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Adventures
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Our Grand Tour has begun. We handed back the keys to our London flat on Saturday and motored down to Weymouth for the night. On Sunday we had a clear run until Exeter where an accident brought the motorway to a standstill. We had time to spare though and made it last on to... »
Devon 21 Goes To Devon [Updated]
The Devon 21 returns to the county of it's birth for Dave and Marks short Summer break. »
Early Start To The 2011 Camping Season
This past week a minor family emergency prompted us to modify our plans for an early start to the camping season and make the trip up to Yorkshire. It's the furthest north we've taken the van and the below freezing night time temperatures were a slight concern, but we didn't need to worry. »
Brittany 2010:
9 Days Touring The Coast
Last September's successful tour to West Wales gave us confidence that the van could handle reasonable distances with no problem. So we crossed the Channel for nine days in Brittany, but will the weather be as good? Our journey takes us westwards along the coast to Saint-Brieuc onward up to the pink granite coast. »
Cotswolds Yurt, September 2010
The weekend before last we took a last minute opportunity to spend a few days at Westley Farm's Sapperton Yurt. It's hidden in a woodland dell across the field from a farm track. »
Latitude 2010 Festival, Suffolk, England
This past weekend we took the bus to our first big music festival. Although we usually like to use the campervan to get away from people we thought we should give the festival thing a go. So we joined thirty-five thousand people in the rolling grounds at Henham Park in Suffolk for Latitude. »
Adventure 13: Wales & Vanfest 09
For our main Summer break we decided to visit some areas of Britain we hadn't been before and after some thought and research we chose to take an 11 day tour across to the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. En route we would visit Vanfest 2009, the Brecon Beacons and Forest of Dean. »
A Weekend In The Shires,
May 2009
Like this year, May 2009 was sunny and warm. Looking back through the photos and videos of our short tour through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, I thought it was worth filling in the gap in the record by making a video of our quiet, relaxing weekend in the heart of the English countryside. »
Adventure 12: Vanfest ‘08
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 Sept 2008 You can read about the last time we went to Vanfest in 2001 also on this site. It was quite a different experience this time. The main difference this year was the rain and the mud. Having arrived so late after work last time we decided to book Friday... »
Adventure 11: Devon
Friday 22 – Tuesday 26 Aug 2008 It’s been a four years exactly since our last adventure in the Devon 21, so it was with excitement that we headed out on the road again for the first trip since the completion of the major bodywork restoration. Our trip this late Summer Bank Holiday was to Devon... »
About The Devon 21
Dave and Mark bought their Volkswagen bus in April 2001. Little did they know that they had in fact purchased a 1977 limited edition Devon 21.
From that time on Dave and Mark's VW campervan has taken them on amazing adventures.
This website documents the life and times of the Devon 21. From the first adventure to the Isle of Wight and beyond!
Email us dvn21 [at] ymail [dot] com
Feature Articles
Devon 21 Guide To…
Coffee In A Camper
Camper Tragedies
Winter is a time to reflect on the end of things. The pace of life slows and the sun barely rises, bringing an air... »
Devon 21 Guide To…
Cocktails In A Camper
Cooking meals on the two hobs and weak grill of your camper is an art, but this month we go one step further and... »