There was me thinking that most marinas round the world were filled with floating caravans masquerading as yachts and boats, and then my architect mate Julian Cripps shows me an example of an actual floating caravan. Now I’m not normally one to agree with Jeremy Clarkson but I’m not one for caravans unless they...
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I met Derek Attenburrow at Scott’s Farm while revisiting the Witterings. Derek and his partner Ellen were very interested in our Bell Tent set-up. He’s subsequently been in touch and sent some camping photographs from many years ago when he used to go farm camping with a group on May the first. A forwarding...
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While staying at Stoneywish Nature Reserve this weekend we had a few visitors coming to see us. We had an amazing cream tea at the Ditchling Tea Rooms with one group who were hiking over the Downs. We also caught up with Arthur Alsop and his family. Arthur is an old school friend who...
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I’m a big fan of Stoneywish Nature Reserve and think it could become the best camp site for kids in UK. Whether Michael the owner has the inclination to make the changes and investment required is a different matter. Right now it’s still primarily a nature reserve, which is usually empty, with a very...
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Last year we went to see the Electic Forest sound and light show at the National Pinetum in Bedgebury. I created a photoshop collage of our trip there and uploaded it onto the Bedgebury Pinetum Facebook Group and nearly a year later I’ve been asked if it could be included as part of a photographic...
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Last year we headed out to Stubcroft Farm campsite in East Wittering and have to say we were a bit disappointed. The website made it seem like something you’d find in the Cool Camping Guide. In fact, they do list it on their site but most of the reviews aren’t too favourable and I’d...
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My mate Julian Cripps is an architect who has build his own yurt, which you can see above during the process of disassembly. You can also see the canal boat styled camping trailer he’s built to the left. He admits his Yurt camping is quite heavy weight, and you can see his children at...
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Had a very interesting response to my mainstream camping must innovate or die post. It was from a Sid James, which clearly isn’t his/her real name but some interesting points were made that I’d like to run through. Firstly, it asked whether the article justify the headline? Well, seeing that I ‘m just...
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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 because you’re basically talking about two fields, where the facilities are 3 loos and a...
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Matthew De Abaitua of Cathandmathgocamping blog was interviewed on Radio 4′s Today programme yesterday , who have an interesting Happy glampers through the ages companion piece on their website. There’s more extracts about the history of camping from Matthew’s book The Art of Camping: The History and Practice of Sleeping Under the Stars. Matthew...
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