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  1. Film locations: tour of movie locations in the UK

    February 2, 2012
    by | destinations | guides

    Dining hall at Christ Church, Oxford - inspiration for Hogwarts (courtesy nathanaels) Since we did a camping in books blog a while back, we thought it was time to take a look at a film trail around Britain, where you can be all trainspotting-like and take a look at some spots used for films. Naturally you’ll be quoting your favourite lines from …

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  2. Winter camping: keeping the campsite warm

    December 4, 2011
    by | guides | seasonal




    'That should do us for another hour...'
    Brr! Winter has well and truly kicked in again, with half the country carpeted with snow and us typing this in fingerless gloves even indoors.



    But of course a bit of cold weather isn't going to stop us hardy Pitchup.com types from going camping whenever we dratted well like, especially …

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  3. Steam railways: train trips around the UK

    October 27, 2011
    by | guides

    Steam Engine on the North Yorkshire Railway, near Goathland Station Choo-choo! No, it's OK, I'm not going to make countless trainspotting references, as old, scenic and steam railway lines are yet another thing I'm geeky about and there are so many around the country to visit.


    Whether you want to go on a small scale steam railway in Kent or …

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  4. Kids' events: festivals for kids

    September 22, 2011
    by | events | guides




    Mr Gum author Andy Stanton at the Bath Festival of Children's Literature
    After our recent blog on

    festivals for mature campers

    , we thought it was only fair to do one on festivals for kids as well. There are plenty around the country at different times of the year, with enough festivals for children to run around to and get nicely tired, …

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  5. Campsites with a view

    September 20, 2011
    by | destinations | guides




    Northern end of Ullswater, Lake District



    We might not always have the weather, but at least the views are guaranteed. There are thousands of spots in Britain and Ireland where you can just sit and take it all in, from Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty to

    quiet woods

    , rugged coastlines to

    tranquil lakes

    . Even …

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  6. Festivals: events for the more mature reveller (without the mud wrestling)

    September 12, 2011
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    Silhouette of musicians
    It’s kind of annoying the way the mee-ja go on about Glastonbury as if it’s the only festival worth going to. No disrespect to our Glastonbury goers out there, but there are so many other festivals about that don’t involve thousands of 20 year olds wrestling in mud. Whether music, …

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  7. Camping Stereotypes: Scurrilous Myths and Old Chestnuts about Camping

    August 26, 2011
    by | guides




    We like rain - honest!
    Googling 'camping stereotypes' (I'm nothing if not an intrepid researcher) brings up stories of 'camp', that strange American institution where quieter kids cry homesickly into their sleeping bags every night, noisier ones think it's hilarious to put spiders down other campers' backs, and parents all over the land gleefully clink …

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  8. Camping Fails: Top 5 Worst Camping Moments

    August 18, 2011
    by | guides




    Should have gone to Specsavers...



    Bill Bryson should have known better. First, he decided to walk the

    Appalachian Trail

    , a 2,181 mile trek through from Maine to Georgia. Second, this is an area with bears. Proper big bears that can smell your food from way over there and

    come snuffling around your non-metal tent …

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  9. Horse Racing: Giddyup to a Racecourse

    August 12, 2011
    by | events | guides

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a horse. Bring out the silly hats! Yes, even if (especially if) you're a bloke...just nick your mother in law's one from when you got married. It’s summer and racecourse time, with meets all over the country so you can dress up (heels for men too), have a flutter on the gee-gees …

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  10. Literary travel: a bookworm's trail of Britain

    August 9, 2011
    by | culture | guides

    Tent tales ‘To be or not to be...’


    No, don’t hit the back button...Just because we were subjected to some awful books at school (they made me read The Cay when I could have been reading The Outsiders) doesn’t mean we shouldn’t all be into our books now.


    Indeed, as my dear …

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