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Getting our new caravan tomorrow and we are very excited! Have been browsing this forum and others in anticipation and have come across the odd comment about children on sites being noisy, riding bikes, playing ball games etc

Now we have purchased this caravan with the children specifically in mind thinking we would be able to have lots of fun family holidays/ weekends away where they could play games and ride their bikes!

We have 4 children and I won't deny that they can be noisy at times but we do our best to make sure that they respect others around them and adherre to the rules, but being realistic there may be times this doesn't happen.

Anyhow I now have visions of trying to get them all to behave impecably for the entire duration of the stay or we will be irritating others on the site. So for people who camp with children (and lots of them) what are your experiences of other people's tolerance levels and what behaviour do you expect from your children? And for those without children - what expectations do you have for the children on site (and their parents????)

Thanks

As others have said, no ball games and be very careful on bikes/skateboards/scooters etc.   My daughters (now teenagers) were always back at the van by the time it got dark and not allowed to run through other people's pitches and to respect their privacy.

I don't think that these restrictions amount to very much but it's surprising how many people allow their children to ignore them.  (A case of out of sight out of mind,  me thinks)

My kids enjoyed the freedom caravanning provided, made lots of new friends everywhere we went and we felt they were relatively safe (usually with a play area within sight of the van)

Basically keep ball games away from caravans. Respect other peoples privacy and don't encroach on their pitch.  If these considerations are observed, you will find a welcome for you and your children almost anywhere.  There are always a few grumpy campers, but mostly they are a small minority.

Enjoy your new caravan with your children!!

as a father of 7 (thankfully all grown up now) and grandad to 9 ,i feel i'm well placed to say children should be seen and not heard ,

but on a serious note ,we all know kids are kids and will do what kids do, as long as their not bouncing balls off our 'van or car, crashing their bikes and scooters into 'em either or running round our pitch like screaming banshee's ,personally not got a problem with 'em.

on the other hand occasionally you come across the 'don't care what the kids get up to' type of parents, those i DO  have aproblem with , you know the type their sat in the pub while their little darlings are off causing all kinds of unsupervised mayhem .

but am sure your not in that catatgory , so all should be set for you and the little un's to have many happy and enjoyable outings together.

Quote: Originally posted by brianjose on 15/8/2011

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Basically keep ball games away from caravans. Respect other peoples privacy and don't encroach on their pitch.  If these considerations are observed, you will find a welcome for you and your children almost anywhere.  There are always a few grumpy campers, but mostly they are a small minority.

Enjoy your new caravan with your children!!

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Hi, Agree with comment, though you may find some sites do not allow bikes, scooters, or skateboards, for the safety of the older caravaner’s walking around site, most sites have a 5mph or 10mph speed limit.

Enjoy your new van with the kids.

I think the numerous answers say it all. Most family sites provide a play area and/or a football field in which children can run riot to their hearts content. Many campsites also have rules banning ball games within the camping field itself. Nobody wants the risk of damage to their units by balls being kicked around and not many people (even those who have kids of their own) really want them running around the site yelling and screaming and making a nuisance of themselves.

Bicycles are of course another issue and there is nothing worse when on a campsite than having to watch your every step for youngsters tearing through the park on cycles. It's bad enough having to watch the roads for cars without having to watch for cycles coming at you from all directions.

But the issue will always be one sided because those parents who do allow their kids to run riot with balls and cycles all over the park are hardly likely to say so on message boards, and give their reasons for so doing.

 Hi Lemon

you could try Top End Farm near Bedford they have a 13 acre flat field, plenth of space for tents, caravans & kids, camping is mainly round the outer sides which leaves plenty of room for playiny they also have a skate board ramp & other kids play equipment & a good shop, all on site, & a Chip van calls, is about £12pr night, details for Top End are on this site  

if your children have respect for others you will have no problems,im 63 and always go on holiday, when the kids are on their holdays.

i allways feel thereis something missing when theres no children around.