Disgusted!!!! (1 Viewer)

[pamie]

I have been looking for a site to go away a few days next week and came across this at --Yeatheridge Farm Caravan & Camping Park, East Worlington, Devon. "We do not accept commercial vehicles or any type of converted transport vehicle; and we may refuse entry to particularly large caravans or continental vans (i.e. LMC, Tabbert, Hobby) we deem to be unsuitable." never seen anything like that befor on any site.
Pam with a 26' Hobby wont be going there then.

 

[scotjimland]

Were you told you would not be welcome..or just reading from site rules.. here http://www.yeatheridge.co.uk/facilities.asp

We do not accept commercial vehicles or any type of converted transport vehicle; and we may refuse entry to particularly large caravans or continental vans (i.e. LMC, Tabbert, Hobby) we deem to be unsuitable.

The rule is purely to prevent the 'travellers' from using the site.. , I doubt they would apply it to your motorhome.. albeit a Hobby

Some sites abroad don't allow twin axle caravans.. but once they see you are not a 'traveller' they don't apply the rule..

 

[peter marshall]

I have been looking for a site to go away a few days next week and came across this at --Yeatheridge Farm Caravan & Camping Park, East Worlington, Devon. "We do not accept commercial vehicles or any type of converted transport vehicle; and we may refuse entry to particularly large caravans or continental vans (i.e. LMC, Tabbert, Hobby) we deem to be unsuitable." never seen anything like that befor on any site.
Pam with a 26' Hobby wont be going there then.

Hi Pam
I think they are refering to our friends the traveling community, A point in question on Monday this week my wife who plays darts for a club in Blackpool had quite a wait to get on the car park due to two caravans a Tabbant and a Hobby both being pulled by white vans, they had booked in by phone for four nights and were stopped from leaving at the gate for trying to go without paying, perhaps your site mentioned has had simular experiance in the past. Pete
Ps a lot of overseas sites are the sme.

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[pappajohn]

None of the above is really unusual......its just that the sites dont advertise it so blatently.

Commercial vehicles and large twin axle hobby, munsterland, tabbert etc generally indicate a Itinerant influx.

 

[CWH]

Why not phone them, tell them your requirements, and ask if you'd be welcome?
01884 860330
Looks like a nice, well-organised family site with good recommendations, I wouldn't let an ambiguous statement put me off trying.

 

[pamie]

I may give them a ring then, nope just thought about it wont give them the chance to look down there noses at me when we turn up been to a lot better sites

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[pamie]

Were you told you would not be welcome..or just reading from site rules.. here http://www.yeatheridge.co.uk/facilities.asp

We do not accept commercial vehicles or any type of converted transport vehicle; and we may refuse entry to particularly large caravans or continental vans (i.e. LMC, Tabbert, Hobby) we deem to be unsuitable.

The rule is purely to prevent the 'travellers' from using the site.. , I doubt they would apply it to your motorhome.. albeit a Hobby

Some sites abroad don't allow twin axle caravans.. but once they see you are not a 'traveller' they don't apply the rule..

just reading there site rules

 

[Beacons]

We wouldn't go anywhere if we read all the site reviews and rules
first.

 

[DavidG58]

I may give them a ring then, nope just thought about it wont give them the chance to look down there noses at me when we turn up been to a lot better sites

I think you may be reading too much into this, IMO it is as suggested above just a way to stop traveller type groups trying to get on

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[pamie]

i am the opposite i don't go unless i have read the reviews first and looked at all the pictures

 

[scotjimland]

I may give them a ring then, nope just thought about it wont give them the chance to look down there noses at me when we turn up been to a lot better sites

frankly, I think you are over reacting.. it's just to keep the Itinerants out

 

[scousebird]

Some sites abroad don't allow twin axle caravans.. but once they see you are not a 'traveller' they don't apply the rule..

We were knocked back from many sites with our British passports, car & Bailey twin axle caravan. The municipal site at La Fleche springs readily to mind as being one.

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[jollyrodger]

Seconded try phoning them first ,lots of sites don't like tag axles,and enjoy your travels

 

[scotjimland]

We were knocked back from many sites with our British passports, car & Bailey twin axle caravan. The municipal site at La Fleche springs readily to mind as being one.

sad , isn't it.. but they have their reasons..
we never had any problems with out twin axle Lunar , and stayed on lots of municipal sites..

 

[scousebird]

sad , isn't it.. but they have their reasons..
we never had any problems with out twin axle Lunar , and stayed on lots of municipal sites..

One site that knocked us back even rang another and arranged for us to go there instead!

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[Forestboy]

Very rarely book never tel ahead and rarely read reviews and guess what in 5 years 50k miles in a tag never ever been refused. Used to get refused regularly when we had a RV.
Like others have said these rules are to refuse gypos / pykies when they turn up.
Stop worrying be more spontaneous its much more fun.

 

[pamie]

well you all will be pleased to know i made a phone call to them and yes they would take us but did waffle on about our door being the other side and we need a large pitch have not booked it yet thinking about it

 

[CWH]

Nice one @pamie , it takes some guts to get over a bad initial reaction like you had.
This thing about the side the door's on does come up from time to time (I think it's a privacy thing as well as where the awning goes) - some places will let you park nose-in or nose-out while others insist on nose-out (I think that's a safety thing, a hang-over from caravans-only days) so that might be able to be sorted. Not something you can change though!
And of course you'll need a large pitch, you have a large and lovely van. Even in our comparatively teeny 7.1 metres we were half off a pitch last week, which made it difficult for neighbours in caravans to take their cars off-site.

Anyway, wherever you go, have a lovely relaxing time.

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[pamie]

booked it!!!!!!!!!

 

[Neilfg]

Hope it's a good site and enjoyable. I often get put off sites by their pictures or rules, fortuneately there is usually another site nearby that fits the bill, but it would be easier if I bit the bullet and just booked the first one.

 

[Bailey58]

Nice one @pamie . Even in our comparatively teeny 7.1 metres we were half off a pitch last week, which made it difficult for neighbours in caravans to take their cars off-site.

7.1 metres? The neighbours won't be able to get past if you're in our drive!

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[Gromett]

I have just marshalled for the first time. Whilst setting people up I was told to put the doors on one side but not why. I was always curious about this so once things had quietened down and and all the other marshals were outside chatting. I walked over and asked a few of them about this rule and why. I got various reasons.

1. If all doors are on the same side you don't come out of your van onto someone elses awning area. A lot of people complain about kids/dogs bounding out of vans straight onto their pitch. Having the doors on the same side eases that.

2. Fire safety. With awnings face to face there is an increased risk of fire jumping vans even with a safe distance.

3. Fire safety. When firemen turn up they will not know which side doors are on and if they are all the same way round then they can get to you quicker if door is obscured by smoke or fire.

There were other minor reasons but these three seemed to me to be the most valid of the reasons I was given.

 

[CWH]

7.1 metres? The neighbours won't be able to get past if you're in our drive!

Oh I do so hope you're joking

 

[gus-lopez]

Oh I do so hope you're joking

When I park tight against bro-in-laws garage door in Ramsgate myfront wheels are in the road . & that's only 5.4m with bike rack on.

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[CWH]

When I park tight against bro-in-laws garage door in Ramsgate myfront wheels are in the road . & that's only 5.4m with bike rack on.

Ah, but we're going to be house-&-pet-sitting for @Bailey58 !!!

 

[paul18]

Been there whilst a tugger, nice family site, though I recall it being a bit tight, size wise

 

[Bailey58]

Oh I do so hope you're joking

We'll manage @CWH , there's only 3 live beyond us, I'll ask them to park up the road for a month.

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[MattR]

Oh I do so hope you're joking

Curious to know why? Many drives won't accommodate a MH and ours copes with a mh up to 6m but any more and I'll be either overhang onto the pavement or be taking bits of MH out of our cornflakes packet in the morning.

 

[Bailey58]

Oh I do so hope you're joking

Curious to know why? Many drives won't accommodate a MH and ours copes with a mh up to 6m but any more and I'll be either overhang onto the pavement or be taking bits of MH out of our cornflakes packet in the morning.

Ah, but we're going to be house-&-pet-sitting for Bailey58 !!!

There's your answer @Mattyjwr.

 

[TheBig1]

friends of ours sold on an LMC caravan after a few weeks. German twin axle van plus speaking with an Irish accent is the kiss of death to getting on most sites,
speaking to friends who run CLs and sites, one such van turning up alone is often the forerunner of a Itinerant invasion.

Have been on a rally before where the Itinerants invaded by taking advantage of an open gate and other vans there. they just stream in at speed one after the other and god help anyone getting in the way or trying to stop them