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Subject Topic: Brit Stops Book/Membership Post Reply Post New Topic
01/10/2018 at 5:11pm
 Location:  Swadlincote Derbyshire
 Outfit: Knaus Sun Ti
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Thinking of getting this is it a good idea?
Your advise would be appreciated
Thanks

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Claire


01/10/2018 at 8:22pm
 Location: Solihull
 Outfit: Bavaria I740g
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Hi Claire,

We are Britstop members and have used it a few times with great success.
We are planning on using it more especially over the winter when you don’t need any outside space.

You only need to use it a few times for it to pay for itself and it helps you to make more use of your MOHO.

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It's only an expensive hobby when it's parked on your Drive....use it, love it , live it.


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01/10/2018 at 8:39pm
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Of course the britstops book and many Apps showing pub stops etc may be superseded by the government white paper seeking to ban all of this type of overnight parking.

They are doing this on the back of controlling travellers/Gypsy's and health and safety due to most of these stops not having the proper facilities for waste disposal.    


02/10/2018 at 6:43am
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: Bessacarr E540
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We decided it wasn’t really worth paying for as a lot of pubs will let you stay overnight if you ask nicely and buy a meal, which you would probably do anyway. I know there is more to it than pubs but you can still ask.

If you do go down the Britstops route, though, be awar that the subscription is from February to February so not really worth buying at this time of year.

Nora


02/10/2018 at 1:08pm
 Location: Ayrshire
 Outfit: Auto-Sleeper MHs
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I had a look at this app, & compared it to Britstops. Only based on a dummy check in my own area, NC500 and a Yorkshire city (that I need to go to) I'd say this:
It has both Club sites on it, which doesn't add to UKCS info & these sites aren't free like Britstops sites.
Unlike Britstops, the unofficial (not club campsite) spots largely seem to need your unit to be ok totally off-grid: Britstops (from memory) are more likely to have a water tap, toilet, CPD, EHU.
Only based on the areas that I checked, you mustn't mind being in a car park. Knowing the 2 car parks listed in my area, knowing what goes on at night there (courting couples, drinking, late night fish n chips), they wouldn't be my choice. There are pubs in Britstops, but also farm shops etc and you're supposed to go into the owners / managers to say hello - there's a sense of a bit more security than a promenade car park.
I'll keep the app, I might stay at one of the car parks for one night but as a last resort. But that's just because of my own comfort zone. I'd suggest OP tries the free app as suggested over the winter, and if it works well, that's great. If OP misses a tap & toilet & EHU then try Britstops.

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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


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02/10/2018 at 1:09pm
 Location: Shropshire
 Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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Friends of ours use Britstops a lot, as they are able to "tour" around.
But as we are constrained by annual leave, our time away has to be quite "targeted", so we usually book, or aim for, a campsite of sorts.

If we had the time to "bimble" around we would certainly add Britstops to our armoury, especially for use during the times of the year that some 'sites shut.

I'm unsure what it costs nowadays but if it's suitable for someone's intended usage, then it's got to be worth a punt for a year.

(and it isn't just a list pubs or of laybys and car parks, as some have said of it in the past.. )


02/10/2018 at 5:07pm
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Personally speaking, I tried Britstops and found it list the kind of places I will always steer well clear of!

For me I use ukcampsites excellent search facility as well as also the Caravan & Motorhome Clubs members book and search facility.

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There is a great World to be found out there, but by the very day, to find where it is becomes more of a challenge!


03/10/2018 at 2:03pm
 Location: Cullen
 Outfit: Sterling Eccles Ruby
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How much is it to join Britstops?   Just about to pick up our first Motorhome after being caravaners for years.

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Ladyjayne


03/10/2018 at 3:58pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit: Various tents
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Looks as if they've sold out for this year, but I think it costs £30+ ?


03/10/2018 at 4:56pm
 Location: Rugby
 Outfit: Vantage Sol Motorhome
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Claire, I am in the same boat as you I do have Britstops for 2018, and lots of other site books and guides, but I think we need to consider what type of camping you will be doing, some might like big sites, small, wild off grid, near beach, pub, towns etc, there will, is a guide out there to meet all needs, so it’s as we say in Derbyshire a thinking job first.

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Andy Vale from Belper.


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06/10/2018 at 4:09pm
 Location: Bury St Edmunds
 Outfit: None Entered
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we find ours invaluable for overnight stops whilst travelling, but not for use as a "campsite".
Can usually get a meal and an overnight stop for about same price as a meal alone, and met some characters along the way.
We have also discovered some wonderful areas to either return to or find a site and stay for a couple of days exploring an area we would otherwise drive past.
If you see Steve at a show stop and have a chat with him and tell him how useful it is.
Joe & Sue



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