Welcome back!
All our parks in England and Wales are now open again! It’s great to see our adult only touring parks coming back to life and filling up with happy faces!
Things have changed, as new measures are now in place to ensure your safety and that of our staff. Our parks are independent and so each park is implementing the measures that best suit their size, circumstances and customers. Watch our new video about reopening.
New regimes
Every park has new safety, cleaning and hygiene protocols, which include social distancing (with plenty of signage), hand sanitiser and more frequent cleaning of communal buildings (if open). Extra sanitising of touch points is being carried out and some parks have introduced a new disinfecting technique known as ‘fogging’.
Most parks have passed the new ‘Good to Go’ accreditation from the English and Welsh Tourist Boards and a number have the new AA COVID-19 Confident shield.
Access to communal buildings
Access to shower blocks and other communal spaces is the biggest change. In Wales, shared facilities are expected to be allowed to open later this month. Not all parks in England have opened the shower and toilet blocks, however, and some have only partially opened them for social distancing reasons. If you have shower, toilet or washing up facilities on board, you may be expected to use them – this is a safer option,.
Expect to find Information rooms or non-essential communal facilities closed. There may also be restricted or no access to laundry and washing up facilities. Please check before you go.
New procedures
Some parks have introduced contactless check-ins and your welcome pack may be downloadable. Arrival times may have changed to allow for more cleaning. If you’re glamping, you may be asked to bring your own crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils, as well as bedding.
Our park teams are doing the best they can to ensure you have an enjoyable stay whatever the new requirements may be. They are finding new ways to operate and your patience at this time is very much appreciated.
WHAT’S OPEN? QUICK GUIDE TO SHARED FACILITIES
(Last updated 11 September 2020)
Open or about to open (from north to south)
- York Caravan Park, North Yorkshire – Toilet & shower block is open. The facilities are being regularly sanitised, the individual bathrooms are open, and the Ladies and Gents are open but with social distancing policies in place. The website link for all things COVID-related is: https://www.yorkcaravanpark.
com/covid19-guest-information/. - Overbrook Caravan Park, North Yorkshire – Facilities are open with clear social distancing guidance in place. Only one unit/person at a time can go in the laundry, tourist information and dishwashing areas.
- Blue Rose Country Park, East Riding of Yorkshire – Facilities are open with a maximum of 3 people in the shower block at any one time.
- Brookside Country Park, Lincolnshire – Facilities are open with a maximum of 2 people in the shower block at any one time.
- Wolds View Touring Park, Lincolnshire – Facilities are open, as is the coffee shop!
- Cherry Tree Springs Touring Park, Lincolnshire – Central Facilities are open for use, although some pot wash sinks and urinals have been taken offline to maintain distancing.
- Manor House Caravan Park, Lancashire – Facilities are open. The team is checking them every hour or so using spray disinfectant and the cleaning products are available so guests can also use them if they wish.
- Long Acres Touring Park, Lincolnshire – Showers and toilets are open. Some washbasins have been blocked off to maintain a social distance. Laundry is by appointment only.
- Lamb Cottage Caravan Park, Cheshire – The facility block is open, but with an increased cleaning regime in place. A few single toilets are closed off for now. This means all toilets and showers are self contained and well ventilated.
- Two Mills Touring Park, Norfolk – Facilities are open, although the park is recommending that guests use their own facilities. Access to the facilities is limited as detailed on this website page https://www.twomills.co.uk/facilities/.
- Delph Bank Touring Park, Lincolnshire – The communal toilets, wash basins and pot washing area are open, subject to social distancing measures. Unfortunately, the communal showers will be closed. See the COVID-19 notice https://www.delphbank.co.uk/covid-19.
- Longnor Wood Holiday Park, Derbyshire – Facilities are open, but are closed at intervals during the day for cleaning and fogging, and there is a limit to the number of people allowed in the block at any one time. For details of all the COVID-19 measures, see https://www.longnorwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Covid-19-Website-Changes.pdf.
- Greendale Farm Caravan & Camping Park, Rutland – The shower and toilet block is open but facilities are limited to prevent aerosol transmission. If you have your own facilities, you will not be able to use the shared facilities. There are other measures constantly under review, so please refer to the website for the latest information. https://www.rutlandgreendale.co.uk/coronavirus/.
- Eye Kettleby Lakes Touring Park, Leicestershire – All facilities have been reopened with additional cleaning measures in place, and hand sanitiser points located at strategically around the park.
- New Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire – All facilities are available after measures have been put in place to maintain guests’ safety. There is also a new 40 bay car park, turning the original car park into a pedestrian zone to enable greater social distancing. The shop has been extended to nearly 3 times its former size and an open air picnic cafe has been housed under a 15m x12m tent. Read about the changes at https://www.newlodgefarm.co.uk/new-lodge-farm-site-changes.
- Wheathill Touring Park, Shropshire – There are 5 single occupancy toilet facilities open across the park. Each has a toilet, shower and sink. They have a traffic light system in place so that when the light is on you know that it is occupied before you enter the building. Toilet facilities are cleaned and sanitised regularly. Extra COVID-19 measure are on the website at https://wheathillpark.co.uk/covid-19/.
- Fields End Water Caravan Park, Cambridgeshire – A limited number of toilets for men and women have opened, but no showers yet. Full details of new policies and procedures are at https://www.fieldsendwater.co.uk/pitches/covid-19-policy/
- Stroud Hill Park, Cambridgeshire – The toilet and shower facility is open, but the number of people is limited. See the park’s COVID Secure Commitment at https://stroudhillpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Covid-10-web-update.pdf.
- Somers Wood Touring Park, North Warwickshire – Communal facilities are open with signs about social distancing on all exterior doors. Guests are to stand back and give way to anyone leaving the shower block. The toilet block is closed off completely twice a day for deep cleaning and sanitising.
- Run Cottage Touring Park, Suffolk – Showers and toilets are open but with restrictions of only 2 people at any one time. The park is not taking and tents or campervans if they do not have their own facilities.
- Briarfields Motel & Touring Park, Gloucestershire – Washroom facilities have partially opened in order to maintain social distancing. On-board facilities to be used wherever possible.
- Plough Lane Caravan Site, Wiltshire – Facilities are open with restrictions on the number of people allowed in, so there may be a queue. The park requests that visitors bring their own toiletries. The laundry facility is not available.
- Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park, NE Somerset – The shower and toilet block have fully reopened with additional cleaning and disinfecting.
- Wells Touring Park, Somerset – Facilities are open with extra daily cleaning. Check-in is available before arrival and guests can download welcome packs from the website. See https://www.wellstouringpark.co.uk/coronavirus-information/.
- Old Oaks Touring Camping & Glamping Park, Somerset –The park has now opened 15 private shower rooms with toilets, plus 4 extra toilets, urinals and a disabled shower room. The New Click and Collect app, Hopt, allows you to order anything from the shop before you arrive or from your pitch. See Coronavirus information and updates at https://www.theoldoaks.co.uk/coronavirus-information-for-old-oaks-guests/.
- Back of Beyond Touring Camping & Glamping Park, Dorset – Facilities are open for those camping in tents or campervans, or staying in glamping accommodation. If you have a motorhome or caravan with on-board facilities, the park asks that you use them. Glampers need to bring their own crockery cutlery and cooking equipment as well as bedding. Full details of the new measures are on the website at https://www.backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk/new-covid-19-measures/.
- Waterrow Touring Park, Somerset – The park has opened a limited number of shower, toilet and cleaning facilities and are asking customers to use their own to reduce risk. See https://www.waterrowpark.co.uk/coronavirus-update.
- Woodland Springs Touring Park, Devon – The shower and toilet block is open (subject to minor restrictions to permit social distancing). Customers are being encouraged to use their own facilities. The block is closed twice a day for keep cleaning using approved products and a queuing system is in place if required at busy times. See the COVID statement and procedures at https://woodlandsprings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/new-Covid-19-measures-1.pdf.
- Moor View Park, Devon – All the pitches at this park are fully serviced. The showers and toilet blocks are open between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. Facilities are sanitised every hour.
- Hallsdown Farm Touring Park, Devon – Toilets and showers are open, although the parks asks that you use your own facilities if possible. The laundry room and washing up area will not open this season. They have suspended the metered electric supply in favour of a £2 per night flat rate.
- Killiwerris Touring Park, Cornwall – Facilities are open. Guests are being asked to use their own facilities where possible, but if they need to use the showers and toilets they can and extra cleaning is in place.
- Wayfarers Caravan Park, Cornwall – Shower block, dishwasher room and bistro all open with social distancing measure in place.
Facilities currently closed in England
- Chainbridge Touring Caravan Site, Northumberland – Facilities are closed so the park can only accept units with on-board toilet, shower and sink.
- Green Acres Caravan Park, Cumbria – Toilets and showers are closed and the situation will be reassessed further into the season. Full details are on the COVID-19 statement at https://www.greenacrescumbria.co.uk/information/coronavirus-statement.
- Charoland Farm, Lancashire – The shower and toilet facilities will remain closed for this season. Guests will therefore need entirely self contained accommodation. See the COVID-19 update on the homepage at http://www.charolandfarm.co.uk/.
- Grooby’s Pit, Lincolnshire – All shared facilities including toilet/showers, washing up areas, dog shower, information pod/laundrette are closed. Two metres social distancing is required.
- Greenacres Touring Park, Somerset – The toilet and shower block is currently closed, although this is constantly under under review. The park has introduced outdoor check-ins, and the outdoor washing up area is open.
Parks in Wales
(Last updated 10 August 2020)
Parks in Wales are allowed to open their communal facilities from Saturday 25 July.
Facilities have opened at:
- Tyddyn Du Touring Park, Conwy, North Wales – Facilities are closed from 12pm-2pm for deep cleaning. Half the showers and toilets will be opened at at time to alternate them each day. Guests are advised to use their facilities wherever possible.
- Daisy Bank Touring Caravan Park, Powys – The park recommends that you use your own on-board facilities. There will be one shower / toilet block available for use by tourers from Saturday 25th. All facilities are available to all guests from Monday 27 July.
- Red Kite Touring Park, Powys
- South Wales Touring Park, Carmarthenshire – Where possible, please use your own facilities. One person at a time is allowed in the Ladies and Gents’ toilets. Showers are open. Increased cleaning means that facilities are closed for deep cleans 5am-6am and 1pm-2pm, with regular checks throughout the day. Full details of the new COVID-19 measures are on the website https://southwalescaravansite.co.uk/coronavirus/
Facilities will remain closed at:
- The Willows Caravan & Camping Park, Llyn Peninsula, North Wales – The park is able to accommodate caravans, motorhomes, campervans and tents which are self-sufficient (ie with toilet and some form of washing) as toilet and shower facilities remain closed. The chemical waste, laundry, tourist information point and dog exercise area are all open, however, and the park hopes to open the pot wash soon.
- Three Castles Country Caravan Park, Monmouthshire – Facilities likely to remain closed this season.
Please don’t travel to if you or anyone in your household has COVID-19 symptoms.