Barney's Bimbles and Adventures

In stark contrast to my typical wild-camping blog entries, I thought I’d post up a short report on a different kind of camping trip. Yes, it was time for my wife and I to head off on our summer holiday. This time we were loading up the car and heading down to a campsite for the week. Our destination was the glorious campsite that is Eweleaze farm near Weymouth in Dorset. It’s not the first time that we’ve been here and in my opinion, it’s probably one of the best campsite’s that we’ve visited. This kind of camping differs greatly from my more regular backpacking adventures. I don’t necessarily class it as ‘Glamping’ as we bring all of our own gear and can’t afford to pay minions to set everything up for us. It’s all about enjoying the outdoors while also bringing a little bit of luxury from home. And it really is like a home away from home…..minus the plug sockets – anyone that uses an electric hook-up while camping is, in my humble opinion, CHEATING! . Gone is the lightwei...

It’s been a while since my last blog entry, and for that I apologise. Sometimes other commitments must take priority and I’ve simply not been able to get out for as many adventures. Stick around though, because this one’s a good’un. For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to camp on the north Kent marshes. It is, in my opinion, a serene environment. It is also a conflicted environment in which you almost feel like nature is waging war against great titans of industry. The landscape is dotted with fascinating wartime relics, disused factories and quarries that are still in service. It is also flanked by one of Europe’s largest container ports. At this point you’d be forgiven for wondering why on earth I’d want to camp here, but bare with me! The thing that makes this marshland so serene is that it’s jam packed with amazing wildlife. The north Kent marshes stretch from Dartford to Whitstable and are recognised as one of the most important natural wetlands in Northern Eur...