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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 01/12/2023

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ok so if even just a few days away a week is enough to save your sanity then there are plenty of sites that are open all year long, if you take a look in the site search section then select all the required sub sections and the area you want to be in then you should find something that suits, but you would then require a car that can actually tow and also somewhere to store the caravan when back at home

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Quote: Originally posted by Pixie_Hez on 01/12/2023

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If you only want to stay a few nights a week and want to keep a touring caravan sited on a pitch that you can come and go from whenever you want, then you are looking for a seasonal pitch. Some sites like this open for 12 months of the year, but others open for shorter periods of time, usually closing over the winter. Each site is different but the most common season length I have found is from 1st March to 31st October.

Some of these sites have restrictions on the length of time you can stay before you have to leave for a few days. For example, some of the sites that we have been looking at, don’t allow you to stay for more than 21 or 28 days before having to leave for two days before returning. You don’t have to move the Caravan, you just can’t stay in it for longer than a certain period of time without taking a break. Something that we have also noticed this year when looking at seasonal pitches is that some sites have moved to a maximum 100 days rule, where you can stay as long as you like in a row, and whenever you like during the time that they are open, however, over the course of the whole season, you’re not allowed to stay for more than 100 nights in total.

If all you want is a break from noise at home for a few days each week then this type of site would be ideal as they are designed for regular short breaks. I’ve been researching this type of site for over a year now and they range in price from around £1800 (although these are few and far between) up to over £5000 for the season. The average in the area where I am looking (NW England) seems to be around £3000.

However, something to note is that almost all seasonal sites have metered electricity on the pitches which means that you have to factor that into the price as well. Many sites have to pay business tariffs on electric so their price per kWh is much higher that you would pay at home. I am on a few seasonal pitch internet groups and the average daily cost of electricity in the current cold weather seems to be coming in at around £10 a day, most of which is from heating the caravan. In the summer, when you don’t need heat, this would obviously be much cheaper.

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Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 01/12/2023

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I would think that if you left a caravan on a vacant piece of land, the probability of it being there a week later is extremely low. Plus of course it not being damaged.

The other issue is of course if you go off somewhere nice and quiet for a week, on your return the noise level will appear to be even worse.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 01/12/2023

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I know its far easier said than done, but i would never, ever live in a flat. Especially if its an older building. I would say your short term solution is a seasonal site if you can get one near enough to where you want/need to reside. The longer term, is move home. Its ok folk saying get the noise stopped, but 95% of the time this route just does not work for most, and its incredibly lengthy to go down.

Neighbourly noise would do my head in, so you have my sympathies.

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