Camping

And that should read buttties....

Caravanning with the family is my limit nowadays. There are some lovely sites for tents and caravans of all shapes and sizes with great facilities for children - we rarely saw the GC on our recent holiday (Suffolk) unless they were hungry. Nice for adults too, of course, but not being plagued by bored kids is more than half the battle. I'm ashamed to say that I don't know much about costs as I am never allowed to ask.

Must admit am feeling nostalgic and wish we could ...just not the right time....bacon buggies in the morning mmmmm

Nanadogsbody I went camping just over a week ago with my DD and family. We had a brilliant time. I love camping and have been going for years. Some camp sites can be expensive...we tend to go for the ones with fewer facilities as they are generally cheaper. I don't mind roughing it for a week. Take plenty of wet wipes, always useful. Hope you get on OK with a mummy sleeping bag, I prefer the old type rectangular bag as it is a bit more roomy. Is your sleeping bag a summer weight or winter? If it is a summer weight I suggest you also take an old blanket or thinnish duvet...it can get very cold at night. Also useful for wrapping around you when sitting out in the evenings. Also try the Cool Camping website ....coolcamping.co.uk/

Nanadogsbody Oh I would love to go camping again..I keep toying with the idea of it..but we sold all our equipment,, but there use to be a good site..it ws I think! " ukcampsites" you can register, its a great site gives you reviews etc we used to use it when we had caravan. you go for it, lol lets knwo of your "adventures"

Have been checking on the ones with facilities for bored children,ie swimming they want price per person,per dog,per tent/ awning/ car / hook up/ camp fire/ extra visitors...with us added up to nearly £40 per night...still a chunk out of our budget... We put the tent up ..had a BBQ, hot chocolate and marshmallows a sing song all in the back garden... Ging gang gooley gooley wotcha,

Hi, nanadog. Have you tried the webiste of the Camping and Caravanning Club? They give a good list of camp-sites. Might be a useful start.

The Forestry Commission certainly used to have camping sites too.

Oh littlenellie I got quite excited when I saw someone had posted a response. Is it really expensive? I thought cheap holiday with family, couple of glasses of wine around the campfire (ie gas cooker), snuggle up with dogs at night and bacon butties in the morning.

Funnily enough have dragged our tent out,but after checking prices of campsites have packed it up and put away again.....this time of year ...too expensive...could have BB or moRe comfort for the prices.