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Wild Camping: Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and Ireland
A revolutionary guide to the world of wild camping and foraging, showing how anyone can camp, sleep and wake in the UK's most secluded and beautiful places.
Wild Camping features the best places to camp in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, along with stories, tips, helpful maps and inspiring photos. The new edition also includes a completely new chapter introducing the exciting new English Coastal Path, opening in 2020. Other topics include:
- What is wild camping and why bother?
- Different types of wild camping, including bivvying, tenting, and hammocking.
- What the laws are in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, EU, and on waterways.
- Getting started (vital equipment, where to go, when to go, safety).
- Drinking water and foraging for food.
This fully updated guide will give readers the knowledge and the inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day to day life and go wild. From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a takeout dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to fall in love with wild camping in all its many forms.
Wild Camping features the best places to camp in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, along with stories, tips, helpful maps and inspiring photos. The new edition also includes a completely new chapter introducing the exciting new English Coastal Path, opening in 2020. Other topics include:
- What is wild camping and why bother?
- Different types of wild camping, including bivvying, tenting, and hammocking.
- What the laws are in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, EU, and on waterways.
- Getting started (vital equipment, where to go, when to go, safety).
- Drinking water and foraging for food.
This fully updated guide will give readers the knowledge and the inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day to day life and go wild. From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a takeout dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to fall in love with wild camping in all its many forms.
- GenresNature
256 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2015
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March 17, 2026
Wild Camping is less a book to read cover to cover and more a practical, quick-reference, dip-in and out-of guide.
It’s packed with useful insights, from terrain notes, like hammock-friendly spots in the Dark Peak, to travel tips and essential advice on gear, food, and water. The layout is glossy, with eye-catching photos that make it easy to flick to and throw.
Split into two parts, it covers both the legal and historical context of wild camping, then breaks down regions across the UK and Ireland with short, accessible overviews. highlighting terrain and land use, practical tips and travel.
It’s actually quite hard to sum up, because it covers so much in a concise way. A great starting point for ideas and inspiration rather than deep detail.
It’s packed with useful insights, from terrain notes, like hammock-friendly spots in the Dark Peak, to travel tips and essential advice on gear, food, and water. The layout is glossy, with eye-catching photos that make it easy to flick to and throw.
Split into two parts, it covers both the legal and historical context of wild camping, then breaks down regions across the UK and Ireland with short, accessible overviews. highlighting terrain and land use, practical tips and travel.
It’s actually quite hard to sum up, because it covers so much in a concise way. A great starting point for ideas and inspiration rather than deep detail.
August 21, 2022
Ok so I didn't read every bit but took the bits I wanted and skipped the sections on places I am unlikely to visit soon. The chapters in the beginning about the legal aspect of wild camping where the most useful and interesting. (ie. its not a criminal offence but a civil one and provided your not a creating a problem by either being noisy, littering or lighting fires there can either be none or minimal damages, and therefore not worth the whole prosecution fiasco.)
November 7, 2020
Enjoyed the mix of personal anecdotes and factual information about each area. Loved his simple survival guide and also the history of wild camping. Inspiring.
August 11, 2026
Engaging & practical book written by a guy that has had many experiences over the years doing just that - wild camping. Many photos, easy to explore, half the book given to historic perspective, current legislation on why the UK is set up this way and half given to the various hikes he recommends. Surprising information (to me) about how recent this was litigated (2024), opening up all kinds of possibilities for those that want to wander off trail to more remote regions of the UK and Ireland.
Memories of my childhood sleeping under the stars in the backyard, far from lights and without a tent... everyone ought to have this experience at least once in life, and hopefully many more just like it!
Truthfully, I skimmed the second half but see great possibility in my future adventures.
Memories of my childhood sleeping under the stars in the backyard, far from lights and without a tent... everyone ought to have this experience at least once in life, and hopefully many more just like it!
Truthfully, I skimmed the second half but see great possibility in my future adventures.
May 31, 2019
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