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>> No. 2042 Anonymous
28th June 2012
Thursday 8:56 pm
2042 Camping Related
I am planning on going camping in the UK but have a few questions that hopefully someone on here can answer:

- Do I have to camp in designated areas in the UK? Or are there 'open' areas that have no real rules?

- Are there any good camping related websites that advertise camping spots in the UK that you would recommend?

- Has anyone experience of asking a farmer to camp in their field and what was the response?

Thanks.
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>> No. 2043 Anonymous
28th June 2012
Thursday 9:37 pm
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>>2042
Are you driving about or cycling or train or what? If you're on the hoof or a bike you can probably just stealth camp in a secluded spot on private land as long as you're not blatant/clear off at first light.
>> No. 2044 Anonymous
28th June 2012
Thursday 10:00 pm
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>>2042
I dunno but when you're finished you could write a book like Hitler did, only you can call it: Mine Camp
>> No. 2045 Anonymous
28th June 2012
Thursday 10:36 pm
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>>2043

On foot, using trains if I have to. I guess camp sites might not be within walking distance of train stations which is why I ask about public lad.
>> No. 2046 Anonymous
29th June 2012
Friday 2:13 am
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Not sure what the situation is in Scotland, but in England and Wales it's this as far as I am aware: generally speaking, there is no public land you can camp on. Even in places where you have the right to ramble along the public foot paths you do not have the right to camp without the land-owners permission. That said, to get in trouble you have to get caught and therein lies the proper answer to the question: Camp late, break early, leave no trace… and with a bit of common sense you'll probably be fine.

In more detail: set up your tent after it gets dark (yes, that means quite late during the summer) and break early. If you're not gone by 8am you're doing it wrong. Leave no trace means just that: don't leave a burned spot from a camp fire (in fact, keep fire to a minimum), bury your bog roll and take your trash. And for heavens sake, I don't care how peaceful those cows or sheep appear do not camp on pasture that's in active use. It obviously differs from person to person but a lot of land owners don't really care if you stick to those rules.

You may still get issues with the odd grumbly dickhead who, for whatever reason, never evolved the ability to form a complete sentence beyond "get oif moi land", but that's where chatting with other campers can help: ask around who in the area is really picky about campers and who tolerates them best.
>> No. 2050 Anonymous
2nd July 2012
Monday 7:53 pm
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>>2046

>Not sure what the situation is in Scotland

Totally legal, but be polite and ask the landowner first please.
>> No. 2057 Anonymous
11th July 2012
Wednesday 9:35 am
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>>2046

I would mirror >>2050 's advice in England; Talk to the local farmer; I've done long walks across Britain several times, and apart from letting you camp almost all the time, they will sometimes offer bite to eat, a good place to camp or even somewhere more comfortable, depending on the rurality of the area. Farming tends to be quite a dull activity and most farmers aren't bothered as their main grumbles are theives and 'da youf'.
>> No. 2062 Anonymous
19th July 2012
Thursday 2:21 pm
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Don't worry OP, nobody can own land so you'll be fine.
>> No. 2065 Anonymous
25th July 2012
Wednesday 1:30 am
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No trespass law in Scotland + Right to Roam. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em.
>> No. 2066 Anonymous
25th July 2012
Wednesday 1:38 am
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In England, trespass is actually only a civil law, which means it actually really isn't one. You can't be prosecuted for it unless you somehow cause over a grand in damages. You can be called to court, but if you attend but refuse to be tried by anyone other than a magistrate and a jury of your peers, can't have any sort of penalties imposed upon you.
>> No. 2070 Anonymous
25th July 2012
Wednesday 1:59 am
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>>2066

You think that'd work for the council tax? Maybe other civil cases?
>> No. 2071 Anonymous
25th July 2012
Wednesday 4:32 am
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>>2066
Oh, Veronica:
>> No. 2082 Anonymous
19th August 2012
Sunday 8:35 pm
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>>2070

Apparently it does work. I've never tried it though (or researched it too deeply).
>> No. 2083 Anonymous
19th August 2012
Sunday 11:53 pm
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>>2082
That depends on your definition of "work". If your definition includes "getting fined/imprisoned for contempt", then yes, it definitely works.
>> No. 2088 Anonymous
5th September 2012
Wednesday 12:58 am
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>>2044

Oh you.
>> No. 2089 Anonymous
5th September 2012
Wednesday 1:00 am
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>>2046

It's perfectly legal to camp on the common ground in most of Dartmoor and Exmoor. It's also fine to ask Farmers and pay them a little.
>> No. 2090 Anonymous
5th September 2012
Wednesday 9:22 am
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>>2050
How does one go about determining who the landowner is? Just amble up to the nearest farmstead and hope for the best?
>> No. 2091 Anonymous
5th September 2012
Wednesday 11:29 am
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The lake District has a set of conventions that allow wild camping:

http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/accommodationbookonline/wildcamping
>> No. 2092 Anonymous
11th September 2012
Tuesday 3:01 am
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>>2090
Perhaps you could ask the Land Registry. I'd try to establish that now, but their website is exhausted and needs to rest.

>Our service is currently unavailable. Operating hours are between 7 am and 12 midnight, Monday to Saturday (excluding bank holidays).
>> No. 2194 Anonymous
5th June 2013
Wednesday 9:51 am
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>>2042

I've found as a rule the more northerly you are in the UK, the more accommodating people are towards wild camping (as well as hitch-hiking). I've successfully camped for nearly a week in this weird public park that had sheep grazing in it in Carlisle. On the contrary, when I was in Glastonbury (town, not festival) the only response I could get from farmers and such was 'no camping'.

There are no real designated areas either *for* camping not *not for* camping (apart from campsites but fuck that) - main thing is to use your discretion, try to use land that is not in use and out of the way. Depending on where you're coming from, you might think it will be possible to find somewhere nice and out of the way to camp overnight in a city or a large to midsized town, but that is nearly always not the case.

Stay safe!
>> No. 2195 Anonymous
6th June 2013
Thursday 4:31 pm
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>>2194

To be honest lad, even in the south I never had a problem with farmers. Their friends however...

Firstly, we were doing it as a youth group, which seems to help. Make it sound like its a bunch of younguns getting close to nature, in a supervised environment and you should be fine.
>> No. 2198 Anonymous
6th June 2013
Thursday 4:33 pm
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>>2195


Sorry, and secondly: don't be surprised if you are woken up at 6 in the fucking morning by a load of dickheads with guns and dogs demanding to know what you are doing on land belonging to someone else. Nowadays, mobile phones are your friend here. Just ensure you have the farmer's number saved.
>> No. 2202 Anonymous
6th June 2013
Thursday 7:22 pm
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>>2198
That sounds pretty unlucky.

As far as the camping thing goes, I'd add that if the farmer seems reluctant, stress that you won't make a mess and then offer a tenner. As a rule farmers are curmudgeonly cunts, but if they get a whiff of cash it changes everything. Make a point of knocking the next day to say that you've cleared everything up and thanks for being allowed to stay. This doesn't get you anything but it's the right thing to do and makes life easier for the next lot.
>> No. 2203 Anonymous
6th June 2013
Thursday 8:02 pm
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>>2202

Offer a tenner for the night?! That's the going rate for a fully serviced campsite with hot showers, toilets, washing areas, onsite shop and cafe.

Last week I paid £3 for a night in a field, with water tap and basic bog.
>> No. 2204 Anonymous
6th June 2013
Thursday 8:57 pm
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>>2203
>That's the going rate for a fully serviced campsite with hot showers, toilets, washing areas, onsite shop and cafe.
I wouldn't want to camp there, though. I have all of those things if I sleep at home. If I'm going to camp then the reason is to be away from all that.

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