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UK's best camp sites detailed

02 July 2009

Outdoor holiday fans could find that visiting a camping site this summer gives them a base from which to explore the great UK outdoors.

Writing for The Daily Telegraph®, Clover Stroud says that a holiday in a tent ‘provides plenty to do for children and adults alike’.

Commenting on a campsite on the Isles of Scilly, she says that the area offers good views but is also quite sheltered, making it an ideal place to pitch a tent.

Around the campsite there are places to go swimming and there is also a ‘stunning sandy beach’, she says.

Boating fans could find a visit to a campsite in Devon ideal, with the writer detailing one which offers ‘stunning views’ and the opportunity to take a boat trip to Totnes.

In Dorset a campsite with a private road is heralded by Ms Stroud as the perfect place for walking and cycling.

Holidaymakers looking for a quiet spot to take a break could consider north Norfolk.

The Daily Telegraph recently reported that the beach at Holkham is a good place to get away from the holiday crowds.

To find out more about camping in the UK, visit http://www.campinguk.com/  

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