VolksWagen Campervan Road Trip
Ever dreamed of going on a road trip in a classic VolksWagen campervan? Whether you want to take a couple of days driving around the southwest, or have an extended holiday across Europe, or just a weekend trip to a festival, then a VW Campervan is a cool, if not always quick, way to get there and can often be cheaper as it combines travel and accommodation.
You can go pretty much anywhere and do pretty much anything in a VW camper.
A VW Campervan is the perfect accompaniment for the summer festivals of Europe, if you're into Glamping or if you're just fed up of tents (and mud), why not get some friends together, have a cool trip and enjoy a festival to the fullest!
Based in Wiltshire and handy for the Cotswolds, South Wales, and the South Coast and South West of England, shinyhappycampers.co.uk have modern water-cooled type 2 campervans that are less than 1 year old.
O'Connors Campers are based in the heart of Devon and have over thirty years experience caring for VW Campers and we now have a fleet of 15 VW campervans to hire ranging from the iconic 1960's splitscreen, to the classic 1970's baywindow. 2, 4, 5 or 6 birth vans.
Also based in Devon, are devoncoolcampers.co.uk, they have 4 campervans from the 60's and 70's (Lola, Marty, George and D|ougal if you want to get on first name terms) and Mitch who is a modern T5 4 berth camper/Surf Van.
snailtrail.co.uk is a friendly VW camper hire company within easy reach of London. According to their website they have a range of young campers for hire: 2006 registered, 2-4 berth Volkswagen retro-campers, Betty, Flo, Elsie & Dot. These campervans are some of the very last to be built with traditional, air-cooled engines - giving the feel and that nostalgic, rumbling sound of the VW camper originals. They also have 'snails' for sale.
Based in the Northwest with the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and the Scottish borders all within easy reach, morecambeandwize.co.uk have two campervans for hire, in the form of a 1965 and 1966 Canterbury Split Screens.
camper4hire.co.uk are based in the midlands and have 6 Beautifully restored, 100% original VW Camper Campervans from the iconic 1965 VW split screen camper, to the classic VW Westfalia Continental 1974 bay window Campervan with super loud sound system.
Campervan Across Europe
Looking to go further afield?
Ever thought of taking a campervan around Europe?
It has several advantages:
- Save on accommodation costs by sleeping in your camper (spend what you save on the important things like partying, and gourmet European food)
- No sharing buses and trains with annoying passengers
- Freedom - it's your timetable and your journey
wickedcampers.com have locations in London, Loch Ness and Dundee and several depots around Europe, making them ideal if you fancy a continental campervan road trip, or just want a holiday car hire with some style.
A huge fleet of European campervans with vans to suit everybody of all budgets– from backpackers, to retirees wanting to re-live their youth but travel in comfort and style.
wickedcampers also run a forum to post up requests about travelling on the road and if you are looking for a road trip buddy.
Happy camping!!
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