Is caravanning for the social?

Solobay
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edited June 2017 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

When out and about we like to meet friends with their caravans.

Question is what is a reasonable time to sit in the caravan and have a drink/chat without the neighbours curtains twitching on the way back?

Appreciate some people like to get to bed early but should that curtail the rest of us? 

Discuss

 

 

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  • Navigateur
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    edited June 2017 #2

    Any time you like. No different from coming back from the pub 9except prices were cheaper).

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2017 #3

    As said anytime you like. Stay up all night if you want and go to your van back at dawn.

    Unless you go back in a drunken state singing songs nobody will look or even notice.

     

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited June 2017 #4

    I am not quite sure what you are asking? If you are enjoying yourselves within the rules what business is it of anyone else. However if your socialising is enough to cause people to rush to their windows because of a sudden noise happening outside their unit then I could well understand the rustling of curtains. 

    David

  • Pippah45
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    edited June 2017 #5

    Don't curtains twitch whatever time you meet up with friends or even just go about your normal business?  As long as quietness is observed in accordance with the site rules - get on and enjoy!  In other words if you can go back to your own van quietly at 2 am - why not - BUT having prolonged noisy farewells at that hour is not acceptable to most!  (Not me as I wear hearing aids and once I take them out my neighbours can do more or less as they please!) 

  • N1805
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    edited June 2017 #6

    Socialising is part of many people’s time away so ensuring this is done within the rules/guidelines of any pitch provider it’s OK. Pitch providers generally set a time when it should be quiet for the benefit of all site users.

  • InaD
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    edited June 2017 #7

    We too meet up with friends, both here and abroad.  We either sit in each other's MH/caravan or, mostly if abroad, sit outside in warmer weather.  We're always conscious of neighbours around us, and don't talk loud.  None of us are night owls though, so we're all usually tucked up well before midnight!

    We've been on sites though where people have met up, and the talking seems to get louder in relation to the amount of alcohol consumed!  Providing it doesn't last well into the night and keeps us awake, that doesn't bother us too much.

    So, yes, enjoy yourselves, that's what we do, but be considerate to any neighbours.  Common sense really.

  • Firedragon
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    edited June 2017 #8

    11pm is the accepted time to quiet down, but obviously if we know our neighbours have children in tow we would do that earlier, when they go to bed. That doesn't mean all socialising stops, it just means we quiet down or maybe move inside if we have been in the awning, it is just about being considerate to those around you.

    Alison

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