Premium pitch / pup tent

It’ll probably be a spacing thing. While your pup tent is allowed on any pitch, it might be that by pitching it on the grass area, you could be encroaching into the fire break area.

Only the warden will be able to tell you for sure.

If you had booked a grass pitch then clearly, if you pitched the tent correctly with the fire breaks then all would have been well. Unfortunately much of the grass surrounding hard standings will fall foul of this as they are not part of the pitch. The gravel itself of course will be fine for pitching a pup tent but you will need a protective groundsheet and possibly foam tiles. Hope this helps.

We stayed at Cayton Village last August & everything had to be kept within the gravel area of the pitch.... 'pup tent' had a good groundsheet to protect it + an airbed inside so gravel wasn't a problem....

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Depending on which premium pitch you were on, several of which back onto woodland  and where you put the tent, it may not be a spacing thing. Although the grass pitches were in use, I don’t believe that means you can automatically use the grass about your HS pitch. Generally I believe everything should be contained within the gravel area. Although I have known pup tents be permitted on the grass behind at Cirencester. Perhaps, if you had asked…….

I think its wise to check with the site beforehand if you think that there may be a grey area. For example, we have taken 2 cars with us on occasion. One site said it was ok so long as it fitted on the pitch, another said it had to stay in the car park. We've had the same conversation about visitors cars. A quick phonecall is all it takes

Sometimes its what we don’t always immediately comprehend that makes the difference so yes, ask, not that they will change the rules but they may be able to help if circumstances allow. For instance, we booked a hard standing, it was suggested that we could put the pup tent on the grass behind as there were no pitches beyond this . We were asked to keep it immediately behind (not to the sides) and to move the tent onto the pitch during the day so the grass didn’t suffer (we were there for a week) and the staff could cut the grass and hedge behind if needed. Sorted, it’s good to talk, but don’t expect to get your own way every time! 
That phone call may not help because it may just be down to the specific pitch you choose on arrival.

JT Camper, It just strikes me as a shame that the happy, relaxed, informal camping /caravanning I enjoyed all my life has changed so much .

And that now the Club has formalised things so much - dividing those who have Premium pitches from those  who don’t - and enforcing rules of where one can or cannot put up a pup tent for the children.

Things have indeed become formalised  regimented, rule bound and sanitised to a degree. I myself left Club sites when they started to leave me so I hope you will find a happier situation somewhere else next time.

Good wishes.