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DH was looking up directions to our next site (Monday) and saw a note that there's a height barrier at the entrance.  We're not going to make it under!

Don't know what to do... have emailed the site to ask if there's an alternative entrance, but if not...

do we accept that we have to lug everything quite a distance to set up and take down, and leave the car parked outside the barrier

cancel the booking and find another site

leave as much stuff as possible at home and try to pack without using the roofbox - might mean leaving our brand new utility tent :(

Site just said that they don't have any security problems and the car will be safe outside the barrier!

Never mind, we've decided to go for paring our stuff down.  Will be interesting to see what we miss the most (or at all?!), but the new tent IS going

Convenience of having our airbeds blown up right next to the tent, and being able to chuck things in quickly if it's raining is one thing, keeping the littlest one contained is priceless!  Roofbox coming off. Now to decide what we can do without.

Kitchen boxes down from 2 to 1.  We're borrowing a low table, so the kids will have cushions not chairs.  Maybe only take 1 tall table for cooking on, and not have a second in the main tent... or move it at night time... the only thing we really need it for is the lamp and a cup of juice for the morning. 

I'm not cutting down on blankets, this summer feels like autumn!

Anything that folk used to think they REALLY needed but can now live without?

Quote: Originally posted by brickiemum on 04/8/2011

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I would be more tempted to turn up with a fully laden vehicle and roof box and ask them to shift the barrier tbh. You shouldn't have to compromise your camping experience when the barrier must be able to be opened (all the ones I've seen at campsites can be (do they take caravans? It must open for them) It's not about whether it is *safe* to leave your vehicle outside, it's about whether that suits you. And tbph with a small child it doesn't as most of us use that as the safe zone when pitching/striking.

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They emailed an apology and said that the height barrier was put up against their objections by the local council . 

Bizarre, but there we go. 

Thanks for the suggestion but it's not really worth it for a three-nighter.  Tempted to cancel because this was supposed to be our 'beach holiday' and the weather forecast is wet wet wet, but that wouldn't be fair to the campsite (or to the kids - they just want to go NOW!)

Making a pile of 'must have' and 'would like' in the hall, will see how much will fit when (if?) the rain here stops