Caravan Discrimination

birdseye
birdseye Club Member Posts: 32
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edited July 2024 in Certificated Locations #1

Why are more  CL site owners starting to ban caravans ?  the 2023 /4 Sites directory has more and more site details with the caravan struck through, indicating no caravans

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Trusted Posts: 23,331
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    edited July 2024 #2

    Have you asked the respective site owners? We can only guess at their reasons which might be issues such as narrow approach roads and difficult access.

  • Wherenext
    Wherenext Club Member Posts: 10,766
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    edited July 2024 #3

    I've also seen sites that exclude motorhomes due to ground conditions. They're individually run so they can set their own rules.

    It's not like it's an epidemic. There are still plenty to choose from.

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 14,061
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    edited July 2024 #4

    How wide spread have you found it? There are always a minority of CL's that have different restrictions. Some don't take dogs because of the proximity of livestock. Some don't accept children because there is unprotected open water on the CL. As Wherenext points out some might exclude motorhomes because the ground is either too sloping or unstable. If a CL excludes caravans (and such CL's must be in a tiny minority) there will be reasons, perhaps towed access or other reasons? 

    David 

  • mickysf
    mickysf Club Member Posts: 6,492
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    edited July 2024 #5

    CL owners are pretty much free agents and so they should be, make decisions, I'm sure, in the best interests of their sites and those who visit. Such restrictions are few and far between in my experience and where found are in place for good reason.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,935
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    edited July 2024 #6

    birdseye, I think perhaps you have misunderstood the symbol in the Site Directory, as the one with the caravan struck through with a black line only indicates that there are no hardstanding pitches. Those CLs that do not allow caravans usually state that fact in their site description.

  • birdseye
    birdseye Club Member Posts: 32
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    Thanks for that Nelliethehooker I was assuming that- Great as I do not look for hard standings

  • Skybarn Farm CL
    Skybarn Farm CL Club Member Posts: 26
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    @birdseye, there is a fold out 'key to symbols' at the back of the sites directory which might help you 😁.

    As @nelliethehooker states, the symbol indicates no hard standings. I only know of a handful of CLs which don't accept caravans and that's usually stipulated by CAMC, due to access not being suitable for a car towing a caravan but okay for motorhomes.

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