Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Author of the Month

Meet the Author - Martin Dorey

Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television programme 'One Man and his Camper Van'. Martin is also a committed environmentalist and the founder of the anti-plastic charity The 2 Minute Foundation. He has authored a string of essential camper van guides such as The Camper Van Cookbook, The Camper Van Coast and The Camper Van Bible. Martin’s bestselling Take the Slow Road series is the ultimate guide to the very best scenic and fun routes for camper vans and motorhomes. The series includes Take the Slow Road: Scotland, Take the Slow Road: England and WalesTake the Slow Road: IrelandTake the Slow Road: France and Take the Slow Road: Spain and Portugal.

Martin’s newest book, The Green Camping Book (publishing on May 23rd 2024) combines his two loves - the environment and camper vans. This book is a manifesto on how we can camp greener and more responsibly while enjoying the outdoors. Planet Earth is in crisis. Climate change is affecting everyone, and everyone has a responsibility to do all they can to make things better, including campers and campervanners. In fact, it often falls to us to protect our spaces and fight to keep them the way we like them. This book shows us how we can do it. The Green Camping Book signposts you towards making more sustainable choices about kit, where to stay, how to travel, what to wear, and what we can keep doing to fight for green spaces we love. It asks everyone who likes spending time outdoors to think about their impact and to take urgent, important steps to soften their footprint on the world.

New from Martin Dorey

The Green Camping Book : How to camp sustainably, ethically and responsibly - Martin Dorey

From Martin Dorey - lifelong camper, campervanner and committed environmentalist - a manifesto on how to camp greener and more responsibly while enjoying the outdoors. Planet earth is in crisis. Climate change is affecting everyone, and everyone has a responsibility to do all they can to make things better, including campers and campervanners.

In fact, it often falls to us to protect our spaces...

£23.00

£18.39

Also By Martin Dorey  |  View All