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I don't have a problem with people sitting up chatting til the early hours - its supposed to be a holiday, not a boot camp! To me part of the pleasure of camping is chilling out with my mates in the evening with a few bottles of wine, and yes some outdoor lighting is essential. I think it is totally unreasonable to expect complete darkness and silence - I do wonder why some people go to campsites when they would be better off in a field in the middle of nowhere (or at home with their sleep mask on). Personally I am not keen on hearing screaming toddlers who don't share their parents love of camping.. but hey thats what earplugs are for!

Quote: Originally posted by lewic on 02/8/2011

I don't have a problem with people sitting up chatting til the early hours - its supposed to be a holiday, not a boot camp! To me part of the pleasure of camping is chilling out with my mates in the evening with a few bottles of wine, and yes some outdoor lighting is essential. I think it is totally unreasonable to expect complete darkness and silence - I do wonder why some people go to campsites when they would be better off in a field in the middle of nowhere (or at home with their sleep mask on). Personally I am not keen on hearing screaming toddlers who don't share their parents love of camping.. but hey thats what earplugs are for!

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Quote: Originally posted by Davy J on 02/8/2011

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i have just returned from a great 3 days , people in next tent were all tucked up by 8.45pm i just lite BBQ then ha ha but we sat up till early hours talking & having a few beers , i could here them turring & even once they asked if we could be quite , well we were not making a noise but said yes ok i think it was 10.30 ish , well i enjoy sitting out till early hours but never make much noise , in 42 years of camping never been told to be quite , possibly if people want this quite they need to be in there own field

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Quote: Originally posted by morgz84 on 02/8/2011

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TALKING quietly in the early hours is fine. Shouting and laughing loudly isn't. What is the point in going on holiday if you can't sleep then have to spend each day bleary eyed and tired. It is entirely possible to have a chat and a laugh and even be drunk without making a nuisance of yourself.

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Obviously people are going to have differing opinions about what is, and isn't acceptable - the trouble is that these kinds of post end up as a circular argument, going round and round .

In my experience it's really easy to tell if you are behaving badly.

1. If the rest of the site is quiet at night then YOU should be quiet too.

2. If your children are running/shouting/riding right beside another tent they are going to annoy someone.

3. If you walk too close or through someone's pitch they are not going to be pleased.

What is really wrong these days is that wrongdoers start off by doing something they shouldn't then try to defend their behaviour by claiming that others are miserable/party poopers/too fussy etc.

They somehow feel it is their right to holiday how they want - and deny the rights of others who want a quiet time - the sad thing is of course that the quiet ones never offend the noisy ones so the noisy ones do not get to experience a spoiled holiday !

None of this is innocent as everyone knows when others are disapproving don't they ?

The spoilers simply choose to carry on behaving badly !

Quote: Originally posted by the giraffes on 02/8/2011

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Obviously people are going to have differing opinions about what is, and isn't acceptable - the trouble is that these kinds of post end up as a circular argument, going round and round .

In my experience it's really easy to tell if you are behaving badly.

1. If the rest of the site is quiet at night then YOU should be quiet too.

2. If your children are running/shouting/riding right beside another tent they are going to annoy someone.

3. If you walk too close or through someone's pitch they are not going to be pleased.

What is really wrong these days is that wrongdoers start off by doing something they shouldn't then try to defend their behaviour by claiming that others are miserable/party poopers/too fussy etc.

They somehow feel it is their right to holiday how they want - and deny the rights of others who want a quiet time - the sad thing is of course that the quiet ones never offend the noisy ones so the noisy ones do not get to experience a spoiled holiday !

None of this is innocent as everyone knows when others are disapproving don't they ?

The spoilers simply choose to carry on behaving badly !

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Quote: Originally posted by jdlovescamping on 02/8/2011

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Cliff n Pat.

Is that site Dolgamedd nr Dolgellau? If it is we gave up on it several years ago due to noise. We had camped there when the previous owner used to come round in his little red van. My parents had caravanned there for years. Then when it was taken over, we had a couple of trips spoilt by noise into the late hours, which was a shame as our children, would play for hours in the river. Further up the hill is a site called Llwyn yr Helm which is lovely and we have been going there ever since. I just think it was a shame really, but Dolgamedd just got too big and it spoilt it for us. Believe me, 20 years ago it was idyllic.

Julie

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