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Now that we've experimented with the best way to build a campfire , we thought we'd try and figure out how to cook on the thing without relying on army freeze-dried meals, hooking out charred tins of beans with a stick, or eating only the (albeit very yummy) s'more . …
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Camp Fire Cooking
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How to make a campfire
by Laura Canning | destinations
'What's the best way to make a campfire?' I rashly asked my Facebook friends and acquaintances this week. After a range of responses from 'Light it in a wheelie bin' to 'Chuck some wood on a disposable barbeque', I decided to take matters into my own hands.Armed with search …
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Camping and Caravan History: from Troy to Tipi
by Laura Canning | guidesThat stellar lot at BBC4 repeated their documentary Caravans: A British Love Affair last month, which prompted us to have a muse about the history of sleeping under canvas or taking to the road in a vehicle with your own bed within. It's easy, inexpensive, flexible and just all round …
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Christmas caravan parks: the best UK Christmas markets
by Laura Canning | events | guides | seasonal
John Lewis Christmas ad? Exiled man on the moon? Pffffft.What really gets one into the spirit of Chrimbo is a frosty, wrapped-up wander around a Christmas market. And some Christmas spirit is always welcome too: we'll have a (large) Baileys.
Someday we'll make a team-building/party weekend of it and …
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Sustainable tourism: David Bellamy announces his 2011 Conservation Awards
by Guest | guest posts | industry news
Hello to everyone who visits Pitchup.com and many thanks to Dan and his team for letting me blog on the site. If you’re a regular at Pitchup.com, you’ll know that it has a section on parks that have received an environmental award under a scheme I help run. I am … -
Winter camping: 'open now' campsites and caravan parks
by Laura Canning | about camping | guides | seasonalWinter is here! It’s apparently going to snow this week! We’re using lots of exclamation marks and trying to sound upbeat because otherwise we’ll collapse in a gibbering heap of ‘Where is the sunshine WHERE?’! Dark mornings, dark evenings, rain, cold and workworkwork, all without the prospect of even sitting …
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Camping tips: the seven most annoying types of camper
by Laura Canning | guidesAh, other campers - can’t they be great? Sorry, we mean 'annoying'. For all the happy campers and friends for life we meet, there's always going to be the odd drunk who falls into your tent at 4am or parent who lets their kids screech all around the campsite at first …
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Winter holidays: take a seasonal break in Wiltshire
by Guest | destinations | guest posts | seasonal
This week we welcome VisitWiltshire to the Pitchup.com blog with some tips for a winter holiday among Britain's finest Neolithic monuments, military museums and breweries and miles of rolling valley and downland.
Wiltshire is a county that actively welcomes campers and caravanners, as can be seen by the
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Winter camping: a girl scout's guide
by Casey Mead | guides | seasonalIt’s the time of year when dreamy positivity takes over and we look forward to winter with The Holiday -style rose tinted glasses and naive romanticism – snowflakes gently falling, mulled wine brewing, cosy nights by the log fire in a luxury lodge …
Then bang. The other half suggests …
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Pitchup.com wins Best UK Travel Information Site
by Lewis Shields | events | pitchup.com news
Last Tuesday we ventured out of our motorhomes for a sterling night at the
Travolution Awards
at Battersea Power Station.
Judged by a panel of experts, these national awards are given annually for excellence in online travel, digital marketing and technology.
Some of the world’s most forward-thinking minds in travel …
