The most magical memory of camping I have sees me not far from my home on the Norfolk coast. We’re under canvas, staring up at the stars through the smoke flaps of a tipi. I can hear the sea crashing in the background and we’re cooking the samphire

Camp out in tents set among flowery meadows, tend to the goats and rabbits in the stables, follow adventure hiking trails and even bake your own bread. Visit www.wiesenbett.comFind more great travel ideas in our Europe section.

Like many of my contemporaries, I spent many of my childhood holidays on family camping trips all over Europe. Back then, there were no children’s clubs, no electricity (just a Camping Gaz light and a mosquito candle) and certainly no television

1. Go camping Make a tent from chairs and old blankets, fill it with soft toys and books, then snuggle together and pretend that you’re camping. 2. Bring her toys to life Once she’s bored with camping, play with her cuddly toys, making them talk

tent or tipi to a ready-erected family tent with your own shower and toilet facilities. Cool festival fashion and Hunter wellies are still de rigueur, as are the must-have Peltor Kid ear defenders – à la the Apple of Gwynnie’s eye – to protect your

are older), but book the Loews Miami Beach Hotel with its special Kids Camp for children aged four to 12. Price from £1,737 for a week for a family of four.For Hawaiian beach bliss, Kapalua Beach in Maui is a gem of beautiful golden sands, bounded by swaying

bakers and delis have changed our tastes.■  Butlins                                                                    ■  Boutique breaks Holiday camps put the focus firmly on family fun.            Parents are plumping for chic independent hotels

, with their crochet neck detailing on vest tops and Kik-Kid with their use of bright vintage prints and knee high socks.The displays in the press office were also very fun; with toy stuffed animal heads popping out of bird print wallpapered walls and a camping scene

transformation in the range of camping sites that people can choose from, from very big, well-equipped sites with excellent facilities, to smaller, more idiosyncratic sites with real character,” explains Clover Stroud, author of Cool Camping: Kids (Punk

Bedouin tented camp. Returning to the coast, families can take a boat trip on a dhow or turtle watch. For details, visit www.originaltravel.co.uk/kids/adventuresCloser to homeHead to Bulgaria in the winter months for a snow-filled week of adventure, based