Camping at Christmas
It’s probably the most fantastic time of the 12 months and imagine us, you’re not the one one dreaming of a wild Christmas this 12 months, with many adventure-seekers such as you craving other ways to rejoice the Yuletide and see within the new 12 months. Camping at Christmas actually is the present that retains on giving.
Picture this…
- Chestnuts roasting on an open hearth beside your tent, motorhome, or inside your cosy wood 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 transportable 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 to flip Christmas custom into a fantastic expedition, bringing all of the festivities and pleasure out of your traditional environment to an intimate, home-from-home, open-air retreat.
Where can I’m going tenting this Christmas?
Before deciding the place you’d prefer to go (and what you’d love to do), a good way to start out your resolution course of is to think about the local weather that’d finest fulfil your festive fantasy, be it on house soil domestically, 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 previous Blighty with it’s unpredictably thrilling ‘will it? won’t it?’ snow scenario. It’s your Christmas, so do it your approach!
You may 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 totally 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 – after all this will even rely in your tenting confidence and how effectively geared up you’re 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 can be one of many important issues defending you from the weather, so give it some actual thought.
Filter your particular dates and test availability in your dream vacation spot.
Above all, do your analysis of the world, come well-prepared and e book early to keep away from lacking out. Open-air campsites are in excessive demand, particularly round Christmas time and principally booked up months prematurely, so allow us to assist you to make your first resolution – 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, but it surely’s arresting magnificence brings a complete new perspective on Mother N’s nice open air, and a keener appreciation for these little issues, like a roaring hearth, mattress socks and spooning a comfortable sleeping bag (or your accomplice 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 related. 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 type, be ready! Especially if you happen to’re planning a Christmas pitch-up in a tent or motorhome. The chilly temperature can be your most evident threat and hypothermia is the present you’ll be able to’t return! So, prioritise thermal tenting tools, entry to scorching water and a supply of heating. Your important focus (except for having the time of your life) needs 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 right lodging and tenting necessities, to preserving protected and cooking up a feast in your winter wonderland.
You also can 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’ll be able to pack a lot lighter than typical tenting, saving area 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 deliver 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 may bask in some various cultural traditions and keep in a really distinctive home-from-home in your heat winter escapade.
Slightly birdy tells us that extra of you like spending treasured cash on an expertise for Christmas, one thing that creates longer lasting, extra significant reminiscences than materials presents. Why not give your self (or a particular somebody) the present 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 deliver 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 present 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 elective extras assured to deliver that festive cheer.
- Christmas decorations: Deck the tent (or whichever your chosen lodging) with boughs of holly, tinsel or no less than 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 in your fellow camper(s): If you’re not travelling alone and hoping to change a small present or two, we’ve bought some nice concepts for him, her or them. From novelty tenting current concepts, to must-have instruments to sort out the nice open air, right here’s some inspiration for the right Christmas tenting present.
- 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:
- Christmas tenting video games: Let your creativeness run wild as you play eye-spy in your new, fruitful environment or, in case your backpack permits, load up with a couple of travel-sized board video games, appropriate for adults or youngsters. Oh what enjoyable you’ll have.
- Christmas tenting feast: Forget the same old stress brought on by dozens of pots and pans flying across the kitchen, substances lists so long as your arm, oh and that dreaded clean-up aftermath (whereas remembering to smile and maintain a heard of excitable relations completely happy and beneath management!).
We’ve normal an inventory of faff-free Christmas tenting recipes from one-pot wonders to rustic, firepit creations and pre-prepared delights that’ll present the final word feast in your various Christmas Day vacay.
Do it in a different way, do it in type. Book your Christmas tenting journey with us at present.