By William Coleman
During the hustle and bustle of the October NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show the Caravan and Motorhome Club assemble a crack team of industry specialists to battle against the masses and review dozens of caravans for the Friday night award show. Now the dust has settled we have the results and a nifty little video.
Taking part in the Caravan Design Award testing is no small task. The grading starts on the Sunday before the show opens and the lucky judges stop have to get in, out and all round the vans until the Thursday of the show.
It is no easy task as the Club’s checklist for each category is extremely thorough to ensure that the right van takes home the win.
The awards are a major part of the show and is a great way for the public to get a real and, most importantly, impartial review of all of the top caravans and lightweight touring vehicles on the market.
For the second year in a row CaravanTimes’ very own Dan Cartwright has taken part to share his knowledge and love for all things caravanning. Dan was at the show at 8am and would end up back in his hotel for around 6pm, so it is a very full gig to say the very least.
Once all the results are in the Caravan and Motorhome Club spend an age in the back offices of the NEC correlating the results to find out who has won what category.
And your winners are….
Any Pop Top Caravan
WinnerEriba Touring Troll 530 Rockabilly
2nd Eriba Touring Troll 530 Ocean Drive
3rd Eriba Touring Troll 542 60 Edition
Any Caravan under £18,500
Winner Swift Sprite Alpine 2
2nd = Bailey Discovery D4-4
2nd = Xplore 586
Any Caravan £18,500 – £21,000
Winner Elddis Avanté 454
2nd Compass Casita 554
3rd Bailey Phoenix 640
Any Caravan £21,000 – £24,000
Winner Elddis Affinity 520
2nd Compass Capiro 550
3rd Knaus Sport & Fun Black Edition
Any Caravan £24,000 – £29,000
Winner Bailey Unicorn Black Edition Vigo
2nd Compass Camino 554
3rd Elddis Avanté 868
Any Caravan £29,000 – £34,000
Winner Knaus StarClass 565
2nd Bailey Alicanto Grande Estoril
3rd Elddis Crusader Supercyclone
Any Caravan over £34,000
Winner Knaus StarClass 695
2nd Buccaneer Barracuda
3rd BeauEr UK 3X
Any Family Caravan
Winner Bailey Pegasus Grande Messina
2nd Knaus Südwind 580 UE
3rd Adria Altea Avon 622DK
Any Large Family Caravan
Winner Elddis Avanté 868
2nd Knaus Südwind 580 QS
3rd Xplore 586
Any Two Berth Caravan
Winner Elddis Affinity 520
2nd Knaus StarClass 480
3rd Adria Altea Aire 492DT
Any Caravan over 8ft wide
Winner Knaus StarClass 695
2nd Bailey Alicanto Grande Sintra
3rd Adria Alpina Mississippi 623UC
Any Caravan with Dedicated Bed(s)
Winner Knaus StarClass 695
2nd Adria Alpina Mississippi 623UC
3rd Compass Camino 674
Two Berth Dealer Special Caravan
Winner Couplands Caravans- Bessacarr By Design 495
2nd Broad Lane Leisure Swift Fairway Platinum 480
3rd Glossop Caravans Coachman Festival 460
Three or Four Berth Dealer Special Caravan
Winner Couplands Caravans- Bessacarr By Design 835
2nd Glossop Caravans Swift Celebration 880
3rd Broad Lane Leisure Swift Platinum 850
Over Four Berth Dealer Special Caravan
Winner Glossop Caravans- Coachman Festival 630
2nd Glossop Caravans Elddis Chatsworth 868
3rd = Preston Caravans & Motorhomes
Swift Kudos 630FB
3rd = Preston Caravans & Motorhomes
Elddis Supreme 840
