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Sorry to ask but if you wont be drinking why do you want a pub?

You will find it extremly hard to get a campsite to allow 5-10 teenagers on especially as 2 weeks of April will have the school holidays in it.

Why not try to find a site with a rally field, you may stand more chance or even a farmer who can let a field for a night or so, look where the train stations are and see whats in that area, as trying to look the other way around.

Best of luck

Quote: Originally posted by dandanthecampingman on 06/3/2011

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Also your 17. You won't be allowed in a pub

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 yeah, like that stopped us when we were that age...

You say one big tent or a few small ones, if your travelling by train how do you expect to transport a big heavy tent plus all your gear to and from the site?

Although your love of camping and a wish to do so for your birthday is to be applauded, i cannot see you finding a site to take you all as a group without a responsible over 18 adult, or ideally a couple of fun type parents, who would be prepared to sign on the dotted line regards any noise or nusance, damage or injury caused by your actions during your stay. Quite a few sites are governed by the terms and conditions of their licence and insurance policies, so please dont take this the wrong way, im sure your all a very nice bunch of teenagers indeed, but sadly no campsite owner will have proof of that from any teen that requests to camp on their site, and maywell not want to take the risk of upsetting his other campers, some of whom may be regular customers to his site .

Maybe you would be better off looking for the Youth hostels association type accomodation, and seeing what they maybe able to offer you in the area you plan to visit?

Julia  

Sadly many campsites don't accept unaccompanied under 18s or large groups.
We're a group of responsible, 30-40something mums and we struggled last year to find a site that would accept us!

My son wanted to celebrate the end of his exams last summer by going camping with 3 friends and we couldn't find a single site that would take them - I even offered to pay a bond but it was a no go.

Maybe try looking for sites that has a rally field or perhaps find a couple of adults who would be willing to come with you (in their own tent)
I would have thought that if you're using public transport that several small 2-3 berth tents would be easier to carry than one large one.

Good Luck and Happy Birthday

For heavens sake, give him a break. We were all young once.

If your as good as your word then camp in a couple of smaller groups, & keep a lid on the noise.

Its not always youngsters that cause annoyance, I've had plenty of nights disturbed by older campers with a drink inside them.