Yurt camping in the UK is becoming big business, so if you have a field and a few £££'s to spare....

Having already written quite a few pages on this site for Yurt camping and Yurt holidays for various parts of Europe including France, Spain, England, Wales and Scotland, we have now decided to do the sensible thing and add one for Yurt camping in the UK - something which most people are looking for.

There is no doubt that Yurts are here to stay in terms of being part of the leisure industry I mean - and they are certainly superior to any ordinary tents that I have seen or stayed in, so much more comfortable and better appointed that the only resemblance they have with tents is in the approximate shape and similar outside skin.

The Yurt camping season is longer that it is for tents as they have a proper raised wooden floor, are so much better insulated (they are still used in Lapland where it is dreadfully cold), and they usually have a wood burner included in the rental. All this means that if you are so inclined you can have a very snug and comfortable stay in one of these at virtually any time of the year.

We have often wondered why none of the major camping companies (as in tent camping as opposed to mobile homes) in the UK haven't got in on the act yet, but we haven't heard of a single one trying for a share of this lucrative niche market. I mean, once bought they will last for many years and the ROI must be phenomenal!

If you have an interest in Yurt camping holidays then you must surely have heard of Tipis, the old Red Indian tents or Teepees. Frankly we view these as just a passing phase because somehow they haven't "taken off" and captured the imagination of holidaymakers in the way Yurts have, so if you were contemplating buying a few to rent out....well, I wouldn't bother, and it's a moot point as to whether Tipis are cheaper/dearer to buy than Yurts anyway, and I know which I would rather invest in, and sleep in!

Probably the greatest concentration of the UK Yurt camping holiday sites are in the National Parks, the Lake District, Peak District, and after that Devon and Cornwall, and you may well find that more than a few are in or around farms as struggling farmers are trying tobalance the books by getting into the holiday business as they have with B&B in the last decade or so.