There are many advantages of living in the Midlands, not least the chance to pop into an interesting show at Birmingham’s NEC for an hour or two.

At risk of jinxing this week’s run of fine weather, we’ve put together some great tips to ensure you and your loved ones can enjoy some fun camping in the sun.

It was a typically bleak bank holiday weekend on Dartmoor with rain and wind whipping over the peaks. But it’s the weather that shapes the mood on this moor – and us visitors were not going to be put off by slate grey skies.

Whether you’ve already booked your pitch and are bubbling with anticipation or you’re considering trying it for the first time, the National Feast of Lanterns (NFOL) is a camping rally like no other. But why should you go to NFOL and if you are already going, what is there to do there? Hopefully here you’ll find some answers and inspiration.