Well we have our tent, have pitched it in the garden and have lots of shiny new stuff to go with it! Just about to book our first weekend away and was wondering of there is generallly a 'check in' and 'check out' time at campsites like there is in hotels - and roughly what time it usually is!
Hello, from one novice to another! You're ahead of me, as we haven't put ours up yet!
We have however booked a site. We went through the camping and caravan club, and the site we booked, we could arrive from noon onwards, and leave by 11am.
We're going from Good Friday til Easter Monday!
Not sure if that is any help!
When are you planning on going?
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Rhian, wife, mother to 4 daughters, and now a caravan owner
2017
Riverside Caravan Park, Aberystwyth
Au Lac de Biscarrosse
2016
Stowfords, Devon
Trefalun Park, Tenby
Le Logis Du Brueil
We usually find its 12noon to leave but the arrival time varies.
As someone else said most sites will let you stay later on the leaving day if they dont need your pitch. You can often just go to reception and pay a few pounds to stay longer, definitely worth doing if you dont have to rush home. Even better if everyone else leaves at 12noon and you have the site to yourself!
I think (although I might be wrong) that the OP is referring to the fact that some hotels like you to clear off during the day more so than times of arrival and departure. You are free to go out or sit around the campsite all day should you wish. I generally like to explore the area I'm in however some sites are nice enough just to enjoy in their own right so I can understand that some might want to do that.
As for departure, generally I play this by ear. If the site is busy then I will try and get out for a reasonable hour, however I have left sites at 2pm when they are quiet. I have never been rushed off a site by an owner/warden, if I did I'd never go there again. 6 PM might be outstaying your welcome a bit :)
One of the sites I go to lets you turn up as early as you want which is a big bonus if we have the day off! But like everyone else says, check with your individual campsite as they all vary.
A good question. It varies quite a bit so it is a good idea to ask when you book.
I would avoid sites that require me to vacate before 10am because the tent may still be damp with either dew or condensation (as a generalisation the later in the day you strike camp, the drier the tent will be).
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