Definition of an awning
18 replies
TomL replied on 04/09/2023 22:04
Posted on 04/09/2023 07:57 by TinwheelerThat sounds as if it’s a specific to Bunree definition. I may be wrong but I think the no awnings in the front row is about blocking the view from others in which case the no sides rule would make sense🤷🏻♂️
Enjoy your stay but, personally, I prefer North Ledaig where the pitches are staggered, awnings are allowed, the views are amazing, and there are less midges.
Tinwheeler replied on 04/09/2023 22:16
Posted on 04/09/2023 22:04 by TomLOne of the problems for other Bunree site-users is that occasionally, some front row, motor-homers roll out their canopies then erect quite sizeable windshields - they're more obtrusive than actual awnings.
TomL replied on 06/09/2023 23:52
Posted on 04/09/2023 22:16 by TinwheelerSurely the wardens will deal with any such issue if necessary?
Posted on 06/09/2023 23:52
One might expect them to but whether or not they actually do is another matter. The last time we were there, a couple of years ago, on the front row, there were two large motorhomes with sun canopies and large windbreaks (at least 5 feet high), presumaby to restrict their dogs. They were obviously travelling together but I've no idea what conversations might have been held between them and the wardens. I must add that they didn't affect my enjoyable stay at Bunree.
bryal replied on 09/09/2023 17:25
Tinwheeler replied on 09/09/2023 17:30
Posted on 09/09/2023 17:25 by bryalWhen it comes to the awnings on a campervan when do they become a tent and not an awning, some of them now are so large and some sites don't accept tents
Whittakerr replied on 09/09/2023 20:43
Posted on 09/09/2023 17:30 by TinwheelerI don’t see how an awning can ever be classed as a tent🤷🏻♂️. It might be too large to fit on a pitch but it’s still an awning whether attached or freestanding .
Graydjames replied on 10/09/2023 17:35
Posted on 09/09/2023 17:30 by TinwheelerI don’t see how an awning can ever be classed as a tent🤷🏻♂️. It might be too large to fit on a pitch but it’s still an awning whether attached or freestanding .
Posted on 10/09/2023 17:35
I found this definition from the CCC:
An awning is defined as a closable tent intended to be fixed to a stationary vehicle or to stand free of the vehicle.
The Oxford definition refers to those type of awnings typically seen on shop fronts or over the decks of ships - like those, indeed, usually, seen on motorhomes. So the OP is right to ask the question I think.
But, in the caravan world, I think most would assume an awning to be as per the CCC definition.
In any case, I would hesitate to put anything up at Bunree, and especially not a wind out awning, even if well pegged down. It can get mightily windy there.
JollyKernow replied on 10/09/2023 17:44
Posted on 10/09/2023 17:44
Just for a bit of clarity, on our sites a roll out canopy is just that so they can be deployed on a non awning pitch as long as the required spacing is adhered to. Add sides and a front to it and it's an awning so then not allowed on a non awning pitch.
JK