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Hilltop Overlooking A Castle, Dorset | Dutch Army Hooped Bivvi
Early July 2024
I’ve been wanting to camp here for a long time and I finally got around to it just before the busy summer holidays.
I bedded down in the soft long grass with a view of the castle. I camped on this hill as opposed to the other because I wanted to catch the sunrise from behind the castle. Due to the cloud, that didn’t happen.
I should have camped on the other hill to catch the sunset and also because I didn’t see anyone on that hill. The hill I was on had had the viewpoint and of course had a few visitors and groups in the evening. I think I’ll return and camp on the other hill in the autumn.
There were lots of helicopters flying around until the early hours. Some of them flew directly overhead. There are a few army bases in the area so they must have been doing some training.
It was still a nice evening, I had an internet signal and I found a tick on me in the morning.
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