There is nothing like cooking over a campfire. It can’t be done quickly, it takes time and patience to build up the fire to the right heat to get some good cooking heat. Like all the best stuff to do with camping, campfire cooking means slowing down and getting in touch with your primal side.
Once your fire is ready for cooking the next challenge is what to cook on. Continue reading
Where: Nettwood Farm, East Harptree, Nr Chew Magna Lake, North Somerset, BS40 6DA.
How much: £12 per night for tents. £15 per night for caravans with EHU.
Wood: Not sold but the wood can be collected in the adjacent woodland. Bring kindling and own wood if it has been wet.
Fires: There are a number of cut down oil drums that can be used as fire pits or bring a spade and dig your own pit ( replace turf afterwards).
Types of camping: Tents, campervans and caravans. No hardstanding.
Facilities: One shower and two toilets each for men and women in a clean but utilitarian block. A small cute summer-house houses a large fridge freezer plus a few barbeques available to use free of charge, also a couple of comfy chairs to sit and enjoy the pretty rural views from among the trees.
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If you are a tent camper you will probably have experienced ‘The Tent Pitching Argument’. All those poles, remembering which bit goes where, small children ‘helping’ and all after a long car journey. It can lead to a fractious start to your camping holiday.
Or perhaps you are a single adult who wants to take children camping by yourself, but the idea of struggling with all that nylon and poles by yourself is stopping you.
So what are the alternatives to the fiddly fibreglass pole tents that most of us have? Continue reading
There are a few things about camping that just give you that satisfying outdoorsman feel. Yes, during the week you may be a computer programmer, stay at home mum or part time blogger but once you hit that campsite you become intrepid explorer, woodsman, botany expert Ray Mears! Continue reading
My mental image of the south east of England, particularly the areas of Kent and Sussex, is rather a domestic one. This is the area that I grew up in, and while I always appreciated it was a pretty area, I would have never imagined it as a holiday destination. However, I have noticed many rather fine looking campsites in the area and I am being forced to re-assess my opinion. Check these out: Continue reading
This year I have two camping urges I would like to fufill, one is to camp near the beach, the other is to experience a bit more wildness. I want to step out of the van in the morning and be wowed by the scenery. A field and a bit of farmland is not going to do it for me. Continue reading
Although we are currently campervan owners we often wonder if the current set up is the optimum in terms of convenience, comfort and cost. So what are the options when considering how best to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle with your family? Continue reading
I spend a lot of time (no, really A LOT) combing through the internet for campsites that allow campfires. Occasionally, I come across one I haven’t seen before but mostly I am seeing the same places coming up. It never ceases to amaze me. I know I’m a tad on the obsessive side on the subject but surely most people enjoy a campfire? Continue reading
There are a fair number of campsites which allow campfires only off the ground. Some of these sites provide or will hire you a fire pit (a good little money spinner for the hard working campsite owner). However, others such as Porth Joke and Burnbake (both campsites I would really love to visit), do not offer the required apparatus. Thus, I have been having a sneaky little look at portable fire pits. Continue reading
Today is the 4th January. It is high time planning for this season’s camping commenced!
Although we enjoyed our holiday in Cornwall last year we were frustrated that we had to pack up the campervan in order to get to a beach from each campsite. This is less of a problem if you are in a tent, but still isn’t the ideal being able to walk to a nearby beach, not worry about parking and be able to pop back if anything vital has been forgotten?
So, I have been researching campsites that appear to fit that ideal and I will be visiting some of them over the coming summer to see if they live up to expectations. Continue reading
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