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We have camped at Easter in the Lake District and have had both heatwaves and snow in different years. I'm sure with the right heater etc and plenty of clothes and insulation you will be fine. The very first time I camped with my parents it was August Bank holiday, in the Black Mountains and I swear it was even colder, no snow though.

Brewood camper, I have a question for you, as you are in the right area for our Easter stopover on the way to Snowdonia, do you know Coven? There are 2 small caravan sites there apparently, have you seen them and know what they are like? Have stopped at the site at White Pump Farm on the A5 but fancy somewhere different.

We start our camping season in early spring and camp right through into autumn sometimes early winter .

Whe it is very cold ( minuses at night ) we take an EHU and a halogen heater and leave it on all night

The air in airbeds will make you feel cold but it is not much good protecting hte airbed from the floor as the air temp around the airbed will chill the air too then draw heat away from your body with convection .Best think is to protect yourself from the air in the airbed by putting something ontop ( rug ,spare sleeping bag ,blankets ect )Rather than just underneath :)

Another good tip is to get washed and change into your sleeping clothes before the sun goes down ,then shove your day clothes back on top ,that way you are getting into bed in already warm clothes rather than wasting body heat with cold clothes .Of course if you have a very good technical sleeping bag ,its best to sleep nakey as your body heat heats up the bag then the bag gives you the heat back like a storage heater

went camping at easter for first time last year days where ok nights on the chilly side but was great campsite are not as busy as they are in the summer but wouldnt say they empty, we had a great time so much so we doing it all again this year different site and a new tent this one we can get into it stand up and move around cant wait its seam ages away but its not

WE went at Easter last andhad lovely weather during the day.I have photos of the kids on the beach in their tshirts. But the nights were a totally different story!!! Was so cold. Kids and OH were fine was just me that suffered. Andthat waswith a camp fire, I kept turning myself so I could warm different sides of me LOL.

We've already decided Easter istooearly for us this yr, So May will be our first outing.

camped on a ukcs meet at dent last year weekend before easter without EHU, it dropped to about minus 5 overnight. made 1 mistake and that was changing into my fleece tracky bottoms as I went to bed they were cold as was my sleeping kit so lost a bit of warmth

my advice, roll mat with self inflating mat on top, good quality 3 or 4 season sleeping bag as many blankets for extras. clothing, thin layers, ended up sleeping with a heavy fleece on and hat/gloves. it was that cold. dont drink beer as volume of cold liquid try a wee drop of whisky

annoying thing about last year was that that was my best weekend weather wise as every other weekend was wet wet and a bad gale, at strathyre in may the wind was so bad I bailed out and dossed in the car, at 3am that night/morning having the van seemed like a good idea. as for the cold go for it, you can keep warm,if you have kids cuddle together to keep warm

would I camp again in those conditions.... yes it was a challenge