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I know the feeling,I booked a pitch recently at a haven site in tenby,before we'd bought our tent,they have now stated that if our tent is longer than 21foot then we will have to pay £50 extra.our outwell indiana is only just over this but we cant risk it as after travelling all that way we would be gutted if it didnt fit onto the pitch and we couldn't get another one!!!

I,m beginning to wonder whether we have done the right thing by buying such a large tent.are we going to have this problem everywhere we go???

Some tents have got very big and they do cause a problem for some sites with marked pitches, a caravan and an awning may look big but when you think a 5 berth van is probably about 2.5 mts wide it is not really that big, and the biggest motor home would still have to be below a certain maximum width to travel on the uk roads

I agree when you add an awning it can double the size of the van but it is still going to be under the size of some of the big tents that you get now

If you want to use EHU then that normally means that you need to use a marked pitch so you have to conform to site size restrictions, there are plenty of sites that will accommodate large tents but you will be limited in your choice

we too have a georgia xl which had it's first trip out may bank hols.  we stayed at Charity Farm in lancashire,  The owners were fantastic, i rang first and told him the dimensions and after laughing about it being twice the width of a caravan, we agreed on £3 per night supplement.in order for me to secure a corner plot which would allow more room for pitching. 

good luck in your search and keep us posted of other sites that you find that are good about larger sized tents.

Quote: Originally posted by wards world on 10/5/2009

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good luck in your search and keep us posted of other sites that you find that are good about larger sized tents.

 

 

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there is a thread about this on the campsite section it has lots of info

 

Sites accepting large tents

I have to admit - the tent being able to fit on a single pitch and still afford maximum living space was one of the 'must have' criteria when we purchased ours!

Camping, (in MHO), is not what is used to be when I was a lad and i'm only 45!

It's a case of us, (tents) and them (caravans and motor homes) and having owned a tourer, I reckon land owners are more in favour of caravans and tourers simply because of the standard shape and size of a pitch because they can fit more on and maximise their income by having neat rows of caravans and motor homes!

I know, lets blame the tent designers, haha!!  

Hi we stayed at a site in tenby just recently with our poddy dome tent and had no extras to pay (apart from the EHU) site name I forget but it is on my profile.

Linny