If you’ve never camped in a tent, you might wonder what all the fuss is about when it comes to camping pods springing up at various campsites. Pods are the latest in the glamping craze – a static construction on site, which a family can stay in and access all the facilities the site has to […]
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Freedom to go
Half term has passed in a blink of an eye and tomorrow we are back to our routines of school run, work and housekeeping. We’ve had a great week! Driving home from our final adventure the word freedom kept coming back to me- It’s sort of ended up being the theme of the week. Our half […]
The campsite with it’s own natural adventure playground, Haltwhistle
We arrived at Haltwhistle Camping and Caravan Club campsite at 11pm. That was about 13 hours too early for when we were actually booked to arrive. It’d been a stressful day, involving some last minute, unplanned shopping. And here we were in the darkness of night, 3 children sleeping in the back of the car. We were […]
Tents tested in 2013 – Vango Eclipse 600, Coleman Galileo 5, Quechua 2 second
As 2013 drew to an end we battled with the lurgies, preparing for family festivities and took stock of the past year. It was uplifting to see all we had done, the fun we had in 2103. I was slightly disappointed that we hadn’t done the Grand Adventure. Well, maybe this year! 2013 was really […]