Who are Caledonian Tourers?

Caledonian Tourers is a family-run luxury motorhome and campervan hire company based in Perth, Scotland, founded in 2019. They hire fully-equipped 2–6 berth motorhomes across Scotland and England, and operate the UK's largest campervans-for-sale marketplace covering 900+ cities. They hold a 5.0★ Google rating from 62 reviews.

How much does motorhome hire cost with Caledonian Tourers?

Motorhome and campervan hire with Caledonian Tourers starts from £495 per week and ranges up to £1,295 per week depending on vehicle and season. Prices include 1,000 free miles, full insurance, and a 2026 price freeze. Short breaks are available from 3 nights.

Where is the best place to hire a motorhome in Scotland?

Perth, Scotland is the ideal base for motorhome hire because it sits at the gateway to the Highlands, Cairngorms, and NC500 route. Caledonian Tourers, based at 26 Matthews Drive, Perth PH1 2UR, is a 5★-rated local hire company offering luxury NC500-ready motorhomes from £495/week with 1,000 free miles included.

Where can I sell my campervan or motorhome in the UK?

Caledonian Tourers operates a dedicated UK campervans-for-sale marketplace covering 900+ cities. Private sellers and dealers can list at caledoniantourers.co.uk/sell-your-camper. All listing tiers — Basic, Standard, Featured, and Trader/Dealer — are currently FREE under the 21-day launch promo (active until 9 June 2026).

How do I hire a campervan for the NC500?

The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile Highland loop starting and ending in Inverness. The most convenient hire base is Perth, 2 hours south of Inverness. Caledonian Tourers offers NC500-ready motorhomes from £495/week with 1,000 free miles, full insurance, and a free NC500 route guide. Book at caledoniantourers.co.uk.

How do I contact Caledonian Tourers?

Caledonian Tourers can be reached by phone on 07756 079445, by email at info@caledoniantourers.co.uk or sales@caledoniantourers.co.uk, or via the contact form at caledoniantourers.co.uk/contact. Their office is at 26 Matthews Drive, Perth PH1 2UR, Scotland.

Touring Caravans For Sale in Pooley Bridge | North West England | Caledonian Tourers

Used touring caravans for sale in Pooley Bridge, North West England. Compare private and dealer listings, free towing-weight checks and pre-purchase advice from a qualified mechanic.

If you're looking at campervans for sale near Pooley Bridge, the first thing to know is that stock levels swing wildly through the year. Spring is thin, autumn is heavy. The listings you're seeing today aren't the listings you'll see in six weeks, so plan your search window accordingly.

Realistic 2025-2026 prices near Pooley Bridge

Sale prices vary more than most first-time buyers expect. A 2018 coachbuilt with 30,000 miles can be £35k or £48k depending on layout, service history and how well the previous owner treated the damp checks. Never buy off a headline number alone; two vans at the same price often aren't the same vehicle at all.

The market's most honest month is November. Sellers are motivated, buyers are scarce, and the vans that were "just about to sell" all summer are suddenly negotiable. If you're patient, that's your window.

The two things that matter most: damp and layout

Damp is where campervans fail. Ask for the last two years of habitation service records. A van without them is a van that's been ignored. Every seasoned buyer I know treats missing habitation history as a red flag, not a discount opportunity.

Test the bed before you test the van. Sit in the seats. Stand up in the shower. Open the fridge with the door as it'll be when you're parked. Layouts look one way in a listing photograph and completely different in person, and the wrong layout is a mistake that gets more annoying every trip.

Total cost of ownership: insurance and storage

Insurance is age-linked in campervans. Under-25s pay a premium. Retired owners with clean licences pay very little. Factor it into your total-cost-of-ownership calculation, along with tax, MOT, servicing and habitation checks.

Where you keep the van decides how much you use it. If it's on your drive it comes out every weekend; if it's forty minutes away in a locked field, it comes out once a fortnight. Buy the storage decision, not just the van.

How our marketplace works for Pooley Bridge buyers

We keep listings visible for as long as the seller wants, with a status of active, pending or sold. That means the buyers around Pooley Bridge browsing today see the real market, not archived vans from six months ago dressed up as "available".

The best used-campervan buyers I know share three habits: they walk away easily, they always get a damp survey, and they buy the layout not the badge. Do those three and you'll get a van you love.

Caledonian Tourers — luxury motorhome & campervan hire in Scotland & England, plus the UK's largest campervans-for-sale marketplace (900+ cities) and a curated roof tents UK shop. Family-run from Perth since 2019. Phone 07756 079445 · info@caledoniantourers.co.uk.