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18/6/2011 at 9:20pm
Location: Beautiful Warwickshire
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I'm just back from a week spent in Northumberland on a (non-camping) family holiday. Needless to day, I took my tent and camping gear 'just in case'. Well, OK... not really just in case as I was keen to camp in Northumberland as part of my Counties Challenge.
More often than not I use campsites but I am also a devotee of rough camping. By that I mean pitching (preferably with permission) away from campsites on farmland, rough ground, commons, verges, canal towpaths and so on. I draw a clear distinction between rough camping and true wild camping - for me, wild camping means walking/backpacking in (rather than driving) and also means camping in areas of wilderness or near-wilderness.
Anyway, for this trip I had a spot in mind, an area of rough pasture behind sand-dunes on the Northumberland coast. On previous visits I had learnt that although signs warned against camping, it was generally considered OK locally as long as no trace was left. Additionally, I took the precaution of asking the farmer whose land adjoined the coast and he was pretty relaxed about it.
To me, 'leave no trace' is one of the bedrock rules of both rough camping and wild camping so that was no obstacle. The other rule is 'arrive late, leave early' but that too is how I like to camp.
So one evening, just after sunset, I whistled up the dog and gathered together my tent, mat, sleeping bag and the all-important mini-gas-stove and kettle. I got a lift down to the coast and set off into the dunes in the deepening dusk. It didn't take long to pitch the tent and once everything was set up I lingered over a mug of hot coffee watching the last of the light fade over the sea.
I was lulled to sleep by the gentle sound of waves on the shore, an owl in the distance and, later in the night, by the patter of a light rain shower.
To be continued...
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