I thought my pump had died, but I dropped it down and turned the little wheel to loosen it up with a tiny screwdriver. Saved myself £50.

Well done Martin, the absolute best layout, you could’ve had a look in ours at donkey creek as we have the same , enjoy 👍

You don’t need to turn the master switch off at all in the Swift caravans, it draws no power whatsoever so ever if the panel is switched off above the door this eliminates the need to get under the sofa cushion. 👍🏼

Brilliant upgrade, hope it brings you plenty of years happiness. Agree with the other comments about the loo though, poor that the dealer didn’t pick up on that… know what you mean about it’s been cleaned, but not our clean, but now you know it’s of a good standard. Spot on👍🏻

There are serious issues across the industry. Take it from me (.i used to make motorhomes at the UK's largest independent motorhome manufacturer) and after the 2008-10 financial crash the ' upstairs staff ' worked tirelessly to source cheaper and vastly inferior raw materials. This had an obvious detrimental effect on quality. BUT all manufacturers did it yet increased their prices and maintained vast profit margins. In fact I asked the MD regarding water ingress and he told me that £2000 had been added to list prices purely because they knew they couldn't keep the water out, thus they all went to plastic framing ( replacing timber) and like bailey did, replaced plywood wallboards for a plastic too. Hence a lot of modern vans that let water in no longer smell fusty and damp. Bailey made their alutech bodyshell simply too rigid and caused numerous issues from the start.

Can I ask Martin was it the 4 corners and also behind the wheels where the floor is rotting I have the same van as you and we are going to have to fix it. Loving you new van we have been looking around too.

Hi Martin. I would try and work around the pop up worktop as you will miss it if you remove it. Top tip with Swift plumbing ,make sure you add jubilee clips to the drain pipes as they have a habit of working free. Re the consumer unit power switch I just put my hand underneath the cushion and switch it on. Also dont store the aqua roll in the shower as it can jam in and damage the shower tray. Enjoy Phil.🙂👍

That is so weird...we have just traded our 2018 challenger 560 in for a new Bailey Madrid. We loved the fixed bed but felt it took up too much space. Yes we now make up the 2 sofas into single beds and it literally only takes minutes. I am hoping it doesn't come back to bite us with it being a Bailey. We got it in March and have had 4 weeks and so far are loving it. Wishing you lots of fabulous holidays in your caravan you will love it

Beautiful van, good luck with her. 😊

Hi. I have the same van albeit the Corniche version. Here are a few of the mods I have made that you may like to try. 1) Add USB's next to the bed on both sides. Flush fit to the upstand under the wardrobe doors. Use C-line sockets/chrome trim and tie into 12v wires already in the wardrobe. 2) Cupboard above oven, fit a shelf and double the space. 3) Swap your Sargent solar controller for Sargent MTTP controller. Straight swap plug and play. This will increase your solar panel efficiency by 30%+.

Welcome to the Swift family. Now you have a proper caravan we can take you seriously🤣 (joking btw) You’ll never have blown air heating ever again after having Alde. The awning rail protectors are a must on both sides top and bottom. I put it the full length of the rail as it blows out if it’s cut just to go in the top. Look forward to seeing you on your travels. You’ll love the ATC.

Hi Martin & Angela, congratulations on your new van it looks great ! Sounds as if your Bailey was starting to have a few issues 🫣 You’ll have no problems now your both with the Swifty Gang. Did you get to sort the tow bar issue? Regards Jerry

Hi Martin. We have the same layout as your van. Space and storage is fine for just us two. Though must have another go at taking more stuff out that we don't need. It just seems to mount up. Last trip got rid of 11 bent ground pegs why I kept them I have no idea. Enjoy the new van. Thanks for sharing 👍

I love your van. We have a Challenger X 880. We love the Swift Vans. 😊

Not a good advert for the dealer ...leaving a richard in cassete for you ....

We have the same issue with the extending flap over the seat but have found it’s really useful to use as extra worktop space. We just lift it up to get to the main switch.

I reckon your off to donkey creek farm in Preston 😊

Exciting times, toilet sounded a bit errrrr! 🥂 here’s to some fab hols.

How nice it would be to have the drain down switch easy to get to, would only be an extra couple feet of pipe as well. wh had a series 2 Valencia easy to get to the switch, went to a series 3 Vigo, and like your swift you have to lift up the cushions and twist your arm to get to it....

Beautiful van that Mart 😍. Seem to lose a bit of cupboard space at the front having the window, but it lets so much light in. The worktop extender that folds down - could you reverse the hinge and have it folding and locking in an upright position instead?

Its a gorgeous van. We are so happy for you both ❤️ ❤x

This is the layout my wife said she would like 👍 Looking good. It's best to have it just the way you want and ensure it's spotless 😂

Good job see the thing in the cupboard your taking off what's it used for

You want to stop her climbing on the furniture with her shoes on.😊

Looks like a lovely van, very posh!

Hi Martin, we've got a Duvalay quilted mattress topper for sale as we've now got single beds it was for your island bed, PM me if your interested, by now RW.

Hi caravan nut, immediately you said "damp floor" I said Bailey!. I had a 2019 Cadiz which had a wet floor, water runs down the caravan sides and awning rail and enters the floor edges. (capillary action pulls water into the floor). Replaced the Cadiz this January for a brand new Pheonix, and guess WHAT exactly the same problem, this is a common problem so it seems. I have found a way to stop the problem happening. FIVE YEARS ON and WHY havent Bailey sorted the problem!. I also had water issues with water entering the front bulkhead and the small opening front window. Is this REALLY GOOD ENOUGH!

Great choice ....we changed our Baily for a swift because of the faults...and haven't looked back....enjoy ...

Lovely van, will look forward to watching your new videos. I too agree in my latest caravan it wasn’t cleaned to my expectations but was acceptable is how I put it

great idea but too expensive for casual use, and 120kg is less than 19 stone

Excellent thank you👍👍

Hi Martin, nice new van, we looked at Swift 560 but due to centre wall & me being tall no room for my long legs so chose Elddis Chatsworth 550 due so my legs could hang over edge of bed 👍

Nice van Martin sure you’ll enjoy it

Hi guys, what a stunning van! Looks absolutely immaculate! I loved the Swift I had, you won’t go wrong pal 👍

Good choice of van , I have a 2017 560 , had it for 3 years now and never had any trouble with it so far.

Hi Martin, hope you're both ok. Enjoy your new van, it reminds me of Deb & Tony's old van. my V5 hasn't been bad, just the front blinds, and seats saggy seat bases, not bad for a new van, see you soon Andy 👍

Great van choice, we’ve had a 2019 Challenger 565 from new with little in the way of issues.

Very nice Martin 👍 To think not long ago you was giving caravanning up😂

Hi Martin, I’ve had 3 Challengers without any real issues, I think you’ll be glad you got one. Happy holidays

Pretty much the same as my bessacar cameo 645 2014. Cupboards etc.

Nice Van , Health to enjoy .

Apologies for the long message but is probably worth reading all of it. You did the same as us mate, we got rid of our 2016 Bailey two years ago and got a 2018 Swift Celeste 560 (which is a dealer special of a challenger), the Bailey was nice but had to trade it in because of damp in front and rear corners on the floor and a leaking roof strap (we got it all fixed under a third party warranty but it just put me off keeping or owning another Bailey. Will be interesting to see what you do with the TV as I keep meaning to mount ours, I'm just worried about a screw going through the shower wall so might have to mount it in the cupboard above the plugs, only issues we have had with our Swift is things tend to come apart whilst towing, which I assume is down to vibration or very high tyre pressure (we are correctly inflated but a starting pressure of 64psi means that it is soon into the 70s once you have been driving a short distance, we have shocks fitted (think they're standard on the challenger) but not sure they do much, having new tyres in a couple of weeks so will make sure they balance the wheels! Also the cooker knobs are piss poor and fall off, a few people have done videos on them (Phil at Lost Weekends did one if I remember correctly). The LED lights also used to flicker and flash when the water pump was on, it's pretty annoying so we ended up getting a suppressor and fitting it to the wiring going into the water pump (Keith & Michelle did a video on this a few years ago, you may have a caravan where this has been updated as I believe Swift did a mod for it and fitted it under warranty (ours didn't have the mod), if you need one, Google SUR-APU-001-NE and it's a company called Apuljack that sells them, they cost about £20 including postage and are easy to fit. Also, if yours didn't have the software update that I believe was made available, the fridge will probably give you some issues, this is to do with the swift command, we ended up having to disconnect the communication cable inside the lower fridge vent as we kept having the alarm going off on the swift command panel, I have also read that you are better off using the Alde panel to control your heating rather than the swift command panel. They're only minor issues, especially compared to the damp on the Bailey and they haven't spoilt our enjoyment of the caravan, hope you both enjoy it Martin and at least you won't have to keep sticking that bit of internal trim back up every year after winter any more 😂😂

How did the issue with the Bailey not get picked up on service? I would suggest whoever services your van has some explaining to do.

Sorry fella we bought brand new Bailey Phoenix SE 640 from Lowdens in Nottingham brand new in 2020 ,we absolutely love it no problems at all ,enjoy your van

Stewart longtons are a fab dealer , we got a sprite a few years ago and they couldn’t do enough for us. We part exchanged that for a elegance at Preston caravans and there customer service wasn’t a touch on Stewart Longtons. Enjoy your new van 👍

Congratulations on getting your new caravan it looks great and it’s a good layout. Bailey aren’t bad vans but I don’t understand people’s allegiance to them unless they are getting amazing deals

Lovely van good luck & have any great new adventures in it 🎉

New van looking good Martin. Just going through insurance write off for our van due to hail damage. My question is, why were you so keen on Alde heating ?

Great to see you back and with a new toy. We have a 4year old dealer special (Swift super FB Quattro) just off the phone after the annual service to be told that the floors knackered and it’s a factory repair after the summer 🤬not happy but hopefully it will all work out for the best

Martin, Your new caravan and car will have a longer life span if you keep both hands on the steering wheel - so will you 😉