Top beer gardens are revealed as landlords set up marquees and tents

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

The summer of yurts! Experts reveal why holidaymakers are flocking to the ‘glamorous’ luxury tents

With jaunts to St Tropez and the Amalfi coast potentially off the cards this summer, many Brits will have to look closer to home when it comes to choosing a holiday destination.  Tourism chiefs say demand for camp sites and UK holiday homes over the next few months has boomed – with Britons cautious about … Read more

Bell tents, cabins, domes – why this rugged Welsh retreat is just the tonic we all need

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 forcibly clear huge Paris migrant camp where more than 2,000 people lived in tents

French police forcibly clear huge Paris migrant camp where more than 2,000 people lived shoulder-to-shoulder in tents under motorway overpass Migrants, most them men from Middle East and Africa, set fire to their camp under the A1 in Saint-Denis Riot police were dispatched to prepare the migrants ahead of removal by 70 buses this morning … Read more

City slickers go ‘off the grid’ to live in tree houses, tents, boats and barns

Amid stress about the ongoing election count and anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are dreaming of giving up the grind of modern life to live off the grid.   Photographer and filmmaker Foster Huntington has done exactly that, quitting his plum design job at Ralph Lauren in New York City and moving to … Read more

Medical tents return to the streets of Madrid

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 slams wild campers after abandoned tents left strewn across Queen’s Scottish estate

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 sleep in tents at Baden Powell statue after Bournemouth council vowed to guard it overnight

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

School holds lessons in giant tents

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

Care home staff move into TENTS in ‘no one in or out’ policy to shield residents from coronavirus

Carers move into TENTS in residential home’s garden after it introduces a ‘no one in or out’ policy to shield vulnerable residents from coronavirus Nine of the 31 staff at Victoria House on the Isle of Wight moved in on April 15 Three have set up camp in the home’s garden due to lack of … Read more