Katy Hill about Family Camping
Katy Hill is best known as a BAFTA Award winning TV Presenter, award winning writer and lifestyle blogger and host of Heart Breakfast every morning. She can also be regularly seen on ITV’s This Morning and lives in Oxfordshire with her husband, Trey Farle
What memorable moments have you enjoyed in your outdoor career and what is your favourite? We LOVE camping as a family! Nothing comes close to the bonding that happens when you’re sleeping under the stars as a family. All that fresh air, all that quality family time − it’s magical. Last year we headed to an incredible eco campsite only 20 minutes from our house and had the best time with friends. We were all pitched around a central camp fire and evenings sat in our awesome moon chairs with best friends were pretty special. The only downside?
The Outwell moon chairs we have were the biggest around the campfire so everyone gravitated to ours! But, when I did eventually get into one of our chairs, sitting toasting marshmallows, with one of the kids snuggled up to me under a blanket on the chair, stars above us, was pretty spectacular.
In my childhood, my family used to borrow friends motorhomes for holidays and I always loved the campsite experience. The excitement of arriving, setting up the motorhome or tent and exploring was just magical. Back in my Blue Peter days I lived with a family in a yurt in Mongolia for a week. It was one of my highlights of my time on the show and I went a long way to cementing my love of life under canvas.