PRODUCT Zoos get into Glamping as Durrell Wildlife Camp Scoops First AA Glamping Award The Durrell Wildlife Camp, Jersey, is the first recipient of the new AA Glamping Site of the Year award. A canvas Clubhouse, Lemur Lodge, serves as reception, meeting place and function area, whilst accommodation is in futuristic geo domes, both from Boldscan’s Albion Canvas range. Set on wooden decking, interiors feature a king-size bed, two singles and a wood-burning stove, plus an additional pod with high quality toilet, wash basin and shower, and a spacious fully equipped kitchen. The AA commented: “The Durrell Wildlife Camp offers quality accommodation, excellent customer service and a unique holiday experience.” Last year Boldscan set up Chessington World of Adventures’ new ‘Explorer Glamping’ site with 31 bespoke khaki bell tents and four safari-style Amboseli tents. The site is situated next to the Wild Asia section, home to the lorikeets. Interiors have a subtle Asian theme and include proper beds, duvets, a clothes rail, free Wi-Fi, power sockets and tea and coffee making facilities. Chester Zoo, Avon Valley Adventure and Durrell Wildlife Camp, Jersey Wildlife Park, and Camp Hill Estate have recently installed Boldscan’s clear span (no poles) Clubhouse. Camp Hill Estate’s owner, Robert Ropner, toyed with the idea of redeveloping existing buildings or putting up a wooden cabin to house the café. “A wooden cabin would have been extortionately expensive in comparison. As well as winning on price, the canvas Clubhouse offered flexibility and the muted colours blended in with the landscape. The Clubhouse will be a café in high season and then a venue for weddings or corporate events. It can even be moved to a new site if necessary.” 01823 665849 / www.albioncanvas.co.uk Next Generation Tree Tents Have Landed It began with a sketch, was brought to life on ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ and now Tree Tents has launched the next generation design of its namesake structure the Tree Tent – the world’s first flat-pack, suspended tree house – on a Swedish island dedicated to outdoor adventure. “Staying true to our vision of creating the world’s greatest outdoor hideaways, we’ve honed the Tree Tent design, rigorously testing materials and tracking their lifecycle to ensure the structure performs to the high standards we expect for owners, guests and the environment,” says Jason Thawley, innovation and design director at Tree Tents. “I can’t think of a better place to launch the new design than in Askersund Outdoor’s idyllic Scandinavian woodland. The owners’ philosophy of encouraging enjoyment of the outdoors, while doing good business that doesn’t cost the earth, aligns perfectly with our own,” he adds. Tree Tents is also proving a hit closer to home with the team busy installing across the UK for this summer. But thanks to a clever prefabricated design that promises painless installation in around two to three days, there’s still time to add the world’s greatest escape to your site for this season. 01273 973 937 / www.treetents.co.uk Design Your Own Glamping Domes F.Domes is a global manufacturer and supplier of DIY geodesic dome kits. Portable and en-suite, the products from F.Domes allow you to free your creativity and choose from dozens of colour combinations for the dome’s membrane, insulation, curtains and bathroom module coverings. There is also a plethora of additional equipment. If you wish, you can make your dome blend with the landscape; useful in locations where this is obligatory such as national parks and nature reserves. The company states that its domes have extreme longevity and durability, and that maintenance is minimal. 020 8133 2588 / www.fdomes.com Sanitation for Off Grid and Temporary Glampsites New to the glamping market is a product allowing flushing toilets to the most remote, temporary or off grid glampsites. Initially developed for the construction industry, the Tuff Tank waste storage tank from Plastic Solutions can be positioned under a shepherds hut or other glamping unit, wash or WC cabin to collect waste for removal by local septic tank emptying services. “Although the adverts for glamping tend to concentrate on the provision of decent beds, heating and lighting, in the background there is often another important feature – decent sanitation,” says Jon Trelfa, general manager at Plastic Solutions. “That means hot and cold running water and, in particular, private and preferably flushing toilets. “That immediately causes many permanent and event-specific glampsites a problem. While mains water is a possibility, mains sewers are probably not. One approach might be to invest in some major groundwork development but this is likely to incur planning permission and expense. A Tuff Tank can be easily installed to capture waste and allow all the home comforts guests expect.” The portable sanitation products from Plastic Solutions include water tanks in a variety of sizes, pumps to transport the water, portable recirculating flush toilets and effluent tanks to support the use of flush lavatories. These can be bought by site owners for permanent or semipermanent installation and are also available from hire companies to cater for the needs of one off or irregular events. 0800 334 5742 / www.plasticsol.com 6 WWW.OPENAIRBUSINESS.COM
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