Product Description

This re-sized 'Glove-box' edition features all the spectacular
campsites from the original edition of Cool Camping: England, but in a
slightly smaller, handier size to match the brand new Cool Camping guides
to Wales and Scotland.

Each selected site has something very special: It might be an unbeatable
view of a pristine coastline, a tranquil lakeside location, or the chance
to spend the night in an American trailer or a Mongolian yurt. Whatever the
particular (or peculiar) attraction, all these places are definitely worth
seeking out.

Cool Camping is not a traditional, formulaic camping guidebook to take with
you on a tour around the country. It's designed to help you pick a truly
fantastic destination site, and devote a weekend - or longer - to enjoying
its charms and local attractions. Whether you're looking to escape to the
tranquillity of the Isles of Scilly, ramble in the Peak District or locate
a prime surfing or sunbathing spot in Cornwall, Cool Camping: England is a
breath of fresh air for the canvas-inclined.

Let the words guide you and let the pictures inspire you to your own
unforgettable camping experience.

From the Publisher:
The best campsites and camping experiences in England in one great-looking
book. With over 200 colour photos, a stylish design, plus entertaining and
insightful reviews, the Cool Camping series is set to become as essential
to campers as guy ropes and tent pegs.

Also available:
Cool Camping Wales,
Cool Camping Scotland

Forthcoming titles:
Cool Camping Cookbook,
Cool Camping France

"This is what camping's all about - a total escape from city craziness, a
middle-of-nowhere experience and a place to really chill. Count me in!"
Rob Da Bank
Radio 1 DJ and Bestival founder

"I tried vainly to mis-spend my youth at dozens of the grimmest, soggiest
campsites in the land. With the help of Jonathan Knight's brilliant
compilation of canvas, I'm heading back to basics - but trying to get it
right this time."
Simon Calder
Travel Editor, The Independent

"Cool Camping England is a great idea; as much an inspiring coffee table
book as a camping guide. Proof that the age of dull, dreary camping is
finished for ever!"
Cath Kidston
International Designer and guru of stylish camping

"Pick up any other guide on this subject, and you'll soon see why Cool
Camping is just that. Stylish and practical, it's the new bible for the
contemporary camper."
James Lohan
Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection

"Cool Camping England totally reinvents the camping weekend for a brand new
generation of campers."
Emily Eavis
Glastonbury Festival organizer

About the Author
Travel writer and photographer Jonathan Knight has written for both Lonely
Planet and Rough Guides as well as contributing to national newspapers
including The Guardian and The Sunday Times. A serial traveller by nature,
he has camped everywhere from the peaceful Australian outback to,
accidentally, the war zone of ex-Yugoslavia. He is also the author of Cool
Camping Wales.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #139283 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

The Times, November 18, 2006
"an inspiring reminder of how much home-grown beauty you can miss
on the way to the airport."

FT Magazine, September 12, 2006
"This guide... will have you longing for the open air."

Synopsis
Following the huge success of best selling travel guide Cool Camping: England last summer, Punk Publishing are launching a re sized 'glove box' edition, as well as producing 2 other guides in the new size

Customer Reviews

Very Cool!
After many years of Eurocamp holidays in France when our children were younger, we started to think about getting our own tent and heading off to more interesting places here in the UK as well as abroad. We have definitely had our fill of 'holiday camp' sites in France.

I would have to say that the Cool Camping books were what finally tipped us over the edge into getting fully equipped and heading off into the wilds. Talk about inspiration! These books are fantastic (we have the Wales and England books - both of which are great). We selected a great site on Pembrokeshire coast on the basis of Cool Camping's recommendation, and had a wonderful short break at the end of the school holidays.

What we love most about the books is the slightly bohemian, 'green' quirkiness of it all - from small 2-Teepee sites and classic Airflow motorhomes, through to sites at the most beautiful locations in Britain, all with a raw rustic edge that makes getting away from it all in a tent so invigorating compared to any other sort of holiday.

Get inspired - get Cool Camping!

Fabulous book
I'm feeling strangely drawn to camping at the moment. I'm trying to fight it, but it's no good. I've bought this book, and it's only made the feeling stronger. Look at those lovely photos - can I really camp there? By that lake? Lovely. And there's a gastropub round the corner? Perfect. True, there are only 40 sites in the book, as they've only included the best, but I only plan on going camping once this year. So I guess this book will do me for the next 40 years! Inspiring stuff.

A coffee table book and not a useful guide
The details of each camp site take up about 1/3 of a page each, the rest of the book is full of lovely photos of the area locations taken in beautiful sunshine, ahhhh blissful camping...

This book is not for reference, there are not enough sites listed (only 40ish) although the information is accurate it is not detailed enough to make an informed choice.
Not a reference book by any means and too limited, for `hand picked' read `limited selection of''.