Camping & caravan park holidays: UK holiday rules you must follow – plus hotels & cottages

Camping and caravan park holidays are two traditional types of summer break many are turning to this year. But as with cottages and hotels, the way Britons holiday is set to look a bit different as the country emerges from lockdown. Holiday accommodation all now comes with new rules that must be followed in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus. This is the travel advice you need to know.

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Campsites

Campsites may insist upon contactless check-in while social distancing will be implemented throughout.

The Camping and Caravanning Club is insisting on six-metre spacing between pitches.

Holidaymakers may have to book timeslots for the use of shared facilities – all of which will be rigorously cleaned.

The Camping and Caravanning Club explains campers will not be able to have any day visitors to their pitches.

Communal areas such as receptions, shops, laundries and play areas will remain closed so campers must remember to bring their own essentials.

Caravan parks

Caravan parks will also likely have contactless arrival. The Caravan and Motorhome Club is urging customers not to use cash.

As with campsites, pitches must be at least 6m apart.

Common facilities such as service points, laundry rooms, information rooms and waste disposal areas will be limited to use by one family group at any one time to meet social distancing requirements.

You will need to queue up if the facility is occupied.

The club explains that their shops, restaurants, bars, swimming pools, playgrounds, games rooms and social areas remain closed for now.

Social gatherings are limited to a maximum of six people outside.

Cottages

Larger self-accommodation agencies have instructed holiday homeowners in the tough regimes they must follow.

This will mean check-in and check-out times will change.

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Holidaymakers will likely only be able to collect keys later in the afternoon.

A number of companies are expected to set 5pm or 6pm as standard for collection while checking out of the property at 9am may become the norm.

Guests will likely be asked to air the property during the stay and to strip beds and bag up linen on departure.

Hotels

In order to minimise face-to-face contact, some hotels will encourage visitors to check-in online.

Buffets will also be a thing of the past and many hotel chains have stated their intention to use disposable tableware.

In terms of payment, many hotels are expected to adopt similar procedures to shops, and limit the amount of cash handled and instead, encourage contactless payments.

Guests will be encouraged to take the stairs instead of the lift.

They may be required to wear face-coverings when in shared corridors. 

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