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Rough Guides: Best of British Campsites

This is a guest article from Rough Guides our favourite publisher of snappily written travel guides.

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Camping at Dune du Pyla

Craving some late season camping sunshine in a unique setting? La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area of the South West of France boasts Europe's largest sand dune, Dune du Pilat a truly awe inspiring natural feature served by numerous camp sites nestling alongside it's sandy peaks.

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Beautiful Sites for Winter Camping

That’s it! Summers over! Time to pack away the tent, stow away the sleeping bags and bin the camping mat that provided as much comfort as a sandpaper duvet. But is it? Many amazing campsites are open all year round and winter or off season camping can provide a unique camping experience, that with a little planning [...]

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Launching the Campr 100, the best campsites in the UK in 2009

What were your favourite campsites of 2009? Did you find a hidden gem you'd love to share or did a big commercial site give you a dream holiday? Launching November 1st 2009, the Campr 100 will be a permanent directory of the best campsites in the UK and Ireland, simply nominate your favorite sites to win a stay at your pick of the Campr 100.

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Shell Island Campsite Review

Michelle Hart from Tasty PR with a Hungry Hart visited Shell Island in Llanbedr, Gwynedd with mixed results. Shell Island – A Stunning Site with Lots of Dirty Secrets Shell Island suddenly seemed to be on everyone’s radar this summer so, having decided to stay local (ish) this year we headed off with the kids and the [...]

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Camping in the New Forest

Mike Svenson visited the New Forest and sent us this account of his ‘desperate’ search for a campsite. Hollands Wood Campsite Ok, so with the weather forecast predicting some of the best temperatures of this summer to date for the weekend just past, we decided it was time to try out some camping in the New Forest. We [...]

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Wild Camping at Studland Bay

After a bit of post-camp research it seems Studland bay is a “a haven for rare birds” and  more interestingly a haven for some other rare birds as “the Trust’s only designated naturist beach at Knoll Beach” (see The National Trust). Wild Camping Feathered or not it wasn’t rare birds we were seeking when we headed For [...]

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One of Wales’ great campsites, Caerfai Farm

We have another beautiful coastal site review for your camping pleasure, Caerfai Farm visited by James Morris. If you’d like to contribute to Campr just visit our Camping Essentials page. One of Wales’ great campsites Caerfai Farm is one of Wales’ great campsites and somewhere that anyone who loves camping should try and visit if they love [...]

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Camp on a working farm at Stoke Barton

Ian Pillman visited Stoke Barton Farm in North Devon and sent us his experience. If you’d like to get involved with Campr send us your cool camping reviews or equipment low-downs and we’ll send you a Camping Essentials Pack if we use them! More info Stoke Barton Farm If you’re a real outdoor camper then you will [...]

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Take a staycation in Weston-super-Mare

2009 has brought some unexpected events, swine flu, MJ’s death and a new phenomenon in holidaying – ‘staycationing‘. Seaside towns countrywide are seeing an increase in visitors as more of those suffering the effects of the economic crisis are preferring to enjoy a traditional British holiday than opting for travelling abroad. We take a look [...]

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