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Our tent, the Vaude Badawi II

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Vaude Badawi II tent pitched beside a campfire in the Lake District

We get asked about our tent. Here is a brief appreciation of its charms.
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Seven Things Every Camper Should Own

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Seven Things Every Camper Should Own

I contributed to The Guardian’s G2 camping trip with a brief list of essential camping gear. The Guardian writers camped not far from where I live, at Wowo, which Cath and I visited earlier in the year. I provided a list of seven items, one of which was salad, inspired by Cath’s five-a-day barbecue...
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Camping gear – Camping cookware

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Camping gear – Camping cookware

Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with her guide to camping cookware.
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Gwalia Farm campsite

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Gwalia-Farm-campsite

The call of the campfire
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Secret campsites – Dernwood Farm

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Secret campsites – Dernwood Farm

Our second visit to Dernwood Farm in the heart of the Sussex Weald offered a completely different perspective to...
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Cloud Farm campsite

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Cloud Farm campsite

Sunset at Cloud Farm confers a brief moment of well-being,
and memories of old friends from The Idler magazine.
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Camping recipes

Festival pie on a table with a boy smiling

Beef pie with slow-cooked onions and greens recipe

Cath's festival pie feeds the family for a couple of days

Harissa almonds with a bottle of beer beside the campfire

Sweet and spicy harissa almonds

A sweet, salty and spicy treat for passing around the campfire

Watercress and pine nut salad

Watercress, raisin and pine nut salad

A quick and tasty salad to serve with gnocchi and a campfire stew.

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