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We left Worcestershire early on a Friday, hoping to avoid the worst of the traffic on the way up the M5 and M6. The SatNav said an optimistic 4 hours, however this wasn’t to be and we endured a stressful 6 hour journey punctuated by the predictable toddler vomit and chants of ‘are we nearly there yet?!’We came off the motorway and straight into the gorgeously winding, twisty ro …
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The changing season is no reason to stop camping - as long as you're properly prepared. You know the saying - 'there's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing' well the same applies to camping. As long as you are well equipped, there's no reason not to enjoy the great outdoors right throughout the year. As well as campsites being quieter in the Autumn, you hav …
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1: Everyone is back at school and sites are quieter and cheaper out of season. It’s still light enough that you have time to head out straight from work or the school run and make the most of a long weekend. Imagine picking your kids up from school with a car full of camping gear, heading off into the countryside, setting up camp and then doing homework or reading a book by fir …
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This week's blog comes courtesy of Keefus Outdoors - see more here:I came up with the term “Microcamping” last year. This slightly watered down version of the “Microadventure” will be sure get your kids to love the outdoors.You may well have heard the term microadventure used over the last few years when talking about enjoying the outdoors. The phrase (if you haven’t) was coine …
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Father's day is quickly coming upon us, as it always does. What once was a distant dream is now a reality touching down with a couple of weeks. Now, don't despair, your friendly neighbourhood Olpro blog post is here to help with ideas for what to get that special man in your life!The classic... A tent!Just in time for the big day we have received a big load of stock so we are a …
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This Easter Bank Holiday weekend I decided I would cook the Lamb Roast on our OLPRO Safire Barbecue.I knew it would be good but never expected it to be quite this good.This is what HappenedThe Lamb Joint was 1.5kg and I rubbed it with a mixture of olive oil , black pepper, salt and a Lamb herb mix, from the supermarket.I put two BBQ fire lighters and 7 charcoal brickettes into …
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