Best CEE cable reel: which drum matches your plugs
Updated: 23 October 2026
Best is how a 110 V drum ends up on a 230 V pitch, because the price looked low and the title said camping. The best CEE cable reel in this set is the one whose plug matches the supply you already have, with a review sample large enough to read. Rankings live on the [CEE cable reel comparison](/hub/sockets-and-extension-leads/cee-cable-reel). We did not test these drums in a lab, and we do not invent a price for listings outside this set. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Best is how a 110 V drum ends up on a 230 V pitch, because the price looked low and the title said camping.
Best is how a 110 V drum ends up on a 230 V pitch, because the price looked low and the title said camping. The best CEE cable reel in this set is the one whose plug matches the supply you already have, with a review sample large enough to read. Rankings live on the CEE cable reel comparison. We did not test these drums in a lab, and we do not invent a price for listings outside this set. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Voltage | Sockets | Cut-out | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Brennenstuhl Brennenstuhl Garant 25 m orange CEE reel | 230 V | 2 CEE | Not listed | 8.8 | about £126.32 | View offer |
| Best value |  VonLux VonLux 10 m camping hook-up reel | Not listed | 4 UK 13 A | Yes | 8.1 | about £33.90 | View offer |
| Alternative |  Brennenstuhl Brennenstuhl Garant CEE 2 25 m reel | 230 V | 2 CEE, covers | Single-pole | 7.9 | about £160.42 | View offer |
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Best depends on the plug in your hand
Hold the plug you will actually insert. Yellow 110 V CEE belongs after a site transformer. Blue 230 V CEE belongs on a blue 16 A supply. A UK 13 A plug needs UK sockets on a hook-up inlet. Red 400 V belongs only where the plant already uses red plugs. If the colours differ, the cheaper drum is the wrong drum. The CEE cable reel buying guide is the sequence if colour and cable code are still open.
The orange 25 m reel is the top pick in this set
The top pick is the Brennenstuhl Garant 25 m orange drum, ASIN B08W1Q9YN2, at £126.32, with 4.7 from 84 ratings. You get a 230 V 16 A CEE plug, two CEE sockets, and H07RN-F 3G2.5. Skip it if you need a thermal cut-out printed in the bullets. Reviews, which are not from the United Kingdom, describe a failed reset and a cable under 23 m. Skip it for a UK 13 A socket. UK plugs are on the camping hook up cable reel page.
The 10 m VonLux reel is the best value for UK plugs
The best value in this set is the VonLux 10 m reel, ASIN B0G4LQBQXS, at £33.90, with 4.4 from 21 UK reviews. The inlet is a 16 A hook-up plug and the face is four UK 13 A sockets. Bullets say 1.5 mm², IP44, and a thermal cut-out. It is a poor buy if you thought you were ordering the caravan’s own lead. Club guidance wants about 25 m at 2.5 mm². This reel is 10 m and 1.5 mm². The bullets say IP44, not waterproof.
Skip the 110 V and 400 V drums unless the supply already matches
The Brennenstuhl 14 m reel is £32.72, with a 110 V 16 A CEE plug and no star line. Camping words on that listing do not change the voltage. The 30 m drum is £162.86 with 5.0 from nine ratings and German texts, thinner evidence than 4.7 from 84. Buy it only when the plant already has red plugs.
Common questions
Which reel in this set is the top pick, and for whom?
The top pick is the orange Brennenstuhl Garant 25 m, B08W1Q9YN2, at £126.32, with 4.7 from 84 amazon.co.uk ratings. It suits a 230 V 16 A CEE supply. You still add a separate lead if the caravan inlet needs a coupler. Skip it for UK 13 A sockets, or if you need the cut-out written in the bullets. The score reflects the review sample and the spec. It is not a laboratory award.
Why is the £33.90 reel the best value if it is not CEE-to-CEE?
Best value here means UK plugs from a 16 A hook-up, at £33.90, with 21 UK reviews at 4.4. The VonLux reel does that job. A CEE-to-CEE drum costs about four times as much in this set and accepts different plugs. The 10 m, 1.5 mm² cable is the reason to refuse the VonLux as a caravan inlet lead. Judge it against kettles and chargers.
Is the 5.0 from 9 a better reel than the 4.7 from 84?
The 5.0 is the 30 m 400 V drum, from nine ratings, with German texts and one Vine review. The 4.7 is the orange 25 m drum, from 84 ratings. A perfect average on a tiny sample is weaker evidence than a slightly lower average on a much larger one. The 400 V reel can still be the right tool when you already have red plugs. The star line should not move you onto three-phase.
Should I skip the blue 25 m drum because it costs more?
The blue Garant CEE 2 is £160.42, about £34 more than the orange top pick, with 4.4 from six German reviews. You are paying for a printed cut-out, hinged covers, and H07RN-F 3G2.5. If those lines matter more than the size of the review sample, shortlist it. If you wanted the most ratings on a 230 V CEE reel, the orange one stays ahead, with the cut-out gap left visible.
Can the 110 V reel be the cheap campsite option?
The 14 m reel is £32.72, and the bullets say both camping and 110 V 16 A CEE. A UK bollard is a blue 230 V 16 A outlet. The price sits near the VonLux reel, and the jobs do not. There is no star line in the stored listing. Use the 110 V drum after a transformer.
Do German reviews count as UK buyer opinion?
They appear on the amazon.co.uk ASIN, and they are not a sample of British buyers. On the orange, blue, and 400 V drums the texts we have are German. The VonLux reviews are the UK set. Other CEE reels show up in search, including ones absent from these stored listings. This page does not rank them or invent a price.
Related pages
Sources
Sources taken from the research digest. Listings were scored in October 2026. This page did not run a lab test.
- HSE — Electrically powered equipment (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- HSE — HSG141 Electrical safety on construction sites (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- HSE — HSR25 Memorandum of guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- Electrical Safety First — Extension leads, cable reels and block adaptors (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- BSI — BS EN 61242 Cable reels for household use (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- IEC — IEC 61316:2021 Industrial cable reels (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- IET Wiring Matters — BS 7671 section 708 caravan pitches (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- Caravan and Motorhome Club — Cable news (retrieved 22.10.2026)