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If you’re bored in the office today, try this experiment – tell someone you’re going camping this weekend and see what their reaction is. Will it be 'Eek, you’re mental, who wants to stay in a leaky tent on the hard ground in the cold?' or will it be 'Cool, …
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When glampers camp - what does camping mean to you?
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Cycling and camping: as easy as falling off a bike
por Laura Canning | guides
On your bike: cycling can be mixed with camping for just about every age and ability. It doesn’t have to be about taking it very seriously, pedalling madly from John O’ Groats to Land’s End dressed only in a scrap of Lycra and a manic expression, with a toothbrush and … -
Beer festivals: camping without a hiccup
por Laura Canning | events | guides
‘MORE DRINK!’Sorry, I seem to be channelling Father Jack again. But, since so many of you clearly take after our dark alcoholic little hearts and liked our recent whisky trail blog , we thought we’d take a look at what other dramping shenanigans there are around the country. Happily, …
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Get stoked at this summer's watersports festivals
por Laura Canning | events | guides
Surfing may make you think of bronzed Aussie types, riding the waves confidently on their boards before jumping to shore for a party on the beach, but there’s still plenty in the sport for us less bronzed, less fit types. In fact the wild waves all around Britain make it … -
Alternative festival camping - from Punch and Judy to the Four Fighters
por Laura Canning | destinations | events
Festivals aren't just Reading and T in the Park – today they feature everything including food and drink, bikes and books, and there's even a Cornish Faery Fest. You can often stay in tents, yurts or luxury mobile homes on the festival site - alternatively, use our sites near festivals … -
Coolest caravans and kit: a gadget lover's guide
por Laura Canning | destinations
After drooling over all the
lovely motorhomes available
in our recent blog, we thought we’d take a look at the best and coolest of the new caravans about. And the best kit, of which there is so much lovely stuff to save up for (because of course we’ve been saving … -
Camping on a shoestring: our thrifty tips
por Laura Canning | guides
There is a difference between being a cheapskate and being broke. Being a cheapskate involves things like wringing out teabags for a second use, scraping for spare soap in communal showers rather than buying your own, and doing the sniff test to see if that shirt can last another day … -
The Whisky Trail: a 'dramping' guide
por Laura Canning | guides
'DRINK!'
Sorry, we can't seem to start off a blog about whisky without channelling Father Jack, although in all accuracy he'd probably be extolling the virtues of Toilet Duck and not the finest single malt.
Probably due to the weather, drink is of course a very British and Irish tradition, … -
Camper vans: Hammond the Hamster's New Wheels
por Laura Canning | news
Mwahaha! Richard Hammond, a.k.a. the Hamster, a.k.a. a quarter of the Top Gear caravan trashing team, has
caved in and bought a campervan
. A pink one, no less, because apparently that’s what his daughters wanted. Sure.
We are of course delighted to see that the Hamster has seen sense … -
Escape the Royal Wedding!
por Laura Canning | events
No doubt you’ll have discovered by now that, wherever in the world you are, it’s impossible to escape the royal ruddy wedding (apparently on Pitchup.com too, but bear with us). I’m on holiday in a far distant land at the moment, and picked up a copy of a British paper …
