Anyone else booked trips for 2026 yet, and where are you going?

[Theopenroad]

Hey everyone! Just booked some trips for the next 12 months...

Bolmynydd Camping Park in North Wales for May.
Dolomites trip in June (yet to sort... still researching).
Great Langdale NT site in the Lakes for July. (We've never been able to grab a spot before! Useless)
Bryn Ednyfed Caravan Site in Anglesey for August.

This is pretty damn organised for us. Usually, we're too busy to sort anything in advance.

We got our van in 2019 and have had one thing after the other since. Been really unlucky.
2024 was particularly tough. I was so unwell I barely left the house for that entire 12 months!

I'd love to book one more trip in the UK. Where have you got planned?
Some inspiration would be fab. Thank you!

We are working on a trip to the Outer Hebrides later in the year.

We have a trip to Devon & Cornwall coming up next month and the see the Lost Gardens of Helligan.

 

[CaliDeventerNL]

Big two and a half month trip: From NL via Germany, Austria, Hungary to Serbia. (just driving to family). From There slow trip to Greece, ferry to south of Italy, Sicily. Ferry to Sardinia and later ferry to France. North through the Alps and back home

 

[briwy]

Check out the Blue Lagoon, if it's open. May not be due to volcanic activity.

Look out for the free hot springs and local swimming pools. Blue Lagoon is a rip off nowadays.

 

[Neelo19701976]

Taking ferry from Ireland to Bilbao for 3 weeks in July to road test the new T7. Plan to do the northern coastline and will also venture into SW France. Will miss my T6. Solid wagon

 

[Dave Wickham]

We’re on our way to Iceland in April, got a cracking deal with Smyril for £600 return

Thats not with a camper van via Denmark and the Faroe Islands! I nearly did it in 2021 but it was over 3000 euro. Will be a lot more now

 

[Photo Nan]

I am heading to a site near to the NEC Birmingham to attend the photography show in a couple of weeks for three nights.

We have also booked our crossing on LeShuttle for May heading upwards to Norway passing through Holland, Germany, Denmark before crossing to Norway. No sites booked just going with the flow.
We are lucky as we are away for 10 weeks in total. It is going to be a very long drive we are based on the Wirral lol.

 

[LandT]

Thanks for all the inspirations. We're heading to the Outer Hebrides in June - weather permitting.

 

[Esandar#1]

Hey everyone! Just booked some trips for the next 12 months...

Bolmynydd Camping Park in North Wales for May.
Dolomites trip in June (yet to sort... still researching).
Great Langdale NT site in the Lakes for July. (We've never been able to grab a spot before! Useless)
Bryn Ednyfed Caravan Site in Anglesey for August.

This is pretty damn organised for us. Usually, we're too busy to sort anything in advance.

We got our van in 2019 and have had one thing after the other since. Been really unlucky.
2024 was particularly tough. I was so unwell I barely left the house for that entire 12 months!

I'd love to book one more trip in the UK. Where have you got planned?
Some inspiration would be fab. Thank you!

In Dolomites... Corina D'Ampezzo, Lago di Misurina and Tre Cima de Lavaredo are all worth visiting (all in the same area). You have to pay to go up the toll road that takes you to the car park for the Tre Cima walk but if you are in a Van, the toll allows you to stay up there overnight, which I would highly recommend as the views are stunning at sunset and sunrise... though the car park is rammed by 9am and visitor numbers were off the scale when we visited! Depending on your route - and appetite to drive high alpine passes - then the route through to Austria via the Grossglockner High Alpine road might be worth looking at. Zell and See for the lake and Saalbach for great mountain biking!

 

[chockswahay]

Thats not with a camper van via Denmark and the Faroe Islands! I nearly did it in 2021 but it was over 3000 euro. Will be a lot more now

I didn’t mention the Faroes……. we are not stopping there. And to be precise the exact price for the van and two of us was 696 Euro

 

[BeeBee]

With new van inbound, we've only committed to the one main trip thus far in June for a few weeks - Bruges then onto Como swinging back via Paris. I'm sure we'll plan many more!

What’s the ‘new van’ ?

 

[The JRM Cali Crew]

Hey everyone! Just booked some trips for the next 12 months...

Bolmynydd Camping Park in North Wales for May.
Dolomites trip in June (yet to sort... still researching).
Great Langdale NT site in the Lakes for July. (We've never been able to grab a spot before! Useless)
Bryn Ednyfed Caravan Site in Anglesey for August.

This is pretty damn organised for us. Usually, we're too busy to sort anything in advance.

We got our van in 2019 and have had one thing after the other since. Been really unlucky.
2024 was particularly tough. I was so unwell I barely left the house for that entire 12 months!

I'd love to book one more trip in the UK. Where have you got planned?
Some inspiration would be fab. Thank you!

Booked two weeks in France via Eurotunnel, heading to South East to follow the Auvergne Rhone Alps cycle race, formerly the Criterium Dauphine.
Dipping our toes in travel abroad before we go whole hog and take the dog.

 

[flying banana]

The wheel ok ? Tyres rather bad, what you hit?

I had to run on it flat for around a mile on single-track to get off to change it . The rim survived ok. Bit of chaffing. Unsure what happened to tyre. Don't recall hitting anything. No warning on dash. On renewing in Fort William the inside of the other rear was also shot. Interesting to note that on a directional tyre tread like these you can't have one as spare.

 

[Dixiewixie]

What’s the ‘new van’ ?

26 Ocean Phev. Not everyone’s cup of tea but think it will suit our needs nicely

 

[Blanco]

So far, a leisurely amble around the NC500 and Skye late April/May then Ascot in June (Mrs B's idea - an excuse for another outfit).

NC500 is the first trip in the Cali we've really planned properly so we'll find out if I'm any good, or not.

Anyone heading to Norway will ask why they haven't been before. Southern Norway is stunning anway and further north becomes truly beautiful, as well as a little daunting at times if the road north of the Arctic circle across the tundra and the tunnel if its still there on way to the Nordkapp are anything like they were 45 years ago. The picture on my posts (not sure what it's called) is what you see stood on the very tip around 3 in the morning looking north. Enjoy if you're going.

 

[Doorbundle]

May - Ieper to take part in 100km.be/en/

July. Plymouth - Santander with ORCA - Biscay 'Whale Safari'

September Arnhem 82 - Operation Market Garden Commemorations.

 

[Blanco]

So far, a leisurely amble around the NC500 and Skye late April/May then Ascot in June (Mrs B's idea - an excuse for another outfit).

NC500 is the first trip in the Cali we've really planned properly so we'll find out if I'm any good, or not.

Anyone heading to Norway will ask why they haven't been before. Southern Norway is stunning anway and further north becomes truly beautiful, as well as a little daunting at times if the road north of the Arctic circle across the tundra and the tunnel if its still there on way to the Nordkapp are anything like they were 45 years ago. The picture on my posts (not sure what it's called) is what you see stood on the very tip around 3 in the morning looking north. Enjoy if you're going.

Should have read @chockswahay's marvellous blog .. roads have evidently much improved!

 

[Cali Phillip]

I had to run on it flat for around a mile on single-track to get off to change it . The rim survived ok. Bit of chaffing. Unsure what happened to tyre. Don't recall hitting anything. No warning on dash. On renewing in Fort William the inside of the other rear was also shot. Interesting to note that on a directional tyre tread like these you can't have one as spare.

Maybe it holed? Hope you used Pitstop tyres, very good Indy in Fort William, good prices, and service.

 

[flying banana]

Maybe it holed? Hope you used Pitstop tyres, very good Indy in Fort William, good prices, and service.

I did use them yes. Down that lane in the induatrial estate. They had2 all seasons in stock and got those on for me and the spare back in tcarrier

 

[swfblade]

As we've only had the Cali for a week and to be honest at the start of the year I didn't even know I was going to get one, we've only booked a stay over Easter so far, in Wiltshire, Blackland Lakes. Going with another family who have a T4 Trooper. There will for sure be more!

 

[Maidment_Ocean]

April-May, to France (Strasbourg), into Germany and Luxembourg various stops for 16 days. Then France Normandy region for 8 days in September (hopefully this will be in our on order Grand California).

 

[brcas64]

April-May, to France (Strasbourg), into Germany and Luxembourg various stops for 16 days. Then France Normandy region for 8 days in September (hopefully this will be in our on order Grand California).

Will keep an eye out for you. you never know We might pass each other

 

[RedWhiteMonkey]

We really need to sit down and plan this year's trips. Sadly, actual holiday days are quite tight for me this year so it might be more weekends trips than week long trips. Having said that, at the moment, looks like a week at the start of June in Pyrenees (probably just the French side) and a two weeks in August drifting through northern/central France (exact route probably to be made up on the way).

 

[pchmlk]

Not as much booked as I’d like as yet.
A few days in Ypres next month.
12days in France in August (a week in a villa!)
Desperately want to book more up but other commitments are more pressing.

 

[Cali Phillip]

I did use them yes. Down that lane in the induatrial estate. They had2 all seasons in stock and got those on for me and the spare back in tcarrier

That who I use, they are very good service and good price too.

 

[chockswahay]

I have just discovered that Iceland charge a driving fee for all cars that are temporarily imported. In our case 16 days driving in Iceland will cost £125

Importing the van is just a matter of paperwork (initiated by Smyril Line but then completed by Icelandic Customs)

If you go for more that 30 days then the fixed fee is replaced by a cost per mile approx 6.5 pence.