GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND - Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World - page 30

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Need to know Open March to October. The
nearest train station is Bodmin Parkway, from
where the camp is a 25min taxi ride. Cyclists
can follow the National Cycle Route 3 (the
Camel Trail) to St Breward. Campcraft courses
available for children in summer school
holidays. For more info, including prices and
availability, see W www.yurtworks.co.uk; T +44
(0) 1208 850 670.

040 Fforest, Wales
Swedish Kata tipis, geodesic domes and tunnel
tents (all pitched on elevated decks) at a modern
campsite near Cardigan Bay. W www.
coldatnight.co.uk; T +44 (0) 1239
623 633.

(From top) The blue bedroom
at Barefoot Yurts; Cornish Tipi
Holidays; Cornish Tipi totem

038 larkhill tipis, west wales
A wind- and solar-powered yurt
and tipi camp on a smallholding in
Carmarthenshire. Three tall tipis, each
with several futons around a central wood
fire, are positioned in their own landscaped
terraced area surrounded by a wild-flower
meadow, while two mushroom-shaped
canvas yurts - made from local ash and oak
- are tucked away in woodland. There's also
a solar-powered log cabin for hot showers.

041 Cornwall Tipi Holidays
Britain's first and biggest tipi camp:
forty North American tipis scattered
throughout a wooded valley near
Port Isaac on Cornwall's north coast.
W www.cornishtipiholidays.co.uk;
T + 44 (0) 1208 880 781.

042 Orchard Acre Farm,
County Fermanagh, Northern
Ireland
A single 6m tipi on a small
farmholding near Lower Lough
Erne. Organic hampers can be
ordered. W www.orchardacrefarm.com;
T [phone].

Need to know Tipis open from April to
October; yurts closed in February and March
only. The nearest train station is Carmarthen,
from where the owners will collect by
arrangement. For more on prices, availability
and the surrounding area see W www.
larkhilltipis.co.uk; T [phone].

043 Tamar Village Tipis, Devon
Three tipis on a working farm
overlooking the Tamar Valley,
decorated with traditional Native
American artwork. W www.
tamarvalleytipis.co.uk; T + 44 (0) 845
456 0302.

039 barefoot yurts, Sussex
Two modern Mongolian yurts
(accommodating one group between them) at
the edge of woodland near Rye in the Sussex
countryside. One has an ornate handmade
oak bed and wood-burner, while the other is
the sitting room, with a large table, sofa and
a central stove. Next door is a log cabin with
a shower and a fully equipped kitchen, which
has a cooker, barbecue, fridge, sink and
running water. The owners provide home-
grown fruit and veg, and you can order a box
of local dairy products.

044 Ardfern Tipis, Scotland
Three tipis on a hill by Loch
Craignish on the west coast. W www.
ardferntipis.co.uk; T + 44 (0) 1852
500 715.

045 Yurt Village, Dorset
Six Mongolian yurts (with double and
single futons) in woodland, 1.5km
from a beach. W www.yurtvillage.co.uk;
T [phone].

Need to know For bookings, rates, directions
and local attractions see W www.barefoot-yurts.
co.uk; T [phone].