The Arctic Adventure
The journey took 16 days to complete and the team visited 12 countries in the process, taking in some of Europe’s most iconic locations including the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the official home town of Santa Claus at Rovaniemi in Finland, and the Oresund Bridge linking Sweden to Denmark.
On this page you can find blog posts and videos from our trip, including the 2 part cinematic Arctic Adventure feature video.
The Arctic Adventure Blog Posts
Read on to find out what happened on the Arctic Adventure and our thoughts on the trip after we returned
The Arctic Adventure press release
Read the Arctic Adventure press release and get all of the details on the coldest Bailey Big Adventure to date
12 countries in 16 days
On Wednesday 2nd March, we kick off our ‘Arctic Adventure’, where we are taking two of our new 530-4 and 550-4 Pursuit caravans, as well as a top of the range Autograph motorhome 75-2, on an epic 5,000-mile journey through Europe, across the Arctic Circle, and back.
Planning for the Arctic
Planning a holiday, and then looking forward to it, is all part of the fun, right? Well, planning for the Arctic Adventure was even more fun than usual.
Brugge to Berlin & beyond
Contrasting. Of all the words in the English dictionary, this one sums-up the roads between the UK and Tallinn, Estonia the best.
Towing at Test World
The Test World proving ground 300km north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland had never had a caravan or motorhome on its test tracks before we rolled in 2,700 miles after starting our Arctic Adventure from its sister site, the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
Ice Road Caravanners
Before the Bailey of Bristol ‘Arctic Adventure’, my ice road experience was limited to re-runs of Ice Road Truckers on the TV but our route to Ivalo, Finland gave us the opportunity to take to the ice with a caravan in tow.
Arctic Fun
The Arctic Circle might not be the obvious choice for a caravanning holiday but as we pulled into Ranua Zoo Camping – some 50-miles south of the Arctic ‘border’ and heavily laden with snow – it proved that a caravan doesn’t mind where you take it as long as it’s helping you chase your dreams.
The Arctic to Bedfordshire
During the planning phase of the Arctic Adventure, the conversation was understandably dominated by the most northerly point on our expedition map – Ivalo, Finland. The journey through the UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia was our caravanning version of scaling Mount Everest with Test World, Ivalo, being our summit.
Looking back at the Arctic
I have been feeling very restless since we got back from the awesome experience of the Arctic Adventure. The planning and preparations have been a big part of my life over the last few months, so it’s a bit strange now it is all over.
Captain Scott
Having spent the past few months planning an expedition to the Arctic, little did we know that there we had a direct family link to the frozen wastes working in our office – and it was one of the most famous expeditions of all time.
Hot vs Cold
The Arctic Circle and the Australian Outback are not the first places that come to mind when planning a trip in a caravan or motorhome.
But Bailey of Bristol took on these two epic adventures, first with their West2East challenge in 2015 and earlier this year the Arctic Adventure.
Daily Arctic Adventure Vlogs
While we were on the trip, we filmed a series of vlogs. Watch the videos below to follow along on our adventures as they happened…
The Arctic Adventure Feature Video
Watch both parts of our Arctic Adventure feature video below
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