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Nocturne
£319.99 £399.99
Nocturne is a freestanding 4-person, 3-season family tent built for real-life adventure. With two roomy sleeping pods and a spacious central living area, it’s your basecamp for weekend escapes, festival fields, and long summer holidays — all in a compact package that fits in the boot.
Big campouts. Small car? No problem.
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Vis-à-vis layout with two private bedrooms and standing-height central porch
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Freestanding, semi-geodesic structure that stands firm in bad weather
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Quick-pitch outer-first design for easy setup — even in the dark
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Packs down small enough to work with smaller vehicles
Made for modern family camping
Nocturne gives you two generous sleeping spaces at either end — perfect for kids and adults, mates, or just you and your dog with room to sprawl. Each pod has a bathtub groundsheet for wet-weather protection and can be pitched independently.
In between, the standing-height porch gives space to gather, cook, stash kit, or ride out the rain. Shorter pole sleeves and smooth aluminium connections make it easy to pitch fast (even with impatient small people in tow), and three doors let you adapt your setup to the wind and weather.
Trusted by campers, loved by families
"Easy to pitch, stood up brilliantly to a week in Scotland. Spacious for two and a Labrador." – Paul R
"The first big tent I’ve owned — and I was so impressed. Quick to put up, simple and stable." – Paddler Pete
"Better than an American tent at twice the price. Simple, smart, and rock solid." – Craig P
Lighter. Smarter. Built to last.
With strong alloy poles, TPU seam taping for long-term waterproofing, and tough ripstop polyester throughout, Nocturne is made to take a battering from years of wet weekends and campsite chaos. You’ll find all the thoughtful touches too — like ceiling windows for light, stash pockets for essentials, and a hanging hook for head torches and lanterns.
Lower impact, by design
The flysheet is made from low-stretch polyester with a durable PU coating. We’ve used hydrolysis-resistant TPU seam tape for longer life — and made sure it’s completely free from PFCs. The optional footprint gives extra protection and prolongs your tent’s lifespan.
Designer's Notes
Here's what Rowan, our Equipment Product Manager wrote while designing this tent: "After experiencing our fair share of setting up base camp late on a Friday evening we wanted Nocturne to be as easy and quick to pitch as possible - even in the dark. The shorter pole sleeves and aluminium poles with flush connection points means no snagging during set up and less weight to support as you raise the tent.
The freestanding structure means once it's up you can peg out the guy lines without wrestling with the tent as you do it; and pitching outer-first gets you and your kit out of the elements sooner."
Features
Product overview
- Freestanding for a confident pitch in all weathers
- Spacious central porch with standing headroom
- Simple and quick to pitch with shorter pole sleeves
- Durable alloy poles with flush connections
- Sleeps 4 people in comfort with space for kit
- Two separate inners, pitch one or both
- 3 doors for versatile pitching options
- Bathtub groundsheet pods for maximum wet weather protection
- Pitches outer-first, get out of the elements sooner
- Ceiling windows, internal hanging hook and stash pockets
- Low-stretch polyester flysheet
- Hydrolysis-resistant TPU seam tape
- Optional footprint available
- 3 year Alpine Bond
Technical details
Weight
Total: 9kg
Flysheet: 3700g
Inner: 2575g
Poles: 2500g
Pegs: 275g (10g Each)
Main stuff bag: 180g
Pole bag: 25g
Peg bag: 15g
Spares kit: 15g
Footprint: 1245g (Sold separately)
Dimensions
External: 255cm x 510cm x 180cm (L x W x H)
Inner tent (per vestibule): 220cm x 135cm x 150cm (L x W x H)
Packed size: 66cm x 29cm (L x D)
Construction
Flysheet: 210d polyester ripstop PU
Groundsheet: 150d polyester Oxford PU
Poles: 7001 alloy (x6)
Pegs: 18 x Apex alloy
Waterproof rating
Flysheet: 3,000mm hydrostatic head
Groundsheet: 10,000mm hydrostatic head
Origin: China
Sustainability and Product Care
Tent care
Clean and dry your tent thoroughly after each use. Never use a washing machine, tumble dryer or jet wash to clean your tent. Car washes are also frowned upon. Spot clean with warm water, mild (non-detergent) soap and a soft sponge. Never use bleach, fabric softeners or other household cleaning products and air dry only.
Tent repair
To make your tent last longer, avoid prolonged UV exposure and repair damage immediately. All our tents are provided with a basic repair kit for patching holes and splinting poles in the field. If your tent is beyond basic repair, pop down to one of our store's Repair Stations! If you are unlucky enough to rip your tent on a trip, use duct tape or StormSure Tough Tape until you have a chance to repair it properly. For more tent repair tips read our tent care and repair blog.
Alpine Bond
If one of our products does not meet your expectations upon delivery, or if during its lifetime does not live up to the demands placed upon it, please return it to us for repair, replacement or refund. If the problem is our fault then we will do this to your satisfaction. If it’s your fault then we will help out the best we can. Find out more about our Alpine Bond here.
PFC-Free
Nocturne fabric is treated with a 100% PFC-Free waterproof coating meaning it won't leak nasties into the environment.
Fire-retardent free
We’ve been proudly fire-retardant free for over a decade. Fire retardants use toxic chemicals that have been linked to carcinogens and complications with pregnancy. Read our guide to fire-retardents to find out more.
Hydrolysis resistant
TPU seam taping is more resistant to hydrolysis (seals being broken down by water), making your tent last longer.
Where It Is Made
Our products are made in the best factories in the world. We know the factories personally and they have all signed up to our Code of Ethics in our supply chain. This includes the Ethical Trading Initiative base code, fair pay, safe working environments, no child labour, no modern slavery, no bribery or corruption, no materials from conflict zones and humane farming methods.
All our factories sign up to our Code of Conduct. Find out where we make our product by visiting our Factories of Alpkit factory zone.
Reducing our carbon footprint
We are carbon neutral under PAS2060 and offset our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 operations and transport emissions. We recognise that offsetting is not part of the solution but a point to pass through on a journey to Net Zero. Carbon Neutral is just a step in that journey.
We have joined the Science Based Targets Initiative which sets independent targets for us to achieve to do our bit to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Our targets are to halve our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025 based on 2018 base year and reduce our total carbon intesnity by 15% every year to achieve genuine net zero by 2050.
End of life
When your partnership with this product is over send it back to us and we will pass it on to someone that needs it through our Continuum Project.
Standard delivery to UK addresses is free over £50.
Next Day deliveries will be shipped same day if you place your order before 2pm Monday - Friday.
If you are not happy or have changed your mind, you can return your unused product within 123 days of placing the order for a refund.
Simply return it to us, free of charge, with all the original packaging.