Camping

10 great adventures in Britain

GetOutside Champions Jen & Sim Benson are endurance athletes, guidebook authors and passionate explorers of the great British outdoors. Their new book 'The Adventurer’s Guide to Britain' is packed with incredible experiences on land and water across the length and breadth of the country.​

Championing women in the outdoors

The freedom, if not the desire, to explore the planet has been a long time coming for women. The playing field is a lot more even now than when the first female pioneers of mountaineering and derring-do were on the scene, yet when I am out hiking, in the line-up or on a climbing wall I often find myself in a very male-dominated world. I reckon it’s time we changed that.

Campfire bread on a stick

Cooking over a fire, to my mind, is one of the best parts of camping. The simple act of watching the embers glow while waiting for your food to cook is one of most mesmerising activities I know. Not surprisingly the campfire is always the heart of a camp, drawing everyone in whether young or old. With the right equipment you can cook just about anything over a campfire, but some of the best recipes are the simplest, as is the case with bread on a stick.

Stay over and camp out in the New Forest

​What better way to have a true New Forest experience than to spend both day and night in the park?

Three cool campsites for kids

Camping is a wonderful way to enjoy the outdoors together as a family. It gives you the freedom to explore and get close to nature. One of the most important aspects of camping is choosing the right campsite to suit your circumstances and what type of camping experience you want.

Wild Camping: Why it'll make you smile

Loads of us love a night under canvas. But might it be even better if you head not for a campsite, but for the hills or moors? Here's 12 great reasons why wild camping will leaving you smiling.

A guide to Wild Camping on Dartmoor

For the wild campers of England, Dartmoor has to be a dream location because it is the only place in England where you are legally allowed to wild camp. Find out everything you need to get going with Fi Darby.

A winter camping adventure

Join Get Out With The Kids for a winter camping microadventure – would you be tempted to GetOutside and try it?

20 useless bits of camping gear

At GetOutside we love looking at some of the latest outdoor and camping gear. But not all of it is exactly useful - here's 20 of the weirdest and most pointless.

Discover how to pack your rucksack for an adventure

Learn how to correctly pack your rucksack efficiently and safely with our handy packing guide. Make sure your adventure is hassle free and that you are comfortable whilst trekking out and about with your bag.