Compass Navigator 120 campervan

Base vehicle: Peugeot Boxer Price from: £45,419 Berths: 2 Travel seats: 2 Length: 5.99m Width: 2.14m Height: 2.72m Gross weight: 3,300kg Payload: 746kg

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Here’s a new twist on a familiar theme. Elddis launched its Accordo back in 2013 as it targeted the campervan sector without actually building campervans.

The thinking was simply that the maker had a lot more experience of coachbuilts than van conversions and could build a van-sized motorhome at a keen price without actually basing it on a van.

Despite developing its own campervan range since, Elddis continues to offer its similarly sized Accordo – and now, for 2021, there’s a Compass-badged equivalent, too.

So, the Navigator debuts, offering the two most popular layouts from the Accordo range but with different décor inside and out. This is the 120 model with a roomy rear seating area.

It measures 5.99m long (the same as a LWB Fiat/Peugeot panel van) and, crucially, it is noticeably narrower than a typical coachbuilt, at just 2.14m.

Based on a Peugeot lowline chassis, the Navigator gets the 140bhp engine, as well as driver and passenger airbags, cab air-con and a DAB radio with steering wheel-mounted controls.

There is no automatic gearbox option on the Boxer but you can add the alloy wheels seen here for £650. The Azure Blue side panels give the model a clear differentiation from its Elddis sister (which has Champagne-coloured sides).

Inside, it’s a proven, classic layout with twin long settees at the rear with a central chest of drawers and windows on three sides (plus a mid-sized rooflight above).

There’s plenty of room to put your feet up, while a free-standing table is added for meals – not forgetting that the worktop under the rear window is always available when it’s just drinks and snacks.

That’s a useful feature as a bedside table, too, whether you sleep in the twin single beds (just remove the backrest cushions) or pull out the caravan-style slats to fill the gap between and make a transverse double.

The kitchen comes with basic 95-litre three-way fridge, as well as a three-burner gas hob and a combined oven and grill. A microwave can be added for an extra £212 but, unless you’re addicted to nukeable ready meals, we’d avoid that and benefit from the extra cupboard space.

A removable draining board is provided, along with a vital worktop extension at the forward end of the galley. The most unusual feature, however, is a second flap that hinges up below the wardrobe, making a practical space for serving up.

Forward of the wardrobe is the washroom, a simple affair with a plinth-mounted basin and cassette toilet. You’ll have to employ a curtain when showering, but the Whale CompleteHeat gas/electric blown-air heating offers a 4kW output and an 8-litre boiler, so you should be comfortable when camping in the off-season.

You’ll also have a surprising amount of space in which to relax as the cab seats both swivel, making a secondary seating area beneath the standard Sky-view sunroof.

The spec also includes a flyscreen for the door, a TV aerial and mountings for a bike rack, while other options include an alarm, towbar, heaters for the underfloor water tanks, a solar panel, awning, reversing camera and external barbecue point.

Don’t tick too many boxes, though, because, in standard trim, the Navigator looks good value.