Here’s a round-up of our 12 favourite apps – from travel apps to keep you moving to first aid apps to keep you safe, we’ve got all the essential apps you need for your caravanning trips and holidays.
Caravan Sitefinder
£-FREE
Caravan and camping directory of nearly 4000 campsites across the UK and Ireland.
Caravan Buddy
£2.99
Everything you could need as a caravanner. Features include:
- Caravan Site Search
- Services Search
- Caravan Leveller
- TV Signal Finder
- Set off / arrival Checklists
- Weight Calculator
- Document Store
- Service Reminders
- Storage Reminder
Live Traffic Info – Highways England
£-FREE
Check how the traffic is flowing on motorways and major A roads in England with official information live from the Highways England National Traffic Control Centre.
However, a great alternative is TomTom GPS Navigation Traffic, which combines precise traffic and speed camera alerts along with navigation for roads in over 150 countries.
Talking Caravan Level
£1.99
This app tells you what leg / wheel to raise on your caravan or motorhome, when to raise lower jockey when and when its level. Place your Phone / Pad on a flat surface and follow the audio instructions. Can be used with or without a motormover.
iBBQ
£-FREE
This great little app provides a host of handy features for both BBQ lovers, and those cooking outdoors. Features include:
- Locate the nearest Quality Standard accredited butchers
- Recipes
- Video Guides
- Weather forcecasts for your BBQ location
UK Motorway Services
£1.99
This app provides comprehensive information on every motorway service station in the UK.
You can search and filter service stations, find those closest to you, as well as being able to see which food outlets, shops and petrol providers are at each services.
Sun Locator
£-FREE
Sun Locator predicts the sun and moon position and path at a specific location during the course of a day, perfect when you’re pitching up and want to know where the sun will shine on your caravan.
Met Office
£-FREE
This app needs no introduction. This weather app is a must for all caravanners.
Antenna Aligner
£2.99
Take the guesswork out of aligning and tuning your aerial by using Antenna Aligner. With just one click, this app will show you where to point your aerial, and which channels to focus on when fine tuning.
Caravandroid
This is one for all the list lovers out there. Caravandroid creates checklists that can be checked off as appropriate. Lists can be edited and there are also screens for storing outfit details, insurance and clubs. There’s also a vehicle to caravan weight ratio calculator and renewal reminders.
IOS – Not available / Android
Calor / Flogas Gas Stockists
£-FREE
The app helps you find your nearest cylinder gas stockists, so you’ll always be able to locate one of the 10,000 stockists whether you’re at home or away in the caravan.
First Aid by British Red Cross
£-FREE
Free, simple and life-saving – and doesn’t need an internet connection as all the information is contained on the app itself.
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