Vintage caravan turned into mobile coffee shop by Rounton

For almost five months, the team at Rounton Coffee, of East Rounton, near Northallerton, painstakingly converted a 60-year-old Viking Fibreline caravan into a fully equipped café on wheels.

And the caravan is expected to do a 'latte' miles over the summer - with 10,000 cups expected to be brewed at various events across Yorkshire and the North East.

Rounton Coffee has transformed a 60-year-old Viking Fibreline caravan, purchased on eBay, into a fully equipped mobile coffee shop after nearly five months of restoration work (Image: Supplied)

Launched in 2013, Rounton Coffee has steadily grown into one of the region's best-known speciality coffee brands, and last year, the company secured eight Great Taste Awards.

But having tired of setting up marquees at events, founder David Beattie wanted something different.

"We started life on farmers' markets, and events have always been a huge part of the business, but setting up marquees ate up so much time and energy," he said.

Rounton Coffee has transformed a 60-year-old Viking Fibreline caravan, purchased on eBay, into a fully equipped mobile coffee shop after nearly five months of restoration work (Image: Supplied)

"It always felt like we were building a coffee shop from scratch, so having the coffee caravan is a breath of fresh air."

And rather than buy a horsebox, the eco-minded company - a 1% For The Planet member - chose to salvage an existing vehicle instead.

Having sourced the iconic vintage caravan from a farm in nearby Thirsk, the team got to work gutting and spray-painting it – while installing everything from food-preparation areas to LED lighting, alongside a state-of-the-art Victoria Arduino Eagle One coffee machine.

Rounton Coffee has transformed a 60-year-old Viking Fibreline caravan, purchased on eBay, into a fully equipped mobile coffee shop after nearly five months of restoration work (Image: Supplied)

The caravan made its debut at Darlington's Hopetown Vintage Fair, while Rounton Coffee's team will tow it to the Deer Shed Festival in July.

And David said Rounton Coffee's long-standing relationship with the popular indie music event was a driving force behind the project.

"We've been trusted to provide coffee there for years and, without that partnership, we probably wouldn't have had the motivation to make this leap," he added.

"The caravan has been a big investment, both in time and money, but we're excited about it as it can hopefully open us up to more events throughout the year."