Tent Reviews

You get home from a weekend camping trip, tired and happy, and stuff the tent into the back of the cupboard. It’s still damp from the morning dew, there’s mud…

It’s 4pm, the cloud has dropped, the drizzle has turned into proper rain, and you’re standing in a field trying to work out which pole goes where while the wind…

You’re browsing tents online and the price difference makes no sense. A pop-up tent that sleeps four costs £60. A pole tent that sleeps four costs £300. They both keep…

You’ve decided the family is going camping this summer, and now you’re on Go Outdoors’ website at midnight looking at tents that all seem the same but cost wildly different…

Imagine this: you’ve just arrived at a buzzing festival, the sun is shining, and the excitement is palpable. After a long drive, the last thing you want is to struggle with a complicated tent that takes ages to pitch. That’s where pop-up tents come to the rescue, offering you a quick and…

You’re planning your first wild camping trip — maybe the Pennine Way, maybe a weekend in Snowdonia — and the tent your mate lent you weighs 4kg. By lunch on…

You’ve driven two hours to reach a beautiful campsite, pitched your tent on what looked like perfectly flat grass, and woken up at 3am lying in a puddle with the…

You’ve finally convinced the family to go camping. The tent’s ordered, the sleeping bags are dug out from the garage, and everyone’s cautiously excited — until you open Google Maps…

Choosing a tent in the UK isn’t like choosing one for a week in the south of France. Here, your

A practical guide to choosing the right tent for UK camping, covering season ratings, tent sizes and shapes, waterproofing, ventilation, budget tips and a quick-reference buying checklist.