger ones up to six.

Do I need 保険? 包括的な cover is 含むd with most 賃貸しのs, but check the 損失 超過 ? this can be up to £2,000.

What type should I choose? Brand-new motorhomes will be more spacious, easier to 運動 and use いっそう少なく 石油. But plenty of 会社／堅いs rent out vintage VW campervans for the 十分な retro experience.

What’s 含むd? Bedding and cooking utensils are 基準 問題／発行する. Most campervans will have gas （犯罪の）一味s for cooking and small fridges, while large motorhomes will have 洗面所s and にわか雨s too.

Are they 平易な to 運動? It depends on their size and age. Start with a short trip to get a feel for the ride ? and 避ける bumpy roads.

Where can we stop for the night? You need to be in a campsite ? lay-bys and car parks are off-限界s. 料金s 普通は 含む 力／強力にする and water and start at about £15 a night.

How do I find a 先頭? Some 機関s 焦点（を合わせる） on motorhomes, some on retro 乗り物s. Six to consider are camperrentuk.co.uk, justgo.uk.com, bunkcampers.com, rockinvans.co.uk, quirkycampers.co.uk and coolcamping.com. Individual owners also rent out 先頭s.

最高の，を越す tips: Don’t 運動 too far each day ? the より小数の miles you cover, the more fun you’ll have. Pack light, 特に food, as you can 在庫／株 up as you go. And take a たいまつ for late-night trips to the loo.