Many moons ago, as my boy and I had been going to festivals together for almost 2 decades, we decided to buy a little caravan to take with us on our adventures.
It was a much cheaper option than hiring a motorhome each time and much more comfy than a tent.
We scoured the internet — and the classified papers — and stumbled across a dated little caravan; nice and solid and well loved by her owners.
But, boy, was she ugly.
So we bought the ugly, dated little van and turned it into something lovely.
A proper little home from home to use while we were camping.
Et voila, Dolly 1 was born. Since then, our unit of two turned into a family of four and we decided we needed a little more room. So we sold our original van and bought a bigger version — Dolly 2.
After years of adventures, we sold Dolly 2 in 2019 and bought a third van; you guessed it! Dolly 3.
This collection of posts shows how we renovated all our vans — plus everything I’ve written that’s caravan related.
Have you ever wondered how to modernize a caravan? Our first caravan makeover was a bit of a gamble. We’d bought a little touring caravan; plain, boring (and a bit beige). And I’d decided to upcycle her. As you do. But it was well before the days of Pinterest and Instagram. There was no reference. …
These captured moments were taken last year. It was July and we’d taken Dolly The Vintage Caravan to a farm nearby our home; for a camping weekend with a couple of other families. It was a baking hot weekend and our friends were due to arrive, from London, later on in the day. We’d finished setting up …
This time last week were were all in my mum and dad’s caravan; enjoying the last morning of our mini-holiday to North Wales. It was raining and the Twinkles had just had breakfast. Rather than watch TV, we decided to do some colouring. I’d bought some wax crayons and paper the day before so this …