About 60 per cent are country pubs and the rest are mainly farm shops, with half a dozen vineyards, a few cafés and restaurants, a couple of breweries and a whole raft of ‘one-offs’ like a deer park, circus skills emporium, a pottery, an airfield, motorhome accessories store and a llama park. We’ve got beachside stopovers, mountain activity centres, canal-side and riverside locations, stopovers with stunning views, and all with a warm welcome from the hosts.”

The free camping scheme brings tourists closer to local produce and services and is a great hit with visitors from mainland Europe, as well as with homegrown visitors. Wild parking is tolerated in many places with a motorhome or campervan, providing you follow these rules: Motorhome service point available during opening hours of 08:30 -17:00 Monday - Saturday. Services only, no overnight stays. Volunteer run facility with 5 dedicated campervan and motorhome parking places, electric hookups, fresh water and toilet/waste water disposal. Any profit goes to support community projects. Northumbrian Water have authorised the car park for overnight stays, certificated by the Motor Caravanners Club.

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for 24hrs, electric hookup extra (Waterways Ireland card needed). Fresh water, waste water and toilet waste disposal Sleeping officially not permitted but is tolerated with the proviso that enforcement may be carried out in the event of any misuse or complaints Seafront car park at the rear of the swimming pool. Motorhomes can stay overnight for up to 48hrs maximum and must be parked in a designated motorhome bay. Overnight motorhome parking in a standard bay is not permitted on any of the car parks. Please refer to the Tariff Boards and Motorhome conditions of use for further information. motorhome or campervan pitches. electric hookup, fresh water, private toilet with wash hand basin and hot water - no other facilities.

Be mindful of your children, especially if you’re staying somewhere like a farm. There’s a lot of trouble for unsupervised kids to get into. Smallish car park, spaces for around 100 cars. No long bays. Mostly sloping, a few level bays at the bottom. Longer motorhomes can overhang the ends of the bays on the right toward the top of the car park. Mayfair Car Park. In Fore Street behind the Mayfair shop, entrance almost adjacent to the one for King Arthur's car park. Waterside parking area beside the Marina Centre. 5 minutes to the centre of town with shops and pubs close by. Use of the private toilets and showers with two shower tokens per vehicle included. Rubbish bins, wifi and water. It is essential that anyone considering it is aware of the risks (especially the fact that they do NOT have a right to park and may get moved on) and they must be aware and have a responsible attitude to the local environment and other users of the location.

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Whilst we endeavour, as far as possible, to keep this listing of places allowing overnight stays by motorhomes up to date, we will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or changes of local authority policy. If you do discover any errors or changes please let us know.

When we stayed in our first Brit Stops location – a country pub car park in Hampshire, we ate in the pub (most hosts will expect you to spend a bit of money with them out of fairness). It wouldn’t have been one we’d have chosen to eat in had it not been for the free camping, so you may need to weigh up your priorities – free stopover or the best menu. A great stopover option Watch children and pets and don’t let them wander away- wild camping doesn’t mean there is no-one else around There is space for 2 Motorhomes or camper vans. 24 hour access to toilets/shower/laundry. Also access to the Bunkhouse cafeToilet disposal point and fresh water next to the toilets at Tarbet Pier, honesty box for donations. Basically, you’re staying on someone’s land for free. There are a few rules (most of which are exactly the same as motorhome wild camping): Users need to be aware that camping/leisure activities, such as putting awnings out, setting up chairs, tables etc, having barbecues, hanging out washing etc. MUST NOT be carried out on car parks. Neither must waste water be allowed to drain onto the ground or emptied down rainwater drains. Rubbish must be taken away with you unless there are dedicated bins. NOTE: Vehicles approaching on the A9 from the north should turn left after the Cromarty Bridge and then take the right turn to Culbokie to join the B9169, following this on to the A9 so that the approach is from the south as this will avoid a dangerous right turn from the busy main road. Staying overnight in car parks can be equally confusing. Most local authority operated car parks have rules which apply to the use of the car park, which often include clauses prohibiting sleeping, camping and cooking. There are also often height barriers in place or restrictions specifying the classes of vehicle which are permitted to use the car park.

hard standing pitches, max length 8m, 1 service pitch for waste water. Holding tanks for emptying toilet cassettes, fresh water is available. Hook up electricity is supplied by generator for hours agreed but usage per pitch is limited to 1.5kw so no electric kettles or high powered equipment. With the staycations boom predicted to continue in 2022 it is timely that the new Britstops guide has just been published.New official provision for motorhome parking introduced on 2nd July 2018 for a three year trial period Height barriers at both car parks are normally open, but are closed in early July until the end of July because of the Royal Welsh Show.