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There aren’t many bad things you can say about Dorset. In fact, there aren’t really any bad things you can say about Dorset, and anyone trying will receive a dirty look. It’s known as one of the most scenic areas in the country, has the highest proportion of conservation areas …
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Pitch up on the Jurassic Coast
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Camping with a disability? Here's how
by Laura Canning | guides
We’ve been browsing through camping forums recently and a theme that’s come up again and again is the difficulty that camping or caravanning when disabled can pose.Whether you’re a wheelchair user, have other mobility issues, are visually impaired or otherwise have a health problem that impedes your daily life, …
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Caravan conkers? Ten ways to destroy a caravan
by Laura Canning | guidesCaravans. Some people don’t like them. We think these people are a bit mad, but there’s no denying that caravan haters can sometimes be entertaining. And inventive. If you’ve ever lain awake at night and wondered just how best to destroy a caravan, or how to give your metallic friend …
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Proper British - baked beans and mad museums
by Laura Canning | guides
I can't quite remember how I found it when browsing online (yes yes, that old chestnut), but I recently came across something so joyous that it almost moved me to tears.There is a baked bean museum in Britain. Run by a gentleman called Captain Beany (his official, changed-by-deed-poll name), …
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Beat the rain - ten top things to do this July
by Laura Canning | guides
We might not get the weather for it, but we’re going to carry on regardless with our plans for summer, simply because we might cry otherwise. And luckily there’s no shortage of things to do, on every day and in every way all over the country. If you’re looking for … -
Get sorted - your top festival tips this summer
by Laura Canning | guides
Getting lost, getting stuck in the mud, getting soaked, your phone dying, not being able to find your tent at 4 am…ah, the festival experience. If you’re planning to go to a festival this summer, bypass any disasters by following our top festival tips:
Get your bearings
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Schwing! Tee off with golfing and camping
by Laura Canning | guides
Ah, golf. The sport of Sundays. I have to fess up here that my own personal experience of hitting a white ball some distance is when I miscue at pool after a few shandies, but with a dad, brother and nephew all into golf I know a bit more about … -
Fire it up - sites with campfires allowed
by Laura Canning | guidesWe asked…and you answered. ‘What should we write about next?’ we pondered on our Facebook page , and ‘Sites with campfires allowed’ came top. (Well, along with best truly budget sites – here you go .) Assuming that the rain holds off for an hour or two this summer, here …
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Now this is budget - sites that won't break the bank
by Laura Canning | guides
As you’ll know if you’ve ever had one of those rows with your other half, ‘budget’ means different stuff to different folk. To some, it’s knowing their money down to the last penny, bringing a flask to work instead of buying a latte, and queuing overnight before the sales start. … -
Busy on a budget - keep the kids happy when camping
by Laura Canning
Camping and caravanning is easy to do on a budget, but add kids into the mix and it can be a bit trickier. You might be happy going on ten mile hikes, wandering around stately homes and sitting through a meal without fidgeting or flicking peas (mostly), but smaller people …
