RV / Caravan rental and use in the UK.
Planning a trip to the UK in July for 5 weeks. Plane is booked and landing at Gatwick July 1. Has anyone rented an RV in the UK and toured England, Scotland and Wales (maybe Ireland)?and what advise ...
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Hi,
We live in the UK. Obviously we've never rented here - just use our TC. But I can give you some advice. PM me if you like.
I suggest renting a motorhome. You could stay in guest houses / B&Bs but they will be expensive in that season and will need booking well in advance - on the other hand a small car will be quicker / easier to tour around than an RV. You won't get a truck camper here or anything with 4x4. Many of the roads in the more beautiful parts of the country can be narrow. So I would avoid the larger motorhomes. If you really want to get into the tighter spots then consider a class B van, but the bathroom will be very small and you'll have to make up the bed every night.
Note that school ends around 22nd July so everywhere will get very busy after that. Look for less family friendly locations to visit after that date to avoid congestion. You may still be able to just tour around and look for campground "campsite" signs and the more primative ones may be able to squeeze you in even if officially fully booked.
Lake District is a must, but go before the school holidays. Plus more difficult in a class C than a class B. Note rental companies won't know what "class B or C" means. RVs will all have cassette toilets and separate grey tank. Voltage here is 240v.
There are some resources for finding campsites (campgrounds) but in summer you can just drive up and find loads of them.
Expect all RVs to be manual transmission - so expect to be trying to change gear using the window winder for a while. Be very careful exiting a motorway - at the junctions it is too easy to turn suddenly onto the side of the road you are used to driving rather than the left.
Steve.
We live in the UK. Obviously we've never rented here - just use our TC. But I can give you some advice. PM me if you like.
I suggest renting a motorhome. You could stay in guest houses / B&Bs but they will be expensive in that season and will need booking well in advance - on the other hand a small car will be quicker / easier to tour around than an RV. You won't get a truck camper here or anything with 4x4. Many of the roads in the more beautiful parts of the country can be narrow. So I would avoid the larger motorhomes. If you really want to get into the tighter spots then consider a class B van, but the bathroom will be very small and you'll have to make up the bed every night.
Note that school ends around 22nd July so everywhere will get very busy after that. Look for less family friendly locations to visit after that date to avoid congestion. You may still be able to just tour around and look for campground "campsite" signs and the more primative ones may be able to squeeze you in even if officially fully booked.
Lake District is a must, but go before the school holidays. Plus more difficult in a class C than a class B. Note rental companies won't know what "class B or C" means. RVs will all have cassette toilets and separate grey tank. Voltage here is 240v.
There are some resources for finding campsites (campgrounds) but in summer you can just drive up and find loads of them.
Expect all RVs to be manual transmission - so expect to be trying to change gear using the window winder for a while. Be very careful exiting a motorway - at the junctions it is too easy to turn suddenly onto the side of the road you are used to driving rather than the left.
Steve.
