Motorhomers are an independent lot, often touring solo or in family groups, but everybody can benefit from joining an owners’ club!
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Ever thought about joining one of the motorhome owners’ clubs? Maybe you should – excellent advice, reduced rates, a busy social calendar and the chance to meet likeminded people make them a great choice. Here we pick out some of the clubs for the best-known motorhome brands, to find out what they can offer their members.
ADRIA OWNERS CLUB UK
Adria Owners Club UK was established back in 2006, with the intention of bringing together owners of Adria and Sun Living leisure vehicles, to share their passion for the brand and have fun gathering at group events and rallies held both across the UK and at venues overseas.
Club membership is open to all current owners of Adria motorhomes, Twins, campers and caravans, and Sun Living leisure vehicles.
Advice and tips Members receive the club’s regular newsletter, full of the latest information about its activities, a personalised card on their birthday, and plenty of advice, tips and help via the club’s dedicated website and its Facebook page.
There’s a wide programme of rallies every year, which aims to cover the length and breadth of the UK, alongside annual Continental rallies, plus factory visits to Adria’s HQ in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
Most events are at regular campsites, offering grass and hardstanding pitches, hook-up, toilet and shower blocks and use of the site facilities.
Members also have access to a number of discounts and a range of merchandise.
Need to know...
Number of members 545 units, 1090 individuals Cost £15, plus a £5 joining fee for new members How to join Complete the form on the club website Website clubadria.co.uk
AUTO-SLEEPER OWNERS’ CLUB
Celebrating 35 years in 2024, this owners’ club started with a letter in a travel magazine. With additional support from the Auto-Sleepers directors at the factory in Willersey, Gloucestershire, the club held its inaugural general meeting and first national rally back in 1989. This eventually led to it becoming a company limited by guarantee in 2002.
Overseas rallies In addition to the national rally held every year over the spring bank holiday, rallies are organised in the UK throughout the year by the members, for the members. Membership is open to all Auto-Sleeper ’van owners.
The club also aims to run a 10-day foreign rally in the summer,
