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Motu Tetaraire - Tahiti, French Polynesia - Private Dream Island
On a dotted atoll with unhabited islands in Rangiroa, Tahiti, you will find...
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“The autumn leaves are falling like rain
Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
and you, you are a thousand miles away,
there are always two...” -
just gonna go glamping everyone.
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Sometimes I can’t even remember how I find some of these links but if having a holiday in a posh tent is your kind of thing...
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NEW: ROCK CLIMBING AT THE OLD FORGE
Explore the fossil beaches and rugged cliffs of Dorset from the rock face, with a picnic waiting at the top…
The Old Forge is home to Rosie the Gypsy Caravan, Sam the Shepherd’s Hut, Scrumpy Jack the mischievous donkey and of course Tim and Lucy, your lovely hosts. Their daughter Sophie recently got married at The Old Forge, in a vintage, homespun, unique wedding of her own creation, to Alex, a qualified climbing instructor. So take someone intrepid along and the two of you can join Alex and Sophie to explore the world-famous Jurassic Coast…
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NO GIFTS YET? THE CANOPY & STARS ELF CAN HELP
It’s nearly - but not quite - too late to send off for strange and magical gifts from afar, but say the word and the elves of the internet will rummage through their toy trunks. All these quirky and original presents can still reach you in time for Christmas…
This one is right up our trunk. We’re expecting to wake up on Christmas morning and find we’ve all bought each other one, just like Mumford and Sons and their mandolins.
Order: From Fab by 2pm on Thurs 20th Dec. (Beardy man not included.)
Made by The Bay Tree, simply soaked in molasses, white wine, rum, cinnamon, lemon and spices, these are great after dinner with ice cream or mascarpone and a coffee. The grown-up equivalent of giant fizzy cola bottles.
Order: from The Bay Tree by phone or online, Christmas delivery dates not specified. But you can also get them from Waitrose!
We’re starting to think all human knowledge is out there on a tea towel somewhere. Keep this to hand, and you’ll never head out to pick wild garlic for pesto in July instead of April again.
Order: from To Dry For, usually despatched next working day (so order on Wed 19th)
Festive enough to add some cheesy sparkle, pretty enough to bring out year on year, these heart shaped enamel earrings beg to be worn on Christmas morning.
Order: From Tatty Devine by Thurs 20th Dec.
And finally…5. Canopy & Stars Gift Cards
We wanted to buy someone a sky full of stars, the smell of woodsmoke, and a game of candlelit scrabble, but couldn’t fit them all in the same envelope. This does the job! Extra Christmas spirit: Spend over £100, and we’ll say thanks with a £25 Canopy & Stars Gift Card for you to spend on yourself.
Order: from Canopy & Stars by 3pm on Thursday 20th with free postage or 3pm on Friday 21st Dec with emergency £10 Royal Mail Next Day Saturday Delivery charge
Good luck - and Happy Christmas!
Love from Tardy, the Canopy & Stars Christmas Elf xx
PLAN YOUR ESCAPE FROM (OR FOR?) NEW YEAR’S EVE NOW
The champagne is on ice. The sky is full of stars. We can’t guarantee no one will cheat at Cluedo…
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Canopy & Stars Annual Photo Competition 2012
It’s time to polish your lens, strike a pose and get snapping - the Canopy & Stars Annual Photo Competition is back and better than ever!
We’re looking for a stunning, characterful pic of your stay at one of our places. Last year’s winner Jojo Duenas sent us this amazing portrait of a Highland cow from her stay at The Lovestruck while it was stationed in Mhor.
And in return, received this custom painting inspired from her own holiday photos courtesy of artist Anthony Garratt (who happens to have an upcoming solo show at Thackeray Gallery in Kensington, London).
This year, we’ll be sending the winner on a 2-night trip to the Big Sky Retreat, where the 180 degree views of Exmoor and Dartmoor are sure to inspire anyone who’s handy with a camera. Our friends at Good Energy are also throwing in one year free of their ‘good energy’ for the winner…
Send us your snaps now - enter here! (Closing date 31st January, 2013)
Wilderness Festival flower boudoir
What a weekend… Wilderness Festival was amazing! Read about our superstar celebrity encounters!
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Wilderness… 15,000 festival go’ers, 15,000 flowers and us
Like busy bees, we’ve been getting ready for our first foray into flowers and festivals. Where, you cry? Wilderness Festival!
And why 15,000 fresh flowers? Well to make flower garlands, jewellery and masks of course…
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Country Calling know a great little place…
Experience holidays are very much on trend while idling on the beach is starting to feel a bit yesterday. You may want to do a fair amount of loafing but you’ll also want to check out the best local food, culture and places to hang out while you’re there.
People come to Country Calling to find out what’s going on in the South West – where to eat, beach, walk, learn to surf, cook or check in for some local culture.
So to make your job a little easier we thought we’d choose our top 5 favourite Canopy&Stars places and let you in on some nearby hidden gems.
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We’re On Track
Who wouldn’t want to cosy up in a cabin while a train carries you closer to your destination? Or hark back to the golden age of steam? It’s a slower form of transport, a more civilised and infinitely more relaxing way to travel.
We’re hoping that everyone who’s entered The 2012 Great British Adventure Competition is excited about the train trips they could win, including a sleeper train ride (we love a cabin) and an awesome steam train ride to London! We’ve picked out a few of the entries who told us about their train travel memories. Take a look at all of them on our entries page if you’re in need of inspiration.
Thanks so much to Scotrail and Railway Touring for promising to ferry our adventurers about!
Calling Dapper Gents & Flapper Girls
Twenties theme? Vintage clothes? Gin and tonic? The party that kicks off when our lucky 2012 Great British Adventure competition winners arrive at The Dapper Camping Club sounds so amazing…we want to come too!
We don’t quite know how to do the Charleston (yet!) but there’s plenty of time to practice before the competition closes on 15th July. For the 1920s Party at The Dapper Camping Club, Tweedsman Vintage will be making sure everyone is looking properly dapper in vintage suits, while Penderyn Distillery - makers of rare Welsh spirits - will be providing some of their award-winning gin for delicious cocktails. Sip a gin sling while you unpack your organic BBQ hamper from Riverford, and don’t forget to invite a couple of friends along for dressing up and a night in the bell tent next door.
Share your favourite travel memory with us and you could be dusting off your dancing shoes, as well as your wellies, for a round trip of a lifetime to Canopy & Stars places. You can also swing by Dapper Camping, or any of our places featured in The 2012 Great British Adventure, if you fancy!
Ready, Steady, Weddings!
Time to strike up the band, get out the confetti and stick a flower in your buttonhole - Canopy & Stars Weddings are here! We’re bringing our unique style to your special day, by popular demand. We know our places are perfect for romance (as the number of proposals clearly show!), but when so many of you lovely people asked to get hitched with us, we just couldn’t refuse. From a simple woodland handfastening to a momentous mini-festival, we’ve got together friendly folk and beautiful spaces for a day to remember. We’re inviting you to take a look at our very first collection of weddings with a dash of eco-panache.
