CAMPING | Tiny Campsites By Dixe Wills Book Review
Tiny Campsites: 80 Small but Perfect Places to Pitch by Dixe Wills
3rd Edition | 1st April 2017
We love camping and we love little campsites, so as far as bedside reading goes, Tiny Campsites is pretty much perfect. I’m that obsessed with camping that I really do read guidebooks in the same way most people devour the latest Richard and Judy book club recommendation.
Initially I have to admit I was expecting yet another London-centric book, breaking the South into countless regions but dismissing everything beyond Birmingham as ‘The North’, but Tiny Campsites was a nice surprise. Whilst coverage of Southern campsites is a little heavier, there are a good selection of campsites in my neck of the woods covered (North Wales, Peak District & Lake District) in this third edition of the book, released on 1st April 2017.
I also really enjoyed the writing style of the book. Dixe Wills writes in a laid back and entertaining way that puts the reader at ease. It’s clear he knows his stuff and is a real camper, and his writing is littered with amusing observations and importantly, we seem to agree on what constitutes a great campsite!
Some of the picks in the book are pretty off-beat, and I think it’s fair to say that many are truly hidden gems. So if you’re the kind of camper that prefers small sites, I can’t recommend this book enough, and we’ve already put some of the sites on our must-visit list for this year.
Where to next?
- 12 Brilliant Books To Inspire Your Outdoor Adventures & Enhance Your Wellbeing This Year
- Discover 80 Small But Perfect Places to Pitch in The New Book By Dixe Wills
- Live Your Best Travel Life. How to Stop Making Excuses & Travel More
- Wild About Walking? CAMRA’s Wild Pub Walks Is For You!
From open water swimming, snowboarding and kayaking to hill walks and meditation, Shell shares her travels and microadventures here on the blog and in various publications she's written for, Shell has a particular interest in promoting wellbeing and the many benefits of nature therapy.
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