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Quote: Originally posted by f1ferrari0 on 29/5/2007

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rang campsite yesterday, additional £2 a night because smaller than gazebo which they charge £3 a night for!

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Got a SunnCamp Handy Tent and its FAB!

All the food, stove, fridge etc goes in there as well as chairs at night time.

Since we've had it we've not mentioned it to the sites, well not that I recall, we may have said something along the lines of having a kitchen extension to the tent.

Maybe its because we generally go at quieter times, but the site have never said anything about it once up. Now I've said that we'll get charged next time!

Suz

I think it is a bit of a cheek for site owners to charge extra for a utility tent on a marked pitch, if you can get your tent utility tent and your car on the marked pitch then I feel that you should not be charged extra for additional tents

If you pay for a marked pitch and put a one man tent in the centre of the pitch and leave 90% of the pitch empty that is your choice if you pitch the biggest tent in the world on a marked pitch and use the whole pitch that is up to you, I don’t think it is fair to be charged extra for additional tents when you are not taking up any more room than your marked pitch

Shell Island is a fabulous site. The pitches are unmarked, you are charged per person per night and you can use as many tents/utilities as you like.

We went camping last year with 2 canvas frame tents (one to cook in) a ridge tent, my sisiters 2 man dome tent and a toilet tent. 3 adults and 4 children for the bargain price of £27 per night.. That was peak season too!

I think site owners are getting greedy where they want to charge for utility tents. You pay per pitch and should be able to utilise that pitch any way you see fit as long as it follows health and safety regs and a cooking tent is the safest way to go.

Boycotting greedy sites sounds like a good way to go to me.

Quote: Originally posted by Deb_P on 29/5/2007

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Shell Island is a fabulous site. The pitches are unmarked, you are charged per person per night and you can use as many tents/utilities as you like.

We went camping last year with 2 canvas frame tents (one to cook in) a ridge tent, my sisiters 2 man dome tent and a toilet tent. 3 adults and 4 children for the bargain price of £27 per night.. That was peak season too!

I think site owners are getting greedy where they want to charge for utility tents. You pay per pitch and should be able to utilise that pitch any way you see fit as long as it follows health and safety regs and a cooking tent is the safest way to go.

Boycotting greedy sites sounds like a good way to go to me.

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