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What to bring

Camping

When you’re packing, imagine five days of glorious sunshine and five days of rain… and then pack for both. We’re talking wellies and sun-cream; umbrellas and sunglasses; raincoats and shorts. Below are a few items you might want to pack:

  • Tent (ground sheets, tent poles and pegs to go with your canvas.)
  • Air bed or roll mat
  • Sleeping bag
  • Pillow
  • Eye mask and ear plugs
  • Lots of blankets
  • Warm clothes (although flip flops are great for the showers)
  • Towel and toiletries
  • Torch
  • Battery powered fairy lights for your tent
  • Bible
  • Notebook
  • A chair or picnic blanket to sit on
  • Chargers*
  • We recommend that you do not bring any valuables with you.

If self-catered camping, remember to also bring:

  • Cooking equipment: stove, pans, knives, chopping boards, an ice bag or box etc
  • Plate, mug and cutlery
  • Remember the small things like: washing up bowl, washing up liquid, bin bags & tea towels

There is a freezer available to refreeze ice-packs for cool bags or ice boxes (but not to freeze your food). Look for the signs. There are no fridge facilities on the campsite. There is also no where to safely plug in camping fridges so please don't bring these along.

Camping with a meal pass

A meal pass means you can simply collect your meals in a takeaway box. All meals will be served from the back of Quinta Hall.

Money & facilities

Forum does not have a cash machine on-site, so bring appropriate funds for food, visits to the bookshop and an offering for international student ministry. There is a cash machine inside the Weston Rhyn village store. All facilities on site take card and contactless.

We’ll provide showers, toilets, washing-up sinks and fresh water taps at various places. Each regional village will have space to gather, so bring your deck chair. Often CUs plan together to share tents, camping supplies, and catering.

Top tip: please bring your own reusable water bottle to fill up at taps or at meals throughout the week.

Staying indoors

Here are a few useful things to pack:

  • Sleeping bag or duvet cover
  • A single mattress sheet
  • Pillowcase
  • Towel & toiletries
  • Blanket
  • Bible
  • Notebook
  • Warm clothes
  • Torch
  • Chargers*

If you are staying indoors with a meal pass, at registration you will find out where you can pick up your takeaway food from and will be given your room number.

Self-catered indoors

We recommend you only do this option if you have friends or other members of your CU camping and choosing to self-cater. Work with other CU members who are camping and sort out a list of cooking equipment.

Hire camping equipment

Don’t own a tent? You can hire tents, cooking equipment and more from ‘Farmer John’ – delivered straight to Forum.

Check Farmer John's website for information about availability and rates. To order, we recommend booking by phone or post: ‘Farmer John’ doesn’t really do emails!

Note: Forum delegates have used ‘Farmer John’ in the past, but UCCF cannot accept any responsibility for the service he offers.

Safety

*We recommend that all electrical devices are PAT tested before Forum

We ask that you do not cook in your tents, but use the cooking tents provided in your regional camping zone.

Please do not bring disposable BBQ's on site. There will be a chance to have a BBQ with your region.

Please make sure you pack all the materials needed to clean all your cooking utensils thoroughly.

There is also no where to safely plug in camping fridges so please don't bring these along.