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Bob61

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I regularly go to a campsite which has marked pitches around the edges, mostly the EHU ones, but the centre of the field is 'pitch anywhere'.

So...how does one determine the area of one's pitch when the caravan/tent is stuck in the middle of a field with nothing around it?

I generally give them as wide a berth as possible but short of walking all the way round the perimeter of the field to get to my tent on the other side I have to walk close to other units in the middle of the field....and if it is busy and tents are close to each other one has no choice but to walk between them.

Perhaps that is where windbreaks come in handy...at the risk of being called 'unsociable'

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There may be area of confusion there, but here we have pitches delineated by hedging.

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sammymac

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Hi bob61 we were on very well defined pitch with hardstanding and we put up windbreaks but kids and adults alike seemed to view them as a challenge as they walked around, in between and thru the guy ropes. But agree if we were on the style of undefined pitches you note, it would be difficult. This is just the usual case of stupidity and rudeness.

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Am I the only one who finds this thread subject totally daft? It's flipping campsite. Be nice to your fellow campers & they might be nice to you. It is just a Brit thing I think. I'm at a campsite in the Dordogne. All the Dutch & Belgians speak to me. The French do if I try to speak French a bit. I have hardly exchanged 2 words with the Brit campers on here. They say hello but make no effort to start a conversation.

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It's not just about people respecting your pitch but respect for other campers in general.
We are on a CC site at the moment. We have had loud music blaring out for a few hours from one caravan and people talking loudly and being noisy in their awning until the early hours in another.
Also I have noticed parents letting their young children roam freely whilst they enjoy a bit of sunbathing. One little girl, 4/5 years old, cycled merrily round the large site, out of sight of her parents, whilst caravans were being towed on and off. The tragic accident at York CC site a few years ago showed how easily accidents can happen.

the black fox

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i don't mind kids ,got an enormous tribe myself .but i would draw the line at football near the van ,fortunately i have yet to come across the problem or even that of people walking across my rented patch of grass ( ffs get a life ) if you want that much peace and quiet pitch up on your drive at home.

i often see the comment i wouldn't go to a haven or one of the other big site group ones but in there defence they usually have a live on site pitch manager who keeps things under control ,but at the end of the day its supposed to be a HOLIDAY !!!!

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This will do the trick

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What really annoys me is when people walk their dogs behind caravans so they can go to the toilet. One morning, while we were eating breakfast someone let their dog poo right behind our van. Gross!!!

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Hi Opensauce - I am friendly and chatty to my fellow campers and chatted to loads of people, this is great. its just when I am sat with my family trying to eat and drink on our pitch outside and parents walk through us or kids with water pistols etc and when I say do you mind they look at me like I am an alien. Question: what would you do sat in a restaurant with your family for a meal and another family came over and sat in your seats/joined you and squeezed into your table? that's all really.

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Yes. It's a bit hard to put into words really. Summat to do with attitude & ambience. The Brit way is to sit as far apart as possible. The French way is to all sit close to each other. The French way leads to tolerance & respect for others more so than the Brit way.

Main thing is to do it with humour. If you get kids bothering you on your pitch be extra friendly to them. In paranoid UK parents would soon order their kids to go nowhere near that old bloke. I think Brits generally are undiplomatic. Millennials anyway. Rather than back down the red mist just descends.

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Was'nt this done to death on another thread recently?

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sammymac

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haven't got a clue 664DaveS - it was just a general question, wish I had not bothered as it has all got way more heated for everyone. I was just sense checking if I was indeed an alien .

I have kids myself and do understand, was just a small general question.

think I shall call the topic to a close now all. thank you.....

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I think you are absolutely right.

If it is a marked out pitch, which you are paying for, that gives you the right to do what you want to do on it (within campsite regulations) ...

No-one else has any rights over it whatsoever.

It's not a question of 'red mists' or cultural differences in behavior patterns ... it's a question of politeness and decency and care about other people.

I'm glad to say that this has only happened to us a couple of times, on the continent (in 40 years of camping), which didn't recur ... and once, at Beauliue sur Dordogne where a family kept bringing their chairs/table etc to sit on our riverside pitch by the river ... I got reception to deal with it ... which they did, promptly ... the offenders apologised to us and gave us a bottle of wine ... we became best of friends for the duration!

Generally we have found people to be completely respectful of others' pitches.

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...this wine they gave you, was it an elderflower colour...and possibly over-warm despite being in France?

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I have to say in defence of dogs, I strive to get my old lady dog to the dog walk area in time but sometimes she doesn't make it!!! We don't cut across anyone's pitch on the way though. That really annoys me when people do it to me (I get the same way when people cut across my driveway at home - I am super unsociable).

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It's living on an island that makes Brits so protective of defined borders, I think. The island fortress mentality. Continentals are different because their countries borders are more fluid & have changed over time so they are more used to being invaded.

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