Contents TRAVEL 40 COVER BELGIUM Embrace the

Christmas spirit with a wonderful city break in Bruges

50 NETHERLANDS Experience a different pace of life with a delightful river tour

58 COVER SCOTLAND Take a spur-

of-the-moment family twixtmas trip to the Highlands

32 NORTHERN IRELAND Explore the simply outstanding countr yside around Strangford Lough

TESTED 91 COVER HILLSIDE HOPTON A

MAN with a van – reviewing the latest rear lounge campervan 99 COVER ADRIA ACTIVE DUO

A campervan is not just for weekends, this one’s for the ever yday, too

64 WEEKEND TRAVEL This shor t break allows you to revel in the snowcapped hills of the Lakes

75 SITES FOR… blowing away the cobwebs on a perfect winter getaway at an open-all-year site 81 YOUR SITE REVIEWS Readers rate the sites they’ve stayed at

107 MY MOTORHOME Proving you don’t need a luxur y liner to become a full-timer

TECHNICAL 114 TECH HELP

Motorhomers’ problems are solved by MMM exper ts

118 COVER TECH ADVICE Easy steps to keep on top of motorhome maintenance to reduce the risk of a breakdown

BUYING 127 BUYING ADVICE Choosing a winterised motorhome or campervan that you really can enjoy all year round 128 VINTAGE ’VANS Look back to a time when motorhomes were zero rated for VAT

6 outandaboutlive.co.uk December 2023