Gazebos

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No tin hat needed I reckon, TS-good post

Not seen gazebos erected on club sites but several years ago when on a well known commercial site at Breen during a very windy afternoon looked out to see a gazebo 'walk' like a praying mantis over the top of several caravans, whilst being chased by frantic owners.

Some gazebos that I have seen are not safe for adjacent units in windy conditions. I suppose that is why a blanket rule

Agree, some are not anchored down correctly and the build quality of some of the units is questionable, leave them in back garden where they belong.

Hi everyone,

So to add some clarity on the situation, there is no blanket guideline against gazebos. They can be used on pitches however the fire spacing ruling states that there must be 3m between an item on a pitch and any on an adjacent pitch (and 6m betweeen actual outfit walls).

From what you have described Maxheadroom, the gazebo was placed between your pitches (you and your friend) which wouldn't comply with that ruling. It might have been that the gazebo was entirely within your pitch boundary but too close to an adjacent awning/ canopy. It all depends on the situation but essentially you can use the gazebo as long as it fits within the boundary of your own pitch with a 3m space around it.

Our "rules" are more guidelines as all sites, pitches, outfits and awnings (and wardens!) are different. You have the perfect attitude towards this Maxheadroom in that you understand the bigger picture but just wanted clarity on your situation. I hope I've provided this - and yes! all awnings, tents & shelters do need to be pegged down properly for obvious reasons.

Thanks all,

Helen

If a gazebo takes off in the wind .and causes damage to another vehicle or caravan ...who pays for the damage .  

if it was your gazebo you would.

Gazebo's are not part of caravaning, a tent without the sides, unstable, unattractive and unusable in any wind. Warden gets ten points.👍

We had a gazebo when we first started caravanning, as it was what we had and we couldn't afford an awning... having said that it was one of the easy up ones and we put it up when needed and put away when not ...

please remember that for some it's all they have, especially if they are trying out caravanning for the first time, and whatever van they have got didn't come with an awning left by a previous owner

i checked when booking that first holiday that a gazebo was permitted, and we upgraded to a small porch awning the next year. The welcome and assistance from those first wardens ensured we weren't put off, and two vans later we now have a full awning and a far more family nights away than I could have ever imagined.