With our total obsession with all things outdoors thriving at the moment, when I saw a program coming up on BBC4 called ‘Britain Goes Camping’ I thought why not, and tuned in. It evoked all those great feelings of being under canvas (or polyester and nylon) in the middle of nowhere with a great group of friends, a roaring fire and good food and drink. Although the deep memories of struggling to put up the tents in a blizzard, discovering that there was no hammer and under the inch of earth there was concrete, and realising that the tent has never actually been cleaned, started to raise their ugly heads. Then, lo and behold, our friends at Feather Down Farms appeared on the screen in front of me, and I remembered the new twist on camping… glamping! All the great benefits of camping and so much more, without any of the negatives. The question is, am I comfortable enough with my masculinity to admit that glamping is the way forward? The answer… yes! I mean have you seen what they offer?!
Rob










