5 top UK glamping sites
Jonathan Knight, editor of the new ‘Glamping Getaways guide’, picks his favourite glamorous camping experiences around the UK
1. Polgreen
1. PolgreenWe feel we should tell you up front – Polgreen is only open for eight weeks a year. This doesn’t leave you much time to discover their six cream-coloured bell tents, each furnished with a double bed, double futon, a roll mat bed, coffee table, big rug and more cooking paraphernalia than Jamie Oliver would know what to do with. Nor to relax in the communal ‘chilling’ tent and tarp-roofed dining area before exploring some of Cornwall’s best surfing beaches, which are just a short hop away.
Open July and August Bell tents £180 per week, plus £18 per person, per night; children (under 13 years) £10 per night; babies in travel cots free.
2. Shadow Woods
2. Shadow WoodsIf you thought you were in the middle of nowhere to start with, prepare to feel even more isolated as you wander through the 63 acres of bluebell woodland at Shadow Woods.
Owner Pom is an ex-film producer of some renown; she now focuses her energies on running the site and organising candlelit opera evenings in the woods. The five yurts and one safari tent are very well appointed with everything you will need for a relaxing getaway among the bluebells.
Open mid April-mid October Medium yurt (sleeps 2) £260 per week; family yurt and safari tent (both sleep 4) £160-380; cabin £150 a night.
