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Nozza

05/5/2015 at 12:01pm
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This is one reason I stay away from big sites. The more people there are, the higher chance some of them will be antisocial. I've had to go and ask people if they'd turn off their car stereo, which they have on full blast with the doors open. Hardly back to nature. but then if you go for sites with EHU's and big facilities then you run the risk that people treat it like nothing more than cheap accommodation for the weekend.

You only have to see how some people act in general. There is a section of society who seem to have zero difference between their private and public behaviour. It's as if other people simply don't exist. And don't get me started on how some people manage kids these days - very well heeled people can have the most appallingly behaved kids acting up and the parents just comically roll their eyes and grin at you as if it's amusing and inevitable.

I almost envy their lack of concern for others. I can't do it and I feel anxious if I think I might be bothering other people. Their ignorance must be lovely....for them.

We did our first camp of the year over the bank holiday at a small local farm site and we were the only tent there, which for me is bliss. Farm shop selling bacon and sausages etc, toilet, a tap and fires allowed. Ideal.

RichJean+Ellie

05/5/2015 at 12:54pm
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You are always going to get people wanting to let their hair down on a Bank Holiday, especially when the weather is nice. This isn't just confined to campsites, the house behind us (which is a quiet nice middle class area) when our neighbours daughter was in her mid teens you could guarantee the friends would be over on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and the stereo would be turned up in the garden. A quick word was usually enough to calm things down!

It really does irritate me though when fellow campers make a lot of noise but we have learnt this can be minimised by choosing campsites carefully, you cannot guarantee to eliminate it completely but if you stay away from the larger sites with lots of facilities we usually find it isn't much of a problem.

Our daughter is 9 years old and loves to make friends on the campsite, but she knows how and when to keep a lid on things, if she doesn't she is grounded to the tent until she proves she can play appropriately. Too many parents take the attitude that once the kids are out of sight then they aren't their problem anymore.

Like Nozza, I cannot stand the thought that I may be inconveniencing others. It's just a shame that a lot of other people couldn't care less!

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Mandsjh

06/5/2015 at 7:11am
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I found this post a little sad.

Having kids and working = no choice but to camp in school holidays and over bank holidays (whatever the weather - I certainly don't recall many sunny bank holidays in August recently).

We camp for 2 weeks and include the bank holiday to extend our break. We have a large tent and lots of gear. It's our main holiday and with rubbish weather we need a bit of comfort and things to do (games, books, etc). I like the freedom it gives my kids.

I choose sites with no club or facilities and a quiet policy.

Of course I'd love to have the freedom of camping with the weather forecast but in reality that is purely for the retired.

There are sites to suit all. Isn't this what this website is for?

Surely these sunshine campers are entitled to camp at an appropriate site. Surely getting the kids in the open is to be applauded. I accept some don't control their children properly. Equally, we do control ours but we get snotty campers (retired with no kids) giving dirty looks if they dare to play in front of their tent (but in the allocated play space I'll add). Or are filling water a bit too slowly at the tap, or on their own in the toilets. Or walking across the campsite when there's a car trying to hurry by.

Research properly. Don't moan for the sake of moaning.

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feeblecat

06/5/2015 at 7:26am
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I dont think anyone's moaning about people enjoying themselves. I liken a campsite to living at home inasmuch I dont mind my neighbours having a party or the kids in the street playing footie outside. But when the partying is still booming into the early hours, or the the antisocial behaviour starts or the football starts banging against my car and windows, then I start moaning. I don't think that's unreasonable.

RichJean+Ellie

06/5/2015 at 7:26am
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Here, here Mandsjh. You sound very much like us, we try and book the quieter sites without clubhouses etc. My wife works most Saturday's so Bank Holidays tend to give us the extra bit of time to enjoy away. We too have a large tent and lots of gear but why shouldn't we have a bit of comfort, doesn't make us bad inconsiderate campers.

As for the more mature camper without kids, these can often be worse than the younger families. Nothing worse than having a group of middle aged couples getting together cackling late into the night after a few glasses of Prosecco!

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Mandsjh

06/5/2015 at 7:39am
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Feeblecat - my point is there is no need to be at a site that allows that behaviour. I've never been to one. There is enough help on here to avoid it.

If you're on a site that allows it (and I think a little research usually unearths them) its not fair to expect a peaceful idyll.

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feeblecat

06/5/2015 at 8:30am
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Quote: Originally posted by Mandsjh on 06/5/2015
Feeblecat - my point is there is no need to be at a site that allows that behaviour. I've never been to one. There is enough help on here to avoid it.

If you're on a site that allows it (and I think a little research usually unearths them) its not fair to expect a peaceful idyll.

I agree entirely. I've very rarely come across antisocial behaviour on a campsite for that very reason - I prefer small sites with few facilities and fewer people and research well. BUT, some people prefer larger busier sites and are as much entitled not to suffer antisocial behaviour as anyone else - and unfortunately it is more evident during holiday periods.

Mandsjh

06/5/2015 at 10:32am
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Nobody should have to put up with antisocial behaviour.

This website is a great place to study campsite reviews and get a feel as to whether the wardens enforce the policies. Or indeed if they have policies! There is no reason why a busy site should be an issue if it's run properly. And that's the key.

A few reviews on my favourite campsite talk of the gestapo like wardens spoiling fun - bingo! Wardens that enforce the quiet curfew, walk round often to check all is well. Check on you whilst you're pitching and ask you to move if it's not right, make you move cars if not right, don't allow visitors unless you check in and pay a nominal amount (they follow any unrecognised cars and move them off). Gestapo or well run?

Find a campsite that cares and I firmly believe it doesn't matter what size it is, how busy, how many facilities.

But, if you camp according to the forecast you are less likely to get a spot at a well run site (big or small) as they get booked up months in advance!

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RichJean+Ellie

06/5/2015 at 12:48pm
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Spot on Mandsjh, people who complain about so called gestapo wardens tend to be the ones that have their noses put out when asked to quieten down!

I'd rather be on a site with wardens ensuring that everyone abides by the rules!

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purplebean

06/5/2015 at 1:58pm
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I love sites were the wardens go round at 9pm and send all kids back to their units. However well behaved your kids are when they are having fun it can be hard dragging them away but in my experience they always obey the wardens

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I should add this is one of the reasons we often stay on C&CC sites even though they are often more expensive

TraceyD

06/5/2015 at 3:01pm
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I remember one year someone complained about us. Unfortunately when you are inside a tent it's difficult to tell where the sound is coming from. Fortunately when they complained the warden was able to say that he had walked past our tent at the time they said and the only people sat outside were my son and nephew (teenagers), both with their noses in their phones!! No noise, the rest of us were inside getting settled down ready for bed. The noise was actually coming from further down the field, we were also aware of it and had the people who complained come out of their tent they would have known that too. What annoyed me more was their sheer two-facedness (not sure that's a word!!) when trying to be friendly the next day!

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Tidburyboy

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All I can say is, I'm absolutely certain nobody would have anything to comment on or complain about should they find themselves pitched next to us. Put simply, we respect others at all times. Simple as that.

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