We set off on our honeymoon on 18th June 2012 in Barbarella. Driving down to St Ives for our first stop. After spending a couple of days here, we moved over to Newquay for the remainder of our holiday before returning to Devon with Barbarella. Our hone... (continued)

Merlin's Cave in Tintagel Radio 2 Outstanding views from the cliffs of Bude Rain soaked adventures throughout Amazing Cream Tea in Padstow Never wanted to give him back! Gorgeous Cornish Pasty in Bude Excellent facilities at Bude Meadows Touring ... (continued)

Off we went in Wolverine, heading for Sidmouth and a really elite campsite called Oakedown. We had to smile on looking around us to see 4x4's galore sitting next to brand new top of the range caravans with all the mod cons and more. Wolverine looked very ... (continued)

Hooray – we’re off again! This is the fourth time we have been lucky enough to hire a camper from O’Connor’s, and this time we went for a new boy (for us), Max Cherry. With the weather looking somewhat “unsettled”, we crammed the estate car to the roof ... (continued)

So, we interrupt our internet-trawling for a van of our own (!) to write this review of our week spent with Purdey. A long journey down to Okehampton through heavy traffic and progressively heavier rain meant that the lovely warm welcome from the O’Conno... (continued)

The O'Hara family enjoyed their holiday in Mr Orange, this August & sent us this fabulous video! Take a look! It makes me want to go out camping (and I work here!) - Zoe ... (continued)

Day One Rosie was undergoing some minor adjustments as we arrived. Given that she has just done a tour of Britain following the Olympic flame it's not surprising (especially as the guest brochures recommend they don't leave devon and cornwall). Anyway ar... (continued)

Honey and India returned from their holiday in Spartacus last Friday. The girls were sad to say goodbye to their van: Honey even wrote a poem in his visitors book! We were so impressed we asked if we could add it to our blog. So, here it is! Hope we'll s... (continued)

On a whim, after looking at the sunny weekend forecast, I decided a mini-holiday was what my family needed. Living in Cornwall we are spoilt by lovely beaches and fun things to do in the sun so I needed to find something to top that. At 10.30pm I googled ... (continued)

Last minute, on the road with Eddie. Something we have dreamed of doing for years and never pulled the stops out to sort! En route we picked up fish and chips from Kempley Road, Okehampton, despite Patrick's concerns about parking in town after the do... (continued)

When my Husband Andy said "What would you like to do for your 40th birthday" there was only one answer.... Hire a VW Campervan and go round Cornwall... I think he was a bit surprised I didn't go down the safari in Kenya route. But I have to say I am ... (continued)

The V-dub experience was a surprise for my husband as a trip down memory lane when he had his own van (before a wife and children took over his bank account...). We collected Ordell for a long weekend and headed down to St Ives - staying at Little Trev... (continued)

Chris (one of our Blog Winners 2011) came back with a group of friends for a Golfing Road Trip. See the results here! Max Cherry looks like he had a great time! ... (continued)

Archie loved his time with "Batty the bampervan". Riding shotgun from Padstow to Newquay to St Ives to Lands End and back by Minard Theatre, Mousehole, Lizard, Charlestown. Fowey and a night just outside Tavistock!! Every minute was priceless!!!! Thi... (continued)

Annie & Andy sent us this fabulous cine film of their holiday with Kissinger, in September this year. Click here to take a look! ... (continued)

August 1st-8th 2011 We were so excited to pick up Battenberg that we turned up early and had to go off and do some shopping! Once we finally met Battenberg it was definitely love at first sight! We had the most amazing week in him travelling right to th... (continued)

When Kay surprised me with a camper van holiday for my 30th Birthday I couldn't hide my excitement. It is something we have both wanted to do for ages and one day dream of owning a camper van of our own! What we both loved about Noddy was he was a spl... (continued)

I guess that the combination of a 6 month old child (Dylan), a 4-star wife (Kather's), a 40 year old campervan and the good old English September weather were always going to throw up some challenges but until we arrived to pick up the gorgeous Ordell for... (continued)

Me and my boyfriend Jimmy couldn’t wait to pick up our Ordell. We’d spent hours, days, weeks chatting about it and generally getting overly excited. Hiring Ordell was an amazing experience, which will remain with us for years. Although we are now obses... (continued)

My friend and I decided we would try something different for a weekend with our kids, so as he loves campers, it didn't take me long to book it up for the 4 of us! Noddy made our weekend!! The experience was amazing and it was just so much fun to drive ... (continued)

So there we were on a cold and wet Christmas morning (2010) prickling with anticipation and wishing we'd not had that last glass of port the night before! Every year since we met, Katie has picked a present from the 'what have you always wanted' list...an... (continued)

We leave the great mighty Gloucestershire and head towards Okehampton, all of us with excitment and butterflies in our tummies, the feeling when you get to the airport to go on your Hols, but instead you're taking the great Mr Orange on your travels :) M... (continued)

Uma became our companion for a week of exploring in August 2011. She never failed despite some nervous moments near the top of a steep hill or along a road that looked too narrow for Twiggy on a diet. Admittedly her gearbox was somewhat eccentric. 2nd in ... (continued)

The five of us, and the dog, were brimming over with excitement when we went to collect Mr Orange......and we weren't disappointed! Soon we were on our way down the A30 heading for our first campsite at Mother Ivey's bay. We took the awning, which was e... (continued)

When I arrived at O'connors to collect Ordell. I was so nervous about driving a camper van. I really thought I wouldn't be able to handle Ordell on the cornish roads or on any road for that matter. Have had a few 'sticky' moments with 1st and 2nd gear - ... (continued)

Our experience in “I am Spartacus” was amazing. When we pulled up in O’Connor’s Campers, the girls (Megan, 14 and Amy, 11) had no idea that we were hiring Spartacus for four days. Amy and Pete both love camper vans and have always wanted to drive one. So ... (continued)

We had the pleasure of hiring Barbarossa for a week in August, and what a week we had! We may well have got lost for 15 minutes trying to find our way out of Oakhampton, and the gears got a bit of getting used to, but after that we had an amazing time... (continued)

Our eyes met across a crowded warehouse, it was love at first sight. Us and Bill. "Come in, make yourself comfortable, I've got everything you need" said Bill. "Be Gentle with us Bill, it's our first time" said Freddie. Bill gently revved up and splu... (continued)

Anna from Good Energy took Shiny Norman out for a little holiday - this is how Good Energy reported it: He may look a bit like the van that stars in Little Miss Sunshine, but our Head of Customer Experience Anna assures us that Shiny Norman was a del... (continued)

Batty the Bus . . . well what can I say?? She was an experience, one that we will never forget! Never has so much fun been had over one weekend, the only thing we regret is not booking her for longer. She was great, the guys at O'connors were fantastic an... (continued)

A few weeks ago my husband James and I had our early summer holiday in sunny Cornwall. We've done lots of camping/ festivals in the past and have always admired beautiful VW campervans on our travels. Alexi (Alexandra) had a classic VW beetle when we were... (continued)

we had a fab time in max and would love to stop in a campervan agin and would recomend sandymouth holiday park Bude and hartford caravan park peter tavy near tavystock and a little pub called Peter Tavy INN near Hartford park we love Cornwall and we love ... (continued)

Well what can I say, the best weekend ever, I would so recommend the lovely O'Connors, and have done already, we will be back next year, this is a promise! Thank you guys x x x ... (continued)

The Nuttall family took I am Spartacus out for a holiday and sent us this brilliant video! They obviously had a great time and Dad Simon took the video production very seriously. You can view it on YouTube on our channel or look at it here! The Nutta... (continued)

We spent 4 nights in Barberella just after Easter with a couple of friends who had Noddy Windsor, and we all had a great time. From the moment we arrived to pick up the van everyone was so friendly and helpful, particularly as we had a dog and 9mth old c... (continued)

Our weekend break with Uma was a gift - the most perfect gift! Plenty of space for 2 adults & 2 children even without the use of an awning. Uma comes with absolutely everything you could possibly need for a relaxing holiday and she is great fun. She ... (continued)

We spent a fabulous Easter Weekend in the wonderful Mr Orange, it was such a fun experience for the whole family. Mr Orange was kitted out with everything we'd need for our holiday and it easily slept the four of us with plenty of storage for all of our ... (continued)

We only had Noddy Windsor for three nights this April but we almost instantly fell in love! Driving Noddy took a little getting used to but after that it was such fun and much more of a pleasure than driving a modern car! We took Noddy to Plymouth to v... (continued)

What a fantastic holiday we had.. :) we hired out kissinger for 4 nites and it was the best 4 nites EVER!! we had so much fun with him.. we visited all over cornwall. kissy never let us down once as we went uphill and down dale,we planned on visiting lot... (continued)

Just a quick message to say thank you for our first camper van experience. Although it was very short notice and in frosty february! All your effort an help was very much appreciated, making Tom's 21st a brilliant weekend!! Had an awesome time in N... (continued)

When I entered a competition in a jamie oliver magazine I never expected to win!! but I did :)) Thanks to o'connors campers me and 4 of my bestest friends spent the weekend in The Van With No Name :) camping and drinking tea! I had never felt so coo... (continued)

What can we say!!! The most amazing August Bank Holiday Weekend ever!!!!!! We picked up "The Van with no name " now known from here on in as "Red" up on the Friday afternoon and, like many before us and undoubtedy after us, set off down the hill tow... (continued)

This is very much a belated thanks to everyone at O'Connors for enabling us to have a fantastic week touring Cornwall by Vee Dub. In June Michelle and I hired The Van with No Name and set off to travel around Devon and Cornwall. We had a great time an... (continued)

Grew up in VW campers - I'm sure I was born in a 1965 with barn doors! Graduated to a 1972 camper when I was 5 and parted company when I was 15. Have been looking forward to this weekend with Barbarossa for so long - desperate to show the family what it... (continued)

So picture the scene....driving down a country lane very late at night after a rather bizarre evening where every food establishment we went to seemed to actually not want to feed us (whats with the "we dont do meals on tuesdays?" oh thats ok we'll eat ou... (continued)

Ahh Barbarossa....! The end of another wonderful holiday spent pootling around the highways and byways of Devon and Cornwall - bliss. And the only reason I'm still smiling .... cos we've already booked again for next year....!!!! Bring it on! Only bigg... (continued)

Battenberg was the best birthday present ever. Picking him up on Monday in the pouring rain I was absolutely terrified. What if I can't drive it (I think I scared my boyfriend too). However, I very quickly picked it up and the fantastic weather for the re... (continued)

Writing this I wish we could be transported back to the put put bliss that was driving around the rolling Devon and Cornwall hills in the awesomeness that was our holiday in Shiny Norman. What an amazing time we had, from picking up the beautiful shining ... (continued)

Chugging along in the bright green wonder that is Noddy Windsor for 5 days brought us the adventure of a lifetime! Arriving on the first day, we were introduced to Noddy and all his accoutrements and workings. Our first challenge was to navigate the v... (continued)

When you get to the top of a hill.... start braking... and so began a wonderful relationship with our bus... are we allowed to call them buses? Two lads just finished their GCSEs, me and Barbarosa had a fabulous week in Cornwall, camping at Henry's at ... (continued)

Well what can I say! Have just come back from having a week away in Barbarossa and it was absolutely wonderful! Some would say our holiday was even better as it was won through a competition! An added bonus! Barbarossa was magnificent! Very well ... (continued)

We just the holiday of a lifetime with our daughters (3 & 5) in Jackie Brown. Toured around for a week spending each night in different places. Everywhere we went people stopped us to talk and admire Jackie. This is the first time we've talken our gi... (continued)

Having had a fantastic few days with Shiny Norman last year we felt we had to book with O'Connors again. This time we chose 'Bill' as he seemed to have slightly more bed space per person - 4 of us slept comfortably, 2 teenagers (17 and 18) and 2 adults. B... (continued)

Hey Everyone, We had an amazing time in March this year traveling around in Barbarossa. It was an action packed adventure - a flat battery one morning, then getting pulled over by the police that evening, but it was all part of the fun! We would d... (continued)

Having flown all the way from NZ to find out the pommie summer was as average as it is famously known was disappointing. That was our last negative moment - Wolverine delivered. A couple of forty-somethings reliving their Kombi OE of the 80's this time wi... (continued)

Hi guys, me and my best mate hired your campervan "Wolverine" for 4 nights in November. We visited some fantastic sites around Cornwall, including Tintagel, Penzance, St. Ives, Port Issac, Marizion, Newquay and more! We really enjoyed ourselves, ... (continued)

A massive thanks to all at O'Connors for entrusting ol' Barbarossa in our little hands for the week... She* was certainly put through her paces for the week throughout Cornwall. Used as a carriage to attend a 60th birthday on the Monday and a venue for... (continued)

Just returned from a week with Ordell. What a great week, helped by the fantastic weather (sun tan in mid Sept!!) which according to the 'team', it was the best week all summer. Took a while to get used to driving Ordell, to start with I thought I woul... (continued)

This was Lucy & Paul's third Glastonbury trip in one of our vans: this year in 'Gogo'. They sent us this photo and this little message after they had recovered from Glastonbury and sorted out a photo. "The roof bed was a life saver as we arrived very... (continued)

What a great trip. We hired Noddy Windsor, a four berth Canterbury Pitt conversion. I loved every minute of our week in August, so did my boys. The wife was not too sure to start, but came round once the sun came out! We stayed in Bude for the first night... (continued)

I have ALWAYS wanted to do it...drive and stay in an old VW Campervan. Thanks to "Nice Guy Eddie" (who's about 40 - just like me!) I was certainly NOT disappointed. My 6 year old son, George, and I spent two nights in Croyde with friends at Ruda Holiday P... (continued)

Just a quick note to say thanks to Pete Zoe and all at O'Connors for the amazing opportunity we were given to experience a week with Mr O. From Harford Bridge to Pentewan, beautiful St Ives to Mother Iveys in Cornwall, he pootled along never complaining ... (continued)

We had such a brilliant time in Jackie for my 40th birthday. She behaved brilliantly and was so lovely to have a home for a few days in her. bKids thought it was excellent and slept like logs. Stayed at Mother Ivey's Bay near Padstow and it was so cool w... (continued)

Had a great week with Ordell in June - picked him up on the 12th and after Pete gave us a tour of his ins and outs we were off with a full tank of Petrol and a basket of goodies. Headed to Manor Farm Caravan & Camping Site at Seaton. Learning how to Dr... (continued)

OMG! How brilliant is it cruising around Cornwall in such a beautiful split screen camper van! Kissinger was immaculate throughout the long weekend and everywhere we went people looked and smiled and pointed and waved. What an excellent time. Full mark... (continued)

We spent an amazing weekend with Mr. Orange. It was our first time in Cornwall and driving this big van was part of the fun. Me and my friend Luisa let the boys do the hard work of turning the big wheel as we would rather take a nap on the back seat. ... (continued)

For our first wedding anniversary we wanted to do something a bit different, something fun. Hiring a campervan was the best decision ever! We toured around Cornwall, visiting Padstow, St. Ives, Lands End, Falmouth & Fowey amongst others! We watched th... (continued)

We decided that a fun holiday this year would be to hire a campervan and drive around Devon. We picked Nice Guy Eddie up on 4th May 2009 and started off towards North Devon. We had decided to stop off close to a village called Bucks Cross on a campsite ... (continued)

We went for an adventure in Nice Guy Eddie over the May half term. After some initial concern about how we were going to fit all our stuff in, there was plenty of room for two adults, two children and a labrador! We stayed in North Devon, and loved Nor... (continued)

We had a fabulous week with Noddy Windsor over the May half-term week. We stayed at Harlyn Bay (nr Padstow) for 3 days then travelled onto Pentewan Sands. Both sites had excellent facilities, and the kids enjoyed the beaches at both. We had a day out in ... (continued)

We picked up UMA on the wettest day this year!!!!! So much for packing shorts and t-shirts! After running thru' the basics of the van we were off...I was sat in the back drying off and Dillon (our 3 year old) was in the front navigating my husband to Cr... (continued)

All we can say is " we miss you Batty".... (continued)

I would like to say a big thank you to O'Connors Campers for supplying us a delightful VW Splitty. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone! People say the brakes and steering are hard - not at all! Just treat them gentle and they will be fin... (continued)

What a weekend to be camping on top of a cliff in west Cornwall! Friday evening was definitely an experience, running around the campsite at 3 in the morning collecting towels, wetsuits and surfboards after the tent decided to leave us! The campsite clea... (continued)

We hired Shiny Norman for 3 days at half term and were very reluctant to return him at the end. Collecting him and getting used to driving him was quite an experience; I realised just how much technology had moved on, but, as Pete had confirmed, I soon... (continued)

I was 30 back in July and my wife surprised me by booking up Battenberg for October Half Term! Like most I have had a long festering desire to get behind the wheel of an VW bus and so was getting excited to an almost unfathomable degree by the time th... (continued)

We had a fun (but cold) monday to friday in Noddy Windsor. Bacon sarnies in the morning set us up well for walking around the north coast of devon and cornwall. Go to Lynmouth, Boscastle, Tintagel and Port Isaac they are beautiful, and we had a wonderfu... (continued)

Apologies for the delay in blogging, it's been weeks since we've been back to the daily grind in Yorkshire. What a great few days (15-19 Sep) were had. Attached is Uma ready for bed at Mother Ivey's Bay. The next night was spent with Barbarosa and ev... (continued)

Our time spent in Mr Orange now seems a long and distant memory having spent two long and painful weeks back in the daily grind. There has been a lot of reminiscing and time spent surfing the net looking for a suitable dub to fill the big orange void lef... (continued)

We have had a fantastic week of touring round Cornwall in Barbarossa. The first night we met up with Kissinger and then the second night, we spent with Uma and Mr Orange. Everywhere we went, people were asking about him. We felt so proud to be a par... (continued)

Just got back from a week in Noddy Windsor...he is Heaven on wheels... absolutely fantastic, driving him was a real experience!! We can't wait to be transported back to 1967 again next year! This is a picture of Noddy with a great sky :>) See more on our... (continued)

We needed to stay in the UK for our one week holiday because I am 9 months pregnant. I booked Max Cherry as a surprise for my boyfriend and it was brilliant. He had fond memories of driving a VW as a child and 'VW camping' in the Alps. I'd never been... (continued)

I've always wanted a VW campervan of my very own for as long as I can remember. A little pukka van of perfection, complete with headlamps and a bumper that makes the van look as though it's smiling. So back in June I rang O'Connors and asked if I could ta... (continued)

A whole new pace of life was revealed by Eddie, far more civilised, and less stressed. We (the four of us) picked him up on Monday PM and headed for Polzeath. It was a completely new driving experience, I have never had so much open road in front of me, ... (continued)

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I got in touch with O'Connors very last minute to try and arrange a suprise weekend for my husband's birthday. We have been on holiday for many years in Devon & Cornwall and have recently started seeing lots of hired VW campervans and he has always com... (continued)

Once upon a time, two princesses hired a classy campervan called Jackie Brown for a few days, and she took them on a relaxing trip to the sea-side. The two princesses knew that Jackie liked overlooking the sea while she rested in between journeys, so foun... (continued)

We took Shiny Norman to Glastonbury and he was brilliant! Despite the mud on Friday he never got stuck and he was very comfy after a hard night partying! Thanks for letting us borrow him and we'll be back again!... (continued)

What an amazing experience! We had a great time in/out & about Jackie Brown - and were too upset to give her back - so we didn't! We hired her for an extra day! She was a pleasure to drive (once I got used to having the stopping distance of a cruise lin... (continued)

As a surprise for my fiance's 30th Birthday, I booked one of his faviourite things, a VW Camper (split screen). I chose Battenberg, he is a cutie! It was a very well received birthday present! We must say all the guys at O’Connor’s are very friendly ... (continued)

After years of thinking about it Lee and I got married 31/05/08. What better way to start married life than in a 1967 VW Splitty called Kissinger? Some of our friends thought it was cool and the remainder thought we were mad, 2 whole weeks in a VW campe... (continued)

We have just had a brilliant time in Ordell exploring Dartmoor. Spent our 3 nights in a lovely campsite just outside Widdecombe-in-the-Moor, where a stream ran through the site and small campfires were allowed. The boys both loved this, as they did spend... (continued)

We had an epic time in Battenberg in May, aided by a lot of luck from the weather. She's a lovely old girl and we really enjoyed driving her. Had a good tour of Cornwall, a little surfing, a pop into the Eden Project and some mostly nice campsites. O... (continued)

We buzzed and fizzed for a week in and around the South Hams, and although the rain became a tad tiresome, it looked strangely beautiful through the frames of The New Blue Splitty (NBS)!(or Fillmore as George (7) came to call it). The NBS became part o... (continued)

We hired Ordell for a week to tour the north coast of Cornwall (Mum,Dad and 2 Kids), first night was spent at Headley Wood. We didn't want to drive too far from Okehampton on first night but got lost so drove for 25 miles instead of 15 - at least it got ... (continued)

Thank for the best holiday we have ever had. We laughed all week. We felt really unloved driving home in our own car and no one was giving us the veedub dude sign. Mr Orange never let us down. To combat our depression, since coming home, we have bough... (continued)

Last year Kate and Emanuel took Mr Orange for a lovely holiday and enjoyed it so much they took the time and trouble to create this postcard all about their time away. We thought it looked so good we just had to upload it onto the blog and I have only ju... (continued)

Its is over a decade since I last went to Glastonbury. So this year with my daughter now old enough to take along, we decided to take our family holiday at the festival. The weather of June 2007 now firmly has its place in weather history as the wet... (continued)

I've just spent a great week touring Cornwall with my girlfriend Emma and our new pal Ordell. Admittedly it took a while to get to know Ordell, particulary learning where 2nd gear was... I think Ordell kept moving it. We soon found the trick is to just ... (continued)

A week in Bill in and around Devon forced us to slow down and reflect. Pottering around the narrow lanes at 20 miles an hour was like ( I'd guess ) a double dose of Beta Blockers ! I'd recommend this type of experience without reservation to anyone. If I ... (continued)

Hi, I’m Gypsy the greyhound and I thought I’d tell you about my first holiday. My owners only rescued me in November and didn’t want to leave me alone for their usual spring holiday so they hired Kissinger the Splitty. I wasn’t too sure at first when he a... (continued)

I must have been mad. My wife Karen decided to hire a beautiful 1967 split screen to take my twin daughters and five friends to cornwall for the day surfing at polzeath for their 10th birthday. It turned out to be a great day. The sun was shining, an... (continued)

You always remember the first time, or so they say, and the Camper Van experience will certainly stay with us. Our March weekend was full of laughs, mostly related to trying to find second gear, or forgetting to put the roof up, or the crockery falling o... (continued)

Having had a soft spot for classic VW's since owning a bright orange 1972 beetle in my distant teenage years I was delighted when my wife Julie booked a four day break in the yellow peril UMA for my 34th birthday. This was sure to be a complete culture sh... (continued)

WOw!! we were so excited to find your site through GOOGLE I spent many happy childhood adventures in an orange Devon Conversion my mum called 'Pudgy' and now we are hoping to hire one from you for our own family adventures this summer can't wait... (continued)

I was treated to a trip down memory lane (I no longer have a van!) for my birthday and it was my son's first experience which he enjoyed so much with a day trip to Torquay.... (continued)

Pete’s words as we drove off into the sunset (rainset) were “chill out and relax but you will swear about the gears”!! He was right! Only the Dave-Sue combination would decide to hire a camper van in England in the middle of February. Yes it was cold... (continued)

I had originally arranged a big surprise for my girlfriend Laura's 18th birthday.. I would hire a classic VW camper from a company in Carlisle (The only company I could find that would hire out to a 21yr old), and pick her up one saturday morning to take ... (continued)

Driving a VW campervan is something we've both always wanted to do. We hired the bright yellow camper for our first wedding anniversary weekend in April 06 and nicknamed it 'Anni' for Anniversary! What a wonderful experience we had. We travelled all aroun... (continued)

as we were driving down to devon through the driving november rain i began to wonder whether the surprise weekend i had planned for my boyfriend was going to turn in to a miserable charade of stiff upper lips and a catalog of sense of humour failures. bu... (continued)

Me and my new husband wanted to do something a bit different for our honeymoon and so we decided to take ourselves and our dog on a tour around Cornwall and Devon in a classic Blue and Cream VW Camper. We had an absolutley fantastic time - we didn't book ... (continued)