Who’s who in camping 2011?

July 16, 2011
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Who’s who in camping 2011?

I can’t help notice the same names popping up in the broadsheets when it comes to camping. It made me start to think about putting a who’s who of camping in the UK. At the top of the list, it would have to be Cool Camping’s head honcho’s Jonathan Knight, who seems to have...
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Secret Beaches

July 14, 2011
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Secret Beaches

This is from a new book from Robert Smith – Secret Beaches: Southwest Secret beaches of the south-west: Shipstal Beach< Dorset | Travel | The Guardian Owned and run by the RSPB, the Arne Nature Reserve is on the eastern fringe of mammoth Poole Harbour, and overlooks many of the islands in it. An...
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Margate Calling

July 14, 2011
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Margate Calling

Margate now has two great attractions: the Turner Contemporary and a Grade II listed rollercoaster. Get out there! BBC News – Margate’s Scenic Railway’s listed status upgraded The oldest rollercoaster in the UK has been given Grade II* listed status. The Scenic Railway was built in 1920 for the Dreamland amusement park in Margate....
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Urban Walking

July 13, 2011
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Urban Walking

My friend Gordon runs a small walking club in east London around the River Lea and the Olympic Site. I’m on the mailing list and I get regular updates about the walks although I’d love to join in, I’ve never been on one. I asked him to write about it. The Netwalking Club It...
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Wild Swimming

July 13, 2011
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Wild Swimming

Tom Cox talks about wild swimming and makes me want to run down to the sea and plunge in. Maybe not today though. ‘Wild swimming’ – it’s a bit like calling lawn mowing ‘wild vacuuming’ | Life and style | guardian.co.uk My swims at Dunwich made me realise how rarely I’m truly there, in...
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More campsites for sale

July 13, 2011
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More campsites for sale

Following my recent campsites for sale post, John Carver has been in touch about his http://campsitesforsale.blogspot.com. John has quite a few sites on his site and it was fascinating to see how much more land/property for your money in France than you do here. It would be interesting to see whether yields are better...
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