England
Campervan routes in England.
Where to go, where to sleep, and what the driving is actually like.
On the ground
England isn't one trip. It's half a dozen, and they don't join up neatly.
The Lakes, the Dales, the North East coast, Norfolk and the Peak are each their own week, with their own roads and their own busy months, and the motorway miles between them are the dullest driving in Britain. There are three notes here so far, on how far a day should move, on what a large van has to think about, and on where you're actually allowed to sleep, and more are being written.
Reading
Notes on England.
How long should you actually drive per day in a campervan?
The "300 miles or 3pm" rule is American. Here's what actually works on UK B-roads, Highland single-tracks, and French aires that close at 6pm.
4 min read
Read the note- travelling
Planning a campervan trip in a large van
Over 2.5m high, over 6m long, heavy. Half the lanes on the map are out. How to plan a UK campervan trip that actually fits the van you drive.
4 min read
- reference
Where to sleep in a campervan: aires, CLs, wild camping, and what's legal where
A plain guide to the real overnight options for UK and European campervan trips, from paid sites to aires, and what the law actually says about wild camping.
5 min read
Questions
Planning a van trip to England.
You can drive it in one trip. It works better as several. The Lakes, the Dales, the North East coast, Norfolk and the Peak each fill a week on their own, and stitching two together costs a day of motorway. Pick one, and give Quiet Route your starting point and the nights you have.
Four or five nights covers the central Lakes and one quieter edge. The distances are tiny and the roads aren't quick, so the mileage tells you almost nothing. Sites around Ambleside and Keswick fill first, and the quieter valleys hold space longer.
You give it your vehicle when you plan, and the route suggestions take that into account. The passes are the part to judge yourself, and Hardknott is the one people mean. Check height, weight and gradient before you commit to a day that crosses one.
No. Every overnight stop carries a link to search for availability. You book it.
Elsewhere
The other regions.
Now and then, by email.
A new note when one is published, and a word when Quiet Route changes. No more than twice a month.