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A Postcard…with love: the New Forest, UK

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Postcard with love New Forest Aldridge hill

  My Dear, We're having such a fabulous time with our friends in the New Forest at Aldridge Hill campsite.  It's hot and the kids are in the stream constantly; discovering all sorts of small and large critters, building dams, swimming, swinging, cycling. I totally understand why this site is referred to by the Camping in the Forest folks as a place called away. It's a … [Read more...] about A Postcard…with love: the New Forest, UK

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: A postcard, camping, Camping and Caravanning, Natural Childhood, New Forest, postcard, UK

What? No toilets or showers? Camping at Aldridge Hill

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  What better (or more insane?) way to start our summer holidays of camping, than to pick a site with no facilities aside from drinking water and chemical toilet disposal point? And to top it, invite a friend with her 3 kids who is "not into camping" and loves her 1-2 showers a day. Two big concerns pop into mind- how will we smell after a couple of days?  How … [Read more...] about What? No toilets or showers? Camping at Aldridge Hill

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: Aldridge Hill, camping, Camping and Caravanning, campsite, Campy, holidays, Natural Childhood, New Forest, UK

We love Camping in the Forest

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Camping in the New Forest Hollands Wood

This morning I have a heap of dirty laundry to do, proper dirty- horse hair, dirt, sand and a bit of cow poo- and to top it all off I'm aching all over from muscle ache and sunburn. Despite all this I am very happy, with contented children just chilling and smiling.  You see, we went to experience what Camping in the Forest is all about with the brood.   We "sped" … [Read more...] about We love Camping in the Forest

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: Baby, camping, Camping and Caravanning, horse riding, Natural Childhood, nature walk, New Forest, outdoors, social skills

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