Camping in the UK - Wasdale Head

We went on our first camping trip in the UK and camped/hiked in the Lakes District for 3 days. Was it different from camping in the South East US? Yes. Was it good fun? Yes!

Here are some of the differences we observed between the two:
- Wilderness is limited in the UK when it comes to camping. It appears that most people camp in actual campgrounds as opposed to primitive camping, mostly because there is little public land. That being said, we were also told by some blokes from Yorkshire that it was accepted to camp outside of campgrounds, as long as LNTB is practiced (Leave No Trace Behind).
- The campground did not allow open campfires, nor did it allow open flames in grills. As it turned out, we brought our portable charcoal grill for cooking, and (surprisingly) did not miss having a fire, instead sitting around the warmth of the grill. In addition, as the Lakes District receives the most rainfall in the UK, the trees and vegetation are healthy and green, and anything not dead is likely wet, so that using it as firewood would be challenging anyways.
- The views in the Lakes District are amazing. Because there are so many open fields and pastures, one can always get amazing views, unblocked by trees as commonly happens in the South East US (especially North Georgia).
- We found that during our three nights of camping, we actually got the best sleep we EVER got camping. The nice thick green grass under the tent made such a comfortable pad that it was almost like sleeping on a mattress.

Finally, here are some pics of the area we were in -- more details coming during descriptions of our hikes.

We got to the campground late at night, after driving on some interesting roads, like Hardknott Pass

Our camping spot: notice the thick and comfortable grass. We met and hung out with the couple in the tent in the background, who were Molecular Biologists from Manchester.

The campground is surrounded by mountains. There were quite a few tents at this site, mostly because we went on a holiday weekend.

Another picture from the campground: the trail to go up Scafell Pike (tallest point in the UK) is barely visible going up the side of the mountain.

This was the view walking out of our tent