Airbnb-style camping comes to UK as US giant Hipcamp buys Cool Camping

The takeover will add 25,000 pitches and glamping structures to the US website and will enable private landowners to rent out rural space

The British camping brand Cool Camping has been taken over by a large US company, Hipcamp, which aims to bring its Airbnb-style model of campsite booking to the UK.

From today, all 25,000 camping pitches and glamping structures on Cool Camping’s website will be listed instead on Hipcamp.