Christmas Camping Advice – Campsited

Camping at Christmas

It’s essentially the most fantastic time of the yr and imagine us, you’re not the one one dreaming of a wild Christmas this yr, with many adventure-seekers such as you craving other ways to have fun the Yuletide and see within the new yr. Camping at Christmas actually is the reward that retains on giving.

Picture this…

• Chestnuts roasting on an open fireplace beside your tent, motorhome, or inside your cosy picket lodge or glamping pod
• Mulled wine brewing and pigs-in-blankets browning on the barbecue or camp range
• Long, frosty walks amongst snow-topped bushes, robins and holly bushes
• Building a snowman within the woods (or a ‘sandman’ on the seashore)
• Listening to Cliff’s best hits in your moveable speaker beneath the starlight

(okay, we’ll allow you to scrap Cliff for the serene sounds of nature, however nonetheless, want we go on?)

In this information, we’ll assist you flip Christmas custom into a terrific expedition, bringing all of the festivities and pleasure out of your regular environment to an intimate, home-from-home, open-air retreat.

Where can I am going tenting this Christmas?

Before deciding the place you’d prefer to go (and what you’d love to do), a good way to begin your choice course of is to take into account the local weather that’d finest fulfil your festive fantasy, be it on residence soil regionally, cross-country or abroad.

Budget and time allowing, the world is your oyster, from sunny coastal retreats overseas to crisp, wintery European metropolis breaks, good outdated Blighty with it’s unpredictably thrilling ‘will it? won’t it?’ snow state of affairs. It’s your Christmas, so do it your method!

You would possibly wish to plan your tenting keep round close by Christmas markets, lights trails or occasions. You can discover some spectacular shows in Europe. Have a peak at a few of our favourites. Or possibly you’d like to flee the crowds completely and make use of your personal personal, secluded grotto.

Secondly, have a take into consideration the place on the ‘wilderness scale’ you’ll really feel most comfy (and invigorated) to arrange camp – in fact this may even rely in your tenting confidence and how nicely outfitted you might be with gear and know-how. Open-air lodging ranges vastly from immersive, stripped-back tenting, to luxurious homestays and one-of-a-kind glamping resorts. Your chosen retreat will likely be one of many essential issues defending you from the weather, so give it some actual thought.

Filter your particular dates and verify availability to your dream vacation spot.

Above all, do your analysis of the world, come well-prepared and ebook early to keep away from lacking out. Open-air campsites are in excessive demand, particularly round Christmas time and largely booked up months prematurely, so allow us to assist you make your first choice – A scorching or chilly Christmas?

Christmas tenting in Winter

Fact: Mid-winter tenting is a lot enjoyable.

Granted, it’s a far cry from these heat Summer nights in your tent or motorhome, however it’s arresting magnificence brings a complete new perspective on Mother N’s nice outside, and a keener appreciation for these little issues, like a roaring fireplace, mattress socks and spooning a comfy sleeping bag (or your associate in the event that they’re fortunate!).

Falling asleep beneath a starlit, wintery night time sky is like nothing else… and we problem you to inform us in any other case!

Waking as much as crisp mornings and birdsong, seeing frost, and even snow, setting round you earlier than a morning hike will make you really feel alive and completely linked. Dare you even attempt a Christmas Day cold-water dip?

Snow holidays provide the assure of a White Christmas and sometimes profit from their idyllic location neighbouring snow-capped hills, mountains or pristine ski slopes.

But, in true Scout fashion, be ready! Especially if you happen to’re planning a Christmas pitch-up in a tent or motorhome. The chilly temperature will likely be your most blatant threat and hypothermia is the reward you may’t return! So, prioritise thermal tenting tools, entry to scorching water and a supply of heating. Your essential focus (other than having the time of your life) ought to be staying heat and dry.

Check out our final information to winter tenting , the place our Campsited veterans have gathered their best ideas and methods, from selecting the proper lodging and tenting necessities, to preserving secure and cooking up a feast in your winter wonderland.

You can even obtain our winter tenting guidelines right here.

Winter glamping at Christmas

If conventional tent tenting isn’t your factor, there’s loads of methods to get these outdoorsy winter feels in additional luxurious lodging, full with log burner, a close-by scorching bathe and multi-functional kitchen! Think shepherd’s huts, tree-top homes, log cabins, homesteads, ski-chalets and heated bell-tents, the place some doorways are open year-round for guests.

Join the ‘Caravaneige’ motion, a French time period coined for caravanning within the snow. Find out extra about snow holidays within the open-air.

What extra, you may pack a lot lighter than standard tenting, saving house in your backpack for a couple of Christmas decorations so as to add some festive sparkle to your new abode.  

Christmas tenting within the solar

For solar worshippers seeking to convey the spirit of Christmas to a warmer local weather, there’s a complete world of tenting and glamping places to discover.

From Europe to Africa, you might bask in some various cultural traditions and keep in a really distinctive home-from-home in your heat winter escapade.

Just a little birdy tells us that extra of you like spending treasured cash on an expertise for Christmas, one thing that creates longer lasting, extra significant recollections than materials presents. Why not give your self (or a particular somebody) the reward of journey with a dose of vitamin C?

Don’t overlook to pack the necessities like solar safety and bug-repellent – oh and there’s no hurt in taking a Christmas t-shirt and Santa hat to convey these all-important homeland festivities to your house within the solar.

Check out our nice locations in South Africa for a Christmas vacation within the solar – or a Christmas reward of burst of heat in January or February.

Christmas Camping Checklist

Wherever your Christmas break within the open-air takes you, right here’s an inventory of non-obligatory extras assured to convey that festive cheer.

• Christmas decorations: Deck the tent (or whichever your chosen lodging) with boughs of holly, tinsel or a minimum of a string of battery or solar-powered fairy lights to brighten up your environment and convey the colors of Christmas to your distinctive retreat.

• A Christmas current to your fellow camper(s): If you’re not travelling alone and hoping to trade a small reward or two, we’ve acquired some nice concepts for him, her or them. From novelty tenting current concepts, to must-have instruments to sort out the nice outside, right here’s some inspiration for the proper Christmas tenting reward.

• Christmas music for tenting: Blast out the classics in your cell phone, Bluetooth speaker or go acapella. You’ll discover some nice Christmas playlists on well-known streaming platforms or, for one thing extra conventional, why not print off the lyrics to well-known carols and serenade your tenting tribe across the ole’ campfire?

And when the Christmas tunes begin to grate on you, try our Winter tenting playlist on Spotify:

We’ve long-established an inventory of faff-free Christmas tenting recipes from one-pot wonders to rustic, firepit creations and pre-prepared delights that’ll present the last word feast to your various Christmas Day vacay.

Do it in a different way, do it in fashion. Book your Christmas tenting journey with us immediately.