Camping Activities...
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Camp Songs
At the end of the camp day, there's nothing better than eating a hearty cooked meal then, when the meal is over, relaxing around the campfire with your family and/or...
Camping Activities For Kids
The chances are that if you take the kids camping, they'll be so excited they'll spend a lot of time making their own fun. Kids will see camping as one big adventure and...
Camping Activities: Bird Watching
What is Bird Watching?
Bird Watching –also known as Ornithology - is one of Britain’s favourite recreational pastimes next to fishing. An activity that was once...
Camping and Pony Trekking
There are many activities a family can enjoy when camping, but one of the most interesting, especially for those who’ve never ridden, is pony trekking. It’s probably...
Camping Skiffs
Skiffs originate from back in the 19th century when they were used on the River Thames for leisure and as a water taxi service. To the uninitiated, they may appear to...
Canoe and Camping Holidays
If you like to camp and you like to canoe – or even just want to try it – why not combine the two? Canoeing and camping holidays have become quite popular, and the...
Canoeing and Kayaking
First of all, let's get the definitions out of the way.
A kayak is what most people picture when thinking of a canoe. It is a closed sitting area/cockpit in which...
Considerations When Mountaineering
What is Mountaineering?
Mountaineering is the pastime of the more adventurous outdoor type; it is a hobby or sport that involves climbing, trekking or hiking up...
Coping With Up Hill Walking
We're all only too aware that when we ascend anything - a staircase for example, the nature of gravity means that we expend far more energy going up it rather than down....
Fishing Camping Trips
Camping and fishing often go hand in hand. Whether it's a young child simply trying to catch a few sticklebacks with a piece of string with a hook tied onto a tree...
Guide to Orienteering
Many people who have taken up hiking, rambling and other more genteel forms of exploring the countryside have often decided that they want to combine their natural...
Hiking With Camping Gear
The idea of a hiking and camping holiday can sound idyllic. You’ll be out in the wilderness sampling bucolic rural nights (as long as it doesn’t rain), and getting...
Hiking With Your Dog
Whilst most dogs enjoy their daily walks or runs on the park, actually taking your dog on a hiking trip is a great way of spending quality time with your pet and offers...
Horseriding When Camping
Horse riding is an activity that suits people of all ages and abilities. They are increasingly attracted to it as a way of keeping fit and as a relaxing way to enjoy the...
Joining a Ramblers Club
The UK is a great place to go walking and offers something for everybody with its varied landscapes and terrain and all in a relatively small space. Without the need to...
Learn How To Read The Stars
It's amazing how tiny events can sometimes trigger the beginning of something far greater.
Gazing at the stars in the night sky has often become the catalyst to a...
Learning Archery
Whether it's through Robin Hood or from watching cowboy and Indian films when you were a child, many people have often had a fascination about shooting an arrow from a...
Pot Holing
What is Potholing?
Potholing - which is different from Caving although the two are often categorised together - is the outdoor pursuit of climbing, squeezing and...
Taking a Musical Instrument When Camping
As far as camping activities go, there’s very little to beat an occasional singsong around the campfire. Songs that a family or a group knows can...
Taking Up Hiking
Most people go walking, rambling and hiking because they enjoy it. It's a time to escape the daily routine and it can be done anywhere - from a Sunday afternoon stroll...
Tracking Wildlife
Although most nature lovers observe wildlife close up or by using a pair of binoculars, many gain an even greater understanding of animal behaviour through the...
What Camping Gear to Take on a Climbing Trip
If you’re going on a trip that combines climbing and camping, then you know you need to carry the absolute minimum of gear. Everything will be on...
Whitewater Rafting
Whitewater rafting is a group recreational activity using inflatable rubber dinghies which can often accommodate up to 8 people or sometimes more (plus a qualified...
Wildlife Spotting While You're Camping
We are all attracted to the great outdoors for a variety of reasons. However, one of the things most of us have in common is our love of the abundant...
