History
Caravan magazine was founded by F L M Harris in May 1933 and was first produced from small offices in Colney Heath near St. Albans. It was the Caravan Club's official magazine in the 1930s, and by 1940, Caravan magazine, The National Caravan Council and the Caravan Club all shared the same large house in Purley, South London.
By 1963, the first issue of En Route, the Caravan Club's own magazine, had been published and Caravan magazine, now part of Link House Magazines, moved to new premises in Croydon. In the late 1990s, IPC Media took over Link House Magazines, and the IPC Inspire division of IPC Media began publication of Caravan.
The magazine underwent a redesign in June 2006 and as a result, increased its year-on-year circulation in 2007 by 15.5%, making it the fastest growing magazine in its division.
Currently on maternity leave, Victoria Bentley is the editor. She is the first woman ever to edit the title in its 75-year history.
Warners Group Publishing bought Caravan magazine in 2010 to join its portfolio of outdoor leisure magazines such as MMM, Go Caravan (now closed), Which Motorhome, Caravan Motorhome and Camping Mart, Camping magazine, Park and Holiday Homes, Your Luxury Lodge, and most recently, Caravan Buyer.
The editorial team currently consists of:
Managing editor John Sootheran
Features editor Ben Hackney
Associate editor Val Chapman
Associate editor Sally Pepper
Contributors and industry experts appearing in the magazine include Mike Cazalet, Mark Sutcliffe, Andrew Ditton, John Chapman, Lindsay Porter, John Wickersham, Nick Harding, Natalie Cumming and Stuart Craig.
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