Thanks folks, thats the sort of thing I was hoping for.

Tanglefoot - Was it Wooda or Bude Holiday Resort you stayed at?
I like the look of The Barge too, Andy. Looks like a good place for a night or two (not longer as I like my showers!)

Any more?

Hi, Thanks for that, we had a look on there and another few of the big websites but couldn't spot anywhere that looked like Hopleys. "Entertainment" filters seem to be very vague and cover everything from a TV / Pool table to full kids club, while a pub on site doesn't usually mean live mu...

Hi all, Our van has finally arrived :D and we can't wait to take it out for a night or two. Our regular weekend campsite with our Teen and Tween has been Hopleys near Bewdley, mainly because it has family friendly live music at weekends. This makes a real difference for us, we all enjoy it and it st...

Dave - I had no idea about the regs on water - that info is really helpful. I'd seen some conflicting info over on Campervan life which is out of date. Sotal - The brushing teeth comment gave us food for thought - we don't want to wash up in the bongo but last time we went camping the youngest misse...

Thanks folks, we're meeting Phil at JAL today so I'll be discussing the options with him. Good to go knowing what the choises are so we don't have any false expectations.

Thanks Geoff, thats useful info, I'd assumed we had to stick with what was built in.

So we are finalising the details of a purchase and conversion this weekend. The type of van and roof are sorted. We know we want a mid kitchen, 2 burner hob and no sink (we will be camping at sites with facilities and don't want to waste the room on sink or water storage) and we plan to keep the cra...

Thank you all for the replies, really helpful. thats a great visual Simon Jones! At the moment we're looking at a mid conversion, keeping the original back seat with 2 x 3 point seat belts and 1 lapbelt. Work have said that'll be fine. We've been to meet G&P already, and are off to see JAL on Fr...

Thanks for those ideas chris. I was thinking about a single seat somewhere. I haven't seen a pic of one with that layout but I'll have a hunt around. I'll also talk to the hubby about the removable kitchen, we'll only camp a few times a year so that could be an option, but he is very territorial ove...

Thanks Poohbear, good suggestion and they have confirmed they could do a lapbelt, but not a 3 point one. Unless someone comes along with a better suggestion we'll need to double check with the employer about exactly what we need.

Thanks Weebrian. We've just started talking to JAL so I will ask them. I have seen a 6 seater conversion by Budget Bongos which might work for us but we're in the Midlans and they are down south so its a long way to go. Hoping to find somewhere more local. How have you found buying via JAL?

Hi Folks, You guys all seem so knowledgeable that I want to ask what might be a really daft question... The TL:DR version - Can we get a Bongo camper with mid kitchen, mushroom roof AND 3 x 3 belted seats in the rear that will convert to a bed? If you need more info: After years of camping we have d...