Queueing at Chatsworth

On a similar theme.......while we were at York Rowntree last weekend, a motorhome arrived at 11:30am on the Sunday and the couple were milling around waiting for the office to open (they have a very strict (and sensible) depart at 11:15 and don't arrive before 12 noon rule here).

We heard the lady say to her partner....."You should ring your brother and tell him to get here......look at all the empty pitches"

I think she would have changed her mind 30 minutes later when the charge of the light brigade arrived, to fill all those spaces! 

(actually, it's a wonder that they weren't turned away, to wander the one-way system, because that's what often happens here).

Actually, I blame the appalling education system. It's obvious that many Caravan Club members cannot read, otherwise this sad state of affairs would never happen. They would be able to read their emails confirming times of arrival and departure and also the guides that are sent to all members. I count myself fortunate that I am able to read and therefore arrive after the earliest time of arrival allowed, although usually I find myself having to choose from a smaller selection of pitches due to the non readers grabbing them before me. But I have right on my side and can act in a superior manner to them.

Merry Christmas to one and all

It's good to see the rule Police have to work over the holidays.

Part of the problem lies in the instructions. The arrival times rules are not explicit enough and easily missed. The handbook and web pages should have this information in bold print and the acknowledgement should restate it.

Any one being rude to the warden should be reported to the club and a warning sent to them about their future conduct. Further trouble would then see them banned from club sites.

There are odd times where folk might be caught out WW. We were ourselves last year at Berwick, when the club sent us an enjoy your holiday email, with earliest arrival of 12noon, despite having changed it to 1pm. However, in the vast majority of cases I believe members are well aware of the time they should arrive, a minority just choose to ignore it.

Chatsworth is one of our favourite sites and we go as often as we can as it's less than an hour away. We always aim to be there at 13.05 and last time we went we were 11th in the queue at that time!  Some must have been there very early. 

would the world end if there wasn't a 12/1 o'clock arrival time & all new arrivals entered the site in dribs & drabs? Last time I went to a CC we all had to wait outside the site until it was deemed OK for us to enter by the wardens and that was despite it being gone 12. The site wasn't even half full, but obviously the wardens had their officious hats on .... Same  site had new arrivals entering at around 11:30 as we were leaving. 

The lane to the Chatsworth site is a single carraigeway lane with few, if any passing places, the entrance courtyard area very small and would be tight for a couple of units meeting in opposite directions plus there is a narrow bridge over the river just before the courtyard, hence the clubs decision to apply a departure/arrival rule on this particular site. The club have decided to apply this restriction at Chatsworth, for the best reasons known to them, and I guess it works well. My point though is why get stroppy with the wardens on arrival? Senseless really, from what the warden told me, there seems to be a great number of bad tempered impatient members within the CC. Anyone abusive or unjustifiably rude to a warden should be refused entry and booted out of the club... without explanation.

Isn't it strange how some folk blame the rules or those trying to manage them when they don't get their own way! Others just 'want' to be personally spoon fed with information rather than make the effort themselves to find things out. We have to take responsibility ourselves sometimes for our own actions and those occasional mistakes we make. Merry Christmas one and all!🎄

Would the wardens be better doubling up in the office to process people quicker.No need for the "Attractions" spiel when booking  in .We want quick access to a pitch, brew up

after a long journey and then look at what to do. They are extremely officious at Chatsworth in my opinion.