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Camping holidays

February 2024

  • Danny Shmulevitch’s Walking Your Promise retreat in Gloucester, May Hill 12

    “My mind, usually a torrent of work stress, has fallen silent”: how I found peace on a woodland retreat

    I arrived feeling soul sick and lost, but the simple acts of putting away my phone and sitting in the woods for a few days turned into something profoundly transformational

January 2024

  • Fish wraps with oyster sauce and panko batter on a plate in front of a campfire

    Cook like you're on holiday
    Keep it simple and focus on the fire: how to cook and eat on a camping holiday

    Campfire cook Harry Fisher shares his rulebook for successful sleep-out eating – and a recipe for battered fish wraps that leaves the flour and egg at home

December 2023

  • Nicola Bennett campervanning around Ireland climbing and climbing peaks

    I campervanned across Ireland alone – and climbed as many mountains as I could

    Soon after a painful separation, this traveller had to overcome fears of solitude – but the mountains, seas and bars she found helped her let go
  • Father and children sitting inside tent

    Twelve parents’ tips on camping with kids: ‘Don’t look too closely at anyone’s feet’

    From packing essentials (wet wipes, vomit bags, buckets) to nature-based activities, happy campers and outdoor experts share their advice for a successful sleep-out with children
  • Young woman camping in the 1960s

    Summer essentials
    Camping is challenging but worth it – any other trip will feel like the lap of luxury

    Emma Wilkins
    Setting up is a pain, packing up is even worse – while there are moments of exploration and relaxation to be found, you really have to earn them

November 2023

  • Graphic of a tent on a pebble beach overlooking a river

    Change by degrees
    ‘It requires planning and commitment’: how to camp sustainably

  • Family on a winter walk

    The best thing about holidaying with other families can also be the worst

    Emma Wilkins

October 2023

  • Glamp site at night

    Brief letters
    Camping and bacon butties will always beat London’s luxuries

  • Longhouse in a rewilding camp

    The prospect of camping for a week was daunting – until I connected with the strangers around me

    Jackie Bailey

September 2023

  • Writer Phoebe Smith and her son, in his trailer, on the Golden Valley Pilgrimage Way in Herefordshire.

    Pews, picnics and pedalling: my cycle trip through Herefordshire – with a toddler in tow

    Camping out in churches makes this family cycling trip along the Golden Valley Pilgrimage Way an adventure to remember

August 2023

  • Cleeve Common near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

    First Edition newsletter
    Monday briefing: The long legal fight for the ‘right to roam’ England’s countryside

  • A protest against the Dartmoor wild camping ban outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, where the ban was overturned on appeal last month.

    Brief letters
    Townies beware: wild walkers on the loose

  • Two tents by a stream on Dartmoor

    The Guardian view on wild camping at Dartmoor: immersion in beauty is legal after all

  • One of the four Mad Dogs and Vintage Vans caravans at their Herefordshire site, UK.

    10 of Britain’s best vintage caravan stays

July 2023

  • Protesters outside the high court appeal hearing hold a sign that reads ‘Right to Roam’

    Camping not recreation ‘because you are just asleep’, Dartmoor appeal told

    Court told wild camping is not open-air recreation as park authority appeals against recent ban

June 2023

  • Photographer: Kellie French Model: Lilly, Body London Photographer assist: Bruce Horak Set design/stylist: Rhea Thierstein Hair and Make up: Sarah Cherry Clothing/Props credits: Orange dress, £119, phase-eight.com Pink sandals, £37, riverisland.com Sunglasses, £137, ray-ban.com Deckchair & windbreaker: The Stripes Company @thestripescompany Flask: Hydro Flask

    Smile, it’s summer
    Wasp-free barbecues and perfect campfires: how to do the UK outdoors in comfort and style (whatever the weather)

    Whether you’re picnicking in a park, raving at a festival or splashing in the sea, our handy hacks will ensure you smash summer
  • North Glen Sannox on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1923: The mystery of the abandoned camp

    23 June 1923: There were the remains of a fire, an old tin that had been used for cooking, and a length of cotton stuff rolled round a piece of soap

    • Gimme shelter: tips on how to survive camping, whatever the weather

    • From surfing to self discovery: five of the best male-only wellness camps in Europe

    • Spanish-style sausage and beans, picnic loaf and nettle tortilla: Valentine Warner’s campsite recipes

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