it s quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed, i thought, you know, we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we ve been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we ve been open. those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. so we ve got a big expanse that we don t really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we ve got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and there s very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs have joined forces
we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we ve been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we ve been open. those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. so we ve got a big expanse that we don t really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we ve got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and there s very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs have joined forces with grand stately homes with acres of sweeping land, and farmers able to spare a field or two, to ask the government to extend the length of time a makeshift campsite can run,
the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs have joined forces with grand stately homes with acres of sweeping land, and farmers able to spare a field or two, to ask the government to extend the length of time a makeshift campsite can run, from two months to six months. 56 days is difficult because, generally, the biggest demand is at weekends, so it s difficult to kind of spread out 56 days, so it would be better if it was unhindered and it could run right through the summer season, because, often, we get really good septembers and there is high demand then for camping. a few extra weeks of campers buying more meals and drinking more pints are crucialfor fiona. it s the money that you can generate in the summer that helps us through the lean times in the winter. the government says it s keeping the rules under review and,