Feature preview

The familiar Off Grid Camp, made easier to use

This preview keeps the map, the locations and the direct relationship between campers and hosts. It explores how the same service could feel clearer on a phone, quicker to manage and more useful between trips.

Start with the map See what has changed

Familiar foundations

Familiar foundations, with new ideas to try

The original site created a distinctive home for a map-led network of wilder places. This feature preview keeps those strengths and explores simpler ways to find, understand and manage a location.

The original established

A trusted, recognisable network

A UK-wide directory built around the map
Distinctive Off Grid Camp colours, imagery and language
Useful access, vehicle and wildness guidance
Member access to private details and direct host contact

The preview adds

Clearer journeys around the same service

Fewer steps from the home page to a useful map result
Searchable key points and simpler, consistent campsite facts
Role-specific tools for members, hosts and the site team
Draft, review and support workflows that are easier to follow

A practical tour

What the preview makes easier

Each area is designed around a real visitor, member, host or administrator task. The aim is not to add noise; it is to put the useful detail closer to the moment it is needed.

Maps and search

The map is available from the home page and the full directory, with clustered pins that zoom naturally instead of simply spreading apart.

Map and satellite views
Region, vehicle access and wildness filters
Search by place or campsite key point
Saved and visited camps on personal maps

Privacy and access

Public visitors see an approximate area. Eligible signed-in members can see the private arrival and contact details intended for them.

Separate member, host, moderator and admin access
Profile visibility choices for photos, vehicles and visits
Private location details kept out of public map responses
Account and security activity available to authorised staff

Bookings without losing direct contact

Hosts can use a twelve-month availability calendar when it suits them, while members can still contact the owner directly.

Requests for dates, party size and vehicle details
Capacity, closed periods and seasonal availability
Clear owner replies and request status
No automatic payment or instant booking implied

Host editing and drafts

Location owners can work through short, focused sections rather than one very long form, then check their work before anything changes publicly.

Save a private draft
Preview the full location page
Add, reorder and remove photographs
Submit changes for an administrator to review and publish

Community and trip planning

Optional profiles and planning tools help members remember places and find like-minded people without making private activity public by default.

Favourite and visited locations
A review prompt after recording a visit
Expandable member review photographs
Group trip interest before anyone commits

Support and feature ideas

Members can ask for help in a private support thread, or suggest an improvement where the wider community can help show demand.

Search existing ideas before submitting another
Upvote a useful request
Keep support messages between the user and authorised staff
Track replies and status in one place

Administration and insight

The working dashboard brings routine jobs and recent changes together, so the team can move from a useful total straight to the records behind it.

Content, location and account management
Queues for pins, reviews, applications and suggestions
Recent changes, support and booking activity
First-party traffic trends and an audit history

Mobile and accessible use

Pages reflow for smaller screens, while controls retain visible labels, useful focus states and keyboard operation.

Touch-friendly maps that balance panning and page scrolling
Keyboard-operable map clusters and account menus
Readable forms, validation and status messages
Layouts checked at phone and desktop widths

Easier day to day

One preview, three clearer journeys

For a camper

Find a compatible place, understand it at a glance, save it, ask about dates and keep trip details together.

Browse as a camper

For a host

Keep a listing accurate, control availability, check proposed changes and respond to members without hunting through the site.

See the host journey

For the Off Grid Camp team

See what needs attention, move into the right queue and keep a record of important publishing and account changes.

At a glance

New tools to explore in this preview

The features are grouped around the everyday things campers, hosts and the Off Grid Camp team may want to do.

Find and plan

Search the full map by place, access and key point
Save favourites and keep a map of visited camps
Request dates or contact a host directly
Share reviews, photographs and group-trip interest

Manage and support

Edit locations in short sections and preview drafts
Manage photographs, availability and booking requests
Handle accounts, roles and content from one dashboard
Follow support conversations and popular feature ideas

Have a look around

The best next step is simply to try it

Start with the map, open a few locations and follow whichever journey feels most relevant. This page will still be here when you want the overview again.

Open the campsite map Return to the home page