Nordic Summer

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Note: Items over 61cm or 20kg will be shipped via Parcelforce and are not included in the promotion, exclusions apply. From Father Christmas, the Northern Lights and dog sledding in winter to white water rafting, canyoning and kayaking in summer we offer a compelling range of holidays to suit active families. You may like to know that one beach’s name, Kattrumpen, means “cat’s bottom”, and it connects to a hipster neighbourhood in town.

Our talented distillers have selected botanicals you’d be likely to find in a traditional aquavit, including fresh dill, fennel seeds, and caraway seeds, plus an extra flourish of fragrant star anise and saline samphire. Twice the size of the UK and with only a seventh of the population, a summer break in Sweden affords the chance to truly escape the crowds. As holiday locations go, the isolated Svalbard archipelago, between Norway and the North Pole, has to be one of the most adventurous. Finland's central swathe, between the lake-dotted south and the remote north, is a fabulous combination of wildness and wildlife while the country's vast forests offer the chance to spot lynx, wolves and brown bears. The product itself has quite a pleasant scent, which seems to ward off most insects, including mosquitoes and midges.Could William Shakespeare have got his inspiration for his comedic tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, from this tradition?

Whale watching, swimming with dolphins, dog-sledding, Northern Lights, Midnight Sun, Alaska, The Arctic, as we grow older that bucket list just seems to get longer and longer. They believed that the presence of evil spirits was strong during the longest day of the year, so they would light huge bonfires to ward off dark forces. On 29 May, Denmark’s fifth national park, the Royal North Sealand, opens on its largest island, Zealand. Aquavit is a clear spirit produced in Scandinavian countries and flavored with a variety of botanicals.But there are gorgeous hotels here, too, including Hotel Løkken Strand, which opened last June in the former schoolhouse of the coastal town of Løkken. Easy application, direct from the tin, meaning no waste and a long lasting product, unlike creams or liquids.

Whisper it, but those great rivals – Denmark and Sweden – make perhaps Scandinavia’s most natural pairing. Every year it migrates south to north from as far afield as the north coast of Africa before landing in Iceland to breed. This season makes its presence felt with a (sometimes modest) rise in the mercury, frequent bright sunshine during the day and a long, drawn-out twilight best enjoyed beside a campfire on the shore of a pristine lake.The versatile Prospector Tarp is a useful optional tarp that adds extra sheltered living space to the front of a Prospector, or can be used as a stand-alone tarp, or conveniently connect two tents together as a protected. If we get to have one of your summer gatherings this year, it would be a perfect addition (and quick to make) to your drinks menu. Utilising the old knowledge and techniques used for centuries by the forest people who have lived and worked there. It has a unique herbal flavor that works particularly well in cocktails with citrus such a lime or grapefruit, and vegetables, such as cucumber. This is probably why some women still place wildflowers and herbs under their pillow on Midsummer’s Eve.