If you want to cut costs and increase your sense of personal freedom, then a motorhome might seem like a sensible investment. This form of travel offers amazing flexibility and opens up new kinds of holiday experiences that might otherwise not be accessible.
With cost-of-living pressures rising, and remote working becoming more popular, this form of travel has become a default choice for many. The forces behind this trend merit closer examination.
Why Motorhome Travel is Booming
We’ve already touched upon several key advantages of motorhome travel. Most of them centre around flexibility. When you’re travelling the country in a motorhome, you’ll enjoy the ability to change your plans on the spur of the moment. You’ll also spend much less in the long term – provided that you take enough trips to offset the initial one-off investment in the vehicle.
Arguably what made these upsides obvious was the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, which compelled many to explore the staycation as an alternative to the more traditional overseas break. Many of those people, having taken one holiday in a motorhome, developed a taste for this form of travel!
Staycation Culture and Motorhome Holidays
When you take a break in the UK, you avoid many of the costs associated with overseas travel. For example, you won’t need to spend money (or energy) on an airline seat. You’ll also be able to explore many of the underappreciated natural and cultural treasures that the United Kingdom has to offer. If you’re travelling by motorhome, then you’ll also be able to tour the country. You might take a trip along the west coast, seeing Cornwall, Snowdonia, and the Lake District in a single trip.
Economic Impact and Local Tourism Opportunities
The popularity of the motorhome has helped to bring tourists into remote villages and coastal towns, which has in turn helped to bolster local economies. It’s for this reason that so many councils find themselves being persuaded by lobbyists to open up more motorhome-friendly facilities.
Practical Planning for Your First Motorhome Trip
Getting the most out of your first trip in a motorhome can be difficult, if you haven’t put in the appropriate level of planning. To begin with, you’ll need to pick the right vehicle, and to invest in motorhome insurance.
You’ll also want to ensure that your vehicle is in good condition, and that you have a full understanding of the route you’ll be taking and the campsites at which you’ll be staying along the way. This way, you’ll be able to cope more easily with unforeseen disruption.
