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Glamping in the winter isn’t for everyone. It’s cold, it’s wet, it’s dark — is it more effort than it’s worth?

Well, we’re here to tell you that glamping in the winter can be pretty awesome and with a few easy rules to follow; you can enjoy it too!

Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the season for giving and that’s why we’ve put together a list of must have items that every glamper and bell-tent owner wants to find under the tree.

Some campsites and festivals are stingy on pitch size and that can be a real worry for glampers that wants to fit their van and a gorgeous bell-tent awning like ours onto a single pitch.

We’ve come up with a handy solution to this problem with our reducer poles.

So you’ve found that your canvas tent is suffering from mould or mildew and is in great need of some TLC, don’t fret!

Follow these 5 easy steps to solve your mouldy worries…

As Glawning’s newest team-member and resident crazy cat person, I wanted to see for myself if Glawning’s bell-tent awnings were as glamorous as the rumours said and cool enough to impress my house cat, Peebee. Not ones to shy away from adventure, Peebee and I borrowed James & Sarah’s campervan and set off into the North Yorkshire countryside for some glamping fun!

Budding young talent Bethany Hare will be singing for us at Glampfest2019.  She has been doing amazing work fundraising from an early age and is founder of Bethany's Smile, helping children with life limiting illnesses.  We will be working hard to add to that pot this Glampfest. Today she gives us the inside track on what it's really like trying to make it as a singer and actress.

With less than six weeks to go we thought it was high time we gave you an outline of what to expect and I’ve decided to do it via the medium of a nineteen-verse poem. Enjoy!

Bigger might always be better for some people, but others like to avoid excess. How do the 4 metre and 5 metre Glawnings compare?

So you’ve finally got your Glawning and you’re eager to install the stove! Where to place it is up to you, a chance to make this Glawning truly your own and suit the way you want it to work. But before you make the cut into your pristine canvas to install the Flashing Kit, here’s some tips to consider...

Our new placement student, Ed, had somewhat of a baptism of fire when he signed up to help us out at Glampfest.  Luckily, he turned out to be a total legend and we still call him 'Ed the Grafter' now.  Read his take on it all. *WARNING: MAY CONTAIN EXAGGERATION, SARCASM AND IRONY (Photos courtesy of John Manktelow Photography)

Back by popular demand, Glampfest, the annual glamping festival by Glawning Ltd, will be held on 18th - 20th May 2018 near Ripon, North Yorkshire, this time as a not-for-profit event in aid of Candlelighters, supporting children with cancer.  We went along to see what goes on at the Candlelighters base in Leeds.  Here's our take on the amazing work they do: