UK staycation boom predicted

This was just 1 of our local beach car parks yesterday, "Staycation" has started, not visible, but there is a police car parked on the slip way to the sailing club, the policeman on duty in the car lives 3 doors from us, he said they have now given up trying to police lock down, however, as can be seen the beach was relatively empty, most of cars are either old folk who are sat on the benches or mums with kids who are in the play park.

for clarity walked pooch to get these pictures part of my daily exercise, and today, glorious, we will be having lunch down the BH, i will cycle and OH will walk with pooch, we will not be staying overnight Phew!!!

Our static site owner is playing by the rules, just as he should. No one allowed to stay or even visit, not for any reason. He says he would lose his licence. Posts photos of grass cutting and spring emerging, and them getting ready to open on the 12th. Maybe a few others should worry about their licence. Too many rule breakers, sad that some are so selfish. 

Meanwhile Scotland prepares for tourism surge....BBC LINK

Our LA  who  when asked to look at any problems have the latest stock answer to not doing."Sorry because of covid restrictions we are unable to carry out inspections" and it is semi rural where we live

So it may well be the reason in a lot of areas that some can flout the rules knowing no one is likely to check

Well after driving coaches in Scotland for a couple of years, i would have thought the first place to start spending money would be on the road infrastructure, great to provide extra campsites and aires type facilities, but not a lot of good if you cannot get to them because the road infrastructure is so poor.

Ours are exactly the same, Debs, will welcome us back on April 12 but not before. The only folk who have been allowed to stay on site are the full timers. Normally they have to vacate in February when the site is closed but have been allowed to stay this year. We're quite content to wait and will certainly make up for lost time later this year,  assuming all goes to plan! 

The latest club mag is also plugging Scotland tours in a big way

Not so here in Devon, the LA and sometimes the Police are following up on complaints. I would have thought if Devon can do it then Herts could. 

We are hoping to make up for lost time too, hopefully. Owners giving all sorts of reasons for wanting to visit, I think some had to leave in a hurry at the last lock down, hoping they would return sooner. Some had left clothes, some hadn't put salt bowls out and were worried about damp and a couple of them had left food in their fridge and cupboards. The reply was still no.

When I saw that I swore!  There will be far to many vehicles on roads unable to cope with them.  To start with nothing will be open.  Its to be hoped that they don't come up here from 12th April as that is not the opening date here.  We don't know what date sites will open, but it does not look like anything will be open before the end of April.