Wild camping.

[rhb123]

Does anyone think a "right to wild camp" will come into law in Britain? I see there is a growing movement towards it, and its law in Scotland?

 

[Oldhippy]

Would love to see one but don't think it will happen any time soon sadly.

 

[Slick]

Just come to Scotland mate, enjoy.

 

[Cycleops]

Or you could just 'wing it' and congratulate yourself when you get away with it. Much more satisfying.

 

[a.twiddler]

Or you could just 'wing it' and congratulate yourself when you get away with it. Much more satisfying.

Probably a good few do that. Camp surreptitiously, make it as though you were never there, cause no offence. If someone asks you to move on, accept it with good grace. Sort of appeals to me.

 

[All uphill]

I think we are more likely to see more restrictions on open land and footpaths in England, partly to protect nature and partly for political reasons.

 

[sevenfourate]

Probably a good few do that. Camp surreptitiously, make it as though you were never there, cause no offence. If someone asks you to move on, accept it with good grace. Sort of appeals to me.

My boss is / was playing that game for the first time this past Saturday night (….was going canoeing in the middle of nowhere Sat afternoon). All the above sounds fair - apart from him in particular getting caught and moving on with good grace. That; I would pay to see 🤣🤣

 

[Shortandcrisp]

There’s a couple of blokes been ‘wild camping’ on Cromer cliffs for years; tad chilly down there this morning though.

 

[Psamathe]

When I'm out cycling locally I look around for places for possible wild camping - not because I want to camp but out of interest and I see nowhere. My local rides are all rural Norfolk, mostly single track country lanes but virtually nowhere not obvious to the many dog walkers or in view of a "farmhouse" (often a modern brick bungalow).

I've never wild camped, mainly because when i do cycle tour, after setting-up camp I start drinking coffee and I do seem to need a tap (despite carrying nearly 2L water). So for me it's water that is a limiting factor.

Ian

 

[Psamathe]

I think the UK's laws on "ownership" are a real shame. It gets into more political points but when a very few mega wealthy "own" vast areas on land they don't need nor use yet their priority seems to be to stop others from enjoying it without damaging it. What does that say about these "owners" (but do they care?).

Ian

 

[newfhouse]

Does anyone think a "right to wild camp" will come into law in Britain? I see there is a growing movement towards it, and its law in Scotland?

Looking less likely than ever.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...er-alexander-darwall-court-case-right-to-camp

 

[Threevok]

I used to do it all the time when I was younger. Don't think my old bones could take it now

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I think we are more likely to see more restrictions on open land and footpaths in England, partly to protect nature and partly for political reasons.

Mostly for neither of those reasons and simply because “It’s their land so keep orf”.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I’ve wild camped over the years. Now I tend to sleep in bus shelters on longer audax. Wild bus sheltering unlikely to be banned.

 

[numbnuts]

There is always one who will spoil it for everybody else