by Chris Jefferies
The wait is almost over as next week the public will finally get to see the most eagerly anticipated new caravan of 2012, the Bailey Retreat.
This project came to light late last year, but it wasn’t until recently that it became clear that Bailey Caravans had taken the bold step of designing a model that isn’t meant to be towed by its owner.
Instead, the Bailey Retreat is the ideal companion for a seasonal pitch, with its spacious interior offering 25% more room for relaxing in.
The dimensions of this caravan are far beyond what you would normally get from a British-made tourer, with the four-berth Willow measuring up at just under 9m from nose to tail and nearly 2.5m wide.
Meanwhile the overall MTPLM weight of 2,163kg is well above what you would normally expect to safely tow with a normal family car.
But as Bailey has explained, the weight is more or less irrelevant, as this twin-axle model is meant to be sited professionally and only moved every year or so.
As a result, the Bristol-based company have been given free rein to ramp up the luxury and make this their most opulent offering yet.
Take a look around
The first thing you notice when you step inside the Retreat is…
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