Read about the latest news from Freebird Campers – what’s happening and what we have been up to with our classic VW campers Monty, Bob, Campo, and Ruby.
See updates to our Covid friendly procedures and ways we make your VW experience one to remember.
Bus to Freebird Campers Should you decide to catch the train and then a bus to Freebird Campers when you hire one of our retro VW campervans, There is a great bus link from outside Axminster Station which is on the main line from London to the South West. The AVMT Buses pick up right [...]
STAYCATION 2021 2020 has been a year for the memory books so far. We see that UK holidays have never been so popular as people plan to holiday closer to home. While uncertainty remains, many of us are choosing not to travel abroad and therefor see staying in the UK as a lower risk travel [...]
Spares Kit for Campers Here at Freebird Campers we like things to go smoothly while you are on holiday in one of our Classic VW Campervans. With this in mind we have a comprehensive spare kit which travels with each van. It's there in case of the unlikely event of a break down. We lavish [...]
Good To Go Standard We are delighted to announce Freebird Campers are part of a UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark. This in partnership with the national tourism organisations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Providing a ‘ring of confidence’ for tourism as the sector works towards reopening. The ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard [...]
2020 Diary Reopening Our online calendar has re-opened for the rest of the 2020 season and we are now taking bookings. The 2021 calendar will be open in the next few weeks and Bob and Monty will both be available to hire. We have also been beavering away during the lock down to implement new [...]
Donkey Sanctuary Why not put The Donkey Sanctuary on your holiday hit list. Based near Sidmouth, Devon is open 365 days a year. It's free admission and parking, a big bonus is, its dog-friendly. The centre is only 7 miles from our base is Colyford. If you don't feel like driving too far on your [...]
Ode to Monty A fabulous limerick from Monty's travel log, written by the lovely Shuell family, last year. Monty the van was a deep dark green, The nicest van you have seen, With green check curtains and comfy seats, The most splendid van you could ever meet, He took the family away for a while, [...]
Bob's new roof Being confined to ranks whilst all the madness that is COVID-19 around us, we though we share this stunning picture of Bob our classic VW campervan enjoying the sunshine. He had a spruce up of the paint work over the winter (pictures to follow) and then he was off to have a [...]
VW EVENTS LIST 2020 If you are a VW enthusiast there are certainly a host of different VW events that take place country wide virtually all year round. In excess of 50 events are listed and no doubt there will be more that haven't made it on. The events vary from one day meets to [...]
Dubfreeze 15th & 16th February 2020. The first major VAG event of the VW calendar. Being held at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire County Showground. To quote their mission. "To bring together VW traders and enthusiasts from around the UK and beyond. For whom VWs are much more than just a form of transport". The 31st Annual [...]
