Delightful Devon: Visiting Barnstable and Ilfracombe

Journalist Liz King walks us through the attractions that make Barnstable and Ilfracombe well worth visiting when you are in North Devon.

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Visiting the historic Roman city of Wroxeter

Situated 5 miles east of Shrewsbury on the B4380 is the Roman city of Wroxeter (or ‘Viroconium’ as the Romans called it).

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Picture Book Pretty: Visiting the Ardeche in France

Liz King steps into the pages of a favourite book when visiting the beautiful Ardeche area in the South of France.

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Visit Annecy – Camping in the French Alps

Liz and Dave King visited Annecy recently, a historic canaled town in the French Alps, and enjoyed the stunning sceneray, great local food and relaxed atmosphere of the lakes and surrounding areas.

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Visiting the Jura Mountain Range in France

The Jura Mountain range stretches over 200kms and form part of the Swiss border with France. It’s an area of France that was on our list of places to go and we are so glad we did and sorry we’d not visited it sooner.

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Me and my ‘van: The Wilbys and their 1998 Knaus Sport & Fun

This is the first in our new series of “Me and my ‘van” articles. This one features Caravan Guard’s own Director, Ryan Wilby, along with his wife Laura and little girls Scarlett (3) and Freya (1).

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Discover the joy of Europe’s Christmas Markets in your motorhome

If you fancy a European trip in your motorhome this winter why not combine it with a bit of Christmas shopping! Liz King introduces the wonders of Christmas markets in Germany.

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Caravan tour of Provence – On the trail of Peter Mayle

Peter Mayle

A time of unexpected and enforced rest is how I came to read, again, Peter Mayle’s book A Year in Provence. Written over 20 years ago, it’s a witty review of the author’s first year living in the Vaucluse area of Provence. I wondered if the area had changed.

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Make Durham your next motorhome trip

Durham City

Durham City is the jewel in the crown of an extraordinary and small county. The dramatic skyline is one of the most stunning city panoramas in Europe, dominated by the iconic Durham Cathedral described by Bill Bryson as “the best cathedral on planet earth”

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Do York!

River Ouse in York

York is one of England’s finest and most beautiful historic cities. It’s been home to the Romans, the Saxons and the Vikings but the York of today is a fashionable city that successfully combines heritage and history with designer shops and medieval architecture. Its famous gothic Minster graces the city along with Georgian town houses, the Victorian railway station, smart restaurants, bars and cafés.

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