Camping with no fridge/ pans/ cooker/ kettle

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Hello,

We're planning to go camping with 2 dc (8 year old and 18 month old) in July in Cornwall, only for a weekend (so 2 nights). This would be our first foray into camping so we're not sure that we'll all enjoy it and whether or not it will be something we'll do regularly, so we don't want to spend money on stoves/ cookers etc. at the moment.

Any ideas on what meals we can have? So with literally no electricity/gas. We will have a cold box though (so can keep stuff cold for 8-10 hours I guess..) We're not particularly fussy eaters. Obviously baked beans and bread comes to mind.. Does anyone have any other ideas?

Much appreciated xx

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my dd and her firends have just done this.

They took 2 instand BBQ (but also bricks to light them on and you need to check they are allowed at your campsite.)
They did burgers on first night and walked into local village second day and bought sausages. They toasted marshmallows on the embers.

but we have one of those little bucket BBQs that were around a lot a couple of years ago, and last time we wnet camping we took this and had a fire in the evening, which was really cosy and the kids had fun poking sticks in and trying to cook marshmallows. May not work with toddler though

You can easily do a few days without cooking.
Breakfasts are easy - bananas, yoghurt, cereal, long life milk, croissants. Most campsites offer free hot water, if so, porridge pots.
Standard picnic lunches
Then pub or takeaway for dinner.
We did this until we started doing longer trips and it was becoming very expensive to eat out the whole time.
The only downside was having to venture out early to source a cup of tea! But again, if the campsite has hot water available, just bring your teabags and a mug and off you go!

If I was you I would book onto a site with a camping kitchen. Especially as you’ve said you don’t want to spend any money on equipment yet. We went to one that had a fridge freezer and a microwave. but tbh to enjoy camping you would be best to borrow from a camper the essentials or I fear you will hate it