The 3rd Edition of Cool Camping Guide is now out, with 3 reviews by yours truly. I’m sworn to secrecy, so couldn’t possibly tell which ones I reviewed, but I’ll give you a clue they are on the coast but not near Brighton. Who knows maybe the campsite I’d like to set up, possibly...
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My epic landscaping project has sadly been getting in the way of keeping this blog updated. 24 sleepers and several tons of ballast and soil to shift have just about destroyed my back. But phase 1 is almost complete and I’m just about to order the turf, so it should be ready for the...
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Unlike Dixe Wills you are unlikely to find me camping when there’s any chance that I might wake up in a snow drift. Anyway, the tent’s now in the loft, my site reviews for the next Cool Camping Guide have been handed in and I haven’t heard back recently from the camping mags that...
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Seeing that we are now in September and I seem to be coming down with some lurg I thought I’d better quickly announce the 3 winners of our Top Camping Tips Competition who will be receiving a copy each of Dixe Wills‘ new tiny campsites book that the folks at Cool Camping very kindly...
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Back in mid-July I took our Bell Tent and Canvas Malu Awning to Stoneywish Nature Reserve in Ditchling for Max’s birthday picnic, the same time I bumped into my first pop-up campsite. We went back yesterday to meet some friends who were camping there. They had originally planned to stay at Forgewood Campsite in...
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As mentioned a few weeks back month, the folks at Cool Camping very kindly gave me a copy of Dixe Wills‘ tiny campsites to check-out along with 3 copies to giveaway for the best camping tips … along the lines of the Andy Kershaw frisbee-come-plate one mentioned in my review (see here). Submitting an...
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Still clearing the garden in our new house and feeling a little exhausted after having to remove all the stumps on my own, but am enjoying the large bonfires … possibly a lot more than the neighbours. Anyway, met up with Ivan to moan about Cool Camping and discuss our camping empire plans. I...
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I’ve finally plotted all the sites I found around Start Point area in South Devon on Google Maps. My favourites are Maelcombe House, South Allington House and Sugar Park, although not necessarily in that order and the Sugar Park site looked even better the second time I went past it as there was less...
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Looks like I might be writing some campsite reviews for the new Cool Camping guide, and may even be writing an article for Camping Magazine about the secret sites I discovered near Start Point in South Devon. This is somewhat dependent of whether I have any decent photos particularly for the Camping Mag piece,...
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The folks at Cool Camping very kindly gave me a copy of Dixe Wills‘ tiny campsites to review (plus three copies to be won, see below). I also managed to catch-up with him over the phone during my holiday in Devon. I originally wanted to publish the interview as a podcast in order to...
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