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21/10/2011 at 5:00pm
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I've been a regular camper for a loooong time. I've seen some daft stuff done by campsite owners and campers. But these two rules absolutely take the biscuit. Never, in 30+ years of frequenting campsites have I heard something so stupid.

So I thought I'd start this thread in a bid to find the UK's most crazy campsite rule.

I'll kick off with two from a provider of forrest holidays in the New Forest and Forest of Dean.

1/ "Pup tents are free, but do need to be booked and count as a pitch extra. Please be aware that Pup tents can be no larger than 2 x 1.5m, be occupied by upto 2 under 16's and must be erected within the confines of the pitch of the original unit."

Not that daft. Until you want to put up a pup tent and have an adult (already paid for) in it. Oh, no. Can't do that - against the rules.

OK, that was stupid, but this is ridiculuous.

2/"You may pitch before or by dusk.
If you arrive when Reception is closed, please call the telephone number located on the Reception door. The site is open between 7.30am and 10.30pm."

Doesn't seem that daft, nobody want't their sleep disturbed by someone erecting a tent at midnight. However, this is on a campsite that's open all year. Currently, they interpret dusk as "about 7.30pm". Arrive before then and they let you on. Arrive after that and you can whistle. Soon, it'll be dark before people leave work - so how are they supposed to travel and arrive "before dusk"? My camping kit doesn't stretch to a time machine.


But this is the best bit. This is really good. I asked them what the reason was for this rule and was told :
"Health and safety. We might be liable if you hurt yourself erecting a tent in the dark"

Honestly, this is the very last time I will be using any of the Forest Holidays sites. In our current climate I'd expect companies to do everything to encourage custom. Instead these guys appear to have the attitude that they're doing you a favour by taking your cash.

So, can anyone beat these?


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21/10/2011 at 5:29pm
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Didn't understand therule on one site that said we must pitch with the tow bar facing the road.  Apparently the reason was to ensure a quick evecuation of the site.  Taking it that the majority of caravans use one or more security device, the site would have a lot of difficulty in evacuating the site quickly when people were out during the day.  And then there's the problem of the site having the manpower to evacuate 'unoccupied vans'.  Folk who have continental vans would, in any case need to pitch 'the other side' of their pitch if they were to errect an awning.  Would this mean that certain vans be closer together therefore increasing fire risk?  Just didn't think the rule was fully worked out, unless I misunderstood.

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21/10/2011 at 5:58pm
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No drinking between 10pm and 8am!!!!!!   I am sorry but I can understand other curfews on time but am I honestly harming anyone if i have a glass of wine in my tent at 10 past 10 at night.  I wonder if they send someone round looking in the windows to check

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21/10/2011 at 6:02pm
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That's good Debs. But how do you sleep without a nice Horlicks?



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21/10/2011 at 6:25pm
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Not a tent user personally but on the site we were on this week there was a requirement for tents to be moved on the pitch during mid week to preserve the grass. I can understand the logic but not the practicality.

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21/10/2011 at 10:45pm
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Not so much a rule, but an 'Adults Only' site we often frequent has a sign approx 50yards after the barrier..
'NO CHILDREN ALLOWED ON CAMPSITE' always makes me smile

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21/10/2011 at 10:49pm
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There is a 10 amp electrical system on the park, the use of domestic appliances such as kettles and heaters is not permitted.

Coastwalkers.



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21/10/2011 at 11:03pm
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arrive on site before 5pm in september !!!!!! but don't tell your customers and let them deal with it and arrange for others to get in when on a ukcs meet !!!!

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22/10/2011 at 11:31pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vealmike on 21/10/2011
That's good Debs. But how do you sleep without a nice Horlicks?


Exactly - thats why I didnt go! 

Had visions of waking up thirsty at 3am and being kicked off the site for slurping an orange juice



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23/10/2011 at 7:43am
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23/10/2011 at 9:21am
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Alpiner,

From the other side: some friends of ours run some gites in the middle of France. When they took over, they threw the old rule book out as they felt it had some ridiculous rules in it.

5 years later, their new rule book has probably more in it, than the old one. After each 'incident', they feel obliged to add a cautionary rule into the rule book.

Last summer, my friend had a particularly trying family who persisted in doing stupid inconsiderate things culminating in flying a remote controlled aircraft low over other residents heads. When challenged by the owner (my friend, keep up), the idiot replied: 'it doesn't say I can't in your rule-book'

The response: "It doesn't say 'Don't put your penis on the BBQ either'. We expect our guests to have some degree of common sense. Thanks for proving me wrong'

I guess that what I am saying is that stupid rules probably originate from stupid peoples's actions. (Although the 5pm  arrival time does baffle me)



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23/10/2011 at 9:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by leader64 on 23/10/2011

Alpiner,

From the other side: some friends of ours run some gites in the middle of France. When they took over, they threw the old rule book out as they felt it had some ridiculous rules in it.

5 years later, their new rule book has probably more in it, than the old one. After each 'incident', they feel obliged to add a cautionary rule into the rule book.

Last summer, my friend had a particularly trying family who persisted in doing stupid inconsiderate things culminating in flying a remote controlled aircraft low over other residents heads. When challenged by the owner (my friend, keep up), the idiot replied: 'it doesn't say I can't in your rule-book'

The response: "It doesn't say 'Don't put your penis on the BBQ either'. We expect our guests to have some degree of common sense. Thanks for proving me wrong'

I guess that what I am saying is that stupid rules probably originate from stupid peoples's actions. (Although the 5pm  arrival time does baffle me)







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24/10/2011 at 12:41am
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I think the no drinking thing is designed to stop people going to the toilet all night. However I would never go to a site with such a rule.



24/10/2011 at 7:39am
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jd82 wrote: "I think the no drinking thing is designed to stop people going to the toilet all night."

So that explains the sign I saw the other day: "NO ENLARGED PROSTATES ALLOWED ON SITE".

Makes sense now.


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I remember a sign I saw on the toilet doors at a fishing lake:

Toilets are closed due to vandelism. Anyone caught crapping on the premises will be told to leave.

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