Camping, Walking And Eating In The Lake District
The loveliest places to camp, eat and visit in the Lake District at any time of year. Share your tips and your favourite Cumbrian campsites, cafés and more.
Camping food
All that fresh air gives you an appetite, so why settle for the same old quick camping food! Here’s where you’ll find easy recipes for camping, al fresco tips and some good-to-eat cheats for camping meals, barbecues and outdoor cooking.
Cobnut Recipes…And Amazing Carrot Bacon
What a find. Free nuts in the hedgerow! It looks like a bumper year for British cobnuts. We’ve created a few of recipes to bring out their deliciousness. Try our (vegan) carrot bacon with them too!
Local Food, Campfire Cooking And Camping With Kids
If you thought the camping season was over, you’re missing a treat. Add some warm layers, stoke up the campfire and take some inspiration for outdoor cooking from Andy Stevenson, developer of online local foodie and outdoor cookery community Local Food Lunches.
The wonders of wild woods and wild food
Giles loves woodland camping and the tastiest wild & local food. Let him win you over to the simple pleasures!
Gastro camping Hebden Bridge and Todmorden style
Where’s worth exploring in the UK this year? Well, how about Hebden Bridge – reputed to be the fourth funkiest place on earth. We’ve certainly found some great campsites and fabulous food.
Chargrilled Moroccan aubergine – on a Cadac or camping stove
Camping food needs to be quick and simple, but it can still have a gourmet touch. Try our recipe for a Moroccan-inspired chargrilled or barbecue meal that works with fish, chicken or aubergine steaks. Use a camping stove, a barbecue or the Cadac.
Going wild with Monica – a first foray into foraging
Foraging is a great way to put free, super-fresh and tasty delicacies on the camping menu. Monica Wilde gives us an introduction to where, how and what to forage.
On the camping trail…Somerset, Shropshire and more
Camping and eating in Shropshire and Somerset. A guide to great campsites and some delicious food finds.
Barbecued anise and chilli fish with orange and watercress salad
Here’s the first dish we ever tried on the Cobb oven – and it was a hit with our taste-testers. We served it as a starter, but add new potatoes and a larger salad for a main course.
How to bake a cake when camping
Here at Campfire Magazine, we always say you should be able to make great food with only two rings and a wobbly table (well, and a few tasty ingredients, of course!). Caravan-fan Amanda Regan tells us how she manages to bake cakes when camping.
The most delicious camping dessert…and a vegan version too
Oh goodness. This is delicious…coconut pain perdu. It’s simple, easy to make dairy-free and perfect for cooking on our Cadac Safari Chef or campstove with frying pan.
Panzanella salad
Because it’s raining constantly, I’m thinking about the sunniest meal. It has to be panzanella – a salad made mainly with stale bread and juicy tomatoes.
Amazing campfire hacks…and other camping tips
Feeling a bit Mad Hatter-ish, we’ve decided to make our latest campfire all wrong…but all right. Here’s a weird and novel way to get the campfire going, plus some random camping and campervan tips to try out. Let us know if they work for you.
Camping meals – roasted pepper and campfire ratatouille
A quick, easy and infinitely adaptable way to make roasted stuffed peppers on a barbecue or campfire – plus a roast ratatouille.
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Carry on camping…and chatting
There’s a new place to share camping, campervan and outdoor cooking ideas, ask questions and get advice. Camping and Campervan Chat UK is a new Facebook group designed to make camping even more fun.
Tasty Cotswold and Devon camping
Great campsites in lovely locations and fabulous food – we’ve been exploring the Cotswolds and Devon. Find out where we went and add your own recommendations.
A campfire crumble to keep winter away
Just because it’s a work day not a holiday doesn’t mean outside is out of bounds. While we still have light evenings and warm(ish) weather, give yourself the treat of fresh air….and a blackberry campfire crumble.
Pad thai noodles
Noodles are a great addition to the camping pantry because they’re so fast to cook. We’ve taken a classic pad Thai recipe and made it campsite-cookable.
Simple pasta sauces for camping
Pasta is a great camping standby. Three simply delicious sauces to make your diners forget it’s pasta…again! Quick camping meals sorted.
Rocket stove recipes with Darren and Mort
So what can you cook on a rocket stove? Our competition winner, Darren Browett, has been testing his rocket stove with Moroccan burgers and barmbrack eggy bread. Yes, please!
Camping ‘roast’ potatoes anywhichway
You don’t need an oven to make delicious roast potatoes when camping. Follow our recipe to make teeny ‘roasties’ you can spice in a thousand different ways for great camping meals.
Woodland wild foods with a Michelin touch
A day with wild food expert Chris Bax and world-class chef Stephen Bulmer…and James T. Kirk was there in spirit. Read about our foraging and cooking adventure. Don’t eat anything in this interesting and inedible handful, by the way!
Wild camping and culture in Scotland
If you’ve ever dreamed of woodland living, but can’t quite shake off the attractions of comfort, we may have found the weekend for you! A combination of wild camping and city culture.
Batty Bristol for a city camping trip
What an amazing city Bristol is! Here’s our guide to where to camp nearby, along with some totally uncomprehensive recommendations for food and drink.
Really, really wild camping in Brazil
So how do you make real coffee round a Brazilian campfire and smoked duck in a rundown shack? Read this story from our wild camper in Brazil.
We have a Cadac camping stove winner!
The Cadac Safari Chef is our favourite camping stove barbecue, so it was great to offer one in our competition. And now we have a winner!
