Sleeping in the awning

geoffeales
geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
edited June 2018 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

I'm sure I've read somewhere that we are not allowed to sleep in the awning, but I can't find that rule anywhere. Does it depend on the site or is there a blanket rule? (pardon the pun)

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  • Takethedogalong
    Takethedogalong Forum Participant Posts: 17,064 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2018 #2

    As far as I am aware nothing to stop folks sleeping in awnings. We have done it many times, as have friends visiting. (You do need to inform Wardens of visitors staying overnight) A lot of awnings used to come with bedroom annexes available to zip in. I sure quite a few families still do it when weather suits. It's sort of tent camping plus........smile

  • Bakers2
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    edited June 2018 #3

    We have been joined by our son and DIL2B  for 2 nights on a club site. They have a tent to sleep in on our pitch cleared with the wardens before we booked. Added bonus no charge for their car as we don't have one. No different to sleeping in the awning. 

    Yes there is certainly one member who has sleeping attachments for their awning and has used it on several club sites.

  • MeatHome
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    edited June 2018 #4

    No problem sleeping in an awning

    However we found that a pop-up festival tent, erected within the awning, provides more comfort, and privacy than an awning bedroom fitting

  • geoffeales
    geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
    edited June 2018 #5

    I did wonder, only I heard a warden with a very raised voice last week (I think she wanted the whole site to hear) shouting "I knew it, I knew it, the curtains were drawn and they're sleeping in there, they'll have to go, they'll have to go!" I'll not mention the site for obvious reasons but I wondered if there may be by-laws for different sites,

  • Bakers2
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    edited June 2018 #7

    I too would say it sounds more likely that the number of people on the pitch wasn't what was booked in.

  • Pathfinder
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    edited June 2018 #8

    It may have been a case as they had not paid for the extra persons staying overnight 

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #9

    Of course you can sleep in the awning, I've dozed off on the Lafuma in the awning many times and never been challenged. wink

    K smile

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2018 #10

    +1

  • mickysf
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    edited June 2018 #11

    Yep, no problem I reckon, you can even have a pup tent too along with that awning on some pitches both which can be used for sleeping. You just need to declare the whole party and their ages!wink

  • geoffeales
    geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
    edited July 2018 #12

    thanks all - I'm pretty sure it must have been about "unpaid visitors" sleeping over. There were one or two parties in awnings going late into the night and the visitors' car-park was often quite full. My brother-in-law had been sleeping in the awning (paid for) and it was the day he left when I heard the warden's comments so I wondered if she'd seen him leaving with his inflatable bed under his arm. I must admit there were some nights when his snoring woke me up and I worried about him waking the whole site!

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