How British campers are much jollier than non-campers

Happy campers? You bet! How Britons who holiday under canvas are much jollier than those who don’t

  • The study found that 48 per cent of campers feel happy almost every day
  • Just 35 per cent of the non-campers who took part in the survey felt the same

It may come as a shock to the brave souls who spend every summer tackling temperamental tent poles and drying out sodden socks over a collapsing campfire.

But despite their mosquito-bitten extremities, campers are actually happier than others, a study has suggested.

The surprising survey of 10,992 people found that 48 per cent of people who go camping feel happy almost every day, versus just 35 per cent of non-campers.

Campers are also more likely to be ‘flourishing’ with optimal mental health (44 per cent) compared to those who don’t (31 per cent) –and report significantly higher levels of psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.

Outdoor types were even found to be 23 per cent less anxious than those who prefer their creature comforts. The Outjoyment Report was carried out by academics at Liverpool John Moores and Sheffield Hallam universities, in association with The Camping and Caravanning Club.

The surprising survey of 10,992 people found that 48 per cent of people who go camping feel happy almost every day, versus just 35 per cent of non-campers (Stock image)

The club’s president Julia Bradbury, who also presents BBC One’s Countryfile, helped create a campsite experience outside London’s King’s Cross Station to bring the countryside to the city.

She said: ‘Spending time outdoors has proven benefits for both your mental and physical wellbeing.’ Mrs Bradbury said her ‘pop-up camping pod’ meant people could ‘swap their busy city lives for just a few moments of pure ‘outjoyment’. And some 91 per cent of campers do so to relax, the study found.

The Camping and Caravanning Club also surveyed 2,000 adults who live in an urban or suburban area, via OnePoll, to explore how frequently they can access green spaces. It found nine per cent could not remember the last time they camped and 48 per cent hadn’t done so in more than five years.

As many as 46 per cent said living in the city or suburbs meant they did not get to enjoy nature as much as they would like.

Some 73 per cent believed their physical wellbeing improved when they spent time outside, while 79 per cent felt their mental health was boosted.

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