The coast at Zennor Head, Cornwall, with green cliffs running down to the sea
Touring guides for motorhomes, campervans and caravans

Park the van.
Pull on the boots.

Where to park up, the walk you can start from the van, and the pub at the end of it. Every campsite fact checked on the site's own website, and dated.

First book: CornwallHow the books work
Zennor Head. Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
You bring the van. We've done the finding.

Pick a base, not a county.

Each book splits a region into touring bases: places to stay two to four nights without moving the van. Every base has the same five parts, in the same order, so you always know where to look.

  1. At a glanceWhy stay, when to go, how many nights.
  2. Where to park upThree or four sites, each with a reason to pick it.
  3. Pubs and places to stopOnes that fit the walks, not a list.
  4. The walksA real map and height profile, with everything else on the facing page.
  5. Three days hereA plan you can follow as it is.
Real maps, not pictures of maps

Walk 1A: St Ives to Zennor

Drawn from OpenStreetMap and satellite height data, with kilometre markers, the campsites and the pub at the finish. The facts sit on the facing page: distance, climbing, ground underfoot, and how to get back.

9.8 kmon the map
295 m+of climbing
4–5 hrsrough ground
123456789S123PAyrTrevalganPolmanterTinners ArmsZennorTrendrineTowednackHalsetownRosewall HillTrevalgan HillTrendrine HillSt IvesSt Ives Bay · Atlantic01 kmN© OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · SRTM · 25 m contours
Four states, never guessed

“Not stated” is not the same as “no”.

Hook-up, water, dogs, a waste point: every facility icon comes from the campsite's own words. When a site doesn't say, we tell you, so you can phone ahead instead of finding out on arrival.

YesThe site says so, in writing.
ConditionsYes, with a condition. Read the note.
NoThe site says it isn't there.
Not statedThe site doesn't say. Ask before you go.
A two-page walk spread from the Cornwall guide: map and height profile on the left, walk facts on the right
Book 1 · in production

Cornwall

Five touring bases, from St Ives and the Penwith cliffs to Bodmin Moor. Paperback, hardback and ebook.

  • Campsites for motorhomes and caravans, with the reason to choose each one
  • Free and pub stopovers, only where the owner says so in writing
  • Walks from the van, with real maps and height profiles
  • Dog rules, stiles and livestock, stated or flagged

Already have a copy? The Cornwall updates page lists anything that has changed since we printed.