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Just phoned to enquire about a site to be told the pitch size is 6m x 4m.

Anyone think this is a bit small?

Even our Khyam (tourer 400) won't fit on that.

I though it was even smaller than club pitches too.

he said they had plenty availability???? No wonder.

9m x 5m would be fine

I think the woman on the phone must have told me the size for awning pitching.

OH going to ring again the morning when they open. Reviews are saying large pitches????  It's Brighouse Bay in case any of you have been.

Would be struggling to get my 4 berth Tipi on that and the pegs would be on neighbours pitch.. Are they kidding? Wouldn't be room for the car, either.

Delamere Forest C+CC have told us 5 meters sq for half term is max pitc, our Gelert Horizon is 720 x 240, so if we go have to downsize, thinking of cancelling, but really fancied Go Ape next door.

Are they being stingy?

Quote: Originally posted by mrneillees on 01/10/2008

Delamere Forest C+CC have told us 5 meters sq for half term is max pitc, our Gelert Horizon is 720 x 240, so if we go have to downsize, thinking of cancelling, but really fancied Go Ape next door.

Are they being stingy?

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OK - phoned back this morning and yes it is 6m x 4m on the ehu field, no exceptions. Will have to pay for 2 pitches if your tent is over that size. No other tents booked onto the site at all for that week.

Tent is 6.55mx 4m

OH phoned back and asked to speak to a manager and was asked what about. When he replied 'pitch sizes' he was told that it was the manager who had made the rule but he could speak to him if he insisted.

Manager explained that he had made this rule because of pod tents taking up too much room then adding windbreaks etc. OH said he fully understood but that 6x4 was even smaller than club sites. He said they had 2 other fields that were non ehu and any size tent could go on there and pitch wherever they liked. 6x4 was not taking into account the guy ropes so that made the actual pitch bigger.

The outcome was that as our tent was only 4m wide then he wasn't too bothered about the length (within reason) and agreed it was OK for us to pitch - especially as there were no other tents booked in. hurray!

Still think 6m x 4m is a vedry small pitch - but do understand reasons for it (along with the fact you can get more on the ehu field and smaller tents are less likely to use as much electric as larger ones!)

I fully understand why they limit pitch size and have absolutly no problem with it at all and there are plenty of other sites to choose from so would just look for another one in the area I wanted to stay who would take our tent. Can see the point of getting max return in peak season (thye are running a business after all) but whats the likelyhood of having to turn people away the last week of October (on a Scottish site a week after the Scottish school holidays) becasue someone wants ehu with  a 6.55m x 4m tent? (we got an ok for it in the end so all is well)

I just thought that this was excessively small and that many of us would have problems with this size pitch - even with some 2 man tents. Our Khyam tourer 400 wouldn't fit on the pitch either.

(just realised this sounds like the start of an arguement but I did not have this intention and apologise if it sounds that way  )