Passports/money/tickets
Traveller’s cheques
Cash (sterling and foreign currency)
Payment cards
Bank’s telephone number
Passports
Ferry/rail tickets
Booking confirmation
Personal holiday insurance
Certificate of Entitlement
Form El11
Receipts for Customs
Green Card
Car/caravan breakdown insurance
Vehicle registration document
Driving licence
GB sticker
Car manual or handbook
Bail Bond (Spain)
Boat documents

Caravan
Spare tyre for caravan
Caravan jack
Spare Camping Gaz adaptor if you run out of gas (Calor is NOT available abroad)

Food
Any family favourites
Toilet paper
Alarm clock
Clothes pegs
Radio
Cassette/CD player and cassettes/CDs
Camera/film
Binoculars
Electric plug and adaptor (abroad don’t forget a polarity tester and a adapter for inverted polarity)

Beach/recreation
Beach bag
Sunglasses
Needle/thread
Torch with spare batteries
Pen/paper
Sports equipment
Local map(s)
Pocket dictionary and phrase book
Books and magazines

Miscellaneous
Tea towels
Dishcloth
Scourer
Rubbish bags
Matches
Towels
Soap/shampoo
Deodorant
Toothpaste/toothbrush
Aftershave
Brush/comb
Tissues
Razor/shaving foam
LSkin cream
Wetwipes

The car
Tool kit [Spares kit / Spare set of bulbs/fuses compulsory in Spain and recommended in France, Germany and Italy)
Warning triangle (TWO in Spain)
Beam deflectors
Tyre pressure gauge
First-aid kit ( Germany have a specific kit big fine if you do not have that kit)
Tow rope
Radiator sealing compound
Spare set of keys
Fire extinguisher
Insulating/adhesive tape
Jump leads

Medical
Travel sickness pills
Prescription drugs
Aspirin/Paracetamol
Bandages
Cotton wool
Plasters (strips)
Safety pins
Waspease
Insect-bite cream
Insect repellent
Lip salve
Scissors
Suncream/oil
Calamine lotion/sunburn cream
Diocalm, etc.
Stomach settler
Thermometer
Tweezers

Things to do before towing
Fill up with petrol
Check switches
Check noseweight
Fit stabiliser
Fit door mirrors
load bikes

Things to go in the caravan
Multi-cooker
Toilet bags & shaving equipment
Aqua rolls & waste containers
Mains leads
Sleeping bags & pillows
Chairs & sun beds
Spare wheel
Towels & tea towels
Hair dryers (12v & 240v)
Kettle
Kitchen & toilet rolls
Pajamas
Washing up liquid
Tea, sugar & milk
Bread, butter & biscuits
Eggs, bacon, beans & tomatoes
Cooking oil

Things to go in the car
Awning & groundsheet
Gas bottles
Battery
Tool box
Wind break & beach mats
Wheel clamp
Hitch lock
Cycle lock
Camera case
Radio & tapes
Mobile phone
Maps & site directions
Cool bag
Headache tablets
Organiser
Glasses
Sun cream
Tennis set
Water bottle

General
BBQ equipment
Blank videos
Books
Camera
Cheque book
Dog blankets
Dog feeling bowls
Dog leads
Dog towels
Dog treats
Dog twists
Dog water bowl
Gas cylinder
Keys
Money
Radio
Television
Tool kit
Torch
TV Magazine
Umbro bum bag

Kitchen department
Matches
Salt & pepper
Vinegar
Tomato ketchup
Margarine
Butter
Cleaning cloth
Tea towels
Washing up liquid
Carrier bags
Kitchen roll
Sandwich bags
BBQ food
Bin
Bread
Brown sauce
Coffee
Crisps
Dog biscuits
Dog food
Freezer food
Mayonnaise
Milk
Pegs
Pop
Salad cream
Salad stuff
Sugar
Sweeteners
Toaster
Travel wash

Toiletries
Bath towel
Brushes & comb
Conditioner
Deoderant
Glasses
Hair drier
Hair products
Hand towel
Makeup
Razor
Shampoo
Shaving gel
Shower gel
Soap
Sponge
Talc
Toilet roll
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste

Sleeping things
Pillows x 2
Sleeping bags x 2

Clothes
Knickers/underpants
Socks
Shoes
Slippers
Tee shirts
Shorts
Skirts/blouses
Trousers
Coats
Nightwear
Tights
Jumpers
Swimwear

This is Susan’s tenting list

General
Babywipes
BBQ
BBQ grills
Charcol
Carrymats
Daysacks
Duck tape
Firelighters
Fleece liners
Gas
Maps & guidebooks
Meths
Pillows
Rucksacks
Sigg/water bottles
Sleeping bags
Spare batteries
Tents
Thermorests
Walking poles
WD40

Camping box
Alarm clock
Candle lamp
Compass
Gas burners
Hand warmer/fuel
Head torches
Lamp
Leatherman
Mallets
Mapcase
Piddle bottle
Pole sleeves
Space blankets
Swiss army knife
Tent repair kit
Thermometer
Thermorest repair kit
Trangias
Washing line & pegs
Water carrier

Dishes
BBQ tongs
Big knives
Chopping board
Flask
Food box/bag
‘J’ cloths
KFS & teaspoons
Kitchen roll
Matches
Mugs
Plastic bags
Plates/bowls
Sink plugs
Stirring/frying bat
Tea towels
Trangia lifters
Washing up liquid

Food
Condiments
Herbs/marinades
Olive oil
Orange
Tea bags
Water

Washing kit
Toilet roll
Hairbrush
Insect repellent
Deodorant
Shavers
Sun cream
Dental foss
Tooth brushes & paste
Towels

First aid kit
Aftersun
Anthisan
Antiseptic cream
Betablockers
HC45 cream
Immodium
Lemsip tablets
Melolin
Painkillers
Plasters
Steroids
Tape

People kit
Books
Boots
Clothes
Coats
Gloves
Hats
Medication
Overtrousers
Scarves

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