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BIGGER have curved ends, which take very WHAT’S THE BEST CARAVAN FOR US?
FAMILY little length off at the corners. They’re
the caravan, or in the offside corner, room at the rear, across the whole width BIGGER preferred if you’re both tall.
alongside the bed. The bed is shaped to of the caravan. The bed head is on the CARAVAN?
allow for space in the corridor alongside nearside, with a corridor at the foot of These layouts have separate shower
it, with a corner section cut off. Some the bed, leading to the shower room. It would and toilet rooms, on opposing sides of
have a greater cut-off section than The beds in these caravans have no be easy to the corridor forward of the bed.
others; it’s a point to consider in relation cut-off section; they are slightly rounded assume that
to your height and therefore how much at the corners. the bigger This layout enables you to completely
bed length you need. your family divide the bedroom and washing
Caravans with the bed at the rear the larger facilities from the rest of the caravan
Caravans with the bed aligned of the caravan caravan you with a wooden door, rather than
across the width of the caravan require. But a pleated, fabric partition. It’s the
that’s not perfect layout if you want to keep your
necessarily bedroom closed off from the living
true. There area.
are some very
innovative Twin-bed caravans
layouts which
enable you Two beds, one on each side of the
to sleep five caravan, separated by a corridor leading
people in a to the shower room across the rear.
caravan of a The concept of twin-bed caravans is
modest length a relatively recent addition to layouts.
and weight. Perfect for couples, this layout is also
worth considering for families with
These are known as transverse island The bed in this layout is called an teenagers. The young people get the
bed caravans. They have the shower island bed, meaning that you can walk twin beds and mum and dad make a
around three sides of it. These beds double bed in the lounge.

It’s an example of a layout that
crosses the divide between couples and
families very effectively. And there are
others which offer family flexibility, in a
very different way…

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