family

We're looking at an unplanned backpacking trip, our first with our 10 yo son. We want a mix of wildcamping and campsites. I'm thinking doing established trails in order to take advantage of established facilities en route. Any advice?

What's it like? Where to go? What to do? Any ideas? Family trip so nothing too adventurous. Kind of northern lights, touristy things with a bit of outdoors. Young child so not sure snow shoeing and cross country skiing is even possible. Not sure if it's too hard with kid in a carrier.

Sorry if this is cheeky but anyone got any ideas for a family holiday in Devon? Got a toddler and love the outdoors so intend walking, cycling, beach day, Dartmoor, Exmoor and sightseeing. Where is the best base to see and do it all? Current best idea is somewhere on the coast in or near...

Need a family tent in the next week! Help! Going on what could be our summer holidays in just over a week. Got a young baby too. I need a family tent with space and comfort. Thinking 5-6 man. I'm tall at 6'5" so need head room. Prefer two sleeping rooms or more. They need to have over 2m...

Hello everyone - in your opinion is a Safir 9 likely to be big enough for a family of five? The children are 5, 3 and 1. We've got a two-person tent we could stow most of our kit in. Thanks Isophene

Next year the wife, two small children and I are going to be travelling around the UK for six months in our LWB transit van, not a camper, and camping in our 4m bell tent with a small wood burning stove. On shorter camps we have used a tarp set up as a ridge cooking shelter but are thinking of...

I am trying to encourage the family out into the strange world of "outdoors". I have had some success in getting my two girls (aged 5 & 7) to switch off the telly and come out for a walk, and they were actually quite excited about geocaching. The problem is that about 45 minutes into a walk one...