Where to eat near caravan sites during Covid 19

charlie25 replied on 15/09/2020 16:04

Posted on 15/09/2020 16:04

We have just got back home from our three week tour and stayed at Bourton-on-the-Water, Camelford and Exebridge Lakeside and found it very difficult to find places to eat . Most of the time we cooked outside the caravan because a lot of the place we use to have lunch at were either closed, takeaway, or you had to book online. I think it would be helpful if on reviews if  people could recommend cafes, pubs etc that are open and safe to eat at. We recommend Burford Garden Centre.

harryb replied on 16/09/2020 08:26

Posted on 16/09/2020 08:26

We'v just returned from 2 weeks away. Canterbury and Suffolk. We ate out seven times and only had to pre book once. The other six we just turned up and were accommodated. If there is availability I can't see why they would turn you away.

There was another pub, I won't mention, but the PPE and social distancing of tables was non existent and four locals were sat at the bar. When I asked about track and trace the reply was, "we don't bother with that". We walked out

lesandang replied on 16/09/2020 08:45

Posted on 16/09/2020 08:45

We are on our fifth stop in the south west and have had no problem in any of the pubs we have visited. Ideally eating in gardens but not always. Some do seem a little lax on track and trace though, it is there but you have to initiate yourself! We are really missing the information usually provided on site though! Not the brochures but the local information, walks, bus timetables and local pubs/restaurants. Some sites have posted useful information on the windows of the information room others nothing at all. Perhaps a notice board would be nice or a white board that members on the site could contribute to with their eating out experiences! 

SteveL replied on 16/09/2020 09:06

Posted on 15/09/2020 18:51 by KjellNN

We enjoy cooking, find it much better value to spend a bit on good ingredients at M&S/Waitrose/Sainsburys/Aldi......wherever, a nice bottle of wine, then relax 

Eating out we often find disappointing.

Posted on 16/09/2020 09:06

We also prefer to cater for ourselves on an evening, although in normal times would often try and find a cafe for a light lunch, particularly if the weather is not as good as presently. However, currently we have no desire to do so and have been taking a packed lunch. I know we are not helping the local economy much with this approach, but everyone has to take responsibility for their own safety and we feel this the best way to go at present.

Takethedogalong replied on 16/09/2020 10:22

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:22

It is a bit different out there at the moment, we might have a lunch out a few times whilst away, but had already committed to being as safe as possible this last holiday, so we did all our own catering, choosing some gorgeous locations to park up and enjoy something we fancied. We had takeaway fish and chips, overlooking Eyemouth harbour, and cake and a coffee at Chester’s Roman Fort, but that was it in terms of someone else catering for us.

This was our lunch view a couple of days, followed by a walk and a swim......

DavidKlyne replied on 16/09/2020 10:22

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:22

The point the OP makes about including information in reviews it's a good and it's a shame more people don't mention places they have found. 

In the current climate we probably won't eat out and we do what Kj does. We only go away for four days at a time so it's easy enough take some of Waitrose's ready prepared meals. When out and about during the day we would normally stop for a coffee and a bite to eat but would be reluctant to use a crowded cafe at the moment. We should be off to Seacroft soon and we normally like the cafe above the Henry Boot Museum in Cromer but if its as crowded as it normally is we will give it a miss. Sometimes Garden Centres are good choice as they often have large cafes and sometimes a bit quieter during the week.

David

KjellNN replied on 16/09/2020 10:26

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:26

Yes, Steve, we are much the same,  Normally, if we are visiting a NT property we will have a sandwich in the cafe, or if out and about may stop at a supermarket and buy sandwiches and use their toilets, but evenings we are always back at the van.   We do sometimes buy fish and chips if nearby or on site.

Right now, we have given up on trips for this year, hopefully things will improve and we can get away next  March.

Takethedogalong replied on 16/09/2020 10:38

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:38

We are off to a cottage in West Runton soon. Have decided to take MH with us to use as our own mobile cafe. Expecting Norfolk to be very busy to be honest, certainly places like Wells, Cromer, Sheringham, so we can head off and do our own thing, make sure Mum is safe. 

brue replied on 16/09/2020 10:39

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:39

Some eating places have gone to great lengths to make the space they have as covid safe as possible.

I agree about the reviews which lack local details, very few would inspire me to visit on that basis,  too much emphasis on the site reception not enough about local experience.

Strangely, I wouldn't want to enter a supermarket and buy a sandwich, too much pre-handling and travelling! wink

JVB66 replied on 16/09/2020 10:55

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:38 by Takethedogalong

We are off to a cottage in West Runton soon. Have decided to take MH with us to use as our own mobile cafe. Expecting Norfolk to be very busy to be honest, certainly places like Wells, Cromer, Sheringham, so we can head off and do our own thing, make sure Mum is safe. 

Posted on 16/09/2020 10:55

Last week all the places you mentioned were very busy 

Sherringham has a "one way" system on the footpaths, but then that was only being adhered to by some undecided

The "seniors" cod and chips special at the Sherringham Trawler chippy   eat in "booking needed"as less capacity, are still good valuewink

 Blakeney point NT car park was also very busy, but the "all day"  big breakfast baps from one of the  little cabins are still yummycool

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