Caravan door on wrong side
the rule on site pitching ....car caravan awning what's the rule for caravans with door on opposite side 
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I’m sure this was clarified by the club a year or two back. Nose in or out, therefore which side the door is on is your choice.
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As long as either O/S rear or N/S front corner is to the peg that's all that matters. Sadly, some wardens still will not accept that and want you to adhere to the displayed model on the desk.
Sandringham CC site is an exception, apparently. There, all vans must be reversed in for some obscure reason.
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I new it had been discussed but couldn't find it. At that time it had no interest to us so didn't take any notice. But hubby wants an Eriba for short stay trips as motorhome becoming a pain to commute on daily trips out and of course Eriba have door on
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an Eriba is so small that youll probably be able to park it how you like without anyone noticing...
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This was from April 2013 but I'm sure there has been further clarification.
Q.I have an overseas van, can I park it nose in? Why if an overseas van can park nose in, can I not? If I want to park nose in to take advantage of the view e.g. at Club sites like Bunree and Trewethett Farm, can I?A. As with all outfits, the sites staff will gladly help and advise you how to pitch. For instance, those staying at Bunree site will be parking the same way to make sure you can enjoy the view of the loch. Providing spacing is maintained, any van can
potentially park nose in; sites staff will let you know accordingly.Perhaps one of the champions can advise
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I’m sure there’s more specific information but i cant find it. I recall one poster saying they had printed off a copy of the clubs response which stated they could pitch nose in or out just in case they came across a warden that wasn’t aware of the rule.
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The information that you are given when you arrive on site is very clear on this.
Car / Caravan / Awning......left to right, looking into the front of the pitch.
Obviously, if you have a European caravan, this will require you to go nose in, to achieve this.
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Found this but it's not exactly what i was looking for. Hope it helps.
• I have an overseas van, can I park it nose in? Why if an overseas van can park nose in, can I not? If I want to park nose in to take advantage of the view e.g. at Club sites like Bunree and Trewethett Farm, can I?
As with all outfits, the sites staff will gladly help and advise you how to pitch. For instance, those staying at Bunree site will be parking the same way to make sure you can enjoy the view of the loch. Providing spacing is maintained, any van can potentially
park nose in; sites staff will let you know accordingly.0 -
This was from April 2013 but I'm sure there has been further clarification.
Q.I have an overseas van, can I park it nose in? Why if an overseas van can park nose in, can I not? If I want to park nose in to take advantage of the view e.g. at Club sites like Bunree and Trewethett Farm, can I?A. As with all outfits, the sites staff will gladly help and advise you how to pitch. For instance, those staying at Bunree site will be parking the same way to make sure you can enjoy the view of the loch. Providing spacing is maintained, any van can potentially park nose in; sites staff will let you know accordingly.
Perhaps one of the champions can advise
Posted the above a couple of hours ago so are there any champions around to advise?
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This was from April 2013 but I'm sure there has been further clarification.
Q.I have an overseas van, can I park it nose in? Why if an overseas van can park nose in, can I not? If I want to park nose in to take advantage of the view e.g. at Club sites like Bunree and Trewethett Farm, can I?A. As with all outfits, the sites staff will gladly help and advise you how to pitch. For instance, those staying at Bunree site will be parking the same way to make sure you can enjoy the view of the loch. Providing spacing is maintained, any van can
potentially park nose in; sites staff will let you know accordingly.Perhaps one of the champions can advise
Posted the above a couple of hours ago so are there any champions around to advise?
Write your comments here...Or Wardens !!
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I think in the end it is down to the individual wardens. Some are more flexible than others but it is nice to has some order without the few dictators!
No, it is not left to wardens' discretion other than some pitches may have special requirements for parking. It is a CC edict that vans can be parked either way but some wardens fail to grasp the concept, or choose not to.
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I do not believe that it's up to the wardens to comment. We were sold the idea of full time champions as they could advise members in issues such as this. In most cases we are met with a deafening silence.
True, One. We're told to contact them if we have any questions or need help.
How?
I understood they were going to be around giving info as needed. It doesn't happen much, does it?
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Who better to give an answer to the on-site parking regulations than the Wardens on the front line who are advising and directing parking on their site on a daily basis.
The Champ full timers at head office that Oneput mentioned are very quiet these days.
The answer to parking nose in for continental vans is quite straight forward Yes .--- No, or warden's discretion.
Whats difficult about that !
K
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The information that you are given when you arrive on site is very clear on this.
Car / Caravan / Awning......left to right, looking into the front of the pitch.
Obviously, if you have a European caravan, this will require you to go nose in, to achieve this.
even though the door to our van is on the 'euro' side, we generally still back in as, with just a single 'component' on the pitch (no car, awning, barrels etc) we still have sifficient room to enter/leave the van with ease....
i have occasionally done nose in but, as we have a front loung, nose out seems the most comfortable for us
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We have an Eriba and use CC sites for at least 40 nights a year. We have almost never had an issue and make up our own minds about which way round to park when we arrive on site. We do not consult site staff. We have even parked across a pitch at Grafham
Water without commentLuckily we have dinettes at either end of our van so it doesn't really matter much, but we adhere to the Norfolk motto of "du different".
The exception was at Sandringham where it is apprently a condition of tenure, so we parked nose in and resolved not to re-visit the site.
Keith
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As long as either O/S rear or N/S front corner is to the peg that's all that matters. Sadly, some wardens still will not accept that and want you to adhere to the displayed model on the desk.
Sandringham CC site is an exception, apparently. There, all vans must be reversed in for some obscure reason.
Just out of interest, how does this work on the non awning pitches. The peg would be on the left side of the pitch, so the car can be parked in front of the door. If it is a continental van and the peg remains in the same place your door is against the grass
median. I take it you just have to accept this if you have a continental van.0 -
The main reason for caravans been pitched A frame out is for fire , they can be pulled off .
Well with wheel locks, hitch locks, steady locks, awnings held down with ratchet straps, motor mover engaged and goodness knows what else that sounds like a fun exercise.
I did notice on Bunree a couple of weeks ago that all but one trailer caravan and motor caravan pitched on the loch side pitches with their main windows towards the view, apart from the one 'van with a blank rear end where the occupants sat looking out at the other campers instead.
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We have an Eriba and use CC sites for at least 40 nights a year. We have almost never had an issue and make up our own minds about which way round to park when we arrive on site. We do not consult site staff. We have even parked across a pitch at Grafham
Water without commentLuckily we have dinettes at either end of our van so it doesn't really matter much, but we adhere to the Norfolk motto of "du different".
The exception was at Sandringham where it is apprently a condition of tenure, so we parked nose in and resolved not to re-visit the site.
Keith
Write your comments here...thanks straight from the horses mouth so to speak
we have been looking at double ended dinning so sounds fine , would like the bed end to be on the back though rather than facing the road, do you use an awning or canopy
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We have an Eriba and use CC sites for at least 40 nights a year. We have almost never had an issue and make up our own minds about which way round to park when we arrive on site. We do not consult site staff. We have even parked across a pitch at Grafham Water without comment
Luckily we have dinettes at either end of our van so it doesn't really matter much, but we adhere to the Norfolk motto of "du different".
The exception was at Sandringham where it is apprently a condition of tenure, so we parked nose in and resolved not to re-visit the site.
Keith
Write your comments here...thanks straight from the horses mouth so to speak
we have been looking at double ended dinning so sounds fine , would like the bed end to be on the back though rather than facing the road, do you use an awning or canopy
We have a 2012 Troll 540. It has a 2 person dinette at the front end which makes up into a small single bed. At the back end of the van, the dinette can seat 4 very easily for a meal and makes up into a 2metre x 2 metre bed.
We have a full Walker awning, an inflatable, and a porch which all get used depending on time of year and pitch type. We also have an Isabella canopy for the rare occasions when we find the sun.
Not a tiny Eriba at 5.76m long and 1300kg.
Keith
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I have a German caravan, door on offside. Always inform reception on arrival and I have been told without exception that I can park either way I please.
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We have an Eriba and use CC sites for at least 40 nights a year. We have almost never had an issue and make up our own minds about which way round to park when we arrive on site. We do not consult site staff. We have even parked across a pitch at Grafham
Water without commentLuckily we have dinettes at either end of our van so it doesn't really matter much, but we adhere to the Norfolk motto of "du different".
The exception was at Sandringham where it is apprently a condition of tenure, so we parked nose in and resolved not to re-visit the site.
Keith
Write your comments here...thanks straight from the horses mouth so to speak
we have been looking at double ended dinning so sounds fine , would like the bed end to be on the back though rather than facing the road, do you use an awning or canopy
We have a 2012 Troll 540. It has a 2 person dinette at the front end which makes up into a small single bed. At the back end of the van, the dinette can seat 4 very easily for a meal and makes up into a 2metre x 2 metre bed.
We have a full Walker awning, an inflatable, and a porch which all get used depending on time of year and pitch type. We also have an Isabella canopy for the rare occasions when we find the sun.
Not a tiny Eriba at 5.76m long and 1300kg.
Keith
Write your comments here...Thany you very much for quick reply, good news was concerned about awning being on wrong side and some wardens being so fussy shall we say
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Hi
As TW has already said on this thread, reverse in offside rear to the marker or frontways in nearside front to the marker. Any warden that says otherwise should be challenged as we are all given the same brief. Any other pitching requirements should be discussed
with the warden, as clearly stated in the club rules we all know so well.What breed of outfit you bring to my site is of little interest to me, as long it's pitched correctly and the fire breaks laid down by the club are maintained, that is what the pitch markers are for.
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I'm currently away on site in my van and only checking in once per day but here is a copy of the letter I hold and take around with me:
...I can confirm that on directly owned Caravan Club Sites the ruling accepts outfits either being pitched nose in or reversed on as long as the safety spacing requirement is adhered to. ...
Rosie Eaton
Sites Co-ordinator
Dated June 2013
Hope this helps.
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