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Wild camping at its best. From bivi tents and hammocks to all the camping gear you’ll need for getting out into nature.

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Camping, Walking And Eating In The Lake District

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Campsites
Pier Cottage campsite beach Lake Dstrict

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. Read more

Tagged   UK campsites, Wild camping
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Camp On Private Land? HomeCamper Makes It Possible

  By Campfire Team Campsites

We’ve already introduced Campfire Magazine readers to Nearly Wild Camping and to Campinmygarden, now we’ve found HomeCamper – (legal) camping on private land. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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The wonders of wild woods and wild food

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Camping gear
Giles Babbidge camping

Giles loves woodland camping and the tastiest wild & local food. Let him win you over to the simple pleasures! Read more

Tagged   Camping stoves & barbecues, Wild camping
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Find wild camping and good campsites – the best camping apps

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Your guide to the best apps for finding campsites, wild camping spots, aires and stopovers. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, UK campsites, Wild camping
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We all want a tiny house and a cabin in the woods

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites
true tiny house

If bad weather puts you off camping, but you still want to be outdoors…how about a deliciously desirable dinky dwelling? Tempt yourself with a tiny house. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Nearly wild camping – good for campers and land-owners

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Because there’s no camping wild in England, the option is often a campsite with tarmac and not a lot of privacy. Nearly Wild Camping is a great idea – a network of places across the UK offering nearly wild pitches. Read more

Tagged   Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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A life in tents – Madame Ulysse under canvas

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites

Cats on leashes, full-size outdoor kitchens, potted herbs, endless summers… those mainland Europeans know how to do camping. But so does tent-obssessed Madam Ulysse. She tells us all. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Camping in France – Strasbourg

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Prepare to be surprised by a camping trip to Strasbourg. With one of the best campsites we’ve found and lots to see, do, eat and drink…it’s definitely a camping holiday to consider and remember. And it all starts with the ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Wild camping
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Going wild with Monica – a first foray into foraging

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Camping recipes
Wild salad

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. Read more

Tagged   Camping food, Cooking tips, Wild camping
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Camping in France – Lac du Sautet, the Ecrins and beyond

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Explore the French Alps, the Ecrins mountains, the waterfalls and wooded valleys on a camping trip into less-known France. Campsites, lakes and more. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Wild camping
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Free campervan and motorhome stopovers

  By Campfire Team Campsites
Brit Stops campervan

Want to stay overnight for free in your motorhome or campervan at a farmshop, country pub, vineyard or brewery? The Brit Stops guide has hundreds of free camping stopovers. Read more

Tagged   UK campsites, Wild camping
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A mystery island, a magical find – Bornholm

  By Campfire Team Campsites

We found Bornholm by accident…sort of. A happy accident. Nowhere on the island is further than 15km from the sea, and there are lakes, forests, cliffs, beautiful beaches, fabulous food, art and crafts. Welcome to Denmark’s exotic island in the Baltic. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Wild camping
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Cats and camping – the purrfect combination?

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites

Missing the company of your cat when you go camping? You don’t have to. Read our guide to camping with cats and see what other feline-friendly campers get up to. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Camping in France – Jura and the Lakes

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Discover camping in France’s Jura Lake District. Campsites, wild camping, lakes, mountains and waterfalls in the Franche-Comté. Our favourites places to swim, camp and walk. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Wild camping
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Autumn and winter campervan travels

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites

Camping out of season is fantastic, but you need to prepare. Here’s what we learned on a winter campervan trip in Scotland – how to find a great wild camping spot, stay warm, keep yourself entertained, eat well…and go to the loo! Read more

Tagged   Cooking tips, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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How to build a campfire…and other camping tips

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Camping gear, Camping recipes
upside down fire

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.
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Tagged   Camping gear, Camping stoves & barbecues, Cooking tips, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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Carry on camping…and chatting

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Camping gear, Camping recipes, Campsites
carry on camping

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. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Camping gear, Camping stoves & barbecues, Cooking tips, Fridges & coolboxes, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Wild camping with ease at Eco Camp UK

  By Campfire Team Campsites
Beech Estate camping

Pick up some top tips from a real camping expert – and discover wild camping made easy. Read more

Tagged   Cooking tips, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Gardens you can camp in – yes, please!

  By Campfire Team Campsites

It’s like AirBNB for campers – more than a thousand places to camp on every continent (except Antarctica), in gardens, paddocks and unusual places that guarantee peace, privacy…and certainly no crowds. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Woodland wild foods with a Michelin touch

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Camping recipes, Campsites
inedible mushrooms and berries

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! Read more

Tagged   Camping food, Cooking tips, Wild camping

The perfect place to camp? It’s got to be SoCal

  By Campfire Team Campsites
tent in California

Sunshine, fabulous food, friendly people…a couple of the Campfire team have been checking out a new world of camping possibilities – southern California. And they loved it! Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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Camping in Germany – a debut trip

  By Campfire Team Campsites

Travel with us on our debut camping and campervan trip through Belgium, the Netherlands and into Germany. Places to stay, tips and more. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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An appetite for geocaching

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites
Geocache

We’ve found a treasure in Tommy Morton, a modern-day adventurer with a passion for geocaching. Tommy tells us why geocaching fits so well with camping. Read more

Tagged   Camping gear, Wild camping
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Wild camping and culture in Scotland

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Campsites

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. Read more

Tagged   Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Chris Walbank’s essential camping kit

  By Campfire Team Camping gear
wild camping woods

We all have our favourite bits of kit, especially the shiny, expensive bits. Chris Walbank reveals the five simple things he never sets off without. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Camping gear, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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A life with Bob – inspiration for would-be escapees

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites
Bedford off-road motorhome

Sue bought Bob after finding him on Ebay. It was love at first sight and now she, and this 1984 Bedford motorhome, live a full-time life of freedom and adventure. Us too, please, please! She tells Campfire Magazine how she escaped. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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Small but perfectly formed – Dixe’s tiny campsites for gourmets

  By Campfire Team Campsites
Piel Island campsite

Looking for a quirky alternative to big and bustling campsites. Camping with a view and perfect for gastro-campers? Dixe Wills shares his Tiny Campsites. Read more

Tagged   UK campsites, Wild camping
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Life begins when your campervan travels start

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites
Georgina

Don’t wait to retire…do it now! It didn’t take a lifetime of commuting for Georgina and Lewis to realise there had to be a better way. The couple, en route to the ripe old age of 30, are travelling Europe with Dotty. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, Wild camping
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The trouble with glamping

  By Campfire Team Camping gear, Campsites

A few weeks ago, a couple of the Campfire crew spent £300 on two nights in a wooden hut with a dodgy shower. It also had stunning views and a roof that opened to reveal a perfectly dark, star-strewn sky. It left them with a conundrum. Read more

Tagged   Camping Europe & more, Tents & campervans, UK campsites, Wild camping
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Really, really wild camping in Brazil

  By Campfire Team Camping food, Campsites
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. Read more

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