7.3m x 6.85 tent - will it be difficult to get into some campsites?

[BigBadD]

just bought the 3-bed outwell hartford xl - it looks fantastic and good quality but not sure if some campsites might say it's too big to use during peak season...? I've heard that some only have 7m x 7m pitches! has anyone experienced any problems with big tents...? any advice on alternatives...? we have 5 days left to return it... we really want the extra headroom (dh is 6ft1) and the third bedroom to dump our stuff... it's me, dh and a 2yr old but maybe another little'un on the way sometime in the future...

[bigcar]

One of my friends has one of these and hasnt had any problems. One of my other friends has the xxl with 4 pods and is having problems, some sites wont take it (usually the smaller sites), others make her pay for 2 plots. If you have some idea of the places you want to go to, have a quick ring round or check their websites, its the only way to be sure.

[BigBadD]

thanks, am glad we didn't go for the xxl then!

[purpleduck]

we have a mansion tent too. Some campsite just have an xl tent charge

[BigBadD]

cheers do you tend to camp at peak times though? i.e. school summer holidays, bank holidays etc.

[hennipenni]

We have the xxl & have had no problems getting a pitch & have never been charged for 2 plots. We always go in school holidays & have never had a problem.

[BigBadG]

Thanks hennipenni. I phoned around a few campsites - most were ok but a couple said we'd have to park our car away from the tent. Decided to swap it for the outwell nevada L here in the end, partly because we realised we wouldn't have room to open it up on the lawn if we needed to dry it out after a wet weekend! should have thought of that before I guess... oops !