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Subject Topic: Britstops Post Reply Post New Topic
17/10/2023 at 8:34am
 Location: linconshire
 Outfit: Rapido le randonneur
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Hi, has anyone used this? keep seeing it advertised. Is it worth joining?
Thanks


via mobile 17/10/2023 at 10:24am
 Location: Ayrshire
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There have been plenty of other threads about this. You buy the book of one night stops in February or so. You need to stay about 4 times to cover the cost of the book.
We tried it twice, about 10 years apart. It did not suit us because we never found a suitable stop (that allowed a dog & also had a toilet) in the right place and at the right time.
However, friends who don’t have these two restrictions use it regularly for overnights en route & buy it every year.
There are apps that list free overnight parking. But I’d suggest you buy it next year & try it. If you don’t use it enough, don’t buy it the following year.

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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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17/10/2023 at 11:07am
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Don't know how much they cost new, but they are available on ebay.

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via mobile 11/11/2023 at 9:14am
 Location: None Entered
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I have used Britsops a good few times. Usually pub car park to sleep over. I have always bought a meal as i don't like the idea of free riding. So I get a nice meal and a couple of drinks with a safe nighttime stopover. And I have stayed in some fantastic and unique places. They are nothing like French Aires which are usually a few euros a night or free. They are private individuals allowing you to park on their property overnight. But, in my opinion they are a great alternative to camp sites and feel safer than wild camping as you are staying with the land owners permission.

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Why am i doing this instead of camping??!!


11/11/2023 at 8:05pm
 Location: Milton Keynes
 Outfit: Bailey Alliance 66-2 Motorhome
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There is a Motorhome Pub parking Facebook page which is free to use and provides lots on info and reviews of staying in pub car parks. Some are free to use if you buy a meal and some make a modest overnight charge.

David


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via mobile 12/11/2023 at 1:15pm
 Location: Keyingham East Yourk
 Outfit: Geist 633 motorhome
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We have never bothered with Britstops , we just use the pub stopover facebook page , hundreds of stopovers , many free of charge if using the pub. The Park 4 Night app is also useful.


01/12/2023 at 8:57am
 Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
 Outfit: Adria Win
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I bought it for 3 years when it first came out but realised that all the places it lists are also listed in many other places on the internet. I also had a couple of places where I was told they accepted Britstoppers but considered them to be freeloaders as most wouldn't even buy a drink in the pub. Didn't want to be associated with that so stopped buying it.

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via mobile 01/12/2023 at 10:04am
 Location: Ayrshire
 Outfit: Auto-Sleeper MHs
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A minor point - Britstops isn’t just pubs & restaurants. Farm shops mostly, up my way, out in the countryside.

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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.


via mobile 04/12/2023 at 11:18am
 Location: BUCKS
 Outfit: Roller Team Zefiro 2
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Quote: Originally posted by babsb7259 on 17/10/2023
Hi, has anyone used this? keep seeing it advertised. Is it worth joining?
Thanks



Great if you prefer a physical book with all the details of the location, facilities etc. There's also an app that requires the code from the book (£39 + postage).

We often spend the first night after a long trip at a Britstop pub rather than a campsite so we can unwind, have a meal without getting the pots ,& pans out & have a drink (or three), fall out of the pub and straight into bed...... lovely.
We've also stayed in some fantastic places we'd never have found otherwise.

The next morning we head to our nearby campsite, set up and have the first day to explore refreshed.

There are a couple of videos on YouTube showing the positives & negatives of Britstops but it suits us and we don't have any social media (or anti-social, depending on your viewpoint) accounts so can't see those listings. We prefer the physical book.
As some have mentioned, there are many more sites than just pubs so it all depends on what you want.

I'd suggest that if 39 quid is going to bankrupt you, forget it, otherwise give it a try for one year & if you don't feel its good value don't renew. We never sign up for any auto-renew purchases for that reason.

Happy touring

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via mobile 04/12/2023 at 3:13pm
 Location: Ayrshire
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“Buy & try” is sound advice. £39 is less than one night at a CAMC club site that we went to in September this year.
Last time I had it, there weren’t many stops in areas we enjoy going to, but that might have changed since the Covid staycations, more UK Council Aires etc. Might try it again next year.

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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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via mobile 04/12/2023 at 4:51pm
 Location: BUCKS
 Outfit: Roller Team Zefiro 2
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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 04/12/2023
........£39 is less than one night at a CAMC club site that we went to in September this year.



Absolutely!

if you're on a journey & just need an overnight stop not only are many sites silly prices since Covid, but you get to spend your money on a meal instead. Win, win for us.   





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