2026 UK Van Life Festivals, RV, Caravan, Camper, Motorhome, Overlanding & Self-Build Events

Updated 12th November 2025

For those considering buying or converting a van, visiting shows or meet-ups is a brilliant way to get ideas, see what options are available, meet suppliers and manufacturers, and chat with experts and other like-minded people.

If you already own a van, it’s just a fun thing to do!

In the UK, there is a full calendar of vanlife shows and get togethers. Most are annual festivals that take place over weekends, although day tickets are often available.

There are two types of events:

  • Campervan Festivals are more social, music, and fun, although there is obviously an overlap, with many festivals now featuring self-build displays and talks.
  • Trade Shows & Self Build Get Togethers, which are more product and information oriented. The largest shows featuring all the mainstream manufacturers are the two at the NEC (National Exhibition Centre) in Birmingham in February and October.

I have tried to make this the most comprehensive guide to vanlife events, but if I have missed any major annual events, please let me know and I shall add them.

Britain has hundreds of brilliant and bonkers Other Festivals, which are ideal to visit in your van, so as a bonus I have also included some links for you to search directories of music festivals, air shows, floating markets, independent and green festivals to help you find the festival for you, although do see my Note on Dog Friendliness.

If you want to try vanlife but don’t yet have a van, I’ve included Motorhome & Camper Rentals, and a link to sample Sample Virtual Vanlife Via YouTube.

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Bloggers Beware The Copyright Trolls – Even If You Use Royalty-Free Images

If you create content online, you already know the value of using images legally. The internet is awash with copyright theft, and professional photographers and agencies understandably want to protect their work. But what happens when you think you’re playing by the rules — and still get hit with a copyright claim?

I recently received a very aggressive email from a company called Copytrack. They claimed an image I’d downloaded from the royalty-free site, Pixabay and used on my blog was a copyright infringement for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. Copytrack demanded over £1400 in compensation and retrospective rights, threatening legal action within a short timeframe if I failed either to pay up or prove I had the right to use the image.

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Comic Travel Memoir Wins a Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Seal: ‘More Manchester Than Mongolia’

I’m absolutely chuffed to bits to share that my upcoming release More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unespected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain, has been awarded the prestigious Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Seal!

“This is an outstanding read and a must-have for anyone who enjoys adventure stories, family journeys, and humorous travel memoirs.”

Luwi Nyakansaila for Readers’ Favorite

Manchester is the sequel to the multi-award-winning Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper, which was the first book in my Wayward Truck series.

When I set out to write this comic memoir of dogs, diesel, disaster – and a grand plan gone majestically sideways, I never imagined it would resonate so strongly with readers around the world. Yet here we are – tail-wagging, engine-spluttering, and grinning like fat-faced idiots – celebrating a shiny seal of approval from one of publishing’s most trusted review platforms.

The official Readers’ Favorite review is below, but first, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this madcap journey: the readers who’ have laughed (and occasionally winced) along with me, the bloggers who champion indie travel writing, and of course, the dogs, who provided emotional support and comic timing throughout – even if their contribution largely involved snoring, snuggling, or stealing socks at pivotal plot moments.

Winning this seal of approval feels like a lovely nod to the heart behind the humour: acknowledging that life rarely sticks to the script, and often the best stories are born when everything goes delightfully wrong.

Here’s what Readers’ Favorite had to say:

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Special Launch Offer – New Travel Book from Award-Winning Author

I am thrilled to announce that More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain, my new humorous travel memoir will be released as an eBook and Paperback on Friday 5th December 2025 – in time for Christmas.

The ebook is available at the special launch price of 99p/99c in the UK, USA, Europe, and Australia

A LIMITED NUMBER of Advance Review (ARC) Copies are available FREE on Booksprout on a first come first served basis. To obtain one, you must join the site and agree to post an honest review on Amazon, Goodreads &/or Bookbub by the specified date.

More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain is the second book in my Wayward Truck series. It documents our first year on wheels in The Beast, the expedition truck we bought sight unseen off the internet and converted into a home-on-wheels fit for a trip to Mongolia.

Although it is the sequel to Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper, which documents the build, both books are standalone tales.

It’s been a difficult birth, what with my husband skiing off a mountain on my birthday and breaking his leg! Acting as full-time carer to him and The Fab Four, our four pooches, gave me little time to write, which put paid to blogging and delayed the launch.

However, early feedback has been very positive, with one reviewer, Drew Johnson, author of the Andalucian Adventures series, stating:

“I haven’t laughed so much at the written word since Pam Ayres released Some of Me Poetry in 1976!”

An image of Jacqueline Lambert's memoir being held by a lady with the review quote from Valerie Poore, author, "A fascinating travel memoir focussing on some of Britain's lesser-known places."
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