Camping during Christmas: How this Mancunian family celebrates the holiday
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA family of three who are such huge fans of the outdoors that like they spend their Christmas camping. Julie Abbot, 31 and Ethan Abbot, 35, from Burnage, like to celebrate the day - and exchange gifts and have their dinner under canvas in their tent.
The couple first tried it when their six-year-old son asked to do it during the COVID-19 pandemic. And despite being reluctant due to the chilly weather they gave it a go in 2021 - and after enjoying it will be doing so again this year. READ MORE: Five Greater Manchester restaurants named in top 100 places to eat in the UK READ MORE: The Manchester restaurants ITV's I'm a Celebrity's Grace Dent loves...
and the ones she doesn't Ethan said: “We usually just spend Christmas together, we don’t really need anyone else. I do have family who are also abroad like Julie but they live in the US. “Tickets are so expensive and at that time, there were COVID restrictions so flying over wasn’t really an option.
So we just spent it together as a family, we didn’t need anyone else. “When we told friends and family we would be camping in the snow or during Christmas, they looked at us like we were insane but it’s truly beautiful, I’d advise you go when it’s snowing, it rarely snows during Christmas so you can make your own time.” Julie added: “Ethan and our son are much more outdoorsy than me, I do like the outdoors but I thought initially this was a step too far.
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