Pre - erected tents

Pre - erected tents - equipped with groundsheet, sleeping bags and sleeping bag inners, lighting and cooking pots and pans. Hire of sleeping bags £8 each. Hire of gas hob and gas £8

The tents are manufactured in Norway by Helsport - a family owned business that has been designing manufacturing and supplying expedition tents and equipment since 1951.

At the The Orchard Campsite you have a choice of staying in the Helsport Lavvu Varanger Camp. Native Americans call it a tepee while the Scandinavian Sami call it Lavvu. With room inside to sit around the fire, (it has the capability to take a modern stainless steel enclosed wood burning stove with a chimney that exits through the tent top - but these stoves are not available on hire units) there is a reason why the Lavvu design has survived thousands of years and is still in use today in the daily lives of people who live outdoors. The Lavvu is the most versatile tent design, where you can prepare food or simply warm your hands over the fire while being able to stand up. All this and plenty of floor space too.

Alternatively you can stay in the Helsport Valhall. Developed for extreme weather its design and build ensures it is warm and functional whatever time of year you stay. It too can take a wood burning stove inside (not available on hire units) but unlike the Lavvu tent features three distinct areas which are separated by inner tent walls.

Both tents sleep up to 8 comfortably.

As appointed retailers of the Helsport range we can also supply any of the Helsport tent ranges or Helsport camping equipment to you. If you stay in our pre - erected Helsport tents here at The Orchard and then decide to buy any Helsport tent from us, we credit the cost of the first two nights rental back to you.

THE ORCHARD CAMPSITE - PRE - ERECTED TENT PRICING 2012
Lavvu Tent			Valhall Tent
Double Walled Construction	Controllable Ventilation		Double Walled Construction	Controllable Ventilation
Electric Hook Up by arrangement	Ground Sheet		Electric Hook Up by arrangement	Ground Sheet
Porch Entrance	Sleeps up to 8		3 Separate Rooms	Sleeps up to 8
Sleeping Bags £8 each	Hire of gas hob and gas £8		Sleeping Bags £8 each	Hire of gas hob and gas £8
Pitch Fee included	First 2 nights cost refundable if you buy a Helsport Tent from us		Pitch Fee included	First 2 nights cost refundable if you buy a Helsport Tent from us
First night cost: £70 thereafter £50 per night This includes rental of the tent, equipment and pitch - and up to 4 adults on the pitch (no limit on children numbers)			First night cost: £70 thereafter £50 per night This includes rental of the tent, equipment and pitch - and up to 4 adults on the pitch (no limit on children numbers)