Still waiting to pick mine up, but it's a compact motorhome not a camper.
We spent 4 months looking from July.
Started local around Blackburn/Preston where we have a good selection of dealers as there were some historical caravan builders based around here.
Then went around GM, West Yorkshire and even had a two night trip to Newark, popping in at one near Derby just off the A50 on the way back.
I think I know most makes and models now from around 2005 to new.

It's funny how you change your mind. I initially fancied a rear lounge with a 3-4 berth option and ended up with a fixed rear double bed, with a huge garage underneath.
I felt storage of the garage to put bikes, dirty kit etc

We were lucky I suppose, we had a reasonable budget, but for me I looked at running costs and depreciation.

If you buy a £40k model, or a £25k model, it will still only depreciate 2-3K per year in the current market so if you can afford the initial outlay it seemed better to have a newer model

Looking at breaks of up to 10 days, but mostly weekends.