UK holiday parks change hands · VanLife Weekly #21
Sun Communities sells UK chain Park Holidays for $1bn. Plus: 4 ADAC routes through Hesse, barriers in Alghero, Singapore family heads to Turkey.
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VanSky index for Visby, Sweden — 93 out of 100 (Ideal). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind, solar output and water temperature. Refreshed every 3 hours.
Visby, Sweden — VanSky 89 out of 100. Ideal conditions for motorhome travel. Ranked #130 of 159 cities in the country (as of 31 May 2026). Temperature 17°C, wind 9 km/h. Solar panels yield 2.5 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy. Water temperature 13°C.
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No optimal window today — wind or rain throughout the day.
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Updated: 30.05.2026
Diesel
$2.26 /l
SEK20.88 · €1.94/l
112 of 127
pricier than 87% of countries
Petrol
$2.02 /l
SEK18.66 · €1.73/l
98 of 126
pricier than 77% of countries
In Sweden, on Östra Kustvägen between Kabusa and Hammar, a motorhome caught fire on the morning of May 30, 2026. A young tourist couple woke up to the smell of smoke and tried to extinguish the fire, but it was too late. The preliminary cause is a technical fault. The motorhome was completely destroyed.
Roller Team and Nobel Art are recalling several motorhome models produced between July 2025 and February 2026. The recall is due to a factory assembly defect where the grey water tank may come loose while driving, posing a serious accident risk. Owners are required to have their vehicles inspected at a workshop.
The 14-meter Polar Glacier caravan, built by Swedish manufacturer Polar in 2008, is back on the market. It features three axles, weighs nearly 3.5 tons, and includes a sauna, three bedrooms, and underfloor heating. Originally priced at €125,000, the latest attempt to sell it for €50,000 failed, with the highest bid reaching only €14,000. The caravan has been renamed Black Beast and repainted, with the original paint preserved under a wrap.
A caravan was completely destroyed by fire in Aneby early Thursday morning. The blaze was preceded by an explosion, likely from a gas cylinder. No injuries were reported; police are investigating the incident as negligence.
On the evening of May 27, a caravan fire in Aneby spread to the surrounding terrain. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze; a gas cylinder is believed to have exploded. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
A motorhome owned by Isabell Hedling was destroyed when a tree fell on it during a storm in Stockholm. The 40-year-old vehicle was a family project, and the owner had planned summer trips including a festival and a trip to Lofoten. Hedling is in contact with the insurance company and may rent a motorhome for the summer.
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