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Here you go....http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/t6-2-3246795/

My first thought is "Where's the groundsheet?" , the second one being "no stormflaps!" Many Decathlon tents are made for drier, warmer climates than ours, so don't need to be as wind and watertight. however there is a home remedy for the lack of above. Go to B&Q and buy a big tarp and cut it to fit the footprint of the tent plus about eight  inches all round. Once the tent is up fit the groundsheet inside it, with the excess folded up the inside of the flysheet. You may need to trim a few bits here and there. plus hold the corners with duct tape. Cut a couple of slits at the door so you can fold the excess out the way when the door is open. You don't want any part of your groundsheet poking out from the flysheet, as this will collect runoff water.

Looks pretty simple to erect. Why not get BIL to show you first time? Oh, and how many of there are you? It will be very tight for six. For four though you should be fine for a week. Just don't take too much kit.

PS. A stormflap is a strip of plasticky material stitched onto the bottom of the flysheet. It tucks under the groundsheet to keep wind and rain out. Pretty necessary for our climate!

Thanks for that steve.. we are really looking forward to our trip to bonny scotland with our friends...as long as we can sit and have a game of good old dominoes!!! might even have a couple of glasses of wine!!! Must get a ground sheet...Thanks again

                                   Pete