UK staycation boom predicted

I don’t think it will be campsite pitches, or lack of that cause the angst in Cornwall July and August. I recall the photos and feedback we got from Cornish friends a few years back when there were miles of blocked tiny roads to places like Porthcurno, folks queuing to get onto beach. Ten years ago, we seldom went into St Ives because of the traffic, and that was June. It’s going to be busy........

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how important it is to live for today,

So very true, it is OK having plans for this year but some people have plans for where they would like to visit in 10 years or so;  unfortunately there is no guarantee they will still be around or have the health to achieve those dreams. . 

 

Yes, apart from the 28 day rule, seems to be very few controls on landowners setting up pop up campsites. Shove a few portaloos in the corner of a field and you’ve got yourself a campsite. Some are fine, some are problematic.

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Carpe diem, but no harm in being optimistic also 👍

Of course its going to be busy.............it always is!!

St Ives is our favourite place and we would always drive through the town, along the harbour then past Porthmeor and out.

We do so now but only out of season however its usually possible to work around things but the problem is when people only have their two weeks, then you throw in a couple of bad days and then the sun comes out and its a problem.

So, if you can come outside of the school holiday period and, if venturing to St Ives, go o the Rugby Club where there is lots of parking and the bus will take you into town dropping you at Porthmeor, opposite the Tate.

I do think some people are spreading out their visits.......................the problem is they arriving already.

Same as us A&J, it’s a lovely place out of season. We like to use train round bay from Lelant if we go in. One of our favourite days is to pick up a pasty in SI, then drive the Peninsula right down to Sennen, then right along the bottom back to Mousehole. It still fabulous on a wet day, but we usually do a walk on a nice day, like the one from Zennor car park to Head, then along cliff path and back somehow or other😁 one of our favourite swimming beach’s  is Portheras Cove, but it has to be an incoming tide, got a bad riptide at times. We have a few park up spots in mind for September on this route to watch Tour of Britain head over and down into St Ives, should be quite a spectacle. If indication of likely crowds is anything to go by for this, last time we watched on Dartmoor, a quarter of a million folks hit the Moor near Haytor for the finish. We walked in from deeper on moor, and couldn’t believe what we saw as we climbed over brow of Tor, people everywhere. Great atmosphere though, and when we drove past next day, it was deserted again, all litter had been picked up, very little sign of an event. Looking forward to it, a bit of normality after last year😁

Speaking to a CL owner today, she said that it's gone "Bananas". She doesn't have a spare pitch on any day in April and May but June is a bit quieter, which is good as it's June I shall be calling on her.

Peak District area.

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