There are two elements to camping chic: where you go, and what you stay in. Among the hip, there’s a growing trend for yurts and tipi holidays. When it comes to yurts, only the real deal from Mongolia will do, which is what you’ll find at Strawberry

The Stock Gaylard Estate in the north of the county has a collection of beautifully appointed yurts, modelled on traditional Mongolian yurts – except these have solar-powered lighting and hot water. The estate features a range of habitats for birds

experience.”Of course, it’s the glamming up of camping, or ‘glamping’, that’s enticing families today. Instead of soggy tents, there are luxury yurts with wood-burning stoves, and holidays on wheels are cool, thanks to retro camper vans in pretty pastel

green options, like a National Trust pod (www.nationaltrust.org.uk), a yurt (try Cornwall’s www.yurtworks.co.uk) or something more luxurious, such as Pembrokeshire’s five-star holiday village Bluestone (www.bluestonewales.com). The staycation is another

-your-own in true camper style; most of the festivals now offer more glamp alternative, so you can sejourn in the Boutique area in anything from a yurt, gypsy tent or tipi to a ready-erected family tent with your own shower and lavatory facilities. Festival tickets

and there’s a real family vibe. For details, visit www.deepdalefarm.co.ukDevon Yurt Holidays Yurts are a great place to start if you’re new at camping, so why not stay in a fabulous yurt on a Devon smallholding and take advantage of the on site farm shop

walled garden with veggie patches, chicken coops, an orchard – even a babbling brook. The garden is a delight for children to run around in and there is a luxury tipi and a luxury yurt to hire, as well as additional tipis for living and cooking in, plus a

including Mary Berry, Richard Corrigan, Paul Hollywood and Yotam Ottolenghi.Where to stay Pitch-your-own or glamp it from £350. New for this year is the very civilised option of the Harvest Hotel, with luxurious camping in tipis, yurts and bell tents where

Clermont Ferrand, is also a great day out. Accommodation at Auvergne Naturelle is in a luxurious yurt, with plenty of activities from woodland crafts and fire-making to gentle wildlife walks and a visit to a delightful fairy garden. A seven-night stay costs

area.Where to stay A range of on-site options from pitch-your-own to ready-erected luxury tents at Tangerine Fields or try the quirky luxury of a podpad or the rainbow-coloured beaupads. There are also yurts and their miniature equivalent, squrts