Random people walking over others' pitches

philboy20 replied on 25/05/2021 08:15

Posted on 25/05/2021 08:15

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing the amount of people who feel its ok to walk behind your caravan or alongside to take a shortcut ie to the water points, there are paths to follow but clearly they feel the need to cut through hedges etc the worst I have seen is at Chester fair oaks this week.

I am sorry to say it but most of the culprits are the motor home owners with there water bottles topping up there water we have a nervous dog who is always tied up and protected by windbreaker or awning but when you step out of your awning and bump in to the motorhome guy next to you nipping through the hedge for water it gets a bit trying and upsetting for the dog, especially when there is a path 30 yards further up clearly for that purpose.

Its so bad at Chester there are numerous gaps in the hedges where people have basically burst through and created new shortcuts  

harryb replied on 26/05/2021 15:10

Posted on 26/05/2021 15:10

I was at Maragowan (Kilin) last week. Our pitch backed onto the river. Anyone who knows the site will be aware of a wide grass verge along the river behind several pitches. The only way to to access that area was to walk through the vans. Our pitch wasn't to bad but some were more unlucky. The majority of users were dog walkers who thought it a dog walk. It was not but that's another story

So how does rule 3D cover this. At present everyone on the site I'm on are walking past the front of my van on the roadway. They can be a close as 1 metre. That can be a lot closer than walking across the edge of the pitch. 

So what defines a pitch. On hard standing is it the very area covered by the surface or does it include the grass apron in between. I would take the grass apron as no mans land.

 

 

 

ADP1963 replied on 26/05/2021 15:31

Posted on 26/05/2021 15:31

If people are forcing their way through hedges taking short cuts I would have thought the Wardens would be aware of the situation. Anything done by force usually leaves it's mark.

eurortraveller replied on 26/05/2021 15:45

Posted on 26/05/2021 15:45

There are good reasons to go to the Maragowan site, but privacy is not one of them. It’s an open plan, communal area with shared space for everyone.  If it means cutting between these outfits in this photo to get to the river bank, then that’s how it will happen 

Vulcan replied on 26/05/2021 16:22

Posted on 26/05/2021 15:10 by harryb

I was at Maragowan (Kilin) last week. Our pitch backed onto the river. Anyone who knows the site will be aware of a wide grass verge along the river behind several pitches. The only way to to access that area was to walk through the vans. Our pitch wasn't to bad but some were more unlucky. The majority of users were dog walkers who thought it a dog walk. It was not but that's another story

So how does rule 3D cover this. At present everyone on the site I'm on are walking past the front of my van on the roadway. They can be a close as 1 metre. That can be a lot closer than walking across the edge of the pitch. 

So what defines a pitch. On hard standing is it the very area covered by the surface or does it include the grass apron in between. I would take the grass apron as no mans land.

 

 

 

Posted on 26/05/2021 16:22

I think Rule 3D should elicit a certain amount of common sense and good manners even from those found wanting.

MikeyA replied on 26/05/2021 17:31

Posted on 25/05/2021 20:19 by nelliethehooker

Why put the blame for other people's inconsiderate actions on the OP? 

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:31

Quite right, the blame lies with the designers who did not foresee what was likely to happen.

 

Takethedogalong replied on 26/05/2021 17:35

Posted on 26/05/2021 15:45 by eurortraveller

There are good reasons to go to the Maragowan site, but privacy is not one of them. It’s an open plan, communal area with shared space for everyone.  If it means cutting between these outfits in this photo to get to the river bank, then that’s how it will happen 

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:35

Crikey, what an unappealing Site☹️ About as grim and unattractive as you could get from that photo.

MikeyA replied on 26/05/2021 17:49

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:42 by JillwithaJay

Looks more like a storage unit than a site.  Not for us.

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:49

Looks like many Club sites where the vans face each other.

 

 

neveramsure replied on 26/05/2021 17:50

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:35 by Takethedogalong

Crikey, what an unappealing Site☹️ About as grim and unattractive as you could get from that photo.

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:50

 The view wouldn't be too bad without the vans/motor homes.undecided

Cornersteady replied on 26/05/2021 17:55

Posted on 26/05/2021 17:55

From memory, and I may be wrong, I don't think those are the pitches next to the river? I don't know why ET chose that one (did you take it ET?) as the ones on the website are much better and give a better idea of the site.

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