Camping in Pub car parks.

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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by hectordog » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:26 pm

waycar8 wrote:
hectordog wrote:If you camp in a pub carpark, and have a few beers over the limit:
Does that make you drunk in charge of your vehicle when you retire for the night ?
Maybe you could be charged with the offence :?

only if you have the keys on your person, depends on the copper to be honest, if you have the keys in the ignition it will look bad, but if they are in the glove box and your in the back asleep, different story, well depends on the copper really.
Depends on the copper :(
Some good, some not so good, some in between.

Maybe the safest thing to do is leave the keys behind the bar and pick them up again next morning , after a breakfast pint :lol:
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by waycar8 » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:38 pm

depends if your wanting to get away early, some pubs dont open un till dinner time, but if your like me and like a sleep in, then your ok 8)
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by not so old » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:25 pm

This is not a pub, but Bourton Rovers Football Social club.Bourton on the Water. I phoned them yesterday and anyone can stay and have also have use of the social club. You can not book though, You just turn up and hope there is a space, then pay when the club is open £8.50 night.
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by SilverEther » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:17 pm

Surely the fact that you have asked whoever owns the pub if you can stay overnight also goes in your favour?
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by not so old » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:34 pm

SilverEther wrote:Surely the fact that you have asked whoever owns the pub if you can stay overnight also goes in your favour?
You would think so, but I phoned and asked for a specific date. The lady said "we don't take bookings, but if you come and there is a space, then just park up and pay us when we are open" I was hoping to book overnight for "the victorion Christmas" but it might be busy, if anyone knows about the clubs camping :roll:
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Post by mikexgough » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:50 pm

is that the 4th December weekend?............ were in Valkenburg in Holland for the Christmas Markets :D :D going to run the family into Germany so that they will do France,Belgium,Holland and Germany in a weekend... :lol: :lol:
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Post by not so old » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:58 pm

How nice, Lucky you , Mike. Can I come ? :lol: :lol: The 4th I was trying to arrange a day meet for there, or poss stay over. :D xmas theme!
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Post by mikexgough » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:04 pm

In this years Camping and Caravanning Big Sites Book on Page 265 is a list of Certified sites at Pubs :wink:
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by Ian » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:08 pm

We are currently negotiating a discount with this lot: http://www.motorhomestopover.co.uk/
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by bongobaz » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:21 pm

Just what we need. i would have had a night at the site of the month in lincolnshire after the Halloween doo.
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by briwy » Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:03 am

Cat & Fiddle pub between Buxton and Macclesfield.

Second highest in England, 1690ft.

Not done it as we live locally but there at the weekend and asked about overnight stopover. Said OK for one or two small vans if you spend some money in the pub and ask first
Supposedly good for sunsets and sunrise.
Take thermals, its bloody cold up there.
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by Jillygumbo » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:08 am

Ian wrote:We are currently negotiating a discount with this lot: http://www.motorhomestopover.co.uk/
Any news on this Ian?
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by Jillygumbo » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:09 am

briwy wrote:Cat & Fiddle pub between Buxton and Macclesfield.

Second highest in England, 1690ft.

Not done it as we live locally but there at the weekend and asked about overnight stopover. Said OK for one or two small vans if you spend some money in the pub and ask first
Supposedly good for sunsets and sunrise.
Take thermals, its bloody cold up there.
Not far from where I used to live - on Buxton Road, Macclesfield! :P
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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by ChrisI » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:29 pm

Just spent a plesant, if a little snowy weekend in the car park at the Helwith Bridge Inn , Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle, North Yorks. BD24 0EH
A top spot for walking,a traditional pub with real ales, good food and much needed open fire, also dog friendly :)
Ask behind the bar if its ok to stay - it will be, but best to be polite.

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Re: Camping in Pub car parks.

Post by T9sus4 » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:25 pm

This, hard as it may be to believe, is a pub car park! :)

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http://www.theportwilliam.co.uk/charged me a fiver for the pleasure, perhaps a little steep, but worth the view at sunset:

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