Awning or Non Awning

We in the past with a caravan used either a porch or full awning depending on length of stay.

But even this last hot summer  when now in a pvc we did not use either , but  found there  was always shade in some area of the camper

Hi, I think all pitches should be the same size. I have a family and a large dog and always book awning pitches if available as it makes a massive difference to our holidays, but all too often I am on a non awning and tell my teenagers they can’t come along and next to me is a be camper no awning on a large pitch. The term awning pitch is irrelevant theses days as I can guarantee when I pull up 90 % of white pegs will not have an awning. I never get this on a commercial site where a pitch is a pitch. Make all pitches the same size please 

Some non awning pitches are as big as the awning ones and are just designated that because of fire spacing regulations. Conversely some awning pitches shouldn’t really be classified as such as they are of insufficient size for a full awning. I have long thought this type of pitch should be marketed as small or porch  awning to avoid disappointment. On new sites and new extensions pitches tend to be larger and more uniform in size. It would be very expensive to remodel existing sites to achieve a uniform pitch size and would inevitably result in a reduction in pitch numbers and therefore an increase in price.

Well it's not always, if ever, the size of the pitch that makes a pitch awning or non awning. In fact up to a few years ago when this labelling was introduced pitches on club sites were all awning pitches. Old Hartley for example was all awning and now it's all non awning and nothing has changed in terms of number of pitches.

You could, and can, find two identical sized pitches with one being awning and the other non awning. It is all to do with the spacing between pitches or rather the spacing between parts of your outfit. The club has decided, or has to perhaps, to follow the guidance/laws/rules as given by various authorities or Fire services, if they have to follow them or not has been discussed but the club does so if you want to stay on a club site then that's it. That is there must be 6m between adjacent walls of your caravan or MH to the next one and 3m between any other part of your outfit such as a car or awning to the adjacent car or awning, and the white pegs ensure this is done.

So as said you could have two identical sized pitches but if there is no 3m clear space between say your car and the awning then the awning has to go to make 3m.

So what size should the pitches be? If they were all large, it could result in fewer pitches per site and that would lead to complaints. If they were all a bit smaller, it would lead to complaints from folk with large outfits.

Corners and Steve have explained the various reasons for the awning/non-awning designation of pitches and everyone has the same opportunity to book pitches or to use the alternative commercial sites to which you refer. I can’t see it being any fairer than that.

Btw, I can’t quite follow the logic of you making your teenagers stay away because you’ve booked a non-awning pitch.🤷🏻‍♂️

Why book a non awning pitch? All standard pitches are the same size, and there is no obligation to use an awning. Usually there are many more awning pitches than non awning. Check on the site layout pdf before booking and it shows where each type is. Example below.

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/globalassets/pdfs/sites/k-0/new-england-bay/camc-new-england-bay-site-plan-2022.pdf