ADRIA ADORA 612 DL SEINE

Price £34,030 Berths 5 MTPLM 1800kg We take a close look at the innovative, versatile Seine from Adria's mid-market Adora range

- Words: Peter Baber

ADRIA’S ADORA RANGE sits in the middle of the company’s product offering — between the Alteas (the cheapest, although you would never call them entry level) and the (uber-luxurious) Alpinas. Two years ago they were upgraded, with a number of innovations particularly in this model, the Seine, which looks like a four-berth but is actually a five-berth thanks to a bunk hidden in the overhead locker.

With the new look now more settled in (and some of the innovations subsequently passed on to other ranges) we thought it was time to have a look at the Adora again, and so took this Seine down to Run Cottage Touring Park in Suffolk.

Design

The Adora certainly stands out in the Suffolk caravan park, and not just because of its sleek silver side panels. Purple is a relatively unusual colour to see these days on a caravan, but that’s the bold colour Adria has chosen for a thick decal band that runs all the way to the back of the caravan at mid-height.

Great design doesn’t just apply to the outside of the caravan, of course. In fact, there are three quirky little design features inside this van that are worth singling out here. The first is the two special cushions that can be rolled out to form extra padding around the corners of the U-shaped front lounge. Corners are always a tricky area to upholster, and these make the corners here much more comfortable. They also roll up into a triangle shape which makes a perfect cushion to rest your head on while you are reading in bed, rather than having to put up with uncomfortable headboards, or bring your own pillows along.

The next clever touch on the Adora is the concertina partition. It’s made of fabric, not ugly plastic, and it’s held in place when pushed back by no fewer than three magnets. So there is little chance of it coming loose en route and flapping about where it can get damaged.