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We’ll always be big fans of the beach . But it has to be said that, beaut though most British beaches are, they’re not the best at waterslides, water rollercoasters and clinging to tyres in in one’s swimsuit. All hols should involve at least one visit to among our favourite …
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Water, water everywhere - top UK water theme parks
by Laura Canning | family | guides -
A beachy blog! Things to do at the seaside
by Laura Canning | beaches, coast and seaside | budget | family
We wouldn’t be so crass as to croon that we do like to be beside the seaside (our beach song of choice is Metallica’s Enter Sandman), but we do get slightly tuneful at the prospect of a day at the beach. Or tuneless: it’s quite hard to hum a guitar … -
Tiny houses and transformed spaces - Pitchup.com's top ten
by Laura Canning | about camping | Pitchup.com's top tens
Mostly when our thinks drift dreamily to the type of accommodation we will cacklingly obtain when millionaires, it is of the portable and very expensive variety.A three-storey RV like Robert de Niro’s, a billionaire’s Earth caravan and a £3500 tent have all featured in our musings, mostly on …
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27 walking holidays! Our guide to UK walking festivals this summer and autumn
by Laura Canning | festivals and events | sports and outdoors
Although we tend to pack Inappropriate Heels when tottering off on our outdoor hols (and that’s just the Pitchup.com men), we’ll usually be found with walking boots crammed into the rucksack too.
Our love of the striding is such that we have a special category just for
sites in a … -
The wheelie big Pitchup.com guide to...family bike rides
by Laura Canning | family | guides | sports and outdoors
Le Tour – it has pedalled off! Around four million bike boffins were estimated to have watched the
Grand Départ
in Yorkshire last weekend, with quite a few more hundred thousand ramming the streets to see it in London and Essex. We hope that didn’t make commuters cranky.
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C'est Bretagne! Ten things to see and do in Brittany
by Laura Canning | beaches, coast and seaside | destinations | family | food and drink | history and heritage | sports and outdoors
Brittany was once known as ‘little Britain’, but fret not, you’re unlikely to find Vicky Pollard and her cohorts here. The Celtic region of Bretagne est both très cultural et très independent, has a different feel from the rest of France, and is the only place in the country where … -
A shore-fired guide! Watersports and outdoor holidays in the UK and beyond
by Laura Canning | fishing | guides | sports and outdoors | surfing and watersports
Like to make a splash? Us too, even if we do occasionally get laughed at almost tipping over a kayak. Ahem. Whether you like dipping in wild pools, walking miraculously on water, or taking to the waves for the best surf, here’s the shore-fired Pitchup.com guide to watersports in the … -
Motorhome madness! This year's camping, caravan and motorhome shows
by Laura Canning | about camping | festivals and events | industry news
Any excuse to buy a new tent, say we – and what better excuse than Glasto ? Yes, a goodly chunk of the Pitchup.com team shall be mud wallowing in Somerset fields come next weekend, making it an absolute necessity to acquire new canvas under the excuse that ‘this one … -
Golf, gee-gees and more - how to have a sporty summer
by Laura Canning | seasonal | sports and outdoors
Although on the whole we’re a relatively sporty lot – marathon running, cycling and horse riding are just a few of the ways various members of the Pitchup.com team spend their weekends – our moods can occasionally change in hot weather. Sport on these days can then mean ‘exercising one’s arm … -
Back of the net! The Pitchup.com guide to watching the World Cup
by Laura Canning | guides | offbeat | sports and outdoors
Words could not possibly express how much we love international footie tournaments. Well, a few possibly could: they are ‘squeee’, ‘beer’ and ‘phone in sick’.
Even better than the World Cup, Euros etc themselves – if such a thing were so – is watching the matches in the pub. Or …
We wouldn’t be so crass as to croon that we do like to be beside the seaside (our beach song of choice is Metallica’s Enter Sandman), but we do get slightly tuneful at the prospect of a day at the beach. Or tuneless: it’s quite hard to hum a guitar …
Mostly when our thinks drift dreamily to the type of accommodation we will cacklingly obtain when millionaires, it is of the portable and very expensive variety.
Brittany was once known as ‘little Britain’, but fret not, you’re unlikely to find Vicky Pollard and her cohorts here. The Celtic region of Bretagne est both très cultural et très independent, has a different feel from the rest of France, and is the only place in the country where …
Any excuse to buy a new tent, say we – and what better excuse than 
