Latest Government Information and our Club Sites

RowenaBCAMC replied on 19/10/2020 12:07

RowenaBCAMC

Posted on 19/10/2020 12:07

Hi everyone,

Following the latest Government information we have updates on our sites in England Scotland and Wales here: Latest Government Information

Members and guests who reside in a Local Alert level of Very High should not travel to any of the Club’s other campsites whilst the alert is in place but can continue to stay at a campsite within their own Very High alert area.

If you are affected by these new Government announcements and are not able to stay at one of our campsites, and you already have a booking, please cancel or amend your booking to allow other members to benefit from the availability.

This discussion is for sites and travel information. Please also check gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions for up to date information on local restrictions.

Stay safe.

UPDATE 24 FEBRUARY 2021

Following the recent Government announcements, all our UK Club campsites are still currently closed but we are very pleased to be able to provide an update on anticipated reopening dates. We appreciate your patience while we review these latest Government updates, and await further guidance on certain elements. We will continue to review our UK Club campsite network in line with Government advice as it is announced. Please see our website for the specific details about each country ➡️ Reopening our Campsites

LATEST UPDATE FOR SCOTLAND 17 MARCH 2021:

Following the Scottish Government's recent guidance, we are planning to reopen all our Club campsites in Scotland from 26 April 2021. We are however awaiting further clarification on the use of communal areas and shared facilities (including toilets and showers) and will advise on this as soon as possible.

If you have a booking at one of our Club campsites in Scotland for dates up to and including 25 April 2021, please cancel or amend your booking for free via our website or our UK Sites Booking App.

LATEST UPDATE FOR WALES 26 MARCH 2021:

Following the recent Government announcements, our Club and Affiliated campsites in Wales will reopen on 27 March 2021 for people who live in Wales only. Unfortunately due to the restrictions, our toilets and showers and other shared facilities on campsites in Wales will not be open until further notice, but fresh water and wastewater facilities will be available. www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/

LATEST UPDATE 30 MARCH 2021:

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you back onto our UK Club campsites very soon.
Based on the latest Government guidance, we are unfortunately unable to open our toilets or showers and other indoor shared facilities (excluding receptions) when our Club campsites in England reopen on 12 April. The provisional date for reopening these facilities is currently 17 May 2021, however this will be dependent on Government guidance. Service points and waste disposal facilities will be available and open for use, operated in line with Government guidelines. Keep up to date with the latest information on our website www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/

Latest Update 08th April 2021

It's nearly time for our sites in England to reopen!!

Also from 12 April onwards, we anticipate that people who live in England will also be able to stay on our Club campsites in Wales. Visit https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/ for more information.

Test and Trace

I wanted to let you all know that from 12 April our Club campsites in England and Wales will require all members and guests over the age of 16 to provide Test and Trace (or UK country variants) information. If you already have the NHS Covid-19 app, you will be asked to use this on arrival at the campsite for all party members over the age of 16. If you do not have the app, you will be provided with a log sheet to complete. For more information visit https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/. We are awaiting further Government guidance about Test and Trace at our Club campsites in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

LATEST UPDATE 23 APRIL 2021:

Following the Scottish Government's recent guidance, all our Club campsites in Scotland will reopen from 26 April 2021. We are pleased to be able to open toilets, showers and shared washing and cleaning facilities at Club campsites in Scotland which have them.

If you wish to book a tent camping pitch in Scotland, please contact the relevant Club campsite directly and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For any bookings with our Certificated Locations (CL) or Affiliated Sites (AS), please check directly with those campsites.

Check the latest updates on our dedicated web page here.

LATEST UPDATE 11 MAY 2021

Following the recent Government announcements, we are very pleased to be able to provide the latest update on our Club campsite network including the use of shared facilities and the latest Test & Trace requirements.

Please see HERE for the specific details about each country. Based on the latest guidance there are no longer travel restrictions between England, Wales and Scotland.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and we will continue to review our UK Club campsite network in line with Government advice as it is announced.

LATEST UPDATE 13 JULY

Following the latest Government announcement yesterday, we are pleased to be able to ease many of the restrictions on our sites in England from Monday 19 July. For the full details, please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 16 JULY

Following the latest Government announcement yesterday, we have updated our guidelines for Scottish and Welsh sites. For the full details, please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 09 AUGUST

Following the latest Government announcement, we have provided an update regarding restrictions on our Sites in Scotland and Wales. Please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 15 DECEMBER 2021

As you will be very much aware, the situation with COVID-19 has changed in the last couple of weeks with the rise in cases of the Omicron variant. This has led to some restrictions being reinstated in the UK, and changes to the procedures in place for overseas travel. For the latest travel updates visit our COVID-19 guidance page HERE

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nelliethehooker replied on 27/11/2020 20:35

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Posted on 27/11/2020 20:28 by moulesy

I think you're probably right Nellie, but the message that "we think you'll ignore the rules so we'll relax them anyway" hardly inspires confidence in the decision makers!

And, importantly, the scientists don't seem particularly happy about it.

Posted on 27/11/2020 20:35

I don't think that the decision makers had much option. Just look what has happened with the huge protests in Germany and France, who have had stricter lockdowns. It's no wonder that their cover numbers have jumped up so much from a lower base than we got to.

Agree that there's every chance of a spike following on from the holiday period, and I wonder too what will happen during the New Year celebration......strange that nothing has been mentioned about that week end.

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Bakers2 replied on 27/11/2020 20:47

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Posted on 27/11/2020 20:28 by moulesy

I think you're probably right Nellie, but the message that "we think you'll ignore the rules so we'll relax them anyway" hardly inspires confidence in the decision makers!

And, importantly, the scientists don't seem particularly happy about it.

Posted on 27/11/2020 20:47

I think nelliethehooker is right. Also gives a cloak (of invisibility 😉) for students returning home for the holidays, so if numbers shoot up it can't be down to allowing students to start/return from uni. Cynic moi?

Advice is against playing board games and go for quizzes at get togethers. Some will feel spared and others feel argumentative. No change there then...... Not heard any mention of avoiding mistletoe 😘 but I would anyway, although I probably flatter myself these days 😱🤣.

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moulesy replied on 27/11/2020 20:52

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Posted on 27/11/2020 20:35 by nelliethehooker

I don't think that the decision makers had much option. Just look what has happened with the huge protests in Germany and France, who have had stricter lockdowns. It's no wonder that their cover numbers have jumped up so much from a lower base than we got to.

Agree that there's every chance of a spike following on from the holiday period, and I wonder too what will happen during the New Year celebration......strange that nothing has been mentioned about that week end.

Posted on 27/11/2020 20:52

There's going to be a lot of pressure from Boris's back benchers this week, at least in the South West, to move areas into a lower tier on December 16, the date of the first review. That would surely be a mistake and send the message that "we're over the worst". Christmas and New Year will be a real problem and the prospect of another lockdown in January & February must surely loo large in their thoughts even now.

nelliethehooker replied on 27/11/2020 21:42

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Posted on 27/11/2020 21:42

I can't understand how some expect to be given special status when, although their relatively small area has a low rate it is surrounded by areas of high infection rates. All that would happen is that a number of residents from the higher tier would head into the lower tier area to go for a meal etc with the chance of spreading the infection.

davetommo replied on 27/11/2020 21:54

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Posted on 27/11/2020 21:54

I think it would be easy to sneak into Milnthorpe from Carnforth and even beyond into Kendal. Lancashire into Cumbria, sorry Westmorland tier 3 to tier 2. All LA postcodes and get away with it.

cyberyacht replied on 28/11/2020 08:29

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Posted on 28/11/2020 08:29

ISTM that the the Christmas moratorium was partly defeatist as widespread non-compliance with minimal enforcement capability was anticipated and partly as a sop to back-benchers to prevent a major rebellion. It certainly doesn't appear to "follow the science". I fear we will all regret the concession. A vaccine is close. Just hang in there folks.

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Rufs replied on 28/11/2020 08:49

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Posted on 28/11/2020 08:49

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SteveL replied on 28/11/2020 10:00

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Posted on 27/11/2020 19:22 by JVB66

I hope they stick to what is being allowed now ,as the spirit of the 5 day break should not be taken as a free for all to do what they like?

Posted on 28/11/2020 10:00

I'm not so sure JVB rightly or wrongly (wrongly in my opinion) the government have totally relaxed the rules over Christmas. Including unlimited travel. Surely it would be better for someone visiting relatives more than a day trip away, to take their caravan to stay in rather than utilise a hotel or their relatives home. They would then have the option of only meeting up outdoors if they want to.

JVB66 replied on 28/11/2020 10:27

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Posted on 28/11/2020 10:27

When out with Rosa this morning while the dogs were still ignoring social distancing a group( 5) of us had a "discussion" on the latest lockdown tiers (we have gone from one into two despite a falling rate and was before lockdown)
One of the group blamed this last wave on the government for letting UNIs open without accepting that students were going to be one of the main spreaders
And the consensus was as has been said ,,the "advise" from what ever source, was going to be ignored by many,over Christmas and will be including New Year ,but lets see who gets the blame when we have a third possibly worse than this wave in the early part of 2021

Takethedogalong replied on 28/11/2020 11:43

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Posted on 28/11/2020 11:43

We are not doing anything special for Xmas, keeping to our bubble, just video calls/texts to others. We have promised ourselves a big hello when it’s safe for all to do so.

Our area has been under the severest tier, or in full lockdown for around nine weeks now. It’s more than halved our case rate, hospitals are coping, urgent other medical procedures are still getting done depending on severity, so the balance is there. As someone said last night on TV news, the vaccines are not far away now, a few more weeks. We won’t undo all our months of discipline and doing our best to take unnecessary risks at this stage. Sticking to our “carefully risk assess” mantra.

The sheer randomness of this terrible virus is what helps it flourish.☹️

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