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Camping Sites Near London
Camping Near London Feeling tired of being stuck at home all day while on lockdown? Have the urge to reconnect with Mother Nature? What better way to enjoy the great outdoors than to set up camp on a glorious open green plain that is not too far away from the city but still sufficiently serene…
Keeping Insects At Bay While Camping
How To Make Sure Insects Don’t Ruin Your Camping Experience It can be quite irritating to deal with insects while camping even though they are, at the end of the day, a part and parcel of the outdoors and it is impossible to avoid them entirely. Luckily, there are some things you can do to…
How To Pack For A Festival
Festival Packing Guide After all the time spent inside with the pandemic, I’m sure we’re all dying to head for a festival soon. In anticipation of that day, here’s a quick guide on how you can pack for a festival. So let’s head straight into it! First, let’s set down some basic guidelines on packing…
All You Need To Know About Electricity When Camping
Camping With Electricity When it comes to camping, most would think of roughing it out in nature. A tent, campfires and food cooked over it – that’s the idea that most would have. After all, camping is all about returning to the basics right? That might have been true in the past. However, as technology…
The Downsides To Camping
The Not So Fun Parts Of Camping As much fun that camping brings by being in touch with nature, there are those who are not so fond of it. They reason that since the human species have spent so much time trying to advance and modernize, why would you undo this by going camping? It…
How To Make Camping More Comfortable
Comfortable Camping Camping is a great activity to do with friends and family. It takes you away from the busyness of modern life and allows you to spend time meaningfully with your loved ones. It also allows you to relax within nature and all of its offerings. However, many people are turned off from camping…
Tent Camping And The Cold
When Is It Too Cold To Camp? Tent camping is one of the most common ways that you’d camp. Tent camping is extremely versatile as you can set up camp almost everywhere. This is much more convenient compared to camping in a cabin or caravan. However, tent camping is not always practical or possible. If…
Family Fun In The Lake District
Great Family-Friendly Activities You Can Do In The Lake District Looking to get your kids immersed in the great outdoors? Bringing them to the National Parks is one good way of doing so. In this edition of our guide, we bring you the top 10 activities to do as a family in the Lake District.
John Muir - The Father of the National Park Biography
Are you an environmentalist or a nature lover? If so, chances are that you would have come across the name John Muir in passing some way or another before, whether in a casual conversation or in an article. So who exactly is this John Muir? If you are still unsure why this name keeps popping up,…
All There Is To Know About Yurts
Introduction To Yurts Being amongst nature is a good way to take a breather from all the hustle of the busy city life. Some common forms of accommodation include cabins, tents and RVs but there is one that is also rising in popularity in recent years – yurts. Just imagine a cross between a cabin…
Five Island Destinations Around The UK For The Autumn
Must-Visit Island Destinations When you think about visiting an island for a holiday, you’d often picture summer as the time to do so. Blue skies and long days, an island trip sounds perfect! But visiting an island can be equally amazing in autumn. Autumn is much more peaceful than summer – fewer crowds but amazing…