Caravan sites opening and safety measures feedback

Posted on 05/07/2020 09:08 by birderbilly

No idea how this system is working but I hope somebody is sanitising the rubber bands

Posted on 04/07/2020 23:02 by eurortraveller

I started to read this thread but found it hard to follow with so many gaps in it.

What I did gather on here was a lot of criticism about people driving through the night and arriving at campsites in Cornwall very early in the morning . But by the amount of traffic we have had coming down here in the daytime today those people who drove overnight last night made the right decision.

And people have driven to Cornwall overnight every summer weekend since I was a boy. My grandfather did it. Some sites in Cornwall have overflow areas where tired arriving drivers can park up and wait. Some sites open their cafes and serve breakfast. And some sites today, being completely empty, were glad to welcome their first vsitors for many months, and simply guided them in with a smile as soon as they arrived. 

Posted on 05/07/2020 09:21 by IanH

If I may cut through this discussion about sat navs, here is our experience.

We made our, now rarer, visit to a Club site yesterday. With all the doom and gloom forecasts of chaos on the roads, we set off half an hour earlier than normal.

The roads were, in fact, very quiet and it stayed dry all the way - the caravan actually stayed clean! We pulled into a lay-by 15 minutes from the site and had a coffee. Several caravans passed us while there.

Set off again and arrived bang on 9am - our pre-arranged time - to be greated by a group of smiling, happy wardens. There were already a few caravans on site. We were handed an envelope with a gate pass, local information and Covid procedures. We went to our pre-allocated pitch, having been told to go back to reception the next day to pay.

The main difference to ‘normal’ is that the toilet blocks and other facilities are restricted in capacity. To go in the toilet block you take a wrist band (in milton, in a bowl) and replace it when you come out. No band, no entry.

Other than that, all seems normal. There seemed to be a steady flow of arrivals until mid afternoon and the wardens said it had all gone well. We weren’t on site much during the day (I went for a pre-booked haircit - what a relief!) but didn’t notice any problems.

Sorry to disappoint all the nay-sayers, but it all looks good for a nice holiday. Even the weather is playing ball.

Posted on 05/07/2020 09:33 by VandJ

• Is the Caravan Club going to allocate all pitches on arrival from now on?
• As the toilet blocks will not be open on the Welsh sites, will there be a reduction in the pitch fees?

Posted on 05/07/2020 08:02 by millie8

This must be a wind-up story?  Why,, especially under the current circumstances, would anyone queue for public toilets when they have one of their own?  Or are they all in campervans without them