Welcome to our Wild Camping Nights!
What is a Wildnight?
Our Wildnights are an introduction to camping for the family. The event is suitable for families with children over the age of 3. We cannot accommodate children younger than this or family pets. The event involves a camping experience which resembles wild camping but with the comforting knowledge that access to toilets and civilisation (via your car) is only a short walk away. There are Rangers to assist you and you are sharing the night with other families.
Dates Announced for May & June
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What to Bring:
You will require: tents, sleeping bags, food, drinks, portable/disposable BBQ , warm clothing, appropriate footwear e.g. hiking boots/wellies and torches.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING A DISPOSABLE BBQ AS WE DO NOT SUPPLY GRILLS, COALS OR UTENSILS.
Please feel free to bring a fire pit and wood for burning if you like.
When to Arrive:
Arrive between 2:30pm – 4:30pm to allow our Rangers to ferry your camping equipment to the camp site. If you arrive after 4:30pm this service will not be available, but you can still access the site just beyond the pirate ship which only about 200m from the car park.
When situating your tent, please leave at least 2 metres between tents, this should be an easy exercise due to ropes and kit etc.
Approximate Timings of Activities:
2:30pm-4:30pm: Arrive at campsite & set up your tent
From 5pm: Activities with the Rangers
5pm-7pm: Dinner
7pm-Dusk: Enjoy camping in the forest
There will be a campfire for general enjoyment. All we ask is that noise is reasonably well controlled as little ones will be retiring early.
7.00am: Rangers will get up and begin tidying/assisting campers
8:30am: Rangers will assist campers moving their equipment back to their cars
10am: Please ensure camp site vacated – you are welcome to enjoy the estate for free the next day
The tearoom will open from about 9am for breakfast
Do’s & Don’ts:
? DO enjoy the communal campfire – we have one large, central campfire with logs available. You are welcome to come and sit around the fire, toast marshmallows and enjoy the experience of a real campfire. Once the evening has begun, feel free to roll the logs away and put camp chairs in their place, allowing for more space.
? DO observe campfire safety – we ask that you only walk on the outside of the circle of logs. Please brief your children personally on observing these rules. Also keep and BBQs or fire pits at least 3m from any tent.
? DO allow your children to play nearby – they can easily get restless before any of the events, or dinnertime, has started.
x DON’T leave your children unattended – exceptions to this are if the Rangers are present, the campfire is unlit or they are playing during day light.
x DON’T unnecessarily poke the campfire – this may cause sparks which can put holes in tents, clothing & can burn hair.
x DON’T light ground fires – no individual ground fires allowed but portable fire pits are welcome. Personal ground fires are a risk to the woodlands, leave scorch marks and eventually will kill tree roots near to the fire.
x DON’T collect firewood from the forest (and specifically do not burn the den building material)- it’s damp and will cause smoking.
x DON’T bring boom boxes/stereos etc. – we do, however, welcome banjos, guitars, violins and good singers for campfire entertainment.
x DON’T forget to bring something nice to drink – for around the campfire!
Please note that there are no refunds for cancellation, the event will go ahead even in poor weather, and we will not change your date of booking because of this. In the event we cancel your booking for any reason a full refund will be given. If you decide to give or sell your tickets to others, in the event of being unable to attend, we will have no involvement in these payments, but you must advise us of the changes to the booking once completed.
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