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shadiya

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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 09 3:10 pm Post subject:
Probably just as well....

Lorrainelovesplants

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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 09 4:23 pm Post subject:

No, I tell a lie......................

there's loads more rubbish in there...........................

medeival reenactment site, field foraging site (I was contacted earlier this year about this), boat storage, carvan storage, site for stargazing( contact a local observatory who are looking for a light pollution free site), fieldcraft site for schoolkids (donation via PTA or whatever)

Told you..........

loads of ideas.

goldy1

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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 09 11:59 pm Post subject:

I frequently rallie with https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/
And we are always looking for new venues.

Most rallies are held on farmers fields with just a tap and a loo emptying point.

good acsess from the road is a must with caravans.

This is my D.A.'s meet list for this year to give you an idea of the places we use. https://www.lancsandchesda.co.uk/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=categoryevents&id=2&Itemid=9

gom

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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 09 8:24 pm Post subject:

If it's any help, I started a small campsite this year, which has gone exceedingly well.

We did the 28 day thing last year to guage interest, see what worked and what didn't, and after that, decided we had a go-er.

Over winter we got pp, and are now winding down after a successful (That is a relative term!) first season.

We advertise online only, around 50% of enquiries come from UK Campsites, the rest from the local TheBestOf site, and various forums and directories on which I got us listed.

The 28 day thing is really useful, it means you don't have to comply with loads of bollocky regs - you can experiment on the cheap, there are some good ideas posted above.

Check out Eweleaze Farm for one that only does 28 days year in year out.

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 09 8:29 pm Post subject:
We stayed at Eweleaze a couple of years ago - they certainly do it in a big way, even if it's only for a month.

alison
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 1:16 pm Post subject:
Gom or Jamanda, or anyone. Have you any more links to other sites like this. 28 day rule ones.

goldy1

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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 4:30 pm Post subject:
quiet a few of the camping and caravaning club rallie sites run on 28 day rule.

gom

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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 6:58 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

Gom or Jamanda, or anyone.

Have you any more links to other sites like this. 28 day rule ones.

I only knoe the Eweleaze one. If you are thinking of going down that route you are going to have to work hard to get a reputation for something special, then only open in August for instance. Start advertising in December, use UKCampsites.

Hint - NO BRAINER suggestion, allow campfires, provide the wood yourself (At a profit that is), provide firepits on every pitch (Transit van wheel hubs work just dandy).

jamanda
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 10:21 pm Post subject:
Sorry Alison. I don't know of any more.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 10:27 pm Post subject:

gom wrote:

Hint - NO BRAINER suggestion, allow campfires, provide the wood yourself (At a profit that is), provide firepits on every pitch (Transit van wheel hubs work just dandy).

Isn't that a H&S/insurance nightmare? windy night....spark...conflagration.....

Don't get me wrong, I love a good campfire but if it was my ass on the line.....

jamanda
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 10:32 pm Post subject:
Eweleaze do allow fires. They had a huge stack of tree cuttings that people could just help themselves to, but they use a heck of a lot more space than your camping field Alison. I think there were five fields, and all of them were big. They had solar showers dotted here and there, and hole in the ground toilets. Wouldn't have wanted to have been there in the last Summer or two.

goldy1

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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 09 11:33 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

They had solar showers dotted here and there, and hole in the ground toilets. .

do you mean just pits? this is now illegal i think

jamanda
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 09 6:29 am Post subject:

goldy1 wrote:

Jamanda wrote:

They had solar showers dotted here and there, and hole in the ground toilets. .

do you mean just pits? this is now illegal i think

Yes, just pits - It's wasn't that long ago. But, they did look to building a great big new toilet block.

alison
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 09 6:52 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

gom wrote:

Hint - NO BRAINER suggestion, allow campfires, provide the wood yourself (At a profit that is), provide firepits on every pitch (Transit van wheel hubs work just dandy).

Isn't that a H&S/insurance nightmare? windy night....spark...conflagration.....

Don't get me wrong, I love a good campfire but if it was my ass on the line.....

Fires are a no no here. Nylon tents, top of a hill (windy) accident waiting to happen.

I am always interested in how other sites run though.

gom

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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 09 8:37 am Post subject:

alison wrote:

Jonnyboy wrote:

gom wrote:

Hint - NO BRAINER suggestion, allow campfires, provide the wood yourself (At a profit that is), provide firepits on every pitch (Transit van wheel hubs work just dandy).

Isn't that a H&S/insurance nightmare? windy night....spark...conflagration.....

Don't get me wrong, I love a good campfire but if it was my ass on the line.....

Fires are a no no here. Nylon tents, top of a hill (windy) accident waiting to happen.

I am always interested in how other sites run though.

Yes, windy hill tops a nightmare! Not an insurance issue, more of a fear of getting sued issue!

Designated firepit areas surrounded by gravel, with a bucket of sand nearby work fine.
It helps to give punters a gallon or two of petrol to get things going

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I always talk the punters through it with all the warnings, then finish by saying sorry for having to say all that because you are an adult, but I have to cover myself.
It only really worries me when they bring captive chavs with them to cfheck if human flesh really does taste like pork.

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