Telstar
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Thought that I would share this. Last week we were touring round and needed to be at Woodstock (near Oxford) for the weekend. We arrived at the CC site at Woodstock and were told that they were not taking any further bookings because the grass was wet/damp. Initially we were offered the late night arrivals for a couple of nights, but the warden overruled. This left us with a dilemma, either stay Wednesday night on the LNA area and leave Thursday, leave and return the next day (Thursday) for the LNA area or wildcamp. We needed to be at Woodstock Thursday for a meal and Friday onwards for a private rally.
The site was at the most 30% full, loads of car parking/tarmac available not to mention all the grass pitches but because we have a motorhome (campervan) we weren't going to be allowed on the grass. They called us 'offroaders' whatever that term means, I didn't ask, but the previous CC site also used the same term.
So it was decided that we would wildcamp on the nearest available place that we knew was safe and quiet. It wasn't my fault it was on the road outside the site. Public road, used as a shortcut by the locals to Woodstock by missing out the nearby island. It has parking all along its length which is used all day long by cars/vans and coaches further up. Anyway, after parking up, having some lunch, a walk into Woodstock and a siesta, a knock came on the door. It was the site assistant warden, strangely a pitch was available, somebody had left early and he was willing to take the wroth of the warden by offering me the pitch. I took him up on the offer, but I wonder if I hadn't been outside the site within view of some of the pitches, would the pitch have been available? or am I to cynical.
I must admit that this was not an intentional action on my part, but knowing the area a little, this road would be an ideal wilding location, just a shame that the CC site is accessed of it and you would need bare faced cheek to wild there.
Jon
The site was at the most 30% full, loads of car parking/tarmac available not to mention all the grass pitches but because we have a motorhome (campervan) we weren't going to be allowed on the grass. They called us 'offroaders' whatever that term means, I didn't ask, but the previous CC site also used the same term.
So it was decided that we would wildcamp on the nearest available place that we knew was safe and quiet. It wasn't my fault it was on the road outside the site. Public road, used as a shortcut by the locals to Woodstock by missing out the nearby island. It has parking all along its length which is used all day long by cars/vans and coaches further up. Anyway, after parking up, having some lunch, a walk into Woodstock and a siesta, a knock came on the door. It was the site assistant warden, strangely a pitch was available, somebody had left early and he was willing to take the wroth of the warden by offering me the pitch. I took him up on the offer, but I wonder if I hadn't been outside the site within view of some of the pitches, would the pitch have been available? or am I to cynical.
I must admit that this was not an intentional action on my part, but knowing the area a little, this road would be an ideal wilding location, just a shame that the CC site is accessed of it and you would need bare faced cheek to wild there.
Jon
