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30/9/2010 at 6:15pm
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Since the beginning of September, I've camped in Cornwall (twice), Norfolk and Cumbria.
That has given me an idea for a self-imposed challenge which will serve as an impetus to go camping even more frequently than usual.
In the year from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011 I will try to camp (by which I mean spend at least one night in my tent) in each of the 40-odd historic counties of England (counting Yorkshire's Ridings and Cumbria each as a single county but excluding the metropolitan counties and City of London). Campsites and rough camping will count but not 'garden camping'.
There's no prize of course and I'm not looking for pats on the back - my reward will be nights under canvas in new places.
Because I'm not keen on camping much later than November or earlier than mid-March I've only got about seven months left to do them all. So far it's three down, thirty-seven to go - I'd better get weaving!
Anyone here on UKCS done anything similar? Any advice?
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30/9/2010 at 6:30pm
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I have a similar idea, to visit every mainland UK branch of TK Maxx. Oh is less than impressed!
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30/9/2010 at 6:45pm
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That sounds like a great challenge - I only wish I was able to do the same bat am tied because of my fostering.
Please, please keep a blog - I thoroughly enjoyed reading of your adventures at Breck Farm and would love to hear more - could be the start of a great book - 'Camping around the Counties'
Good luck and keep us posted - a great site to visit in Suffolk would be the Orchard
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30/9/2010 at 7:20pm
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Anne stop telling people what a great and fantastic site the Orchard at Wicham market suffolk is they will all want to visit !!!!
Sc have to agree with Anne great idea and you must do a blog/book and good luck on your travels im not jealous at all full stop ever
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30/9/2010 at 7:36pm
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Paul - just butting in to this thread to let you know I got you a UFO light at Wilcos today - it's with the camping gear ready for Halloween!
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30/9/2010 at 7:40pm
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One more to try (TK Maxx that is), the new Luton branch is now open!
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30/9/2010 at 8:13pm
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Very worthy ambition but being a broke old flatulent I wouldn't be able to afford the many hundreds, possibly thousands, of pounds in fuel costs.
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30/9/2010 at 8:51pm
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Thanks both Annes and Rooks.
I'm not too worried about the fuel costs, Safeway, because I can combine a lot of the counties into trips and/or fit them around other journeys.
Anyway, I've been compiling a tick list for my travels and the counties will be:
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall (done), Cumberland, Derbyshire, Dorset, County Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk (done), Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. I think that's the lot?
I haven't included Cumbria. I intend to divide it into Cumberland and Westmoreland (giving me a perfect excuse to go back to the area). By that reckoning I haven't been there because Grange Over Sands was in the exclave of Lancashire. So no (done) for Cumbria until I've visited its two constituents and, separately, Lancs.
Given how huge and varied and beautiful Yorkshire is, I'll include its four constituents – east, west, south and north.
I'll exclude all those made-up 1974 "counties" like Greater London, West Midlands, Bristol (ex-Avon), Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
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In the year from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011 I will try to camp (by which I mean spend at least one night in my tent) in each of the 40-odd historic counties of England (counting Yorkshire's Ridings and Cumbria each as a single county but excluding the metropolitan counties and City of London). Campsites and rough camping will count but not 'garden camping'.
Why exclude London?
This is a nice site and has a nice field for tents.
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01/10/2010 at 12:15am
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Err..... don't forget Bristol. Town and county since 1373. They did try to call it Avon but people power got it reinstated.
Only problem is you may have to rethink the garden camping 
Just offer to pay on the nail for a nights camping 
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01/10/2010 at 9:01am
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erroutdoors, I reckon London will be covered by pre-LCC Middlesex, Kent and Surrey. Besides, I've spent a lot of time in London (although not camping).
bigtoe, I might well visit the Merseyside area - the Wirral, say - but I'm not including it as a county.
valbarley, good idea - I'll check it out.
Korrado, yup, Devon is certainly on my list.
oldham, how could anyone forget Bristol? It may not be on my list but Gloucestershire and Somerset definitely are.
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01/10/2010 at 9:10am
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Val, is it this Nov 12-15 Hopleys UKCS Meet you have in mind? If so, I'll post in that thread too.
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01/10/2010 at 9:15am
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Sc i know you have done Norfolk but you can pitch in our garden anytime ill even throw in some elastictrickerty free of charge
Best of luck with your plan
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