Drinkers across England are gearing up for the return of the great British pub next Monday – with some places so desperate to serve locals that they are opening up at one minute past midnight. The Kentish Belle, a micropub in Bexley, South East London, has been taking bookings for tables between 0.01am and 3am next … Read more
Amid hardy grazing sheep, seals peeping fleetingly from the ocean and a lonely whitewashed church, a fierce wind whips up mighty Atlantic waves. Our feet are the first to imprint the sand since the tide subsided, and the sea flashes mackerel-silver each time the sun pokes out of the thick cloud above. We’re on Mwnt … Read more
French police have forcibly cleared a huge Paris migrant camp where more than 2,000 people lived shoulder-to-shoulder in tents under a motorway overpass. Around 2,400 migrants, most of them young men from the Middle East and Africa, set fire to their camp under the A1 in Saint-Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris last night … Read more
The green medical tents return to Madrid’s military hospital , as the city is gripped by coronavirus second wave. The Gomez Ulla hospital, is getting ready just in case emergency wards get crammed again. COVID-19 cases are stubbornly on the rise in Madrid despite curbs on nightlife, outdoor smoking and limiting all group interaction to … Read more
Balmoral rangers slammed wild campers yesterday after a group had left tents and rubbish strewn on the Queen’s private Scottish estate on Saturday. The estate’s rangers shared a picture on Twitter of the seemingly abandoned tents and rubbish that were left on the Balmoral grounds. Some of the camping chairs were pictured knocked to the … Read more
Two men have camped out next to the statue of Scout movement founder Robert Baden-Powell in a bid to protect it from protesters. Using tents, as so many who have been part of the organisation have done over the decades, the two men camped out near to the statue in Poole Quay last night. Dan … Read more
It’s back to school… in our terrific tepee! Teachers ensure pupils can return to class safely – by holding lessons in giant TENTS East Bergholt CofE VC Primary are using tepees for lessons, playing and lunch The inspiration came from Jenna Ackerley whose children go to the school The Suffolk school’s head teacher said it was … Read more
Peak comfort: Climbers can now scale Mount Everest in luxury including gourmet meals, drinks at bars and glamping in tents – and even 5G reception at the summit Lukas Furtenbach is founder of upmarket climbing firm Furtenbach Adventures They provide wealthy climbers with tent which includes bed, electricity and wifi Other ‘lounge’ tents have bars, … Read more
Camping that’s out of this world: The Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs Two tents are suspended in trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere, Cumbria A stay in one of the tents starts from £100 per night and guests … Read more