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Alastair Sawday’s best places for luxury camping

Alastair Sawday is the go-to guide for characterful places to stay and Canopy & Stars is his carefully chosen collection of luxury camping spaces. They’ve just launched The 2012 Great British Adventure competition, which will send two lucky winners on a 1,270 mile trip through three countries in 10 days this summer. Naturally, there'll be a fair few eclectic beds to sleep in along the way.

To celebrate, Sawday has compiled this list of unusual and imaginative places to stay, so we can all wave ta-ta to our desks and set off, Hunters in hand, to off-the-wall accommodations in England’s less-trumpeted corners. 

We love...Center Parcs' spa suites

As soon as I found out that Center Parcs had a range of spa suites, I was all over it like a rash. I took the boyfriend to indulge in some full-on R&R in the heart of Elveden Forest in Suffolk. I love the finer things in life, but don’t like to pay too much for them so at £159 each, this was right up my street.

Five magical places to stay with cottages4you

1. South Lodge, East Yorkshire

Resting in the grounds of Kilham Hall and surrounded by pristine green lawns is the 19^th century South Lodge. Perfect for a country escape with the family, kids will love splashing about in pool or bumbling about on the tennis court while you’ll find it hard to leave the comfy four-poster bed or whirlpool bath.

Holidays through the ages with cottages4you

Nothing beats the magical memories created from a family holiday. So grab your sunnies as we roll back the years and take you on a trip down memory lane with a dip in an art deco swimming pool, a Morris Minor road trip, a groovy shindig on the Isle of Wight and much more...

England's B&B Triumph

 

It’s official - England is home to the best B&B’s in the world! Well, five of them at least, out of TripAdvisor’s Top Ten, as announced in their Travellers Choice Awards... 

Romance like the royals

 
Wills and Kate's Valentine’s Day according to enjoyEngland...

Crabs, wild ponies and piers in Suffolk

I haven't really explored this patch of England but was over the moon by what we discovered. We stayed in a little place near Stoven - it was called Piglet Cottage and backed onto a farm... 

A weekend in Winchcombe

 
After a busy few weeks at work I could not wait  to swap the hustle and bustle of the city for a couple of chilled out days in the enchanting Cotswolds... 

The Bat & Ball in Hambledon

I have to visit a lot of pubs in my line of work. I know, it’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. But it’s not all beer and roses, or even pub lunches. As the Managing Editor of The Publican magazine I’m often analysing pubs from top to bottom for different projects or judging them for awards...