Brownie points - the basis of every successful relationship, right? You win them, you lose a few, but as long as you finish each week up on where you started, chances are it will be a long and fruitful union. (Campsite Chatter's marriage counselling courses are all booked up at the moment, in case you were hoping to book on - sorry!)
Now everyone's different, as we know, so we have to be a tad careful about making sweeping generalisations, but it's fair to say that thinking about the needs and happiness of one's significant other is likely to accrue a few of said points... always handy for those odd days when we find ourselves repeatedly putting our foot in the proverbial 'it'. This someone? Well, they may be a someone we have only recently spied and got our hands on, or they might be someone we've been getting our hands on for a while now, or even someone whose hands have got rather muddled up with our own, we've known them for so long. Whoever they are, planning a secret romantic camping trip, complete with a smattering of vivid stars, an impossibly full moon and something bubbly to sup by the campfire is likely to put a smile on their face: and you know you love their smile!
So, here's Campsite Chatter's contribution to your brownie point bank: some romantic camping ideas for you to weigh up!
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Adults Only Campsites
Picture the scene...Prosecco cooling in specially acquired cool-box - check! Sun dipping daintily below those two perfectly positioned oak trees over there - check! Campfire crackling heartily and dinner roasting perfectly on the camping grill - check! Soft rug rolled out on the grass in front of the tent - perfect!
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There is no room in this utopia, as far as we can see and hear it, for battalions of renegade scooter-riders, for shrieks of footballing prowess, for the clonk of a frisbee as it clatters your 'van or car or for tired-toddler wails. Which is where Adult Only Campsites and Adult Only Caravan Parks come in. There are a good range to choose from in each county. Simply visit our Find a Campsite page, enter your pitch preference, check the 'Adults Only' box in the Required Facilities and click on the area of the UK where you'd like to go - ta da!
If for you Romantic Camping must be under canvas, then choose to stay somewhere really special like Hole Station Campsite in glorious mid-Devon. Set in acres of deciduous woodland, steeped in the tranquility afforded by Devon's narrow lanes and a no-kids, no-dogs rule, this site gets rave reviews from couples wanting to get away from it all and enjoy one another's company without interruption. Campfires are allowed, of course, and the lack of light pollution makes an astonishingly star-lit night a likelihood. Is that a brownie point I can hear?
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Hole Station Campsite, Mid Devon
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Beach-side Camping Holidays for Couples
If you know that the source of your brownie points lies in the lap of the waves on a shore, then you could choose to stay on a campsite very nearby on actually on a beach.
Stay at a campsite like Caerfai Farm Campsite on the coast in Pembrokeshire and enjoy a whole gamut of romantic activities ideal for making holidays for couples really memorable.
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The views from the campsite fields, which roll down to the sea, are breath-taking. You can take a scenic walk along the coastal path, wending your way to Britain's smallest city at nearby St Davids, where you'll find a range of eateries waiting to serve you some lunch.
At Caerfai, there's not a beach on site as such, however the coastal path which runs along the perimeter of the campsite will deliver you to the edge of a number of pretty secluded coves in either direction.
To see listings of the other campsites nearby or adjoining a beach, for romantic sunset strolls, simply visit our Find a Campsite page, enter your pitch preference, check the 'Beach on Site' box in the Required Facilities and click on the area of the UK where you're hoping to visit.
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Caerfai Farm Campsite, Pembrokeshire
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Pampered Couples Camping
Well, we've covered the romance of the great outdoors, the relaxation of open fields, starlit nights and campfire cuddles, but what if your brownie points are likely to be earned through organising a more Pampered Camping experience?
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Campsites across the UK offer access to heated indoor pools, saunas and steam rooms, often with the option of booking beauty and massage treatments at an attached Beauty Centre: ideal for popping a smile on the face of your significant other.
Stay north of the border at Faskally Caravan Park and you'll enjoy not only the stunning views of the surrounding Perthshire Highlands and local views across Loch Pitlochry, for your romantic reflections, you can also relax and unwind in the on-site leisure pool and spa.
Alternatively, book a couple of nights at Bath Marina and Caravan Park in Somerset and take the short ride into the Bath's romantic city centre. Make a booking at the award winning Bath Spa, for a bathe in Britain's only natural thermal mineral rich waters.
The Brownie-point-ometer likes that one! Ching-ching.
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The on-site pool and spa at Faskally, Perthshire
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By Bekah Mardall, Campsite Chatter.
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