Jollymooners

Just a quick note to say thank you. We have both loved every minute of our trip in 'The Baron'. We have certainly fallen for the charm.

Thank you for getting in touch after our initial enquiry, we had the perfect transport for our wedding and the perfect accommodation for our 'mini-moon'

Laura & Graham

Our first Publication!

Ok so the title is a little exaggerated but we are very excited to have been included in Martin Dorey's new Campervan Cookbook as a recommended supplier  Link to where you can buy a copy  Not only is it a great book as we are in it but the recipes are superb either for whilst you are camping or at home, great atmospheric photographs which totally get you in the mood to hit the open road and some useful tips on foraging and places to visit. Below is a recent email we received from Martin about what he has been up to lately. Hello! Firstly, thanks to everyone who has bought my latest book, The Camper Van Coast. I have had some really lovely feedback about it although some people have commented on page 136. It's one of the best shots in the book but...even so, I am sorry! The publicity department at Hodder have been working overtime to get the word out about the book and have had some great results. It has been featured in Coast magazine, Food Magazine, The Saturday Telegraph, ES Magazine and The Sunday Times. I've been interviewed on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show, Five Live and plenty of BBC local radio shows. It's been fun! I have been to a few shows this year too, notably Volks World at Sandown Park and the Just Kampers Open Day. Both were great fun so thanks for coming if you did. I had a really good time at both. Come with us on a new adventure This summer my family and I have decided to take some time out and do what we do best - go off in our camper van. We're heading to France and Spain to give the old girl a good outing, rack up a few miles, cook up some new food, try a few new camp sites and generally live the four wheeled life for a while. Our route will see us follow the Atlantic Coast, almost to the border with Portugal. I have been asking people on my Twitter page to tell us where to go, so if you have a few special places from trips to that part of the world, please let us know. We'll be blogging and taking pictures as we go so, if you want to follow our route and keep up with what we find along the way, keep your eyes peeled on my blog here. I have some books to give away for those with the very best suggestions. A little good news too No doubt you will know that I get involved in beach cleaning. Well, I'd just like to let you know that, together with my twitter friends, we managed to secure a small victory for the beach this year. Having noticed a lot of similar plastic containers on the beach near my house I got in touch with the company who made them to find out why they were there. As it turned out these things were appearing all over the place, from Jersey to Devon, after a container of 100,000 of them was lost at sea. It's a long story but the upshot of it is that the company donated £2000 to the Marine Conservation Society to help with clearing up beaches. This was as a direct result of Twitter pressure and pictures of the items sent in by people all over the country. That money will go towards paying for beach cleans in September. It's a great result and if you got involved, thanks. It shows that we can make a difference (even if it's just a little bit) if we want to!

JollyMooners - En France

We would like to thank Jolly and Aly so much for the amazing campervan which not only started off our wedding in style, but was the focal point for our French road trip honeymoon!

The Baron offers so much as a home as well as a classy form of transport with a huge amount of interest from onlookers! The bed was incredibly comfortable and spacious as was the driving section of the vehicle.  Having a set of hobs, sink and fridge offered us so much more than a typical camping trip would offer and will always seek Jolly for future camping trips both in the UK and Europe.

It doesn’t stop at the van either, both Jolly and Aly offered their support for any type of enquiries from assistance to general tips, not that we needed them with the great tour of the van initially and information pack in the glove compartment.

We would absolutely recommend JollyCampervans to anybody looking at booking a holiday with a difference or wishing to try out a VW before investing in their own – it really is the pinnacle to jolly camping in our book!

Dylan & Jo Taylor

Jolly Campers - South Coast

Hi Jolly and Aly

We had such a brilliant week in The Baron. Being on the open road in a VW was a long held dream for Annie and The Baron most definitely exceeded all expectations - we were both hooked from the off! Jolly and Aly are a real joy to do business with, and even took the trouble to deliver the van to our house so we could get straight off after work. Jolly showed us how it all worked very efficiently, being very friendly and helpful and answering any questions. He also gave us a number to call should we have any questions during our trip. The Baron is extremely well designed and stocked with everything you need for a perfect trip: Jolly and Aly have thought of everything; duvet and pillows, barbecue, picnic rug, camping chairs, sat nav, stereo, well stocked kitchen, even salt and pepper, and of course, the kitchen sink....! As seasoned campers used to a tent, the joy of rocking up to a camp site, pulling on the handbrake and getting the kettle on cannot be underestimated - particularly during a typical Bank Holiday British downpour! It is very cosy being in a campervan with the rain pattering on the roof, and equally as smashing when you can pop the top and fling the doors open on a sunny day.  

We spent a week on the south coast in The Baron, staying in a different place every night, such a wonderful feeling of freedom and excitement, and we covered a fair few miles, with many admiring glances along the way! 

We cannot recommend jollycampervans enough, the only downside to the whole experience was having to hand The Baron back at the end of a blissful holiday!  I have no doubt we will be hiring again, and we will certainly recommend to all our friends. 

Rachel & Annie 

Jolly Campers - Back in the North East

Hi Aly,
I can and will highly recommend JollyCampervans for a classic VW campervan nostalgic experience. It's amazing how quickly you become sentimentally attached to Penfold which is so full of character and loved by everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed driving this wonderful nostalgic campervan along classic English country lanes. It's very well equipped and i was short of nothing. For a very different short break experience, i would highly recommend a trip with Penfold. It's something I've always wanted to do and it fully met my expectations. I had a great time. This was my favourite photo....simple but classic and for me just sums up the freedom you can enjoy with Penfold.
Thanks again for everything.
Steve D
  

Jolly Campers - Cornwall

Hi Jolly & Aly,

Sorry for the late reply, we got the traveling bug and stayed on down in Somerset until yesterday. We had a fantastic Holiday in Cornwall with Penfold & became very attached but rather than eloping with Penfold we've now decided to buy our very own! 

I thought it might be a bit of a squeeze with the five of us but it was surprisingly spacious & very comfy inside, the bed was luxury! The children had a real adventure and there was plenty of traveling space for them on the very long journey down.

We found you both really friendly & helpful, ace customer service & many extras thrown in. We had to replace a tyre midway through the holiday, it was no bother but you very kindly gave us a bottle of champagne for the inconvenience. Thank you!

Here are some pics of one of our best holidays ever!

Thanks again,

Cheryl Jay & the girls

Jolly Campers - Legoland

Thank you so much to Aly and Jolly for a wonderful experience. We have long dreamt about hiring a VW campervan and this one was absolutely perfect. From the first contact with jollycampervans we were impressed with their friendliness and helpfulness making it very easy for us camping rookies.

Everything was perfect, with a camper van in superb condition with everything we could have wanted for a really cosy weekend. We went to Windsor with our children and visited Legoland but the camper van even turned the journey into an adventure. Also we were amazed at the number of people who came up talking to us about the van.

We would heartily recommend anyone to hire one of these as you will have a terrific weekend you will never forget.

Many thanks and hope to see you again soon,

John, Claire, Will and Ellie

P.S. Sorry the photos don't really do the van justice but that is the best we got. Absolutely loved it though. first holiday in ages where I haven't wanted to come home.