Dome tent

roytonrebel

Would it be frowned upon to stick a dome tent up instead of an Awning ?   Asking for a friend .

Tinwheeler

A pup tent is allowed on a pitch but I suspect a dome tent would be considered too big.

What constitutes a pup tent? Anyone know?

huskydog

That's a pup tent

Tinwheeler

And it’s a dome. 🦴

brue

Our daughter has camped with us in the past in a small mountaineering tent, plus our awning. If it all fits on the pitch it should be OK. 

Philnffc

Think you might find this as changed, ask the site staff because this is open to different interpretations

JillwithaJay

Last week, at Wharfedale, a guy behind us erected a gazebo where an awning would have been.  Clearly the site staff saw it and must have said it was okay.  If a gazebo is acceptable then I don't see the difference between that and a dome tent.

Tinwheeler

Yet we've been told on this forum via Rowena that gazebos are not allowed.🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

huskydog

I have reported Jill's post ,so that we can get an answer to this 

JillwithaJay

Just for information, I dug this out from two years ago:

 

brue

If it's any help I've found the info in Club Site Rules (regarding tents) see no 5 LINK

I think the word pup tent has now been dropped in favour of a tent which will fit on your pitch as long as the van is also occupied. We've certainly done this with our family where a small Vaude domed tent was used, the last time we did it we had torrential rain and the occupant and dog joined us in the van! 

JillwithaJay

I also went through the rules and there's no specific mention of gazebos.

roytonrebel

Cheers 

 

Freddy55

We put up a gazebo at Cirencester last year. It was pointed out by the wardens that it was too close to ‘next door’, which I’d overlooked. Otherwise, no problem.

RowenaBCAMC

I've checked with my colleagues on the sites operations team and they have advised your friends can have a dome tent as long as it fits on the pitch within the fire breaks. Hope this helps. 

jamsie

Rowena,

Is it permissible to erect a kitchen tent on a non-awning pitch?

i am due at York later this month and wonder if you can advise

many thanks

mickysf

Have you a car with you, do you intend to pull out a canopy, will it fit on the pitch without compromising firebreaks? That's the info. needed I would think to answer the question you ask, possibly!