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Yes. There are so many entries now for the West Country that the numbering has been subdivided.is this under a different number in the 2016 book please?
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Yes. There are so many entries now for the West Country that the numbering has been subdivided.is this under a different number in the 2016 book please?
...doh - hadn't realised thatYes. There are so many entries now for the West Country that the numbering has been subdivided.
No honestly, I get where you are coming from, and I couldn't possibly comment about the grump partI just cant get my point over, without seeming a grump, if we were on a cl or something , we wouldn't think of going out for a meal , it would be beans or cheese on toast or something equivalent
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I have not got the slightest thing against Britstops, just saying how it is for us, we use them for gods sake!, but if we were out in France we would have a small meal out at dinner time and find an free aire at night and have the said , something on toast, and a pound bottle of wine, we just don't do large evening meals as a rule but when on Britstops feel obliged to dine out, you can say it's not obligatory but that is not how we work.No honestly, I get where you are coming from, and I couldn't possibly comment about the grump part
But if one were going to spend £50 on a meal out anyway (actually it was nearer £80 last weekend but the missus went mad on desserts!), then it is an added bonus to have a free stay.
For us, the CL's are an option that we have also used, but only out of necessity, we have to pay to stay, then do our own cooking, and cleaning etc. they really aren't our cup of tea.
If everybody wanted the same thing, life would be boring, kind of reminds me of that Groove Armada song actually
007 features regularly on our frequent jaunts to Devon and Cornwall
is this under a different number in the 2016 book please?
It's only Cornwall (prefix C) and Devon (prefix D) that have been numbered separately to the rest of the South-West. 007 is its 2016 number, and without a prefix because it's in SomersetYes. There are so many entries now for the West Country that the numbering has been subdivided.
I have not got the slightest thing against Britstops, just saying how it is for us, we use them for gods sake!, but if we were out in France we would have a small meal out at dinner time and find an free aire at night and have the said , something on toast, and a pound bottle of wine, we just don't do large evening meals as a rule but when on Britstops feel obliged to dine out, you can say it's not obligatory but that is not how we work.
All I wanted to get over to anyone who thinks it's free like Aires in France, is it's not, that's it , not going on about it any more.
Enjoy your Britstops as we will
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All I wanted to get over to anyone who thinks it's free like Aires in France, is it's not, that's it , not going on about it any more.
Enjoy your Britstops as we will
Did you not hear (read) he said he's not going on about it any more.Not all aires in France are free,,,BUSBY.
Was 035 in 2015 bookis this under a different number in the 2016 book please?
Thanks - have found it now....in both booksWas 035 in 2015 book
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I have been buying the Britstops book for the last three years.I always ring in advance to see if a spot is available.I have yet to have a host ask for a table to be booked.I have stayed at farms out in the middle of Nowhere ! Riverside locations and Fab Ice cream stop over in Gods own county.Steve always has a smile on his face when i meet him at the shows. Great Book,Great Hosts,Great Idea
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I'm quite happy with the book (or I will be when this years arrives @BritStops )
Mobile internet coverage in the UK isn't anything like comprehensive or reliable enough to have to rely on an app.
Also I don't think people appreciate just how much creating a secure multi platform app would cost.
If the app downloaded the list to the phone you wont need the internet to view, you would only need it to update when they change which is monthly and then only if you wanted too. The book is still good but in my opionion an app would compliment it and for me make it a lot easier to view whats around. It is still a good thing regardless.
I agree that an app would complement the book. However for it to have the same appeal as the book it would need to be multi platform - IOS, Android and Windows. It would also need to be secure so that nobody who hadn't paid for it could access it and you would like the content to be available offline.
Ballpark development budget assuming Steve and Mandy don't have the time or skills to do it themselves? Well into 5 figures.
Then add ongoing monthly maintenance and update costs.
They would have to be charging nearly the same again for the app as they do for the book. That's what people don't seem to understand.
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a potential market of a few million users
Where are you coming up with a few million users?
It will basically be a list of places in the UK and Ireland who let you park your motorhome in their car park overnight.
Can't really see demand being that high.
I am of course referring to the user base on android and ios within the UK, i appreciate not all will have motorhomes though but it is a much larger user base.
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You can stay on a CL for between £5 and £10 and that will include toilet drop and fresh water. You won't be sat in a car park out the back. You can legitimately stay for 24 hours and the chances are you will have a nice quiet and peaceful time.
Pubs generally can not compete with that.
The majority of Britstop pubs we have stayed at were certainly not places we would choose to dine in. They were often filled with 'locals' who were just there for the beer.
Pubs are a dying industry these days, poor food, poor service, poor value....... and expensive beer.
We used Britstops last year to try it out and judge for ourselves. The verdict is that it's not for us. We would much rather stay on a CL every time.
I would just add that we did stay on a few 'farm' type Britstops and they were quite pleasant. We even stayed on a few that I would highly recommend, but they are far and few between.
This is all irrelevant for us because we are selling the van anyway
How unnecessarily rudeGoodbye,you sound a like a right pair of party poopers and tight.
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They're not and have done a lot more travelling in their MH than most of us and found time to keep us entertained as well.Goodbye,you sound a like a right pair of party poopers and tight.
I agree, it was unnecessarily rude! I had a conversation earlier in the thread with @chaser to emphasise that everyone is different, and enjoys their travels in different ways. Ultimately he prefers CL's and uses Britstops as a standby, whereas we use Britstops and use CL's as a standby. I think it was amicable enough with reasoned points of view put across by both myself and chaser.How unnecessarily rude
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How is this contributing to the thread? Certainly not nice and I hope I dont ever have you as a neighbour.Goodbye,you sound a like a right pair of party poopers and tight.
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To be honest, I sincerely doubt any reasonable landlord would refuse. What we like is the ability to plan ahead. My wife will find somewhere that sounds nice in the book, I will then go on t'internet and have a look at the website, and view the site on street view. If we still like it, we head offWe have thought long and hard about Britstops and although I think its a great idea like Chockswahay we prefer CL's and on the occasions we have stayed in pub car parks to date we have never been refused.
We do similar have a look for a CL if none then google local pubs and give them a call, one pub we did this with even coned off a space in the car park for us.To be honest, I sincerely doubt any reasonable landlord would refuse. What we like is the ability to plan ahead. My wife will find somewhere that sounds nice in the book, I will then go on t'internet and have a look at the website, and view the site on street view. If we still like it, we head off
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