I’ve been on the waiting list for an allotment twice since I moved to Brighton. The first time I was offered one very quickly but turned it down, frightened by the demands of small children. Then I went back...
By ivanpope on May 09, 2012
One campsite that was missing from this year’s round ups of best and top sites (see Who’s Who in Camping 2011) was the one at Stoneywish Nature Reserve. Seen simply as a campsite then it’s probably not altogether surprising...
By justin on Jul 25, 2011
Spent the weekend just outside Norwich, and kids managed some ‘extreme’ wild paddling on River Wensum close to the Swan Inn in Ringland. Probably not the wildest of wild swimming locations but it was very accessible and there was...
By justin on Jul 03, 2011
A very old friend of mine (actually the little sister (who married a farmer) of a very old friend of mine) has opened a Glamping site. Thought I’d pass it on, what do you think? Glamping Holiday At the...
By ivanpope on Jun 29, 2011
The blog has been on the blink, but thanks to Ivan we are back up and running again. Also just about recovered from wet weekend Wowo and thanks to Jolanda (aka Jensta) we have proof that there was at...
By justin on Jun 22, 2011
It’s less than a day now until around 100 of us from the Five Ways area of Brighton head off over to Wowo in Uckfield and I’ve started to pack the car with still loads more to be crammed...
By justin on Jun 16, 2011
Mathias Bauer from Frankfurt has asked for a report on vertical camping. Think my bungee jumping and high adrenalin antics are now over, hence my renewed interest in the more sedate end of the camping spectrum, but could probably...
By justin on Jun 16, 2011
Last year I mentioned how I bumped into the local Steiner School Summer Camp at campsite at Stoneywish Nature Reserve (see Really cool camping at Stoneywish?). It was the first example I’d seen of what Ivan had outlined in...
By justin on Jun 14, 2011
Matthew De Abaitu of Cath and Math go camping writes in The Independent today about why the boom in the tent trade bucks the current retail slump. It’s partly a plug for his new “The Art of Camping: The...
By justin on Jun 11, 2011
We have our first winner of our Cool Camping Guide Competition. One of the two free copies goes to Julie in Wantage for recommending the River Dart Country Park located in the Dartmoor National Park. Probably not one...
By justin on Jun 08, 2011