Cheap camping for a charity walk.?

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Dan

Throughout July I'm doing a 340 mile coastal trek from Swansea to Aberystwyth to raise money for Mencap. I'm a student and going to be on a tight budget and I will be doing this on my own.

So I need to know how best to camp as cheaply as possible for the trek. Wild camping is illegal from what I gather but is there an acceptable away around it? Are there any free camping sites and how can I find them? Will some camping sites give me a free plot if I give them some morning farming help or just due to the fact I'm walking for charity? Anyone who could help me on any of this or give me any more tips would be a great help.

Answer
Nice one! I work for Mencap at times when I've got a day going. Got a certificate for it from Norman Wisdom, our local patron. Sadly now departed. Nice fella.
Wild camping first. Loads on here to say no but loads more for yes and plenty from me cos wild camping is all I do mostly.
Sometimes I'm on a site...but very rarely.
There is certainly an acceptable way round it...on long distance footpaths in remote places you are OK but you must camp for only one night in each location unless really foul weather prevents further progress for a while or you're a camper and not a walker.
The Pennine Way, the Ridgeway, etc are all OK far from from town and you can camp as an aid to doing the walk, which suits just what you are doing.
In other places just take care and be sensible about locations for the tent and you'll be OK.
Some farmers and other landowners will be happy to let you camp but finding who owns the land you're on at 8pm and ready to stop as the rains threaten imminent disaster for the bread pudding and custard isn't easy.
Find a hidey-hole, hidey nicely all tucked up and out of the way and don't light a fire.
Sorted.
In the morning, pack up, go walkies and stop somewhere else for breakfast far from the flat grass you left behind if necessary.
Welsh Wales isn't known for endless days of dry weather so choose a decent tent and take good waterproofs or walk in shorts and a waterproof jacket cos legs are easier to dry than trousers.
In July the sites will be pretty busy so I doubt you'll get any favourable response from a request for a free night as their contribution to your endeavours but try anyway.
A shower block and a laundry room are the chief benefits, plus a night off relaxing in the lounge or bar, and getting refreshed for another few days of on the trail.
In town there are B&Bs and of course there are backpacker hostels to use, also good for the showers and laundry and meeting people from all over the world.
You can live in Aberwotsit or any of the other Abers and stay in one in right there if there is one, see the score, bit of advance info on the spot.
Nice way to go, around £14-£20 a night in the UK, no membership required, and all sorted for another few days as with the camp site.
I've stayed in those in umpteen countries, five continents, and I've never found a bad one yet.
Life in hostels and doing the backpacking bit on the first link .
If you were doing it in another country this is what you'd be looking for. It's just the same in your own country and safe even for single girls far from home.
As on here and see the link
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110512163513AAX2I0m . . . . . .
The whole works. Doing it abroad.....and it works the same here for us but we don't need a trans-Atlantic flight,haha. Or a Visa.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110328200122AAag3oE . . . . .
Tents and sleeping bags are in Milllets and Cotswold Outdoor and sometimes Millets has good sales. Both of my usual tents have come from those and stood up to many years of heavy weather, including in WWW...Welsh Wet Weather. On Tryfan, The Glyders, and lots more where a couple of days getting the kit sorted and used to will do you fine.
Tryfan on here, low down on the first. Half way on the second..camping, and on the beaches.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110310124642AAmOFA3 . . . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110515104435AA99NGD . . .
Have a good time.
A laugh from Wales...long one from me and your safety in Chester at the end.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au1Guow8XPnkDfUGsNWBsTzty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110529020401AAjuDRI . . . . .
Dal ati! Dalywch ati! Pob lwc... Hwyl...

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Good campsites in UK?

Demi

i was looking for somewhere nice in the UK where you can rent the grounded (static) tents there?

i know its asking a bit much but anywhere fairly cheap would be good :)

thanks

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Try the Comrie Bunkhouse in Perthshire . Fantastic ! To quote :

Wild camping experience with eco-facilities (including excellent hot showers). Choose between individual clearings in birch woodland or picturesque field with stunning views. Firepits (firewood on sale). Also Swedish kata tents fully kitted out with sheep skins, woodburning stoves, & mod cons. Beautiful area off the beaten trail where the Highlands meet the Lowlands. 10 mins to Loch Lomond National Park (Loch Earn), 5 mins to Famous Grouse Experience and wildlife park. Booking recommended.

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