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We planned the trip around catching up with friends that we hadn’t seen since Covid. Unfortunately we hit the rainiest of Julys 😢 and the van does not have a cooker or grill built in, only outside cooking grills. Had we have had normal July weather, this would have been fine, but instead made it tricky with young children. There is a hob with 3 rings however, so I’m sure that if we hadn’t have been eating out or at our friends houses, we could have created some good meals inside. The part I was worried about were the beds, and these exceeded my expectations in comfort. The main bed has a part rock n roll system, so you can push the end of the bed, and it folds the top part of the bed up to the wall, allowing for room to walk around the bed. I wish I’d have known the following things when hiring a van… Pick up/hand over begins at 3 and takes about an hour. With 2 children and a dog, this is tricky especially as neighbours are starting to arrive home from work at that time of day; just means it’s a bit difficult to manoeuvre when you’ve just been handed the keys to a large vehicle. Hannah did manage to bring the handover time forward by 30 minutes to get us on the road as quick as she could. However because the previous hirer wasn’t due back until 11 that morning, we couldn’t set off any earlier. My tip is hire for an extra night before and pack the van at home! This would also allow you to fill the van with food rather than trying to manoeuvre a large van around tiny country roads to find food 🤭 This would also allow you to get used to driving the van in familiar surroundings, as opposed to hitting the motorway at peak traffic times in an unfamiliar very large vehicle. I spent the 10 days slightly nervous that we would be hit with penalty costs for damages, but we managed to have no issues with this what so ever, other than a £50 charge for leaving our car on their drive. Please read the terms and conditions carefully, I didn’t as I didn’t receive these when I booked, but about a week before the trip. Unfortunately this was then into school holidays which any parents of young children know, is impossible to concentrate fully on once the kids are home 🤭 After catching up with all our friends, Unfortunately we decided to come home 4 days early. The weather was not kind and we couldn’t wait to get home to our own stunning beaches of Filey/Scarborough which are both child and dog friendly. It amazed me how much of an issue this was in other parts of the country 😢 The van is lovely and Hannah and Stuart are very approachable so I’m sure if you’re just looking for a typical camping holiday with the luxury of beds, and a toilet, then this would be ideal. We didn’t use the shower as we booked onto sites that had full facilities, however the shower looked more than adequate. Having owned 2 VW Campers before hand, we genuinely thought we would have plenty of room in this, however I think you still need an awning. Overall a good introduction to motor homes, but I’m certainly glad we tried one out before heading to purchase one 🙈 August 2023