Best UK Campsites?

Eve

basically, for my birthday I want to go camping with a group of friends.
-i would like a campsite very close to the beach
-very basic (somewhere to pitch a tent and like showers)
-not very expensive
-lots of space (as there'll be about 15 people)

I dont really mind where in the UK but preferably somewhere reasonably easy to get to from London.

Any suggestion would help as so far ive only found full-on family parks with like fishing and pools. lol

Answer
try padstow, cornwall they seem to have basic field campsites in the summer set up in fields with loos & showers approx £5 a night.
it might be worth getting a look at ' camping & caravan club big sites guide' theres loads of basic campsites in there all over uk

Another camping question...what tent?

OpDieBerg

I asked a question about camping in a previous thread and people were very helpful.

I called the UK store www.gooutdoors.co.uk but they don't ship the tent that I want to the US nor can you pay with a US credit card. So I'm screwed.

I've been looking on all the camping websites like rei,com, marmot.com, sierratravelpost (something like that), cabalas, etc. I cannot find a tent on a US website that matches up with the High Gear Mojave 5 or High Gear Atakama 5 tents from that UK store. I'm looking for a tent with no less than two rooms, waterproof at least 3000mm HH, and sleeps 4 plus. Oh and the rainfly must be all the way to the ground if it has one.

Is there any other tent site in the US that has more variety and that has possible matches like thos High Gear tents I mentioned? They are also cheap. The ones I found so far that more or less match those are a lot more expensive than the High Gear ones.

Any ideas? thanks guys.

Answer
Hi, I'm in the UK. Only people who know little about tents or who want a cheap tent for a one-off camping holiday in good weather or for garden use would buy those High Gear tents you're after.
You can get a good one and you can also get a very bad one. Luck of the draw what you get.
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Hi-Gear-Mojave-5/1005
For decent quality, good waterproofing and a reasonable price look at Coleman. I have three Coleman tents of different sizes, the tiny super-lightweight Raid and the Viper for treks and a family tent for use on camp sites and I never regretted buying any of them.
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Instant-Foot-Person-Room/dp/B003QUT9OE

Vango and REI also do good ones at a decent price. Vango's Force Ten tents like the Spindrift are used on Everest and other high peaks.
http://www.forcetentents.com/
Many original style canvas Force Ten ridge tents were also used on Everest... Mine is over 30 years old and still good.
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?14759-Vango-Force-10-Classic-Review
Their family tents are well made and good value.
http://www.surfmountain.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30543&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedStates
REI do all sorts of good quality equipment at reasonable prices
http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/family+base+camping+tent.html
Camping allsorts.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/camping.html

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