Bell Tent UK / Camping with Soul was founded in 2006 after a ‘eureka’ moment at a festival.
Founder Tobyn Cleeves got a lighter and more portable sample made and used it as the bridal suite at his wedding. Several of his guests loved the tent and asked where they could get one so he seized the opportunity, formed Bell Tent UK and started selling them from his home.
, Bell Tent UK was confirmed as the go to Bell Tent company and with the introduction of bespoke accessories the Camping with Soul family was formed. Things were already moving fast when in 2008 we were asked by Glastonbury Festival if we rented out our tents – ‘we do now!’ we said, and our sister company
We are a small company here at Camping with Soul, a team of people who are friends as well as colleagues and we love doing what we do.
We are all avid fans of Bell-Tenting and spend a lot of time at festivals or in a field somewhere during the summer months, testing and developing our core products. Combining this experience and customer feedback, we continue to tweak the traditional Bell Tent design. We utilise modern manufacturing techniques and materials to create the best product we can – we never compromise the quality of our tents, and have a premium position in the market as a result.
Camping with Soul prides itself on:
Camping with Soul has been selling beautiful canvas Bell Tents and associated accessories since 2006. There are now lots of copies out there, but they are not the same tent, not the same quality, and we do not supply anyone else. Differences include little things like:
Although we are a small company that spends much of its time at festivals or in a field (hence the mobile number), we really care about everyone who buys from us and becomes part of our little Camping with Soul Family. We always try and answer the phone during working hours and will always get back to you as soon as we can. We take our manufacturer’s warranty really seriously, and if there is a defect to your tent within the warranty period, we will do our utmost to sort it out for you.
Ever since we launched Bell Tent UK we are constantly updating our tents to be better and more practical. We started out selling a Standard Bell Tent, and then added the Deluxe with a heavy-duty groundsheet. Then, listening to your feedback, you wanted the security of a heavy-duty groundsheet but with the versatility of still being able to roll the walls up, hence the Ultimate was born, with the Deluxe groundsheet with an added, hidden zip. We’ve also introduced different sizes and hybrids like the Emperor Bell Tent and Twin Door Bell Tents that offer better ventilation and the possibility of connection to other tents, vehicles or structures.
We are always researching developments in canvas and proofing and launched the PRO range of Bell Tents in 2013 to cater from professional users or people who want everything to be a bit more heavy duty.
Our manufacturer in China, who we regularly visit, has been responsibly making our tents for the past ten years, not only because of their superior quality, but because good labour practices are very important to us.
, an initiative to build up a worldwide ‘off the beaten track’ online camping directory and network, helping people launch their own boutique camping business and offering online promotion for existing providers of luxury camping retreats. Moving away from the municipal, often crowded campsite experience, Get on my Land promotes unique and secluded luxury camping locations in canvas Bell Tents and similarly themed structures throughout the UK and the rest of the world.
