Ground 'rules'

I think on hardstands the pitch is the area of the hardstand , the grass fingers between are "no mans land" there may be room behind for use if space permits, as for all grass pitches it would be down to how much space there is and still maintain the fire break, but as pitch maintainance is req then it would be good manners to keep areas clear for this purpose 

😱21 nights on a Club Site. Gives me the shudders thinking about it, especially if away now. Stick to your gravel patch M, it’ll save lots of hassle. Expect to be mown around at least three times per week.🤣🤣🤣

Seriously, have a nice time😁

Forgive me, as an old timer I think I appreciate the associated issues and constraints. I guess my concern is with those new to our pastime and those who do not understand or want to acknowledge the implications of expanding their territory beyond our limits. Only when we all understand can harmony reign.

 ... and (imaginary🙄) leaf blowing ... and hedge cutting (if indeed you manage to see any greenery within the acres of gravel😉) 

I wouldn’t worry about those new to it. They’ll soon learn one way or another. Do you have a neighbour encroaching?

Its been around 19 years since we last did more than a few days on a Club Site. That was Marazion, all grass with no proper pitch delineation. 

No, not personally, but I see an increasing number just pushing the boundaries of what some would consider acceptable. Think it's a sign of the times but there again I just may be metamorphosing into that grumpy old man! I just wish we all knew our boundaries of acceptability and that these were agreed. What's yours?

We decided long ago that the spacing on Club Sites wasn’t for us. We value privacy and quiet highly, a very rare commodity on most Club Sites. Hence we use them during the very quiet months mainly. We shared a night at Notgrove last year with one other van, it was a lovely stay. A few night previous I made a huge blunder and  suggested we use Hurn Lane, knew nothing about the site. It was rammed full, very noisy, and we shut the blinds early. Not to be repeated.

We don’t walk over someone else’s pitch, we don’t leave stuff lying around, we don’t tether the dog up outside alone, we don’t have a radio or TV on loud enough to be heard outside, we don’t sit late in an awning making too much noise. Hence we don’t tolerate being around others who do. Easiest solution for us was to use more CLs and nice small private sites. We have low levels of stress now on holidays, life is good.😁

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In the growing season grass will need cutting about every four days to keep the pitches tidy without it being to short and likely for the mowers to "flick" stones etc, and not long to stop complaints about "untidy" pitches

Yes, similar pitching tastes. Our favourite CL, one we have used for very long stays, 28 days at a time, has individual very large pitches. Most are a bit of a struggle with a big van, which puts off a few nicely, but once in, very nice. Not hedges, but Cornish banks. Shrubs, colour, wildlife and privacy. Made lots of holiday friends down the years here, others like us turn up year after year. Because of circumstances, we haven’t been for a while, but I doubt it’s changed much. As for mowing, it’s only done when folks are out, or as we often did, we borrowed mower and did it ourselves! We used to resits our van after a couple of weeks to give grass a rest, only took half an hour, occasionally a bit of pitch swopping might happen. It’s the kind of place you can sit outside all day and not be disturbed, sunbathe, let the dog off after it’s had a good walk. The pitches are not in rows, but off a small central drive. The top three are best, lower three have one side open. (Yes that’s six pitches, one rested on rotation) We had to book a year in advance.