Take The Slow Road

Inspirational journeys

and offbeat adventures

by motorhome and campervan

in the UK and Europe

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Where will the road take you next?

Hello. Welcome to Take the Slow Road. Looking for ideas for road trips? This website - born from 30 years of campervan ownership and 10 years of travelling, writing and photographing great routes, adventures and places - will help you to plan your next adventure. There is no better way to travel and to see the world than by campervan or motorhome. With your own 'home from home' you'll be able to travel thoughtfully, purposefully and positively, enjoying the ride as much as the destination. Free to pootle, dawdle, bumble and bimble with no agenda except doing what fills your soul.

How about Scotland and the NC500? Or England's South West 660? An island adventure in Scotland? Getting away from it all in England and Wales? There are so many AMAZING routes to explore. Find a few of them here, along with a whole lot more ideas. And if you want more, you can find them between the pages of the best-selling Take the Slow Road series of books. Jump in and allow yourself to be inspired.

Taking a road trip?

Explore some of the very best curated routes in the UK and Europe.

Off The Beaten Track Scotland

Get away from it all in Scotland

Road Trips in France

France welcomes more visitors each year than almost any country in Europe. That's probably because it has it all, and more. Think mountains. Think beaches. Think majestic rivers. Think forests. Think archaeological sites. Think castles. Think La Belle France. 

Road Trips in Scotland

The greatest driving route of them all? You bet.

Road Trips in Wales

Wales is awesome! Your perfect Welsh road trip itinerary

Road trips in Spain

Find your perfect Spanish trip with Take the Slow Road.

Road trips in Portugal

Hit the road and explore Portugal

Road trips in Ireland

Take the slow road in the Emerald Isle...

Road trips in England

Looking for England's greatest drives?