Overview

Beautiful wildernesses; tiny budgets and environmentally-friendly… What’s not to like? Welcome to the world of wild camping, where anyone can camp, sleep and wake in Britain and Ireland’s most secluded and beautiful places. From getting back to nature with a hammock, some snacks and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows you how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms. It’s all accessible right here, without the need for a flight or a big budget. This guide opens up this amazing experience for all, covering: what is wild camping and why bother? different ways to do it (bivvying, tenting, hammocking, on the water) the rules and staying legal getting started: essential gear, food and water, where to go, when to go, safety 100 of the best places to go in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland Each of the 100 locations links to at least one trail (a path, river, canal, track, bridleway or drovers’ road), connecting you to thousands of miles of ‘off-piste’ routes through true wilderness. This thoroughly updated Third Edition features eye-catching photos and helpful maps, and weighs up the impact of the Dartmoor legal battle. With a Foreword by Ed Stafford, Wild Camping gives you the knowledge and inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day-to-day life and go wild. Beautiful wildernesses, tiny budgets and environmentally friendly… What’s not to like?

Full Product Details

Author:   Stephen Neale (University of Exeter, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Conway
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781844867325

ISBN 10:   1844867323
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available  
This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release.

Table of Contents

Foreword Author’s note on this third edition How to use this book Independence day PART ONE The five Ws in wild camping Questions and answers Prologue The Normans The Law Public Land Private Land The England Coast Path The Four Bedzones PART TWO SCOTLAND 1. Glencoe 2. Jura 3. Great Glen 4. Galloway Forest 5. Sutherland 6. Minch Moor HOW TO WILD: WALK, CYCLE, CANOE 7. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs 8. Loch Morar 9. Summer Isles 10. River Spey SOUTHERN ENGLAND 11. River Avon 12. Beaulieu 13. Poole Harbour HOW TO WILD: THE CAR 14. River Tamar 15. River Medway 16. South Devon Rias 17. Helford River 18. Land of the Jutes 19. Scilly Isles 20. Chichester Harbour 21. Hartland 22. White Cliffs 23. Dartmoor – East and South 24. Dartmoor – North-West 25. Exmoor 26. Bodmin 27. Quantock Hills 28. South Downs 29. Kennet and Avon Canal EASTERN ENGLAND 30. The Wash 31. Walton Backwaters 32. The Broads 33. Dengie Peninsula HOW TO WILD: MAPS 34. Thames Estuary 35. Orford Ness 36. River Stour 37. River Orwell 38. Lincolnshire Wolds 39. Essex Way 40. Peddars Way 41. Chelmer Valley CENTRAL ENGLAND 42. Grand Union Canal 43. Trent and Mersey Canal HOW TO WILD: SURVIVAL 44. River Thames 45. The Ridgeway 46. Malvern Hills 47. Leeds and Liverpool Canal 48. River Soar 49. Cotswold Hills 50. Oxford Canal 51. River Trent 52. Black Hill 53. Long Mynd 54. Dark Peak 55. White Peak 56. River Severn IRELAND 57. Munster Blackwater 58. River Shannon 59. River Blackwater 60. River Bann HOW TO WILD: GEAR 61. Grand Canal 62. Black Stacks 63. Mourne Mountains 64. Sperrin Mountains 65. Slieve Bloom Mountains 66. The Three Sisters 67. River Barrow 68. Salt Island WALES 69. Cadair Idris 70. Brecon Beacons 71. North Snowdonia 72. The Rhinogs 73. Offa’s Dyke 74. Berwyn Mountains 75. Preseli Mountains 76. Pembrokeshire Coast 77. Anglesey HOW TO WILD: FOOD AND WATER. 78. Mawddach 79. Lleyn Peninsula 80. GlyndWr’s Way 81. Llangollen Canal NORTHERN ENGLAND 82. Valley of Ennerdale 83. Helvellyn 84. Buttermere 85. Urra Moor 86. Derwentwater 87. Coniston 88. Forest of Bowland 89. Pendle Forest HOW TO WILD: HOME 90. The Cheviots 91. Kielder Forest 92. North Pennines 93. Forest of Trawden 94. Yorkshire Dales 95. The Wirral 96. Goswick Sands 97. Hadrian’s Wall 98. Yorkshire Wolds 99. Lancaster Canal 100. River Eden Index Acknowledgements and photo credits

Reviews

If you love getting back to nature, you'll find plenty of food for thought here ... Great for Brits keen to travel on a budget -- Jenny Green * The Sun * Camping in the wilds is an experience not to be missed, as detailed by Neale * Discover Britain * A handsome and enjoyable celebration of the pastime. * Scotland Outdoors * ...useful information that is amplified by the author's enthusiasm. * The Great Outdoors Magazine * If you want to avoid what Robert Louis Stevenson called: ‘…a dead monotonous period under a roof’, and instead hear ‘Nature breathing deeply and freely’ in the open air, then this is the book for you. * Outdoor Focus * [The author] wants to convert people to the joys of wild camping — and succeeds. * Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild Award for Excellence 2015 * Forest Law. The Law. Spirit of the Law... this book explains that there is nothing really to worry about (most of the time), and goes on to explain, in detail, why. * Song of the Paddle Forum * Whether you're a novice or old hand this book should be on your shelf. Neale's style is easy-going and humorous and based on years of experience...a great book to thumb through at bedtime, a fun read full of inspirational pictures that will send you to sleep planning your next night out under the stars. if it's not already on your bedside table, order it now! * 10 Mile Hike * In this second edition of Wild Camping Stephen Neal has done a fantastic job of capturing the essence of why making yourself slightly uncomfortable for a few days is so utterly beneficial for you. Hats off to him for championing this wonderfully niche British pastime. -- Ed Stafford * Foreword *

Author Information

Stephen Neale is an award winning author, journalist and adventurer. He is obsessed with camping, walking, boats and fishing, and is the author of Wild Camping, Camping by the Waterside, The England Coast Path and The South West Coast Path, all published by Conway.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions