Thelma

Description of Beds: Standard Double bed orthopaedic mattress, Single bunk over foot of double bed- extendable to adult size (1.85m) 3/4 length sofa bed - child size to small adult (1.55m x .95m). Sleeping arrangements can vary depending on the size of the family. Description of Seating: 1 Driver seat up front in the cab and then 4 seats around the table (2 facing forwards and 2 backwards). All 5 seats have 3 point belts. Possibility of adding an adult seat in the front next to the driver. This would take the total no of seats to 6. Please note - you can’t sleep 6 in the vehicle, but if you intend to have a tent too, this could work for a party/family of 5. About the area: Thelma is parked outside our home in Redfield, Bristol. Not far from the city centre. Close to the Bath-Bristol cycle route and the M32. Best approached from Whitehall Road end where you'll see the Bristol Spirit Cafe bar. There's normally plenty of free parking on the street. There's a Tesco's and Aldis 3 min drive away as well as the shopping street of Church Rd with cafes and pubs that do good food too. Buses 44, 42, 48 and 7 run very close and regular. Parking: There is street parking. Cooking Equipment: 6 plates | 6 mugs | 6 drinking glasses (plastic) | Kettle | Coffee Making Pot | 3 pans | 1 Frying pan | cutlery | grater | chopping board | Washing Up stuff | Drying rack. Water Facilities: Integrated Water tank filled from outside. Electric tap. Lasts 3 days of moderate use. Waste tank to catch grey waste (kept in external storage) Audio Equipment: Cd player with line-in for phones / streaming / mp3s - 4 speakers in the bus. The cab is separate. Conversion Story: Becky was besotted with this bus from the moment she spotted it for sale on a friend's timeline. Maybe it was the classic boxy 90s bus look, maybe the fact it was already converted and we could see how spacious it was.... 3 months later it was ours. The previous conversion used the space well but was a bit primitive and impractical. So, we proceeded to strip out everything that was there, (bar the sofa) and rebuilt it with a mid-century vintage flavour. It was a great learning experience, and ideas came to us as we went along. We both have a background in art & photography, and we took the best bits of our house and curated them into the bus; the enamelled steel sink and stove sunk into an Art Deco Sideboard, mapped ceiling. East German vintage sofa bed re-covered in genuine tweed. It's super comfy for cosy chats and tea, while the table is the social hub of the bus. We travelled through North Wales with Thelma while she was under construction to test her out and work out what needed and have done a wet Glastonbury. Epic journeys and beautiful memories! We want you to have the same. In her previous life, Thelma was a 15-seater community bus run by Brighton and Hove council and was well looked after. We love her dearly and hope she'll take you on spectacular adventures too.