Distance between pitches

I suppose if hard standing pitches were standard then this discussion would not need to take place. You would be allocated a gravel area that you site everything on, car and van or motorhome along with awning or canopy of your choice. You would not be allowed to go out of this area and between your pitch and the next would be a strip of sacred grass that ensures fire regs clearance distances. You could pitch nose in or our so that you can face your neighbour who you are travelling with or in the opposite direction for a bit of privacy. You would be able to park across the pitch with the back of your van wherever you want, to avoid the wind, enjoy the view or just gain a bit of privacy from the toilet block opposite. 

I suppose this is a bit of a radical view but, but you've paid rental on a plot of land so you should be able to [safely] make the most of it. Such pitching arrangements would also stop sites looking like manicured parking lots with regimental rows of vans and vehicles all lined up in one direction like gravestones.

Colin

 '... parking lots'

is that a bit like a car park but on this side of the Atlantic? 🤐

EM, you can already pitch nose in or tail end in and you've pretty much described things as they are. The only proviso being the parking to the peg requirement.

You said "...you should be able to [safely] make the most of it." and that word "safely" is the key and exactly the reason we are told to pitch to the peg.

I guess to have anything different could mean bigger spacing between pitches and fewer of them yet we currently seem not to have enough pitches to keep everyone happy🤷‍♂️

The C&CC allow you to pitch any which way on your plot of gravel, as long as you keep everything on it. However, they are a lot narrower than this club, only 5 metres I believe and this preserves the safety distances between outfits.

I must apologise for "parking lots". I can only assume my brain is suffering from an excess of Netflix. It also looks like I'll have to join the C&CC. 

Colin