Send us a story

Seen something on the hills or the coast, or got news from your campsite? Tell us.

This page explains what we are looking for, what to send and what happens next. The form is further down the page.

If someone is in danger now, call 999. Ask for the police and then mountain rescue on land, or the coastguard at sea.

Two ways to send it

What we are looking for

  • rescues and incidents you saw or were part of
  • paths, roads or campsites that have closed or changed
  • campsite news, such as awards, openings, anniversaries and new or upgraded facilities
  • events and good news from the outdoors community

We do not take adverts, offers or discounts here: please send those to partnerships@thecampingfire.com. If a story of ours has something wrong, email corrections@thecampingfire.com.

What to include

  • what happened
  • where it happened: the place, and the nearest town or a postcode
  • when it happened, or when it opens
  • a name and role we can contact
  • links to any official source, such as a rescue team's post or an awarding body's page
  • photos, if you have them

Photos

Only send photos you took, or that the person who took them has agreed we may publish with a credit.

When we publish a photo, we credit it. We never show casualties or identifiable people being rescued. We remove location data from photos sent with the form before we store them.

What happens next

Our editor reads every story and checks the facts with the source, for example the rescue team, the awarding body or the campsite's own website. We may email you with questions.

If we use your story, we write it in our own words and may quote you. Not every story is published, and nothing is published until our editor has checked it. Our editorial standards explain how we report.

Our privacy notice explains what we keep when you send us a story.

Send your story with the form

So we can check the facts with you. We never publish it.

Who, what, where and when, as far as you know. Stick to what you saw or know first hand.

Where

A village, beach, fell, lake or campsite.

For example, Saturday afternoon or 12 September.

Up to 5 photos, JPEG, PNG or WebP, 15MB each. We remove location data from them before we store them.

We keep what you send, including photos, for 12 months, then delete it, unless we use it in a published story, when we keep it with that story's records.

News from your campsite

Run a campsite, holiday park or glamping site? Email stories@thecampingfire.com about an award, an opening, an anniversary or new facilities. Please include:

  • the campsite's name and the town or village it is in or near
  • what is new, and when it happened or opens
  • the name and role of someone we can contact
  • photos, if you have them