Base glamp bliss

Andrew Jameson enjoys home comforts on a campsite in Yorkshire

- By ANDREW JAMESON

A PERFECT rainbow breaks out over our cosy new home for the weekend. There are some juicy steaks on the barbie, our glasses are well topped up with wine and Glasto tunes are blaring from the telly.

It sounds, and is, the perfect Friday night for our much-needed getaway at the well-run Cayton Village Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite on the beautiful North Yorkshire coast.

Our prime spot on the site is not in a caravan or a motorhome but in one of its many luxurious glamping alternatives - in our case a cabin with all the mod cons as part of the club's Experience Freedom packages.

Yes, we may feel a bit like cheats of the "great outdoors", rocking up to plumbed in chalet-type accommodation with a kitchen and a massive telly we'd be happy with at home.

But it's a fantastic way to experience the incredible countryside and coastal beauty in the area, especially if you're hopelessly attached to your home comforts like us.

It's spacious: there's a living room with a comfortable banquette, an alternative seating area and a kitchen with oven and gas hobs.

There is a wonderful decking area outside with a table and chairs next to your own barbecue station.

It sleeps six, with a pull-out bed downstairs and a tight-but-comfortable "master" bedroom up some stairs. Plus, you get your own shower and bathroom in the cabin, so there aren't any shared bathroom dramas.