Family campervan travel, surf and water-led adventure

We’re Claire, Dan and our two boys, sharing family campervan travel across the UK and Europe, with a focus on surf, wild swimming and outdoor adventure.

We don’t do full-time vanlife. We do real trips — weekends, school holidays, and routes that actually work with kids. That’s what makes our content different.

Everything we create is:

• Tested as a family of four
• Built around real logistics, not ideal scenarios
• Designed to help others plan and go

Current partnerships

We’re proud to be working with:

• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles — paid brand partner
• Catch Swim, Colapz, Adventure Kit Hire, FCUP / Buddy Swim — ambassador (commission and gifted product)
• Brittany Ferries, Zone 3, Primus , Urban Ice Tribe — affiliate partners (commission on sales)

Our audience

We’ve built a highly engaged and growing audience of families and outdoor enthusiasts planning their own adventures across two channels.

Instagram (@thevanfam4)

• 16,000+ Instagram followers
• 56% female / 44% male
• Core age range: 35–44
• 74% UK-based

Website (thevanfam4.uk)

• 500+ monthly visitors and growing
• High-intent trip-planning traffic — itineraries, kit lists, packing guides
• Predominantly UK-based families researching real campervan trips

Our audience comes to us for practical campervan itineraries, honest recommendations, and real inspiration they can actually follow.

What we do

We create high-quality, experience-led travel content that people actually use, from detailed itineraries to social storytelling.

Focus areas:

• Family campervan travel (UK & Europe)
• Surf and coastal road trips
• Wild swimming, surfing and open-water adventure
• Real-world vanlife with kids

How we can work together

We collaborate with brands and tourism boards that align with our style of travel and values. Opportunities include:

• Destination features & itineraries — in-depth guides designed for real trip planning
• Social media campaigns — authentic storytelling across Instagram
• Product collaborations — tested in real conditions
• Brand partnerships & ambassadorships

If it fits naturally into our trips, we’ll make it work.

Why work with us

We bring more than just travel content.

Claire is a Chill Swim Triple Crown marathon swimmer and Level 2 swim teacher, combining genuine expertise in open water with professional communications experience.

• Published writer (including Cheshire Life Magazine)
• Triple Crown marathon swimmer (longest swim 10.5 miles)
• Level 2 swim teacher
• Experienced in brand communications and social media strategy
• Confident public speaker and content creator

Dan brings the surf perspective, shaping every coastal route we plan. Together we’ve covered the Wild Atlantic Way, the Spanish coastline, Scottish islands, Welsh peninsulas and the French Alps — all in the same VW California.

Everything we share is grounded in real experience, not curated moments.

Let’s work together

If you’re looking for authentic, family-first travel content that connects with a real audience — we’d love to hear from you.