Camping dilemma since fire alert

Does it have plugs in the shower blocks? Lots do for hair dryers etc.

You absolutely cannot "easily make coffee with cold water and milk".

If it's instant coffee it won't dissolve, and if it's ground coffee it won't brew.

I daresay I'm not the first to point this out.

OP should have a strong practical case for a refund, even though the campsite is acting responsibly due to safety risks. Because she’s booked in on a pitch without electricity or alternative cooking facilities, it’s physically impossible to prepare hot food or clean safely. This is a significant change to the contract and renders what is essentially a self-catering holiday unviable. The ‘Force Majeure’ or safety clause in their terms and conditions might protect them from paying extra compensation, but it rarely allows a business to keep 100% of a customer's money while failing to provide a viable service.

OP needs to establish a paper trail before the check in date - the company are not answering emails, which is avoidance, but OP will still have the emails she sent asking for a refund even if they are not responded to. She just needs to make sure she details what she wants the company to do - in this case a refund or reschedule of the dates.

I thought that was just fires and BBQ’s.

gas cookers should be ok as they are controllable and can be turned off.
also when using a gas stove you are attending to it all the while.

where a fire or bbq remains hot and can get out of control.

How far to the nearest shop or pub/cafe? Not many places are so remote there’s absolutely nothing within 30 mins. Option to buy battery operated coolbox and/or check deliveroo ranges. Not the campsites fault either. Hoping you find a workaround OP and enjoy the break.

We use a induction hob ( obviously electrical hook up) we used this last week in Devon as the grass was like dried hay!

Three cooked meals while camping ... I am sure my family and everyone around did it /not UK/. Tea /coffee for breakfast, plus lunch and supper would be usually cooked.

So no one on Forestry England sites is getting a refund? What is everyone expected to do? Some people go camping by public transport, or with four teenagers, or are in other circumstances where eating out is not in their budget, and if it was in their budget they might not have chosen to camp. That is outrageous. I hope everyone clubs together to put in a huge complaint to complain and get refunded.

Then you have extra payments like booked non refundable trains, pet boarding fees, for some people this is a financial disaster.

They aren't wrong. Because this is an "event beyond their control" they are not liable and as the pitch is still available they do not need to refund.

Our campsite has no EHU, same as the OP's I think.

Is an EHU not an option? If it is, Id buy a portable induction hob or a tepanyaki grill or george forman type thing.

I've just cancelled our camping trip for the bank holiday. Of course I understand the reasons for the government statement but our campsite has banned gas stoves as well and its just not the trip we had booked now. Im really quite sad about it, hopefully we can go next year instead.

You are allowed camping stoves, it’s open flames that aren’t allowed.

No shops, no pub in the vicinity, No hook ups.

Yeah, it’s just open flames, camping stoves are allowed in most campsites still (and festivals).

Certainly not!!!

I suspect they’re not replying because they’ve told OP she’s inside the cancellation period and can’t have a refund, and they know they’re wrong.

This OP.

As PP have said, the 14-day period doesn’t apply here as the material terms of the contract have changed.

I'd be cancelling, wanting all my money back and they can claim off their insurance. They've had to change the terms that you agreed to at the time of booking, they've broken that contract. Not there fault, but not yours either.

I think I'd still go but expect to probably leave early. The campsite not replying to emails is really unacceptable. They must have an office/reception type building there? As a pp said, surely they could at least organise some hot water for people to use? If all else fails you can get cans of iced coffee that don't have to be kept in a fridge and would at least keep the withdrawal headache away

We were meant to be going 2 nights next week-
But , with the cooking ban- we are leaving it till September!
Thankfully, we hadn't booked the campsite But nearly booked the attraction we were heading too- would've been £200 down the drain!!

You can wash hands perfectly adequately with cold water and soap.

Looks like it is in the New Forest, where OP is going- at least on Forestry England campsites.

The way they haven't tried to find a solution for their campers at all- no kettles, no offering refunds- chimes with a lot of impressions I have previously got of Forestry England. Looks like they think they're doing you a favour by taking your money 🙄.

(making a mental note never to stay on one of their sites)

It's not a ban 🤦‍♂️

Police? I don't know. You tell me as you seem to be one of these reporting pieces of shit?