Take an 'amazing' walk in York
Every May just outside York a 30 acre field is laid out with maize plants. In June the field is cut with a series of pathways to create a completely different design year-on-year. By July the maize is taller than most people.

Secret paths and monster droppings….
If you are hiking with younger children they will love to hear stores of buried treasure, or magic trail and fairies and beasts in the woods. Pick a few common plants or stones that could be 'signs' and invent a story for the kids to play along with - get them to spot a series of items in a row as a sign that they're getting close to their fairy/monster/treasure etc.

Pitching your tent - simple, right?
So, you've bought a new tent and you're all excited about going and trying it out - some annoying person is guaranteed to tell you; "make sure you pitch the tent at home before you go" and you know very well that not only will YOU never bother with that advice but that secretly, the annoying person has probably never really checked their tent before setting off either.

So, with that in mind, here are a few tips that might be worth keeping in mind when you arrive at the campsite with your new, never seen before tent!