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The glamper's guide to camping
By Junior on 02/08/2011 in Tips & advice
There has never been so much choice and variety in the world of camping. So from treehouses in France to the Wild West of the US, here’s how to camp in a little more luxury
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
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CAMP BESTIVAL: JULY 28-31
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
The Junior Guide to Family Festivals checks out Camp Bestival 2011
CAMP BESTIVAL JULY 28–31 is at Lulworth Castle, Dorset () Capacity 50,000 What’s the vibe The king of family festivals, having won the Best Family Festival prize from 2009–10, the little sister of Bestival is a rocking affair.Musical interludes
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Joe Blogs camps it up at Bestival 2010
By Joe on 03/08/2010 in Fashion news
Smart Boy About Town spends the weekend chillin' and thrillin' at Camp Bestival – and sets sail for the Isle of Boden. Read the first of his festival reports
loved it! Camp Bestival, set in the gorgeous setting of Lulworth Castle in Dorset, is just the most amazing place, filled with groovy kids just like me, all aching and itching for fun! There was so much for us kids to do: there was a carousel, and a
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Play camping indoors with a beautiful Moozle Home Tipi
By Gemma Rollason on 10/05/2012 in Interiors
Set up camp indoors with a beautiful screen-printed child's tipi from Moozle Home
If the weather isn't quite ideal for putting up tents outside, why not set up camp inside with an indoor tipi or playhouse?This gorgeous tipi from Moozle Home would be perfect for your very own indoor family festival, with its suitably folksy feel
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Five cool camping essentials
By Laura James on 01/05/2012 in Tips & advice
Don't forget these essentials for your outdoor adventure
to worry about batteries running down. 2. A decent pillowI can put up with pretty much anything as long as I know there’ll be a squishy pillow waiting for me at the end of the day. Children, especially, like the comfort of their own pillow when camping.3
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Glamorous camping in the Loire region of France
On 14/04/2011 in Europe
Uber luxury tents by Cartier, no less, in the picturesque Vendee region of West Central France, offer surprising fun for families
Camping meets Cartier on the lovely beaches of Île de Noirmoutier in the Vendée region of France at Domaine Les Moulins, a new luxury campsite (above). The brainchild of Alain Dominique Perrin, former Chief Executive of the Richemont group of luxury
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A treehouse camping holiday in France
By Junior on 26/08/2011 in Europe
Your child will be thrilled to have an adventure in a French treehouse
Every child would love a treehouse camping holiday in France! Each thatched-roofed house is built around a tree trunk and entered via a spiral staircase and can sleep six, and has a large decked terrace with table and chairs. The Frontier Tent
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Winner of the Best Family Festival 2012 - Camp Bestival
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/05/2012 in Travel Awards
Why all the hip and happening families are heading to Lulworth Cove, Dorset for the best family festival of the season
to Josie at Glastonbury). The result? Camp Bestival, described as “a 1950s’ British holiday camp with a twist.” So what’s the vibe? As well as an eclectic musical offering (headliners this year include Happy Mondays, Earth Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang
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Joe Blogs goes ska-crazy with Madness at Camp Bestival
By Joe on 10/08/2010 in Fashion news
Smart Boy About Town gets rockin' with Madness as Howard Marks reads bedtime stories
again so I set off to Camp Bestival Day II wearing them and noone even noticed (if you've ever been to Camp Bestival, you'll know that it takes more than wearing pyjamas in daylight to get you noticed!!).Today was a lot of fun. I sneaked onto the helter
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Joe Blogs joins boy band The Wanted at Disney Camp Rock 2 party
By Joe on 06/08/2010 in Fashion news
Smart Boy About Town snuggles up to Jaime Winston, Melinda Messenger and a couple of all-star boys bands
Hi, it's me, Joe.How camp am I these days? One minute, I am chiling at Camp Bestival, the next I'm rocking at a party for Camp Rock 2. Yesterday, I headed off to Koko in Camden Town for the filming of Disney Channel UK's own version of the X Factor
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