I love the idea of camping: the great outdoors, a log fire, birds singing, blankets, the smell of dew in the morning, eating al fresco, and simply getting away from it all. Camping is great, in theory, until it comes to getting a good night’s sleep that is. I hate sleeping bags, bumpy ground, rain leaking in and midges (annoying little Scottish flies).
That’s why this summer my friend Helen and I opted for a spot of ‘glamping’ instead. Glamping, or glamorous camping, comes in all shapes and sizes, from yurts like the yurt we stayed in to converted horse trucks.
Our yurt was let out by the lovely Gravell family, who also run the Idos surf shop and café on the same grounds. Based in Narberth in deepest South Wales, this was the perfect location to stay for anyone looking to explore the Pembrookshire countryside and coastline, as we did.
The yurt was large and comfortable, with a wood-burning stove to keep us warm and real beds to sleep on. Outside we had a cute wooden kitchen area and a large patch of ground shared with chickens, whose fresh eggs we ate for breakfast.
By day we headed for the beach and caught up with our surfing comrades at TYF Adventure, stuffed our faces with Welsh cakes and scoured charity shops for vintage treats, and by night we drank wine round the fire.
Sound good to you? Check out this video I made of our trip, to see what else glamping in Wales has to offer…
My top 3 glamping destinations:
1. Idos Yurts – Wales
2. Fforest – Wales
3. Canopy and stars – UK wide
That can be seen here: 
