THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR OWNERS WHO WISH TO DISPLAY THEIR VEHICLE IN OUR FIELD OF DREAMS™
If however you just want to view vehicles that have attended our previous events at Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse, then skip this section and scroll down to the photos.
APPLYING TO BE A DISPLAY VEHICLE
This year we have completely restructured the layout of the show, so display vehicles within our Field of Dreams™ attraction will form part of that new set-up.
All owners who wish to display their pride 'n' joys centre stage have to apply in person for a display vehicle slot.
Applications must be made via Charles McGuigan at 4x4trading@talk21.com IMPORTANT: When applying please attach two photos of the exterior and interior of your vehicle.
Two categories of Display Vehicle:-
1. Under 7.5 tonnes: Successful applicants will receive 50% discount on their Weekend Camping Pass.
2. 7.5 tonnes and over: 100% discount to compensate for their high fuel costs! Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse is known as 'The home of the BIG trucks', so we continue to welcome them with open arms!
NOTE: When displaying their vehicle, owners must present a 'photo board' for the public to read. This to include any relevant photos such as the build/conversion (if relevant), the vehicle's details (year of manufacture/engine size/etc.), and history of the vehicle (if known). This way you can go walkabout during the course of the show, so don't have to be tied to your vehicle all weekend!
Successful applicants will have their photos and relevant info shared within social media.
DISPLAY VEHICLE OWNERS ... all you need to know:-
General Information: Due to legal requirements, vehicles must remain static 10:00-17:00 on Saturday 13th June 2026, 10:00-16:00 Sunday 14th June 2026. Vehicle movement is possible at all other times. This rule is especially important on the Sunday as day visitors are still paying to enter at 14:00, so expect to see a full show, not half a show! So you know, traders are contracted to stay until 17:00 Saturday, 16:00 Sunday – this way visitors will get value for their hard-earned. The only exception is in bad weather, in which case traders/display vehicle owners will be informed that "early breakdown of stands/displays is possible".
Basically, walkways are 10am - 5pm Saturday, 10am - 4pm Sunday. Before and after these times, the walkways are roadways.
Displaying a Display Vehicle: Please remember that Display Vehicles will be viewed by the general public, so naturally we want to promote our hobby/sport/pastime in a good light. Owners are therefore asked to form a display that is both interesting and informative. Photo and information and boards are essential, as they explain what a particular vehicle is – the make/model/engine size/modifications/history/etc. What nobody wants to see is just a boring line of vehicles! This is very important for the show.
Interaction with the public is also good, so if you have some special skills, by all means … show them off!
No commercial activity or private sales, as this would be unfair on the traders. Should you require an inexpensive trade stand or want to sell some private, preloved gear in the CamperJumble™ zone, then contact Event Director Tom McGuigan via 4x4trading@talk21.com
It is however okay to promote your favourite charity, a forthcoming club event, etc. We’re quite open about this providing it’s confined to simply distributing leaflets/flyers from the confines of your pitch, or leaving flyers on your windscreen .. then no problem whatsoever! What we can’t have is owners turning their area into a commercial area, this just wouldn’t be fair to the traders. As mentioned, trade stand prices are extremely low for an event of this type, so by all means enquire about trade prices if required.
As a Display Vehicle owner, if you are around to chat to show visitors, this would be great, but we don’t expect you to be chained to the vehicle all weekend. You have to go walkabout too, it’s all part of the weekend, so if you could leave a note on your driver’s window, either giving your mobile number and/or the time you will return, that would be excellent. We’ve all been to shows and wanted to chat to the owner, only to wait there for ages and them never return.
We want the ADVENTURE OVERLAND & CAMPERVAN SHOW to be as interactive as possible, hence this request.
Display Vehicle Location: Camping is of course allowed on Display Vehicle pitches in the Field of Dreams™. As for actual space, vehicles will be lined up in a row, either straight or in an arc depending on space on the day, so there will always be enough room to position yourself depending on your needs.
Having had your E-ticket scanned when you arrive at the racecourse's main gate, simply inform the Gate Marshal that you are a Display Vehicle, they will direct you to our Field of Dreams™. Upon arrival, simply inform the Marshal if you require a little more room for an awning or whatever, they will position you accordingly. If you require a lot more room for any reason (more of a display for instance, a desert scene with plastic palm trees would be very welcome!!!) then please inform me of your requirements in advance. Any problems, then simply ask the Marshal to radio us.
Pre-Event Camping for Display Vehicle Owners: So you know, we would prefer not to charge a fee for pre-event camping at all, but nowadays the venue charges us, so we have to charge you. Sorry, that's life!
Pre-event camping is possible @ £20 per vehicle per night on Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th June 2026. This fee now applies to ALL vehicles, regardless if you're a Display Vehicle or a regular camper.
Thereafter your Weekend Camping Pass as a Display Vehicle covers you up to 3 nights from Friday 12th to Sun 14th June 2026.
Departure by 16:00 Monday 15th June 2026.
For pre-event camping, simply arrive at Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse CV37 9SF, inform the Gate Marshal you are a Display Vehicle whereupon you will directed to our Field of Dreams™. Once set-up camp, you won’t have to move location all weekend.
NOTE: If you decide to book pre-event camping and you’re felling bored, then we would welcome your assistance setting up the show. Everything from erecting signs to marking out lanes with spikes & white rope. If you can spare an hour or two, then pop over to the Event Office where a tea/coffee and a lump hammer will be waiting. Thanks in advance!!
Display Vehicle Enquiries: Any questions about Display Vehicles pre-event at the ADVENTURE OVERLAND & CAMPERVAN SHOW, contact Ashling Sans at ashlingsans@hotmail.com
Cheers,
Tom McGuigan [Event Director]
PURELY FOR YOUR INTEREST, THE FOLLOWING ARE VEHICLES WHO WERE DISPLAYED AT PREVIOUS EVENTS AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON RACECOURSE.
Bedford MK 4x4 with proud owner 'Mambo Mark'.
Purchased in 2020 with just 5,000 km on the clock, this Volvo 6x4 is a rarity in the UK.
Begining life in the
Belgian Army, 'The Beast' was purchased by Jackie & Mark Lambert to tackle future travels overland to Mongolia. Incidentally, Jackie is a renowned author of 'doggie' books ... including the "Adventure Caravanning with Dogs" series, "Year 1: Fur Babies in France - From Wage Slaves to Living the Dream", "Dog on the Rhine - From Rat Race to Road Trip", "Dogs 'n' Dracula - A Road Trip Through Romania", and "Pups on Piste - A Ski Season in Italy".
Check out and like her Facebook page! Facebook: @JacquelineLambertAuthor Blog: www.WorldWideWalkies.com
What you can achieve during a pandemic ...
The Land Rover Discovery 300 Tdi of Roger Thorley and his son, residents of St Helens, Merseyside.
Whilst cutting out rust at the rear of a standard Disco 1, the decision was made to turn it into a 0ne-berth campervan.
The exterior is based on the hordings surrounding St Pancras Station during its rebuild.
Congrats, a great result the pair of you.
Based on your design, expect to see a few more conversions like yours on the road before too long!
David Wilson's new project - an ex Army M.A.N. about to be coverted to a camper.
Follow the progress of Genghis, the 1982 Bedford MJ at http://www.thelorrylife.com
Roland Ager's 14.2 tonne M.A.N. KAT1 ... and tail!
Based on an American AM General M934 truck, the vehicle was imported from the Netherlands where it was used by the American Army as a mobile command post.
Boasting sliding side pods, when set up it's 14ft wide!
We just love the variety of vehicles this event attracts. This next vehicle is a classic example!
1970 Gaz-66. Manufactured in Russia, the owner is Colin Woollard. It was used as a radio repair vehicle in the Czech Army, then converted into an overland camper 2010.
There is nothing like leaving it to the last minute. Case in point is the M.A.N. of John Julyan, as his new baby entered the paint booth on Saturday 21st September 2019 ... the weekend preceding the 'Late Summer' edition of the show!
No problem, that's a whole week for the paint to cure!!
Of what we've heard, he's not the only one. The Adventure Overland Show + International Campervan Show is fast developing into the place to exhibit owner's latest creations - long may it continue.
Keep 'em coming!
2WD Vauxhall Movano
More and more 2WD vans are being coverted into campervans, and of those more and more are being made into off-road vehicles.
Previously the sole domain of 4×4 vehicles, folk are finally realising that two-wheel-drives can venture into the rough too.
Okay, with some vans there is always going to be the issue of ground clearance, but given terrain which isn’t rutted or marshy, a 4×2 vehicle can often cope remarkably well.
Case in point, this Vauxhall Movano owned by Kevin Perks of Walsall is a typical example of the shift in thinking towards lighter (and roomier) 2WD vehicles.
Mercedes Vario 814DA
Purchased from Ireland 2014 as a cable carrier. Weighing in at 7.5 ton the Vario was converted by owner Clive Edwins of Bedfordshire to present motorhome spec.
Mercedes Vario 814DA
Campers come in all shapes and sizes, this one is about as big as it gets.
Craig Room’s ex German army high mobility load carrier – a MAN kat1 8×8, with rear body converted into a camper.
2005 Unimog U3000
Bought by owner Mark Ribbands of Norfolk in 2015 from ebay, the ‘Mog was originally a cherry-picker used in forestry. And as an added bonus … it only had 20,000 miles on the clock!
MAN L2000
Technically this truck is a MAN L2000 L E A R K LE 160C. As that’s a bit of a mouthful, she is now known as “OWT” which is a shortened version of her blog Ourworldtraveller.com.
Owned by Phil and Lynn Seddon, OWT was found as an ex army snowplough in Preston in 2013.
Phil then set about designing and building the camper body, although it turned up at the Adventure Overland Show in September 2015 as an empty box, only managing to get the MOT and insurance on the day of the show!
The work of fitting out progressed quickly and OWT went on its first shakedown trip in February 2016.
This was for four months. “We starting off skiing in the Alps”, explained Phil, “and ended up nearly falling off a track in the Moroccan Atlas.”
Work then stalled on the truck for almost two years due to family commitments and another project. This year however the truck has started to progress as Phil and Lynn intend shipping her out to Canada in Spring 2019.
OWT has a new external colour scheme and if you want to see the rest of the changes you will have to call by at the Adventure Overland ‘Late Summer’ Show to see for yourself.
Mercedes 1226AF
“The Big Merc” expedition truck of Martin & Krista Webb. Originally built in 1980 as a fire truck for the Swiss Fire Service, the new owners only purchased it last year as a chassis and cab. Since then they have spent 11 months of spare time building the rear box and fitting it out to their own design.
The vehicle weighs 12 ton and features a full height walkthrough from cab to living quarters. A double cab gives 5 forward facing seats, the rear 2 swivelling to give extra seating in the rear. A double bed and 2 x single bunks, a bathroom with shower, toilet and sink, and a fully fitted kitchen.
Now resplendant in it’s new blue livery, it’s definitely a worthy candidate for a Display Vehicle.
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