Latest Government Information and our Club Sites

RowenaBCAMC
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edited February 2023 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Hi everyone,

Following the latest Government information we have updates on our sites in England Scotland and Wales here: Latest Government Information

Members and guests who reside in a Local Alert level of Very High should not travel to any of the Club’s other campsites whilst the alert is in place but can continue to stay at a campsite within their own Very High alert area. 

If you are affected by these new Government announcements and are not able to stay at one of our campsites, and you already have a booking, please cancel or amend your booking to allow other members to benefit from the availability.

This discussion is for sites and travel information. Please also check gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions for up to date information on local restrictions. 

Stay safe.

UPDATE 24 FEBRUARY 2021

Following the recent Government announcements, all our UK Club campsites are still currently closed but we are very pleased to be able to provide an update on anticipated reopening dates. We appreciate your patience while we review these latest Government updates, and await further guidance on certain elements. We will continue to review our UK Club campsite network in line with Government advice as it is announced. Please see our website for the specific details about each country ➡️ Reopening our Campsites

LATEST UPDATE FOR SCOTLAND 17 MARCH 2021:

Following the Scottish Government's recent guidance, we are planning to reopen all our Club campsites in Scotland from 26 April 2021. We are however awaiting further clarification on the use of communal areas and shared facilities (including toilets and showers) and will advise on this as soon as possible. 

If you have a booking at one of our Club campsites in Scotland for dates up to and including 25 April 2021, please cancel or amend your booking for free via our website or our UK Sites Booking App.

LATEST UPDATE FOR WALES 26 MARCH 2021:

Following the recent Government announcements, our Club and Affiliated campsites in Wales will reopen on 27 March 2021 for people who live in Wales only. Unfortunately due to the restrictions, our toilets and showers and other shared facilities on campsites in Wales will not be open until further notice, but fresh water and wastewater facilities will be available. www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/

LATEST UPDATE 30 MARCH 2021:

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you back onto our UK Club campsites very soon.
Based on the latest Government guidance, we are unfortunately unable to open our toilets or showers and other indoor shared facilities (excluding receptions) when our Club campsites in England reopen on 12 April. The provisional date for reopening these facilities is currently 17 May 2021, however this will be dependent on Government guidance. Service points and waste disposal facilities will be available and open for use, operated in line with Government guidelines. Keep up to date with the latest information on our website www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/

Latest Update 08th April 2021

It's nearly time for our sites in England to reopen!! 

Also from 12 April onwards, we anticipate that people who live in England will also be able to stay on our Club campsites in Wales. Visit https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/ for more information. 

Test and Trace

I wanted to let you all know that from 12 April our Club campsites in England and Wales will require all members and guests over the age of 16 to provide Test and Trace (or UK country variants) information. If you already have the NHS Covid-19 app, you will be asked to use this on arrival at the campsite for all party members over the age of 16. If you do not have the app, you will be provided with a log sheet to complete. For more information visit https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/reopening-our-campsites/. We are awaiting further Government guidance about Test and Trace at our Club campsites in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

LATEST UPDATE 23 APRIL 2021:

Following the Scottish Government's recent guidance, all our Club campsites in Scotland will reopen from 26 April 2021. We are pleased to be able to open toilets, showers and shared washing and cleaning facilities at Club campsites in Scotland which have them.

If you wish to book a tent camping pitch in Scotland, please contact the relevant Club campsite directly and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For any bookings with our Certificated Locations (CL) or Affiliated Sites (AS), please check directly with those campsites.

Check the latest updates on our dedicated web page here.

LATEST UPDATE 11 MAY 2021

Following the recent Government announcements, we are very pleased to be able to provide the latest update on our Club campsite network including the use of shared facilities and the latest Test & Trace requirements.

Please see HERE for the specific details about each country. Based on the latest guidance there are no longer travel restrictions between England, Wales and Scotland.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and we will continue to review our UK Club campsite network in line with Government advice as it is announced.

LATEST UPDATE 13 JULY

Following the latest Government announcement yesterday, we are pleased to be able to ease many of the restrictions on our sites in England from Monday 19 July. For the full details, please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 16 JULY

Following the latest Government announcement yesterday, we have updated our guidelines for Scottish and Welsh sites. For the full details, please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 09 AUGUST

Following the latest Government announcement, we have provided an update regarding restrictions on our Sites in Scotland and Wales. Please visit our website: HERE

LATEST UPDATE 15 DECEMBER 2021

As you will be very much aware, the situation with COVID-19 has changed in the last couple of weeks with the rise in cases of the Omicron variant. This has led to some restrictions being reinstated in the UK, and changes to the procedures in place for overseas travel. For the latest travel updates visit our COVID-19 guidance page HERE

 

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  • Unknown
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  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2020 #3

    It's Friday the 23rd. October to 9th.November.

    If anyone has any sites or CLs booked between those dates the you will have to cancel them.

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  • roxyr10
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    edited October 2020 #5

    Due to the firebreak lockdown announced today in Wales I was cancelling my booking for Cirencester when I read Rowena’s post. Can I ask why when you cancel a booking it appears you have to select the reason from drop down menu & COVID-19 restrictions isn’t an option? And you must select a reason to be able to cancel. I‘ve just clicked on not required. I trust that I won’t get an automated reminder from our club about late cancellation rules!!! 

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2020 #6

    This must be one of the quickest announcements made by the Club that was incorrect within 10 minutes and up to the time of posting is still incorrect. If you access the information page and click on Wales it doesn't include the notice of national lockdown.

    I was expecting an amendment this afternoon but as usual Wales seems to be afterthought for most English based organisations.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2020 #7

    I wonder if the Club has someone dedicated to making sure that Covid advice is bang up to date via all available media? 🙂

  • DaveCyn
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    edited October 2020 #8

    If they have they probably prioritise getting it on Faceache rather than their own website undecided

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2020 #9

    why worry about having to sit on the naughty step? 🤷‍♂️

  • Navigateur
    Navigateur Club Member Posts: 3,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited October 2020 #10

    For once I won't be critical of an announcement from the Club being wrong since trying to keep abreast of the rapidly changing different laws, advice and recommendations is akin to trying to herd farts.

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2020 #11

    In actual fact they were correct in their original post but as the National Lockdown in Wales was headline news the criticism was directed at the poor response time to such news. 

    If they want to keep their members informed of potential closure of sites then someone needs to be given the task of keeping an eye on breaking news.

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  • GlosJive
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    edited October 2020 #13

    Booked in at Pembrey next week, do i need to cancel or will the club advise About the situation about the site?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2020 #14

    Rowena posted -

    "If you are affected by these new Government announcements and are not able to stay at one of our campsites, and you already have a booking, please cancel or amend your booking to allow other members to benefit from the availability."

    and I'm sure that will apply to Wales as well.

  • mbee1
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    edited October 2020 #15

    I don't understand why these announcements go in this forum.  Surely, important stuff like this should be on the webpage as soon as it opens - when it does open of cpurse

  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #16

    Where ever they put it, be it here, the information page or an alert when you open the site, it needs to be up to date. Currently although the sites in Wales are shown closed on the site booking pages for the announced circuit break,  the information page still does not mention it.🤔

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #17

    I think the problems with communication in these times is that the "personal touch" when staff were in "instant"contact with each  other (same office next desk)is now via remote working ie from home , i understand 100? EGH staff,

    We have found it the same with other companies,  as they admit it now will take longer for a reply as staff are now working remotely

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  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #20

    I've got an email from two years ago thanking me for pointing out that Tewkesbury is no longer all grass and they would get the relevant page corrected. It still shows it as all grass.😂 They weren't working from home then.

  • brue
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    edited October 2020 #21

    Yes, I agree, yesterday the latest news from NL was dated in August.

    I would imagine the priority yesterday would be to conatct those already on sites and then those due to arrive.

    Not a lot on FB either or Twitter.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #22

    I think it is down to local staff to amend the information that is published in pages of  the sites directory but then when was the last update?

    ps the webpage shows that there are hardstanding pitchessurprised

  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #23

    This information page doesn't.

    Scroll to the bottom, sites with 100% grass pitches. There are also a lot of other mistakes on it, such as no service pitches at Hawes and 94 at Castleton. All of which I pointed out and was told would be corrected.

  • EasyT
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    edited October 2020 #24

    All of which I pointed out and was told would be corrected.

    What year did you tell CMC Steve? 

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2020 #25

    ED wrote "why worry about having to sit on the naughty step?"

    Has it been sanitised first?

  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #26

    Just checked. I was over estimating slightly. I received their reply saying it would get updated on the 18th January 2019. The search within my email provider  works a lot better than the one on here.😂

  • RowenaBCAMC
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    edited October 2020 #27

    Hi everyone, with regards to the latest Welsh Government announcement yesterday of a national lockdown from Friday 23 October 2020 until 9 November 2020, all our Club campsites in Wales will be closed during this time in accordance with the restrictions. We are following the changing advice very closely and hope to reopen some campsites after restrictions are lifted.

    If you are due to stay at one of our Club campsites in Wales over these dates, please cancel or amend your booking as appropriate.

    For specific local measures guidance for Wales please visit gov.wales/local- lockdown

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2020 #28

    The Information page now states that sites are closed between 23rd.November to 9th.November.

    I'm sure members will be able to work it out but it would be good to get it right.

  • scoutman
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    edited October 2020 #29

    Ah well, let's put it down to the rapidly changing events and the speed required to communicate with members. Only 27hrs and they still get it wrong, does anyone proof read these statements? I think it's a bit optimistic that Welsh all year sites will reopen any time soon, but let's hope.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #30

    Never seen that info page before  surprised probably because i did not know it was availableundecided 

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2020 #31

    Steve I've reported your post. Hopefully it might shame someone into doing something. Maybe even the person responsible for Sites!smile