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Clement's Campfire Lamp

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Clement Hogarth
Handcrafted by Clement Hogarth — Kielder, Northumberland
★★★★★ 4.9 (218)
Handmade campfire lamp small and big side by side

Clement's Campfire Lamp

Regular price $72.00
Regular price $72.00 Sale price $143.40
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Built by hand in Kielder, Northumberland · his last batch

A real little campfire for your sitting room. No match, no cord, no smoke.

Clement Hogarth was a Forestry Commission ranger in Kielder Forest for 41 years, and for forty summers his wife Maureen sat beside his campfire every evening. When she moved into a care home where candles weren’t allowed, he built her a campfire she could keep on her bedside table: real fallen branches from the burn behind their cottage, a ring of stones and a warm flickering light inside. Arthritis has ended his building for good. These are his last.

Only 204 left

41

years of campfires in the forest

6

hours of handwork per lamp

0

flames, cords or smoke

“A fire is the only thing that gets eight strangers to sit still and look at the same spot. I wanted people to have that in their sitting room.”

— Clement Hogarth

What arrives at your door

  • One handmade campfire lamp in the size you choose (small or big)
  • A built-in rechargeable battery, so it glows without a cord
  • A USB charging cable
  • A short instruction card
  • Packed in its own box with protective foam, so every branch arrives in place

What makes Clement’s lamp different

No. 01

Real fallen branches

Birch, alder and rowan picked up along the burn and the forest tracks Clement walked for four decades, dried for a full summer. Bark, knots and twig stubs left on. No two lamps look alike.

No. 02

Wired tight, built to stand

The branches are stood into a teepee and wired fast. Clement shakes every lamp before it goes out. If a stick wobbles, it comes back apart.

No. 03

The stone ring

A ring of rough grey stones, just like a fire pit at a Kielder campsite. It gives the lamp a wide, steady footing.

No. 04

A flame that moves

Warm amber light deep in the teepee that flickers like embers instead of blinking like a cheap bulb, and throws branch shadows across the wall.

No. 05

Rechargeable, no cord

Charge it with the USB cable in the box, then set it wherever you want the glow: bedside table, mantelpiece, dinner table, reading chair.

No. 06

Nothing to blow out

No open flame, no wax, no soot on the ceiling. Nothing to forget in a room with children, cats and curtains.

Pick your fire

The Small Fire

about 16 cm tall · base about 9–10 cm

Maureen’s size. For the bedside table, the windowsill, a bookshelf or a desk.

The Big Fire

about 24.5 cm tall · base about 13–14 cm

For the mantelpiece, the coffee table or the middle of the dinner table.

Many people order one of each: the big one where the family sits, the small one by the bed.

How to use it

  1. Charge it first. Plug the USB cable into the lamp and into any USB plug or computer.
  2. Find its spot. A side table, a shelf, the mantelpiece. No socket needed nearby.
  3. Press the little brass button on the stone ring. The fire comes on and starts to flicker.
  4. Dim the room and let it do what a campfire does. Press again to switch it off.

Candles and LED candles vs. Clement’s lamp

Candle Cheap LED candle Clement’s lamp
Open flame Yes No No
Light Warm, but smoky Cold, blinking Warm, flickering
Looks like A candle A plastic toy A real little campfire
Cord or wick Wick to trim Batteries to swap Neither, just recharge
Made by A factory A factory One man in Kielder, by hand

Made by hand in Kielder

Clement builds every lamp in the old stone woodshed behind his cottage in Kielder, Northumberland, under the axes and bow saws on the wall. He sorts the branches by thickness, trims them, stands them into a teepee, wires it tight, sets the stone ring and tests the light. About six hours, start to finish. Arthritis in both hands means there will be no more. The woodshed closes on 5 December. Orders keep going out after that, until the last lamp is gone.

Clement Hogarth

“Most of the house fires I attended started small. A candle someone forgot, a curtain that moved in a draught. I always told people: get the glow without the flame. Nothing to blow out, nothing to forget.”

Brian Telford, retired watch manager, 29 years with the fire service in Newcastle

Perfect for

Cosy winter eveningsBedside tablesMantelpieces and bookshelvesRooms where candles aren’t allowedFormer campers and ScoutsGrandparentsCottage and lodge decorChristmas presents

Clement’s standard

  • Built by hand from real fallen branches
  • Every lamp shaken and light-tested before it goes out
  • Rechargeable battery and USB cable included
  • Packed by hand, ships within 1–2 working days
  • 90-day money-back guarantee

90 days to try it at home

Switch it on for a few weeks of evenings. If it isn’t right for you, send a short email and you get your money back. No questions, no hassle.

Good to know: Because the branches are real, every lamp looks a little different from the photos, and no two are the same. Made for indoors or a covered porch; keep it out of the rain and snow. Dust it now and then with a soft, dry brush.

Product details

Sizes Small: about 16 cm (6¼ in) tall, base about 9–10 cm (3½–4 in)
Big: about 24.5 cm (9¾ in) tall, base about 13–14 cm (5–5½ in)
Branches Real fallen birch, alder and rowan, natural bark
Light Warm, flickering LED flame
Power Built-in rechargeable battery, USB charging cable included
Switch Push button on the stone ring
In the box Lamp, USB charging cable, instruction card
Delivery Ships within 1–2 working days
Guarantee 90-day money-back guarantee
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The Last Shelf

A note from Clement:

For forty summers my wife Maureen sat beside my campfire every evening. When she moved into a care home where candles weren't allowed, I built her a little campfire she could keep on her bedside table. After she passed, I built for nearly a year in the old stone woodshed behind our cottage in Kielder. My hands are done now. On 5 December, I lock the woodshed for the last time. These 204 lamps, 122 small and 82 big, are the last I will ever make.

They will keep going out after 5 December, until the very last one is gone.

When they're gone, they're gone.

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Free Delivery

Free delivery across the UK

- Ships within 1–2 working days, tracked
- Every lamp is checked and packed by hand in its own box with protective foam, so every branch arrives in place
- In the box: your campfire lamp, a USB charging cable and a short instruction card

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218 Verified Buyers

Excellent 4.9

What Clement's customers are saying

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Took this two minutes after the postman left. It's lighter than I expected and sits on the flat of my hand, which is the size I wanted for the front room. Every stick still has its bark on and one has a little stub where a twig's been snapped off, so you can tell a person made it and not a machine.

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Elaine W., Morpeth

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I stopped having candles in the bedroom years ago because I kept nodding off with one going. This sits on my bedside cabinet now and I find the little brass button in the dark without putting the big light on. The branches throw their shadows right up the wall.

Verified

Hazel P., Kendal

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We had the fireplace capped off years ago and the mantelpiece has looked bare ever since. The big one is just right up there, not too much. When it needs charging I bring it down to the kitchen with the cable from the box, so there's no flex hanging over the tiles.

Verified

Sheila B., Harrogate

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Spent a good few weekends camping at Kielder Water as a young lad, so I went for the big one. It's sturdier than I thought it would be, the sticks are wired tight and nothing rattles when you pick it up. The wife says it's the first thing I've bought for the house in thirty years.

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Malcolm D., Berwick-upon-Tweed

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Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill. It's dark by half four now so it goes on while I'm peeling the spuds. There's no socket anywhere near the sink, so no cord was the whole reason I bought it. I hummed and hawed over £55 for the small one, but you can see it's been put together by hand.

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Janet F., Whitby

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Didn't fancy standing in a muddy field for Bonfire Night this year, so it was feet up, a cup of tea and this instead. It came in its own box packed in foam and not one stick had moved. I like that it flickers low down like embers rather than blinking like those cheap LED candles.

Verified

Valerie K., York

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-1

Took this two minutes after the postman left. It's lighter than I expected and sits on the flat of my hand, which is the size I wanted for the front room. Every stick still has its bark on and one has a little stub where a twig's been snapped off, so you can tell a person made it and not a machine.

Verified

Elaine W., Morpeth

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-2

I stopped having candles in the bedroom years ago because I kept nodding off with one going. This sits on my bedside cabinet now and I find the little brass button in the dark without putting the big light on. The branches throw their shadows right up the wall.

Verified

Hazel P., Kendal

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-3

We had the fireplace capped off years ago and the mantelpiece has looked bare ever since. The big one is just right up there, not too much. When it needs charging I bring it down to the kitchen with the cable from the box, so there's no flex hanging over the tiles.

Verified

Sheila B., Harrogate

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-4

Spent a good few weekends camping at Kielder Water as a young lad, so I went for the big one. It's sturdier than I thought it would be, the sticks are wired tight and nothing rattles when you pick it up. The wife says it's the first thing I've bought for the house in thirty years.

Verified

Malcolm D., Berwick-upon-Tweed

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-5

Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill. It's dark by half four now so it goes on while I'm peeling the spuds. There's no socket anywhere near the sink, so no cord was the whole reason I bought it. I hummed and hawed over £55 for the small one, but you can see it's been put together by hand.

Verified

Janet F., Whitby

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-6

Didn't fancy standing in a muddy field for Bonfire Night this year, so it was feet up, a cup of tea and this instead. It came in its own box packed in foam and not one stick had moved. I like that it flickers low down like embers rather than blinking like those cheap LED candles.

Verified

Valerie K., York

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-1

Took this two minutes after the postman left. It's lighter than I expected and sits on the flat of my hand, which is the size I wanted for the front room. Every stick still has its bark on and one has a little stub where a twig's been snapped off, so you can tell a person made it and not a machine.

Verified

Elaine W., Morpeth

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-2

I stopped having candles in the bedroom years ago because I kept nodding off with one going. This sits on my bedside cabinet now and I find the little brass button in the dark without putting the big light on. The branches throw their shadows right up the wall.

Verified

Hazel P., Kendal

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-3

We had the fireplace capped off years ago and the mantelpiece has looked bare ever since. The big one is just right up there, not too much. When it needs charging I bring it down to the kitchen with the cable from the box, so there's no flex hanging over the tiles.

Verified

Sheila B., Harrogate

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-4

Spent a good few weekends camping at Kielder Water as a young lad, so I went for the big one. It's sturdier than I thought it would be, the sticks are wired tight and nothing rattles when you pick it up. The wife says it's the first thing I've bought for the house in thirty years.

Verified

Malcolm D., Berwick-upon-Tweed

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-5

Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill. It's dark by half four now so it goes on while I'm peeling the spuds. There's no socket anywhere near the sink, so no cord was the whole reason I bought it. I hummed and hawed over £55 for the small one, but you can see it's been put together by hand.

Verified

Janet F., Whitby

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-6

Didn't fancy standing in a muddy field for Bonfire Night this year, so it was feet up, a cup of tea and this instead. It came in its own box packed in foam and not one stick had moved. I like that it flickers low down like embers rather than blinking like those cheap LED candles.

Verified

Valerie K., York

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-1

Took this two minutes after the postman left. It's lighter than I expected and sits on the flat of my hand, which is the size I wanted for the front room. Every stick still has its bark on and one has a little stub where a twig's been snapped off, so you can tell a person made it and not a machine.

Verified

Elaine W., Morpeth

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-2

I stopped having candles in the bedroom years ago because I kept nodding off with one going. This sits on my bedside cabinet now and I find the little brass button in the dark without putting the big light on. The branches throw their shadows right up the wall.

Verified

Hazel P., Kendal

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-3

We had the fireplace capped off years ago and the mantelpiece has looked bare ever since. The big one is just right up there, not too much. When it needs charging I bring it down to the kitchen with the cable from the box, so there's no flex hanging over the tiles.

Verified

Sheila B., Harrogate

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-4

Spent a good few weekends camping at Kielder Water as a young lad, so I went for the big one. It's sturdier than I thought it would be, the sticks are wired tight and nothing rattles when you pick it up. The wife says it's the first thing I've bought for the house in thirty years.

Verified

Malcolm D., Berwick-upon-Tweed

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-5

Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill. It's dark by half four now so it goes on while I'm peeling the spuds. There's no socket anywhere near the sink, so no cord was the whole reason I bought it. I hummed and hawed over £55 for the small one, but you can see it's been put together by hand.

Verified

Janet F., Whitby

clement-campfire-lamp-ugc-6

Didn't fancy standing in a muddy field for Bonfire Night this year, so it was feet up, a cup of tea and this instead. It came in its own box packed in foam and not one stick had moved. I like that it flickers low down like embers rather than blinking like those cheap LED candles.

Verified

Valerie K., York

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Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.

Heather, Clement's daughter, personally replies to every single email – as fast as she possibly can. Whether you have a question about your order or just want to say hello to Clement, we're here.

You can reach us:

  • Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 17:00 (UK time)
  • Saturday: 10:00 – 15:00 (UK time)

Email: info@backroad-goods.com

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Of course. We stand behind everything in our shop 100%. If the campfire lamp doesn't win you over, just send us an email within 90 days and we'll make it right – no hassle, no headaches.

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