Dartmoor is 70! Well, it will be the day after tomorrow, October 30th. And by 70, I mean it’s 70 years since it was designated England and Wales’ fourth National Park. The other three weren’t far ahead, all designated in 1951 too. The Peak District came first, in April, followed by the Lake District in… More Happy 70th birthday to Dartmoor! | Glamping at Launceston 2021
Another year, another large-scale event missed. This time it’s Wellies & Wristbands 2021. I’ll let you in on a secret: it’s not my favourite of Girlguiding’s flagship events because I find it’s just too much and it’s too busy and too noisy and mostly too expensive but I could fix all of that and make this… More Wellies & Wristbands 2021 (at home)
New kit haul, she says. Haul. I bought a couple of new bits of camp kit in June and then I bought a couple more new bits in July. You might say some of this is basic stuff that I should have already had years ago but until the last two years or so, my camping… More Camp kit haul
Last week I went back to Brownsea Island for another two nights camping in a tree tent. I learned some lessons from the first time round and I want to tell you about five things I did differently the second time. 1) I didn’t take a sleeping bag You have to carry everything a mile… More Tree camping: 5 things I did differently | Tree Camping July 2021
In honour of my first archery session since the plague, I thought I’d do a “what’s in my archery bag?” post. No bows or arrows, I’m afraid. I don’t own my own (yet). This is my teaching bag, the stuff I take with me when I teach kids to shoot. I’ve got a few posts… More What’s in my archery bag?
I’m quite a recent convert to glamping. I’m a low-maintenance sort of bear, who’s usually going to default to her own two-man tent in a field with minimal facilities. But I have a major weakness: hot tubs. You may remember the first time I gave in to the allure of my own hot tub, when… More The Pleasant Pheasant: shepherd’s hut review | Glamping in North Dorset
I found Farmstead Glamping entirely by chance. I was out on a walk, the muddiest walk I’ve ever done, and the lane that led home (well, to the car) passed by the entrance of a small campsite and from the hedge, I spied a shepherd’s hut. I got home and did my research and discovered… More A mini-holiday in North Dorset at Farmstead Glamping | Glamping in North Dorset
No matter how far the twenty-first century marches on, no matter what it throws at us, camping on an uninhabited island will always feel like something out of a 1920s children’s adventure story. My weekend camping on Brownsea Island was full-on Swallows and Amazons, minus the cooking fire (Brownsea is too much of a fire… More A peaceful weekend on Brownsea Island | Tree Camping June 2021
We have actual travel content today! I went on my first holiday of 2021! It was a two night camping trip, except it was slightly better than camping because I was in a tree tent! Brownsea adventure camping has finally, after 100+ years, opened to the general public. I’ve camped with my Guides before and… More Brownsea adventure camping review | Tree Camping June 2021
Ah, packing. I hate it. But I’m going glamping! In fact, by the time this is published I’ll have been glamping and be home again but in real time, I haven’t gone yet and so I have to pack and so I give you my (summer) glamping packing list. Last time I glamped it was December and… More My glamping packing list | Glamping in North Dorset