SOUTHWOLD overnight

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We are planning a trip to Southwold this weekend. Does anyone know of a good spot for overnighting on Saturday the 20th? Either in Southwold or nearby?

Any info much appreciated.
 
Isn't Southwold one of the places where MHs are frowned upon vehemently?

Sorry I can't help further!!!!
 
New Rover said:
Isn't Southwold one of the places where MHs are frowned upon vehemently?

Sorry I can't help further!!!!
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Yes, I've heard that.... But we are going, anyway! :)
So, also, if anyone knows what areas to particularly avoid, that would be useful, too.
 
Just thought I'd update this thread for the information of others intending to visit Southwold.

There is nowhere to wildcamp (that I could find, anyway). We looked and looked - and eventually gave up.

Judging by the response I received on here to my initial post, no one else knows of a place either. ... Or maybe some prefer to keep quiet about their spot? ;)

Anyway, we followed the coast north instead, and had a very pleasant night on High Sand Creek camp site Stiffkey. Great for access to the coast, good facilities (but no mains). And very handy for the pub!
 
Hi, just read your post.
I think everybody on here has decided to give Southwold a BIG body swerve from now on and spend their money in towns and villages that don't ban us from visiting.
I may be wrong.
 
Southwold,Aldburh and Yarmouth,the list of places to avoid in motorhomes will probably grow longer.
I never received any reply from Prudence at No 10 or any of his minions to the petition on the No 10 web site about wild camping etc.
Probably they are all too busy filling in their expense forms.
 
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Baconsdozen said:
Southwold,Aldburh and Yarmouth,the list of places to avoid in motorhomes will probably grow longer.
I never received any reply from Prudence at No 10 or any of his minions to the petition on the No 10 web site about wild camping etc.
Probably they are all too busy filling in their expense forms.
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Tell us more - maybe I would like to add to the petition???
 
Baconsdozen said:
By a strange coincidence I just received a reply to my petition to No 10.A link to the reply is here.Overnights - epetition response | Number10.gov.uk
It seems to provide ammunition to those against the blanket ban of motorhomes from places like Aldburgh and the rest.
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I would have signed your petition if I'd known about it. Though, the reply seems like the usual government tosh. anyway.

As I see it there are two main problems. A national pathological hatred of gypsies/travellers. This is very much over hyped and encouraged by the press.
Some travellers DO cause problems. But mostly these incidents have been initially caused by the county councils in England failing to meet their legal obligations in providing facilities for travellers.
The reason they ignore their legal obligations brings me to the second problem - Nimby's.
Every planning application is fought against ferociously. This in turn led the travellers to break the law themselves. by buying green belt land and using it for sites. Can you blame them?

Too many people in the UK would like to think we live in a museum -Nothing should change. Listed buildings should all be saved, heritage sites always preserved (even though the general public whose taxes fund the preservation are usually barred from any public access).

In my view this short sighted approach has led to the death of many villages. The rich buy up the properties for holiday homes. The locals can no longer afford to live in their own communities. Affordable housing planning permission, is blocked. The youth of the village are forced to move away.
The local pubs and shops cannot survive on holiday only business, they close. Soon the village that was so attractive to the rich holiday home owners is no more than a museum.

All this of course, impacts on our freedom to wildcamp. There is no easy answer. But a step in the right direction, in my view, is to support the gypsy/travellers to have their own permanent sites.
I live less than a mile from one of those permanent sites. (Norfolk being one of the very few councils who made an effort to comply with their legal obligations). I've never had any problem.

Ok, better get my hard hat on ready for incoming!
 
Baconsdozen said:
By a strange coincidence I just received a reply to my petition to No 10.A link to the reply is here.Overnights - epetition response | Number10.gov.uk
It seems to provide ammunition to those against the blanket ban of motorhomes from places like Aldburgh and the rest.
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Yes, it's an interesting choice of words.

The two documents referenced in the response do provide a little encouragement, but still have the blinkered view that the only place motorhomes can be accommodated is in campsites.

See: The Good Practice Guide on Planning for Tourism
and Planning Policy Statement 7

In fact the provision of overnight parking places for motorhomes seems to fulfil many of the requirements of the above documents, in that they can be small scale, low cost, utilise existing facilities, be in or near town and village centres or close to existing tourist attractions, and will encourage both national and international visitors.

AndyC
 
Hello
The petition actually ran its course and finished some few months back,I tried to publicise it as much as possible although it was impossible to do it so everyone would be bound to see it.
UIn the long term I doubt it will make any huge difference but if it makes a few of the councils look beyond the biased views of the second home owners or not treat as gospel the invented stories of legions of motorhome owners emptying portaloos in the sea,then it might be worthwhile.
 
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I signed it and was interested in the reply, there is now some ground for asking each council, who clearly oblighed to supply such facilities!

This is a step forword and now could really to change, anti-Gypsy's traps are clearly affecting us and is widespread. The worry is the expanding groups of bad travellers causing havoc across the country give everyone a bad name!

I wonder if the Human Rights Act and others that the Gypsy exploit cannot be used by us to a more open planning by the council!

Being involved with serious draconian regulations being imposed on Home Educators, this had led to various methods of trying to change politicians minds over such things. Perhaps with the new info we could put a combined procedure of say contacting MP's, informing them of our rights, benefits of our visits. Also protesting against individual councils to apply the obligations may also open doors to improving our lot.

If we do nothing the drive to exclude bad travellers is going to destroy wildcamping in many areas of the country!
 
Scarboro Closing (maybe)

Hi EV1

Scarborough in Yorkshire are currently considering closing the existing facilities and only allowing a 4hr maximum stop overnight.

Please see my Thread under England, Yorkshire if you are interesing in lodging an objection. I will also email them again, with a link to this epetition response. In fact I will bump the thread.

Just maybe we could get our first success out of this.

Thanks
Chrissy
 
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