Yurt Holidays in Cornwall

While researching yurt holidays for the Yurts for Sale Blog I came across a familiar looking camping site.

 

Check out  Tower Park Campsite and  their yurts on their website

  
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yurt living in alaska

yurt life in alaska

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I am trying to find out how sustainable living in a yurt in Alaska would be. I also wonder how many people in Alaska actually live in a yurt year round there. My family and I have been planning our move to Alaska for a couple of years and our dream is to buy land and live in a yurt for the rest of our lives. Seeing how we are from the mid-west most people here think we are insane and it is hard to find out good advice.Any and all tips will be greatly appreciated... Also does anyone know any good yurt companies already located in Alaska? And is it hard to get land zoned for this particular use?

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Excellent in depth discussion about whether it is actually practical to live in a yurt in Alaska. Conclusions seems to be a tentative (oops, excuse the pun!) "yes" but it's not very ecologically sound in such extreme temperatures.

Harvest at Jimmy's 'glamping' in a yurt

"It's all about the toilets, I'm afraid," said Dan Raine, who'd travelled from Manchester with his wife for the food and music event.

"I can't stand festival toilets, so the extra expense was purely for the loos."

"We've done festival camping in the past," said Leni Raine, who's married to Dan.

Dan and Leni Raine only had to bring sleeping bags for their yurt

Jimmy's Farm, which is at Wherstead near Ipswich, didn't have camping for its inaugural festival in 2009, so it's making its debut in 2010.

The boutique camping area is fenced off from the regular campers and has its own toilets and showers.

A couple of the advantages are that the accommodation is already set-up for you and there are locks on the yurt and cabin doors to minimise the risk of theft.

"We do have our own tent, but this is more of a holiday - taking it easy and enjoying a more chilled side of camping," said Leni.

"£600 doesn't seem to get you a lot. You really do just get your yurt for the weekend, but it's a pretty average price for festivals in this type of accommodation.

"The security's pretty good on festival sites, especially if you're in VIP or boutique camping.

"You feel you can leave something and it's secure.

"Now we're older, our idea of festivals has changed slightly. We prefer it if we have a good time but we're not woken up in the middle of the night by somebody falling on our tent."

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So it is 'all about the toilets"! One of the best reasons for booking a yurt at the next festival you go to, clean loos and a shower block!

A Yurt with a view

via yurtsofhawaii.com

A yurt for sale but sadly it doesn't come with the view included! If you are lucky enough to live on Hawaii then these are your 'go to' people!
I could sooo live there:-)

Yurts for sale this month

via woodlandyurts.co.uk

Often you have to order a yurt and then wait months for it to arrive. This September, if you act fast you might just be able to buy a 15' Kyrgyz yurt from Woodland Yurts in the UK for less than £4000.
I'm still deciding what I need so I enjoy looking at Yurts for Sale

Buying a yurt - great advice for buyers

Yurts for sale we've all seen the tempting ebay ads but is it buyer beware? This article has some really great advice for anyone who is serious about buying a yurt.

What's the biggest mistake people make in buying a yurt? The wrong size? No. You can always add a second yurt if the first turns out to be too small. The wrong style? Not usually. Most of the fabric yurts, for example, are pretty similar to each other, and if you're buying new you usually get to choose your options and customize it to meet your personal needs.

via livingintheround.org

Definitely worth reading this very carefully before you buy a yurt! I love the way he deals with the most common problems as explains how to avoid them.

Yurt Living

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Yurt living in an eco village in Inner Mongolia -pretty yurts, nice music :)
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Flirt with a yurt (From The Northern Echo)

via thenorthernecho.co.uk

Yurt holidays on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.
King size beds, extra cozy fleece bedding, woodburner and a transparent roof dome - ooh er, very tempting!
There's even extreme kite surfing down the road! :-)
Pricey but very nice!

Rates: from £350-£650 per week.