Comments on: Guest post – Wild camping in the UK http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/ What to see in Europe & the best places to visit in Europe. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen Bryan http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-228159 Karen Bryan Tue, 05 May 2009 21:04:22 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-228159 anouk - thanks for the link to your post about wild camping anouk – thanks for the link to your post about wild camping

]]> By: anouk http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-228127 anouk Tue, 05 May 2009 13:48:09 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-228127 As long as it's done respectfully (I agree it would be horrible for people to leave trash and damage the surrounding nature), wild camping seems like total bliss... Just wrote an introductory post about it on my slow travel blog 'slowmoves' http://slowmovesblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/wild-camping-hotspots.html As long as it’s done respectfully (I agree it would be horrible for people to leave trash and damage the surrounding nature), wild camping seems like total bliss…
Just wrote an introductory post about it on my slow travel blog ‘slowmoves’
http://slowmovesblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/wild-camping-hotspots.html

]]> By: Karen Bryan http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-224044 Karen Bryan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:57:25 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-224044 Mark - it doesn't sound as though the wild campers near you are following Mark Gartber's guidelines as they are causing damage and not willing to move when requested. Mark – it doesn’t sound as though the wild campers near you are following Mark Gartber’s guidelines as they are causing damage and not willing to move when requested.

]]> By: Mark http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-224043 Mark Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:37:28 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-224043 I live in North Wales and ourselves and our neighbours have a lot of problems with "wild campers" who often light fires,damage trees and fences,leave rubbish and sometimes cause trouble by roaming around at night. A few years ago we didn't often see "wild campers" and those we did see were usually no trouble but in the last four or five years we have seen a big increase in numbers and a general decline in their atitude so we now ask anyone camping on our land to leave,some go without a fuss but others argue they have "a right" to camp in the countryside,on two occasions we have had to use a degree of force to remove campers from our land,and one of our neighbours who asked campers to leave his field received threats and verbal abuse so returned with his sons,myself and my brother and we then asked the campers to leave(they took the hint and left). The valley where I live is not remote and the campers usually have cars and pitch within yards of the single track public road,there are several legal campsites within a few miles. What I am saying is if you are looking to camp in the countryside either ask permission first or pay to go on a campsite,do not assume you can camp wherever you want. I live in North Wales and ourselves and our neighbours have a lot of problems with “wild campers” who often light fires,damage trees and fences,leave rubbish and sometimes cause trouble by roaming around at night. A few years ago we didn’t often see “wild campers” and those we did see were usually no trouble but in the last four or five years we have seen a big increase in numbers and a general decline in their atitude so we now ask anyone camping on our land to leave,some go without a fuss but others argue they have “a right” to camp in the countryside,on two occasions we have had to use a degree of force to remove campers from our land,and one of our neighbours who asked campers to leave his field received threats and verbal abuse so returned with his sons,myself and my brother and we then asked the campers to leave(they took the hint and left). The valley where I live is not remote and the campers usually have cars and pitch within yards of the single track public road,there are several legal campsites within a few miles. What I am saying is if you are looking to camp in the countryside either ask permission first or pay to go on a campsite,do not assume you can camp wherever you want.

]]> By: Europe Travel Carnival 6 April 2009 « Europe a la Carte Blog http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-223175 Europe Travel Carnival 6 April 2009 « Europe a la Carte Blog Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:06:51 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-223175 [...] but I’m afraid that it’s is too far outside my comfort zone. You can read tips about wild camping in the UK in a guest post on the Europe a la Carte [...] [...] but I’m afraid that it’s is too far outside my comfort zone. You can read tips about wild camping in the UK in a guest post on the Europe a la Carte [...]

]]> By: Karen Bryan http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-221002 Karen Bryan Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-221002 Ron - thanks for telling us about David, he sounds really fit and hardy and cycle wild camping is certainly the ultimate in budget travel. Ron – thanks for telling us about
David, he sounds really fit and hardy and cycle wild camping is certainly the ultimate in budget travel.

]]> By: Ron http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-220995 Ron Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:35:57 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-220995 More on cycle camping. Met a guy called David in the village. He had his bike well loaded and was having a roll up and reading the paper. What a character! With limited means he was cycling from Norwich to London rough camping all the way. He'd done the coast of Britain by the same means and considerable distance in Scotland. His gear made my ramshacle stuff look posh although he had a nice alloy frame bike. Just two holdalls bungee strapped on the carriers. He never camped in the open but always in woods and even had a fire. He cooked by gas and set his tent alight once through a faulty seal on a gaz container. So rough camping can be done on a bike. Good luck David. More on cycle camping. Met a guy called David in the village. He had his bike well loaded and was having a roll up and reading the paper.
What a character! With limited means he was cycling from Norwich to London rough camping all the way. He’d done the coast of Britain by the same means and considerable distance in Scotland. His gear made my ramshacle stuff look posh although he had a nice alloy frame bike. Just two holdalls bungee strapped on the carriers. He never camped in the open but always in woods and even had a fire. He cooked by gas and set his tent alight once through a faulty seal on a gaz container.

So rough camping can be done on a bike. Good luck David.

]]> By: Roaming Tales » Best of the web: Hotel news and deals http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-217781 Roaming Tales » Best of the web: Hotel news and deals Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:57:34 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-217781 [...] but it’s a place to stay and a roof over your head, albeit a canvas one. Europe a la Carte also has a post about wild camping in the [...] [...] but it’s a place to stay and a roof over your head, albeit a canvas one. Europe a la Carte also has a post about wild camping in the [...]

]]> By: Karen Bryan http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-211943 Karen Bryan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:48:05 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-211943 Ron, thanks for your comment. Sleeping without a tent on a mountain in Wales sounds awful. I'm afraid I'm not very hardy. Ron, thanks for your comment. Sleeping without a tent on a mountain in Wales sounds awful. I’m afraid I’m not very hardy.

]]> By: Ron http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/11/21/guest-post-wild-camping-i-the-uk/#comment-211935 Ron Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:38:46 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=3067#comment-211935 I've been wild camping in remote areas on foot and providing it is remote enough have had no trouble with farmers. We once thought it was not remote enough and spent a freezing night shivering in our sleeping bags without the tent on a mountain in Wales. Next morning on meeting the farmer he laughed and said he wouldnt have minded. Always ask, but if there's no one to ask just camp! Cycle camping is more difficult necessarily being near a road, but I have rarely been refused permission in country areas. In more popular holiday areas it is not so easy. So many people have tried to have a cheap holiday with a van and a frame tent for a fortnight that farmers are reluctant to help! I’ve been wild camping in remote areas on foot and providing it is remote enough have had no trouble with farmers. We once thought it was not remote enough and spent a freezing night shivering in our sleeping bags without the tent on a mountain in Wales. Next morning on meeting the farmer he laughed and said he wouldnt have minded. Always ask, but if there’s no one to ask just camp!
Cycle camping is more difficult necessarily being near a road, but I have rarely been refused permission in country areas. In more popular holiday areas it is not so easy. So many people have tried to have a cheap holiday with a van and a frame tent for a fortnight that farmers are reluctant to help!

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