Best Campervan Awnings UK 2026

This is the awning on our own van, and it's our top pick for a reason: for the money, nothing else here gives you as much usable standing-height space. The pole structure takes longer to pitch than an air awning — budget 20-30 minutes the first few times — but once it's up and properly guyed, it shrugs off wind better than most inflatables. The built-in front porch is genuinely useful for muddy boots and wet kit, which matters more than it sounds in a UK summer.

We run this side by side with our Hanley, and it's the one that comes out when we've arrived late or the weather's turning. One person can pump the beams up and have it standing in about ten minutes, no pole sorting required. It costs more than an equivalent poled awning and the beams are a genuine puncture risk around thorny pitches, but for pure convenience on short trips it wins every time.

We haven't pitched this one ourselves, but based on the spec sheet and buyer feedback it's the sensible entry point if you're not ready to spend Hanley or Kampa money yet. Smaller footprint than our top two picks, but that also means a smaller pack size and lighter carry — a fair trade if you're mostly doing quick weekend trips rather than week-long stays.

If you're travelling solo or just want a bit of covered porch space rather than a full living area, the Loopo Breeze is worth a look. It's a much smaller structure than the other air awnings here, which means faster pitching and less to carry, at the cost of not being able to stand and move around freely inside like you can with the Hanley or Action Air.

If you're camping as a family or planning to be on one pitch for a week or more, the Rarotonga's extra footprint starts to make sense — Dometic build these with genuine long-stay use in mind rather than quick weekend trips. It's a bigger, heavier structure to transport and pitch than anything else on this list, so it suits a settled base more than a van you're moving every night or two.

You'll notice OLPRO dominates this list, and that's a genuine reflection of what we rate — but Vango are a long-established UK outdoor brand and the Faros III is a solid poled alternative if you'd rather buy a different name. Similar overall concept to the Hanley range: pole structure, driveaway-kit compatible, front porch area.