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PROPER JOB

It has been said many times, and it’s hard to argue against that Cornwall is the spiritual home of the camper van. With its beautiful beaches, wide open spaces and diminishingly narrow country lanes, it is the perfect habitat for a compact camper. Something like, oh I don’t know, a Volkswagen perhaps? In which case, we are pleased to introduce you to absolute nirvana (in the enlightened sense of the word and not the hairy band from Seattle.) A VW camper, made in Cornwall and owned by a true Cornishman and his partner.

Paul Turner, proudly born and raised in St. Ives, Cornwall since 1938 and Ros Prigg an equally proud Lancashire lass of 1951 vintage are the very fortunate ones to call this stunning T6.1 camper their own. The couple have only been together for two years which left me with

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