Avondale, Eagle S

We owned one when we had our jetski, we would hang our suits in the shower room or in the awning. We removed the solid door to bedroom and fitted a extendable pole with curtain on so we had a dressing room, between shower and toilet, brilliant! Hubby extended the bed by moving the head board back, cos he is a tall guy, (put it back when we sold it) The back of the caravan dipped in so it had a kind of window ledge, and when it rained the dripping would drive me nuts, i am a light sleeper, so i would put an old towel out there to stop the noise, worked to a small degree. The other groan was storage cupboards for food, thought this let the van down, apart from that we were VERY pleased with it.

I would have liked to know the AA took over insurance for avondale caravans when it went bust!

This is simply a gorgeous caravan. From the curved cabinetry which looks so much better than cheaper looking straight boxed units, to the quality of the fittings, this is a quality product. Even the hinges are hand sourced from Italy rather than chinese rubbish. The bed is incredibly comfortable, and everything works as it should. These caravans were way ahead of their time with the positioning of the gas bottles over the axle so much safer that Bailey have finally adopted it with their Orion model. And how about a spare wheel accessed from a trap door inside the van ? Wonderful.

It is a terrible shame that Avondale went bust and that nobody saw the business sense to revive them. They were built in the Midlands and should have been supported more. When you step in the Eagle, it is so different from maintstream caravans and feels so much more like home.

Fitted with memory foam mattress, the Avondale, Eagle S is a very practical caravan. Removed back bedroom/shower area door and fitted a curtain, far more practical as I am tall. Also moved headboard back 6 inches so is now full size bed.

Comfortable easy to live with good quality. The after sales from Avondale could be speeded up.

After a slight bump I find it near impossible to locate and purchase repair items ie trim and mud guard.

The Avondale Eagle S is a lovely, luxurious caravan but we don't like having the fixed side bed as one of us has to climb over the other to get out. Otherwise, it's a great van and there are no major faults with it. Small cupboard above the toilet, which my husband always bumps his head on when he uses it. The shower tap is very close to the toilet and consequently, I once managed to shower myself whilst sitting on the loo after catching the tap with my elbow. Bathroom is really quite small, however we tend to use sites with facilities so this is not a big problem. Perhaps we are just being very picky with our bad points.