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drhcnip 1,784 posts
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Registered 3 years agohttp://goglamping.net/
basically not your common or garden tent....yurts, teepees, superduper caravans etc....with a bit more than a sleeping bag, a vacuum flask and the scent of stale farts inside... -
mal 20,497 posts
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Registered 11 years agodrhcnip wrote:
Oh, you mean caravanning?
glamorous camping...the posh way of doing it, basically, not the kenneth williams and barbara windsor way....
The point of camping for me is the opportunity to get muddy, dirty, drink at odd times of the day and not wash as much as you'd have to in t'city. Glam is fine when you've got all mod cons, but the point of camping for me is that you don't have them.Cubby didn't know how to turn off sigs!
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drhcnip 1,784 posts
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Registered 3 years agoagree totally... -
elstoof 4,417 posts
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Registered 8 years agoPerhaps that why it goes by a different name. -
Trafford 4,004 posts
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Registered 5 years agoGlamping kept the wife happy. Staying in a Yurt was cool though, all mod cons.
I prefer and do quite a lot of Wild camping. Use a tarp & bivvy bag.
@Elstoof
Ullswater valley is a good choice, easy access to Keswick and Penrith towns if you need to stock up. Ambleside is just over Kirkstone Pass, (hire a bike and cycle that fucker).
Glenridding is a busy waystation type village. A lot of walkers and campsites. PooleyBridge is nice.
Keswick is an okay town, they have a Cars of the Stars museum and a Pencil factory tour.
Also Endura MTB trail in Honister Forest, with seperate trails for family walks and bike rental. -
SambaApe 811 posts
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Registered 7 years agoTrafford wrote:
I live in the Lakes at the moment, all good spots mentioned.
Glamping kept the wife happy. Staying in a Yurt was cool though, all mod cons.
I prefer and do quite a lot of Wild camping. Use a tarp & bivvy bag.
@Elstoof
Ullswater valley is a good choice, easy access to Keswick and Penrith towns if you need to stock up. Ambleside is just over Kirkstone Pass, (hire a bike and cycle that fucker).
Glenridding is a busy waystation type village. A lot of walkers and campsites. PooleyBridge is nice.
Keswick is an okay town, they have a Cars of the Stars museum and a Pencil factory tour.
Also Endura MTB trail in Honister Forest, with seperate trails for family walks and bike rental.
In my opinion Grizedale and Whinlatter Forests are up there as two of the best family/specialist mountain biking destinations across the whole of the UK. Grizedale in particular has a lot of unique wooden carvings and enormous sculptures which are great for the kids. They have designed the layout in such a way it's a sort of 'treasure hunt' for the little ones, and you can easily do it either on foot or on bike. Thoroughly recommended! -
Trafford 4,004 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYeah great day out. Get those baggies ready elstoof, you could get a cheeky mtb ride in.
It's a nice area west of Windermere around Grizedale and towards Coniston. Busy winding roads though, Hawkshead and Beatrix Potter traffic.
Further West you get the Duddon Valley, gorgeous over there, but best on a bike. -
skuzzbag 5,180 posts
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Registered 9 years agoelstoof wrote:
We stayed in this farmhouse at the north end of the Lake District near Ireby a few years ago. It was surprisingly good value considering you got 3 bedrooms. High Houses
@Trafford
Nice one buddy, I'm not sure a camping trip with an 8 month old will be much fun though, plus we're soft city folk who like solid buildings a bit too much. We're tentatively looking at Ullswater or the north side of Windermere at the moment, is Ambleside much cop? Or Glenridding? We don't want to be too remote really, so close to or in a village is fine of us. Or should we be looking further north?
Actually it looks a bit more posh than when we stayed there - I remember it being quite rugged and farmy! There were chickens running around outside and birds nesting in the eves outside the bedrooms. The owners live next door and were really great people. -
elstoof 4,417 posts
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Registered 8 years agoThanks for the tips guys, given me lots to go on. Skuzzbag, that place looks the nicest of all the cottages I've seen online so far I think, just might be a bit too far north because we'll be coming up from Laaahndan. -
Yeah looks to be about an extra hour from Kendal which is quite a lot on top of a journey like that.
Wish I was going to the Lakes again - I'm pretty jealous! -
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