Too many MH people abused facilities on beachfronts etc which is probably why places are no longer friendly to M/homers and I can't blame them! After all the unit cost a lot more than a caravan but they cannot afford to pay to stay on a site?
Part of the reason for not allowing overnight sleeping on the Seafront at Scarborough is one of health and safety, and concerns the risk of overtopping of heavy seas and high spring tides along both bays, particularly the North bay which also has the potential risk of cliff erosion and falling Mudstone slides. The latter is also a risk along the old coastal road along the clifftops of Cayton bay, hence this other previously popular overnight stop for motorhomers has also been included in the overnight sleeping ban.
If these natural occurances were to happen during daylight then at least people would have an alert chance to get out of the way, during the night, whilst in a deep sleep, they may not be so lucky and quickly become a casualty or even a fatality. Its all down to common sence, there are plenty of other cheap and safe places to park other than on the seafront or clifftops.
It was only about 20 years ago that a clifftop hotel suddenly and unexpectedly slid down the cliff face and into the sea along that stretch of coastline, the first the guests knew about anything being amiss was when they heard a thunderlike rumble whilst having breakfast in the hotel's conservatory, followed by huge cracks appearing in the floors and walls around them, 30 mins later, and the whole section had slipped down the cliff, followed over the next 48hrs by the rest of this large hotel.
Scarborough is my second home town, but knowing what l do regarding its Geology, l would never risk sleeping anywhere under one of its cliff faces, whether it was free or not!
Julia
------------- Just love to be out amoungst Nature and Wildlife
Celebrating 37 years of Caravanning in 2019, Recently Considered Retiring, but Totally Addicted for Life!
We rarely book and can normally find a site, club or private whether for one or many nights. That said, being old fogies we can avoid going anywhere in main school holidays.
P.s. Don't like the idea of staying at Scarborough for free. Would want at least £5 per night.
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Don't be tied to Club sites, stay away from the very popular areas, go to Certificated Sites (C&CC) or Certificated Locations (CC). I tour around Scotland, I've never ever been turned away due to a minimum number of days.
As said before we have never had much of a problem and camp throughout the UK all the year round (as well as abroad) normally without booking.(with the proviso that we do employ common sense when required.)
A few more thoughts following on from fiona's advice above:
1. We normally choose sites with hard standings in the UK, ideally near public transport - wife can't walk far without a mobility scooter. And an EHU is handy to keep it charged of course.
2. We enjoy mountains in Wales, the Lakes and Scotland as well as some of the more beautiful coastal areas. So 'staying away from more popular areas' is not an option!
3. Small CL's and CS's not much use to us, especially the 5 unit ones. The better ones are almost always full - some folks will stay for several weeks! And we prefer to socialise - not always possible on small sites - especially ones 'out in the sticks'. And despite the fact that back-packing is my first love we now not keen on sliding a big(ish) van in a muddy field with just a rusty tap and hole in the ground to empty the loo!
Ref the original post -
Keep trying trev - things will seem a lot better with experience; however agree with others ref 'abroad'.
E.g. Every small French town seems to have good parking, aires and MH service points. Also we stayed on about 13 different sites last autumn in France, Spain and Portugal almost all were better than UK club sites for about half the price (albeit 'out of season' use of ACSI and Camping cheques etc.)
Good 'ere innit!
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Is it about time one or more of the big manufacturers gave some thought to where a MH can stay.
In Germany Hymer fund stelplatz sites and supply the holiday cleans. Germany is a huge country but also has a vast population of MH so it is probably on a par with UK.
If our makers keep pumping out overpriced and inferior vans...... compared to continental cousins, there must be places for them to stay.
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: TOURING IN UK IS NOT FUN
