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Camping Holidays
Here are some ideas for eco-camping
holidays:
- Alegre Camping, Portugal
-http://www.alegretravel.eu
Back to nature with
eco camping in a secluded mountain valley in the Serra de Sao
Mamede Natural Park.
- Albion Canvas,
Devon http://www.albioncanvas.co.uk
This Devon
based company supplies unique tents -Yurts, Tipis, nomadic tents,
geodesic domes, historic tents and other special designs can
be supplied -after going through their site I guarantee you will
want one.
- Camp
Spirit, Netherlands
http://www.campspirit.nl
Alternative camping in
Tipis or Yurts on de Kluut Island in the middle of the Veluwemeer,
near Harderwijk.
- Canvas
Chic, Ardèche
http://www.canvaschic.com
Luxury Yurt holidays in a magnificent oak forest setting on top
of a stunning river gorge at Labastide de Virac. There are 10
Yurts which have been designed with young families in mind and
four communal cooking tents. Everything is provided from bedding
to cooking utensils. they even have a small restaurant offering
adult or children's meals.
- La
Rosa, Whitby, Yorkshire
-http://www.larosa.co.uk
This campsite is constructed
from reclaimed and found objects -best of all is the wonderful
range of vintage caravans.
- Plan-it Earth,
Cornwall -http://www.plan-itearth.org.uk
Eco
camps and yurt holidays at Govena, a smallholding run by Rachel
and Daid Smart Knight in West Penwith, Cornwall. The great thing
is that they offer additional discount if you leave the car at
home!
- Yermo
Yurts, Catalonia
-http://yermoyurts.com
Situated on a 16 acre
finca in the beautiful Burga Valley in the Catalonian province
of Tarragona, a few miles inland from the famous Costa Dorada.
Accommodation is in hand-crafted Yurts made from steam-bent oak
covered with a heavy, white cotton canvas. power is generated
by either solar or turbine, we use modern composting toilets
(so no bad smells or sawdust!), we farm the land naturally (fukuoka
style) and use no chemicals at all, for anything.
- White
Pod, Switzerland
http://www.whitepod.com
Described by Geographic
magazine as the coolest place you've ever been", this is
a unique alpine resort set in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of1400m.
The camp is made up of of nine dome-shaped pods and a main lodge
that is accessed on foot or skis.
Other useful links
- Camping and Caravanning Club -the longest established organisation
of its kind in the world -run by members for members, profit
is reinvested into Club camp sites -offer family facilities for
camping with a tent, trailer tent, caravan or motorhome.
- camp-sites.co.uk -searchable directory of UK camp sites
by county.
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- Featured books:
- Cool Camping...: Sleeping, Eating,
and Enjoying Life Under Canvas
- Laura James
Collins
Paperback - June 2006
- Price in UK pounds
- Alan Rogers Guides - France:
Guality Camping and Caravanning Sites (Alan Rogers Guides)
Alan Rogers Guides Ltd
Paperback - January 1, 2004
- Price in UK pounds
- AA 500 Campsites for Families
(AA 500 S.)
AA Publishing
Paperback - March 15, 2005
- Price in UK pounds
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