I’ve been camping in earnest with my family for the past twelve years, almost entirely in the UK, yet this was to be our first camp at a Camping and Caravanning Club site. My camping taste runs to the wilder sites. Places where we can set a campfire or pitch in the heart of the…
How glamorous can camping get? How about a “glamping” experience in the grounds of a stately home? Nick Harding goes upper class
Real camping requires a campfire. Find the campsites that will let you have a campfire on our UK map. Plus, it includes our selection of cool and interesting UK campsites
A weekend camping in the Brecon Beacons reveals the true spirit of the nation
Camps from novels
Raw and wild campsites in the UK with roaring campfires
The smaller the campsite, the fewer the rules, the greater the freedom
A wood is also a church. A pagan church.
In my time, I have taken three different babies camping to festivals, to well-equipped campsites and bare fields, and I took them by planes, trains and automobiles. And buses. Here’s how
I contributed to The Guardian’s G2 camping trip with a brief list of essential camping gear. The Guardian writers camped not far from where I live, at Wowo, which Cath and I visited earlier in the year. I provided a list of seven items, one of which was salad, inspired by Cath’s five-a-day barbecue to…
Out now
Back to Cloud Farm in Devon.
Or is it going to be cold forever?
Mastering the art of the tarp
The tent car of a crooked man
A decent camping stove
Out now
On the activity once known as ‘land-yachting’
An excellent edition of the Food Programme
Download a campfire mix from Richard Norris and Matthew De Abaitua
Sharing tales and photos of camping history
My essay on the River Mersey is included in this new edition.
