Walked between caravans

[Tevion28]

Hi currently staying on in my friends holiday home and me and dp wanted to walk down to the river and took a quick route between 2 caravans and a lady came out and shouted very aggressivly do not walk between the caravans and slammed her door shut so was we in the wrong.

We need a diagram, ideally.

Basically caravans like on a holiday park are side by side but with space between them and we just walked through to get to the river

Yup. It's an unwritten rule, I believe. You effectively just strolled through her garden. Yes, I know it's a bit daft.

Long time RVer. You never walk between caravans or campsites unless there is a clearly delineated path. It's rude.

Would you walk across your neighbour's property to get to the park behind their house?

Stick to the paths, you wouldn’t cut between peoples houses/gardens would you.

But yeah, this is MN. Diagram.

You probably walked through their 'garden'. Each static caravan usually has it's own outside space which are in essence their gardens. It is best to stick to the paths, though easy mistake to make.

Some people are easily upset

If she had of just said do you mind not walking through pls but god she really yelled at us.

You probably really upset her

And tbf people spend a lot to make their gardens look nice, with planting, ornaments, lights so fair enough they don't want people walking through, not to mention giving them some privacy. This is why I like our caravan being right on the river as no one walks through our garden!

@Tevion28 - she shouldn't have yelled at you but maybe this happens lots in the Summer with unwitting folk new to caravan parks ',trampling through their garden' constantly!

You might have scared her. It's also annoying for anyone who has a dog, it sets them off. You should be sticking to paths.

To be honest I never knew this was a thing I've stayed at hoseasons and everybody does it.

It was a long way round to the river and it was just right in front of us so we walked through

Littlesea ny any chance?

South wales

Even with touring caravans, your pitch is your own territory. You should never walk through the middle of a row of pitches, unless maybe you will only be walking down the middle of unoccupied (i.e. empty) ones.

We've said that we'll get ourselves a couple of windbreaks to mark off our own plot for next time we're off in the caravan. It's not even just privacy, but tourers will have cables trailing from them and water containers that could be a hazard for playing children; and statics will have gas bottles and sheds/airers/outside seating that they don't want people going too close to - for safety and privacy reasons.

Just treat it like a block of terraced houses and only use the road/ marked pathways between the rows.

Take the innocent mistake on the chin and stop acting so entitled?

I didn't know this was a thing, I don't get why you can't walk between two caravans?!

Just to add, the pitch/territory is a lot more than just the bit where the caravan is. The grass between isn't dead space/common ground, but every bit as much a part of the private pitch as the bit covered by the van itself.

I guess its seen as a extension of thier garden

This was rumoured to be the title of the sequel to the Kevin Costner classic "Dances with Wolves"

@Heartofglass12345

I didn't know this was a thing, I don't get why you can't walk between two caravans?!

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Good manners

Would you walk through someone's garden to get somewhere without their permission??

Just a thought though do they actually have rights to that patch going between or just the area that the caravan is pitched on.

But it isnt their garden!!

If it was then it would be fenced off and private. Its a field with no designated "your bit, my bit" going on, so why on earth would the OP think for one second that a bit of grass that looks like all the other bits of grass, is off limits?

Choosing to spend stupid amounts of money on a temporary dwelling with service charges on top is your choice, it doesnt actually buy you rights to any land! Its said often on here "You dont own the road...." well there you are!