Wild Camper were left furious after a tent was found up the side of a mountain in Scotland. Michael Scott had been hiking near Glencoe in Scotland when he came across what looked like an abandoned tent. Michael said in […]
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‘The loss of the right to backpack camp on Dartmoor was a hammer blow to public access to the countryside’ The online campaign fighting for the rights of hikers to camp on Dartmoor has raised over £50,000. The “Save Dartmoor
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While we have over 7,000 campsites across the UK and some of the most breathtaking scenery, the trend has been for people to head into the hills and camp off grid. Sometimes known as ‘Wild Camping’ or ‘stealth camping’ as
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So there has been a lot of chat online recently around campsites ripping off campers that want an electric pitch. The argument was that they know people need their electric gadgets and charge a massive fee for the service. In
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The owners of Ballidon Moor Farm wanted to increase the size of their current caravan park in Derbyshire. However that has been rejected by the local council. Ballidon Moor Farm, Brassington, will not be allowed to expand. (Image: Ballidon Moor Farm,
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Wild campers in Snowdonia have been criticised for their unusual choice of pitch. Photos of a tent set up just yards from tracks at the Llanberis Lake Railway caused concerns over the weekend. Writing on the Llanberis Community Forum, Ian
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There are fears rules making it easier for pop-up campsites to open during the Covid pandemic have led to a “free-for-all”, harming rural communities. Landowners can open campsites for up to 56 days without planning permission, after rules were relaxed.
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After a week’s worth of shows from Pembrokeshire, The Perfect Pitch’s latest winning campsite has been chosen. Pencarnan, just outside St Davids, was crowned favourite on the daily, teatime Channel 4 show, which this week also visited sites in Fishguard
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COVID-19 has dramatically changed every aspect of our lifestyles, from work and socialising to travel and leisure activities. The travel industry, like other industries, is constantly trying to adapt to new restrictions. However, there is light at the end of
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With a heatwave and hopefully warn summer ahead of us, but the prospect of no to little foreign holidays, there are genuine fears that Cornwall will become full of ‘wild campers’ and ‘wild parkers’. Its not just the campers and
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