MMM – September 2019

24 outandaboutlive.co.ukSeptember 2019

MMM’s team share the ups and downs of their motorhoming month

Our month

A WELCOME TONIC

“It as nesuchtrip to the Cotsolds thatbrught

a sparkle backto beingalive”

Terry AcremanTech Help Editor

After being unenthusiastic aboutmost thingsfor

a while, achangeof medication and a campervan

outingdid really workwonders!

MMM often hasfeaturesof farawaylocations

but,fascinatingastheymost certainly are, Great

Britainhas muchto ofer, beit coast orcountry. It

wasone suchtrip to the Cotswolds that brought

a sparkle back tobeingalive.

Along with the LakeDistrict,welovethe

Cotswolds with its rollinghills, honey-colouredcottagesin quaint

picturesque villagesand, in particular, Broadway, said to bethe Jewel of

the Cotswolds.

heGloucestershire WarwickshireHeritage Railwaynow steamspast

the excellentBroadwayCaravan andMotorhome Clubsite, plusthis

ofersthe chanceforsuperbshopping withmanyattractions soclose by.

BroadwayTower, a Georgian folly, standsatopFishHill, plusthere’s

the National Trust’s Snowshill Manor. Onthis visit wefoundthe

delights of the Cotswold Lavender Farm. Apparently just in time, awash

withcolourthey will soonbeharvested fortheir oil, which is usedin so

manyways.

For families, Bourton-on-the-Water and Cotswold FarmParkare a

must, the latter hometoCountryi lepresenter, AdamHenson. here is

something of interest forall: tractor rides and rare breed animals, while

a massive investmenthas beenmade to the visitorcentre andfull

facility touring site. here wassimply too much to tackle foranextra-

long weekend, butthe sun shone and soall is well!

CHANGING OF THE SEASONS

“Wewentfromthe heady scentof

flowers insummery Provence to the

icy blasts ofwintry alpinewinds”

Rachel StothertDeputy Editor

Atthe recentHymer

launch, the company

tooka novel approach

to launching its

motorhomes. here

wasnobig powerpoint

presentationhere

(well, there was alittle

one).

Instead, we were ushered in small groups

into curtained ofrooms, eachfocusingon

one of the new 2020models.

henew T-Class waspresented irst in a

room illed withlavender withpurple-tinged

lights. hen, we wentfromthe heady scentof

lowersin summery Provence to the icy

blastsof wintry alpinewinds inthe blinkof

aneye.he Exsis was dressedto showice on

the windows, withanair-con unit providing

the cool air.

And it could havegone really badly inthe

Free600 Sroom, where the new Mercedes

campervan wassurrounding bywhat looked

likerocks. However, wesoonrealisedthese

were actually squishy cushionsthat were an

incredible likeness of a pieceof stone.

It was anunusual wayto presentthe new

models, butit really did workwell.

Checkoutthe newsfor abrief snippet of

Hymer’s launchesbut,to get all the details,

lookout forthe supplementthat will befree

withNovemberissue.