Adams under canvas

I put it down to turning 50, but I’ve recently joined the ‘Camping and Caravanning Club’ having bought a tent earlier in the year after getting the taste for sleeping under the stars again following a couple of exploratory camping trips with friends. Having spent many a freezing wet night in a bivvy bag as a soldier, I must admit the thought of sleeping outdoors again was not on my list priorities. How wrong could I have been!

The emergence of small ‘Hideaway’ campsites which provide an idyllic setting in which to pitch your high-spec tent, the availability of electric hook ups and the close vicinity of glorious out of the way village pubs, makes camping (in my eyes anyway) the perfect antidote to a busy week in the office and the daily Southport to Manchester commute that comes with it. Camping has once again reminded me that some of the best things in life are free – like beautiful countryside, birdsong at 7am, meeting new people and the instant hit of calm and wellbeing which kicks-in the second you arrive!

For anyone who might be interested, the last place we stayed was the Greengill Campsite in the beautiful village of Moreland located in the Eden Valley half-way between Penrith and Shap.

Dave