The Independent has put a panel together to help you find the the best places to camp in the UK. Panelists included Juliette Dyke, founder of www.freshairfix.com; Rhian Evans, director and co-founder of camping booking site www.campingninja.com; Dan Yates, managing director of campsite guide www.pitchup.com; Jonathan Knight, editor of Punk Publishing’s Cool Camping guides,...
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I went up to London today to watch Hammersmith Bridge get renamed as a tribute to my nephew Sam Alexander who was killed in Afghanistan a few months ago. I was half expecting to be coerced into jumping off as he used to do for fun in his teens. I even had a spare...
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Great review of Matthew de Abaitua’s new book about camping in the Guardian today. I won’t quote the best line in the piece as it’s a bit rude, but read it for yourself. And it’s funny! The Art of Camping by Matthew de Abaitua – review | Books | The Guardian What De Abaitua...
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BioLite Stove Charges Your Phone While Cooking Your Dinner Wood-burning stoves aren’t known for being particularly efficient, and their smoke not only contains high carbon emissions but causes health risks to those who inhale it. A portable design from BioLite aims to tackle this problem and turn the stove into a cell phone charger...
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Last year I’d mentioned how Math’s Doctor Simon Walsh had cooked us up top tucker mucker treat at Wowo on an improvised skillet. He’d seen something similar being used on a beach in Spain, and so we ended up enjoying some mouth watering marinated prawns and calamari with beansprouts and noodles and grilled field...
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Thanks to Ivan I’ve found a site that lists campsites for sale. It’s also got a useful guide on how to buy/run a campsite. It’s more a checklist of what you need to look out for if you are looking to buy one that’s actually written by owners of a campsite, rather than a...
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