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BAILEY DISCOVERYSE AVALLON
Bailey Discovery SE Avallon 1994
Berths: Four
MRO: 805kg
MTPLM: 1080kg
Internal length: 15ft 6in (4.76m)
Warranty: One year
Equipment:
Brand new NR Sterling awning included, radio/tape player, fire extinguisher, Status aerial.
The Discovery was alive and well in 1994:
Yes indeed it was, the old Discovery was discontinued in 1996 and re-invented in 2001. This Avallon is a pretty good example of the genre.
The outside is our first port of call:
Well it usually is so why change now? The front panel is in good condition, the decals look quite good, and that reliable indicator of knocks and bangs, namely the “A” frame cover is in good order.
On the nearside there is an aerial point just forward of the axle, although a Status model is fitted, perhaps the rooftop one was fitted later.
Just aft of the axle is the Whale water pump inlet closely followed by the Carver Cascade water heater flue, right at the rear is the Thetford toilet access door.
The mains inlet and battery box is on the nearside at the front, forward of the axle,just behind the wheels are the fridge vents, these two items are the sum total of cut outs on the nearside, the only other thing is the awning light over the entrance door.
The chassis is the inevitable AL-KO and looks in reasonable condition as do the tyres, it might be advisable to change these as you may not know how old they are.
Let’s go inside now:
OK, this Bailey does not look its age, we owned a 1993 Monarch and it was very similar to this Discovery, it also did not look its age.
The first impression when one enters is “cosy” in a cottage sort of way, this is a twin settee layout but without a chest of drawers in the centre, there are drop down doors for the bed lockers and cupboards over at ceiling height.
Aft of the offside settee is a normal side dinette with bunk mechanism over.
On the nearside aft of the settee is the main door and behind that comes the kitchen, the space heater comes first, no blown air, two drawers above that, the hob has three burners and there is a grill under, there is no oven, but there is a cupboard of the size that one could be fitted if the new owner so desired.
At the rear of the kitchen is a small Electrolux fridge with a tiny icebox, a narrow cupboard sits between this fridge and the space heater.
The sink is of a yellowish tinge and is in good condition. This kitchen, although not fully equipped, does have a reasonable amount of work surface so food preparation would be feasible.
This is getting long, let’s separate the shower room:
OK, the washroom in this Bailey is full width but it isn’t, (Mr Editor he is going potty)
On some early Bailey caravans the shower room is on the offside of the caravan and the wardrobe is on the nearside, clear so far? When the door to the shower is closed the room is just that, a room. But, and this is where it gets clever, the door is actually two doors so that the outer door is also a room divider, this part can be turned round so that it shuts off the lounge from the, now end compartment, but this room divider has a door in the centre of it so that the inner door is used to gain access to the shower or to the complete end depending upon the position of the outer piece, OK
The shower part of the Avallon has a Thetford Porta Potti, a wash basin and a shower, the tap to the wash basin is also the shower head, in our opinion a silly idea, but with the end shut off by the aforementioned double door there is just about enough room to wash and change without encroaching into the way of the other occupants.
Who will buy this Bailey?
In our opinion a couple who have been either camping or trailer tenting and have seen caravanners on site getting their tea, or wine, much earlier than them and thought that they want a piece of that action, they are also fed up with roughing it and want to be warm and dry.
The towcar needed to safely tow the Bailey would not need to be huge, about 1300kg kerbweight, which gives a great deal of choice.
The warranty on this fairly old caravan would also be a factor in its sale plus the awning that the new owner would not have to spend out for.
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