Will motorhome use resume on July 4th?

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If the rumours are true, then whilst holiday parks such as Haven and Butlins will reopen, campsites will not because of shared facility concerns.

So what about those who have caravans and motorhomes with self contained facilities? Until campsites reopen then any form of UK motorhome use other than day tripping is off the table .

Even if campsites do reopen I suspect any form of wildcamping will be severely frowned upon by locals with hightened risks of vehicle vandalism and requests to move on by police.

The big question is when are Brittany Ferries going to reopen to the public to get away from this UK motorhome camping madness?
 
I think as soon as we are allowed out overnight I'll be using pub stops only for the first couple of ventures, We don't need need to use the pubs garden furniture we can use our own at the side of the van and use our own toilet facilities.
 
Moped said:
If the rumours are true, then whilst holiday parks such as Haven and Butlins will reopen, campsites will not because of shared facility concerns.

So what about those who have caravans and motorhomes with self contained facilities? Until campsites reopen then any form of UK motorhome use other than day tripping is off the table .

Even if campsites do reopen I suspect any form of wildcamping will be severely frowned upon by locals with hightened risks of vehicle vandalism and requests to move on by police.

The big question is when are Brittany Ferries going to reopen to the public to get away from this UK motorhome camping madness?
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But we may well not be welcome in France either! Not to mention quarantine over there...
 
The big two clubs are planning on opening most of their English campsites on 4th July. Some with and some without facilities. They are open for bookings now.
 
Debroos said:
But we may well not be welcome in France either! Not to mention quarantine over there...
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French sites reopened on June 6th. But do sense that UK motorhomes cannot enter France just yet due to self certification rules whereby you have to declare the fixed address you are staying at to self quarantine.
 
Biggarmac said:
The big two clubs are planning on opening most of their English campsites on 4th July. Some with and some without facilities. They are open for bookings now.
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All subject to government approval and the rumours suggest this may not happen. The government seem unable to distinguish between campsites and caravan only sites but we shall see.
 
Im hoping our favourite CL will open. I spoke to the farmer about a month ago and back then he wasnt sure whether he would open or not regardless of what was decided but would save a place for us. If it is the 4th of July Ill maybe give it a week or two as I think everywhere will just get gridlocked. If they dont open then Im pinning my hopes on Mrs D being talked round into letting my buy that KTM 390 Ive been hankering after so I can spend all summer tearing about on that. :D I think they will open though. My worry is there will be a supply and demand problem though. Everyone will be fighting for the same pitches.
 
I have been out and about around Devon and Cornwall all during lockdown (I work for the ambulance service I wasn't out on a jolly !) I have noticed a steady increase in the amount of motorhomes in the County. Yesterday whilst in St Ives I must have passed at least 20 motorhomes on my journey from Bodmin to St Ives. They must be going somewhere and hiding. There was a marked increase in people in St Ives and several of the shops are now open. I think if people play things safe we will be ok but a sudden influx of people is going to put the county under strain. Can't wait for things to get back to normal..... ish !
 
There are motorhomes out and about day tripping or even on shopping expeditions because no cafes or public toilets open. They may not be overnighting but who knows?
 
Moped said:
French sites reopened on June 6th. But do sense that UK motorhomes cannot enter France just yet due to self certification rules whereby you have to declare the fixed address you are staying at to self quarantine.
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I who have a son in Belgium. Could enter France and give his address. Then it is not the French concern. The Belgians do not have that rule. Having got to Belgium, I could then go elsewhere in Schengen, and return to France after a fortnight. I would have to quarantine on return to the Uk. Not too onerous.
 
As I understand we are expecting UK campsites to reopen for self contained motorhomes and caravans to open on the 4th July. This means that the sites will not provide toilet or shower facilities but will provide water, waste, rubbish disposal and toilet emptying. So if you don’t like using the toilet in your motorhome then you are out of luck.
 
Geeky Philip said:
As I understand we are expecting UK campsites to reopen for self contained motorhomes and caravans to open on the 4th July. This means that the sites will not provide toilet or shower facilities but will provide water, waste, rubbish disposal and toilet emptying. So if you don’t like using the toilet in your motorhome then you are out of luck.
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In actual fact sites will not be reopening in Scotland until the earliest 15 July.
I was chatting to the warden yesterday at the CCC site in Dunbar.
They are hoping to reopen 15 July and provide toilet and shower facilities.
The only rooms that would be out of bounds would be the family and the washrooms.

Also I have booked 4 nights in the Peak District in C&MC sites 6-10 July, and as things stand they are hoping to provide toilet and showers.

But of course things may change before then.

But if they are unable to provide these facilities it begs the question, should they still be charging the full price.
 
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Spain is / has opened it's borders to Uk citizens as they have some 400,000 with holiday homes over there. No quarantine necessary. France has asked people to self isolate but it's only a recommendation. Cleethorps was open yesterday with lost of people walking along the front. Some of the PUBS were OPEN No drinking inside just standing outside. The amusements were closed. Mablethorpe on the other hand was CLOSED. Height barriers to stop you parking and double lines everywhere, not many people about. We did notice that DAVES CAFE is now a charity shop. We had some really nice meals there.
 
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