Pub stop overs/ farm stopovers what's acceptable spends/rates

[Mikeingham]

Full time and travelling for work
I stay on national Trust car parks with a membership
In the day as I work nights
What about pubs farms etc
Is there a sort of going rate to offer
Do you expect to eat at a pub
In order to stay overnight. .might be more cost than a campsite.........
I'm happy to park up maybe have a special couple beers.
Is it OK to ask for water. .the app is fine for location
But lacks the details of pub menu etc....I. E. I don't want to park up at a pub then run up a bill of fifty quid in food an drink
I've never known what would be acceptable. .would like to hear from other mh members
Who have had good or bad experience with this..many thanks
Please only offer constructive experiences and comments.

 

[Deleted member 58274]

You sound like a bored lorry driver.....do you actually own a motorhome ?

 

[Fazerloz]

We always ask if its ok to stay and always eat and drink. There is no incentive for a landlord to let you stay if all he is going to sell is a couple of beers.

 

[Deleted member 58274]

.....well actually there are many different situations with pub stopovers...some are quite happy if you have just a couple of beers. There are many with ehu where you pay a fiver and then not obliged to buy a meal but have a pint or two....we use pubs all the time and more often than not cheaper than campsite.....oh.. and usually only van....not squashed in with others......hey-ho.......Maja

 

[brakers]

What I Say

Hi There I’ve just used two pubs this week and what I do is call ahead and ask to speak to the manager, all I say is
"Hi There I’m traveling in a Motorhome and passing your place later and I was hoping to have a couple of beers tonight in your establishment, if I did would you let me park overnight in your car park."
Or words to that effect

If the manager is not in the person I talk to normally says yes, so I assume quite a few pubs have had this happen before.
Best Wishes Tony

 

[IanH]

Bearing in mind you're not paying for a site, it is only fair to eat in the pub, as well as drink in it. And, as others have said our golden rule is to phone ahead and ask if its still ok to nightstop.

We reckon on £30 per night, but, remember, that also means we don't have to buy, store, or cook food or wash up afterwards (water and waste water)

 

[didds]

There is no incentive for a landlord to let you stay if all he is going to sell is a couple of beers.

True - but Ive never been "declined" when I've explained, but my sample to be fair is very small. I suspect it probably helps if you require gluten-free, kosher vegan food. What constitutes "eating" - a bowl of chips? I could see that at a very busy location, or at a weekend the management may be less bothered, but early to midweek, outside of school holidays esepcially winter/late autumn/spring etc I'd expect most landlords wouold just be happy to sell a couple of pints if only to help the barrellage along. And the hope of the grapevine providing more out of season similar punters.

didds

 

[Pauljenny]

Agree with all of the above.
Avoid pubs who are part of a chain. .. Marston's Greene King,etc.
The duty manager may be fresh out of school and must refer such decisions upstairs, when asked.
Upstairs will be thinking about liability, covering their @rse, and probably answer.. No.
Village pubs, landlord run, are more flexible.
We often drive on, have a drink, ask for the menu and overnight parking at the same time.
Not been knocked back yet.

 

[Caz]

If you work nights, are you thinking of parking at the pub and going to work, then coming back in the morning and spending the day there?

 

[slingshot2000]

If you work nights, are you thinking of parking at the pub and going to work, then coming back in the morning and spending the day there?

Now that would be a good way to work :lol-049:

 

[KuyaAndAte]

True - but Ive never been "declined" when I've explained

We have. Planned to meet up with friends living locally for a meal and several drinks. Manager said no, so we took our trade down the road to the next pub - glad we did, a lovely meal served by friendly and jovial staff. Ended up spending over £100 there :cheers:

 

[ian81]

Agree with all of the above.
Avoid pubs who are part of a chain. .. Marston's Greene King,etc.
The duty manager may be fresh out of school and must refer such decisions upstairs, when asked.
Upstairs will be thinking about liability, covering their @rse, and probably answer.. No.
Village pubs, landlord run, are more flexible.
We often drive on, have a drink, ask for the menu and overnight parking at the same time.
Not been knocked back yet.

We have stayed in many Marstons houses and found the duty managers welcoming and willing to co-operate as well as other pub chains. My approach drive up look for the name of the licensee , ask for them, check the menu and explain what I want. Always have a plan b (or pub b!) in the rare event of being declined.

 

[didds]

We have.

My point was in reply to the claim that "There is no incentive for a landlord to let you stay if all he is going to sell is a couple of beers."

My point was that there is plenty of incentive for a landlord to let one stay if all he going to sell is a couple of beers. My experience indicates that when explaining all we wanted was a couple of drinks, and not a full blown meal, this hasn't as yet been a stumbling point. ie only selling a couple of beers is not necessarily a disincentive for landlords.

I thought that was rather clear.

didds

 

[Robmac]

In my experience, it is very rare that you get turned down, if ever.

I always have a few drinks in the pub and mix with the locals, buy the landlord a pint (they usually buy you one back in the friendlier pubs). I have often been invited to stay as long as I wish and come back whenever I want.

My wife has Meniere's disease and tinitus, and so cannot go in pubs as the background noise makes her feel unwell. If we have a meal at a pub, they are always quite happy to plate us one up so that we can eat in the van. This suits me fine as well, as I prefer to eat at the end of the night when I have finished drinking, which, usually is after they have stopped serving food, so I can reheat a plated up meal when I get back to the van and return the crockery in the morning.