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ABOUT US

Really impressed with Bristol Caravans.

Great service and customer care.

Absolutely tip-top staff.

Extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

This company is excellent to deal with.

Great team, great experience.

Couldn't recommend this company enough.

Excellent service.

The trouble with borrowed spaces

Back in 2000, our founder Oakleigh had a young family and dreaded the same thing every holiday: taking children and dogs into somebody else’s property. Rented cottages meant constant worry about accidental damage and breakages, and the responsibility of looking after a stranger’s home. What should have been relaxing family time felt like a risk to manage from the moment the car was packed.

Finding our own escape pod

Then Oakleigh tried caravanning, and everything changed. Suddenly the family was travelling with their own equipment, in their own space, on their own schedule – nobody else’s property to worry about, nobody else’s rules to follow. One of the fondest memories from those early years is a son’s first birthday spent on a campsite: no paddling pool to be found anywhere, so a plastic storage box was filled with warm water instead, and the kids played happily in it for hours. The caravan had become an affordable escape pod, and the stress that used to come with family holidays disappeared along with it.

But owning a caravan brought a problem of its own. Every time it needed servicing or repairing, the quality of work from the engineers available varied enormously, some good, some not worth the money at all.

Turning frustration into a trade

That frustration became the spark. In 2012, Oakleigh retrained, booking a week-long caravan servicing and repair course in Somerset, towing the caravan down and living in it for the week, proof that a caravan is good for a lot more than holidays. It helped that Oakleigh already had the right grounding: a City & Guilds apprenticeship in automotive engineering, followed by a career that included writing and project-managing repair manuals (among them one for Jaguar’s aluminium XJ), and researching the impact of European parts legislation for manufacturers including Toyota UK. That background made one thing obvious: the standard of caravan repair could, and should, be a great deal higher.

Bristol Caravans and Motorhomes opened at Hortham Farm that same year, with nothing more than a set of overalls, a set of tools, and a determination to give customers a better experience than Oakleigh’s own family had once had.

Where we are today

That one-person unit has grown into a full team. Repairs, servicing and upgrades sit at the heart of what we do, backed by an office team who support every customer through the process from start to finish. We believe we’re only as good as our last repair, though we know every workshop in the country says that about itself. So we hold ourselves to a measure we don’t get to control: our customers’ own Google reviews. Reading the feedback people take the time to leave is genuinely humbling, and it’s how we know whether we’re actually getting it right.

If you own a caravan, motorhome or campervan under 15 years old, we’d love to help you get the same freedom from it that changed things for us. Get in touch at bristolcaravans.com.

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Our Values

Built on trust, we deliver friendly service, quality workmanship, and great value while caring for your caravan and safety.

Everything we do is built on a foundation of trust. We believe in being friendly and approachable, taking the time to listen to your needs and explain our work clearly so you always feel confident in the service you’re receiving. We’re committed to offering genuine value for money, combining fair pricing with high-quality workmanship that lasts. Above all, we care about your caravan, your safety, and your overall experience, treating every job with the same attention and respect as if it were our own.

Why Us?

We offer collection and delivery, free assessments on key upgrades, a free overnight stay when needed, trusted customer reviews and all work is carried out in our AWS approved workshop.

At Bristol Caravans, we make caring for your caravan simple and stress-free. We offer convenient collection and delivery, so you don’t need to worry about transport, along with free assessments on key upgrades to help you make informed decisions. For added ease, we also provide a free overnight stay where needed, giving you flexibility during longer work. Our reputation is backed by strong customer reviews, reflecting the quality and trust we’ve built over time, and all work is carried out in our AWS approved workshop, ensuring professional standards and reliable results every time.

What We Offer

Servicing, maintanence, repairs,upgrades and storage.

We are a one-stop shop! We offer services for caravans, motorhomes, and campervans, covering everything from routine servicing and maintenance to full repairs and specialist upgrades.

In addition, we offer a secure indoor and outdoor storage with CCTV protection.

Our Team

Welcome to the team here at Bristol Caravans and Motorhomes. We’re really proud of the team, and over the years it’s been our pleasure to provide advice and services to our ever-growing loyal customers.

Thank you for trusting us with your investment.

Oakleigh Wood - Director of Bristol Caravans

Oakleigh Wood

Director

Eliot Carey, Manager at Bristol Caravans

Eliot Carey

Manager

Tracey Allen, Service Advisor at Bristol Caravans

Tracey Allen

Service Advisor

Kas Press

Customer Service Advisor

Leo Johnson

Customer Service Advisor

Nick Marshall, Caravan Technician

Nick Marshall

Senior Habitation Technician

Andy Carter

Habitation Technician

Joe Wonnacott

Senior Mechanic

Simon Bennet

Automotive Accessory Technician

Nick Clifford

Valeter

Rob Housham

Driver

Alice Ramsay

Marketing Executive