Two glorious weekends in a row were spent camping in the New Forest this summer. The first week I forgot my camera, but here are some pics from the second week.

Both times we stayed on a fantastic campsite called Long Meadow, between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst. It is a temporary site that is put back to pasture after the season ends for minimum impact on the environment. The portacabin shower and toilet facilities were excellent. As an added bonus a herd of about 150 deer hang out in the field next to the site and regularly come into the site itself when everyone is asleep to munch on the grass. We saw them one night when we left the tent where we had been chatting to go to the toilet before bed - they were right in amongst everyone, and later they kept us awake with their mumching and breathing right outside!

From the site you can walk directly into the forest and it is so beautiful - an enchanted place, full of interesting flora and fauna - a world away from work. I came back each time feeling truly relaxed.

The second week we made a fire by collecting wood from the forest. I was always camp cook.

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