If you’re looking to get in on the glamping action with your own site, or even just a single structure in a spacious garden that you could rent out on AirBnB, then the big question facing you is: prefab or conversion? The answer depends largely on your budget and what skills you have in-house.  Access to materials and the location of the site also play a part in the decision.   Prefabs There are many benefits to prefabricated structures, not least because there are a number of options, in terms of shape, size and style.  This means you can confidently choose a structure that m ..read more

If you have looked at booking a festival, a sporting event or even one of the UK’s more arcane local celebrations the chances are you will have been given the choice of glamping as one of the potential styles of accommodation on offer.  You might expect to see a glamping field at Glastonbury and in fact there are several glampsites attached to the festival, offering a range of experiences from bell tents to multi-room safari tents with private showers and toilets. Even sporting events now come with associated glampsites, so if you want to spend the weekend flitting between a woodland gl ..read more

Winter glamping is an experience that can’t be beaten when it comes to atmosphere and connecting with nature.  There’s something primal about the bare trees, crisp weather and feeling of exposure you get outdoors in the winter, and it’s also cheaper than during the high season!  If you’re planning a winter glamping trip with your partner than be sure to bookmark these rewritten lyrics to the Christmas oldie Baby It’s Cold Outside reworked for the theme of glamping.   If you’re going group glamping in the colder months this version of the festive favourite is a great one to bri ..read more

When a friend talked about enjoying city break weekends in various UK and European towns and cities, we just kept thinking about preferring glamping.  We love the proximity to nature, and the chance to stay somewhere with more character than a centrally located chain hotel.  Sure, there’s lots of culture and amazing sights to see in cities, but we’d miss the quirkiness of glamping, the self-sufficiency aspect, not to mention the peace you don’t get in a hotel. Is there a happy medium here?  Is there a way of combining a city break with a glamping getaway?  Well, we think ..read more

When someone is choosing a glampsite there are a number of factors they will consider, but there are also a number of motivating factors behind choosing glamping as the style or type of holiday to have.  So why do people choose glamping? Proximity to nature This is the main driving factor behind choosing glamping over a spa weekend, city break or another type of holiday.  Being close to nature is associated with increased wellbeing and the idea of escaping the busy pace of everyday life. Home comforts While camping also offers proximity to nature, glamping offers the luxury touches ..read more

These are two words you’ll see everywhere; from multi-national corporations to freelance reflexologists, everyone is shouting about how sustainable their offering is, and how they focus on wellness.  Sometimes it can seem like these concepts are little more than buzzwords, given how liberally they are applied to every business idea going.  If we look at what they really represent, however, we can see how they are applicable to glamping businesses for several reasons.   Sustainability In a glamping context this is about environmental responsibility and living in a way that impa ..read more

Sleep tourism is the opposite of the idea that traveling means compromising on your sleep.  Jet lag, late nights and maximising your awake time on holiday are all things we commonly accept as part and parcel of vacationing, but this is starting to change.  We can’t attribute every recent societal shift to the pandemic, but it definitely forced a lot of us to slow down.  Working from home meant longer lie ins, and the benefit of more sleep was obvious to everyone who took advantage of the slower pace of life. Sleep tourism extends this idea into the travel industry, and it come ..read more

With the diversity of glamping accommodation on the market now you’d be hard pressed to find a structure or vehicle that hasn’t yet been adapted for overnight stays.  Now a farmer from Stirlingshire, who has already adapted a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter for glamping, is about to take on an ex-RNLI lifeboat as the next addition to the glamping offering on his farm. The Sea King conversion made the news in 2016 as it was such an unusual project, making farmer Martyn Steedman the best person to approach about giving the Tyne Class lifeboat a new lease of life.  She was destined for ..read more

There are a few key aspects of glamping that set it apart from traditional tent camping.  Obviously, having a proper bed and bedding is a big one, but the provision of bathroom facilities is a close second; the promise of hot running water and a decent loo can be the thing that turns a reluctant camper into an eager glamper.  For glampsite owners, however, managing the provision of toilet and washing facilities on an off-grid site can present some challenges. If you’re planning to charge a lot for your glamping accommodation and this will cover the installation of flushing toilets ..read more

The word “glamping” was coined over 15 years ago, and in that time it has changed remarkably from the initial concept, which was for a glamorous version of camping.  At its most pure, the term glamping refers to a holiday experience that is a few steps up from traditional camping.  This means a tent you can walk into and stand up in rather than crawling in on your knees, a proper bed (or at least a taller air mattress than you’d use in camping, and not a sleeping bag in sight. Glamping meant having a few home comforts to hand, like a private toilet, hot showers, somewhere to cook ..read more